Okay, here's a crazy thought: there is a blackfont MCU thread that houses all things MCU, and relevant discussion remains in their separated threads. Intimate discussion remains within relevant threads, and cross contamination discussion can go into MCU. It's not perfect, and perhaps not workable, but it thought I'd throw it out there.

Juliebird, I can guarantee that that... would just cause more confusion. Nobody would know what to post where.

I think the one-MCU thread with maybe a one-week spoiler policy (splitting the difference?) might be a way to do it.

This would result in Jossverse going completely quiet, of course, but I can live with that. Frankly, AOS doesn't feel very Joss anyway.

Are we doing separate discussion/voting for MCU and streaming? I feel like it might be beneficial to do them together. If we do end up with a streaming thread the policy we settle on for that could (would? should?) inform how the streaming MCU shows are handled within a (potential) MCU thread.

I don't think we have had a formal proposal defining what we are going to vote on? That's part of the discussion, I guess.

Yeah I used the phrasing referring to MCU only but that's just cause that was the genesis. This hashing out period can determine the phrasing of the proposal, which can include whatever you want. I mean, within reason. You can propose unicorns, but I, for one, am not qualified to go retrieve any for you.

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ANYWAY! I oppose thread proliferation on general principles, so personally, I'll vote against both threads, but I suggest the final wording of the proposal at least makes them separate ballot items so that if people want streaming and not MCU or whatever they can vote accordingly.

That seems super complicated for folks not deep into MCU. I already feel like I'll need a cheat sheet to separate any DC characters. If there are any with shows and stuff.

I agree, but I assume it makes sense to those who want to have the thread.

I am mostly anti proliferation too, but I would love to be able to talk about several Netflix shows with people, and they don't really fit into the existing threads. I feel odd talking about them in Natter because I am not sure what the spoiler policy should be for shows where a whole season is available on the same day.

Maybe hashing out a streaming spoiler policy would be better?

Maybe hashing out a streaming spoiler policy would be better?

This seems worthwhile with or without new threads.

That seems super complicated for folks not deep into MCU. I already feel like I'll need a cheat sheet to separate any DC characters. If there are any with shows and stuff.

I agree, but I assume it makes sense to those who want to have the thread.

That's not necessarily the same group, is it? I would hope that a new thread would have broader appeal. I watch a handful of those shows and would be interested in discussing, and presumably there are others. But maybe it is super obvious and I'm just that far outside of the verse to not know that.

I'd just prefer some sort of thread definition that is a little more intuitive if we can make it work. But I'm interested to hear what more invested folks think.

But I'm interested to hear what more invested folks think.

I have no problem with including X-Men, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, etc., because it's not like those movies are frequent enough to really disrupt discussion about MCU stuff.