It's back. I didn't do anything to it, but it came up as a new message for me.
Ten percent of nothing is -- let me do the math here -- nothing into nothing, carry the --
Jayne ,'Serenity'
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bon bon - Apr 21, 2004 7:27:53 am PDT #7267 of 10000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
tina f. - Apr 21, 2004 7:31:13 am PDT #7268 of 10000
I didn't do anything to it, but it came up as a new message for me.
It's evil bunnies. I'm telling you.
Also - about the being linked to whedonesque - I noticed that they have had to close their registration for new users because they have had so many new users of late. Huh.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 21, 2004 11:54:32 am PDT #7269 of 10000
What is even happening?
Would you have wanted to be lighthearted towards Zoe? There may be situations were lighthearted could defuse, but not all. I'd rather go with neutral.
Knowing what we know, I don't think any approach would have worked better or worse. The problem there wasn't us. She was ill. Had we been more lighthearted, or more neutral, or pumped Allyson full of crystal meth and Angel Dust and let her do the warning, I don't think the outcome would have been any different. Zoe didn't have problems here. Zoe has an illness, and was here when her illness was most affecting her.
That said, I don't object to the stamp. I just prefer the boot or the footprint (the inky one, which I don't see any longer) to the stamp. But I don't care.
Gus - Apr 22, 2004 9:45:00 am PDT #7270 of 10000
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
The balance between Buffistas whimsy and putting the seriousness of the offense across seems to be the main issue. What about two levels: "Notice: The amiable gods are watching." followed by "The Thunderbolt"?
(those are metaphors, natch. Maybe "You are about to get stomped, and the stomp.", would explain it better. Either way, I don't think any of graphics so far communicates the skull-and-crossbones lethality of the later case. Should I play with some ideas in that direction? )
Topic!Cindy - Apr 22, 2004 10:05:12 am PDT #7271 of 10000
What is even happening?
Our disciplinary procedures (per DX's much better than my memory, in bureau) are
1) Try to work it out (which can including dropping it)
2) Warn
3) Suspend
4) Ban
Gus - Apr 22, 2004 10:29:34 am PDT #7272 of 10000
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Ah. My take would then be that the "Warned" level has some room for whimsy, which in itself might Doblerize. The "Suspended" notice would be as close to brutal as we wish to get. A notification of "Banned" wouldn't actually appear anywhere.
Jon B. - Apr 22, 2004 10:35:41 am PDT #7273 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
A warning is pretty serious, IMO. In past instances, it has come only after much attempted Doblerization has already occurred. Therefore, I don't think different graphics are appropriate.
DXMachina - Apr 22, 2004 10:39:21 am PDT #7274 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Right. A warning isn't supposed to be funny. You only get one before you get suspended. It's "stop right now, or else."
Beverly - Apr 22, 2004 10:50:45 am PDT #7275 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Well then, wouldn't a lighthearted cartoony "Stompy Foot" stamp or logo be the way to go? Because if it's an in-thread warning, it needs to get attention, but not be all grrr arrrgh. If it's a suspension or a notice of being banned, that would be given privately in email anyway, so there'd be no need for a more serious Stompy Stamp. Right? Or did I miss something?
Beverly - Apr 22, 2004 10:51:36 am PDT #7276 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
You only get one before you get suspended. It's "stop right now, or else."
Okay. I misunderstood. Forget my previous post, please.