***DRAFT BALLOT***

There has been a lot of discussion about the possibility of adding additional show-specific threads. After last week's poll and discussion, these are the thread ideas that seem worth voting on. Any threads started through this vote will be closed and archived if the show is cancelled, unless there is a specific reason to keep the thread.

1. Should we add a Lost thread?
_ Yes
_ No
_ Abstain

2. Should we add a The O.C. thread?
_ Yes
_ No
_ Abstain

3. Should we add a general reality TV thread?
_ Yes
_ No
_ Abstain

To keep our post tabel and number of threads managable, one option is closing and archiving threads that are no longer in use. In the case of Angel Spoilers, the suggestion has been made to repurpose the thread as a general spoilers thread, instead of closing it outright. Voting to close it now, does not mean we won't be able to launch new spoilers threads later; it simply means that specific thread will be archived.

4. Should we close and archive Previously on Angel?
_ Yes
_ No
_ Abstain

5. Should we close and archive Angel Quotables, after the deathmatches finish?
_ Yes
_ No
_ Abstain

6. Finally, what do you think should be the fate of Angel Spoilers?
_ Close and archive it.
_ Keep it open as a general spoilers thread.
_ Keep it as is.
_ Abstain.

(And -- to just keep Serialing away -- for the record, my votes will most likely be yes, yes, abstain, yes, yes, and still-making-up-my-mind-but-leaning-toward-repurposing.)

While I think the option, as written, is fine, as a technical thing, I think we should open a different thread for general spoilers, rather than simply re-titling the esisting one, should that measure pass.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but won't repurposing the Angel Spoilers thread end up using more resources than closing it and opening a new thread?

A closed thread can be archived, and its posts removed from the posts table. Threadsucking (say, to look for old Angel spoiler posts) stresses the system more than downloading a zipped thread, because it's querying the database for a huge amount of posts.

So, a vote to close and archive Angel Spoilers (because, if there were to be a general spoiler thread, I'd think opening a brand spanking new one would be the way to go) is not necessarily a vote against having a spoiler thread at all, right (ETA: this is what I get from your thread closing lead-in; I'm just confirming)? I happen to think Angel Spoilers should be closed an archived rather than repurposed. But I still think the idea of a general spoiler thread is worth discussing (ETA: if it comes up as a proposal).

I was thinking more from an elegance/simplicity of looking perspective, but, that, too.

I'm not adding it to the ballot, though I'd be happy to discuss it further if Gus and Brenda want to hammer out the details and come up with a proposal later.

Just to clarify, I was thinking more along the lines of a "what's on tonight" thing, for post-ep analysis rather than just watch and post, which I agree could be ooky. But i'm in total agreement that we should go ahead with what we have on the table rather than trying to devise new things right now. (And, if the proposals on the table do pass, it would likely moot this idea anyway. If they do not pass, then that might be a time to throw some other ideas out there.)

Thanks again to Lyra Jane for all your work on this, and to Jon for putting up the ballot every time we have a vote, and to Lee for vote counting.

Wait. Confused.

I had assumed that closing Angel Spoilers and opening a new general spoilers thread fell under the repurposing option, not the closing option.

If a person were to want that to happen, which option would one vote for?

The ballot looks good. Brenda is me on the Watch-n-Post thing, too. Try the present proprosal, then see if adjustments are desirable.