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.
Willow: Yikes. Imagine the things...Buffy: No! Stop imagining! All of you! Xander: Already got the visual.
'Dirty Girls'
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.
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 11:55:50 am PDT #8546 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
§ 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!
Kat - Jun 09, 2005 12:42:27 pm PDT #8552 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
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.
Blame Kat.
I whitefonted because, WTF? Who knows what the rules are and I hate the navel gazing that goes with the discussion of "is this the correct rule?" So I decided to err on the side of whitefont vs. not.
Kevin - Jun 09, 2005 12:44:31 pm PDT #8553 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Yeah. I'm doing a full episode guide for TI.org now, including all the guest stars yadadada.
I've picked up one interesting thing from IMDB about one of them.. (Which I'd picked up in the 'Questions asked' thing anyway).
I've mailed Tim to ask if he's okay with me reusing snipplets from here, if anybody is wondering. If there's any problem with it I'll remove it no questions asked.
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 12:45:58 pm PDT #8554 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Blame Kat.
It is all your fault. Or Nilly's. Sometimes I get confused.
If it says NAFDA in the slug/header, you don't need to whitefont if it's already been aired. Outside NAFDA threads, erring on white is good.
Kat - Jun 09, 2005 12:54:02 pm PDT #8555 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Slugs? Headers? People actually look at those? I just scroll past as quickly as possible.
But whatev. As often as someone has tried to explain NAFDA to me, it refuses to sink in. Thank god.