If we want a Buffy-specific reference, it should be "Do Not Feed The Yoko Factor [Creature]".

Do Not Feed Yoko!Spike. DNFY!S.

Sorry, just had to. And thanks, scrappy, that's fine.

t /natter

Energy creatures are a sci-fi staple. It would be hard to pinpoint the first one.

Perhaps this should go on Natter, but waking up this morning after falling asleep thinking about this place, I came to a realization of why this place appeals to me.

It's like the BBS's I used before the internet entered the vernacular.

I used to have 5 or 6 BBS's I'd dial into with my borrowed 2400 baud modem. There were different topics. There was natter. There were emoticons. And, there was a slew of regular posters with their own personalities.

The degree of similarity suggests that this was intentional rather than accidental. It struck me in such a way that I had to share.

I think most of us remember some online paradise or other that went down in flames. Mine would be Usenet; other people remember GEnie, or BBSes, or the old Bronze.

It adds to our dedication to keeping this place from following their path.

amych, I was familiar with the Buffy-creature bezoar first. I read the Sandman comics later, when someone had to get a bezoar and trade it for... something... for Calliope? I was VERY confused.

On the affiliation question, I'd say that Buffistas is not affiliated with Joss as a business entity. Joss as a guy who has the internet, yes. As the creator of shows, NSM. I think the "not affiliated with Mutant Enemy" route is the best one.

You know, there was a time when I read every post by every poster in every thread. Life.

I oppose thread proliferation. Just going on the record really, since the arguments have already been stated. Nonetheless, I fully expect to natter happily in the proliferated threads. Embrace my complexity.

Is there any support for a second (non-archive, regular thread style) page to hold closed threads? To at least diminish the rapidly growing main page length?

I think it's well nigh on time we looked at standard disclaimers, including not affiliated, opinons are the opinions of the opinionated in question, and copyright belongs to the copyright holder.

A disclaimer, if we decide we need one, doesn't have to be too complicated. "Buffistas.org is a comminuty-owned and community-run web site, and is in no way affiliated with Mutant Enemy Productons, the FOX Network, UPN or The WB." That's all we need.

I wonder if the fic threads need a special disclaimer.

I just got this quote

I told him that I loved him.. and I kissed him.. and I killed him
Buffy, 'Faith, Hope & Trick'

-- Can we change it to

I told him that I loved him... and I kissed him... and I killed him.

?

Did you mean that the other way around?