I'll second (or fifth or whatever) Jesse's suggestion, and also suggest that we call it Shhhhhh! (or something).
Hey! What a surprise! Hostile 17! Can I get you a drink, Hostile 17?
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
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
Sean K - Apr 09, 2004 8:22:41 am PDT #9770 of 10005
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
DavidS - Apr 09, 2004 8:23:08 am PDT #9771 of 10005
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Okay then. I personally feel that 200 new members in a week will very likely lead to a significant change in board culture.
The only effect I'm seeing, really, is the Minearverse thread grown a'bulgent. They mostly seem to be playing over there. I expect it'll calm down and some people will stay and explore the other threads. It's not like we've had a rash of trolls and flaming.
Lyra Jane - Apr 09, 2004 8:23:48 am PDT #9772 of 10005
Up with the sun
If the board is handling the volume, does that mean we'd be shutting down registrations for personal reasons?
That's my impression.
I really, really, really don't like the idea. If the board crashed, or if we were becoming troll central, it would be one thing. I don't see either of those things happening. Right now the post volume is a bit overwhelming, but that should die down soonish.
Jesse - Apr 09, 2004 8:24:22 am PDT #9773 of 10005
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Anybody want to open Lightbulbs? I'll make up more of a proposal.
§ ita § - Apr 09, 2004 8:31:15 am PDT #9774 of 10005
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Lightbulbs is open.
DavidS - Apr 09, 2004 8:33:58 am PDT #9775 of 10005
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Kristen, one thing I'll note that makes me a bit more confident to let things ride is just that historically the board has been very quick to respond to not just outright flaming, but folks who rub the wrong way. People are quick to respond in-thread, first politely, and then bluntly, and if that doesn't work it gets over here pretty quick.
The maintenance and protection of board culture has been krav-quick in its responsiveness.
Allyson - Apr 09, 2004 8:40:32 am PDT #9776 of 10005
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Board culture evolves. See: Bronze. I'd prefer slow evolution. Adopt other people into our culture, before they develop their own culture that is at odds with ours.
I don't think I'm going to get anywhere with this, as I have an admittedly pessimistic view of the newbie flood.
P.M. Marc - Apr 09, 2004 8:44:42 am PDT #9777 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
The maintenance and protection of board culture has been krav-quick in its responsiveness.
Err, yeah. And you kind of bitched us out for it a couple weeks ago, IIRC.
P.M. Marc - Apr 09, 2004 8:45:13 am PDT #9778 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
I'd prefer slow evolution. Adopt other people into our culture, before they develop their own culture that is at odds with ours.
Or, what the pixie said.
DavidS - Apr 09, 2004 8:46:21 am PDT #9779 of 10005
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Board culture evolves. See: Bronze. I'd prefer slow evolution. Adopt other people into our culture, before they develop their own culture that is at odds with ours.
I get why you're twitchy, but we own this board in a way that original Bronzers didn't. I do respect your point and your experience on this, but I haven't seen anything that's symptomatic of a change in culture yet.
I'm wondering though if it might be useful to turn off registrations that haven't been used for a year (to be re-opened upon request). I think it's freaksome to see 1300 users, but if we knew that 800 of them were people who had never logged in for a year, then we'd have a better sense of active community folks.