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
More important, IMHO, is making sure the database is getting backed up regularly.
Yes, this.
I was never one of the actual code monkeys. Most of what I did was html on the satellite sites like the archives and filk. (I'd forgotten about pretty much all what I'd worked on except for the logo stuff until I was perusing the Roll Your Own thread today. Kind of fascinating to see how it all came together.) I used to be able to do SQL, but it's been 2½ years since I've done any database development, so I'm probably too rusty for that.
edit: Two people who aren't on Hec's list who did a lot of the heavy lifting were John H and Tom W.
My contributions were pretty small, but I am a professional code monkey / web application developer / database fiddler / actress, model, whatever.
So, if you need a techie to do techie things, I can do that. I don't have a login, or even the first idea of where things are, though.
From the ita thread:
ita: If we do decide to go the domaindiscover route, Jesse, it's simple to set me up as technical contact... but then we have to supply an organizational, an administrative and a billing contact. Billing is easy -- what about the other two?
I just checked whois for b.org, and Jesse, you're listed as sole contact for everything. Should someone else be the technical contact?
Sure! I definitely don't need to be the sole anything.
Okay then, now to find a volunteer, someone with keys.
I'm technically a QA engineer (whatever that means), but I do have SQL programming experience and at least know how NOT to mess up a database while exploring it. I'm not sure I have the tools on my home computer to do any of that, though.
I will be over here ostriching in the sand because I CANNOT deal. I love you all, but I am not ready to have to be practical.
And that's fine. Take as much time as you need.
I am all about the practical but am useless at the technical bits (and so very glad y'all seem to have it covered). But let me know when you need someone to speak sternly, wave money around, or flirt with anyone...
There is precious little money, but what there is, I will wave in b.org's direction--just say the word.