'The Killer In Me'
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
Tim has said to me before (many many many years ago), anything he puts out on a public forum is okay to redistribute elsewhere.
FWIW, I've always gotten this vibe from Tim. He knows when to keep it secret, and he's not afraid to defend his views, and he's not upset when people disagree. He's savvy enough to know this is public, even when he's having friendly discourse.
I tend to think what you say on the internet is up for public viewing. And everything makes rounds. But sanctuarys should not be invaded for agenda's by the crazed fans.
Tim, from all the emails I have ever gotten back from him, has no problem setting the record strait, speaking his mind, and being quiet when the muse does not suit him to talk.
I also think there is a reason why people have gone out of their way to not link Buffista's in the past. Respect and the the feeling that if it is meant to be known by the genral fanbase it will find it's way out without disturbing the balance elsewhere.
It's a very fuzzy distinction, but I think of this place as a community, and Whedonesque as a fandom news source. It makes me uncomfortable to see our posts treated as news, rather than as parts of a conversation among friends.
It's not about how public or not the board is -- we're none of us ignorant about how the internet works -- it's about something much more intangible, which makes it difficult to defend. I think the only polite thing to do is to ask permission before linking to someone's posts.
Would it make any difference if Joss suddenly posted news about a Spike movie in Bitches and that was Whedonesqued?
Not a challenge, I'm just wondering if Minearverse is being treated differently as a sub-community, like, are there different expectations for different threads?
Not to me. Anyone who's posting stuff here they feel weird about the world seeing is taking a big risk.
Fair enough.
My take on it is that if you think anything here is in any way private, you're fooling yourself.
Anyone who's posting stuff here they feel weird about the world seeing is taking a big risk.
Well, yes and no. I mean...if Joss came and posted about a Spike movie in Bitches, and suddenly we were deluged there? I'd be startled and probably try to go back and re-read what I've said in the past couple weeks to check myself. Might even delete one or two things. Sure, technically I'm not putting anything out there that I'd die if someone found out, but...
And many of us talk about things here that we don't neccessarily expect to be broadcast. Yes, it's a public board and, as such, can be read by anyone. But private things are still discussed.
The things aren't private anymore once they hit the internet, though. They might be close to your heart, but they're out everywhere once posted here.
Not expecting it to be broadcast can't change that. It is broadcast.