How were the TBAYs chosen?

[carolynwhite2]

> Jen ranted:
"Well, you see...it's our TBAY. Mine and Boyd's. It appears to be,
well, missing from the list. Surely this is only an error! I mean,
BADD ANGST isn't LOLLIPOPS or MAGIC DISHWASHER material to say the
least, but certainly we deserve a mention? 
<snip>
"Oh, and while we're at it, I participated in DRIBBLE as well to a 
certain extent, a damn fine theory, if not completely filled out. 
Well, what say you?"


Boyd agonised:
> Actually, I just figured that either: A) you don't like us, or B) 
you don't like Jen. I prefer B, but I feel that there might be 
another option...tough to pin down, for some reason.
> 
> Oh! there it is. Clearly, it is option C) you didn't get to it yet. 
Right? I'm right, right?
> 


Carolyn (giggling helplessly, despite a bad Monday) replies:

Oh, the explanation is simple enough - sort of option C). When I put 
the theory categories on to the list, I was working from a version of 
Inish Alley that I printed off on 28th August 2003. Since then it's 
been updated a lot with BADD ANGST, DRIBBLE and a great deal of other 
nonsense...er, insightful and *very important* contributions. 

I have just printed off the current version, and will now comb 
through it for new acronyms, and put them ALL on the list... you knew 
there'd be a catch.

When we've done coding [what, there is an end sometime?], the idea is 
that we'll go through the list and those theories which sink without 
trace, ie only get one or two citations will get folded back into 
some relevant category, to try and keep the search criteria 
manageable. (People will still be able to find them by typing the 
name into a free text search box, they just won't be dignified by 
their own heading). So you have been warned!

Stomps off, muttering...all these Americans, right to free speech, be 
quoting the whotsit Amendment next...boil 'em in oil over here in the 
UK, no questions asked..