And I wonder, what possible catastrophe came crashing down from heaven and brought this dashing stranger to tears?

Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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


tina f. - Apr 25, 2004 7:20:34 pm PDT #286 of 10001

The "General" section of the FAQ has been updated with the changes coordinated by tina

Cool.

Here are the very very minor changes I originally posted for the next section. They got no comments - but I am posting them again (w/just a few changes and clarifications to the original post) just in case. I'll wait a day or two - post any significant changes if need be and then send the updated version to Jon.

Q: How do I register at this here Phoenix Board?

A. This answer is fine as is. Updates to the actual registration page, if any, will be handled separately.

Q. I want one of those tagline things. What do I do?

A. Looks OK. Links are good.

Q. How do I Post?

A. Looks alright to me.

Q. What's with all those cool cartoon versions of the cast?

Delete this Q and its A.

(In DXs and Dana's updates to the FAQ they both determined this should be archived/deleted. Others expressed a desire to keep it somewhere in the FAQ for Buffista History/Links to Our Past purposes.

I proposed some kind of history page where it and other stuff that is outdated but still important could live. Nobody seemed to care one way or another - so it looks like we just delete this forevah.)

Q. Can I use HTML to format my posts in nifty and interesting ways?

A. All good as far as I can tell.

Q. That HTML stuff sure is fiddly. I wish there was an easier way.

A. No changes.

Q. How do I quote something I want to reply to?

A. No changes.

Q. What do you guys consider a spoiler?
Q. Are all casting news items considered spoilers?

These are going to have to change once Angel is off the air but until then, we need to leave them as is.

Q. What if I can't determine if news is allowable under Summer Casting Rules?

Minor change here.

First sentence reads: "Don't post it. Ask in the applicable spoiler or spoilers-lite thread." So we need to delete ref. to lite.

New answer:

A. Don't post it. Ask in the applicable spoiler thread. One of our experienced Buffista Spoiler Companions will be glad to help you figure it out. Chances are, if it's legal information, one of them will have already posted it in the applicable show thread, anyhow.

Q. Do I have to use the white font for spoilers?

Minor change again to delete reference to Lite threads.

New Answer:

A. In the spoiler thread, no, but it's good form if there is something really really shocking and impending. Like, for example, quotes from an early-bird review. Also, be aware that people using text-only browsers like Lynx don't get any juice out of the white font, so it's nice to give them a text-only warning that there are spoilers ahead.

Q. How do you do the white font to hide spoilers?

A. Fine as is.

Q. Cool. Can I post in other colors besides white?

A. Link is good. Looks fine.

Q. How do I link to another Phoenix Board post?

A. Also fine.

Q. How do I link to something outside of the Phoenix Board?

A. No changes.

Q. How do I navigate around and between the threads?

A. We discussed changing this a while back - but never really decided how it could be any better. I think its very helpful as is.

Q. Is it okay to go off-topic?

A. No changes.

Q. Y'all talk a lot! I love it, but I can't keep up! Should I quit my job?

A. No changes.


Liese S. - Apr 25, 2004 7:40:57 pm PDT #287 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I really would like to not lose stuff. I'd like to have a history page of some sort if we need to clean stuff up.


Jon B. - Apr 25, 2004 8:54:45 pm PDT #288 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

We need to do something with the Stors. We can't just delete the FAQ entry and forget about them!


Beverly - Apr 25, 2004 9:11:41 pm PDT #289 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

Save the stors! Especially the Fay stors. And Matt's Angel and Lindsey stors. And the whole animated stors forum lineup from WX. Stors must be preserved.


Sophia Brooks - Apr 26, 2004 7:45:15 am PDT #290 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

We need to do something with the Stors. We can't just delete the FAQ entry and forget about them!

I agree (especially since I made the Cordelia and Buffybot Stors and had a lot of fun!). can the be hosted somewhere and linked to?


§ ita § - Apr 28, 2004 8:46:08 am PDT #291 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

April to date:

Top Search Phrases

Phrase Searches

1 buffistas 518

2 wonderfalls 216

3 buffy 79

4 buffistas.org 68

5 buffista 63

6 tim minear 50

7 phoenix board 32

8 wonderfalls cancelled 27

9 buffista.org 23

10 www.buffista.org 16

11 tim minear wonderfalls 15

12 minearverse 9

13 "wonderfalls" 8

14 "tim minear" 7

15 angel spoilers 5

16 "tim minear" wonderfalls 5

17 wonderfalls episodes 5

18 wonderfalls canceled 5

19 www.buffistas.org 5

20 wonderfalls cancellation 4

21 wonderfalls update 4

22 buffistas.org, 3

23 "buffista.org" 3

24 angelus sexual torture willow 3

25 buffista wonderfalls 3

26 caroline dhavernas 3

27 angel episode discussion 2

28 buffy font 2

29 angel episode spoilers 2

30 angel discussion board 2

31 natlbsb 2

32 wonderfalls dhavernas 2

33 wonderfalls minear 2

34 wonderfalls fan fiction 2

35 jamesmarsters 2

36 nc-17 smut slash 2

37 save wonderfalls 2

38 buffistas, tim minear 2

39 school kids penis sexe 2

40 incest posting sites 2

41 buffistas.org: 2

42 laura's smut shots 2

43 angelus sexual torture willow fanfic 2

44 angel recaplets 2

45 wonderfalls show 2

46 wonderfalls tim minear 2

47 "tim minear" "wonderfalls" 2

48 xander centric post chosen 1

49 random angel/buffy snippets 1

50 pictures of spike in vampire mode 1

Subtotal 1,224

Total 1,511


DavidS - Apr 28, 2004 8:53:31 am PDT #292 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Laura's smut shots are hanging in there.

Go Smutty Laura!


bon bon - Apr 28, 2004 8:59:58 am PDT #293 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I had to google "laura's smut shots" after that. I can kind of see why we get the click.


§ ita § - Apr 28, 2004 9:00:05 am PDT #294 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I love that the search phrases leave absolutely no doubt about what happened in April, nor whom it happened to (sorry, Bryan and Todd).

eta:

I can kind of see why we get the click.

Yeah -- that's rich.


Jon B. - Apr 28, 2004 9:03:02 am PDT #295 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Wow! For the record:

Buffista Links
... parties, three torture scenes, two blowjobs, twelve consecutive shots of whiskey ... And some hot smut. ... Laura's Live Journal (posted by Laura) Nothing much to see ...
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