[08] Attention: everybody
Aug. 6th, 2010 10:34 pm Ok, no jumping down my throat for this one. It's just a suggestion of the friendly variety. Don't buzz on my optimism.
I think people on both sides of the inmate/warden line have expressed a lot of frustration with the whole lack of organized information / response time deal around here. Apparently people have tried to organize response teams or whatever before, and it's just never worked out well. I'm not suggesting something like that.
But I do think the barge could benefit from even having some kind of weekly bulletin type thing where anyone: inmate or warden alike, can comment and read issues of concern. I already know some of you might be thinking 'well that's why we have these journals. People should just read everything.' Big shocking newsflash of the day: not everyone does. A lot of the inmates - and sadly some of the wardens probably - don't care about every single piece of juicy gossip going around, so mining out the important stuff when it gets lost in responses to people's announcements can be difficult.
So I'm just saying maybe we could just throw up the 'Bulletin Board' every week, and people could bullet point anything of vital import to the ship as a whole. Like 'oh yeah, someone died last week and so and so are working on dealing with that.' I don't really see a reason to keep it locked to wardens, especially since the whole point here is that we're trying to help people. Not keep them in the dark or treat them like the bad guys. Obviously, some stuff has to be kept on the down low, just because someone might actually be a threat - but there's still plenty that they should -know- things are being done about.
It's just an idea. I'd be willing to field the bulletin posts if people agree to it. And I'm not saying it will fix the ... problems with immediate response to things, but it should at least help allay the image that no one is doing anything to help people around here. And communication's always a positive.
So. Thoughts?
I think people on both sides of the inmate/warden line have expressed a lot of frustration with the whole lack of organized information / response time deal around here. Apparently people have tried to organize response teams or whatever before, and it's just never worked out well. I'm not suggesting something like that.
But I do think the barge could benefit from even having some kind of weekly bulletin type thing where anyone: inmate or warden alike, can comment and read issues of concern. I already know some of you might be thinking 'well that's why we have these journals. People should just read everything.' Big shocking newsflash of the day: not everyone does. A lot of the inmates - and sadly some of the wardens probably - don't care about every single piece of juicy gossip going around, so mining out the important stuff when it gets lost in responses to people's announcements can be difficult.
So I'm just saying maybe we could just throw up the 'Bulletin Board' every week, and people could bullet point anything of vital import to the ship as a whole. Like 'oh yeah, someone died last week and so and so are working on dealing with that.' I don't really see a reason to keep it locked to wardens, especially since the whole point here is that we're trying to help people. Not keep them in the dark or treat them like the bad guys. Obviously, some stuff has to be kept on the down low, just because someone might actually be a threat - but there's still plenty that they should -know- things are being done about.
It's just an idea. I'd be willing to field the bulletin posts if people agree to it. And I'm not saying it will fix the ... problems with immediate response to things, but it should at least help allay the image that no one is doing anything to help people around here. And communication's always a positive.
So. Thoughts?
[01] the slayer has landed
May. 6th, 2010 10:58 amAfter dealing with an army of last-bagel-gobbling bathroom-hogging three-am-giggle-fest Slayerettes in training for months on end? I'm pretty sure dealing with reforming one hardened criminal will feel like something of a vacation. I mean hey, there's no looming Apocalypse, no nightly vigils at fresh grave sites (one of the many advantages of boats - that whole lack of cemeteries thing), and no one lifting my hairspray every time I turn around.
Sounds like cake.
Or at least like one of those little Hostess cupcake things you can get out of vending machines, which aren't as good as real cake, but they're still tasty if you don't think too hard about that whole nutritional value thing.
Oh, I should probably introduce myself. Buffy Summers. Slayer. Long resume of world saving, and new resident warden.
But no really, are there any vending machines on this boat?
Sounds like cake.
Or at least like one of those little Hostess cupcake things you can get out of vending machines, which aren't as good as real cake, but they're still tasty if you don't think too hard about that whole nutritional value thing.
Oh, I should probably introduce myself. Buffy Summers. Slayer. Long resume of world saving, and new resident warden.
But no really, are there any vending machines on this boat?