Jayne ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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
I feel that if everything goes into Natter, a lot of people who can keep up with (a) show thread(s) but not Natter are going to grow apart from the community. I know I would. For example, I'd probably post in an O.C. thread, but it's unlikely I'll pick through Natter to discuss it.
Could we set up a nonbinding poll just to get a sense of what people are watching/want to discuss? I think Cindy's making a smart distinction.
I feel that if everything goes into Natter
You mean if the status quo is maintained? Or do you foresee increased discussion traffic?
One part of me can't see us ever having a demand for a single-show thread that's not ME-related. I mean, if it were just a matter of how many people watch, we'd have an OC thread.
OTOH, we did used to have SV, DS and Farscape threads. So I don't know.
I believe that the lack of show-specific threads to discuss programs currently on the air would lead to increased traffic in Natter.
I feel that if everything goes into Natter, a lot of people who can keep up with (a) show thread(s) but not Natter are going to grow apart from the community.
I think having many individual threads splits the community much more than having a few comprehensive ones.
I believe that the lack of show-specific threads to discuss programs currently on the air would lead to increased traffic in Natter.
But we don't have any show-specific threads now, other than Buffy, Angel, and Firefly. What's going to change?
What Jess said.
OTOH, we did used to have SV, DS and Farscape threads.
Wasn't folding them in together partly driven by the fact that none of them were getting huge amounts of traffic?
I believe that the lack of show-specific threads to discuss programs currently on the air would lead to increased traffic in Natter.
That lack currently exists, though. You're thinking that if we can't talk about the current Whedonverse, that we'll fill that void somewhere?
Because I think the discussion does not belong here.
It seems to me we only decided we needed to to open lightbulb as an outgrowth of conversation, here. A discussion would start. If someone thought making a proposal made sense in light of the discussion, they would propose, and if seconded, lightbulb was opened to discuss the specific proposal. I feel like maybe there's some disconnect here, or that I'm missing something as to how this isn't a typical use of bureau.
Wasn't folding them in together partly driven by the fact that none of them were getting huge amounts of traffic?
I don't know about the traffic, but I do know we opened threads more or less willy-nilly on WX, because it was easy and we weren't paying for it.
I had thought that you were making a proposal about adding thread(s) for TV.
Since I now understand that you are not, I retract my objection.