Little did I--or anyone else, I deem--picture where this would lead to. Through thick and thin, debate mostly amicable but at times rancorous, we have perservered. And now, for all intents and purposes, our task is done. To all who have participated in this process, you have my profound thanks for helping to make my original, nebulous vision a reality. We have much to be proud of.
Quote: It is my perception that board77 is in danger of spinning off into anarchy. I love the basic democratic nature of the place, and I would not fundamentally change that, but we suffer from a lack of a process to allow us to make effective decisions for moving forward into the future. With everybody and everyone allowed to start a poll about anything, each vote becomes more and more meaningless. That will become even more true as we grow, but once we have a strong structure in place, it should not be nearly as much of an issue, and the democratic process will work as intended.
But I believe that emergency measures are immediately necessary to get to that point. This is what I propose:
1. An immediate moratorium on new invite threads until the structure is in place (allowing the existing threads to be processed).
2. A panel is formed consisting of all current and former admins, Jnyusa, lidless,and Ethel (and perhaps a very few number of others). This panel will as quickly as possible devise a series of polls, each with a clear purpose and a clear time limit for voting and implimentation, guided by the various discussion that have already taken place (and which will inevitably continue to take place while the panel deliberates.
Please note that I am not proposing that a poll be set up on this idea. How ironic would that be. I am proposing that the current admins make an executive decision to implement this plan or some similar plan. I urge you to do so before it is too late. I have already come to care about this place even more then I did that other place that has nothing to do with us even though we all come from there (;)). I would be very sad if board77 collapsed under the weight of his own values.