My issue with it isn't the easy-to-keep-up-with aspect, it's the irritation factor of clicking press (because that's where Important Announcements live, so in theory, all of us should be checking Press) only to find that it's another Deathmatch notice.

Ah. I think of Press as Just Another Thread to Read--not to mention that most of the actual Important Announcements have no bearing on me personally, anyway.

Ah. I think of Press as Just Another Thread to Read--not to mention that most of the actual Important Announcements have no bearing on me personally, anyway.

See, and it (and Beep Me) are specfically designed to NOT be JATtR. Which is why when (Press in particular) they slide that way, I at least get a skosh uncomfortable.

I am a little fuzzy on the difference between Press and Beep Me even though one says General Announcments and one say Personal Announcements. Where would a birth announcement go? A barbecue invitation? A link to pictures from W&HAR?

But I do know they're both tread-lightly, natter-free, not-just-another-thread threads. :)

Where would a birth announcement go? A barbecue invitation?

Beep Me.

A link to pictures from W&HAR?

Press.

I think gathering information should be Press more than Beep Me, though it's a toss up.

Secret confession:

When I had Big News t TM to announce, I accidentally did it in Press. When I realized it, it was too late to move it to Beep Me but I still felt like a schmo.

As ever, PMM says what I have to say but in a much more cogent way.

I am a little fuzzy on the difference between Press and Beep Me even though one says General Announcments and one say Personal Announcements. Where would a birth announcement go? A barbecue invitation? A link to pictures from W&HAR?

I'd say the first is definitely Beep Me, the last is definitely Press, and the middle could be either, but I'd say Press. Beep Me is for announcements about stuff going on with the individual poster. The "this is going on in my life, and I want everyone to know about it," stuff. Birth announcements, new jobs, marriages, new photos of the poster's kids, etc. Press is for "this is happening, and it might be of interest to other people in the community" stuff. Party invites, info about F2F stuff, picture links having to do with the community.

On the "Istanbul got spazzed" question, might we get a show of hands for those that it would offend as opposed to those who are worried that someone might be offended. I think that might be more useful in the decision making.

On the "Istanbul got spazzed" question, might we get a show of hands for those that it would offend as opposed to those who are worried that someone might be offended. I think that might be more useful in the decision making.

Given that it *is* offensive language in the UK, I'd really rather we not use it for a thread name. And again, this is the second time in six months this has come up in my world. Me? I'm not offended by the word. I probably won't stop using it, frankly, because it doesn't carry the same weight here, and I probably use worse terms in daily speech, but the very fact that it is offensive outside of the US makes me think it isn't an appropriate name for a thread.

I am a little fuzzy on the difference between Press and Beep Me even though one says General Announcments and one say Personal Announcements. Where would a birth announcement go? A barbecue invitation? A link to pictures from W&HAR?

If the history helps with the distinction at all. Before there was Press, announcements for things like voting were posted in every thread at WX. Which was redundant tending on irritating, particularly if you tried to read new at the same time those announcements were being posted, thread by thread.

Apocalypse was proposed by and for people who wanted to know what was up in people's lives but couldn't keep up in natter. Announcements like Kat & Lori's are the kind of thing everyone wants to know, but NSM the same types of announcements that were posted in every thread.

It perhaps goes without saying that at WX thread creation for whatever whim under the sun wasn't that controversial.