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14:28 / 31.08.02

An idea: may take off or fall flat.

- Each week we nominate a regular poster to get interviewed by the rest of the board in the Conversation.

- The questions can be on anything, but the poster nominated can refuse to answer or take part if they like.

- Each nomination must include a question (phrased, "If my nomination gets picked, I'd like to ask...").

- The board member with the most posts by this time next week will be interviewed, unless they turn it down (in which case we'll go to the next most nominated person).

- Anyone can contribute at any time with a question (you don't necessarily have to nominate in order to ask something. Just bear in mind you'll have no say over who answers).

- We'll limit it to one nomination per person, but you can ask as many questions as you like.

- The interview will take the format of one long post to this thread, including all questions asked over the preceding week.

- Rules to be reviewed if necessary.

- Nominations can be made to this thread starting immediately.

16:00 / 31.08.02

Hmm. While I'm into the idea that 'non-famous' people can and do have at least as much to say as those in the public eye, what immediately springs to mind with this idea is that it might look cliquey and self-obsessed. Don't want to shoot this down in flames, just urging caution.

16:21 / 31.08.02

I would say the opposite, SFD. I would say that learning more about the people who post here is likely to be the opposite of cliquey. As far as self-obsessed, it's only one thread amongst many on a message board that doesn't exactly broadcast its merits to the world. I think we can err on the side of having a laugh here.

Murray Hamhandler

16:33 / 31.08.02

I like it. I don't know about the logistics of it, but the idea is keen. I'd like to see focus pieces on individual 'Lithers. It would help me greatly in separating them from one another in my head...

autopilot disengaged

17:31 / 31.08.02

that's a fantastic idea.

i'd vote for #1 barbeloid tom coates to take the hot seat first. there's something perverse and cool about the creator questioned by the creation.

The Apple-Picker

18:21 / 31.08.02

So what's your question, Autopilot?

autopilot disengaged

20:11 / 31.08.02

i'm stoopid on sauvignon blanc and about to leave the house. but -

my quesion. for tom coates.

why?

20:30 / 31.08.02

"has anything amusing ever happened to you in connection with a spoon?"

Less searchable M0rd4nt

21:41 / 31.08.02

Why's it have to be a regular-- why not a n00b?

Matthew Fluxington

23:07 / 31.08.02

A question for Tom Coates: You always seem to have a lot of good ideas for threads. Why do you often choose not to start them?

Tryphena Absent

23:18 / 31.08.02

How long can you hold your breath for?

23:28 / 31.08.02

Because what would we ask newbies? "Why Barbelith?"? "How many degrees of seperation between you and Kevin Baker?"? "Pirate or Ninja?"? "Can we stick our happinesses in yr ear?"? "Are you Callow?"?

Plus we don't know their names to nominate them.

For Coates- Do you think you'd be happier without barbelith in yr life?

For Mordant- Honestly, are you ever going to finish anything ever?

For exp- ChristianshaminismandyrwholesystemofbelifeexplanationpatrolGO!

... but if we can only vote for one, then my vote goes for exp.

Solitaire Rose as Tom Servo

23:46 / 31.08.02

I don't think it should say in the abstract that you nominate your FAVORITE Barbeloid...I think there are people that I disagree with who would make excellent interviewees. I like the idea though.

For Tom:

Barbelith has gorwn more and less than what you have talked about in the past. In a perfect world, what would Barbelith be and what do you want your role to be in that?b

01:08 / 01.09.02

Mordant: the only reason I mentioned regular members is because I though it would be more likely that we'd get a response to the interview. It could be anyone, as long as they're up for it.

S Rose: The fave Barbeloid stuff in the abstract was just a silly turn of phrase. It could be anyone, as long as they're up for it.

My vote would be Persephone. And my question would be: "What have you learned from the threads that you've read but not contributed to in the last week?"

02:26 / 01.09.02

Oh, Lord. My bosses were on vacation & I've been a total Chatty Cathy all week... were there any threads this week that I didn't stick my nose into? I don't have to answer unless everyone votes, right?

05:37 / 01.09.02

How many times this week have you worn underwear of the opposite's sex?

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

06:29 / 01.09.02

I'd vote for Tom. It seems logical, and it'd be a great start.

Or failing that, Ganesh- he has one of the more interesting professions I know of on the board, and I'm fascinated by how people square social responsibility with the need to have fun.

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

12:17 / 01.09.02

I like this idea.

12:36 / 01.09.02

I'd nominate Lurid, as he's as far from the mathematician stereotype as I can imagine - and his Real Name must be the envy of many a goth. And he could dish the dirt on his Beckham-like relationship with the lovely Mordant...

Just have to think of a question now.

We're The Great Old Ones Now

18:18 / 01.09.02

Beckham-like relationship

Congratulations, 'Nesh. You've just filled my head with ideas I could have lived a thousand years without. I think you may also have created a new Circle of Hell.

Aiee.

Regrettable Juvenilia

18:36 / 01.09.02

Are we only allowed to nominate one at a time? I already have a list of about half a dozen that spring to mind immediately, and they're by no means my bestest buddies etc...

I think this could work really well if good questions are asked and good answers are given - if nothing else, it'd be an interesting change from the usual format of a thread - instead of a range of posters' opinions on one subject, you'd have one posters views on a wide range of things, everything from their favourite places to go out to their politics to their top 5 cultural icons. I don't think there'll be anything cliquey about it if it carries on weekly for a while, either.

Seeing as I reckon Tom is going to get the most votes for the first week anyway, I'll nominate him as well. My question would be:

Candida - genuine health-hazard from which many of us are suffering, or a big con to make us feel really guilty and then spend far too much money on supermarkets' wheat-free and organic ranges?

21:55 / 01.09.02

I, indeed, also vote for Tom. And my 3 questions are as follow:

I) Did you know that Tom means "empty" in another language?

ii) What's your cock size, flaccid and rocky?

3) I know that you have struggled through lean times to keep this board alive, what was your prime motivation in these times, And what do you think was the true motivation?

Less searchable M0rd4nt

21:59 / 01.09.02

*Sneaks off topic to give pin a thick ear*

Oi! I finish stuff. I just got twenty quid off of Bloodlust UK for finished stuff, ta very much. I've just got nonfiction issues at the moment.

*Returns to topic, trying to act casual.*

22:20 / 01.09.02

I'm prepared to be grilled. Let me know by private message when you think you've got enough questions...

The Apple-Picker

22:23 / 01.09.02

Cool! A willing subject.

(still trying to think of a soul-searching question)

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

00:50 / 02.09.02

Tom, are you happy? If not, why? What is your goal in life? Is happiness truly attainable?

Please explain answers.

ha. haha.

I'm sorry.

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

00:53 / 02.09.02

Just how important are the Pixies? In terms relating to you and to the world at large, and on a scale of Nirvana to World Peace.

(Again, I am sorry. No honestly, I am. Ok, ok, I'll just sit back and watch... )

01:29 / 02.09.02

We should have one person to whom we PM questions for Tom and then he/she can compile them and PM them to Tom. Tom can then post them and the answers thereby having a lot less posts in this thread. Just an idea...

Matthew Fluxington

02:53 / 02.09.02

I think it is logical for this thread to be the place where we come up with questions and potential interviewees, and each "Barbeinterview" should from then forth have its own thread in which more questions can be asked/followed up if need be.

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

12:21 / 02.09.02

I assumed that was how it would be, really...

I guess - specially for Tom - it could be posted on the webzine? I don't know. I have to admit ignorance to what's happening with most of barbelith, but it's an idea.

The Apple-Picker

14:06 / 02.09.02

For Tom: Marathon runners are sometimes advised to pick three goal times in which to complete their run. The first one should be something that is almost surely attainable. The second one should be difficult to reach, but possible. And the last should be a dream.

What are your goals as they'd correspond to this advice?

20:13 / 02.09.02

I'd nominate Lurid, as he's as far from the mathematician stereotype as I can imagine - Ganesh

Short of posting borderline illegal personal pornographic photos, I'm not sure that there is much more you are really going to discover. That said, the idea of being grilled does appeal. Grill me! Grill me!

[Note to self: not every conversation revolves around sex.]

But back to the real world, Tom is clearly the obvious choice for a good grilling. So, questions...

I'm fairly new here and so, perhaps because I haven't paid attention or perhaps because I haven't tried to find out, I'm not entirely clear on the origins of the board. Regardless, I think it would be interesting to hear your take on its formation and your motivations through that process.

On a related note, how do you feel about the board's development? It is clear that you take a very hands off approach and I am sometimes left unsure as to what your opinions and views are. Does the board or do specific fora take directions that diverge from your aspirations? What do you want this place to be?

20:15 / 02.09.02

I think you've got a good idea there, Flux: keep the questions and nominations to this thread. We could do a Barbeinterview week one, week two thread to keep things from becoming too confusing, if necessary.

Dunno about the facility to ask ongoing questions via the actual interview thread, though: we don't want each poor poster to be lumbered with an ongoing interview type-thing that they can't get out of. Maybe they should just do the interview and people can respond to it as they see fit.

20:26 / 02.09.02

My questions:

- What are the last five albums you've bought, over what timeframe did you buy them, and what do you think of them?

- Do you think Samurai, Cowboys and Giant Robots (which transform) are viable alternative options that should be considered in the unecessarily polarised Ninja/Pirate debate?

- Can you come up with two threads for the Magick forum (title, brief introductory post and abstract)? What do you think of the Magick forum itself?

- Which posters do you always enjoy reading (and why)?

- What are your favourite foods?

01:31 / 03.09.02

For Tom (and whoever else): How do you think others generally view you and how right or wrong are they?

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