I don't think it slows down or disrupts discussion, and it is a perfectly good use of the thread. I do think that, since it's limited to the people who participate in the w&p's, that a skip to here is both sufficient and useful for people who want to bookmark the discussion (since it does tend to be in sequence without other discussion in between) and who want to skip the discussion. Hence the original suggestion remains the best one, IMO.

I had hoped I phrased my reactions in a non-condemnatory way -- I quite agree that it's a proper use of the thread. However, making nice for the non-SPN fans (or non-W&P fans) makes for good thread-neighboring.

I did find the overlap between the BSG season finale (which was a hyyyyuuuuuuge discussion topic) and the W&P for a different show immediately afterward a bit of a car crash.

Note that because of the nature of reality, there's always the possibility that two Boxed Set shows might have discussion-intensive events happening at the same time, so it's not like we won't face overlapping thread traffic again.

I don't want people to NOT W&P in here. I like reading it. Well, I like skimming it. I half love John Winchester now, and feel defensive of him, even though I've never watched the show. I'm sorry I said anything. I wasn't trying to shoo anyone out, so much as say, "Yeah, there have been times the timing was less than ideal, but I like to see Buffistas flailing." That's It.

I don't need a link. I can skim or skip on my own. I don't want a new thread. I don't want us to nanny in here. This is the most fun thread on the board.

edited to be clear

That I meant my double-negative at the opening. That is by saying, "I don't want people to NOT," I was very much saying, "I do want people TO."

I don't mind seeing the watch-and-flail here even if I'm not participating—IMHO, this is the proper thread for it. And the fannish joy is fun by osmosis even if one isn't watching the show. (Says the guy who got pulled into the BSG finale by the energetic spoiler discussion despite not watching any of the prior Season 3 eps.)

I would be REALLY strongly opposed to discussion of another show taking over our Buffy & Angel thread, even if it is low volume. That would feel disrespectful of our origins to me.

I think a link to the end of the W&P at the beginning would be a good compromise for the time being.

I don't watch SPN, but this is the right thread for it, so having the w&p here is cake; having a link to the end of it for the convenience of skipping would be icing. As a matter of my own preferences, I find the SPN squeeage less bothersome than some of the other shows that I don't watch. What would be most helpful for series-specific skimming is color coding. Right, cuz ya know that would be easy and practical. t /irony Then again, I think no one would complain if we got even better at labeling up front in our posts which shows we were talking about - but before I get too whiny about that, I have to become more consistent with it myself.

FWIW, the original nillying event was a post-guide for west-coast viewers to skip over east-coast W&P of Buffy -- not because the snooty west-coasters weren't interested, but because they wanted to do their own flailing at the moment that worked for them.

So, nillying and providing skip-points to a W&P has a long and honorable tradition! I do tend to read through them myself (guessing at what is actually going on when somebody posts, "Oh no! Weepy alert!" or "If you make that face too much it will get stuck that way, Sam."), but I don't think a request for nillying should be intended or taken as a "take your squee elsewhere" notice.

The only time that I've found the SPN dvd watch and post disturbing was when it interfered with the live BSG finale Watch and Post.

Otherwise, just a normal skip and skim for me, if I'm not joining in.

I don't think that the SPN W&Ps are misusing the thread in any way -- I'm annoyed by them because I'm annoyed by all W&Ps. (Even BtVS when the show was airing live. It's a thing. I just don't like them.)

But I'm well aware that that's my own issue. If someone wants to put in a skip link, I'd be grateful, but in the meantime I'm used to skimming.

I still think some sort of voluntary check box for major show titles that would put a bold inset of the show name before a post would be useful. However, I am not wed to it and just skip and skim and hope I see any posts of subjects I am looking for.

In other words, it would be nice, but I can live without it. I've been on the participation side of W&P of my favorite shows, so I figure I can let others do the same. Who knows? perhaps I'll watch SPN some time and get hooked, myself.

We are going to need a bigger boat new Boxed Set soon, though.

Also, we should probably remember to name the show we're posting about at the beginning of our posts. (I know I forget to do that myself.)