should we decide if this thread is NAFDA or not
It's got to be NAFDA. A spoiler thread where we can't talk about stuff that's already aired means the terrorists have already won.
Kaylee: H-how did you... g-get on...? Early: Strains the mind a bit, don't it? You think you're all alone. Maybe I come down the chimney, Kaylee. Bring presents to the good girls and boys.
'Objects In Space'
Spoilers 3: First Mutant Enemy, Now the World
[NAFDA] Spoilers for any and all currently running TV shows. All hardcore spoilage, all the time. No white font.
amych - Oct 24, 2004 5:24:16 pm PDT #75 of 3486
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
le nubian - Oct 24, 2004 5:43:49 pm PDT #76 of 3486
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
For the record, I couldn't give a shit whether we whitefont or not. I'm willing to do whatever. I really don't mind the white font.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 25, 2004 3:03:13 am PDT #77 of 3486
What is even happening?
I agree it's got to be NAFDA. I didn't even realize that was an issue.
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Back before the earth cooled, when there was no spoiler font, people used to post spoiler warnings, and leave a space (to give the brain time to catch up with the eyes) and then post their spoilers, right in regular colored font. Would something like that work as a compromise between the people here who prefer white font, and the people here who prefer to talk openly?
Example:
Buffy spoiler
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I heard Buffy's getting a little sister.
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Lost Spoiler
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They're on an island
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Is that worse than white font, for the people opposed to white font? Better? The same? How about for the people who don't want everything open. Would you be able to skim past that?
Jessica - Oct 25, 2004 4:41:21 am PDT #78 of 3486
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Is that worse than white font, for the people opposed to white font?
Yes, much.
(No real rational reason why, but spoiler space makes my teeth itch even more than whitefont does.)
amych - Oct 25, 2004 4:49:29 am PDT #79 of 3486
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
No real rational reason why
Here's one: It's completely unsuited to a forum. Spoiler space worked okay for mailing lists and usenet, where you were looking at one message at a time and could hit next or delete or whatever to skip the message entirely. When you're scrolling through a page of successive messages, it simply doesn't work -- you're going to see the stuff anyway, and in the mean time, you make the page longer to scroll and harder to read.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 25, 2004 5:13:42 am PDT #80 of 3486
What is even happening?
(No real rational reason why, but spoiler space makes my teeth itch even more than whitefont does.)
I don't think you need a rational reason. It either works or irks. In this case, it irks.
Here's one: It's completely unsuited to a forum. Spoiler space worked okay for mailing lists and usenet, where you were looking at one message at a time and could hit next or delete or whatever to skip the message entirely. When you're scrolling through a page of successive messages, it simply doesn't work -- you're going to see the stuff anyway, and in the mean time, you make the page longer to scroll and harder to read.Oh. I learned it on a linear board. Still, I don't love it, either. If I had my own way, it would be a free-for-all in here, but I don't watch much TV anymore, and never have been bothered much by spoilers. I was just trying to think of a compromise that would leave all groups happy enough. Spoiler space is obviously not it. There may not be an it.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 25, 2004 5:26:52 am PDT #81 of 3486
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Chiming in to say I'd prefer no white-font as well, but will live with it if necessary. Not sure how we handle the decision, though. Would it need to be an official vote, or an in-thread show of hands (aka bullshit consensus)?
Ginger - Oct 25, 2004 5:39:37 am PDT #82 of 3486
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I really dislike the whitefont, myself, and once I'm in Spoilers, I'm happy to be spoiled about any show. I guess the question really is, is this thread for complete spoiler 'hos?
le nubian - Oct 25, 2004 5:46:37 am PDT #83 of 3486
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Here's another question: should we go to Bureaucracy and get a Lost spoilers thread? Would that solve some issues?
candyb - Oct 25, 2004 5:50:04 am PDT #84 of 3486
Not ideal for me either, but I'm already getting used to the whitefonting.