I like the way Holli deals with old threads in TT TV on W/X, which is the only model I have for dead threads. People go to Bureacracy and suggest threads be archived or killed and then she posts in the threads that after so many days the threads will be archived or deleted and if anyone has objections they need to speak up.

Of course of there anyone can start a thread and there's lots of seasonal threads (Emmys, Golden Globes) and then the sitcoms that fail.

Personal I don't see the need for 1 thread per TV show, although I would like to see a general TV thread. I think there's enough Buffistas who watch the same tv shows or networks (Cartoon Network, Stargate, Alias, etc) to make it worth it. I know I see TV talk in variosu places.

I wouldn't object to a general TV thread. It doesn't have the same kind of spoiler issues that a movies thread would.

I do prefer that thread/no thread discussion continue here rather than using a poll. Thread expansion isn't just about the numbers - there are some things people feel very strongly pro or con, and I'd rather those viewpoints get heard and discussed than just totting up the number of folks who click a button.

It doesn't have the same kind of spoiler issues that a movies thread would.

You mean a NAFDA TV thread, then, right? Because current season info for non-ME shows is currently whited out in Natter.

Well I vote for an Alias thread especially after last night's episode, notwithstanding a general tv thread. If we're tallying up votes on this board does anyone else want a separate Alias thread?

I guess so ita. How many other shows (most?) are on a similar time delay for Unamericans?

How many other shows (most?) are on a similar time delay for Unamericans?

All! (Well, all US shows, at least.)

By the way, about Natter...I didn't mean earlier to sound like I thought Natter was not serious enough, too flippant, etc. I like Natter the way it is, but I also think that because of the posting volume and the fact that people skip and skim, there's a certain kind of conversation that we used to be able to have across time zones that we can't have any more. Certainly ita is right, we can't have a new thread for every single topic that I or anyone else happen to be interested in, but I do think that that's at least an argument in favour of a new thread when there's a critical mass for a given topic. (Ie the "just talk about it in Natter" response doesn't really work for me anymore.)

Am I allowed to ask a question in her not related to my tantrum?

t For which I apologize yet again.

I have been following this thread discussion a bit, but I'm not sure I get the gist of why adding threads is a problem. Is it a problem?

My wife, for one, would probably be keen on an Alias thread.

Schmoker to distill our arguments, I think the argument isn't really against thread proliferation. It is rather us as a whole deciding what kind of board we want to be. (I cribbed this from Kat)

Is it a problem?

That's pretty much the question. On the one hand, more specialized threads will give a place for more in-depth discussions that won't get drowned out by the volume in other threads. On the other hand, more threads will lead to more individual communities rather than one big one. But on the other hand, we might have too many people and too many posts to be able to stay as a community where everyone knows everyone else. But on the other hand, lots of little threads could mean less cross-pollenization of ideas and posters and more of a cliquish feel. t /Tevye

That's pretty much what I meant, Hil! That was way more explanatory!