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
Reposting from BBaBB because Jesse reminded me that I meant to ask earlier and Jon semeeee (Not sem-eye) stomped on me..
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From the FAQ
In order to keep them unspoiled, we limit discussion of current episodes to specific threads. These are the NAFDA threads. If it's not labeled as a NAFDA thread, don't talk about current episodes in it.
Are the NAFDA threads intended to be independant now? Or is, for instance, reference to current Buffy allowed in, say, the current Angel thread? This was raised in Firefly last week, but I didn't see a resolution.
Or is, for instance, reference to current Buffy allowed in, say, the current Angel thread? This was raised in Firefly last week, but I didn't see a resolution.
I think it's generally best to watch the references to the most recent episodes. We have people like Matt, who are on tape delay for one show but not the others, or shrift, who's on tape delay for Buffy and Angel, but not Firefly. So if you want to refer to something, maybe whitefont it and warn why?
I have a question about that. We're all dutifully whiting-out a Buffista shout-out that is in no way plot related. It's not a funny line, nobody would notice it if it weren't one of our own. Do we need to be whiting out? Especially since it's mispronounced, so you won't notice it unless you're looking for it?
I kind of like the idea that we keep whiting it out, even though it doesn't really spoil anything, because if we don't white this out, then what's going to happen down the road when somebody else wants to post something without whiting it out, and they say, "you didn't that one time"?
I think we set ourselves down a slippery slope if we start making exceptions to the white-out rules.
In my mind, we were able to discuss what's happening in Buffy in terms of what's happening in Angel, etc, because they *are* the same 'verse. But there should be no mention of Buffy or Angel activities in the Firefly thread, or vice versa.
But that's just my mind! Which is occasionally a wacky and scary place!
I thought that Firefly was supposed to be non-spoilery for un-Americans because it was the one show-thread where we are all on equal ground.
(Well, not so much now - -when North Americans are getting the show and nobody else is.)
Set all discussions in Archive on WX to PERM. Changed exp. to 120, in the event that whatever changes they make where they make you do that for all non-perm discussions hits sooner, rather than later. And, to get rid of the annoying blurb.
Should perhaps be spot checked, though pretty certain all threads were checked and then checked.
Have not touched other threads, because this took a while, and my brain melted.
Ple, I permanentized all the other threads yesterday. I just hadn't had a chance to get to the attic yet, so thanks. I'll spot check the attic if you want to take a quick look at the others.
