Anybody want to open Lightbulbs? I'll make up more of a proposal.
Well, we may not have parted on the best of terms. I realize certain words were exchanged. Also, certain... bullets. But that's air through the engine. It's past. We're business people.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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
Jesse - Apr 09, 2004 8:24:22 am PDT #9773 of 10005
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
§ 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.
tommyrot - Apr 09, 2004 8:49:07 am PDT #9780 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.
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.
It'd be easy to do a query to determine the number of active users. OTOH, cancelling someone's reg. after a year is a fairly common thing.
DavidS - Apr 09, 2004 8:49:14 am PDT #9781 of 10005
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Err, yeah. And you kind of bitched us out for it a couple weeks ago, IIRC.
True, I think it's sometimes too quick to respond to minor slights. Too conservative. But that's my opinon, not what the board does. Because the board is so quick to come down on folks who ruffle feathers, I think we can afford more leeway. In my opinion, that quickness to correct even minor transgressions may not be the best way to go, but that is how the board works.
Allyson - Apr 09, 2004 8:53:03 am PDT #9782 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
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 don't mean to be all doomsday, David, but this happens seemingly overnight.
I like new blood, what that adds to us. But I like gradual new blood. I feel war brewing.