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
A calandar announcement two or three times a week wouldn't really be a huge increase.
I think this might be the best way to do it. Easier on Nilly, too.
I agree that birthdays aren't earthshattering (though, of course, my quarter-centennial a week from next Sunday will be). But it seems to me that the posts in Beep Me now are about one-third major news, two-thirds minor things on the level of someone going away for the weekend (and I just posted one of these). So if the function of it is supposed to be major events only, we need to clarify that.
Personally, I would feel weird announcing my birthday in Beep Me, but if Nilly wants the Buffista Calendar announcements to go there, I think that's fine.
I think the Calendar announcements should go in Press. Press is for general announcements. Here's the blurb for Press:
Having a party? Organizing a local F2F? Know something that we all really need to know? Announce it! Want to discuss anything posted here? Take it to Natter. Any natter here will be deleted.
I think the most important thing about calendar announcements in Press is that Nilly get permission from everyone applicable beforehand.
I think the calendar was presented as "if you want it announced let me know".
I doubt there is any "Nilly, here is my birthday, keep it to yourself. " (And if there WERE, Nilly could tell you the date and time she received it)
By adding your birthday to the calendar, I think permission to post is implied, no?
I mean the permission to post in Press, not in Natter.
If there indeed is a difference between posting in the two, then I think people may feel differently about the dissemination. If there is no difference, then why post in Press?
For love or money, I'd not want my birthday up in Press. In natter, it's been there, and it's okay.
Well, a "from now on birthdays will be announced in Press and not Natter, if you don't want yours announced in Press please contact Nilly by blah de blah and have it removed from the list" should do the trick.
Which was all I was saying.
I wouldn't post my own birthday in Press (or probably anywhere, really) but I don't care where or if someone else posts it. But I'd rather see it in Beep Me than in Press. Beep Me has tended all along to be where people post not just the apocalyptic stuff, but also "here's what's been going on in my life, if you were wondering." Press is much more hard news oriented, and I'd like to keep it that way.
ita, what's the difference between having it posted in Natter and in one of these threads? I do think that if we're trying to cut down on the nuisance posts, people are more likely to miss a single Nilly post in Natter. To me, that's the biggest reason for the (suggested) change, and I don't see much of a difference either way other than that. But you obviously do.
If we do decide to change, we could post one Press notice asking folks who are uncomfortable to give Nilly a heads-up. I don't know how she maintains the list, but I'm sure it wouldn't be much trouble to keep a note of which ones need to stay in Natter. But I confess I don't see the need.
