I don't give half a hump if you're innocent or not. So where does that put you?

Book ,'Objects In Space'


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. - May 31, 2008 7:44:06 am PDT #3053 of 6786
I look more rad than Lutheranism

No new Natter?


meara - May 31, 2008 8:17:21 am PDT #3054 of 6786

Ooops. We shouldn't have killed natter without a stompy.


DCJensen - Jun 29, 2008 10:43:25 am PDT #3055 of 6786
All is well that ends in pizza.

After the F2f, trying to decide who is a Buffista and who isn't on Flickr is becoming a challenge.

For good or ill, and due to the fact that there are more and more Buffistas getting on Flickr, I have created a public, but invite only, group on Flickr. So, Buffistas can all join, if we please.

[link]

Taking a cue from the board, I have named the moderators "Stompy Foot [name]" and the members "Buffista [name]"

I am perfectly willing to integrate this into the buffistas.org collective, and make any stompy feet over here ones over there. We can also add admins from buffistas.org as well.

My primary goal is to have a way for us to easily ID Buffistas and have sharing to a group on flickr that is blocked from non-vetted people.

Please let me know if I have overstepped my bounds as a member and used our name improperly.

ETA: I intend to post a slightly modified version of this in Press.


Jesse - Jun 29, 2008 12:46:29 pm PDT #3056 of 6786
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Are you planning on doing the inviting, Daniel?


DCJensen - Jun 29, 2008 1:53:52 pm PDT #3057 of 6786
All is well that ends in pizza.

I've invited as many as I have contacts, then I assume others can invite.

Plus you can request of an admin by going to the web page, so that'll be two ways to get in.


DCJensen - Jun 29, 2008 1:56:23 pm PDT #3058 of 6786
All is well that ends in pizza.

DCP asked about public vs private group in an email to me.

I actually made Buffistas as a private group, then I renamed that and made another as a public group.

Private group cannot be searched for.

A public group can be searched for, and can be set to only members seeing posts and sharing photos. Invites and requests to join are approve-only.

You can take a public group private, but you can't make it public again after that.

I figured it would be easier to start public, with restrictions.


Jessica - Jun 29, 2008 2:00:56 pm PDT #3059 of 6786
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

You can take a public group private, but you can't make it public again after that.

Huh - how bizarre!


DCJensen - Jun 29, 2008 2:50:02 pm PDT #3060 of 6786
All is well that ends in pizza.

Xposty from Press:

Because i have had questions: Further information about the Buffista group on Flickr:

from [link]

Our group type:

  • Invite-only public groups are useful for small groups who wish to focus on a particular theme, but want to maintain control over membership.
  • Anyone can view the group page, but the only way to join the group is by invitation.
  • Admins can choose to show or hide discussions and/or group pools from non-members. [Enabled!]

42 members, so far!


Frankenbuddha - Jun 29, 2008 2:53:56 pm PDT #3061 of 6786
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

OK, do I have to have a Yahoo and/or Flicker account to be invited/join? Because I keep getting a login thingy when I click the link. I'll join, but I was hoping I wouldn't have to (for possibly completely irrational reasons).


DCJensen - Jun 29, 2008 2:58:20 pm PDT #3062 of 6786
All is well that ends in pizza.

I'll see what I can find, Frankenbuddha, but I'm thinking membership is needed.

Meanwhile, I've made Andi an admin, as this is moving fast.

I have not heard from any Buffista stompy feet or admins to see if they want to be in both places. You don't have to be, I just know you guys to be responsible... :)

If anyone else wants to help by being a moderator or admin, let me know.