Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.

Ben ,'The Killer In Me'


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!


Connie Neil - Apr 02, 2004 9:18:55 am PST #3637 of 10289
brillig

The personal implications of politics would most definitely fit in other threads. I'm seeing a dedicated Politics thread as being primarily theoretical. In fact, personal implications would probably be best discussed elsewhere--hey, I can dream--unless they clearly inform the person's political stand.

So far the arguments against the thread seem to boil down to
bad people may come, and
we can't be trusted to have a civil discussion about politics

What am I missing?


Topic!Cindy - Apr 02, 2004 9:20:32 am PST #3638 of 10289
What is even happening?

Kristen, Lyra made some suggestions here: Lyra Jane "Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!" Apr 2, 2004 8:32:24 am PST

Her third caveat was:

We become huge thread nannies and all political discussion goes there.

Fred Pete responded here: Fred Pete "Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!" Apr 2, 2004 8:55:06 am PST

And the how do we differentiate between life+a-dash-of-politics from politics conversation started from there.

Then LJ withdrew her 'net nanny' suggestion/request.


Wolfram - Apr 02, 2004 9:24:14 am PST #3639 of 10289
Visilurking

So far the arguments against the thread seem to boil down to bad people may come, and we can't be trusted to have a civil discussion about politics

thread proliferation/board capacity; outside the buffista scope; appropriate forums already exist for political discussion (Bitches, Natter, UnAm); first sign of the apocalypse


bon bon - Apr 02, 2004 9:25:34 am PST #3640 of 10289
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

"bad people may come" is somewhat disingenous considering what happens when they do. And that having good people here is kind of the point.


Hil R. - Apr 02, 2004 9:26:24 am PST #3641 of 10289
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

So far the arguments against the thread seem to boil down to bad people may come, and we can't be trusted to have a civil discussion about politics

What am I missing?

Concentrating political discussion, even if civil, will lead to much higher collective board blood pressure, which could affect other threads.

Uncomfortable with ghettoizing a topic that's so closely intertwined with personal lives.


NoiseDesign - Apr 02, 2004 9:27:39 am PST #3642 of 10289
Our wings are not tired

I'm trying to get some perspective on how threads have grown around here. How did we end up adding Music, Movies, and LofR threads?

Were these done to move those topics out of other threads because of too much traffic? Groundswell of interest? I wasn't here, and for me at least, it's helpful to know historically why b.org has added threads like that.


Megan E. - Apr 02, 2004 9:30:12 am PST #3643 of 10289

I think LOTR thread was created because it was taking over the Movies thread.


Wolfram - Apr 02, 2004 9:30:57 am PST #3644 of 10289
Visilurking

I think LOTR thread was created because it was taking over the Movies thread.

That must have been from WX or TT, because on Phoenix the LOTR thread predates the movie thread.


Megan E. - Apr 02, 2004 9:35:26 am PST #3645 of 10289

Or Vice Versa?


bon bon - Apr 02, 2004 9:40:22 am PST #3646 of 10289
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I proposed the LotR thread here because it would take over natter.