Theo: A reminder that we will need final wording of your proposal by Sunday morning.
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
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!
Jon B. - Mar 03, 2007 3:23:05 pm PST #6483 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Theodosia - Mar 04, 2007 2:39:24 am PST #6484 of 10289
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Okay, cribbing pretty closely from the last Vote Proposal:
Proposal: That we add a new thread to the TV and Film Discussion Folder specifically dedicated to Heroes.The tentative title is We Could Be Heroes, with the description specifying that it is for discussion of the TV series and ancillary materials such as web comics.
The thread shall be designated as NAFDA.
Jon B. - Mar 04, 2007 6:59:37 am PST #6485 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Liese S. - Apr 10, 2007 4:22:35 pm PDT #6486 of 10289
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Cindy has made the following proposal.
I propose we study our TV habits to see what else we like to post about, besides the stuff we already post about. To that end, I propose we open one or more temporary threads for discovery. White font policy and number/category of temporary threads will be determined after discussion in Lightbulbs. These temporary threads would shut down on June 1, 2007, and we'll come back to Bureacracy at that time, to suss out what works and what doesn't.
I am now opening Lightbulbs to discuss that proposal. NoiseDesign had made a prior proposal, but did not get the required number of seconds at this time, so that proposal is not currently under discussion here.
NoiseDesign - Apr 10, 2007 4:26:10 pm PDT #6487 of 10289
Our wings are not tired
So does this mean that we need to now propose in here what these threads should be?
brenda m - Apr 10, 2007 4:28:10 pm PDT #6488 of 10289
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yes. When discussion wraps-up, Cindy will revise the proposal to make it more concrete and, hopefully, reflect some sort of consensus that has been developed in thread.
Liese S. - Apr 10, 2007 4:33:08 pm PDT #6489 of 10289
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Also, after voting, if you feel that your original proposal did not get addressed, you are still able to repropose and lobby for your seconds for your separate thread.
eta: Ha! Which, okay, you clearly know since you addressed it over in b'c, but for clarity.
NoiseDesign - Apr 10, 2007 5:19:47 pm PDT #6490 of 10289
Our wings are not tired
So my thinking is that we should try both a single show thread or two and a bucket thread or two during this test period. Seems to be the best way to get a feel for the viability of both types.
DavidS - Apr 10, 2007 6:19:21 pm PDT #6491 of 10289
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So my thinking is that we should try both a single show thread or two and a bucket thread or two during this test period. Seems to be the best way to get a feel for the viability of both types.
That could be viable. Except I think the two leading candidates for single thread status are SPN and BSG and I don't think there are a lot of episodes coming up. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)
I think what Cindy is proposing is to open a broad bucket thread, let people talk and then have a notion of what could be spun off as either a bucket or a single thread.
I don't know if that's the best way to do it. I think the best option is to put up a "just right" sized bucket thread, black font and see if it works.
I'm afraid a more general thread used as battle royale to determine posting rates is going to provide more noise than information plus actually deter conversation.
And I am going to pimp hard for black font all the way.
sumi - Apr 10, 2007 6:54:31 pm PDT #6492 of 10289
Art Crawl!!!
Nothing new for BSG until sometime in the Fall and only five new episodes of SPN left this season.