Trick ,'First Date'
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
Serial to suggest. Rafmun, if you're asking for a warning to Shawn, go ahead and ask it.
I strongly recommend against it.
Strongly agree with Wolfram. We don't bring up warnings lightly. And for something that slight, it would surely be seen as petty to do so.
People snipe at each other from time to time. That's not what the warnings are for.
Just so we're clear, I don't think it's a good idea either.
But I prefer it to the maneuvering I'm seeing (even while I'm in agreement that Shawn's answer was a bit snotty).
Therefore I request that Shawn stop being snotty to me amd to acknowledge that it is not the 'way of this board' to intentionally be mean toward anyone, as per Wolfram's 'reason not to be' above.
See, to me that whole "acknowledge that is is not the way of the board" is bullshit. You want to twist an apology out of her by fucking with parliamentary procedures? That is a way bigger breach of board culture than anything Shawn said.
Rafmun, That's fine, but this part
and to acknowledge that it is not the 'way of this board' to intentionally be mean toward anyone
is like asking for an apology. We've discussed that at numerous times. You can ask for it, just don't hold your breath. I feel pretty certain that the board is not going to start enforcing apologies.
Well, you can't REQUESt that Shawn stop being anything, as you are not the boss of her. You can say that you are upset by her snottiness and you would like her to stop it and see how she responds.
Is the warning procedure ... and what it is meant to be used for ... part of Nutty's Cheesebutt thingie (that's weird to write) along with proposal and voting procedure?
Therefore I request that Shawn stop being snotty to me amd to acknowledge that it is not the 'way of this board' to intentionally be mean toward anyone, as per Wolfram's 'reason not to be' above.
Charity begins at home.
I've yet to see you apologize to the numerous people who took issue with your tone over the past two days. Defend your tone, yes. Apologize, no. Frankly, I don't care if you apologize, but don't go after Shawn for the same thing.
(And if I'm wrong, as is always a possiblity, someone please feel free to Nilly my head off.)
Points at Dana's post and nods.
Me,too.
Okay. And for something completely different...
Where do the local 'istas lists live? Is there a Chicago/Midwest one? What is involved in creating/maintaing one?
I'll be happy to admit that I was snotty to Rafmun, because I already did. And I'll admit being mean to people is not the way of the Board. And that Rafmun's original post was perhaps the meanest thing I've seen posted here in a while, if not ever.