I am a large, semi-muscular man. I can take it. Don't hide behind Mal 'cause you know he'll shoot it down for you. Tell me.

Wash ,'War Stories'


Buffistas Building a Better Board ++

Do you have problems, concerns, or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.


Gris - Aug 19, 2005 7:54:09 am PDT #139 of 4671
Hey. New board.

It's indicative of how I see the board, but I'd leave community on the front page.

I agree with this.

I think most people will agree that Buffistas is far more a community than specifically a place to discuss TV or Music or whatever. Our central thread is no longer Buffy or Angel, it's some combination of Natter and Bitches and the other "general discussion" threads. Having the front page make that clear, through the subcategorizing of other threads, is, in my opinion, a fantastic idea. Because it's not obvious right now that when you come to buffistas.org you're invading an already-existing internet community; the first three or four times I found the place, I assumed I was finding a standard Buffy fansite, and was very confused and couldn't find what I was looking for and ran away (finally, I read the FAQ, but that's a story for another time).

I'd like my front page to look something like this:

Natter
Spike's Bitches
F2F
Minearverse
Good Riddance
Unamerican
Buffistechnology
--Subfolders--
Media discussion
Writing and literature

Media and Writing/Literature would be split as Liese said above though, honestly, I don't really know what Sang Sacre is and it might belong in the un-subfoldered section instead. I think Minearverse should be voted on, though I actually think it has elements of both a general thread and a Media thread, so I would be confused even in voting, though I'd probably choose General (there is enough of a Minearverse-only community that posts their general posts there, even if they also post in other threads like Buffy, that I think it's right. Either that, or we need to tell those folks to take it to Natter/Bitches.)

Conclusion: I also like folders.


-t - Aug 19, 2005 7:56:04 am PDT #140 of 4671
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

The idea that the Buffy & Angel thread would be in a TV folder is troubling to me.


Lee - Aug 19, 2005 8:02:25 am PDT #141 of 4671
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Me too, -t. I don't like the folder idea in general though.


Wolfram - Aug 19, 2005 8:14:51 am PDT #142 of 4671
Visilurking

From an anti-prolifirationista POV, I think tv foldering might encourage more tv threads, since we might figure, what the heck, it's just another thread in the tv folder. I also, would hate to see Buffy/Angel or Firefly or Minearverse in any tv/media folder.


§ ita § - Aug 19, 2005 9:06:12 am PDT #143 of 4671
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

You just haven't given up yet, Wolfram.


Wolfram - Aug 19, 2005 9:33:25 am PDT #144 of 4671
Visilurking

I don't know what you mean.


§ ita § - Aug 19, 2005 9:36:00 am PDT #145 of 4671
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't think the foldering encourages proliferation, so much as accomodates it because a) it's already happened and b) may continue to, no matter how much I vote.

I believe no one should steal things from my apartment. I still keep the front door locked.


Wolfram - Aug 19, 2005 9:47:39 am PDT #146 of 4671
Visilurking

Okay, we disagree. But what is it exactly that I haven't given up?


Kristen - Aug 19, 2005 9:49:09 am PDT #147 of 4671

That anyone can turn the tide of proliferation.


Jon B. - Aug 19, 2005 9:49:31 am PDT #148 of 4671
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Okay, we disagree.

Psst! Wolfram keeps his front door unlocked!