I support a "geopolitical ramifications of being mean" document.
Spike: At least give me Wesley's office since he's gone. Angel: He's not gone. He's on a leave of absence. Spike: Yeah, right. Boo-hoo. Thought he killed his bloody father. Try staking your mother when she's coming on to you! Harmony: Well…that explains a lot.
'Destiny'
Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
jengod - Mar 19, 2003 6:35:30 pm PST #8197 of 10001
brenda m - Mar 19, 2003 6:48:24 pm PST #8198 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I still think When Buffistas Attack needs to be used as a thread title somewhere, where it's not implying divisiveness.
For the next F2F?
No big whoop makes me think "Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips." For some reason, whip appeal does not.
Jon B. - Mar 19, 2003 9:20:49 pm PST #8199 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
From this morning:
OK, so I just googled myself, and have a request: Can my last name come out of the FAQ? Thx.
Done, Jesse.
Rebecca Lizard - Mar 19, 2003 10:50:24 pm PST #8200 of 10001
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
This is a little tiny hijack.
Having just sucked the last bit of this thread, and therefore getting a look at the thread header, I'd like to suggest we update the Stompies list and take John off.
ION, I really like Anne's proposal.
While the policies are in there, I think it would be helpful to have, spelled out in an obvious place, a "geopolitical ramifications of being mean" section to which you could point offenders with a link. Perhaps it could just be a condensed version of the Etiquette unacceptable behaviors, along with the banning policy. This may be a part of developing a more codified "how to kill a troll" policy, as you’re discussing.
I like this idea very much, Ginger. (But I love that title more! Bartender!Xander!)
I also like the stamp. (I'm apparently in a very good mood tonight. That's what having slash written about you will do!) But maybe it could have some (subdued) color, in the final version? I'm absolutely not advocating silliness; but like other people I'd like it to immediately and obviously stick out from the rest of the page just slightly more? Perhaps yellow? Which is already in our design scheme (see sidebars) and so could be pulled off without being garish, but has greater contrast to the black text (of ordinary posts) than the blood-red does, and is complementary to the blue of the username hyperlinks. Maybe?
Gandalfe - Mar 19, 2003 11:20:50 pm PST #8201 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Not to derail the conversation, but do you think now would be the time to make a decision on having a war thread? You know, now that we are, actually, at war?
§ ita § - Mar 19, 2003 11:26:43 pm PST #8202 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wasn't a decision made?
Gandalfe - Mar 19, 2003 11:28:11 pm PST #8203 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
I think that it was tabled until we found out if anything was really going to happen.
Burrell - Mar 19, 2003 11:28:48 pm PST #8204 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Really? I thought the decision was to discuss it in Natter.
Gandalfe - Mar 19, 2003 11:32:09 pm PST #8205 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Was it? I may have skipped some. But I don't go into Natter, not having umpteen-bazillion hours to spend reading about toilet training, shoes, and, of course, chocolate.
But that's my issue.
§ ita § - Mar 19, 2003 11:32:15 pm PST #8206 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I recall what Burrell recalls.