There isn't a "they" to be petty towards. Plus, they might like it.
It's all about choices, Faith. The ones we make, and the ones we don't. Oh, and the consequences. Those are always fun.
Angelus ,'Smile Time'
Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2004 2:49:00 pm PDT #210 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Aims - Apr 21, 2004 2:52:39 pm PDT #211 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Well.
Then bleh.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 21, 2004 2:54:40 pm PDT #212 of 10001
What is even happening?
We now have 1460 members. Wow.
Allyson - Apr 21, 2004 2:54:58 pm PDT #213 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
When I email Simon directly, he'll remove links. But the problem is, their reason for being is to post news, and people (Joss and Tim) do post big ass news here, from time to time. We can ask our own registered users to not go off and post there. But if Joss comes in and says, "Hey, I'm writing the Buffy movie right now, and it's fucking great!" Then we send him a server bill.
Or something. That's all we can do.
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2004 2:57:19 pm PDT #214 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yup. The most effective (and baby-with-bathwaterish) thing to do would be to stop having news.
bon bon - Apr 21, 2004 3:12:05 pm PDT #215 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Those ingrates. Deactivate the VIPs until they take a freaking breather, already!
Sean K - Apr 21, 2004 5:21:58 pm PDT #216 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
It's a pragmatic solution, to be sure.
PenDuffy - Apr 21, 2004 5:22:55 pm PDT #217 of 10001
I need a new tagline.. submissions are accepted.
What if a general big mouth, non-stompy type said it, very nicely?
What if a newbie said it. The reasoning is quite valid.
(I completely understand, you don't need more of me right now. A trickle is OK a gushing waterfall bad.)
Topic!Cindy - Apr 22, 2004 5:14:58 am PDT #218 of 10001
What is even happening?
I think maybe NAFDA needs clarification/updating in the FAQ. I noticed peter wiggin asking Tim in the Minearverse thread, if he'd seen Wednesday night's Angel episode. ita then reminded him we can't discuss it in there, so that we don't spoil others.
The FAQ entry for NAFDA currently reads:
Q. NAFDA? Is that an international Buffista treaty?
A. Ummm..... No. It's the North American Free Discussion Area. We have many posters who aren't from North America and are therefore half a season or more behind. In order to keep them unspoiled, we limit discussion of current episodes to specific threads. These are the NAFDA threads. If it's not labeled as a NAFDA thread, don't talk about current episodes in it. We also ask that you don't discuss one show's current season in another show's topic without whitefont, because some people are on tape delay. This means that events from the current season of Buffy should be whitefonted in the Angel topic and vice versa.
How about changing that last sentence to:
This means that events from the current season of Angel should be whitefonted in the Minearverse and Lovesick My Ass topic and vice versa. Please note, the Buffy thread is no longer NAFDA. It's safe for anyone whose seen all seven seasons of BtVS. Many of these posters haven't seen our other shows, so discussion of current TV in the Buffy thread is also out of bounds.
Feel free to concise that up. Also? Should we make some sort of reminder in the thread description of Lovesick My Ass, etc.,
Allyson - Apr 22, 2004 5:17:04 am PDT #219 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I don't think the FAQ is going to help.
Shit. *I* glaze over when I read the FAQ. Too. Much. Information.