How far in advance did the Firefly thread start? There was like, two-thousand posts before the show even aired.
Very early, but that was on WX before we had the thread proliferation issues.
Xander: We just saw the zebras mating! Thank you, very exciting... Willow: It was like the Heimlich, with stripes!
'Him'
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!
candyb - May 23, 2003 9:48:34 am PDT #1509 of 10289
Cindy - May 23, 2003 9:49:04 am PDT #1510 of 10289
Nobody
I mean, sure, wait until closer to the show airs, but I dont think lack of conversation is ever a problem, here.
Allyson, some questions: Are you going to attach an opening date to your proposal or (assuming it passes) are you going to open it right away. Also, repeated questions from upstream, will this be a NAFDA thread, and how will we treat spoilers?
§ ita § - May 23, 2003 9:51:02 am PDT #1511 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have no idea how to explain why I think it's confusing to have a general alum thread. It's just what my brain is screaming at me this foggy morning.
Here's my take. I want a works-o-Minear thread. I think his work and his presence here merit it. Unless something's shifted, I see no reason that one would be banned from talking about his Angel eps in Angel -- I'm still allowed to talk Movies in Natter, right?
Part of it is because I think he's damned good, and his stuff generates a lot potential for discussion. And the other part is because he's Tim, and he's cool, and he comes around and participates.
This does distinguish him from the other alum, in my eyes. Especially those not showrunning next year.
However, volumewise, I'm prone to suggest delaying the opening to mitigate the potential natter and keep volume down. Until we're closer to Wonderfalls info, which is the big driver for this for me.
Allyson - May 23, 2003 9:51:25 am PDT #1512 of 10289
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Yes, Cindy, I made the proposal very simple so that it wouldnt be too nitty to reshape it as discussion goes on. I hope. Please. For the love of Minear. ahhhh ha ha
victor infante - May 23, 2003 9:51:56 am PDT #1513 of 10289
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Also, repeated questions from upstream, will this be a NAFDA thread, and how will we treat spoilers?
Just a note, I think ANY show related thread shere are inherently NAFDA.
Cindy - May 23, 2003 9:57:44 am PDT #1514 of 10289
Nobody
Yes, Cindy, I made the proposal very simple so that it wouldnt be too nitty to reshape it as discussion goes on. I hope. Please. For the love of Minear. ahhhh ha ha
I appreciate that. And trawling for chocolate aside, I'm in favor of a Tim-works thread. I was just trying to steer the discussion back to the thread you've actually proposed. It seems to me that the requests for an alum thread don't fit in this discussion, as that not what you proposed, and it's not what people seconded.
Just a note, I think ANY show related thread shere are inherently NAFDA.
That's how I feel too, but you never can tell with Bees.
amych - May 23, 2003 9:58:36 am PDT #1515 of 10289
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
that was on WX before we had the thread proliferation issues.
Just to clarify, it was before we had technical thread-proliferation issues. But there have always been philosophical proliferation issues for a lot of people -- including me, even though I'm in favor of this one.
Laura - May 23, 2003 10:01:26 am PDT #1516 of 10289
Our wings are not tired.
Why not Jane Espenson or David Greenwalt or David Fury or Ultimate Drew or even Joss Whedon? Or for that matter, why not Eliza Dushku or Seth Green?
I do set Tim and Joss apart from every other writer or actor ever involved with ME. Just my view.
Katie M - May 23, 2003 10:03:56 am PDT #1517 of 10289
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I think I'd rather see an ME-alum thread, just because I think a thread with a wider topic is more likely to sustain a lively conversation. That said, I don't have enough of an objection to a thread devoted just to Tim's work to vote against it.
I do like Victor's idea for a thread title, though.
Jessica - May 23, 2003 10:05:04 am PDT #1518 of 10289
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I do set Tim and Joss apart from every other writer or actor ever involved with ME. Just my view.
Me too. Joss because he created the Buffyverse, and Tim because he's not just a VIP who posts here sometimes, he's a Buffista. He's one of us.