Yes sir, mummy.
Shouldn't that be "Yes sir, mummy, Sir"?
And then, [ wouldn't that really be spoilery? :)
My whole life, I've never loved anything else.
Oz ,'Him'
Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Julie - Apr 23, 2003 5:24:57 pm PDT #1128 of 10005
Elena - Apr 23, 2003 6:21:24 pm PDT #1129 of 10005
Thanks for all the fish.
Grr, Argh would be great for a thread that contains discussion of the last episode of Buffy, but will that be the next Buffy thread? How many episodes to the threads tend to last?
Cindy - Apr 23, 2003 6:23:14 pm PDT #1130 of 10005
Nobody
I know. I want it to be a lock for the last thread. This current Buffy thread opened in mid February, but there haven't been many episodes between then and now. I don't know. Dammit.
Jessica - Apr 23, 2003 6:24:46 pm PDT #1131 of 10005
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Pulling a number out of my ass, I'd guess 400 posts/new ep? So the next Buffy thread should be the series-ender.
Julie - Apr 23, 2003 7:49:43 pm PDT #1132 of 10005
Pulling a number out of my ass... and a spreadsheet, and using the Nillys to identify the episode starts (and bearing in mind that the time between episodes has a huge effect on posts) this information might help...
Trying this..
Episode Thread 1st post # Date # of posts
Lessons Buffy 1 753 24-Sep 1439
Beneath You Buffy 1 2192 1-Oct 1231
Same Time Same Place Buffy 1 3423 8-Oct 841
Help Buffy 1 4264 15-Oct 796
Selfless Buffy 1 5060 22-Oct 1446
Him Buffy 1 6506 5-Nov 695
Convos with Dead People Buffy 1 7201 12-Nov 1368
Sleeper Buffy 1 8569 19-Nov 1185
Never Leave Me Buffy 1 9754 23-Feb 1720
Bring on the night Buffy 2 1474 17-Dec 1831
Showtime Buffy 2 3305 7-Jan 2721
Potential Buffy 2 6026 21-Jan 1834
The Killer in Me Buffy 2 7860 4-Feb 1253
First Date Buffy 2 9113 11-Feb 1623
Get it Done Buffy 3 736 18-Feb 1180
Storyteller Buffy 3 1916 25-Feb 3046
Lies My Parents Told Me Buffy 3 4962 25-Mar 1480
Dirty Girls Buffy 3 6442 15-Apr -
Anyone with the requisite skills, feel free to edit. I'm off to learn a leeeetle bit more about HMTL tables.
Okay that almost worked!!!
Wow! I just impressed the hell outta myself. Today was not wasted!!
Of course, I'll never remember how to do that again :)
Laura - Apr 23, 2003 8:07:11 pm PDT #1133 of 10005
Our wings are not tired.
Nice Julie. Thanks.
Elena - Apr 23, 2003 8:24:42 pm PDT #1134 of 10005
Thanks for all the fish.
Julie! Excellent. So it seems that the better episodes generate more discussion. We have four episodes left - shall we estimate 3000 posts for each? And some more room for anticipation, natter, and speculation?
That means that the final episode might be discussed in the thread after next.
Julie - Apr 23, 2003 8:32:24 pm PDT #1135 of 10005
And because you've created a monster for comparison's sake
Episode Thread # 1st post # Date # of posts Deep Down Angel 1 566 6-Oct 704 Ground State Angel 1 1270 13-Oct 720 The House Always Wins Angel 1 1990 20-Oct 609 Slouching Towards Bethlehem Angel 1 2599 27-Oct 489 Sypersymmetry Angel 1 3088 3-Nov 364 Spin the Bottle Angel 1 3452 10-Nov 543 Apocalypse Nowish Angel 1 3995 17-Nov 1708 Habeas Corpses Angel 1 5703 15-Jan 1089 Long Day's Journey Angel 1 6792 22-Jan 887 Awakening Angel 1 7679 29-Jan 996 Soulless Angel 1 8675 5-Feb 1159 Calvary Angel 1 9834 12-Feb 3346 Salvage Angel 2 3180 5-Mar 2392 Release Angel 2 4383 12-Mar 1189 Orpheus Angel 2 5572 19-Mar 911 Players Angel 2 6483 26-Mar 1118 Inside Out Angel 2 7601 2-Apr 604 Happy Shiny People Angel 2 8205 9-Apr 560 The Magic Bullet Angel 2 8765 16-Apr 499
Julie - Apr 23, 2003 8:49:06 pm PDT #1136 of 10005
So it seems that the better episodes generate more discussion. We have four episodes left - shall we estimate 3000 posts for each? And some more room for anticipation, natter, and speculation?
That means that the final episode might be discussed in the thread after next.
I dunno, Elena. That seems optimistic. Conversations with Dead People was a great episode and it was, what? not even 1500 posts. I think that the time between episodes is a bigger factor than the quality of the episode. I'd be surprised if any of the next four generate more than 2000 a piece. It's the end, so people will have a lot to say, but then they're coming one after the other now, so they'll only have a week to say it.
So there'll be a lot of discussion in the wrap, and yes, that will create another thread. But before 7/22? I doubt it.
I always liked Oz's 4/22 line ".... and we're done".
"Grr Arrgh" is more like an exclamation mark after the show is concluded.
So it could work that way too.
But definitely "Grrr Arrgh" needs to get a chance to wear a title tiara, and flaunt its thready glory!
Jessica - Apr 23, 2003 9:29:53 pm PDT #1137 of 10005
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So it seems that the better episodes generate more discussion.
Um...
Conversations with Dead People, 1368.
Showtime, 2721.
But it does seem that my 400 posts guess was a wee bit off.