ISTR it was also mentioned in TV Guide. If I'm not hallucinating, then that's definitely US mainstream.

There was a Joss interview in a major Boston morning newspaper last week. I can't remember specifics, but does that count as mainstream?

Not to me, I don't live in Boston. Is it a major market?

Elena, you're riding this really hard. Would any newspaper qualify, in your eyes? And I don't mean that in a snarky way; I'm genuinely wondering. Because it sounds like no.

I guess my position then becomes that I feel WB/ME promotional material, Jossian interviews, and entertainment media magazines/programs should be exactly equivalent to on-air promos.

It's the WB making it official that to me, makes it feel as if it should have the same stamp of approval afforded to on-air promos. If the WB is promoting it, I don't understand why it matters to people who are so spoiler averse that they don't watch the TV promos, read interviews, go to other websites, anyhow, whether the WB has aired this or just announced it.

There was an article in my paper with The Big Spoiler the morning "Chosen" aired. I figured that meant it was pretty widely known.

t shrug I didn't know it.. Or, rather, I did know it, but only because someone told me, thereby spoiling me.

There's a very natural perception that 'if I know it, it must be widely known'. I do it all the time. Doesn't mean it's the case.

I honestly don't know what can be done about this situation. But I think I've said my piece and clarified my position.

If the WB is promoting it

I'm curious -- does Lorne's decapitation fall under that?

I really, really dislike the idea of a thread-specific amendment, because again, what if something like this comes up again?

Not advocating either way, but:

The way to get around this would be to say the casting news can be discussed *in threads dedicated to the show in question,* whatever that show was.

I guess my position then becomes that I feel WB/ME promotional material, Jossian interviews, and entertainment media magazines/programs should be exactly equivalent to on-air promos.

That's quite different from the current understanding/ruleset. I think the promos set a good line because they are canon-ish. Once the WB airs a promo, that's easily quantifiable. When we say "entertainment media magazines/programs", that's a pretty wide net, and there's no saying how widely those media are viewed/read. I mean, the Upper Rubber Boot Register does a 4 page spread. Entertainment Tonight does 10 seconds. Spoiler or Common Knowledge?

Is it a major market?

Yes.

Will the story get picked up and distributed widely? Did Joss talk about the casting?

I've seen it distributed since, but now I can't remember where. WRT to the casting question, I'm sorry, I guess I wasn't clear that I can't remember the content. My point was, you mentioned mainstream media or summat, and so my quesiton was hypothetical. If it's mentioned in the morning paper of a major city, is that mainstream enough?

If it's mentioned in the morning paper of a major city, is that mainstream enough?

It sounds to me like Elena's answer is no, since only the people in that city who read the paper would know.

Elena, you're riding this really hard. Would any newspaper qualify, in your eyes? And I don't mean that in a snarky way; I'm genuinely wondering. Because it sounds like no.

They were genuine questions. I'm not in the US. I don't know if Boston is a major market. I'm trying to get a feel for how widely the information is known. That's all I'm trying to do.

I don't actually understand what you mean by 'riding this really hard'. (Literally, not sure what the phrase means here.)