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
I understand why folks who weren't around for a lot of the consensus decisions might question that process or wonder why since we've instituted voting as a more fair practice we don't start voting.
I would emphasize that
culturally
there is a long history of dealing with issues by discussion and broad (if often undefined) agreement here. There are also strong feelings against overly regimenting this board or community. The voting is new. We're still figuring out the mechanics of voting.
I am very reluctant to undo any forward momentum we have achieved in establishing this new process to address any one particular issue.
Forward momentum has been difficult to achieve - you have to appreciate how much hard work and hurt feelings were sacrificed to get us to this point. Agreements have been delicate and based on trust.
It would be so incredibly counter-productive to sacrifice that to address one issue.
Zaphod Beeblebrox
Um. I have no idea what this means. </clueless>
John! MWAH! A shiny kiss for you (don't tell Thuy) because your syllogism is right on.
I'm blushing. Also someone will point out soon that it wasn't a syllogism, it was something else, but who cares.
when does a few people agreeing on something become a consensus, and when does that become a decision.
All the time. In the old days. Which are over. Hence the term "old days".
Um. I have no idea what this means. </clueless>
Zaphod was president of the galaxy by happenstance because "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."
Look, everyone! Rebecca and I disagree about something! See?
Yeah, you put her up to it...
(PS: John, email me sometime, yes? Profile addy's good.)
I'm good with COMM staying in Sidebar, but I like Jengod's rearrangement of said sidebar. It was indeed brilliant, and hot. Not that I'm greatly affected, because I don't have to scroll for COMM anyway.
I know I have a list of "shit I didn't win on"...
t imagining ita's second list entitled "...and the people responsible..."
"...and the people responsible..."
I'm imagining the files they had in the movie version of M*A*S*H where they could see where the opponents in the football game had previously broken bones.
I'm imagining the files they had in the movie version of M*A*S*H where they could see where the opponents in the football game had previously broken bones.
See, this just reminds me of an old joke:
Q: What's the difference between a normal actuary and a mafia actuary?
A: The normal actuary can tell you how many people are going to die next year. The Mafia actuary can give names.
PS: I note since I was last here that we have a shiny new Voting thread. It's good, except I'm pretty sure I'll constantly be reading the title as
"We're Screwing In Light Bulbs, And It's F**king Cramped!"
Michelle T., these are my proposed short (and therefore not floridly witty) slugs. Were they so short as to be blinvisible and therefore non-impactful?
Bureaucracy 1:
Administrative discussions
Better Board:
Tech support and site development
Debate Club
If it's proposed in Bureaucracy, it gets discussed here
okay, I hate the third one, but the first two I think don't suck.
I changed the first two. I go to bed now.
