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Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!  

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!


Jon B. - Jun 21, 2007 7:30:31 am PDT #6881 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

It means that genre shows will still be discussed in Boxed Set, even if they are on cable.


brenda m - Jun 21, 2007 7:30:48 am PDT #6882 of 10289
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I just meant that establishing this thread wouldn't require yanking shows out of Boxed Set that are already there - though I think there are a few that might be suited, really. What's a better way to phrase that?


NoiseDesign - Jun 21, 2007 7:31:44 am PDT #6883 of 10289
Our wings are not tired

Or unsub when you're behind and catch up when you get a chance to watch things, which is what I do with Boxed Set.

This is what I did with Boxed Set as well. The thing is there are so many shows in there that I'm always behind on at least one of them and as such haven't been in there in over a year. As soon as it's more than a very small handful of shows it's pretty much a guarantee for me that I'll always be behind in at least one of them.

because if that were a case the experimentals would have failed

With the exception of Reality TV they did fail for me. That's the point I'm trying to make. I understand that they were a success for a segment of the population here, but that is not universal.


esse - Jun 21, 2007 7:31:46 am PDT #6884 of 10289
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Generally speaking, shows seem to find a home that support the discussion, Strega. Something like The Dead Zone, which is already talked about in Boxed Set, probably won't come in to Cable Drama because it's already discussed there. or, if it becomes apparent that the people who talk TDZ do so in Cable, the discussion will move there. I don't think it's necessary to police the shows by thread. It seems, in my experience, to work out naturally.


esse - Jun 21, 2007 7:33:04 am PDT #6885 of 10289
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

I understand that they were a success for a segment of the population here, but that is not universal.

Which I do understand. But it's also not universal that whitefont/no-whitefont is the only modus operandi for thread users, which is the point I was trying to make.


Jesse - Jun 21, 2007 7:33:38 am PDT #6886 of 10289
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

There is nothing that pleases everyone equally.


NoiseDesign - Jun 21, 2007 7:35:49 am PDT #6887 of 10289
Our wings are not tired

But it's also not universal that whitefont/no-whitefont is the only modus operandi for thread users, which is the point I was trying to make.

Very true, but a number of folks were taking time to make the point upthread that whitefont/no-whitefont is considered a deal-breaker for them on whether or not they will participate.


Dana - Jun 21, 2007 7:41:38 am PDT #6888 of 10289
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

There is nothing that pleases everyone equally.

Which I think is just Not Fair, and I would like to propose a vote to change the universe so everyone can be happy.


Jesse - Jun 21, 2007 7:59:53 am PDT #6889 of 10289
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

SECONDED.


DavidS - Jun 21, 2007 8:01:08 am PDT #6890 of 10289
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Or, we all have to make compromises, and we try figure out what compromise will work for most people. As the no-thread-nannying discussion regarding the network dramas illustrated, there's a strong sentiment to make sure no-one is left out in the cold except by choice.

I agree with brenda that this doesn't have to be binary. I think there are certainly enough people who prefer whitefont to create some kind of space amenable to them.