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
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.
(Pokes head into Bureaucracy)
The Caroma kerfuffle kinda made me miss the "Ignore" feature - was it at People's Forum - ? but am quite glad we don't usually need such a thing at the Phoenix.
Nicely played, all. It's good to see the system work (provided Caroma gets the point, anyway). And damn, did she deserve what she got.
you insulted posters with cracks about their physical appearance, in a discussion about the ethics of arguing politics.
I'm worried that we might open the door to this kind of thing if we overturn "All Buffistas are Foamy." Though we can always turn to the power of Corseted Cleavage to swing that door shut again.
I'm worried that we might open the door to this kind of thing if we overturn "All Buffistas are Foamy."
I can see that. Standard etiquette would dictate that Caroma's remarks were rude anyway, but reinforcement of manners in this case isn't a bad thing, IMO.
Overturn
"All Buffistas Are Foamy"?
What does that mean?
ita, I think it means that all Foamy Buffistas should lie on their backs.
