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
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.,
I don't think the FAQ is going to help.
Shit. *I* glaze over when I read the FAQ. Too. Much. Information.
I read the FAQ to see if I can point people to it. It's far passed the point where I expect people to read it all and retain it, much less remember that something's even a question.
Maybe we should have a short FAQ and a full FAQ?
Hm. That's fair. So you mean, when someone does something wrong (like post about tonight's Angel in Natter), you can say, "hey you! Don't do that! See? It's in the FAQ!"?
Short FAQ:
Question: How do I...? Where do I...? What did I do wrong?
Answer: RTFF.
I asked Tim a similar question. However, I must point out that asking if someone, especially the former head honcho, has seen the show is not the same as discussing the episode.
If so, that's pretty restrictive. It's along the lines of "You can't even mention that any NAFDA show exists."
Now saying "Tim, if you've seen the episode, give us your thoughts" would be begging for info a little more blatently.
Although in retrospect, I suppose, "Tim, have you've seen the episode of Angel that was on tonight? I know we can't discuss it here, but I was just curious" would forestall stompy admonition.
FWIW, the real reason I stopped by here is to ask if we have some sort of cookie expiration set into the system. I had to log in this morning.
No big deal, just curious.
Although in retrospect, I suppose, "Tim, have you've seen the episode of Angel that was on tonight? I know we can't discuss it here, but I was just curious" would forestall stompy admonition.
Yeah. Is a yes or no answer really what is being asked for in that question? Tim's spicy thoughts about the ep would be great, but in his own thread he would have to be stomped.
FWIW, the real reason I stopped by here is to ask if we have some sort of cookie expiration set into the system. I had to log in this morning.
I've been having that problem on my home computer for a few months now. Though strangely, not on my work computer.
