Beverly, I see it as a few (probably four, because that's how many experimental threads there were) that pretty much cover all of TV that didn't have dedicated threads before. Because the downsides of the non-proliferation stance are problems in getting/staying caught up, which limits the number of people that can post without major skipping, and having to pick out posts on the topic(s) you want to talk about from the other posts.

Which is not to say I consider myself a proliferationist. I've never thought of myself as pro- or anti- on that issue. Though I do agree that there's a cumulative effect of proliferation and that it'll be very difficult (more likely, impossible) to satisfy everybody.

If a show breaks out strongly enough that it deserves its own thread, we can discuss (and create, if the vote warrants) a show-specific thread. But that's a case-by-case matter down the road.

But do we have any way to decide things apart from a case-by-case basis?

This is, in essence, a Common Law board. We don't have a constitution, or a statement of much of anything. We've got a few processes in place, and we're using them. I agree that we could probably do with some sort of larger decision, but I don't see how.

I tend to be very much "why not" when it comes to thread creation, however I think the point made that natter is actually fairly slow is a good one. Perhaps we have reached a critical mass where there are enough separate show/bucket threads to keep the most number of people the most satisfied. I also think it was Kat making an non-proliferationist argument who mentioned a single thread. I may have also mentioned it in that it is the only way to truly avoid spoilers. I doubt we could sustain it, however.

If someone had a death wish they could make a proposal about thread proliferation. The end result would either open the door or close the door on new threads for six months until it could be proposed again.

I don't think anyone, even here, is that crazy.

I think I stand with Fred Pete.

I also think it was Kat making an non-proliferationist argument who mentioned a single thread

I wasn't making a non-proliferationist argument. In this post Kat "Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!" Jul 25, 2007 12:35:34 pm PDT I was saying that a more honest approach to how we deal with TV is to have single threads per show for every show that people watch and want to discuss. It's honest in that it's probably what would satisfy the people who watch those shows.

And frankly for people who want focused discussion, that's a much more simple approach because it cuts down all of the non-specific-show chatter. It also avoids something like SPN/Boxed Set from happening where people suddenly neither want a new thread but feel like they can't discuss comfortably in the thread they were in.

It also means for people like ND and Kristin who don't want to be spoiled for other things they watch, they can avoid it. And, there's also the added bonus reality that it shunts some discussion that I just don't give a shit about into a place where I never have to deal with it. Kinda like a cats thread for David so he never has to read about them again.

Of course that means a couple of things: there's no cross pollination of other shows by genre and there is greater fragmentation of the community and also a sort of bizarre "me and my 5 friends have our own special place" vibe. The last part, in my opinion, is shitty and it changes the way the community socializes but perhaps that is the way the community feels now: hunker down and give me my thread. Which is whatever it is.

While I AM anti-proliferation, I think single show threads work best to meet the needs of people who are interested in more focused tv discussion.

I wasn't making a non-proliferationist argument.

I apologize-- I misread that and I didn't mean to misrepresent your words. The point I was attempting to make is that I don't really see tons of people advocating and wanting a different thread for everything, just a few posts about it.

I didn't really use the experimentals so I can't comment on their success.

I like the just right sized bucket threads with shows breaking off when they outgrow the bucket. I also like whitefont discussion of shows when they air in Natter.

These things work for me. Spoilers don't bother me because I skim easily and forget stuff quickly.

Quick question: have we ever made a show thread from shows discussed in Natter?

I know we have a couple from shows discussed in Boxed Set.

I agree with Kat about almost everything she just said. except the anti stance. i'm neither anti nor pro.

I do like having dedicated threads to discuss tv shows with the people here, but i also know that if we have a Network Drama thread with no whitefont at all, i'm going to be limited in when i can go in because i just don't stay caught up on my shows anymore. to go even further than that though, i'd probably stay out the thread anyway until i've seen all the shows in question because i'm just not very likely to go back and try to find a post somebody made about a show days ago that i just caught up on. i'm lazy like that.

I am kind of hoping we end up with some kind of thread because if it stays in Natter, i see Natter's post going back up and me not being able to keep up. if it has it's own thread, i'll be able to keep up in both places. hypothetically speaking.