Final Final Wording:

I propose the creation of a Gaming Thread (clever title to come later), in which people could discuss games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof. All would be welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort. This thread could also be used for coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL and could serve as a cooperative resource for people playing games.

PLEASE TO WHITEFONT SPOILERS for video games, RPG modules or anything for which foreknowledge of events might lessen one's enjoyment of whatever gaming experience.

I think in the past, spoiler policies have sometimes been hashed out at the start of a thread, no?

It happened with Firefly, and again (to a lesser extent) with Wonderfalls/Minearverse.

My impression is that a fair number of people popped up in the general conversation threads. But I didn't/don't participate in either thread, so I don't know how many new posters expanded their horizons and how many stuck to their original thread.

I think in the past, spoiler policies have sometimes been hashed out at the start of a thread, no?

That's what I thought, too, but what the hell you know?

That's what I thought, too, but what the hell you know?

Oh, for sure -- especially if it doesn't need to be super-intricate like the Movies thread one.

I suppose it doesn't hurt to have it out there right from go, though.

I think in the past, spoiler policies have sometimes been hashed out at the start of a thread, no?

oops, sorry (backs away from can of worms, hiding opener behind my back)

DAMN YOU, VORTEX!

Nah, no harm, no foul. I don't think anyone who is waiting to vote just went "Wait, no spoilers? Well FUCK THAT!"

And seriously, if the policy is "white font them," I support heading off potential discussion!

I can't subscribe to everything I might want to, and the narrow-topic low-volume threads are the easiest to let go of first.

Time constraints cause me to fall hopelessly behind in Bitches & Natter while I have some hope of keeping up in the low volume threads.

I skipped all but the first and last page here.

But this is a case where we do have a group of people who are already part of the community who want to have the discussion.

This means a lot to me. There are a significant number of my fellow Buffistas that would enjoy the thread very much. That gets my vote. I will pop in on occasion as I do in other narrow threads just to see what is happening. Not a gamer so it won't be my home thread.