You turn on any of my crew, you turn on me.

Mal ,'Ariel'


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


Jon B. - Oct 10, 2003 8:47:53 am PDT #5431 of 10005
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Why October? I thought we voted to close it and motions aren't to be reconsidered for six months.

(I'm not against it, but I think we should follow procedure)


Steph L. - Oct 10, 2003 8:48:57 am PDT #5432 of 10005
I look more rad than Lutheranism

t slamming head against monitor


Lee - Oct 10, 2003 8:49:18 am PDT #5433 of 10005
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I thought this was an exception. Six months from when we closed it would be much too late to start the discussion and still have time to plan.

eta: or what Steph said.


Steph L. - Oct 10, 2003 8:50:57 am PDT #5434 of 10005
I look more rad than Lutheranism

And I was just about to come back in here and post what Perkins said.

There's NO WAY to plan a May F2F if we can't open the thread until April.


Jon B. - Oct 10, 2003 8:51:18 am PDT #5435 of 10005
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

The vote said, "We should close the F2F Planning thread until the next F2F goes into being planned and then reopen it to posts at that time."

If we're planning the next "national" F2F then there's no need to vote; we can just reopen it. If we're not, then... y'know... folks shouldn't have voted to close it.


Katie M - Oct 10, 2003 8:51:36 am PDT #5436 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

10. We should close the F2F Planning thread until the next F2F goes into being planned and then reopen it to posts at that time.

YES: 73 *
NO: 26
NO PREFERENCE: 23

If people are ready to start planning, it should open.


Steph L. - Oct 10, 2003 8:51:55 am PDT #5437 of 10005
I look more rad than Lutheranism

If we're planning the next "national" F2F then there's no need to vote; we can just reopen it.

We are. Hence Perkins making the request.


amych - Oct 10, 2003 8:52:59 am PDT #5438 of 10005
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

I've just opened it.


Fred Pete - Oct 10, 2003 8:55:23 am PDT #5439 of 10005
Ann, that's a ferret.

So when do we start planning? I have no objection to reopening the thread if we start planning now -- and it's never too early to start discussing where.

The F2F thread didn't even hit post 1000 until January, and 1500 until March.

(It's now at 7378.)


DXMachina - Oct 10, 2003 8:57:37 am PDT #5440 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

We started planning both previous F2Fs the previous October, hence it's time to reopen. (edit - and I'm wrong. We started planning the last F2F in September.)

eta:

The F2F thread didn't even hit post 1000 until January, and 1500 until March.

Also, last year, we didn't have the hotel set in place until way late in the process. It'd be nice to avoid that this time around.