'Serenity'
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Would it be possible to add a list of threads in which whitefonting is OK to the FAQ, in the "what the heck is whitefont" description?
The whitefont that happens in the show threads sometimes has real spoilers and sometimes has whitefont because people are joking around, so a spoilerphobe like myself isn't ever sure whether to read it or not. It would be great to have a no-whitefont-in-the-show-threads-not-even-a-little-we're-so-not-kidding rule mentioned in the FAQ.
I'm very against whitefonting being disallowed in any thread. If someone wants to mention something current on AtS in the Buffy thread, they have to whitefont.
Content is the issue -- if there are no spoilers for the show in hand posted, then you know exactly what you're highlighting -- playing around, or spoilers for other works. Which should be labelled as such.
if there are no spoilers for the show in hand posted, then you know exactly what you're highlighting -- playing around, or spoilers for other works. Which should be labelled as such.
I totally forgot about Show A in Show B's thread, so I can see why the no-whitefont thing wouldn't work. What I've quoted up there would be great if that's what actually happened, but that isn't how it works sometimes.
I hate to be all grouchy, because it's not like it happens every 30 seconds, but I've been spoiled for a few things about Show A in Show A's thread and I really wish I hadn't been.
The key isn't what the rule is, it's whether posters know it, and if they follow it.
Since the rule is already delineated, I don't think a new rule would help -- it's just not clear or memorable enough what the current rule is.
it's just not clear or memorable enough what the current rule is.
So instead of a new rule, can the current one be added to the FAQ? Unless I've missed it, there's just the explanation of how to make font white. Also, in this part of the FAQ it says:
Spoilers should only be posted in the spoiler thread or in white font in the main thread.
which isn't accurate anymore.
And while I'm reading the FAQ--has there been any thought to editing out the spoilers from the FAQ to provide a FAQ that's safe for UnAmericans? I'd be happy to take a shot at it if people think it's a good idea.
Jen, Unamericans are current up to the end of Season 6. Is there anything in the FAQ that's spoilery for them? I just did a cursory look, and couldn't see anything.
Also, I noticed that there's a question about the Stor-Troopers, which are no longer around. Do we want to delete that?
I don't think there's any Season 7/4 stuff up there, but I wonder if it's only a matter of time.
I dunno. If people don't think it's necessary, that's fine--I don't frequent the UnAmerican thread so I don't know the opinion there.
As an Unamerican, I vote for no spoilers in the FAQ, or whitefonted spoilers only.
(Hey. John. OT. Did you maybe get my emails?)
As an Unamerican, I vote for no spoilers in the FAQ, or whitefonted spoilers only.
I've always assumed that's a given (and I've been doing most of the FAQ editing lately). I wouldn't even put in any white-fonted stuff in the FAQ.