Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
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!
It would be nice to get cites for OTP, Mary Sue, & slash ...
Of course, those are terms that originated in fandom, rather than in Buffista land, and they're used in certain contexts here which don't necessarily represent the full usage in the wide world of fandom...
This is complicated.
Just a reminder that voting starts today at Noon PST (3pm on the east coast, 2pm Erinaceous Time). I'll post the final text and put an announcement in Press at that time. I've been working with erinaceous offline on the exact wording of the ballot, but it's almost identical to what she originally posted. I mostly just changed the text explaining the mechanics of opting in.
Of course, those are terms that originated in fandom, rather than in Buffista land, and they're used in certain contexts here which don't necessarily represent the full usage in the wide world of fandom...
This is complicated.
Yep. But we'll take what we can get. You have to know about the words first before you can go off and look for further examples ...
This is how words wind up with multiple different definitions, presented in a numbered list, isn't it, erin?
I remember doing that at one point. When we were trying to explain the subtle but key difference between Buffistas' usage of 'wank' and fandom at large's use of same. I like to think ours is the more interesting usage, because it's more specific, and because it can be salutory, and because Buffistas are all special and good.
Dudes. You all have whipped out the Cheese Butt. This should be in Bureaucracy, but Jon, if you want me to update it, let me know. I've got ita's notes taken down.
Feel free to update, Nutty.
Whoops! Lost track of time. I'll post a voting announcement in Press. This thread will be closed in a moment.
Ok, I am brand new at this and might screw it up but here goes --
I propose that we have a politics thread. One that, for those who enjoy the debate of war vs no war, R vs D, etc etc etc, may do so at their leisure and those who want nothing to do with politics can feel free to not be subscribed and/or read.
Will there be cake?
No, only death.
I've always thought a politics thread would be a good idea, given that some of us so love to talk about it, while it makes others flee screaming. And with the upcoming US elections, I expect political subjects to come up more and more. It makes sense IMO to corral the topic in one place for those of us who want to discuss it.
That's my rationale, and probably all I'll have time to post, what with everything going on in my life right now....