TBAY poll and Majority rule

[northbysouthwest50 at northbysouthwest50.yahoo.invalid]

Naama wrote:

>How about a
> little live and let live approach?

My answer to that is that very little about this community is "live 
and let live."  There are lots and lots and lots of rules about who 
can post what where.  These rules exist to keep things orderly and 
organized so that it doesn't descend into chaos.  According to some 
of the administrative announcements, we're not even supposed to 
write "Now Me" to mark our own part of a post.  

Why should the issue of TBAY be any different?  I think we should 
talk about the issues (which we are doing) and we should decide 
whether we want the sort of place where lots of different formats and 
styles exist or not.  

Now, on the issue of a poll, Haggridd raised some good points, but I 
can't say that I fear finding out what the majority wants very much, 
since we're just talking about a Yahoo group.  

Also, I would like to take full credit for the idea of a poll, but I 
can't.  The rules I had to read to join this list say polls can be 
used to gauge majority opinion:  "Polls may be used to gauge majority 
opinions on matters of discussion, and list administration will be 
happy to work in tandem with any list member who wishes to suggest a 
poll. Only list moderators may create polls, however, and as with all 
other discussions on this list, poll results should not be considered 
binding upon list administration."  

Sandy wrote:

> Somebody please quote a snippet of TBAY here and point out the
> other-than-English words for me. 

This is from Message 85859:


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Erin was pondering Jenny's question and Jenny was still
wondering where she could get some decent eggs when
George came over bearing a silver tray on which rested two
elegant black-bordered engraved invitations:

~~ Breakfast at The Safe House~~

Erin picked hers up and examined it closely. "Er--" said George,
"I wouldn't do that if -- oops!"

In a few moments the two women had left a congealing plate of
runny eggs and two little heaps of ash behind them and were
strolling up the garden path to The Safe House, where those
who ponder the doings of spies and the interweaving nets of
conspiracy can always find a dish of eclairs, a change of clothes,
or, in this case, a hot breakfast.

Sneaky the House Elf ushered them into the kitchen, where a
roaring fire blazed, not quite drowing out the soft hum of the
newly refurbished MAGIC DISHWASHER. A colorful string of
get-well cards festooned the mantlepiece.

Seated at the table, sipping from a cup of red liquid, was a
dark-haired woman wearing a cape and dark glasses.

<. . . >

 

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This is all English.  I know that because I can read it.  But it is 
code, or I think it might be, anyway.  I don't understand who Sneaky 
is, what the egg references are, the get well cards, the change of 
clothes, the silver tray, the eclairs . . .   TBAY posts really 
aren't all that easy to understand, even though they are written in 
English.  And I'd feel silly writing to the author and asking about 
this sort of thing.  Can't we all work together to find a solution to 
this?

North