OK. And to think I just wrote it and forgot to put it in. I'll leave it, a straight yes or no.
Let the stompies go forth and do do that voodoo that they do so well.
Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.
'Unleashed'
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
Connie Neil - Aug 13, 2007 6:29:49 pm PDT #886 of 6786
brillig
msbelle - Aug 14, 2007 3:01:18 pm PDT #887 of 6786
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Pix - Aug 14, 2007 3:18:07 pm PDT #888 of 6786
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Wow. That was...wow. Thank you for coordinating the poll, msbelle and poll posse. I learned a lot. Reading the comments was especially eye-opening. I'll need to digest for a bit before I can comment more specifically than that.
Oh, one thing I noticed--I got confused by the "essential thread" percentages at first. Just wanted to point out the the percentages next to individual threads are based on the number of people who chose that thread; i.e. if four people picked B'crxy and two picked it as their first choice, there will be a 50% in that column. I found it a lot easier to ignore the 1st, 2nd, 3rd thing and just look at total numbers of people who picked each thread to get a better sense of overall preferences.
JZ - Aug 14, 2007 3:18:38 pm PDT #889 of 6786
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Seeing the whole thing out there... the effort you put into pulling the whole thing together is damn near heroic. Thank you.
Have to read and re-read and ponder. Some of the comments are making me all prickly and defensive, which is somewhat less than useful.
Daisy Jane - Aug 14, 2007 3:20:52 pm PDT #890 of 6786
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Poll ees eeenterestink.
Jon B. - Aug 14, 2007 3:21:32 pm PDT #891 of 6786
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I found it a lot easier to ignore the 1st, 2nd, 3rd thing and just look at total numbers of people who picked each thread to get a better sense of overall preferences.
Same here. That confused me at first as well.
Sean K - Aug 14, 2007 3:23:17 pm PDT #892 of 6786
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'm fascinated and amused by the poll results. The comments in particular.
Jessica - Aug 14, 2007 4:32:42 pm PDT #893 of 6786
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I agree -- really fascinating stuff in the comments at the end.
The one that pinged me in particular was the accusation that we are a "closed community." I think it was meant as a jab, but for me, that closeness is one of the reasons this is my primary internet home.
Also interesting that Boxed Set came in third on the most-essential threads question. I wouldn't have guessed that before.
Connie Neil - Aug 14, 2007 4:34:28 pm PDT #894 of 6786
brillig
I think it was meant as a jab, but for me, that closeness is one of the reasons this is my primary internet home.
Jabs can be true.
Beverly - Aug 14, 2007 4:34:42 pm PDT #895 of 6786
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Wow. That's an amazing mass of data.
I think one of the things I'm getting from the comments is that not as many folks as I thought care that b.org isn't just another board. That's food for thought. I may be reading it wrong, weighting it wrong, always possible. But that's the feeling I get off the comments, in general.
In any case, you guys did an AWESOME job putting it together. You should all get, like, free bagels for a year, or something!