What's the plural of apocalypse? Is it "diaspora, part II"?
"$2400-a-year dedicated server," I suspect. But it may not be necessary.
Mal: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous. Simon: Yes, I'm very proud.
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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
Katie M - Aug 20, 2003 10:47:42 am PDT #4328 of 10005
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Jesse - Aug 20, 2003 10:47:57 am PDT #4329 of 10005
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Look, if we can't reduce resource usage by fixing code or whatever, and we need to raise a shitload of money to get on a dedicated server or whatever, I am confident we'll be able to do it. We have a bunch of new people who didn't give in the first round, and I imagine there are people who'd be willing to give again. I really think we'll be fine. We just need to figure out what's up instead of running around willy-nilly. (Sorry, Nilly.)
Fred Pete - Aug 20, 2003 10:49:04 am PDT #4330 of 10005
Ann, that's a ferret.
We have explicitly violated our contract with them. They could boot us out on our asses tomorrow. I need the board to be better before October 5. I need us to get to acceptable levels of resource usage before that date.
Then let's get a bullshit consensus now. Anyone disagree with
(1) Changing the random quote to a QOTD?
(2) Changing the default display of posts to 20?
Not suggesting that it'll solve our problem. But it's something we can do now that'll help.
Lyra Jane - Aug 20, 2003 10:50:44 am PDT #4331 of 10005
Up with the sun
Look, if we can't reduce resource usage by fixing code or whatever, and we need to raise a shitload of money to get on a dedicated server or whatever, I am confident we'll be able to do it.
Agreed. But I'd a zillion times rather start a fund drive and kick in towards a dedicated server in August, then spend all of October on PF, passing the hat and looking for another hosting company.
Is this being discussed in BBaBB? Cos I can go freak out over there.
Kristen - Aug 20, 2003 10:51:11 am PDT #4332 of 10005
Because we cannot stop growth.
Nobody is saying let's stop growing. The only thing that I have been asking for the past two is to please put off talk of new threads until we figure out the technical side and get things under control. That's all.
§ ita § - Aug 20, 2003 10:51:38 am PDT #4333 of 10005
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Fred, we don't traditionally look for bullshit consensuses on technical issues. For instance, the default display of posts for unregistered folk is already 20 (since yesterday), and will be for the newly registered too.
Once I've worked out the mechanics of QotD, that was going live too.
I am very willing to be draconian on code stuff.
Jesse - Aug 20, 2003 10:53:00 am PDT #4334 of 10005
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hooray for ita.
Fred Pete - Aug 20, 2003 10:53:45 am PDT #4335 of 10005
Ann, that's a ferret.
OK, ita.
I hadn't noticed the new default because mine is already set at 30.
Lyra Jane - Aug 20, 2003 10:54:43 am PDT #4336 of 10005
Up with the sun
Nobody is saying let's stop growing.
I understand that. But if we're already violating our contract, and this is August, how much worse will it be in October?
I guess I don't understand how you can say "we could get thrown off by our host tomorrow" on the one hand and NOT see it as a situation requiring emergency measures. Has all of this been explained elsewhere?
Kristen - Aug 20, 2003 10:56:17 am PDT #4337 of 10005
Have you been following along in Board?