Perception is a funny thing -- I saw that completly the other way around.

Well, I will admit that they annoy me, but it never occurred to me before today that they annoyed others as well. And I saw several posters say that they found them annoying, but they felt their own bother was outweighed by the amusement sockpuppets bring others.

I can find sockpuppets amusing. But I can definitely see the potential for abuse. There were some people on TT that delighted in making up pseuds, specifically to attack people (often me) surreptitiously.

That said, it doesn't bother me at this point one way or t'other. I haven't been bothered (that I know of) by anyone lately.

Also, FTR, I don't get the Jesusland comparisons either. Then again, I never get the comparisons folks draw between the board and the US government.

I hadn't realized I was being that obtuse with my point. I mean I know I was having trouble making my point effectively, but still.

Also, FTR, I went out of my way to comment on the fact that the board is NOT like the US government, but I guess you totally glossed or skipped over that post of mine.

Don't worry, I'm not asking you to rehash your point, Sean.

Maybe not now (and please tell me if you think so), but I think it deserves saying, if not discussing. I've always been under the impression that we vote on procedural stuff, and try to censense the cultural stuff, if we can. I've always liked that not everything is spelled out in the rules. Call it relational, call it feminine, call it closer to the Earth, but I'd rather work with "Don't be an asshole" (realizing that definitions vary) than "don't do AAA, AAB, AAC...KBZ".

Huh....

Let's see.

Hate sockpuppets because I think they are this weird thing that makes me not trust people I already don't know. I either assume they are someone's sockpuppet if they dive in and it makes me wonder about them.

Maybe the problem is I just don't find them funny. Which is, whatever. Luckily, I am in few places where I have to read them so in reality, even though I feel strongly and I'd vote against them, I don't give enough of a shit to force a vote.

Voting system? Enh. It works well enough. Which is not to say it's great, but this doesn't seem like it's the time or proposal with which to rail against the status quo.

Shutting the discussion within a handful of hours? Also have an issue with because lots of people don't spend all day mainlining the internet so to bring up something that does bother people, even if it not strongly and then say "We have conensus" and stop the convo is irritating.

Happily, like the last Big Discussion, this is one I actually care so little about.

I think stopping the conversation made perfect sense. No one still here had anything to talk about, and a moment like that should be cherished across the land.

Killing the conversation, closing the thread, considering it all final?

I never got that sense.

But the bit where everyone who'd been hissing and spitting a few minutes ago were all looking warily yet peacefully at each other?

Quite pleasing.

all looking warily yet peacefully at each other

Got to catch your breath sometime.

No worries, I'm still in a happy zen place. Om.

The day shift consensed. The night shift and the not-online-right-now folks? I would love to see their thoughts.

I'm still in a happy zen place.

Surrounded by swords. Best of all worlds, IMO.