Although I would rarely participate, I'm disappointed too. The comedy people are waiting to propose. Maybe we can come up with a format for show threads that works before the fall shows start up.

My guess is that the network drama failed for fear it was too big a bucket. Maybe a multi part vote for several genres broken up in smaller buckets.

Comedy
Medical drama
Cop drama
Something else

Fall's a comin'

My problem with those is that I don't know what I'll be watching come fall. The advantage (to me) of the buckets is that they can ebb and flow with our habits. I worry that smaller grouped buckets could stagnate if a particular genre is underperforming in the fall.

My other issue is that I think while single show or smaller, genre buckets may work better for specific show posting, the more varied threads get a better conversational dynamic going. But I'm willing to be proved wrong.

My guess is that the network drama failed for fear it was too big a bucket. Maybe a multi part vote for several genres broken up in smaller buckets

I think that we've proposed this before. It never went to a vote, I think that is was "voted down" in discussion.

Maybe it would be worthwhile, in advance of any proposals hitting the table, for people who are interested to throw out some of their conceptions for what specific smaller or genre buckets they would like to see.

Maybe a multi part vote for several genres broken up in smaller buckets

I think that we've proposed this before. It never went to a vote, I think that is was "voted down" in discussion.

No, I think it went to a vote and got actually voted down two years ago: Lee "Sunnydale Press" Sep 2, 2005 8:00:42 pm PDT

Or perhaps you're thinking of a different attempt.

Those aren't differentiated by genre, though. I don't remember seeing that ever get to a ballot before.

Oh, so close. I too wonder if having NP as a choice would have altered the outcome. I wish the same people could vote again (not counting the results, of course) just to see how NP truly does come into play as far as voting results go.

I think smaller buckets could work. You've got House and Grey's Anatomy and such, that's a fair number of medical shows.

But people have argued that no preference DOESN'T alter the outcome, that it just bolsters quorum and that the majority of people who care will get what they want.

If you all now think that No Preference alters the outcome of votes, then I think we should definitely eliminate it.

If you all now think that No Preference alters the outcome of votes, then I think we should definitely eliminate it.

I don't know if it does or not. I'm just curious as to whether NP voters picked a choice or abstained.