Once upon a time there was a Watcher
Not the only one or even two
Remember how we typed away the hours
And debate the exegesis true
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
Handsome brooding vampire guy has to swoop in all sensitive mouth and overhanging forehead. How 'bout leaving some scraps for the homely-looking fellows who don't turn evil when they get some?
Doyle ,'Life of the Party'
Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!
We open it up, we talks the talk, we votes, we shuts it down. This thread is to free up Bureaucracy for daily details as we hammer out the Big Issues towards a vote. Open only when a proposal has been made and seconded according to Buffista policy (Which we voted on!). If this thread is closed, hie thee to Bureaucracy instead!
-t - Aug 09, 2018 3:42:49 pm PDT #10192 of 10289
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Kate P. - Aug 09, 2018 5:39:12 pm PDT #10193 of 10289
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Aw, -t, you're making me sniffly.
"Over twenty years" works for me, especially considering we'll probably keep this description for quite a long time!
aurelia - Aug 09, 2018 6:04:46 pm PDT #10194 of 10289
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I made the mistake of hitting "Recent" and reading the last Lightbulbs case we opened - I think we deserve a nice easy one, you know?
And of course this got me to go back and read the last one. As fraught as that felt, we handled it pretty well. More introspection, less contention.
I would still support DX doing this though:
Of course that doesn't mean I don't feel the urge to change my tagline to "I told you so!" :)
Vortex - Aug 09, 2018 7:36:24 pm PDT #10195 of 10289
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Cilantro tastes like soap!
Fake news!
billytea - Aug 09, 2018 8:00:07 pm PDT #10196 of 10289
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Fake news!
Like cilantro, facts have evolved.
Beverly - Aug 09, 2018 10:54:01 pm PDT #10197 of 10289
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
"More than" twenty years! Unless you mean "over the span of twenty years."
Jon B. - Aug 10, 2018 12:50:45 am PDT #10198 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Yeah, it shouldn't say "twenty years ago" since that will be wrong next year. How about ..."brought together in 1998 (or whatever year the TT thread started) by our shared love..."
quester - Aug 10, 2018 3:12:13 am PDT #10199 of 10289
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
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Jesse - Aug 10, 2018 3:32:37 am PDT #10200 of 10289
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
"begun during the original airing of Buffy the Vampire Slayer"?
The more I look at "brought together" the more I think about newbies. By which I mean people who have only been here 15 years.
Jessica - Aug 10, 2018 4:28:27 am PDT #10201 of 10289
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Okay, final wording since we have reached the three-day limit on conversation and need to get to voting.
Proposal: Update the "About Us" section and registration page to better represent who we are today, a close-knit community of friends, to set appropriate expectations for new members who may come to us seeking pure fandom.
Current text:
Welcome to Buffistas.org. This site is the online home of the Buffistas, a worldwide community of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly fans.
Proposed new text:
Welcome to Buffistas.org. This site is the online home of the Buffistas, a worldwide community of friends, brought together over the last two decades (and counting!) by our shared love for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly.