If Amy Ackerman were leaving the show, and it was publicly discussed between seasons, then yes I think it would become widely known, and would not be a spoiler.
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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!
Typo Boy - Jul 25, 2003 9:56:45 am PDT #1947 of 10289
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Lyra Jane - Jul 25, 2003 9:57:52 am PDT #1948 of 10289
Up with the sun
We differ on whether we regard the observed proportions to be a statistically reliable indicator of the actual proportions. I believe it contains a persistent bias, for the reasons given.
Oh! I agree the numbers are probably not valid on a scientific level, but they do give a rough indication, which is all I meant to start with.
§ ita § - Jul 25, 2003 9:58:00 am PDT #1949 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So if it's not widely discussed (and what's your definition of widely?) then it is a spoiler? Because that needs to be reflected in the proposal.
P.M. Marc - Jul 25, 2003 9:58:19 am PDT #1950 of 10289
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
If AD is leaving Angel, for instance, how will the promos tell us this?
Given that they never bother to put him IN the general promos... it'd be kind of hard. Not that I'm bitter.
(Ahem)
Any cast members that they do tend to focus on in promos leaving, I think we'd tell by their absence. Or at least start speculating.
Or, if they had one of those (like the promo stills) shots with the full cast, and someone wasn't in the shot, that would be a Big Ass Clue.
Elena - Jul 25, 2003 9:58:39 am PDT #1951 of 10289
Thanks for all the fish.
We're spending a lot of time focussing on the elephant in the middle of the room.Suppose Amy Acker is leaving the show ... Elena doesn't know she doesn't know, so she can't tell you.
What's this? Amy Acker is leaving the show to train elephants to sit in the middle of a room?
ita - YOU BASTARD!!!
Okay.
con - Many people have said that knowing such things as the current casting spoilers decrease their enjoyment in the show.
pro - People who know the spoilers want to discuss them freely in the NAFDA threads because not doing so decreases their enjoyment (in the board? in the show?)
Is this an accurate summation of the basic positions?
Burrell - Jul 25, 2003 9:59:11 am PDT #1952 of 10289
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
On what grounds does the proposal intend this to be openly discussable?
I'm not clear on that.
I think this is a key point. Isn't the proposal limited to discussion of between-season casting spoilers that are being actively promoted by either the network or ME?
In which case, I personally know of 3 spoilers, only two of which, in my mind, would meet this criteria.
Elena - Jul 25, 2003 9:59:47 am PDT #1953 of 10289
Thanks for all the fish.
So if it's not widely discussed (and what's your definition of widely?) then it is a spoiler? Because that needs to be reflected in the proposal.
I agree with ita. I've been asking a similar question all day.
P.M. Marc - Jul 25, 2003 10:00:13 am PDT #1954 of 10289
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I think this is a key point. Isn't the proposal limited to discussion of between-season casting spoilers that are being actively promoted by either the network or ME?
Yes.
Burrell - Jul 25, 2003 10:00:47 am PDT #1955 of 10289
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Spoilers, you mean? Or changes? I didn't think these issues had come up before.
I meant spoilers.
Typo Boy - Jul 25, 2003 10:01:08 am PDT #1956 of 10289
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
. Isn't the proposal limited to discussion of between-season casting spoilers that are being actively promoted by either the network or ME?
Which I think is a reasonable definition of "widely".
Except as I remember it has to be a "major" casting spoiler - which I dimly remember as as involving a regular (every episode) cast member being added or deleted.
Does someone wan't to repost the full-text with amendments that were accepted?