I'm picturing the stompy foot as a Doc Martin. Above the boot there is a black and white striped stocking and above that a frilly black goth-y skirt.
But that's just me.
You're talking to Serenity. And, Early... Serenity is very unhappy.
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tommyrot - Apr 18, 2004 9:35:25 am PDT #7199 of 10000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
sumi - Apr 18, 2004 9:37:01 am PDT #7200 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
I was picturing a Doc Martin too!
But my imagining didn't go further than that.
Gus - Apr 18, 2004 9:40:46 am PDT #7201 of 10000
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Cool. Doc Martin, with goth-wear. Is that the consensus?
Liese S. - Apr 18, 2004 1:02:05 pm PDT #7202 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I'm okay with the Doc Martin. But I definitely agree that the idea was to create a graphic that could not be misunderstood, as it would only be used in times of trouble. The goal was to get the attention of the warning recipient, to notify them that something official is happening. So I was kinda okay with the original image. It was no-nonsense and clear.
The other concern was that Stompy is a term that we use here and on TT. There was some concern that a newcomer might not know that a Stompy was an Admin, and that the warning came with teeth.
tommyrot - Apr 18, 2004 1:56:18 pm PDT #7203 of 10000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Is ita areound? If not, can a stompy please go on the server and send me this file:
/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf
(We're trying to figure out why PostgreSQL is not letting php log in.)
Jesse - Apr 18, 2004 3:36:21 pm PDT #7204 of 10000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So, remember that conversation about getting rid of inactive accounts? I just got this in an email from a board I don't even remember registering on:
We also would like you guys to know that, due to bandwidth issues, we will be forced to erase all 0 posts members from our database in a few days. Those who registered and have never come back are taking up MB's space, what helps causing the down times. Note that we are not forcing anyone to post or participate, we're just letting you know the reason for some measures that will be taken soon.
We have nothing against lurkers, this is just the only way to free space for those who we know have made MB a great online comunity.
Huh.
tommyrot - Apr 18, 2004 3:43:55 pm PDT #7205 of 10000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
That makes no sense. How do members who register and then never post or even come back contribute to bandwidth issues?
DXMachina - Apr 18, 2004 3:46:18 pm PDT #7206 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
If they never post, but lurk and read, they contribute to bandwidth issues. If they never post and never come back, there is only the stored user data.
It's a bad argument, though because lurkers who don't register will use bandwidth, too.
Tom Scola - Apr 18, 2004 3:48:21 pm PDT #7207 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
It sounds as if they just wanted to destroy the whole "lurkers support me in email" line of argument at its source.
bon bon - Apr 18, 2004 3:49:03 pm PDT #7208 of 10000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
we will be forced to erase all 0 posts members from our database in a few days. Those who registered and have never come back are taking up MB's space, what helps causing the down times.
One of these things is not like the other...
Note that we are not forcing anyone to post or participate
Aren't they?