Can't you ever get your mind out of the hellmouth?

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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.

Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych


Nutty - Apr 14, 2003 12:59:10 pm PDT #9856 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Er, I'm feeling foolish: I thought we didn't vote on matters relating to Stmpy procedure? Which was why I didn't word the original sketch as a proposal in the first place.

But if we do vote, and msbelle's proposal is legit, then I'll be a second second.

(I would like to amend the Laura-Nutty Warning Boilerplate Language at some later date, but I'll save that for Light Bulb.)


Jessica - Apr 14, 2003 12:59:31 pm PDT #9857 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Kat, I went and read the rest of the PF posts, and am no clearer than when I began -- it all looks like stream of consciousness gibberish to me. Maybe someone should politely point out that the Angel thread isn't her blog, even when PF isn't being used? I really don't know.

Anyway.

I still think Nutty's system is pretty much the ideal one. I'm against backchannel for this.


msbelle - Apr 14, 2003 1:00:27 pm PDT #9858 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

hayden, my sweet. No one answered me about where we are, as a community, on taking voting proposals.

You seconded me before I typed up an official proposal. Of coursse, I t heart you for it.

Kat, I'd say no. I'll go re-word if it is a confusing.


Jesse - Apr 14, 2003 1:01:15 pm PDT #9859 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I think that how we decide when someone gets a warning/suspension/ban is CLEARLY something that needs a formal discussion and vote. It's not like how we decide when there's a spoiler that needs to be whited out, or how we decide what to name a new thread.

Speaking of which, did we come to some agreement on Bureaucracy 2?


Kat - Apr 14, 2003 1:01:18 pm PDT #9860 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

and am no clearer than when I began -- it all looks like stream of consciousness gibberish to me.

Yep. Sadly, true.

But is spamming stream of consciousness gibberish not trolling?


Jessica - Apr 14, 2003 1:01:57 pm PDT #9861 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

I'll be a third (or fourth?) second to msbelle's proposal. I don't think we're going to nail this down any other way.


Steph L. - Apr 14, 2003 1:03:01 pm PDT #9862 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

But is spamming stream of consciousness gibberish not trolling?

True. She has a Web site, where she can have a blog for that. Hell, I'll gladly give her my one and only LJ code so she can have an LJ for that.


Laura - Apr 14, 2003 1:03:24 pm PDT #9863 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

Where be my spanking?

Well, there was some spanking, but you enjoyed it.

Also, seconded, probably with massive xpost.


msbelle - Apr 14, 2003 1:05:50 pm PDT #9864 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

There are 6 seconds, that I counted. Please do what me done. Open light bulb and discuss this here no more.

- ms. moveitalongpants.


Daisy Jane - Apr 14, 2003 1:06:26 pm PDT #9865 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

A. User-complainant has already tried to resolve the complaint on-thread, with no success.

And this has happened

B. User-complainant posts in-thread that it's time to meet in Bureaucracy.

As has this.

C. User-complainant posts in Bureaucracy outlining complaint and linky citations, and requests a Warning.

I think outlining the complaint without having to add links is better. I think you could add them if you wanted to strengthen your argument. But I think saying, "Look here's what has me upset." And and explanation of how A and B were followed.

And right here, before D is where I think the upsetting poster needs to come in and state their case. I understand that you can't make anyone post in their defense, but I think that's part of why this is getting so out of hand.

And we have used this method, or have gotten to step A before. It's just that it usually works, so we don't make a big deal out of it. It's not working now, so I think we proceed with the warning.

D. At least 10 other users in 24 hours second the need for a Warning.

I'm not even sure it needs to be 10 people in 24 hours. I think that if A-C has been done, and the problem poster continues without apologizing or explaining, you move to E. I think though, that I may feel this way because if it's gotten past C, there will be at least 10 upset posters asking for a warning.

E. Stompy sets forth a Warning over email and in Bureaucracy

And this should be where we are now. Are we saying the warning in E will have teeth or not? Because I think the in-thread requests and the invitation to B'racy is/are the warning without teeth.