(And I should have added, if a hand is needed with that, I've got a lot of free time these days.)
Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.
Oz ,'Beneath You'
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
Jessica - Aug 20, 2003 6:43:21 pm PDT #4406 of 10005
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
DXMachina - Aug 20, 2003 6:43:40 pm PDT #4407 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
The bookshelves are in my basement, sweetie. All you need to do is come get them...
Sean K - Aug 20, 2003 6:50:52 pm PDT #4408 of 10005
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
My turn for something of a crosspost, from lightbulbs.
You know, if we really want to cut down on the problem, the rinky-dink little threads are not what we should be talking about.
We should be talking about cutting Natter loose, yo.
Everybody's always complaining about how they can't keep up.
Jessica - Aug 20, 2003 6:52:26 pm PDT #4409 of 10005
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Sean, that's spooky -- I was about to post almost the exact same thing.
'Cause seriously, closing Farscape? Not gonna save us any space. Closing Movies? Music? Natter? Bitches? Those are the threads that cause crashes.
Allyson - Aug 20, 2003 6:56:18 pm PDT #4410 of 10005
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
All you need to do is come get them..
Will you make me breakfast?
We should be talking about cutting Natter loose, yo.
Or Bitches. It's really just Natter with more bodily fluids and hair pats, right?
Sean K - Aug 20, 2003 6:58:11 pm PDT #4411 of 10005
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Sean, that's spooky -- I was about to post almost the exact same thing.
Seriously. The problem, in lay terms, is that given an indefinite amount space to fill, Buffistas will fill an indefinite amount of space.
Natter is the ultimate indefinite space.
Allyson - Aug 20, 2003 7:00:03 pm PDT #4412 of 10005
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
But really, Natter and Bitches go hand in hand. One will absorb the other.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 20, 2003 7:03:21 pm PDT #4413 of 10005
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I don't think Movies or Music get that much play. Natter and Bitches are the two big drains on resources (in or out of the active viewing season).
But Natter will fill - that's why they were created. Would having four threads with the same number of posts as, say, twelve, make any difference on the problem in question? That's a serious question, as I don't know w/r/t to current situation.
scrappy - Aug 20, 2003 7:05:19 pm PDT #4414 of 10005
Nobody
Would it help to try to voluntarily limit fun, though contentless, posts--such as number-slutting or lots of -ma posts or Happy Birthdays or whatever? Not that we don't wish people happy birthdays or whatever, but after the first one, people can email the person directly at their profile addy to add good wishes.
Kristen - Aug 20, 2003 7:06:51 pm PDT #4415 of 10005
Would having four threads with the same number of posts as, say, twelve, make any difference on the problem in question?
Yes. Fewer threads with the same number of posts taxes the server less.
Would it help to try to voluntarily limit fun, though contentless, posts--such as number-slutting or lots of -ma posts or Happy Birthdays or whatever?
Actually, yes. Though I would say you don't have to stop wishing someone luck or happy birthday or whatever. Just include it in your next content filled post or something.