My idea was very different from what TV Tropes became. I don't think he stole anything from me
SHHHHHH!!!! You're giving away our private island money!
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
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
Jessica - Jun 27, 2012 7:39:57 am PDT #5242 of 6786
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
DavidS - Jun 27, 2012 7:45:01 am PDT #5243 of 6786
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
SHHHHHH!!!! You're giving away our private island money!
Step 3: Profit!
Actually, I think we'd probably make private island money by franchising our board's code.
As I watch more and more online communities get swallowed up by various commercial forces, our Island In the Net seems like a better and better idea. It's very affordable once you get to a certain population level.
I mean, I'd even give 'em our board's rules as a template to start from. Lord knows as many people as possible should benefit from all of Sophia's tears.
amych - Jun 27, 2012 9:42:35 am PDT #5244 of 6786
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Actually, I think we'd probably make private island money by franchising our board's code.
No we wouldn't. There are way too many free/open-source discussion packages out there for anyone ever to think of paying for one (unless it's a component in a big locked-down package like a learning management system) (only all the cool kids are using open-source for that too). Most of them are the many-little-threads discussion model than the few-big-long-threads model, but even so.
We might could spin some money out of consulting on community management and cheesebutts, but people don't pay for code for this sort of thing.
Ginger - Jun 27, 2012 9:47:28 am PDT #5245 of 6786
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It is the best board I've ever found for usability.
amych - Jun 27, 2012 9:50:28 am PDT #5246 of 6786
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Not disagreeing there! I hate most forum software with a burning and also itchy hatred.
Ginger - Jun 27, 2012 9:52:59 am PDT #5247 of 6786
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm sure I could get some good information from some of the cancer forums, but the design of almost all of them makes my head hurt. Also, people use lol and the spelling is really bad.
§ ita § - Jun 27, 2012 9:53:43 am PDT #5248 of 6786
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I should call Nick Denton and see if I can work out a deal...
Topic!Cindy - Jun 27, 2012 2:55:55 pm PDT #5249 of 6786
What is even happening?
Y'all probably figured, as soon as you saw me posting in Natter, tonight, that I've been chewing on this same thing. Surprisingly, even (or especially) to me, I don't think this community will be served by outing Fast Eddie/Kimi/Gus/Janitor to other sites. Why would or should they believe us or care?
That said, I wonder if we would be served by having a FAQ entry on the whole deal. Some of this is too personal for me. That incident started me on my journey away from this board.
Ginger - Jun 27, 2012 2:59:00 pm PDT #5250 of 6786
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Come back, Little Cindy. Come baaack!
I just did some googling and the notions that Fast Eddie = Gus or that Gus just got tired of TV Tropes and pseudicided there are out there.
Connie Neil - Jun 27, 2012 3:03:09 pm PDT #5251 of 6786
brillig
I wonder if he knows how much people still think about him.