Thank you ita! I know that one wasn't too spoilery, it was more the principle of the thing (and because his stuff about the Message really is spoilery for FF). Others: Polter-Cow's message a little bit down (#4681) could stand to be whited out (from "you can see" through the end). I don't know if this is REALLY ridiculously anal but the documentary (which I've heard is spoilery) has a little anecdote that Matt tBf relates in #4682, which if I were posting I'd whitefont from after "I loved it when" to the "Also" (because it's not that shocking that Bryan Fuller is hot).
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arby - Feb 14, 2005 6:49:25 am PST #3644 of 10001
Guy #1: Man, there are so many hipsters around. I hate hipsters! Guy #2: You're at the wrong place. That's like going to Vegas only to say "I hate titties!" --The Warsaw, Williamsburg (OINY)
§ ita § - Feb 14, 2005 6:55:05 am PST #3645 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
his stuff about the Message really is spoilery for FF
FF is fair game everywhere. So details about plot can crop up.
Jon B. - Feb 14, 2005 7:07:37 am PST #3646 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Polter-Cow's message a little bit down (#4681) could stand to be whited out
What P-C said is true of every episode.
I'd whitefont from after "I loved it when" to the "Also"
Do we usually whitefont references to commentary that have nothing to do with the show itself?
FF is fair game everywhere.
Everywhere, or just NAFDA? Minearverse is NAFDA, so FF is definitely fair game there, but I wanted to clarify.
arby - Feb 14, 2005 7:13:10 am PST #3647 of 10001
Guy #1: Man, there are so many hipsters around. I hate hipsters! Guy #2: You're at the wrong place. That's like going to Vegas only to say "I hate titties!" --The Warsaw, Williamsburg (OINY)
What P-C said is true of every episode.
What I gathered from his post was that there was something revealed in Safety Canary that shed light on the prior episodes.
Do we usually whitefont references to commentary that have nothing to do with the show itself?
I don't think we HAVE to (not in the spoiler policy IIRC), but if it's a funny or cute thing that people might want to see for themselves, I would do it. That's why I said "ridiculously anal".
re: FF - I know it's fair game, but it's not that hard to whitefont major plot spoilers. See "anal" above.
ETA I tend to err on the side of caution in regards to whitefont, so it's OK with me if Buffista policy is more liberal than my personal creed. Do we spell it out (beyond anything unaired etc. in NAFDA) anywhere for the mostly-on-DVD shows such as FF and WF?
amych - Feb 14, 2005 7:13:59 am PST #3648 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Everywhere, or just NAFDA?
Should be everywhere -- not only is the show not this season, the DVDs have been out for over a year by now.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 14, 2005 7:40:39 am PST #3649 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't think we HAVE to (not in the spoiler policy IIRC), but if it's a funny or cute thing that people might want to see for themselves, I would do it. That's why I said "ridiculously anal".
Should we also avoid blackfonting any potentially funny or cute but not plot-related quotes from print/web interviews with cast & crew? What Caroline said wouldn't have been spoilery past the first 10 minutes of the premiere broadcast.
P.M. Marc - Feb 14, 2005 8:07:15 am PST #3650 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Things that are fair game really shouldn't be whitefonted, because that leads to madness.
Should we also avoid blackfonting any potentially funny or cute but not plot-related quotes from print/web interviews with cast & crew?
I should hope not.
Jon B. - Feb 14, 2005 8:27:23 am PST #3651 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What I gathered from his post was that there was something revealed in Safety Canary that shed light on the prior episodes.
Ahh, OK. I didn't read it that way.
le nubian - Feb 14, 2005 11:20:51 am PST #3652 of 10001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Question (and I hope it isn't an inappropriate one)...
CalGal claims that the people on TPW have purchased $150,000 (over 18 months) from links from her site and she gets some kind of commission from that. Does anyone know what the total is for buffistas?
§ ita § - Feb 14, 2005 11:35:27 am PST #3653 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does anyone know what the total is for buffistas?
Speaking without all the info, but probably very little. Calgal markets their affiliate links very aggressively -- she posts ads in threads, and has content related ads in sidebars. Plus, I think, if you want to publish a link to Amazon, for instance, you can automatically TPWize it and have the affiliate code added to it.
If we took on an effort like that, it would be a shift in board culture, but it certainly seems a viable approach for applicable boards, if managed well.