I can't be the only one who remembers the near-riot that occurred when something of this sort was suggested back in the day.
I remember. Wasn't something like, whoever's post # is a multiple of 100 has to summarize the preceeding 100 posts?
She's terse. I can be terse. Once in flight school, I was laconic.
Wash ,'War Stories'
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
Steph L. - Apr 21, 2008 7:10:21 am PDT #2569 of 6786
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Nutty - Apr 21, 2008 7:11:19 am PDT #2570 of 6786
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Ha! I don't remember that suggestion/discussion, but from Steph's version of it, I can see as how it would cause... irritation.
Or else rampant cheating!
Dana - Apr 21, 2008 7:11:48 am PDT #2571 of 6786
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
There was a thread on Table Talk that did that, I think. Not the forced summarization, but someone volunteered to maintain a digest version of one of the Mothers Who Think threads.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 21, 2008 7:14:09 am PDT #2572 of 6786
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I don't remember the forcing part!
Jesse - Apr 21, 2008 7:30:41 am PDT #2573 of 6786
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hey, Sophia (if that is your real name!), you might want to edit out your signature in a post up there...
brenda m - Apr 21, 2008 8:05:19 am PDT #2574 of 6786
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'm responding here to a comment in Lightbulbs, since (my part of it anyway) doesn't have to do with the current discussion:
This happened with me and the Music thread, and also with Comedy and Procedurals. The conversations I was having in Natter and the people I was having them with are now simply missing from my board experience.
t deep breath
I've been mulling over tossing this out there, and I still don't know if now is the time, but I think it would be appropriate to revisit a couple of the tv threads - Reality has exploded but the conversation in a couple of the others has been pretty sporadic, and I personally think there's a question to be raised about keeping them.
Connie Neil - Apr 21, 2008 8:07:49 am PDT #2575 of 6786
brillig
I like Technology as a separate thread because more than once I've had a tech question and popped in there. It's my very own Geek Squad where I know the credentials of the people answering the questions.
I've also used Music as a source of "I just heard this song, who is this!" It's nice having a pre-defined group with the qualifications I need.
Kevin - Apr 21, 2008 8:11:08 am PDT #2576 of 6786
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
brenda, which ones are you thinking of? I think a few of the cable ones are a bit under used, but the rest seem pretty active.
Nutty - Apr 21, 2008 8:14:44 am PDT #2577 of 6786
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I don't have strong thoughts on which threads might deserve revisiting, but I'll be strongly pro the idea that threads should be able to be closed without Drama. I think as a culture we've been reluctant to close threads on the chance that we'll hurt somebody's feelings, but that has led to long unfocussed topic-threads that die a slow death.
As we sow, so should we reap! If a thread's not functioning, and doesn't show signs of future function, then we shouldn't be shy about retiring it.
Kevin - Apr 21, 2008 8:17:35 am PDT #2578 of 6786
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
The lowest use thread by a very wide margin is, of course, Buffy...