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*bump*
Okay, so it’s not as important as any of the other why-and-when-to-delete-posts stuff that’s being discussed at the moment, but... looking for a Policy-type consensus on when something *is* spam these days, and as such when it’s okay to just go ahead and delete it, specifically in the Gathering.
So, there’s this. It’s not about Caleigh-the-person, I think boboss is just almost certainly losing his rag in his post there rather than seriously suggesting there’s any case for banning, but, for whatever reason, this particular user has been dropping by barbelith for years now simply in order to plug things happening in NY. Mostly motherfucker, but sometimes other stuff. Maybe not such a problem for Gathering, in my opinion, when it’s all contained in a single catch-all ‘stuff happening in New York’ thread. But recently ze is starting new topics for each one of these things.
Now, maybe I’m wrong here, but I just don’t think the Gathering is a listings magazine. New York already has listings magazines, doesn’t it? That section of barbelith is called the Participation and I think it’s sorta for organising things. Community things - mostly for organising, well, gatherings with other lithers at interesting events, and also for letting other people here know what you’ve been organising if you’re a member of the community and are doing something interesting - Do Dirt, ICFTS, art exhibitions, Morning Bride gigs, or whatever. It’s primarily for the use of the community, for community-type stuff. My objection to the thread I linked to above is that the topic starter has shown no interest in meeting anyone from barbelith. Or talking to anyone from barbelith on barbelith (“if you want information, go to the GenesisP-Orrige website”). And if that’s the level of contribution that we’re accepting in the Gathering, I don’t see what’s stopping anyone from just turning up and posting adverts, frankly.
So, I think that a move to delete the Psychic Tv thread has been disagreed with twice now, certainly once, and I don’t know if that’s because fly and Pegs and Mystery Gypt had already posted or what, but I think there’s A Discussion to be had here, just so I’m sure. (Also - whoever disagreed on those occasions hasn’t felt it necessary to then fix the link in the first post, or add a topic abstract, ie the usual basic-requirement stuff that I thought topics kinda need. Whoever wants it to stay could at least take 30 seconds to tidy the thing up, surely?) |
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