There's still a Firefly thread, folks. Show's done.
t God, I hate you, Allyson.
Like I need reality to rear it's ugly head in my message boards.
Willow: Were there dolphins? Tara: Yes. Many dolphins at the pound. Willow: Was there a camel? Tara: There was the front of a camel. A half-camel.
'Selfless'
Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier
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
Anathema - Jan 27, 2003 5:31:04 pm PST #3739 of 10001
Jonathan Will Always Be My Hero
Dana - Jan 27, 2003 5:37:54 pm PST #3740 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Has Natter slowed at all due to having a music thread?
Not that I've noticed, which is one argument against thread proliferation. As people might have noticed, we talk. A lot. In pretty much every space available.
Cindy - Jan 27, 2003 5:39:41 pm PST #3741 of 10001
Nobody
Or it's an argument in favor of measured proliferation. In other words, it proves that the conversations were desirable to a group of posters, but that adding the thread, hasn't taken away from Natter. By the way, I don't think anyone's asked for a thread for every show we (collectively) watch.
Lyra Jane - Jan 27, 2003 5:46:39 pm PST #3742 of 10001
Up with the sun
Hey, Allyson? Could I ask a slightly impudent question? Because I feel like I got off on a bad foot with you and Kristen, and I think that's partially due to lack of context -- I've gathered that you and Kristen were both important somehow on the Bronze boards, but there seems to be some sort of story about what you did there that makes you important in fandom and connected to ME staff, and I don't know that. Could I have the reader's digest version, please? Thanks.
(sorry for the off-topicness.)
Jesse - Jan 27, 2003 5:49:14 pm PST #3743 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I just want to PROMISE that I'm not stealing the Buffista money for anything. I SWEAR on my honor.
Cindy - Jan 27, 2003 5:49:58 pm PST #3744 of 10001
Nobody
'cept that trip to Aruba we were gonna take - right Jesse?
Sophia Brooks - Jan 27, 2003 5:50:21 pm PST #3745 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
And Jesse and I really made some attmpts at opening a joint checking account just in case things happened, but it got VERY complicated!
Anathema - Jan 27, 2003 5:51:29 pm PST #3746 of 10001
Jonathan Will Always Be My Hero
I was absolutely teasing, Jesse.
Jesse - Jan 27, 2003 5:53:05 pm PST #3747 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
(I knew you were kidding, I just remain paranoid.)
Monique - Jan 27, 2003 6:34:42 pm PST #3748 of 10001
Lyra Jane --
Lemme try to sum up...
No, there is too much.
The Bronze -- the real one -- was a place where you could fight and disagree and debate and stuff. I got there early in the third season, Kristen later that year, Allyson during the Dark Ages... er... the fourth season.
During that season, the Bronze, she wasn't so stable. And she'd sometimes crash. So Kristen, in her generosity, hosted a "refugee" board on her JossWhedon.net site. That is probably where she started to stand out from the crowd. She also eventually started TimMinear.net, which became official, I forget how. And Allyson, who always stood out from the crowd in her own special way (no, I'm not being a smartass), eventually took over running DavidFury.net and the official club.
Along with the sites, Allyson and Kristen also worked on other community-building and enhancing projects. They're the go-to people when it comes to getting things done. They have a history of busting their butts on things like ads, fan campaigns and so on and so forth, sometimes at the sake of their own sanity.
And, lest we skip over the most crucial aspect of the Legend of Allyson and Kristen, they're important because they know me. It's part of the Monique Vibe. Importance by association. ... Don't feel like you have to doublecheck this last fact, though.