I suppose the thing I'm concerned about, Cindy, is that whatever ideas come out of such broad bucket threads allow for some maneuverability. Like, if we open a cable drama thread and there's three thousand Psych posts and a handful of Monk posts, or even no Monk posts, we still allow a space where we can discuss Monk according to the guidelines we set up. So that if someone *did* want to discuss Monk, there would be a space for it, even if it didn't show up in the initial experiment.

You've got to follow the findings, or what point the experiment? Who's going to ban Monk posting? Post about Monk where it's always been appropriate, if you don't get any findings from this test that give a specific Monkish place.

I'd love to think there's an experiment whose findings dictate places for every show that make every Buffista happy, but the odds seem distant and slim.

In the meanwhile, if there's a need for a Psych thread revealed, let's at it.

I'd hate to think this was being viewed as an experiment to justify, instead of discover.

we can discuss Monk according to the guidelines we set up

I'm calling this out because I don't understand it specifically--do you mean the guidelines we will set up?

(It's funny--I'm totally wondering why we're not discussing having a Drive thread--surely it's not just Tim's past track record of pickup success. It just seems obvious, and not in need of experimentation to demonstrate)

I'm totally wondering why we're not discussing having a Drive thread

I haven't brought it up because I kind of assumed that Minearverse would continue as the default Drive thread, at least for a while.

Right. Did anyone even consider a thread for The Inside ?

I don't think so, but I don't remember for sure.

I kind of assumed that Minearverse would continue as the default Drive thread, at least for a while

I'm sure it will, and I don't see a problem with it. It's just that there's not a show thread idea mentioned yet I see as more obvious than that.

Anyway. Parenthetical.

Well, Drive will be the only show being discussed in the Minearverse thread, and I think everyone here knows Tim does it, so there'll be no problem with people not knowing where to go, being spoiled for other shows while in there, or drowned out by talk of other shows, and people who are staying out because they're behind won't be missing out on any other talk. Show talk, anyway. So it might as well be a dedicated show thread.

Would The Amazing Race come under Unscripted? Because when that airs, Natter looks like a whitewashed fence.

One would assume. Also, heh.

Okay. I know I'm slow. But I am confused.

SA wanted to change just the thread description of Premium to include FX shows so that they could be discussed there. Were they being discussed? Also, were people trying to discuss them and then being told, "Oh no! We mustn't!"

Cindy is proposing something else entirely to figure out how to deal with the TV issue since it comes up frequently.

Am I missing something cause I don't understand.

In theory, mind you, talking about Tim and discussing Drive aren't equivalent. And wanting to discuss any of the other shows in the header isn't a spoiling offence.

However, in play, it's unlikely that anyone will want to talk about any of Tim's other stuff while the show is on, so it won't matter.

SA wanted to change just the thread description of Premium to include FX shows so that they could be discussed there. Were they being discussed? Also, were people trying to discuss them and then being told, "Oh no! We mustn't!"

There wasn't really any discussion, There was some discussion about the possibility of talking about F/X shows, which no one objected to in thread. It was the question of changing the slug/description (I get those confused) to include F/X shows that has been controversial.

Cindy's proposal is a separate thing.

I am also confused, but that is my understanding of the situation to date.