Right now, the title of the previously thread doesn't mention either show.
No, but the slug (or whatever it's called, that appears under the thread name on the main page) reads, "For discussion of past seasons of Buffy."
What it actually is supposed to be (right?) is a thread to discuss what people have just seen in syndication. I think SA is making the point that the discussion is differently focused, more on a single episode, rather than on a theme. Although, I have to say, we don't know what our Buffy discussions will morph into over in the regular Buffy thread.
Why don't we think about:
- Closing our current Previously
- Opening a new, "Previously on Buffy and Angel"
(and explain it's to discuss the episodes seen in syndication)
- When Buffy 4 runs out, close it
- Open Buffy 5 without the NAFDA designation
- See what happens
If people continue using the Previously thread for a different purpose than the main show threads, we'll keep it that way. If the discussion in Previously peters out, after everyone has caught up on Angel episodes they missed (which was the point of having a Previously - when BtVS started airing on FX) - we can discuss getting rid of Previously, entirely.
This way, we won't be adding a thread; we'll just be broadening the purpose of one, and we can give ourselves time to see if it's redundant. I expect (particularly in the case of BtVS) it will be. And it shouldn't be needed for Angel, forever.
Right now, the title of the previously thread doesn't mention either show.
Well, huh. So it doesn't.
In that case, why do we even need to close it and reopen a new one? Why not just add "and Angel" to the slug and have done with it? It's effectively a syndication/DVD thread for both shows anyway -- I know we talked about the S1 DVDs in there when they were first released.
What Jess said. I don't think we need to close a thread, considering there's not even 4k posts in there. Just change the slug.
What Cindy said. I'm a big fan of Seeing What Happens.
This way, we won't be adding a thread; we'll just be broadening the purpose of one
Except....we won't, really. It's already effectively a thread for both shows, we just haven't officially called it that. I think closing/reopening is an extraneous step.
Except....we won't, really. It's already effectively a thread for both shows, we just haven't officially called it that. I think closing/reopening is an extraneous step.
Except it's not. The slug on the main page, under the title, says it is for Buffy.
Except it's not. The slug on the main page, under the title, says it is for Buffy
Isn't the slug a pretty quick-fix change, though?
Isn't the slug a pretty quick-fix change, though?
As would be the title.
I mean, the effort's not the issue -- it's the acceptance.
The slug on the main page, under the title, says it is for Buffy.
But the content of the thread includes both shows.
