Wasn't there a big discussion here last night (or maybe it was in bureau or bbabb) about closing and opening new, rather than repurposing, for archiving purposes. Mind you, I don't care. I just thought we were trying to be consistent.
I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
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!
Cindy - Aug 20, 2003 6:55:30 am PDT #2952 of 10289
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Cindy - Aug 20, 2003 6:56:20 am PDT #2953 of 10289
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But the content of the thread includes both shows.
Okay, but the purpose was for discussion of episodes airing in syndication. Angel hasn't quite yet started its syndication run. I can find talk about O.C. in Buffy. It doesn't mean it's the O.C. thread.
esse - Aug 20, 2003 6:58:39 am PDT #2954 of 10289
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Wasn't there a big discussion here last night (or maybe it was in bureau or bbabb) about closing and opening new, rather than repurposing, for archiving purposes.
See, this is what I'm wondering--what the purpose of closing and reopening threads is. 'Cause the Spoiler thread hasn't hit 10k yet, and we could easily change the title and then archive it once it's hit the posting limit. Pretty easy.
Jessica - Aug 20, 2003 6:59:21 am PDT #2955 of 10289
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Wasn't there a big discussion here last night (or maybe it was in bureau or bbabb) about closing and opening new, rather than repurposing, for archiving purposes. Mind you, I don't care. I just thought we were trying to be consistent.
My point is that we're not really repurposing the thread. The thread content is going to stay exactly the same. We've changed inaccurate slugs before without closing and reopening threads -- I don't see how this is any different.
Cindy - Aug 20, 2003 7:00:33 am PDT #2956 of 10289
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From how I understood the discussion last night, it was so when people are looking for stuff in the future, and know they posted or read it in "thread X" - thread X is still the same.
I agree, in this instance, it's not a big deal. I also think, if we're trying to be consistent, then we just should be. What's the point in setting up a process only to have as many exceptions as not?
Kat - Aug 20, 2003 7:01:01 am PDT #2957 of 10289
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I think it's for archiving purposes. If I have a thread that has been combined to include Smallville and Due South, and one gets closed/archived and the other becomes something new, how would I know where to look? If we close both threads and archive then open a new thread that combines them, if I'm looking for a past discussion of Smallville, I know where it is.
May not be an issue for Previously.
But it would be for spoilers.
Katie M - Aug 20, 2003 7:01:45 am PDT #2958 of 10289
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I'm not sure Farscape belongs with the other two; Due South and Smallville could become the Hoyay thread easily enough, but I think Farscape is a distinct cause.
FWIW, as someone who posts in both Farscape and Due South I think they'd settle in together fine. The Due South thread tends to go in spurts of, oh, five to fifteen posts about a particular show at a time; Farscape isn't much more active than that, really. On the other hand, that would require people who were only interested in Farscape to see a bunch of posts about other shows that they weren't interested in, which I sympathize with even if it probably wouldn't affect my vote.
Jessica - Aug 20, 2003 7:03:03 am PDT #2959 of 10289
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
See, this is what I'm wondering--what the purpose of closing and reopening threads is.
Because if a thread changes topics midway through, if someone wants to download the archived version, they're effectively having to download two threads.
What I don't see is how this applies to Previously at all, since we're not proposing any change to the content or purpose of the thread.The current slug is not accurate.
Cindy - Aug 20, 2003 7:03:48 am PDT #2960 of 10289
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FWIW, as someone who posts in both Farscape and Due South I think they'd settle in together fine.
Would they, thematically?
Burrell - Aug 20, 2003 7:05:22 am PDT #2961 of 10289
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
FWIW, as someone who posts in both Farscape and Due South I think they'd settle in together fine.
Might depend on how the new thread was categorized. If it were, say, the HoYay! thread, then things would fit together fine. If there were desire for a separate SciFi! thread, then Farscape and Stargate might fit better in that. I say all this as someone who is pretty much indifferent to how things turn out.