I think we're NAFDA for Tim shows. Which seems needlessly complicated, so I could be wrong.
Last night, the East Coasters were acting NAFDA-y, and then the West Coast started whitefonting, which was kind of funny.
There are cockroaches in Mexico big enough to own property.
Cordelia ,'Lessons'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Jessica - Jun 09, 2005 11:37:10 am PDT #8538 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Wolfram - Jun 09, 2005 11:38:56 am PDT #8539 of 10001
Visilurking
I think it makes sense to white font during the West Coast W&P to keep from spoiling plot points. But otherwise, yeah we're NAFDA.
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 11:40:13 am PDT #8540 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think it makes sense to white font during the West Coast W&P to keep from spoiling plot points.
Wait -- who's to white font during the watch and post? I think it's simplest if there's no Minear-show whitefonting for anything that's aired. You come in here before you've finished watching the ep, you takes your chances.
I think we're NAFDA for Tim shows.
I thought we were NAFDA for everything -- if not, we need to yank it from the slug.
Wolfram - Jun 09, 2005 11:43:18 am PDT #8541 of 10001
Visilurking
ita, what I mean is, it would be pretty shitty if an east-coaster came in during the west coast w&p during the scene where they're chasing hood!boy, and say, "eh, he's not the real killer anyway. It's that funny-looking dude in the glasses."
Jesse - Jun 09, 2005 11:44:12 am PDT #8542 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That falls under "don't be a dick," right?
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 11:46:35 am PDT #8543 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
it would be pretty shitty if an east-coaster came in during the west coast w&p during the scene where they're chasing hood!boy, and say, "eh, he's not the real killer anyway. It's that funny-looking dude in the glasses."
As a west-coaster, I already stay out of show threads until I've watched them, and have absorbed the sadness of not being able to watch and post properly.
This isn't a new scenario -- it's like Lost or Angel or Buffy or the entire Boxed Set thread.
I wouldn't dare asking people to start whitefonting stuff about a show they've already been discussing in blackfont.
Wolfram - Jun 09, 2005 11:53:25 am PDT #8544 of 10001
Visilurking
Well the whitefonting in this thread occurred during the west coast viewing, by east-coasters who saw west-coasters watching and posting. Even if we are NAFDA, I don't see that as a bad thing. Doesn't need a rule.
Jessica - Jun 09, 2005 11:55:34 am PDT #8545 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Huh. All the whitefont I noticed was from West Coasters.
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 11:55:50 am PDT #8546 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I wasn't saying it needs a rule, just that I think it's unnecessary, and I wouldn't fault anyone for not observing it. It's not consistent, and I wouldn't ask it be done on my account.
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 11:58:20 am PDT #8547 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I doublechecked -- Kat started whitefonting, and she's definitely on this side of the country. I think it spiralled from there, but was hardly consistent. So any west coaster trying to stay unspoiled would have been out of luck.