into an area of the board where everyone goes (like natter),
I rarely go into Natter.
Sometimes I miss having powers... Oh. Oh! I know what this is! This is peer pressure! Any second now you're gonna make me smoke tobacco and--and have drugs!
Anya ,'Showtime'
Bureaucracy 4: Like Job. No, really, just like Job
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: Jon B, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych, msbelle, shrift, Dana, Laura
Stompy Emerita: ita, DXMachina
Jon B. - Aug 16, 2007 5:55:52 am PDT #1096 of 6786
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Sophia Brooks - Aug 16, 2007 6:05:22 am PDT #1097 of 6786
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I'm withdrawing the question.
Steph L. - Aug 16, 2007 6:12:26 am PDT #1098 of 6786
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Sophia, you're looking at ways to maintain the Buffy-ness of the board, for the good of the board. Hell, I consider you one of the biggest defenders of the sense of community here.
So I might not agree on the comic idea specifically, but I still understand what you're thinking, and I like the general idea.
t edit Meaning, you shouldn't feel bad about brainstorming aloud. IMO.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 16, 2007 6:32:46 am PDT #1099 of 6786
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Thanks Steph!
I really don't want my brainstorming to morph into an argument at all, because sometimes our fights are not good for the community
Wolfram - Aug 16, 2007 7:15:52 am PDT #1100 of 6786
Visilurking
Although I said it in the comments, I want to reiterate that I really appreciate the effort you guys put into the poll. Like Le Nubian, the results make me feel at peace with the way the board is run.
Also, I think it's wrong to marginalize the lurker perspective in the poll results. I understand the sentiment that posters should have more of a say because this is, in essence, the poster's sandbox. But I look at lurkers as both potential posters and "fans" of current posters. As a potential poster, they should have a say in what the place looks like since they are here and are simply a click (and maybe a vodka shot) away from joining the fun. As fans, I think the feedback is equally important, because we often post to entertain/reach-out to the broader base of readers as much as to interact with other posters.
§ ita § - Aug 16, 2007 7:16:33 am PDT #1101 of 6786
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think it's wrong to marginalize the lurker perspective in the poll results
Are people really doing this?
Wolfram - Aug 16, 2007 7:22:21 am PDT #1102 of 6786
Visilurking
Caught a whiff of some why-do-the-lurkers-matter annoyance upthread, which pinged me so I thought I'd comment.
§ ita § - Aug 16, 2007 7:23:43 am PDT #1103 of 6786
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've seen more reaction to the idea that lurkers who delurked are not worth considering than I've actually seen the espousing of the actual idea. I know Allyson mentioned something of the sort, but that's about it, to my memory.
Jon B. - Aug 16, 2007 7:26:36 am PDT #1104 of 6786
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Sophia -- I appreciated your brainstorming as well, even if I didn't like the particular idea. Sorry if I came across as snippy.
Wolfram - Aug 16, 2007 7:28:01 am PDT #1105 of 6786
Visilurking
Okay. I just wanted to add my own comment to the reaction side and the idea that lurkers may actually be part of the target audience to every post.