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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!


Lyra Jane - Jul 25, 2003 4:20:31 pm PDT #2096 of 10289
Up with the sun

I don't see anybody insisting on not discussing casting on other shows now.

Am I insane, or is that what Daniel's posts were deleted/edited for not a week ago?


Trudy Booth - Jul 25, 2003 4:26:19 pm PDT #2097 of 10289
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

You know, white-fonting an implication that someone is leaving the show shouldn't be skin off anybody's nose.

But it doesn't have to be policy either. It could just be curtosey.


P.M. Marc - Jul 25, 2003 4:31:16 pm PDT #2098 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

Am I insane, or is that what Daniel's posts were deleted/edited for not a week ago?

Yep.

You know, white-fonting an implication that someone is leaving the show shouldn't be skin off anybody's nose.

White-fonting that someone has a TV movie airing, however, is. And it's unreasonable.


Trudy Booth - Jul 25, 2003 4:33:54 pm PDT #2099 of 10289
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

For goodness sake, WHY?

"Whitefonted for possible casting spoiler" is not exactly "Work makes you free"


P.M. Marc - Jul 25, 2003 4:38:31 pm PDT #2100 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

Because it's NOT a fucking spoiler.

Warn if the link has casting spoilers, sure, but reporting that someone is in a TV movie with the guy from a particularily repulsive reality show is NOT a spoiler and does NOT need to be white fonted. Nor should it be.

Know what? AH did three American Pie movies while she was on BtVS. She even manged to go guest on AtS during the last one. Guess what? VK's doing a movie, JM's doing a movie, SR's doing a movie. All the cool kids are doing movies these days. Doesn't mean shit as to them being on the shows or not being on the shows.


amych - Jul 25, 2003 4:43:27 pm PDT #2101 of 10289
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Work makes you free

I'd just like to say that playing the Nazi card in this context is both repellent to me personally and, more broadly, rhetorical dirty pool. Nobody's accused you of fascism. To imply that they have can only be an attempt to divert the discussion into even more emotional territory.


Trudy Booth - Jul 25, 2003 5:03:50 pm PDT #2102 of 10289
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Because it's NOT a fucking spoiler.

Right, it's a POSSIBLE spoiler, hence the curtosey of asking someone to put a freakin "s" and a freaking "return". Two key strokes! Ooooh! I'm a wretch! Two lousy key strokes gives both of us what we want-- you can discuss it and I can ignore it.

Hey, Im saying that I am not a Nazi for requesting that people respect the way I watch the show. I'm tired of being told (albeit indirectly) how I'm oblivious and ignorant and oversensitive... EVERYONE who doesn't live under a rock and hide from normal conversation, after all, knows X, Y, and Z -- and I understand comments about the spoiler phobes get even nastier in spoilers.


thessaly - Jul 25, 2003 5:08:51 pm PDT #2103 of 10289
"...and that calls for some hard-hitting, potentially violent SCIENCE!"

Right, it's a POSSIBLE spoiler, hence the curtosey of asking someone to put a freakin "s" and a freaking "return".

Staying way the heck out of the flamage, but I find it hard to read a thread when every other sentence is whitefonted, thus my complete skimming of Spoilers Light.

I'm all for letting the vote decide after hearing viewpoints, I just wanted to bring up the legibility issue as part of the debate. Bugging off now until people are calmer.


Gandalfe - Jul 25, 2003 5:10:42 pm PDT #2104 of 10289
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

Staying way the heck out of the flamage, but I find it hard to read a thread when every other sentence is whitefonted, thus my complete skimming of Spoilers Light.

Would you like a beer, thessaly? You know, just since I'm right there with ya.


Lyra Jane - Jul 25, 2003 5:14:03 pm PDT #2105 of 10289
Up with the sun

Staying way the heck out of the flamage, but I find it hard to read a thread when every other sentence is whitefonted, thus my complete skimming of Spoilers Light.

I'll be at the bar with thessaly and Gandalfe.