What about in Spoilers until the 17th, regular thread thereafter? That's what was in my head when I was looking at Cindy's suggestion, even if wasn't in her post.

What about in Spoilers until the 17th, regular thread thereafter?

That's my suggestion, which I proposed as a compromise between allowing movie talk in the main thread right away and allowing it never (or some months from now).

On yes-I'm-a-hardass principle, spoiler threads are for spoilers about stuff that isn't out yet; where else are we going to discuss the leaked script for the seventh film in the series with the hot reaver-on-cylon scene?

Discussion threads are for stuff that's out, although I can certainly agree to a couple of weeks of whitefont in the main thread. Whitefonting forever (or until after DVD release, anyway) would suck, because we know from past discussions that a significant number of people here find whitefont significantly burdensome to read -- I don't think movie thread rules should apply in this case because the movie is the only current release in the 'verse. In the movie thread, you've got to worry about people who want to discuss Corpse Bride but haven't yet seen Forty-Year-Old Virgin, so whitefonting for longer makes sense there.

Shifting people from thread to thread seems even more confusing than repurposing entire threads.

On yes-I'm-a-hardass principle, spoiler threads are for spoilers about stuff that isn't out yet; where else are we going to discuss the leaked script for the seventh film in the series with the hot reaver-on-cylon scene?

In. Your. Sick. Disturbing. Dreams.

On yes-I'm-a-hardass principle, spoiler threads are for spoilers about stuff that isn't out yet; where else are we going to discuss the leaked script for the seventh film in the series with the hot reaver-on-cylon scene?

Discussion threads are for stuff that's out, although I can certainly agree to a couple of weeks of whitefont in the main thread. Whitefonting forever (or until after DVD release, anyway) would suck, because we know from past discussions that a significant number of people here find whitefont significantly burdensome to read -- I don't think movie thread rules should apply in this case because the movie is the only current release in the 'verse. In the movie thread, you've got to worry about people who want to discuss Corpse Bride but haven't yet seen Forty-Year-Old Virgin, so whitefonting for longer makes sense there.

So, in the dimension where you hold the whip (and that's a good look for you), starting Friday, the FF thread is the all things Firefly/Serenity thread, FF Spoilers closes unless/until there's more to spoil on, and the people who haven't seen it and want to protect themselves stay out of the thread?

eta...

That reads confrontational. It was supposed to read cute. FWIW, I'm completely spoiled for the HSQs in the film, don't care about the series any more, and don't care what we do. I was just tossing ideas at the wall like so much par-boiled pasta.

FF is all things FF/Serenity (although I'd be fine with a short whitefont period -- just not a long one); why close anything?; and people around here are smart enough to know to stay out until they've seen the movie.

eta: also sounding more confrontational than I actually mean to be. My main concern is that shifting people around and repurposing threads when we have a thread for current stuff in the verse will make things more confusing rather than less so.

eta: also sounding more confrontational than I actually mean to be. My main concern is that shifting people around and repurposing threads when we have a thread for current stuff in the verse will make things more confusing rather than less so.

Gotcha. I was just thinking "Movie talk already in spoilers. Is to stay there?" So I didn't see it as a shift, but it would be a shift in perception.

But why not close FF spoilers once the wf is gone from the regular ff thread? It will serve no purpose unless/until Joss gets serious about a sequel and there are spoilers to discuss.

But why not close FF spoilers once the wf is gone from the regular ff thread?

I agree, but that's a separate discussion that's best left until we first resolve the movie issue.

But why not close FF spoilers once the wf is gone from the regular ff thread?

Seems like a separate issue, requiring votes and stuff -- right now, we're going to have a large number of people coming out of movie theaters on Friday and we need some consensus on where to direct discussion (and if they're not spoiler companions, I doubt they'd think to look there for it).

I don't actually have much of an opinion on closing, especially since I don't know of any leaked Serenity VIII script out there, but as I said, let's deal with the immediate need first.

(edit: or, What Jon Said)

The Firefly spoilers thread has served a purpose during the pre-screening/press screening period for those who saw the movie early and wanted to talk about it. The question of whether there will be another/more FF movie(s) is unresolved at this point.

I'd suggest that until we have word on more movies, we leave FF Spoilers as is, and folks can choose to have blackfonted conversation there, or whitefonted discussion in the Firefly thread for two weeks after release, at which point the main thread goes to blackfont.

ETA: x-posty, natch