I haven't contributed to this discussion up until now because I didn't really have a solution to the one problem I have. I've thought about it, and I still have no solution, but here goes...
I guess I just don't see any other one show, in and of itself, as reaaching the level of having its own thread. Some of us are talking about Lost, Alias, VM, and so on, but not to the point where I've felt overwhelmed by it in Natter (that's just me). I've never watched OC and I have no idea where the Seth thing comes from, but it doesn't bother me since I just skim past it.
The idea of talking about a few shows in one thread doesn't seem workable (to me) and neither does the idea of having one TV thread (to me).
I know that I have no suggestions here, and I don't mind trying something new, but this idea is not something I'm crazy about. OTOH, I'm not actually
opposed
to it, so I'm not sure I'd even vote against it.
Just out of curiousity, how many people have been bothered by the whitefont in Natter thus far?
I'm a little bugged by it, and I'm resistant to having conversations in whitefont. I guess I feel like if we're going to have the conversation anyway, we ought to have it somewhere where we can actually have it instead of making it invisible.
It's not a problem I feel desperately needs solving, though. I'd be generally for show-specific threads, but then on the Buffista Thread-Creation Kinsey Scale I'm well to the "sure, make more threads!" end, so.
As a person who watches nearly everything on time delay, I'm less bothered by white-font in Natter and more bothered by the inability to participate in show discussions because I missed the window during which they were discussed. In devoted threads, that window never closes.
t sits by Wolfram.
Or, at least, I will be starting this weekend.
Or, at least, I will be starting this weekend.
I'll alert the wife. I may have some 'splainin' to do.
I agree with the people who've said we should wait a little bit to see what, if any, shows are actually thread-worthy. Twenty posts on show day and the next day do not call for a new thread. And sorry to the folks who can't find the current discussions in Natter. I have no good ideas on that front.
And sorry to the folks who can't find the current discussions in Natter. I have no good ideas on that front.
Threadsuck.
My feeling on the matter, to put it a little harshly, is that we shouldn't start a thread (or multiple threads) just because some people are slightly inconvenienced. We're back to the board not being all things to all people. I know we're sort of looking for a replacement for the Buffy and the Angel and the Firefly and the Wonderfalls, but we're not really going to find one. Even when the Jossverse shows were on, the majority of the people on the board didn't necessarily participate in the show threads.
After parsing through the various arguments, I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in the ring:
1) I definitely think the proposal should be on a show by show (or thread by thread if we're clumping) basis.
2) I think waiting to see if a show has legs (with the possible exception of a new Joss or Tim show) is the best way to go - I'd say at least wait until a whole season has been announced as being picked up.
3) Whitefont occasionally annoys (but also often amuses) me; it's searching for/missing the discussion that tips my annoyance scale.
White font amuses me. Especially when folks are kindly enough to include a few non-sequitors for those of us who aren't bothering to read the rest.
I've seen some masterful whitefont, where the poster managed to leave behind complete sentences with a completely different meaning to what the full sentences read.
I wish I were that good.
