Since I am the evil anti-ita, living on the east coast and owning a TiVo
If you own a TiVo, you can't be anti-me. You should give it away.
Dawn: I feel safe with you. Spike: Take that back!
'First Date'
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!
§ ita § - Aug 18, 2003 4:13:53 pm PDT #2793 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Steph L. - Aug 18, 2003 4:15:07 pm PDT #2794 of 10289
I look more rad than Lutheranism
the coasts aren't as far apart as they were
Shit. Is continental drift happening again?
Or, wait. It would be continental smush, wouldn't it?
Sean K - Aug 18, 2003 4:17:14 pm PDT #2795 of 10289
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
My current feeling on a TV thread is that it's not practically useful for enough people to offset the chance of increased board traffic.
Hmm... If it's an unspecialized TV thread, do you think we run the risk of a lot of increased traffic?
What solution am I proposing? Mmm... arrrgh. I'm not sure I see one.
This is the main drawback of a general TV thread, essentially the same flaws ita points out. I still think the only viable solution, should we vote to create a general TV thread is Caveat Postor.
§ ita § - Aug 18, 2003 4:21:51 pm PDT #2796 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
do you think we run the risk of a lot of increased traffic?
Yes. Even if it's impractical for many, because, given room there will be more traffic.
Natter abhors a vacuum.
still think the only viable solution, should we vote to create a general TV thread is Caveat Postor.
How are you defining "viable"? Observable? Useful to most? Unannoying to most?
I'd like to define viable as a combo of the three, but can't see a way to achieve it.
Volans - Aug 18, 2003 4:22:34 pm PDT #2797 of 10289
move out and draw fire
If we don't create a general TV thread, where do we discuss non-Joss shows? Or is that outside the board's purview?
If we do, are we risking becoming Table Talk without the income?
Can I be the not-so-evil anti-ita and keep my TiVo?
So many questions...
Betsy HP - Aug 18, 2003 4:38:26 pm PDT #2798 of 10289
If I only had a brain...
I think I want a separate Buffy Alumni thread. If we had that, I'd be happy to leave other TV in natter, whitefonted as at present.
DavidS - Aug 18, 2003 5:08:35 pm PDT #2799 of 10289
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I think I want a separate Buffy Alumni thread. If we had that, I'd be happy to leave other TV in natter, whitefonted as at present.
It's just getting too unwieldy though. Other threads are becoming de facto general TV threads. There's pressure to create one even if we don't.
I'd rather have a Gen TV thread and make it an enter at your own risk zone.
Kat - Aug 18, 2003 5:31:02 pm PDT #2800 of 10289
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I think I want a separate Buffy Alumni thread. If we had that, I'd be happy to leave other TV in natter, whitefonted as at present.
Betsy is me. I'm also confused how a General TV thread would work because each time I've encountered general issue threads it seems to be a discussion by mentioning, especially with TV.
Also, I kinda wish I had gotten to the board before Raquel got her seconds because I would have liked to have had a chance to figure out what we are consolidating and cleaning up before we open something new.
DavidS - Aug 18, 2003 5:35:36 pm PDT #2801 of 10289
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I would have liked to have had a chance to figure out what we are consolidating and cleaning up before we open something new.
I think there's been a general feeling that we'll consolidate the Buffy threads as fall rolled around and there was no new Buffy. The vibe seems to be that we'll do the deathmatch in Quotable, then close that. And we probably don't need Buffy and Previously - though Previously will still be useful for Angel.
The bigger issues, I suppose, are not closing threads which have low volume, but dealing with the increased volume of a new thread.
Michele T. - Aug 18, 2003 5:43:11 pm PDT #2802 of 10289
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
I'm generally against thread proliferation for the same reasons ita brings up.