American National Corpus
Which reminds me of an utterly off topic things--do newbies (ie, folk new since then) know about this?
That's one spunky little girl you've raised. I'm gonna eat her.
The Mayor ,'End of Days'
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 14, 2005 10:05:14 am PDT #5487 of 10289
brillig
Frankenbuddha - Apr 14, 2005 10:06:54 am PDT #5488 of 10289
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
do newbies (ie, folk new since then) know about this?
I think I was already HERE for that one, but I neither remember it nor know what it is.
msbelle - Apr 14, 2005 10:08:15 am PDT #5489 of 10289
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
dunno since these things (votes) are tracked anywhere for reference (I'm working on it though).
People interested in the info can go look at posts # 1066, 1076, and 1090 in Press.
Jon B. - Apr 14, 2005 10:08:22 am PDT #5490 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
It was opt-in, so it's up to Erinaceous to let newbies know, if she needs more bodies.
§ ita § - Apr 14, 2005 10:09:04 am PDT #5491 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
From a quick search, newbies don't need to know, because it only applies to a subset of the threads archived at the time of the discussion.
msbelle - Apr 14, 2005 10:10:06 am PDT #5492 of 10289
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Hey Jon, do you recall if any of the FAQ changes (from the tina f FAQ clean-up) changed policy or were they just clarifications and cleaning up clutter?
Frankenbuddha - Apr 14, 2005 10:11:07 am PDT #5493 of 10289
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It was opt-in, so it's up to Erinaceous to let newbies know, if she needs more bodies.
Ahh, now I remember. That's right, and I did vote in it.
Jon B. - Apr 14, 2005 10:11:33 am PDT #5494 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm pretty sure it was just clarifications and clutter clearing (cluck-cluck), but I wouldn't swear to it.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 14, 2005 10:16:23 am PDT #5495 of 10289
What is even happening?
msbelle, did the sixth item get withdrawn, without a vote? Or did we just go into the ballot, knowing it was going down?
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I'm remembering that we wanted to avoid setting ourselves up for rules lawyers. Isn't that why we restricted our discipline-related entry to vague comments about demon-like behavior?
I don't think the world will end if we do change the etiquette guide over this. That said, I think an entry in the FAQ, saying something about our expectations over user names might be better. Honestly though, mostly? I think we should let the whole thing go.
I think if someone makes a sock puppet, and doesn't put his usual Buffista name in the tagline or his user profile, *and also* refuses to come clean with his usual Buffista user name if asked in thread, I'd rather we handle it as it arose. As long as none of the sock puppets are being abusive, it really is a matter of taste. If one of the sock puppets is being abusive, we already have a mechanism to handle it.
msbelle - Apr 14, 2005 10:17:34 am PDT #5496 of 10289
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
will someone hold Jon B in contempt, he won't swear. my next proposal is that the pinky-swear be the official "swear" technique on the board.
oh well, thanks.
I took a look back at discussiona nd I can;t find anything that was policy oriented. I'll ask tina.