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
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.
I agree with this but I also don't see the need to burden the Serenity discussion in FF with whitefont at all. The show's been off the air for two years; who are we protecting? Discussion of anticipation is perfectly fine in a natter thread.
Yeah, I think no whitefont in the FF thread is fair. The only new thing to talk about is the movie. If you haven't seen it, and don't want to be spoiled, stay out of the thread.
I do not like the idea of having discussion of the same thing in two places at one time, though. Really not.
The problem, IMO, of having the discussion in Spoilers is that people (and by people I mean me) may/will feel the need to read everything other people have said before before posting their (my) thoughts.
Because they were spoilers, then, dammit. The previews were like pre-airing downloadables. I mean, I won't flounce, or anything, but movie discussion in the FF thread makes sense, IMO.
(Why would we need to whitefont, even for a few days? What purpose would people who don't want to read about the movie have to go in the FF thread?)
I do not like the idea of having discussion of the same thing in two places at one time, though
Yes.
There shouldn't be a choice. There should be a place, so people who are looking to talk know where the b.org talkers are.
Right now, I'm leaning towards a blackfont in the Firefly thread (all things Firefly -- people have been talking about the movie there, Cindy -- it's not just about the TV show right now), and closing of the Spoiler thread.
If you wanted to talk general Buffy but hadn't seen the latest ep -- yous stayed out of the show thread until you were prepared. This is much the same.
Whitefonting some seems like a conciliatory gesture (go team social lube), but is probably overdoing it.
Yeah, I think we ought to be able to talk about the movie straight-up and immediately in the Firefly thread. (Isn't that what we did for LotR?) Maybe with a nice big reminder on Thursday that as of Friday there will be movie discussion there and so people should unsub if they don't want to read it.
After reading through the discussion here, that sounds best to me. Natter for anticipatory squeeing, FF thread for full-on discussion, Spoilers for - well, catching up on earlier discussion I guess.
And talking about the show for people who haven't had a chance to see the movie yet goes where? Boxed Set?
Well, if they were behind an episode or six in a show thread, I think people just waited.
To sum, is this where we are now?--
Starting Friday, the regular FF thread will be all things
Firefly
+
Serenity
?
There'll be no white font, even for HSQ moments in the film?
(am personally quite good with this, but keep checking the url atop my screen, because I can't believe I'm here)
