I thought it was decided, too, and I was one of the ones who originally wanted a War thread. (I've changed my mind, since now it seems kosher to talk about it in Natter--it didn't before, but that's changed in the last couple weeks.)
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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.
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Susan W. - Mar 20, 2003 3:24:38 pm PST #8219 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Wolfram - Mar 20, 2003 3:24:56 pm PST #8220 of 10001
Visilurking
I honestly don't remember it being decided. Could someone post a link to the posts where it was decided?
Betsy HP - Mar 20, 2003 3:30:18 pm PST #8221 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I think this was decided, too. We consensed (under the old policy) that war talk belonged in Natter. Among the reasons were that thread proliferation has consistently increased bandwidth rather than simply subdividing existing bandwidth, and the very real risk that a separate named War thread would attract trolls.
bitterchick - Mar 20, 2003 3:30:22 pm PST #8222 of 10001
Here it is. I think.
Conversation started here: Betsy HP "Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier" Feb 16, 2003 8:51:15 pm EST
And it wrapped up here: brenda m "Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier" Feb 19, 2003 7:34:13 pm EST
Gandalfe - Mar 20, 2003 3:30:28 pm PST #8223 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
So I move for the opening of discussion on a war thread. I believe all we need is four "seconds".
I'll be the first second. And, since this is the first proposal under the new rules, I'm the FIRST first second.
brenda m - Mar 20, 2003 3:30:43 pm PST #8224 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
Can't provide a link - hopefully someone else can Nilly, which I don't know how to do without search - but I thought this was a done issue as well.
Betsy HP - Mar 20, 2003 3:31:11 pm PST #8225 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
WAIT A MINUTE.
Are we saying that every decision we made under the old rules may now be put to a vote? Because I didn't sign up for that.
bitterchick - Mar 20, 2003 3:33:06 pm PST #8226 of 10001
Are we saying that every decision we made under the old rules may now be put to a vote?
Not to my knowledge.
Daisy Jane - Mar 20, 2003 3:34:36 pm PST #8227 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I like that the war talk is diluted a bit with the natter. I think it helps keep tempers in check. Instead of seeing, oh say, Hec, as a warmongering right wing facist (not saying he is of course), I can see that he's still the sweet funny porny Hec he always is.
My point is that I'm afraid that if there's a thread where political beliefs are separated from the everyday people who have them, we run the risk of reducing people to those ideas and getting very upset with each other.
Monique - Mar 20, 2003 3:34:40 pm PST #8228 of 10001
Apparently I stepped on a nerve by agreeing with wolfram's post. So that leads me to ask -- is there any way to keep a log of what was decided regarding subjects like this? Ever since the dicussions started about how to vote about how to vote, I haven't really been following this thread, and I'm afraid there's other things I may have missed that I don't want to drudge up for anyone else at a later date.