Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!
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Yeah, I'm a little concerned that if we just throw everything in together, we've gone and created a general TV thread, anyway.
I think that was my primary motivation for suggesting categorized threads.
I'm happy to go with whatever.
However, think while I type, even if we do wind up creating a more or less general TV thread, if we do it while eliminating the other three threads, I think we zero out the balance on both sides - yes, we risk increased SQL connections (the primary technical problem) but we also eliminate discussion across three other threads, which Kristen pointed out will help, even if those three threads are not heavily trafficked.
even if we do wind up creating a more or less general TV thread, if we do it while eliminating the other three threads, I think we zero out the balance on both sides
Not if the new thread gets more traffic than the current three combined, which is my worry.
That's the likely way of it. So while we don't want to create a new general tv thread, consolidation of three genre tv threads into one genre tv thread is going to make that one thread the closest thing we have to a general tv thread. I think.
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Not if the new thread gets more traffic than the current three combined, which is my worry.
Yep. My worry too.
If we do as suggested and say, something like "Genre TV: We started with Due South, Smallville, and Farscape. . ." would that help?
We could also leave them as is, but it seems sort of weird to consolidate elsewhere and not there, esp. since they are low traffic.
Or, and I'm not really thinking this is an option I want, we could eliminate all three and not replace them with anything.
Not if the new thread gets more traffic than the current three combined, which is my worry.
Yep. My worry too.
Yeah, it still might be a problem. But it would be less of a problem than keeping all three threads and making a fourth general TV thread. But it could still be a problem.
What if we start it with the contingency that we can re-evaluate in three months, when it will be more clear whether we'll have database problems or not? If we start the Fannish TV and the database falls down and goes boom from the overload, we can make another plan.
That sounds good to me, Lyra. And of course, if there are any problems sooner than that we can address them in BBaB.
Well, I think the concern there is if we do something to make the board go boom, we may make our hosts unhappy with us.
The problem with "Genre TV" is, what is genre? Or for that matter, which genre?
If we're talking SF/fantasy, the thread is (at least in theory) open to Twilight Zone (all incarnations), Star Trek (ditto), and a number of other shows (Dark Shadows reruns air on SciFi, and right now 2 characters are 25 years in the future....)
If the idea is more "cult shows" in the sense of a devoted fan base without a lot of mainstream acceptance, the above would qualify along with such shows as Twin Peaks.
I think I've just convinced myself that a Genre or Fannish thread could easily end up a de facto General TV thread.
I think I've just convinced myself that a Genre or Fannish thread could easily end up a de facto General TV thread.
There is no question in my mind that that is what would happen.
There is no question in my mind that that is what would happen.
Why do you think it'd be more so than the Due South thread is currently? Because it'd be better-publicized?
