I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.

Buffy ,'Showtime'


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


brenda m - Mar 23, 2003 10:09:57 am PST #8775 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

Once we get the search function back things will ease a bit as well.

I would really rather not have that discussion right now, Jesse. Honestly, I think that'll be a discussion well suited to the downtime after the end of the season and the F2F, and I'm not sure I can handle a big meta meaning-of-life conversation right now. Even relatively minor things are getting bogged down right now, and my hunch is that the world situation is bleeding into a lot of other areas for many people. I don't think major subjects should be decided on at a time when we're so on edge.


Jesse - Mar 23, 2003 10:11:39 am PST #8776 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh yeah, I'm sure you're right, brenda. Now is probably Not The Time. I just couldn't help myself.


Jessica - Mar 23, 2003 11:08:02 am PST #8777 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Further, it seems that Natter is one of the places where the subject separation is most wanted/needed.

Don't make me break out my "thread drift is the lifeblood of Natter" rant. t /thread proliferation is WRONG WRONG WRONG


Gandalfe - Mar 23, 2003 11:11:05 am PST #8778 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

FayJay -

Although my first reading of the 2nd 'banning' remark was initially that it had that intention - but I think you explained & contextualised it thoroughly.

That was me, not Wolfie.


Wolfram - Mar 23, 2003 11:59:31 am PST #8779 of 10001
Visilurking

That was me, not Wolfie.

Yep, never used the word. :) So how about moving voting discussion closer to this thread? They do go hand in hand.


Jon B. - Mar 23, 2003 12:07:30 pm PST #8780 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

So how about moving voting discussion closer to this thread?

From a coding point of view, it's aesthetically sloppy. Right now, they appear in the order of creation. They could appear alphabetical or in most-recently-posted-in order -- basically anything that's sortable. Forcing threads to appear in a specific order means you have to hardcode in the thread id's which is badbadbad.


Lyra Jane - Mar 23, 2003 1:03:28 pm PST #8781 of 10001
Up with the sun

Don't make me break out my "thread drift is the lifeblood of Natter" rant.

Unless you're like me and can't post in Natter because constantly coming in late and not being able to keep up with a conversation makes you completely nuts.

(And yes, this is my issue. I take full ownership. Please do not tell me how wrong I am again.)


Fay - Mar 23, 2003 1:05:03 pm PST #8782 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

That was me, not Wolfie.

Bwah! See, there I was wracking my brains to think of anything that had sounded controversial, and the only thing I could remember (which had then been re-presented in a way that made me realise it wasn't intended combatively) wasn't even you. Shows how much attention I'm paying.

Gandalfe, Wolfie - I abase myself at your collective feet.

And yes, this is my issue. I take full ownership

Mine too, fwiw. It's a thing. I'm cool with it.

t /Natterishness


Wolfram - Mar 23, 2003 1:48:40 pm PST #8783 of 10001
Visilurking

Gandalfe, Wolfie - I abase myself at your collective feet.

t Sigh It looks like this nickname's gonna stick.

And no abasement necessary, at least not for my share of the collective feet.

t /Natter


Gandalfe - Mar 23, 2003 2:01:07 pm PST #8784 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

I don't believe I've ever had my feet collected before.