There are a couple of features I thought about that we may or may not want to add. Threads visible to members only and avatars. I like the idea of non-public threads. I'm kinda ambivalent on avatars. I guess I could add reactions too (like, love, commiserate, etc...) but I'm ambivalent on those too.
This isn't a come-on. I'm in a very serious relationship with a landscape architect.
Oliver ,'Conviction (1)'
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.
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Gudanov - Dec 09, 2017 7:41:21 am PST #6191 of 6786
Coding and Sleeping
Laura - Dec 09, 2017 8:46:45 am PST #6192 of 6786
Our wings are not tired.
I'm fond of avatars. The reactions I would be against because I prefer that we use our words here rather than just click.
Beverly - Dec 09, 2017 8:54:49 am PST #6193 of 6786
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I'm with Laura on using our words. This place is sort of the last wordly bastion of the internet, and worth defending for that, I think. Even as I'm aware that the absence of like buttons and emojis has dramatically reduced the population of regular users.
Jesse - Dec 09, 2017 9:55:49 am PST #6194 of 6786
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I really doubt it's that.
Jessica - Dec 09, 2017 10:46:08 am PST #6195 of 6786
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I would prefer to keep the board a words-only forum. It's one of the things I love about us, and it means I can read the board at work.
DXMachina - Dec 09, 2017 11:15:51 am PST #6196 of 6786
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Threads visible to members only
We voted on this once, and it lost in a landslide.
I remember because it was my proposal, and it was the first thing we ever voted down. I like to think I'm smart enough to not reload and shoot myself in the foot again.
Laura - Dec 09, 2017 11:50:42 am PST #6197 of 6786
Our wings are not tired.
Wow, I have no memory whatsoever on that one. I wonder how I voted. (probably can look it up) It sounds like a good idea to me because some people feel too exposed talking from time to time. I'll have to review the arguments. eta: 2003, no wonder I can't remember!
Connie Neil - Dec 09, 2017 1:43:18 pm PST #6198 of 6786
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I'm against reactions, too, and I'm not sure about avatars. I like the non-graphical look of the board. I don't think I like the idea of non-public threads, because how many people who come to the board aren't signed up?
Laura - Dec 09, 2017 1:50:43 pm PST #6199 of 6786
Our wings are not tired.
I reviewed the arguments on the non-public. First, reviewing old vote discussion is super painful. Second, the argument against revolved around a false sense of privacy and was fairly compelling.
Gudanov - Dec 09, 2017 2:15:33 pm PST #6200 of 6786
Coding and Sleeping
That sounds like a pretty good argument. Anybody can register so there really isn't any privacy.
Sounds like reactions are a non-starter and I'm totally cool with that. I think I won't worry about avatars. It's something that can be added later if we ever want it (with the ability to turn off avatar display in settings).