Comments on: They Love This T-Shirt

By: frugalstoic

frugalstoic — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:03:06 +0000

Everyone is welcome to post and comment at http://www.reddit.com/r/partialobjects – it can be either text or a link to a website/blog. Creating a username in Reddit is free and takes 30 seconds.

By: Guy Fox

Guy Fox — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:31:53 +0000

1. You might be right about Pastabagel just being out of commission. It’s happened before for short periods. Never for this long, though, and the momentum is pretty much gone.
2. I couldn’t devote more than 30-60 minutes a week to it until at least Xmas, so there’s a big danger that I’d drop the ball too. To prevent that happening at any new site, we’d probably need a small crew of admins/mods.
3. To that end, I’ve jotted some ideas down on a Google doc that we could use as a discussion forum. If you’re interested in helping to figure something out and making it happen, email me at 9uyf0x[at]gmail.com, and I’ll send you an invitation. (BTW, that’s f-zero-x in the email address.)

By: Red

Red — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:49:35 +0000

Well, it’s not like Pasta has a monopoly on the format. Although, as you said, it would be a tad “schmuckish.”

But nothing is being posted, and it’s not because of a lack of submissions, i think. I submitted something a couple weeks ago that never made it on.

The word limit opened the field to people who may have been too intimidated to post because of the lengthy intellectual treaties previously found on the site. By forcing everyone to play on the surface, more people can be allowed to play. But that can be found almost anywhere. What made this site special was a certain intellectual prowess that I couldn’t find elsewhere.

If one were to make a new site, they would have to consider the same things Pasta did. Why do you think Pasta introduced the word limit? I can’t be sure, but my guess would be to increase traffic. There is also the fact that most people know Partial Objects exists because of TLP’s endorsement. A competing site would probably have to go without that endorsement.

All that being said, it’s like this: yolo, yo. I’m down if you’re down.

By: Nachlasse

Nachlasse — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:37:57 +0000

I validate your insecurities about stepping up to the plate. Seriously, you should do it.

By: Guy Fox

Guy Fox — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:49:03 +0000

I miss the ideas coming from smart people and grad student-level trolling, but it seems to have lost something after Pastabagel introduced the wor(l)d limit. Starting up a sequel somewhere else would be easy, but I’d feel like a schmuck wildcatting since Pastabagel did quite a bit of work to build it up. Thoughts?

By: Red

Red — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:56:32 +0000

Sooooooooo, it’s been a whole month since anything new has been posted. Is Partial Objects over? What’s up?

By: isomorphismes

isomorphismes — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 02:41:27 +0000

I’m sure the correct answer is: better for some, worse for others, no change for others. It would be the magnitudes and the identities that aren’t so well known.

By: isomorphismes

isomorphismes — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 02:39:50 +0000

By: sunshinefiasco

sunshinefiasco — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:30:59 +0000

I know, right? All that gun crime in the UK is really messing stuff up for them. And just look at what happened in Canada after they instituted licensing in 1977!

By: HP

HP — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:40:42 +0000

Not sure I’d say “true hero”, but the gesture is certainly commendable.