So it is the opposite of flammable/inflammable, which actually mean the same thing. Interesting.
Joyce: And what did you do tonight? Dawn: Irritated Giles. I'm beginning to get why Buffy likes it so much.
'Get It Done'
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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megan walker - Apr 18, 2008 2:55:12 pm PDT #2539 of 6786
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Miracleman - Apr 18, 2008 3:06:09 pm PDT #2540 of 6786
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
"table" is the "aloha" of verbs.
NoiseDesign - Apr 18, 2008 3:06:44 pm PDT #2541 of 6786
Our wings are not tired
Welcome to b'cacy.
"Table!"
Sean K - Apr 18, 2008 3:41:57 pm PDT #2542 of 6786
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
libkitty - Apr 18, 2008 6:12:44 pm PDT #2543 of 6786
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I think "table" might be my new answer to everything.
Kevin - Apr 19, 2008 12:37:39 am PDT #2544 of 6786
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Hah. Sorry, I had no idea it had a different meaning in the US!
DCJensen - Apr 19, 2008 4:25:17 am PDT #2545 of 6786
All is well that ends in pizza.
Welcome to b'cacy.
"Table!"
Right up there with "Spoon!"
aurelia - Apr 19, 2008 6:56:53 am PDT #2546 of 6786
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
"Table!"
Next bureau title?
Kevin, look closely at the voting rules [link] before you propose a thread. If a vote doesn't pass there is a 6 month (I think) moratorium on the issue. Waiting for an airdate (or at least an air month) might put a thread proposal in a better position.
Kevin - Apr 19, 2008 7:04:24 am PDT #2547 of 6786
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
That I did not remember. Cheers, aurelia.
Kristen - Apr 20, 2008 12:05:48 pm PDT #2548 of 6786
Moving this over from Lightbulbs...
I know Wolfram won't be online to discuss his idea for a "thread creation threshold" until after Passover. (An idea that I like a lot, BTW.) But I had a random thought pop into my head as I was reading the Lightbulbs thread and thought I'd toss it out there.
You know how there's always an open enrollment period with benefits? Once or twice a year, you can change your benefits. What about applying a similar policy to thread creation/deletion? Instead of having multiple proposals and discussions throughout the year, we do it twice a year (say, January and July) and discuss all the threads proposed at the same time.
This might improve the process in two areas. First, we reduce the number of times that we have the same conversation to two. I do think the more frequently we talk about yes thread vs no thread, the more weary we all become, which can lead to heightened emotions on both sides. Second, my hope would be that, in discussing all potential threads at once, it would enable us to look at the big picture, see where there's overlap in the proposed threads, etc.
I don't know how anyone else would feel about this idea but I figured I'd toss the idea out there. Some version of this, combined with some version of Wolfram's suggestion, might help things.