Why wait? We know the experiment will end, we know the threads will close. Why not have everything done--the discussion, the voting--so that the next phase is in place?
Cordelia: You're him. You're Angel's son. Connor: It's not like I got to choose.
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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.
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Connie Neil - May 18, 2007 9:26:40 am PDT #9284 of 10001
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Topic!Cindy - May 18, 2007 9:27:31 am PDT #9285 of 10001
What is even happening?
I think we're moratorium-precluded from futching with the experimental threads. I think they have to close.
After June 1, I think people are free to propose what they want. I would hope to see something more refined than four buckets. I think we're starting to get an idea of what's working for us, but that's up to the proposers.
Connie Neil - May 18, 2007 9:28:20 am PDT #9286 of 10001
brillig
If it's a question of gathering more data and waiting for the formal end of the experiment, are there actually expected to be any new developments that will change the opinions that have evolved thus far?
Tom Scola - May 18, 2007 9:31:33 am PDT #9287 of 10001
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I agree that Non-Fiction seems to be working the best out of the Experimental threads. It's taken a lot of white font out of Natter, plus I'm in favor of anything that gets kat perez to post more.
Topic!Cindy - May 18, 2007 9:35:24 am PDT #9288 of 10001
What is even happening?
It's a question of honoring the original proposal which is what people voted in, and which said we'd discuss all this after the threads closed on June 1. If people thought this was going to happen, some who voted in favor of the experiment might have voted it down, for all I know.
What's the rush, anyhow? The season is over for just about every (regularly scheduled) show. Traffic slows down here over the summer, and during re-run season.
Kevin - May 18, 2007 9:37:58 am PDT #9289 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
OK, I formally propose regular, non-experimental threads, possibly with the same divisions, possibly with changed white font rules, with the possibility of proposing break-out threads for shows that are overwhelming the discussions. Said threads to appear when the experimental threads expire.
I back this up.
§ ita § - May 18, 2007 9:38:44 am PDT #9290 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We voted to discuss it after June 1.
Kevin - May 18, 2007 9:43:07 am PDT #9291 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Ah, hadn't realised that. One thing -- if we go back into discussion, aren't we risking loosing the results of the experiment? Meaning, if we swap everything around and it gets re-proposed, I'm not sure the vote will reflect something that's been trialed. In my mind, it should go straight back to voting June 1st based on people's experiences.
NoiseDesign - May 18, 2007 9:43:27 am PDT #9292 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
The reason that I'd like to see a decision before they close is that a number of new seasons start right as they close. One of those is Ghost Hunters which I would like to discuss.
§ ita § - May 18, 2007 9:54:30 am PDT #9293 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The reason that I'd like to see a decision before they close is that a number of new seasons start right as they close.
I understand that, but it's a shame that it didn't come up (please, this is not a jab) during the discussion of the proposal.
What was voted for was voted for. Hindsight doesn't change that.
I'm not sure the vote will reflect something that's been trialed.
Who said it had to? The experiment was to gather data. Not an explicit prototype.