Noooooooooooo! No delurking before we have a thread!!
(Just kidding. Hi SolangeK, welcome!)
Jayne (Husband): Oh, I think you might wanna reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature. Mal (Wife): How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people? Jayne (Husband): If I could make you purtier, I would. Mal (Wife): You are not the man I met a year ago.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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!
Jessica - Sep 24, 2009 10:26:43 am PDT #9361 of 10289
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Amy - Sep 24, 2009 10:33:04 am PDT #9362 of 10289
Because books.
Noooooooooooo! No delurking before we have a thread!!
Trouble. Maker.
Burrell - Sep 24, 2009 10:59:30 am PDT #9363 of 10289
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Hi SolangeK, nice to meet you.
Polter-Cow - Sep 24, 2009 12:27:12 pm PDT #9364 of 10289
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Wait a second, Solange Knowles is a Buffista! I'm happy that you're delurking, and I'ma let you finish, but your sister is the best lurker of all time! OF ALL TIME!
tiggy - Sep 24, 2009 1:41:40 pm PDT #9365 of 10289
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
ahahahaha!! oh, P-C. you're my favorite.
Jon B. - Sep 24, 2009 3:04:27 pm PDT #9366 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
ita, I'd like to suggest the following change in wording, which I think is more clear:
I propose an annual delurking and locating thread, to be opened each October 1 and closed each October 31, where everyone is encouraged to stop by, lurkers and regular posters alike, and say a little bit about themselves so we can learn about the people we don't post with, or the people who read but don't post. Also, people are encouraged in that month to enter or update the location field in their profile, with the note that they can be as vague as their country or as specific as their street address, with the options in between of state, province, zip code, city, and the like--whatever feels comfortable.
§ ita § - Sep 24, 2009 3:10:26 pm PDT #9367 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, I just slammed October in there without properly modifying the sentence structure--yours is better.
Jon B. - Sep 24, 2009 4:28:28 pm PDT #9368 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
§ ita § - Nov 07, 2009 6:22:17 pm PST #9369 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
From PixKristin:
Proposal: To set a closing deadline of March 31st for the Goodbye and Good Riddance Thread (I think the actual date is good thing to debate in Lightbulbs), with the caveat that any ungifted Santa or Slacker Santa giftees at that point will have the option to throw their names back into the pool to be gifted by other volunteers (with the wonderful, "shit happens, no hard feelings" attitude Vortex and others demonstrated in B'craxy). This would be a way for people who found themselves unable to gift for one reason or another to bow out gracefully and for everyone to get closure on the year without the thread going on for months.
DavidS - Nov 07, 2009 6:56:12 pm PST #9370 of 10289
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I think March 31st is a fine closure date. I would definitely not go later. That's the whole first quarter. If you're going to participate then you can make some time to get it all in the mail by then.
One thing that's held me up is writing a note. So when I'm late on getting it in the mail I just put a post-it note on it and say, "Here 'tis!" and shove it at the post office clerk.
And I like the idea of pinch hitters and a supportive "It's okay, shit happens" attitude about it. But this way it doesn't linger on.