'Safe'
We open it up, we talks the talk, we votes, we shuts it down. This thread is to free up Bureaucracy for daily details as we hammer out the Big Issues towards a vote. Open only when a proposal has been made and seconded according to Buffista policy (Which we voted on!). If this thread is closed, hie thee to Bureaucracy instead!
What is this thing response whatever that was handled backchannel? Is it the Anathema leaving thing?
I don't think having a closed thread is going to do much except create a false sense of security. I think we need to explore options of having some things that need security handled back channel and not have people getting angry about it.
I don't get angry, I get curious!
There was some backchannel crafting of emails/responses to Anathema, but I think the one we're talking about is when two unregistered lurkers wrote the admins to complain that a poster was talking trash about them and that they would try to seek a legal remedy.
two unregistered lurkers
Was that confirmed?
Was that confirmed?
No. I'm just guessing. Good point.
Thanks!
Barn door, horse, at this point.
While it would be nice to have a user-only channel, I don't see it as practical, and agree with the "false sense of security" people.
They were threatening legal action against the admins and posters on the board because they didn't like what they were reading.
Gah. ... and in the time it took me to read to the end of the thread I see that it was resolved. Yay. (Although I'm beginning to think it might be good to have a lawyer as a Stompy, if we don't already. Just for a certain comfort-level. And no, I'm not volunteering to be that individual since I'm not an active bar member at this time. Still, something to consider.)
Maybe we should set up an email address like security@buffistas.org? Which is purely for those sorts of situations? And am I completely off topic?
Maybe we should set up an email address like security@buffistas.org? Which is purely for those sorts of situations?
This sort of situation wouldn't have used it ... the other parties e-mailed the admins with the threat.
This sort of situation wouldn't have used it
Got it, but in general, it might be a clearly-identified resource for members of the community. Just a thought.
it might be a clearly-identified resource for members of the community
I'm not getting what resource it would provide, though.