I'm seriously against any asterisks, stompy tags, or messing with the actual post record. The FAQ, otoh, is an excellent plan.
Handsome brooding vampire guy has to swoop in all sensitive mouth and overhanging forehead. How 'bout leaving some scraps for the homely-looking fellows who don't turn evil when they get some?
Doyle ,'Life of the Party'
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
amych - Mar 22, 2010 2:25:53 am PDT #4438 of 6786
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Stephanie - Mar 22, 2010 5:08:24 am PDT #4439 of 6786
Trust my rage
Thomas, the drama was on New Year's Eve, 2006 in Bureau, I think. But there have been some recent press mentions that have mostly been discussed in Natter over the last month, maybe.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 22, 2010 5:56:36 am PDT #4440 of 6786
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm against revisionist history in principle - I'd say leave the quotes and the attribution as they stand.
Fred Pete - Mar 22, 2010 6:23:03 am PDT #4441 of 6786
Ann, that's a ferret.
I also oppose revising the facts -- what happened, happened, and I don't want to pretend it didn't. Adding an FAQ works for me.
brenda m - Mar 22, 2010 6:26:34 am PDT #4442 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'd just as soon skip the FAQ myself.
Jesse - Mar 22, 2010 6:26:49 am PDT #4443 of 6786
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Me too.
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2010 6:34:29 am PDT #4444 of 6786
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can see hesitations about enshrining it in the FAQ, but it is a frequently enough asked question that having a short answer (with links) would have merit. "Go read through a deluge of emotional posts made at the time" is a bit of an investment.
Sure, one that fascinated the hell out of me, but I was there at the time.
msbelle - Mar 22, 2010 6:38:20 am PDT #4445 of 6786
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
We should address it in the header on the frontpage.
Vortex - Mar 22, 2010 6:38:52 am PDT #4446 of 6786
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
While I support the idea of a FAQ, I suspect that there will be just as much controversy about the content of said entry. Any entry will have to be confined strictly to the facts.
DavidS - Mar 22, 2010 6:43:07 am PDT #4447 of 6786
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
While we as a community may not like the Gus stuff happening out in the media and referring back to us, it really hasn't caused in any big issues.
We each have personal responses to what happened with Gus, but I don't think it's that complicated how we deal with as a board.
It happened. Let his quotes stand. Make a short note in the FAQ that links back to the relevant posts. The FAQ is there to answer Frequently Asked Questions and lots of people who weren't around during the Gus era had those questions and were referred back. That's all we need to do.