♥s Ice.
And waves.
So that's my dream. That and some stuff about cigars and a tunnel.
Faith ,'Get It Done'
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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JenP - Aug 01, 2007 2:22:17 pm PDT #630 of 6786
Polter-Cow - Aug 01, 2007 2:24:34 pm PDT #631 of 6786
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
DavidS - Aug 01, 2007 2:24:46 pm PDT #632 of 6786
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
On the poll: are " don't change anything" and "more threads will dilute" meant to be complementary or opposing positions? "Check one" implies, to me, that the three possible answers should be mutually exclusive, or at least clearly differentiated.
Should it be phrased so all three options are mutually exclusive?
Or should the first question be different? Or two questions?
bon bon - Aug 01, 2007 2:25:38 pm PDT #633 of 6786
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Interesting! Thanks for posting, Ice. I lurk in other places and completely sympathize with the lurking urge. It's hard to start posting here. I think it's weird not to lurk in natter or bitches though-- it's public to all.
Anyway, as a lurker myself elsewhere, I don't think lurkers have cooties. I just think that the health of the board means if there's a difference of opinion between the people who post and the people who don't post, it's totally crazy to drive away the former in preference for the latter-- because there's no board for anyone then.
DavidS - Aug 01, 2007 2:25:51 pm PDT #634 of 6786
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thanks for the input, Ice. I think that really does cover the issue.
As long as you're registered you can vote. We made it that way a long time ago and that's not changing.
Atropa - Aug 01, 2007 2:28:09 pm PDT #635 of 6786
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I said lurkers who post are usually cool peeps, and here's Ice proving my point!
Exactly. Thank you for posting that, Ice.
JenP - Aug 01, 2007 2:28:14 pm PDT #636 of 6786
For example, Hec, I like the way the board is now, but I don't want to see a kajillion new TV threads either. So I don't know which I'd check. That's probably unhelpful, what with not actually having a suggestion...
bon bon - Aug 01, 2007 2:31:16 pm PDT #637 of 6786
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
We can't check more than one? I think it would be common to check "no change" and "no expansion."
DavidS - Aug 01, 2007 2:34:44 pm PDT #638 of 6786
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hec, I like the way the board is now, but I don't want to see a kajillion new TV threads either.
That's definitely the point -t was making.
Does it help to ask these questions:
Are you satisfied with the board as it currently works?
Are you dissatisfied with the board as it currently works?
Because I presume most people are going to say Mostly Satisfied. I could be wrong.
Maybe we just need to clarify the question about whether people think unchecked threads have a negative consequence or not.
-t - Aug 01, 2007 2:50:06 pm PDT #639 of 6786
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Maybe two questions of the tickybox variety.
First
a) The board is perfect as is and should not change
b) If we could just tweak a few things it could be a lot better
c) Everything's all messed up and needs sorting out, pronto
d) Other (with text box for explanation)
And then the question about more threads diluting or enhancing
Edited for formatting and to say I don't know if that first question needs to be asked, but if it does this might be a way to approach it.