Why talk about TV here if not because of the people you're discussing it with?

Interesting question. For me, I joined because -- a think -- something to do with THE INSIDE. I think a Tim post.

However, I stuck around because I got to know a few people, and ventured into other topics for precisely that reason. I hung around in Comedy (when it was around) because I knew a few of the posters, the main show (The Office) I love, and it was great fun.

The main reason I come here is TV. I also like the atmosphere (er, most of the time) and people. So Buffistas for the win. Although I do feel disenfranchised as a poster in a way, as I can't keep up with Natter (or always translate the posts), and the TV topics don't always work for me at present.

Also, to be clear I didn't submit any of the comments on the survey, so the snark about core posters didn't come from me either. I was quite surprised about how bitter some of the commentary was to be honest.

If we're going to have broader discussions, if we're going to continue to create additional threads, then I'd like for us to set up a mechanism whereby we have stringent criteria that a show in a larger thread, maybe a genre thread, must meet to spin off as an individual thread. And then criteria for shutting it down. Then the process could happen more transparently, and without all the hubbub, bub.

I agree that this is a good direction for the general discussion. Having the discussion doesn't mean we shouldn't proceed with our existing process for creating threads. The creation of the experimental threads and the poll were helpful in guiding the discussion as well.

If the current proposal passes and the Network Drama thread has too many shows that are popular, or if one show seems to need a new thread then proposals concerning further breakdown by genre or whatever will follow.

I'm "interested" in participating in the social threads, but Natter and Bitches move too quickly for me. So I tend to stay out.

This.

The thing with the social threads, also, is that they're frelling fast.

And this.

If all anybody wants is to be able to create a thread at will to discuss navel lint and see if it attracts other posters, and how long it's active, and to discard it when it sinks like stone,

I know this is intended to be facetious, but this is exactly what I want. I also accept that I'm vastly outnumbered on this issue.

then I'm not being wilfully blind when I can't see what the attraction of *this* board is, other than it's pretty and efficient, loads fast and doesn't go down like a two-dollar hooker everytime the internet hiccups.

The attraction of this board is that it's filled with smart, fun, interesting, and very funny people. I think Buffistas would be fun even discussing navel lint. But I can't keep up in either of the two monolithic fast-moving threads, and I stopped trying years ago. It has nothing to do with not being interested in talking to you people.

Also, many thanks to those who made the poll happen.

I think Buffistas would be fun even discussing navel lint.

I wouldn't be surprised if we've done just that somewhere.

Adding my thanks to the pollsters, and everyone else saying spicy-brained things in this discussion today -- it's that time of year when work isn't cooperating with my desire to make big thinky navelgazing statements, but I've been reading along and nodding. Sometimes nodding at both people on opposite sides of a given question, because y'all are smrt that way.

How far back is that nifty table that listed the various threads and their rankings in the "experience"? (I always think of Prince when I think of "experience." Your Hendrix may vary.)

Liese's table: Liese S. "Bureaucracy 4: Like Job. No, really, just like Job" Aug 14, 2007 6:38:01 pm PDT

"not interested in participating in the social threads"

This to me means they want to talk about specific show threads or specific topics (e.g. Movies, Music, Literary, probably Box Set). They don't want to wade through Natter or Bitches for glimpses of same.

Doesn't mean they don't want to talk to people here; I think they just want some more focused threads to do so.

because I sort of think Buffy is the heart of this board-- the one thing we all have in common.

I had a similar thought while cleaning out the Kitty Litter last night. While There was Buffy, Angel, and Firefly we argued about thread proliferation, but since we had something that was a clear focus, it sort of the other thing we did on the board, besides talk about the Jossverse. Now the other stuff is what we have to talk about and we don't have a single opinion on what that should be.

Clearly our solution is that Joss or Tim (or both together) need to put on a new series that captures our hearts (and lasts more than 13 episodes.)

I was wondering if we should think about discussing the Buffy comics, perhaps in whitefont, in a thread that gets more traffic than the comic thread, to try and give discussions some focus. I am not wedded to this idea, but I tend to forget the comic thread is there, even though I am reading Buffy.

Speaking from (not for) the comics thread, please no.