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.
Well, we may not have parted on the best of terms. I realize certain words were exchanged. Also, certain... bullets. But that's air through the engine. It's past. We're business people.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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 12:45:58 pm PDT #8554 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 09, 2005 12:54:05 pm PDT #8556 of 10001
What is even happening?
Do we cross-show-thread white font? If people mention "Lost" in here, should they white font, and if people mention "The Inside" in the "Lost" thread, should they white font?
Kat - Jun 09, 2005 12:54:44 pm PDT #8557 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
OH! I know why the confusion. If everything is open game here, then why did we ever end up with a Wonderfalls Spoilers thread?
sumi - Jun 09, 2005 12:55:37 pm PDT #8558 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Because people had seen the WF unaired episodes before the dvd release.
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 12:55:52 pm PDT #8559 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Slugs? Headers? People actually look at those? I just scroll past as quickly as possible.
I got nothing, then. Whitefont away.
Do we cross-show-thread white font? If people mention "Lost" in here, should they white font, and if people mention "The Inside" in the "Lost" thread, should they white font?
Please let's have NAFDA mean NAFDA. Please. Simply -- if it's aired on the east coast, it's legit.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 09, 2005 12:56:32 pm PDT #8560 of 10001
What is even happening?
Wonderfalls spoilers was for those of you who got to see episodes that never aired, long before the DVDs were released.
I found the NAFDA explanation, which answered my own question: [link]
We do cross-show-thread white font.
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 12:56:52 pm PDT #8561 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If everything is open game here, then why did we ever end up with a Wonderfalls Spoilers thread?
Everything aired. Spoilers still exist, but the rules are just like those for a Buffy thread, but for all shows.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 09, 2005 12:57:44 pm PDT #8562 of 10001
What is even happening?
Do we cross-show-thread white font? If people mention "Lost" in here, should they white font, and if people mention "The Inside" in the "Lost" thread, should they white font?
Please let's have NAFDA mean NAFDA. Please. Simply -- if it's aired on the east coast, it's legit.
Sorry for all the xposting. Here's what the FAQ says.
Q. NAFDA? Is that an international Buffista treaty?
A. Ummm..... No. It's the North American Free Discussion Area. We have many posters who aren't from North America and are therefore half a season or more behind. In order to keep them unspoiled, we limit discussion of current episodes to specific threads. These are the NAFDA threads. If it's not labeled as a NAFDA thread, don't talk about current episodes in it. We also ask that you don't discuss one show's current season in another show's topic without whitefont, because some people are on tape delay. This means that events from the current season of Buffy should be whitefonted in the Angel topic and vice versa.
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 12:57:49 pm PDT #8563 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We do cross-show-thread white font.
Oh, god, my head.
Do those rules still apply in a post B/A world? It's going to get messy.