I turned that off on day one.

I remember it well, which is why I brought it to your attention earlier. To wit,

IOW, reports of its death are greatly exaggerated. In fact, here's the link for your bookmarking pleasure:

http://gallery.flyertalk.com/gallery/Members-Gallery

As you can see, large chunks of it are already alphabetized. It's a small matter of reorganization, should someone take the time and care to own it.

Establishing a much updated, and very readily available, identifying photo gallery would certainly be a excellent community-building option.

Why not have a poll posted at the beginning of this thread?

Outstanding!

::slaps head:: Thanks for the V8, Canarsie. ^

A poll would be an excellent idea, Canarsie, but this thread has become way too complicated, and is currently addressing too many issues for a single poll. Once the newTalkBoard is activated, it would probably be a good idea to make specific motions on these ideas, one thread at a time, and then, perhaps, activate polls.

You will notice that this thread was started by my honorable colleague, Cholula, in June of 2006, relating specifically to "smilie choices". I have done a quick search of the TalkBoard forum and can find no threads discussing this idea so I am wondering what happened. It is possible that the proposal never come up as a motion? Perhaps Cholula or some other current TalkBoard member can enlighten us.

Obviously enough interest has been generated by the discussions today, that several motions are in order.

I, like techgirl, find it really exciting to see a healthy, active, civil (for the greater part) exchange of ideas and opinions. IMHO, this is a very good thing, and hope that many more such disscusions, where people activiely present their own opinions, and refrain from getting snarky about other people's opinions, will ensue.

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A quick review of the (public) record in Town Hall - Official TalkBoard Voting Decisions reveals that no vote was held on a motion related to smilie choices. Since there is no apparent thread discussing such a motion in the private TB forum, then it's unlikely a motion thread exists anywhere else on FT.

I left my universal translator in my other coat.

I don't think the original discussion ever got any further than this thread.

But that's how it sometimes works. We discuss an idea/concept in this forum and if the posters make a compelling enough case, usually one or more TB members will make a motion.

Evidently no TB member felt that this was a compelling issue at the time.

Or maybe we were doing something far more important at the time like voting not to establish a Singles Forum. ;)

ozstamps, when you need to make a point, could you please just tell us what you really mean and quit beating around the bush!! :p

What we talk about here.

Which has what to do with my original post?:confused:

My votes:

No to avatars (to difficult to police the content)
Yes to more smilies

btw, what happened to the ignore user feature????

Actually photo avatars could be very simple to police and not involve the moderators in any way.

All we would have to do is set up a Photo Approval Committee. Photos would be submitted and then approved by the Committee prior to going live. This way, no general member or modertor member would ever be required to look at any of the pictures unless they really wanted to.