I always got the idea that if there was a demo, or something you could do like send a letter that press was the place for it. It does say general announcements, and beep me is for personal stuff. The occasional political announcement has been part of press from the beginning. If you want to change now, it seems like a change in culture, and I wonder what has altered that we need it.
Hey, if it means I don't have to read any more, woo and, might I add, a big hoo.
Xander ,'Sleeper'
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
Typo Boy - Mar 19, 2004 4:36:09 pm PST #7546 of 10005
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Typo Boy - Mar 19, 2004 6:13:35 pm PST #7547 of 10005
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
OK - doing a quick threadsuck of press - just a sample to show the variety of posts:
1) Post from Victor Sept 26 2002 - a Poetry festival
3) Spidra LE BAL DES VAMPIRES
11) Lori - environmental cleanup day
23) Daniel Jensen - announces creation of spoiler sluts chatroom
30) Lori - Announces availablity of Margartet Cho tape for Cho fans
105) Sophia Brooks - announces never before seen Twin Peaks pilot
Posts 167 and 168 - recall of unsafe diving equipment
Post 177 - Jen offers a laptop for sale
Post 196 Jim donations for Glen Quinn Memorial fund
Post 246 - Punk Rock Aerobics
Post 254 - Cindy - Infant Formula recall
Post 266 Besty H.p - Newest Harry Potter book
Post 273 - Consuela - San Francisco Peace March
Followup announcements by JZ and Betsy on it.
Post 293 Java Cat 2003 National Legal Fiction Writing Competition for Lawyers
In other words Press has always been for a variety of things including politics. The common thread -
something upcoming, not past.
Something you can attend or do - buy a ticket, come to a rally, take part in a competition, submit a paper, make a phone call send a letter.
So if we are going to suddenly restrict it, this is a change in culture - and I think needs a strong argument.
Pix - Mar 19, 2004 6:38:51 pm PST #7548 of 10005
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Can I ask a Stompy question? How exactly do I see the "Buffista Calendar"? Someone mentioned seeing an anniversary listed there -- I'd love to know when to wish people the happy.
§ ita § - Mar 19, 2004 6:42:38 pm PST #7549 of 10005
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nilly owns the calendar, and she's very diligent about making the announcements from it, so everyone knows when to wish.
For all I know, she keeps in that wonderful thing she calls a brain.
Pix - Mar 19, 2004 6:44:15 pm PST #7550 of 10005
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Thank you, ita! (I'm sorry if this is Natter -- please stomp me here if I should have put my thanks elsewhere.)
tommyrot - Mar 19, 2004 6:45:17 pm PST #7551 of 10005
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
For all I know, she keeps in that wonderful thing she calls a brain.
I think it involves a code based on strategically placed knots on a piece of twine.
DCJensen - Mar 19, 2004 6:46:19 pm PST #7552 of 10005
All is well that ends in pizza.
FYI:
23) Daniel Jenson - announces creation of spoiler sluts chatroom
1. Jensen
2. It was a web site, not a chatroom.
Not that it matters, except, you know, it is my name....
Typo Boy - Mar 19, 2004 8:08:20 pm PST #7553 of 10005
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
> 3) Daniel Jenson - announces creation of spoiler sluts chatroom
1. Jensen
Sorry about the name. corrected. You know. Typo boy:
2. It was a web site, not a chatroom
Just going by the announcement which said
the host of SpoilerSluts.com has creadted a chat room,
So that was the text of the announcement.
P.M. Marc - Mar 19, 2004 8:45:38 pm PST #7554 of 10005
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
And Gar, large portions of those are what caused Jengod to pop in with her "ummm?" several months ago.
Press was ORIGINALLY created to have one place for BIG announcements that would NORMALLY have spammed each freakin' thread back at WX.
Other use, she's feature creep, and it's annoying.
Typo Boy - Mar 19, 2004 9:01:40 pm PST #7555 of 10005
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
But "feature creep" was there almost from the beginning. Not a new thing. And a lot of things that are being labeled feature creep are the kind of things that would otherwise spam multiple threads -so press doing its job.. New Harry Potter coming out? Literarary, Natter and bitches... Demo in San Francisco; Natter and Bitches. In point of fact Bitches is very much a natter thread; so almost any general annoucement could go in both places.