Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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!
I don't think we can ever have a flawless spoiler policy, all we can do is minimize the risk.
It might benefit us to have a separate discussion on spoiler policy, outside of this current vote. For now, we could try the TV rules for TV broadcast shows and the movie rules for the movies. Maybe use the broadcast rules for things streamed an episode at a time on a weekly basis and the movie rules for things that are dumped at once. Then if we come up with a better all over policy we can apply it.
I like the idea of having a hall monitor for a thread.
...I'm not volunteering to be one, which I know is poopy of me. These papers are not gonna grade themselves, sadly.
My opinions:
Do we envision streaming media to only contain material that is original to streaming?
Yes, only original programming.
Does MCU trump all other threads ( including movies)?
Yes.
Does MCU include Just Marvel Cinematic Universe, not comics?
Correct -- Not comics.
Just a reminder that voting is supposed to start later today, so I'll need final wording.
It's going to be fairly late... Like 5 ish? I am working today at the theatre.
Does MCU include Just Marvel Cinematic Universe, not comics?
If yes, then what is the spoiler policy on talking about things that happened in the comics (possibly decades ago) that inform how people think the MCU is going to develop a character or plotline?
As a spoilerphile who rarely reads comics, I really love it when the comics-knowledgeable chime in with "Oh, that background character is so-and-so, originally she was [main character's] mentor but in a later version she turned evil. I wonder if we'll see more of her in the next movie/episode/spinoff series." But I can see where extra-MCU knowledge could be considered spoilery by others.
I would put anything on the screen in blackfont, comics stuff in white.
It just occurred to me that it was ita who set up the mail aliases so that votes@b.org would forward to the vote counter. Sigh. I think we'll be OK since I'm pretty sure Nilly counted votes the last time we did this, but just in case I sent a message to votes@b.org to confirm.
tl:dr: Nilly, please confirm that you got the email I just sent to you.
Proposal One:
Add a new thread for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). This includes movies, television series, and streaming media.
Spoiler policy- white font for two weeks for movies and streaming content which is presented all at once
White font until east coast airing for content on television or streaming content presented weekly.
Talking about comics in context of the MCU is welcomed, but plots and character details that have not appeared in the MCU. should be white fonted.
Proposal Two: Add a thread for shows presented as streaming only- for example Netflix Originals, Amazon Prime Streaming, Hulu Plus, Yahoo and other independent stations.
Spoiler Policy: White Font two weeks for content presented all at once, upon airing when presented weekly
Poll Question:
I think we should revisit our spoiler policies on the board to update them to reflect the asynchronous way people consume media
If anyone has comments before Jon posts, feel free.
I don't know if there's a way to draw a hard line, but it seems awkward to me to whitefont discussion from the comics about things that have already happened in the MCU, e.g., "In the comics, his secret identity is an accountant, but in the MCU, he's a circus performer."