Huh. I feel like there have been a fair number of objections to MARCIE using that exact argument.
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Buffy ,'First Date'
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!
Jessica - Jul 09, 2004 10:43:52 am PDT #4379 of 10289
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Allyson - Jul 09, 2004 10:54:36 am PDT #4380 of 10289
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
How does MARCIE tax resources?
Jessica - Jul 09, 2004 10:57:19 am PDT #4381 of 10289
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It's an extra table to query every time someone loads a page.
[edit: whoops, I meant table, not database]
Kristen - Jul 09, 2004 11:47:54 am PDT #4382 of 10289
But an extra query uses a fraction of the resources that an extra connection does. My a-p issues have always been that I feel more threads means more posting and more traffic and, in the end, more connections.
That said, if someone wanted to put the MARCIE plan on hiatus until the connections issue is resolved, I wouldn't complain.
Jessica - Jul 09, 2004 11:55:48 am PDT #4383 of 10289
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh, I wasn't trying to argue against MARCIE. It's a feature that's been planned since before the board was born, and I don't see any reason to put it on hold.
victor infante - Jul 09, 2004 12:39:02 pm PDT #4384 of 10289
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
This will be an interesting vote.
Hopefully not in the Chinese sense.
I just realized. I'm having an existential crisis. Consequently, I've also realized that the worst thing that could happen with the book club is that in a matter of weeks, people will lose interest.
Funny how it takes monolithic real life headaches to put these things in perspective.
Jon B. - Jul 09, 2004 12:49:04 pm PDT #4385 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
How does MARCIE tax resources?
In my brain, that's a separate issue from the one that MM and others raised. YBMV.
I feel like there have been a fair number of objections to MARCIE using that exact argument.
It feels to me like the issue has been raised more vehemently for the book club, but it was a while ago that we discussed the pros/cons of the user filter, so I may be misremembering. I remember lots of people saying they wouldn't use the filter, but not that many who said they objected to it. [shrug]
Jon B. - Jul 09, 2004 1:01:53 pm PDT #4386 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
ita -- insent. Has votes@... been set to point to Nilly?
Topic!Cindy - Jul 09, 2004 1:05:26 pm PDT #4387 of 10289
What is even happening?
I felt better when the last post in this thread ended with Jon's group hug. :(
I know we have strong and conflicting opinions on when and what kind of threads should be added to this board. Some threads, like Wonderfalls or Minearverse, are more clear cut for us. This is less clear cut than a new Tim or M.E. production, but it is not a big stretch (the way war or politics would be). If it flies, great. If it doesn't fly, great. I just hope we can keep our frustration in perspective. It's the lack, or addition of a book thread. That's all.
Jon B. - Jul 09, 2004 1:13:35 pm PDT #4388 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
And with that, I'm closing this thread. An announcement in Press will be posted shortly.