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.
Willow: Were there dolphins? Tara: Yes. Many dolphins at the pound. Willow: Was there a camel? Tara: There was the front of a camel. A half-camel.
'Selfless'
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
Fred Pete - Mar 22, 2010 6:23:03 am PDT #4441 of 6786
Ann, that's a ferret.
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.
megan walker - Mar 22, 2010 7:48:16 am PDT #4448 of 6786
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Yeah, I'd rather not give him more attention than necessary.
Speaking of the FAQ, I had volunteered to do some clean up back in December. I have one abbreviated version compiled awhile back that I got from msbelle that I will use for direction.
My thinking at this point is:
1) submitting a cleaned-up/pared-down version of the current FAQ by the end of the month
2) suggesting and gathering suggestions for new entries in early April
3) getting volunteers to write-up any new entries, also in early April
4) collecting and integrating new entries into the revised FAQ by the end of April
5) getting approval on revised version by bullshit consensus or vote sometime in early May
Does this make sense to people?
aurelia - Mar 22, 2010 7:50:15 am PDT #4449 of 6786
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I'd just as soon skip the FAQ myself.
Likewise.
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2010 7:55:36 am PDT #4450 of 6786
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does any of this FAQ progress include the cheesebutt update or notation of our vote results over the years?