Dana, it's just a case of finding a happy medium. Personally, right now I think individual topics for things like Heroes should be kept for the larger shows, and another thread or two trialled in ways suggested (Drama, whatever).

Jess, in fairness most of the people who've given that opinion have actually listed shows they'd like to see threads of.

in fairness most of the people who've given that opinion have actually listed shows they'd like to see threads of.

They have to actually *propose* the creation of the thread (or threads), though. A person can't just list threads they'd like to see, and wait for the stompies to create them.

Otherwise we'd have threads like What I'm Having For Lunch, and My Cat Is Sooooo Fucking CUTE, and Why Is Someone As Hott As Me Still Single?

Bitches is a bucket thread in disguise!

Otherwise we'd have threads like What I'm Having For Lunch

Seconded!

A happy medium will (theoretically) make most people happy. Not everyone. There is no way to make everyone happy. I mean, I've been trying to figure out a solution while sitting in my car at stoplights, and I can't think of one.

As far as whitefont goes, we have several models, don't we? Natter is whitefont current season. Boxed Set is blackfont as soon as the shows air. Movies is whitefont on a two-week delay, and Other Media is (I think) a one-week delay. Spoilers Lite is all whitefont.

right now I think individual topics for things like Heroes should be kept for the larger shows,

and just how is "larger show" defined?

Otherwise we'd have threads like What I'm Having For Lunch

hey, this is a good thread idea. Actually, I think that the original idea was "what should I have for lunch? Wait, what are you having?"

and just how is "larger show" defined?

Someone proposes one, and it's voted in.

Seriously, I don't have a problem with single show threads. I think they do work. But I have no interest in creating them, therefore I wasn't proposing them. I *do* have an interest in creating bucket threads that cover more than one show--but I think something like BSG could hold it's own thread, probably. Uh. I don't know what other people are watching on, say, a twenty-five or more people actively discussing it enough to warrant another original thread. Hence, bucket threads.

And I don't want people like Liese to be unhappy.

Aww, Dana. Don't be distressed! I'm not unhappy, really, I'm not. (Except at my lunchtime yogurt incident, that's upsetting, it is.)

I'm maybe a little eyerolly at myself. But mostly I just want the boards to be a healthy, functional place for us to be able to get together. I'm glad we're still together after we lost our primary bond years ago. Of course we want to talk about stuff, and heck, let's find the best way to do that.

I miss when we felt like we consensed on everything and everybody left happy. The inherent problem with a democracy is that there's always a losing side. Hopefully we'll be able to work it through to where we can be considerate of the needs and work it out.

Odds are we're not going to end up with just bucket threads or just show threads. Odds are there will be a combination, and hopefully it'll be enough to make most of the people mostly happy.

I really can't see one huge general drama thread working. That just becomes tv natter and I'd rather just keep it in natter at that point.

I can't, either -- not in the long run. What I was proposing was step one, to see what shows generate good discussion. Once we had that data, would could go from there to see what shows deserved their own threads/if any shows would work better in a bucket with other shows/if we should make no change.

It's either a really horrible idea, or I'm articulating it horribly, or nobody is getting the distinction I'm making.

Okay then I propose a tiny bucket thread for Numbers and Bones.

I would also propose a thread for BSG but that will wait until it is airing again.