I do think if we're going to seriously consider adding new threads, we should probably go with the offsite vote as Lyra Jane suggested. It would be a good idea to toss around the pros and cons for a while, then set a date for the vote. The vote (and probably the discussion) should probably be announced in Press as well.

I vote yes for off-site voting.

How about one TV thread for all shows that don't already have a dedicated thread?

Heh. I almost proposed this very thing last night, but erased my message before posting because I knew it would open the whole thread proliferation / Natter dilution subject again. But I am not against thread proliferation either. I suspect that it might be better to try to establish some natural brakes on thread making than try to oppose it straight up. Something like a vote with a greater than simple majority to pass. Say, you needed a 70% vote to establish a new thread so that the need or desire for it should be clear, obvious and strong.

Say, you needed a 70% vote to establish a new thread so that the need or desire for it should be clear, obvious and strong.

Disagree. You're never gonna get 70% on anything, unless it's the "Puppies are Cute" resolution (and even then, you have dog-allergic people, and kitten partisans, and you'd probably have to go to a recount.) A simple majority is clearer.

Say, you needed a 70% vote to establish a new thread so that the need or desire for it should be clear, obvious and strong.

70% of what? We've got almost 750 posters here now. Or do you just mean a 7:3 yes:no ratio?

There's a possibility that BtVS and Angel won't return. I like Cindy's idea, or at least an Alias thread.

I'm with the minority who don't really have a problem with thread proliferation in any case, but I also think that the sheer volume in Natter these days makes it really difficult to have a sustained, focused conversation there about anything. Not that I don't still enjoy Natter, but it's difficult to have a discussion there unless you happen to be on at the same time as other people who want to discuss the same thing.

I think this is an important point. Lately, Natter has seemed, for lack of better words, more chatty and less discuss-y lately.

I wonder if we couldn't consolidate some of the non-Jossverse TV oriented threads, anyway. Granted, I don't participate in them, but they seem to be relatively slow-moving, so I wonder if there's a need for both Clex and PPO. Or could all the fanfiction workshopping go into one thread, and all the non-Jossverse TV talk go into one thread?

Just a couple of thoughts.

Any show that's aired anywhere in the world would be fair game and not require white font.

Yikes. See, there's a thread I won't go into, although it'd seem I were target audience.

a convoluted plot that bears much discussion

Not any more. They promised.

I also think that the sheer volume in Natter these days makes it really difficult to have a sustained, focused conversation there about anything.

It's because it's natter. Maybe we need a "sustained, focused conversation" thread instead. But one per topic people want to have a sustained, focused conversation on? I can't see it working.

I like Natter just the way it is.

I do think we should have a separate Foamies thread pretty soon, unless people are okay with the nominations/voting administrativa going on here.