People thank us. That's cool enough for me.
Yeah. I guess I just don't see why this is such a big deal. Except that we're Buffistas...
Willow: That's a work ethic! Buffy, you're developing a work ethic! Buffy: Do they make an ointment for that?
'Beneath You'
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
vw bug - Nov 19, 2007 6:21:20 am PST #2045 of 6786
Mostly lurking...
Dana - Nov 19, 2007 6:22:58 am PST #2046 of 6786
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
When people write letters to any public organization, and sign them with real names, they expect those names to be shared with the public.
I think internet ettiquette is different, though. We tend to lean towards privacy. As someone upthread said, you opt in to publishing your real name, rather than opting out.
Besides, not knowing lets us imagine. I choose to believe that Amy Sherman-Palladino is our new best friend.
Fred Pete - Nov 19, 2007 6:23:35 am PST #2047 of 6786
Ann, that's a ferret.
It's safer all around to err on the side of not publishing names without express permission. So I for another won't fault DX.
JenP - Nov 19, 2007 6:37:12 am PST #2048 of 6786
Done.
Thanks, Jon!
I know I wouldn't feel comfortable posting real names without express permission. I get a warm fuzzy reading the text of the e-mails, so thanks for posting them.
sumi - Nov 19, 2007 6:40:55 am PST #2049 of 6786
Art Crawl!!!
dana can imagine it's Amy S-P. I'm imagining that it's Eric Kripke.
(If only I could spell.)
libkitty - Nov 19, 2007 6:47:06 am PST #2050 of 6786
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I get all warm inside just thinking of all the wonderful possibilities of who they could be from. And since there's more than one, they could all be right! Thanks for the wonderful idea, Dana.
Seriously, it would be fun to know who they are, but I don't think it's a big deal and I would hate to cause any extra work or distress for any of our stompies over this.
Beverly - Nov 19, 2007 7:13:03 am PST #2051 of 6786
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Count me as agreeing with discretion, unless permission is explicitly granted. There could be many reasons for retaining anonymity, and without express permission, none of those reasons are trumped by curiosity.
ed. for frelling spelling
Vortex - Nov 19, 2007 7:18:45 am PST #2052 of 6786
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I would suggest that when the stompies receive an email, they respond with "thanks, we really appreciate knowing that we're doing some good. I will post your email, but just wanted to get your permission to use your name on a public forum."
Beverly - Nov 19, 2007 7:29:41 am PST #2053 of 6786
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I would suggest that when the stompies receive an email, they respond with "thanks, we really appreciate knowing that we're doing some good. I will post your email, but just wanted to get your permission to use your name on a public forum."
Of course. This is a great way to handle it.
Laura - Nov 19, 2007 10:36:47 am PST #2054 of 6786
Our wings are not tired.
People thank us. That's cool enough for me.
More writers now know that we appreciate them and support them, some of them dropped us a line to thank us, no doubt more of them that didn't write appreciated the efforts made to bring them goodies. It's all good. I don't need to know the name unless the person sending the email indicted that the name should be posted.