[HPFGU-Feedback] Re: ADMIN: We'd Like to Pick Your Brains About TBAY

[Shaun Hately]

On 4 Dec 2003 at 18:36, msbeadsley wrote:

> This is a *social* group; the variety (along with the stunning degree 
> of general intelligence) is what makes it so terrific. And do those 
> who love TBAY just read and respond to TBAY? Don't they participate 
> throughout the group? Someone said that segregating TBAY would kill 
> it. I agree. (I'm hearing Gollum's voice from TTT now: "That would 
> kill us--*kill* us!") But I also think that, as it became moribund, 
> those trying to keep it alive would be missed on the main board; and 
> they might not come back. It that what you want? Although I am not 
> primarily a TBAY-er, the notion of kicking it off the main board 
> bothers me very much. Because HPfGU is not *about* the pedantic 
> discussions, is it? Isn't it about the people having them? (That's 
> what I'm there for.) And that includes the TBAYers. And the FILKers. 
> And the FFers. (Hmmm...it occurs to me that I've been each of those, 
> at least briefly--as well as participating in my share of pedantry.)

I'd like to point out that moving TBAY to a separate list does not mean moving 
TBAYers off the main list. I'm on HPFGU, and OT-Chatter, and Movies. I'd almost 
certainly join a TBAY list as well.

There's no reason why those on a separate TBAY list should be missed on the 
main list, because I assume that they would still be on that list as well. And I 
assume they'd make just as many postings - unless of course the TBAY list 
became so active as to take up all their time.

My view is that TBAY itself would probably benefit from a separate list. I seem to 
have a higher opinion of its resilience than many of the people involved in it do. I 
certainly don't want to see TBAYers off the main list, nor do I want to see their 
pastime die out.
 
> > I also think 'organised' whimsy is less whimsical than whimsy that 
> > just happens (-8
> 
> Organized? TBAY? The "(-8" means you're kidding, right? ;-)

Even riots get organised sometimes (-8.

TBAY isn't that organised, I admit - but it is a posting style with its own guidelines, 
so I think describing it as having some degree of organisation is reasonable.


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