Official Cellar documents return

[SteveBsjb]

Hello, Undertoad, I read your FAQ section and history. Very nicely done. A terrific outline of what you hoped from your community. I agree, message board communities do make for a great hobby. I've learned a lot from the people on message boards, especially factoring in the international quotient.

I realize that a "guidelines" document is probably due to the "AG'ers", but I totally support that idea. Designing and enforcing something like that can be an interesting part of the hobby, I'd expect. After reading your FAQ I don't think you'd create a document that starts witch-hunts, but rather one that will put out the "perceived" fires that seem to be sparking.

I think I have more to say, but I'm starving. Catch ya later!

[xoxoxoBruce]

Excellent, UT!

Not knowing where the FAQ was.....duh.....I went to the bottom of the page. There I found a quote by Willie Penn about the truth being damaged more by the heat from it's defenders than it's attackers. It made me laugh...how true, how true.

Originally Posted by SteveBsjb

I realize that a "guidelines" document is probably due to the "AG'ers", ~snip

I'd guess, yes & no. This shit has happened before and will happen again. Change is constant and inevitable...it's also good....healthy, even.

Change makes people a little uncomfortable, sometimes, and they'll resist it. That's cool, but sometimes a "perceived threat" is just that....perceived.
I guess we all put on our Don Quixote hats now and then but I am surprised at some of the excess vitriol. Age, number of posts, seniority, etc, are all bullshit.
Post content stands on it's own merits.

There isn't a member in the Cellar that hasn't made a mistake, I know I've made my share. Some might say more than my share, but live and learn.

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Change makes people a little uncomfortable, sometimes, and they'll resist it. That's cool, but sometimes a "perceived threat" is just that....perceived.
I guess we all put on our Don Quixote hats now and then but I am surprised at some of the excess vitriol. Age, number of posts, seniority, etc, are all bullshit.
Post content stands on it's own merits.

I'm dealing with a lot of changes coming down in my life right now. I guess I'm on "change overload." (sigh)

We're dealing with a huge (relatively) influx of newcomers, many of whom state that they want the Cellar to turn into their old board. I liked the Cellar the way it was, but change is a constant, I guess. Things stop changing when you're dead. I just wish they'd be a little more polite or something. Of course, I haven't always been very polite, either. Like Griff said in another thread, its not been a great week for posting.

I need to ease off on my Cellar addiction, anyhow, and concentrate on packing and the logistics (I'm VERY bad at logistics) of my coming move.