That falls under "don't be a dick," right?
Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.
'Time Bomb'
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.
Jesse - Jun 09, 2005 11:44:12 am PDT #8542 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
§ 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.
Wolfram - Jun 09, 2005 12:02:02 pm PDT #8548 of 10001
Visilurking
You're right. I just assumed since nobody was talking about the episode in blackfont during that hour, that it was out of courtesy. And I wouldn't fault anyone for not observing it. Unless they were deliberately being a dick. But that's true in any thread, black or white font.
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 12:04:01 pm PDT #8549 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'd be surprised if there were many West Coasters who cared about finding out show details who'd venture eyes-open into a show thread after it's aired.
Kevin - Jun 09, 2005 12:38:14 pm PDT #8550 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Heh. It WAS the book store owner from Angel Season 2. Knew it.
Polter-Cow - Jun 09, 2005 12:39:07 pm PDT #8551 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The killer was, Kevin? Cool!