I would say that quoted text should just be stripped out. It would be way too difficult to try to go back and attribute everything, and if it's from someone who opted in, then it would be there in the original post anyway.
I'm a vision of hotliness, and how weird is that? Mystical comas. You know, if you can stand the horror of a higher power hijacking your mind and body so that it can give birth to itself, I really recommend 'em.
Cordelia ,'You're Welcome'
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!
Hil R. - Jan 26, 2004 10:58:52 am PST #3381 of 10289
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
erinaceous - Jan 26, 2004 11:01:16 am PST #3382 of 10289
A fellow makes himself conspicuous when he throws soft-boiled eggs at the electric fan.
Unfortunately, I don't think we can do much about quotes. We won't put the COMM thread in for ANC just for that reason, but in the other threads it might not be fixable. I can ask the ANC programmers. I think they're tagged as 'blockquote', but I'll have to test it.
As far as I know, all personally identifiable info is stripped. They've done it before for transcripts of phone conversations.
Can we start voting high noon, board time, Friday?
Jon B. - Jan 26, 2004 11:11:17 am PST #3383 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I think they're tagged as 'blockquote', but I'll have to test it.
Most quotes are tagged as blockquotes, but some users do it with a small font tag or somesuch. Conversely, blockquoted text could be used for other purposes.
Lyra Jane - Jan 26, 2004 11:12:53 am PST #3384 of 10289
Up with the sun
I understand that all identifiable information will be stripped out, but will we still be individually anonymous (if that makes sense)? E.g., will all of my posts be attributed to "Poster 42" or whatever, or will they have no attribution beyond the board?
Laura - Jan 26, 2004 11:40:17 am PST #3385 of 10289
Our wings are not tired.
Personally, I would opt in and vote for the participation in the project. I feel that the archived posts from this board would be useful to the researchers of ANCC. The Buffistas are a particularly literate group and I can see how the content and flow of our threads would make a unique contribution. Hopefully we won't lightbulb the process to the extent that it would be more trouble than it is worth to contribute our posts.
Wolfram - Jan 26, 2004 11:51:41 am PST #3386 of 10289
Visilurking
Will they be using lightbulb and/or b'cy posts?
Laura - Jan 26, 2004 11:57:19 am PST #3387 of 10289
Our wings are not tired.
First of all, only currently closed threads will be eligible for the ANC. Which ones, yet, are not determined, but most likely Natter, Music, and the Show/Spoiler Threads. Bitches will not be one of the threads (too much personal info). Unamericans/Canadians will not be included, either (supposed to be for American English). FanFiction and San Sacre will not be included (too hard to separate fiction from nonfiction).
Doesn't sound like B'cracy would be included and we don't have a archived Light Bulbs thread.
Wolfram - Jan 26, 2004 12:04:55 pm PST #3388 of 10289
Visilurking
Got it. Although it would be somewhat cool if the posts about using posts for the post project were used for the post project.
Maybe just to me.
victor infante - Jan 26, 2004 12:15:32 pm PST #3389 of 10289
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I think erinaceous just wants to put us in a lab and do experiments on us.
Which, on the whole, I'm in favor of.
erinaceous - Jan 26, 2004 12:23:30 pm PST #3390 of 10289
A fellow makes himself conspicuous when he throws soft-boiled eggs at the electric fan.
I think erinaceous just wants to put us in a lab and do experiments on us.
the nice thing about being a linguist is that the whole world is your lab! Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha.
I am not sure whether the anonymization is total (all user names revert to USER NAME) or whether it's USER 42. I'll ask.