Thanks, DX, for offering to count the votes.
We gotta go to the crappy town where I'm the hero!
Wash ,'Jaynestown'
Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!
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!
Burrell - Aug 21, 2003 5:53:58 pm PDT #3289 of 10289
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
DXMachina - Aug 21, 2003 5:59:57 pm PDT #3290 of 10289
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Jon, that subject format looks fine, thanks. They'll all have the same "From:" line, right, so that I can filter them to a separate folder?
Jon B. - Aug 21, 2003 6:09:10 pm PDT #3291 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
They'll all have the same "From:" line, right
the present code has the from line be the voter's email, but I can change that to whatever you like. How about I change it to "votes@buff...."?
Kat - Aug 21, 2003 6:12:59 pm PDT #3292 of 10289
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Aw, DX, thanks for taking one for the team. The whole counting thing sounds onerous. A lot like me trying to get my grades into the computer last night.
I'm officially volunteering now to count the next one.
DXMachina - Aug 21, 2003 6:13:32 pm PDT #3293 of 10289
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Jon, that would be fine.
Wolfram - Aug 21, 2003 6:16:08 pm PDT #3294 of 10289
Visilurking
t starts writing a 15 question proposal for next ballot
Thanks DX.
DXMachina - Aug 21, 2003 6:20:44 pm PDT #3295 of 10289
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
It could be worse. I could be counting California recall ballots...
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2003 6:22:18 pm PDT #3296 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DX, the to line will be "votes@buffistas.org", anyway.
brenda m - Aug 21, 2003 7:02:42 pm PDT #3297 of 10289
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
On Angel and the Previouslies:
I'd strongly prefer not to have the syndicated Angel eps discussion in the main Angel thread. I don't think it'll do either conversation justice, and it will lock out the UnAms. One of the most enjoyable things about the original Prev thread when Buffy was first syndicated was getting to hash out the eps with people we never got to talk with in NAFDA. So I'd prefer to keep the Previously thread if at all possible.
That said, I liked the earlier suggestion of moving the Angel Previously discussion into the Buffy thread if it were slightly revamped. That's something I'd like to hear more opinions on.
I see Kat's proposal is simple housekeeping. Trying to get rid of threads that are redundant or else low traffic AND without a vested subcommunity.I see Kat's proposal is simple housekeeping. Trying to get rid of threads that are redundant or else low traffic AND without a vested subcommunity.
This is more or less where I stand. But I'm not at all certain that we're all on the same page as to what constitutes a subcommunity, and whether or if it should get any consideration. To me, the various subcommunities are an important part of this board, even the one's I'm not a part of. They're not the only important thing, or the most, but they do have value.
I'm not saying that anything should be untouchable. I am asking that we try to get a little clearer on what we need to do and how urgently before we move on some of these. I only have a vested interest in one, really, and I know some of you are saying "shut up on this already, Brenda," but I think it's important.
There are lots of changes on this ballot that, if passed, can be put into effect with very little effect on anybody. So it's not a matter of "doing nothing" if thread that have advocates are spared the chopping block, even if only on a contingency basis. I'd be more comfortable if on the DS/SM/Farscape issue, we built some time into it - as in, give it a month or so, and see what happens. If, as we near the Oct. 1 D-day, it still seems like there are big problems to resolve, then go ahead with consolidation if it passed. Maybe Kristen and ita could be appointed the judge and jury on that determination, so we get away from both the advocacy and the extended discussion, but the change gets made only when it's clearer that it's needed. Hell, I'd even vote in favor in that scenario.
Noumenon - Aug 21, 2003 9:13:37 pm PDT #3298 of 10289
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
Is it accurate that as proposer I have the right to adapt it without committee changes?
And it's a good thing, Kat, because when the discussion goes to left field, I kind of trust you not to follow it, and I don't have to rush to each thread's defense.
And respectfully, it's all well and good to tell people not to panic, but when our (does she have an official title? webhost liason? official server goddess) panics, it's the kind of thing that tends to be contagious.
It's bad to panic, Dana. Thespis can smell fear. By the way, good point about the Fic thread. If it doesn't have fic, and is work friendly, it shouldn't be consolidated with the fic workshop threads. I will volunteer to gather pro/con points like that for each ballot point, once we have the final version. Wouldn't that be helpful?