I'm generally concerned about resource issues, but am really against a last-in, first-out addition to the proposal -- maybe the Book Club thread will be the most amazing thing to ever happen to Buffistas and 90% of us would agree to get rid of the Buffy thread before we get rid of Book Club. I exaggerate for effect.
Can't you ever get your mind out of the hellmouth?
Buffy ,'Touched'
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!
Jesse - Jul 08, 2004 12:54:28 pm PDT #4362 of 10289
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 08, 2004 1:02:25 pm PDT #4363 of 10289
What is even happening?
How about some kind of pact that we don't claim "sub-community status" if and/or when the board has to go through consolidation. That wouldn't put the thread first on the chopping block, but at some point, this sub-community thing has got to give (and I say that, realizing the only other threads I still post in regularly, are sub-communities).
Connie Neil - Jul 08, 2004 1:06:48 pm PDT #4364 of 10289
brillig
I'm on the side of "no clauses, and we won't be pissy if we're told we're a drain on resources." Or, yeah, if we adversely impact on resources, I think we're big enough to let it go. Though I reserve the right to pout.
Jon B. - Jul 08, 2004 4:16:28 pm PDT #4365 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Do we have someone to count votes? (I think Nilly volunteered somewhere upthread.)
She did.
ita - can you make sure votes@... points to her?
When does voting start? (Due to my own personal responsibilities, my final draft of the proposal will be posted no later than 3:00 P.m. EST/12:00 p.m. board time.) So as far as I'm concerned the ballot can be set up anytime after that.
I'll be busy at that time, but should be able to get a ballot up a few hours after that, say by 10PM EDT, 7PM board time.
Liese S. - Jul 08, 2004 8:36:18 pm PDT #4366 of 10289
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Huh.
Jon B. - Jul 09, 2004 12:30:50 am PDT #4367 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Huh, what?
Topic!Cindy - Jul 09, 2004 3:27:06 am PDT #4368 of 10289
What is even happening?
No. Huh's on second.
Steph L. - Jul 09, 2004 5:01:33 am PDT #4369 of 10289
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Who?
Liese S. - Jul 09, 2004 5:03:44 am PDT #4370 of 10289
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Who's on third.
Huh is all I had to say after reading some 400+ messages in this thread. I was being laconic.
Fred Pete - Jul 09, 2004 5:21:30 am PDT #4371 of 10289
Ann, that's a ferret.
No, who's on first. I don't know's on third.
(ETA: And Huh is in right field.)
And I prefer the informal "waive the special community" argument. Because we have two competing values here. Limit on resources is a very real concern, for all the reasons that I won't repeat because others have ably argued them above.
The other value is to have a board that meets our needs. Those needs change over time, and we need a board that's flexible enough to change with our needs.
At this point, I lean toward a book club thread but am persuadeable.