If people can't catch up, they can't post, right? To me, as long as there appears to be a lot of people posting, all of those people are caught up. It's not a necessary condition, but the alternative would be a few people who post all the time. I'm sure some people feel that way, but I don't.
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bon bon - Jul 26, 2007 6:45:45 am PDT #7517 of 10289
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
§ ita § - Jul 26, 2007 7:10:31 am PDT #7518 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
To me, as long as there appears to be a lot of people posting, all of those people are caught up.
The way in which I'm displeased with Natter is that I wish there were more of it. There's no way I can see to tell from the volume how many people share that feeling.
Kat - Jul 26, 2007 7:26:01 am PDT #7519 of 10289
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I do miss seeing posts. There are big chunks of time that pass with no new posts. It's sad.
If we think Natter and Bitches as the de facto social souls of the board, each new thread is like a horcrux (NERD!) that splits that soul a little more.
Jessica - Jul 26, 2007 7:30:55 am PDT #7520 of 10289
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If we think Natter and Bitches as the de facto social souls of the board, each new thread is like a horcrux (NERD!) that splits that soul a little more.
This is my antiproliferationista stance in a geeky nutshell.
Liese S. - Jul 26, 2007 7:31:01 am PDT #7521 of 10289
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I am ita in this.
I work alone, at home, in my office. Natter is my equivalent of coworker chatter. It keeps me in touch with the greater world, keeps my eyes open, keeps me involved in community. Our community.
When it slows, I disengage and go off (electronically) to do something else.
Interestingly, I am also the other person. There are weeks, months, when I am effectively offline. Then I come back and I make a choice whether to skip or skim. Typically I skim, selectively ignoring threads until I've caught up. But the volume works for me even then. I don't have a problem with finding the material I want through search, bookmark & threadsuck functionality.
amych - Jul 26, 2007 7:33:13 am PDT #7522 of 10289
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I am ita and Kat and Jess and Liese, except for the being offline for months bit.
Liese S. - Jul 26, 2007 7:34:21 am PDT #7523 of 10289
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
In the party analogy, the multiple threads is like me sitting at the middle of a long table. Many different discussions are taking place in different sections of the table, but I am trying to participate in them all. I am left with a fragmented sense of discussion, covering all topics that interest me, but without the greater sense of social ebb and flow of an actual conversation.
sumi - Jul 26, 2007 7:37:30 am PDT #7524 of 10289
Art Crawl!!!
I'm in natter like I'm at a party, i.e., I barely talk to anybody even if I listen.
I am more participatory in the individual threads which are like smaller conversations which is where I would be more comfortable in real life.
Lee - Jul 26, 2007 7:53:44 am PDT #7525 of 10289
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I am ita and Kat and Jess and Liese, except for the being offline for months bit.
Me too, except that it's hours and not months for me, and it always makes me a little sad when it's easy to catch up after several hours away.
Zenkitty - Jul 26, 2007 8:10:39 am PDT #7526 of 10289
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The more I think about it, the less keen I become on moving ALL the tv talk out of Natter. It's true lots of us want to talk about tv, but we also want to talk about cats, babies, and lunch, and not everyone is interested in those subjects either. From a certain POV, spinning off a broadcast tv thread because people want to talk about it makes as much sense as spinning off Cats, Babies, and What's For Lunch.
I'd miss tv talk in Natter if it all went away. I kinda miss reality tv talk in there already.