A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Because, to me, I'm saying the same thing, but in a more polite manner. I will of course spend the extra time to flesh out the words to make them more palatable, if it saves you pain, Nutty.
Allyson, yes, thank you, that's exactly what I was looking for. It was specifically the use of "subhuman", and not of the lack of regret for other offenses in the past, that bothered me. (I see I'm not the only one who couldn't parse "troll" out of it, but only the bad historical connotations.) My general thesis is that it's just bad form for one to come into the middle of a discussion about enforcing the politeness rules and then express one's opinion on the matter
by breaking them.
I've got a fairly sensitive rude-o-meter. The curse words of last night really bothered me. Although, oddly, I find the academic talk about curse words of late night/this morning fairly entertaining.
(For the record, my boss uses a filter on his emails. He also works on sexuality textbooks. It's incredibly irritating that all of his emails come to me with the subject "Warning: possible offensive content". Poor soul doesn't know how to turn the filter off.)
(Let me not regale you with the ongoing struggle of Sex Pictures: Why We Can't Have Actual Photos Of Intercourse Positions. Because we argue over that every 3-4 months like it's Bureaucracy or something.)
I believe that the actions of meiskie started the sequence of events that wounded so many of us, and I believe that the actions of Zoe started this recent sequence of events that have resulted in hurt feelings and sharp tongues. I don’t blame the members of the community that were reacting to the initial offenders. They didn’t start it.
Yes, to the above. So much so, that I can delete my pain-stakingly detailed post that's been minimized and waiting to be posted since about 7:30 am, Eastern, because I knew it was going to take the fun out of this thread, just when we'd found it again.
Bless you, Laura.
Kat iz a bug meenie. Warm hur.
Oh, I can't tell you how much this made me laugh. Thanks, Plei.
B3: Like Porn, Only...PORN
Grape Nuts w/yogurt:
Cindy! Mistress! I'm here. Boss me around!
Do my laundry, wench. Also? I'd like a pony.
Yes'm. Do you want it ironed, too?
The pony I may have to work on. How about a monkey instead?
Sex Pictures: Why We Can't Have Actual Photos Of Intercourse Positions.
Heh. I have the Palma Sutra on my PDA. All the positions you could ever want, and then some. It is very entertaining when I'm stuck in a long line or borning meeting.
t /natter chatter fried egg batter
No monkeys (or I will call for a vote). How about some chocolate?
eta...
</natter chatter fried egg batter>
Steph made me want French Toast. Now I feel all UnAmerican.
Teppy - I thought your surgery was Thursday, not today. I'm vibing at you - for an easy and successful procedure and a quick recovery!
Due to the e-mail I received this morning:
NO. I was NOT defending Zoe by any means with my one single post in this thread last night. I'm unsure how you could have read what I said in that way.
That is all. (Answered here in case anyone else read it that way also.)
No vote!!!! Here's chocolate! And kittens!
