Does that make you Quickbeam?
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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!
Typo Boy - Nov 10, 2007 12:33:37 pm PST #8095 of 10289
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
NoiseDesign - Nov 10, 2007 12:53:16 pm PST #8096 of 10289
Our wings are not tired
Well, I see this as a totally appropriate way of going about things. Yes, in this particular case it does appear that we are all pretty much thinking alike, however, I really don't like the idea of setting a precedent where we can derail our carefully put together voting process.
I also support the writers and hope that they get what they are asking for and that this gets resolved. However, I've also got a lot of friends who are now out of work who aren't writers, and who never get part of the back end. I know that it's not the writers that are causing this, it's the producers, but it's still tough to watch a lot of folks who are below the line basically losing their jobs.
Typo Boy - Nov 10, 2007 1:56:11 pm PST #8097 of 10289
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Did not mean to derail the discussion now. Will bring it up at an appropriate time.
DebetEsse - Nov 10, 2007 4:14:40 pm PST #8098 of 10289
Woe to the fucking wicked.
So, when are we voting?
Julie - Nov 10, 2007 4:25:15 pm PST #8099 of 10289
Thanks Allyson.
A vague disclaimer yada yada friends cakes. Have fun!
Liese S. - Nov 10, 2007 5:27:48 pm PST #8100 of 10289
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I'm on the road at the moment, and therefore appreciate our respect for the established voting process, which will allow me to participate. I will, of course, vote in favor, but I really am glad we're going with the existing process, as Entlike as that makes us feel. Our support will still be appreciated in a week.
Jon B. - Nov 10, 2007 8:36:45 pm PST #8101 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
So, when are we voting?
Tuesday noonish through Friday noonish.
Wolfram - Nov 11, 2007 5:14:21 am PST #8102 of 10289
Visilurking
At some point I'd like to make a proposal that we have a procedure for shortening our voting period in certain circumstances. I'm not kidding. I respect the process immensely - hell, I blew a ton of social capital on it back in the day - but it was supposed to be a means to an end. I have seen absolute total unanimity on support for the writers on this board. A real consensus - not even a bullshit one. Why does it have to take a week to do something we all agree that we want to do?
§ ita § - Nov 11, 2007 8:03:18 am PST #8103 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why does it have to take a week to do something we all agree that we want to do?
Because I'd like to be sure it's something we all agree we want to do. The voting procedure was put in place because it often seemed we all wanted to do something.
Even if the voting is 100% pro support, I still think affording dissent time to speak up is important in every decision we think is important.
Dana - Nov 11, 2007 8:06:21 am PST #8104 of 10289
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Also, not everyone checks the board every day. I consider that shocking, and I will not admit how often I check the board, but the reason we have a long discussion period is to allow people to weigh in, even if they only check the board every few days.