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).
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer
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Astarte - Apr 01, 2004 12:39:39 pm PST #8870 of 10005
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
DavidS - Apr 01, 2004 12:40:35 pm PST #8871 of 10005
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
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.
msbelle - Apr 01, 2004 12:40:40 pm PST #8872 of 10005
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
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.
Scrappy - Apr 01, 2004 12:41:14 pm PST #8873 of 10005
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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.
JenP - Apr 01, 2004 12:41:20 pm PST #8874 of 10005
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?
Dana - Apr 01, 2004 12:41:34 pm PST #8875 of 10005
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
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.)
Astarte - Apr 01, 2004 12:44:35 pm PST #8876 of 10005
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Points at Dana's post and nods.
Me,too.
aurelia - Apr 01, 2004 12:45:03 pm PST #8877 of 10005
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
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?
bon bon - Apr 01, 2004 12:45:34 pm PST #8878 of 10005
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
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.
Sean K - Apr 01, 2004 12:45:39 pm PST #8879 of 10005
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Frankly, I don't care if you apologize, but don't go after Shawn for the same thing.
Yes. This.