But I'm not seeing any namecalling or other signs of flaming.
I, uh...I did say that Certain Peoples' mothers dressed them funny.
But, you know...THEY DO! So NYAH!!
It's not like she blew me off. She just left with another guy, that's all.
Riley ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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!
Miracleman - Apr 18, 2008 9:40:37 am PDT #8516 of 10289
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
-t - Apr 18, 2008 9:44:44 am PDT #8517 of 10289
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I do not like the proposed "Try it in OM first" idea because I have addressed a certain weird tendency towards reticence in the gamers around here (and, probably, around the world) when it comes to discussing their hobbies in a place not designated for it.
But we would explicitly be designating Other Media as a place to discuss gaming, at least for the duration of the experiment. Would that not help with the reticence?
Miracleman - Apr 18, 2008 9:47:39 am PDT #8518 of 10289
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
But we would explicitly be designating Other Media as a place to discuss gaming, at least for the duration of the experiment. Would that not help with the reticence?
*shrug* Maybe. It was mentioned that gaming was included in the "charter" for OM and I didn't see any gaming talk take off there, so...I tend to doubt it.
But, I must admit, I proposed the thread, I want the thread so I may be biased.
msbelle - Apr 18, 2008 10:02:41 am PDT #8519 of 10289
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Aw. Well it was in reaction to the Dollhouse thread talk, not this, but point taken.
I am, however, sick of the talk, which means I should just stay out of these threads. So many people attacked and like victims and we do it every quarter or so. My problem, I get it.
Volans - Apr 18, 2008 10:07:09 am PDT #8520 of 10289
move out and draw fire
But we would explicitly be designating Other Media as a place to discuss gaming, at least for the duration of the experiment. Would that not help with the reticence?
It might. The thing is, sometimes there are capes in gaming.
Seriously, here are my thoughts about 30 Days of Gaming in OM:
PRO:
- I would love a place to talk about gaming here (RPGs, console, computer, board, the whole shebang)
- There are three Jossverse RPGs I know of, and a couple computer games, so it seems to fall under the board's umbrella
- Games are Other Media, and while that is sort of a catch-all thread, it doesn't seem like there's so much action in it as to make the gaming posts hard to pick out
CON:
- I have a hard time digging posts I'm interested in out of busy threads (I stopped reading Natter and Boxed Set for this reason). Especially when there's a risk of being spoiled (in the case of games, you can be spoiled for computer games...at least you could back when they had stories), I don't like taking that risk.
- The multitude of possible topics that could fall under "gaming" is so vast it might well take over OM (although this isn't a CON so much as an end-state for the test)
- "Other Media" is liberally named, but was originally a thread specifically for comics and graphic novels. I think if we compare the interest base (in terms of Buffistas and in terms of products to discuss) for graphic media to the base for games, we'd see close to parity.
I get what MM says about gamers still being in the closet. I was joking with someone today that I'd rather tell people I "impress" new members of the Fundamentalist LDS than that I game. But I honestly don't have an issue with flying my geek flag here, whichever thread I end up posting in.
megan walker - Apr 18, 2008 10:10:46 am PDT #8521 of 10289
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Aw. Well it was in reaction to the Dollhouse thread talk, not this, but point taken.
Sorry to call it out so explicitly, but it seemed to summarize the vibe that I got from a number of the reactions to the proposal.
So many people attacked and like victims and we do it every quarter or so. My problem, I get it.
Well, I think it is a problem for all of us, but I don't see how the underlying situation can really be resolved since some people want new threads and some people don't.
msbelle - Apr 18, 2008 10:12:23 am PDT #8522 of 10289
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
the majority of us can ignore the posts when they start?
P.M. Marc - Apr 18, 2008 10:18:23 am PDT #8523 of 10289
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
"Other Media" is liberally named, but was originally a thread specifically for comics and graphic novels. I think if we compare the interest base (in terms of Buffistas and in terms of products to discuss) for graphic media to the base for games, we'd see close to parity.
As I recall from the dim recesses of my memory, it was originally a thread to discuss the Jossverse in any other media form, inclusive of games, tie-in novels, what have you.
Volans - Apr 18, 2008 10:27:10 am PDT #8524 of 10289
move out and draw fire
it was originally a thread to discuss the Jossverse in any other media form
I defer to your dim recesses. I guess there wasn't enough activity on the Buffy XBox game or RPG for anyone to post there about games, and I for one wouldn't have felt right posting in OM about non-Jossverse games.
Another alternative: The gamers could take over Sang Sacre, since it's already sort of an RPG / Virtual World / (not-massively) Multiplayer Online thing.
amych - Apr 18, 2008 10:27:52 am PDT #8525 of 10289
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
As I recall from the dim recesses of my memory, it was originally a thread to discuss the Jossverse in any other media form, inclusive of games, tie-in novels, what have you.
Yes. The media shrank and the universe expanded (in practice, not by rule, just to be very clear about that point.)