I've been (re-)thinking about this. We had that cross-thread rule with Buffy and Angel where, even though both were NAFDA, we whitefonted about one show in the other's thread. Maybe we should do the same here? So for SCC there'd be no whitefont in Boxed Set, but whitefont in other NAFDA threads. Does that seem fair?
Hermanos! The devil has built a robot!
Numero Cinco ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[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, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Jon B. - Jan 17, 2008 8:15:02 am PST #9527 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Liese S. - Jan 17, 2008 8:16:38 am PST #9528 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I thought the point of NAFDA was that you were able to freely discuss cross topic shows. That was specifically important in Buffy/Angel crossover issues, but the premise holds up here. That's why we have different threads, some of which are NAFDA and some of which, like Boxed Set, have their own specific whitefont rules.
eta: That also the reason for marking as NAFDA was to alert spoilerphobes where they should be alert.
Dana - Jan 17, 2008 8:17:10 am PST #9529 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
As usual, with this thread, it doesn't really make any sense to me that the show be discussed in here, and if I were behind on SCC, I'd be pretty grumpy to get spoiled for it. But I'm not, so it's luckily moot.
victor infante - Jan 17, 2008 8:17:42 am PST #9530 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Does that seem fair?
Seems fair to me. I'm trying to figure out how all the SCC talk ended up here, when it's a bit off topic. Not that I much care, as I'm not watching the show yet.
Wolfram - Jan 17, 2008 8:22:46 am PST #9531 of 10001
Visilurking
If the thread is NAFDA for all shows, there is no side of caution.
I'm not cautious about violating thread rules. I'm cautious about spoiling someone who does not want to be spoiled.
Jon B. - Jan 17, 2008 8:23:56 am PST #9532 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I thought the point of NAFDA was that you were able to freely discuss cross topic shows. That was specifically important in Buffy/Angel crossover issues, but the premise holds up here.
Except that we whitefonted Buffy discussion in the Angel thread, and vice-versa.
I'm trying to figure out how all the SCC talk ended up here, when it's a bit off topic.
There was only a little bit of it, but enough so that people (including me who, regrettably, initially brought up the issue) wondered what the rule was.
§ ita § - Jan 17, 2008 8:35:56 am PST #9533 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm cautious about spoiling someone who does not want to be spoiled.
That's why I like the bright line of thread rules. If I'm behind in *anything* I know I assume a risk by going into a NAFDA thread. But I'm not mad at anyone for spoiling me. I did it to myself. I don't want people typing skittishly because of that.
Laga - Jan 17, 2008 9:00:15 am PST #9534 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I appreciate it when someone whitefonts something I might be spoiled for. I prefer more whitefont to less but then I never browse from a device that makes it impossible to highlight whitefont.
Kristen - Jan 17, 2008 9:07:29 am PST #9535 of 10001
Yes, it was an off topic remark for this thread, which is why I put it in whitefont.
That's all I got.
victor infante - Jan 17, 2008 9:41:11 am PST #9536 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Well then ... how about that Tim Minear? He's kinda spiffy, dontcha think?