Well, I don't know if a proposal is shaping up for Allyson's book links idea or not. I'd certainly support it.

As for the TV threads --

What does everyone think of how well they did? I know the non-fiction thread semmed popular, and I certianly liked it and would want to see it continue (or a new one take its place).

I think the non-fiction/reality thread would probably get a lot of support, and I'm certainly ready to propose it, but I also want to see what discussion pops up about our experimental threads before I seriously put it forth.

I think we found out that there's sizable support for discussing TV and that sub-communities were starting to form around certain shows. The Office comes to my mind, mainly because that's the one I was part of, but there were others.

It was also nice not to navigate the substantial white font in Natter (and I'm constitutionally incapable of passing white font without highlighting) whenever certain shows aired.

So I'd definitely like to keep a vehicle that centers on TV (also, not unfitting for a board that started because of a TV show and still emphasizes popular culture) and nurtures those subcommunities as well as new ones. The four-thread format seemed to work well, but I'd be happy to look at other possibilities.

I didn't set foot in the other threads, since I don't watch most of the shows they covered, but I absolutely loved having the Comedy thread and would be really thrilled to have something like it arise from this discussion. Basically, I'd love to have someplace to talk about The Office with Buffistas, but I also think the size of the Comedy thread worked really well; although one show got more traffic than the others, you could already see the cross-pollination at work (which is to say, I'll be Netflixing How I Met Your Mother next!), and the discussion speed was totally manageable.

I think the non-fiction/reality thread would probably get a lot of support

I think the network drama thread would, as well.

I loved all the threads equally. except maybe the cable drama thread because i don't watch a lot of the cable shows. though, i guess with the summer shows starting up (ie The 4400, Dead Zone, etc) i probably would have had more to say.

i'm definitely behind a proposal to bring them ALL back.

Oy. Network drama continuing in the same format as the experimental thread would not thrill me. I'll have to frame my thoughts on that later though.

I think the Comedy and Drama threads would have been used more if there was a better spoiler policy. Something like 1 week white font seems reasonable.

I really enjoyed the other tv threads. I think that I read all of them although I posted mostly in Cable Drama, Network Drama and Non-Fiction. (HIMYM is pretty much the only comedy I watch with any regularity.)

I think Cable Drama should be folded into Premium. I'm also behind modifying the Network drama whitefont rules because I was never able to enjoy it given I might be behind on one or more shows most of the times. I want to hold comment on the other threads for the mo'.

I think the Comedy and Drama threads would have been used more if there was a better spoiler policy. Something like 1 week white font seems reasonable.

I think they were used quite a bit. I also think that the amount of people that would use it if there were a one week white font rule would be offset by the amount of people that would no longer use it as much if they had to white font everything. That can be sussed out in a vote, though.