I'd personally prefer whitefont for a week. But I have a feeling I'm going to lose this one.

I don't think this will be too difficult -- we already do it in Movies.

Anyway, once the css version of the board is rolled out, people who hate whitefont can just turn it off, right?

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TAL is discussed in Premium, but I have no quibbles about it also being discussed in a nonfic thread. I'd personally be inclined to separate reality shows from documentary/history/scripted non-fiction.

I would too, but not for the experiment.

I like the idea of whitefont in a multi-show thread, because I'm sometimes watching everything a day late, and I'd hate to get spoiled for Thursday's show when I've just watched Wednesday's. But I guess blackfont works in Boxed Set, right? I don't watch any of those shows, so I don't really know.

It does work in Boxed Set, or at least seems to. On the other hand, I only really watch one show in there, so I don't care about spoilers for other stuff.

I wonder how many days white font is sufficient for the experiment for people who do want white font in a broad thread. I cut my teeth at the Bronze, which was one big linear board and had no spoiler font, so I really can whiz right by spoilers I don't want to read without a problem, and I'm not spoiler averse to begin with. My point is, I don't have a clue on this.

I'd personally prefer whitefont for a week. But I have a feeling I'm going to lose this one.

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Now that I think about it, probably because that's how long we used spoiler font at the Bronze Beta, once they rolled it out.

I'm definitely in favor of blackfont once something has aired. Once it's aired, heck, you could get spoiled just visiting Slate or Salon or chatting with a co-worker. What are you supposed to do, lock yourself in a box?

If this were really true no one would be talking about whitefont now. I manage to stay unspoiled for most things, though if it's a big cultural thing like AI or Sopranos it's hard to avoid. Those I would watch right away. But House? Ugly Betty? It's my own fault if I let it sit for a week, but so many people have DVRs, there's SO MUCH on like on a Thursday or a Tuesday, expecting people to watch everything the night it airs is a lot.

See, once again that falls to the point that I can't keep up in Natter. I'd like a few threads where I can post about something and actually come back in few hours and find a few more posts on the subject and add something to it. Threads like Natter are all about the here and now for me. I might as well be talking about the show in a multi-person IM. One of the things that I like about forums is that I can post something, get pulled away for a few hours, and then jump back in. I don't find that I can do that in threads like Natter. If the discussion doesn't keep generating posts then it gets lost in the other discussions. This is another one of the reasons I also end up having problems with bucket threads.

Me, too.

I could give a fuck about the premise. Tell me a good story and I'm happy.

I don't think this will be too difficult -- we already do it in Movies.

Jess, I think you've got the wrong quote in there.

Jess, I think you've got the wrong quote in there.

Yes, yes I do. Fixed now!

IRN, again it seems the biggest sticking point is how to have a Natter-like place (in that genre of topic doesn't matter) to discuss shows that doesn't require you have to keep up with Natter. As in, some folks wouldn't necessarily like the white-font and/or bucket-ness that would entail, but it would at least be a spoiler-free option compared to a blackfont thread and also slower-moving (especially if people indicated which shows they were talking about) than Natter.

If this were really true no one would be talking about whitefont now. I manage to stay unspoiled for most things, though if it's a big cultural thing like AI or Sopranos it's hard to avoid. Those I would watch right away. But House? Ugly Betty? It's my own fault if I let it sit for a week, but so many people have DVRs, there's SO MUCH on like on a Thursday or a Tuesday, expecting people to watch everything the night it airs is a lot.

Right. And the spoilers that come out in casual conversation are the "OMG I can't believe Cuddy DIED!" but I still care about being spoiled for the less major episodic plot points.

IRN, again it seems the biggest sticking point is how to have a Natter-like place (in that genre of topic doesn't matter) to discuss shows that doesn't require you have to keep up with Natter. As in, some folks wouldn't necessarily like the white-font and/or bucket-ness that would entail, but it would at least be a spoiler-free option compared to a blackfont thread and also slower-moving (especially if people indicated which shows they were talking about) than Natter.

Right, but these are just the fact-finding threads. If this shows us we need X dedicated show threads, they would be NAFDA like the rest of our show threads. If it points out other shows that really aren't thread worthy alone, but would work in a manageable-sized bucket, whoever proposes it can decide (or include different white font possibilities on their ballots for actual threads).

Fact finding is going to be a lot more meaningful if

(a) People aren't afraid to come into the threads for fear of being spoiled

(b) People aren't too put off all the white font to bother using threads.

I think we all have to compromise on this. I don't know the answer.