Yes, sorry. (Was trying to toe the line between quippy and doomsday-ish -- obviously went too far.)

I don’t think legislating Buffista behavior is going to solve the overall problem, and will probably cause some resentment in the long run.

Wolfram - I wasn't clear on this, but I wasn't suggesting we legislate it. I was suggesting we stop doing it. It's like throwing change out the window when you can't pay the mortgage. Yes, it may only be change, but we've been acting like we've got limitless resources and we don't. We can curtail the number slutting. It's actually more exciting when you get a cool number by accident, anyhow. Why post just to say "Timelies"? IOW - I'm talking behavior modification, rather than enacting rules. We're not so rule-y here.

Fred - don't despair! I remember the energy crisis. I'm still a bitch about leaving lights on in empty rooms! I don't let my car idle. If the A.C. is on and you open a window, you get sporked in my house.

I'd also suggest revising JPM's suggestion by adding, "If we all pitch in, we can make a difference."

"If we all pitch in, we can make a difference."

Smokey the Buffista? "Remember, only YOU can prevent server fires...."

Four posts per hour was a BIG reason I never got involved in the Bronze. It may conserve resources, but it kills conversation, which I enjoy. It makes no distinction between a passionate discussion of the theology of vampirism and "Slut!" "Bigger slut!" "Goldfish!". In the former case, the discussion is MUCH more interesting if people argue, debate, and refine their positions; four posts doesn't cut it. In the latter, one post is too many.

Not that I have strong opinions or anything.

Hm. I think you're completely wrong, Betsy. I had better conversations, arguments, debates, and discussions in the olden days at the Bronze than anywhere else. Waiting fifteen minutes to post? That's fifteen minutes for me to think about how I want to respond, and write something eloquent. Heat of the moment posts? Sometimes leads to hyperbole and drivel. Not that that would happen with our precious Buffistas.

Signed,

Bronzer who doesn't appreciate the implication that she couldn't have equally, if not more, interesting conversations at the Bronze

Allyson, I'm not saying the Bronze wasn't a valid and important community. I am saying that the four-posts-per-hour limit kept it from ever becoming my community.

That's not what you said, Betsy, you said that four posts per hour was a conversation killer and that it wasn't interesting. Maybe the "for me" was silently implied.

I am sorry I insulted the Bronze. I didn't mean to.

Let me say what I should have said. To me, an important part of the character of Buffistas is that we have long conversations with multiple contributions. I would not have joined Buffistas if we had had a four-post-per-hour limit. I will probably drift away from Buffistas if we install such a limit.

I am going to try to Meara more than I do, and I'm going to think carefully before posting. I recognize my responsibility to cut back on posts.

Thanks for rewording that, Betsy. I didn't want to argue with you, but the Bronze, she meant a great deal to me.