Saying that allowing free dissemination of casting news
This isn't how I read the text of the proposal. It puts very clear limits on what kinds of casting news could be considered open for discussion. As with Elena, here is the point at which you and I are clearly reading the proposal very differently.
You're right, that was too broad a statement.
Elena, the problem is it goes beyond the BCS and to a big sore spot for a number of posters.
This is clearly true. But I think that separating the issues might be helpful.
I don't think three days in Lightbulb is enough to come to a satisfactory resolution on the larger issues. I think we need to discuss that over a longer time, without a vote hanging over our heads so that everyone feels compelled to get their point out now now now. I know that I for one could use some time to reflect on this - I think we all could. Because with some careful thought and discussion, I still believe we can find a middle ground that's more satisfying to all.
If we could get the Elephant out of the room and give us all a little breathing space, we might be able to resolve this without killing each other.
brenda (and ita and Trudy) are bringing up an important point. It seems that this vote may be invalid under Betsy's grandfather clause.
It's a point of policy that needs to be addressed. I don't know if that should happen here or in Sartre.
I got lost. We cannot close or open any new threads until the 20th of September? I thought we voted in the Minear thread to start next week sometime. Is that invalid?
I could be completely misunderstanding and on crack.
Crack.
We can't change grandfathered policy until September 20th.
Ah! So anything that was here when we opened is coolio, but closing threads that existed prior to voting...huh. Maybe I need a link to refresh my memory.
Opening and closing threads are exempt, IIRC. It's the stuff like spoiler policy and such that's grandfathered.
As I have gotten sucked into this discussion far beyond any rational call of....anything I remotely ever planned on, I am ceasing any further discussion of this topic for myself. When this comes to a vote (now, I hope, not later) I will vote then, but otherwise, my blood pressure is too valuble to me and I like too many of the posters on the other side of the argument to participate in this.
This topic, due to the preference of 84% of the voters, is invalid for discussion until September 20th.
I disagree--as Plei and others have said, while the letter of the law has been the same for awhile, the INTERPRETATION of it has become much more strict and legalistic. I don't think it's invalid to discuss going back to the way we interpreted the rule for things like SMG returning after S5.
Here is the rule:
Q. What do you guys consider a spoiler?
A. Anything that hasn't been broadcast. So anything from the show and the preview trailers is okay, anything from TV Guide or anywhere else is a spoiler, including casting news, episode titles and plot twists. No white fonting. Spoilers should only be posted in the spoiler thread.
Let's follow it to the letter. No drifting to one side, no casting spoilers to the other.
If someone would like to work to change it after September 20th they can.
