Amych, did we agree that posting the warning in Press was the procedure?
She didn't even touch her pumpkin. It's a freak with no face.
Willow ,'Help'
Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer
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
Wolfram - Jul 25, 2003 6:57:31 am PDT #3377 of 10005
Visilurking
Vortex - Jul 25, 2003 7:03:24 am PDT #3378 of 10005
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Just want to say thanks to the board and the admins for handling this situation with class and grace.
Jessica - Jul 25, 2003 7:07:05 am PDT #3379 of 10005
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I thought it was, post in the thread where the incident occured, and email to the offending party.
But I'm just as happy to see it in Press, especially since Natter's back to normal.
moonlit - Jul 25, 2003 7:17:02 am PDT #3380 of 10005
"When the world's run by fools it's the duty of intelligence to disobey." Martin Firrell
it had a blatant spoiler for Un-Americans, who have not particularly been participants in this latest argument -- in other words, it was nastily punishing people who weren't even arguing with her.Theodosia, I'm guessing that we were targeted because the unAmerican thread is where much of this started a few months ago when Fay and myself were the people who were taking her 'broad generalisations and hyperbole too seriously' (her words), which led to her unsubscibing from that thread.
And then to top it off I was unfortunately the one that posted the link in natter the other day about the military guys speaking out against their on-going un-clear roles in post war Iraq which prompted Caroma to respond with the 'who knew how many electricity-sabotaging-rapist-etc' post which brought on this whole debacle.
Personally I have refrained from responding to her posts since the business in unAmerican because she generally showed a patronising and ridiculing tone in her responses. I should have stayed in unAm.
Typo Boy - Jul 25, 2003 7:20:50 am PDT #3381 of 10005
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.
No dammit Moonlit. One person should not keep you away from Natter. Why the hell should natterers suffer Moonlit deprivation because of one immature individual?
scrappy - Jul 25, 2003 7:22:41 am PDT #3382 of 10005
Nobody
More Moonlit, I say!
DavidS - Jul 25, 2003 7:33:21 am PDT #3383 of 10005
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
More Moonlit, I say!
Thirded. More Moonlit is part of the General Good, and needs to be encouraged.
sj - Jul 25, 2003 7:37:11 am PDT #3384 of 10005
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yes, we need more Moonlit.
Consuela - Jul 25, 2003 7:46:21 am PDT #3385 of 10005
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So Caroma has been warned and has, apparently, left the board. Under the current rules, she can return and post, yes? But another warnable offense merits a three-month suspension.
Am I correct in my summary of the situation?
deborah grabien - Jul 25, 2003 7:51:37 am PDT #3386 of 10005
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I'm pleased about the warning, because it helps me with clarifying something I haven't been sure about: what qualifies something as the kind of behaviour that merits a warning.
I decided to stay away from Natter entirely because I dislike the concept that a flame war, with twisting of remarks and constant poking to stir ashes into the active flame the twister-poker enjoys, is good clean fun. I don't find it fun at all; in Caroma's case, I found I literally had to make a decision, namely, risk a warning or suspension myself by answering her in kind or leaving the threads in which she can generally be found. I opted for the latter.