Hmmm, I don't do Natter much any more, but
I can't Natter: 55!
All right, no one's killing folk today, on account of our very tight schedule.
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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.
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DCJensen - Nov 02, 2007 6:35:46 am PDT #1876 of 6786
All is well that ends in pizza.
Allyson - Nov 09, 2007 9:22:49 am PST #1877 of 6786
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I'd like to propose Buffistas support of fans4writers, but I'm unsure how that would work.
Information is linked, and I think it sort of means we'd put the strike icon on our header, and inform them if we make donations that it's coming from Buffistas, or if we do our own thing that we let them know so they can add it to their list.
I think the point is to have a one stop place for fandoms to mobilize so that if one fandom is going to Burbank with coffee and to help picket on Wednesday, maybe the next fandom will plan to go on Thursday, so that there's not a clusterfuck and also to keep a steady stream of support for the strikerinos.
How do we feel about this as a community? The main con for me is that I really don't know these folks, and I'm always a bit cynical about fan campaigns and how they can implode.
The main pro for me is that there seems to be a rising concerted effort amongst the audience (fans) to help educate the public about the issues, and I think it'd be neat for us to be a part of that.
Thoughts? Clarifications? I know I'm still a bit muddy with the writing.
Aims - Nov 09, 2007 9:25:33 am PST #1878 of 6786
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Right off the top, I'm all for it. Without the writers, we would have no fandom. And, to me anyway, it has always seemed to have been the writers of our "base" shows (Buffy, Angel, Firefly) that have been most accesible to us and eager (if not a little scared) to hang with us and watch us get shitfaced and fawn all over them.
Let's support 'em.
Jesse - Nov 09, 2007 9:26:21 am PST #1879 of 6786
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
We're definitely a writer-oriented group.
Jessica - Nov 09, 2007 9:30:21 am PST #1880 of 6786
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I like the idea on the face of it for sure. How difficult would it be to add an extra graphic to the header? I don't want to make extra work for the coders.
We'd also need an easy front-page way to direct folks to Minearverse for strike talk.
juliana - Nov 09, 2007 9:32:02 am PST #1881 of 6786
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I'm definitely pro- this idea.
Wolfram - Nov 09, 2007 9:32:09 am PST #1882 of 6786
Visilurking
Assuming they meet the sniff test for our more fan-effort seasoned folk (I have no idea or experience in evaluating that sort of thing), let's support them.
Also, can we agree to a consensus on this and not delay it with a vote?
Polter-Cow - Nov 09, 2007 9:34:58 am PST #1883 of 6786
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I have no problem with this idea.
Sophia Brooks - Nov 09, 2007 9:35:27 am PST #1884 of 6786
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I am pro this idea, and was going to ask if any buffistas were affiliated with that group, so I could feel safe sending them money.
Also, what Jessica said, re adding an icon, and directing strike talk to minear-verse
Allyson - Nov 09, 2007 9:35:53 am PST #1885 of 6786
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I think it's a votey thing, because we're very autonomous by nature. I think.
These are the little picket sign thingies for the header that signify you're part of the effort: