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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


Topic!Cindy - Apr 07, 2004 7:54:50 am PDT #9395 of 10005
What is even happening?

I only know a little, and mostly because some Buffista, long ago, linked me to [link]

I also asked, because Hil (I think) asked about the timing of the vote in lightbulb, but I don't know if it ever got addressed. Still, I can see your point. We all can't be here for everything.


Topic!Cindy - Apr 07, 2004 7:56:19 am PDT #9396 of 10005
What is even happening?

sumi, the ballot is linked from here: Jon B. "Sunnydale Press" Apr 5, 2004 6:04:25 pm PDT

Voting closes tomorrow evening.


Jon B. - Apr 07, 2004 8:01:26 am PDT #9397 of 10005
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Voting closes tomorrow evening.

Which is a full day after the end of the second day of Passover. I don't see a problem.


Laura - Apr 07, 2004 8:41:24 am PDT #9398 of 10005
Our wings are not tired.

Gah! All these people changing their names! Chaos! Confusion! Brain hurt!

I am with ya on this MarvelMan, particulary since my mind does the translate thing on posters that I know with a different name.

I don't have any issue with the name list. It seems an interesting read. It seems likely to me that anyone who had an issue with publicly displaying their name probably isn't using their IRL name anyway.


DXMachina - Apr 07, 2004 8:45:07 am PDT #9399 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I take my stand now: I will always ALWAYS be Miracleman!

It's not like your secret identity is, ya know, very secret...


§ ita § - Apr 07, 2004 8:46:31 am PDT #9400 of 10005
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

It seems likely to me that anyone who had an issue with publicly displaying their name probably isn't using their IRL name anyway.

If, say, we had a bunch of celeb signups, would we be well served by listing them publicly? I don't feel so. I don't think the up side is significant at all.


Deena - Apr 07, 2004 8:48:24 am PDT #9401 of 10005
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Maybe just me, but when we were at WX when the board was down, it weirded me out that my name was on a list at the left. Just sitting there. For other people to see.


Laura - Apr 07, 2004 8:49:20 am PDT #9402 of 10005
Our wings are not tired.

No doubt the reasons against far outweigh.


Laura - Apr 07, 2004 8:51:49 am PDT #9403 of 10005
Our wings are not tired.

True Deena. It was always odd the see how many lurkers were about. And that was only the list of people that didn't hide their names. OTOH, there also was the "oh goody Deena is here" reaction when I read the list.


shrift - Apr 07, 2004 8:53:14 am PDT #9404 of 10005
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I meant to ask this earlier -- if any Buffistas who have changed their names want that name changed reflected on the BRQG? Please lemme know.