If you're not checking F2F, we are arranging a Chicago mini-F2F with Steph L. on Thursday, April 30. We're going to an 8:30pm viewing of Avengers: Age of Ultron, dinner/drinks beforehand TBD.
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Con-or-Bust is auctioning off a number of great things starting today in support of sending more fans of color to conventions. Among them, an ARC of a certain book: [link]
Can I ask if people are still interested in meeting in LA this summer? Or has that desire changed? I wasn’t ever going to do anything elaborate, but if there’s interest, I can still put together some basic info.
Discussion in ita’s thread.
Hear Ye Hear Ye
Voting is now open for the following proposal:
Should we open threads to discuss the Marvel Cinematic Universe and/or streaming shows?
The full proposal and discussion starts here.
Voting closes Wednesday (April 29, 2015) at 7pm (PDT).
(questions should be posted in Bureaucracy)
Voting Results:
1) Add a new thread for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). This includes movies, television series, and streaming media. The spoiler policy would be as follows:
- White font for two weeks for movies and streaming content which is presented all at once.
- White font until east coast airing for content on television or streaming content presented weekly.
- Talking about comics in context of the MCU is welcomed, but plots and character details that have not appeared in the MCU. should be white fonted.
YES 41
No 5
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2) Add a thread for shows presented as streaming only- for example Netflix Originals, Amazon Prime Streaming, Hulu Plus, Yahoo and other independent stations. The spoiler policy would be as follows:
- White Font two weeks for content presented all at once, or until airing when presented weekly.
YES 34
No 12
(Both motions passed. Total of 46 votes were cast.)
My roommate is selling some nice vases on Ebay, as well as some handsome prints of Irish counties. If you or someone you know is interested in these things, could you let them know?
Did either of those threads get opened? Because I don't see them anywhere if they did.
Details still need hammered out in bureaucracy.
Attention New Yorkers! Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer responsible for Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, is having in-person Q&A sessions at the IFC Center tonight at 7:15, tomorrow at 7:25, and Saturday at 5:15 pm.