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by joelbct » Jul 29th, '08, 14:47

Proinsias wrote:...ITD could easily be argued to have been intelligently designed by entities who post within it...
Ooh, a teleological argument for the existence of Chip and Mary!
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by Salsero » Jul 29th, '08, 14:58

joelbct wrote: Ooh, a teleological argument for the existence of Chip and Mary!
OK, now it's starting to make sense.
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by CynTEAa » Jul 29th, '08, 15:42

Proinsias wrote:
I don't think natural ungoverned development sounds very natural. A bit of both is the way it will continue to be in the future. I'm not about to let my 4 yr old develop without any sort of government or introspection on my part.
I think that it is self-governing is part of its natural development.

ITD isn't a 4 yr old child. It's a group of special TeaFolks just hanging out. At this point in its development it's trying to decide if it should do or be something.

But I could be wrong! Heck, I've had a fever all day. :wink:
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by Ed » Jul 29th, '08, 18:28

Mother Mary brewed up ITD as a cage to put me in so I wouldn't clog up the IM with talk of fukamushi sencha - she finally admitted it! :o
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by Space Samurai » Jul 29th, '08, 18:51

And instead, the IM is now clogged up with talk of Firefly.
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ITD is for people like me.

by Wesli » Jul 29th, '08, 19:06

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by scruffmcgruff » Jul 29th, '08, 19:49

I believe we are overthinking this...

I agree that the intelligent design comment was silly, but I think it still works. When I say "ungoverned" I don't mean forced anarchy; evolution doesn't work like that. I just mean we don't need too many regulations on what we can and cannot do (which I think is what you were saying). If we make a mistake, such as with the people to whom we offer ITD membership, we learn from it and fix it in the future. If we find something we really like, such as the monthly tastings, we keep going. It's not that complicated, IMO.
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by CynTEAa » Jul 29th, '08, 21:11

Yeah, that's what I was trying to say but you said it much better, Scruff.

Wesli, is that your baby pic? :shock:
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by Proinsias » Jul 29th, '08, 21:48

Sorry, knee jerk reaction.

When you said ungoverned I assumed 'ungoverned' and not 'reasonably and moderately governed'.

I don't cope well with absolutes.

And no ITD is not a 4 yr old child, it's a 1 year old child - almost.
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by scruffmcgruff » Jul 29th, '08, 22:34

Proinsias wrote:Sorry, knee jerk reaction.

When you said ungoverned I assumed 'ungoverned' and not 'reasonably and moderately governed'.

I don't cope well with absolutes.

And no ITD is not a 4 yr old child, it's a 1 year old child - almost.
Haha, no problem, I wasn't clear.

I think ITD would be a little older if only we got rid of wes and ed...
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by Ed » Jul 29th, '08, 22:42

Pokemon wrote:I think ITD would be a little older if only we got rid of wes and ed...
If you say so, Pikachu. :)
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by Proinsias » Jul 29th, '08, 22:47

Too many new member polls and not enough 'kick em out' polls.
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by Proinsias » Jul 29th, '08, 22:48

I really hope my sarcasm works in dry text.
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by Sydney » Jul 29th, '08, 22:56

Proinsias wrote:Too many new member polls and not enough 'kick em out' polls.
Well, we did have a kick 'em out thread a while back, but nobody got kicked out. :roll: :lol: 8) :twisted: :idea: :wink:
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by Mary R » Jul 29th, '08, 23:15

It would be possible to create a method for voting people off the island...I think it would be extremely harsh, but it is possible if there is a demand for the option.
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