a lot of the folks here who only hang out in the Buffy thread will start to drift away.
People will miss the sense of community offered by other boards.
Simon: Captain... why did you come back for us? Mal: You're on my crew. Simon: Yeah, but you don't even like me. Why'd you come back? Mal: You're on my crew. Why we still talking about this?
'Safe'
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
Allyson - May 09, 2003 11:13:40 am PDT #1505 of 10005
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
DXMachina - May 09, 2003 11:19:51 am PDT #1506 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
People will miss the sense of community offered by other boards.
I get that, but will they come to discuss the show that's gone, or find a community for whatever new show strikes their fancy? Not that I have any idea what that show would be. If it's Tim's show, I can certainly see it happening here, in exactly the same manner that the Firefly thread took off.
Wolfram - May 09, 2003 11:27:12 am PDT #1507 of 10005
Visilurking
Another thought that just oozed out of my brain is that we may see an increase in traffic. Word on the street is that some boards will close up shop, and so there will be hordes of pilgrims looking for a new home this Summer.
Time to plan some hazing rituals for the newbies. Suggestions?
Dana - May 09, 2003 11:31:44 am PDT #1508 of 10005
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Gerund war!
Allyson - May 09, 2003 11:32:30 am PDT #1509 of 10005
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I get that, but will they come to discuss the show that's gone, or find a community for whatever new show strikes their fancy?
They'll be looking for places where there seems to be a common bond in that this is a community built on Buffy. I sort of anticipate the sort of groundswell that happened to the Beta when the UPN board closed. It was chaos for a wee bit.
Although, if the Beta stays open, I'm thinking that it will attract a lot more folks than Buffistas will. This is a more demanding board.
Aims - May 09, 2003 11:33:38 am PDT #1510 of 10005
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Time to plan some hazing rituals for the newbies. Suggestions?
They have to read every single post from B'cry 1 and then pass an essay quiz based on the answers they don't find.
Megan E. - May 09, 2003 11:35:46 am PDT #1511 of 10005
Atlantic Canadian here. I think the only people I would discuss closing our thread with are other Atlantic Canadian posters and admin people. It shouldn't be a global discussion.
Wolfram - May 09, 2003 11:36:12 am PDT #1512 of 10005
Visilurking
They have to read every single post from B'cry 1 and then pass an essay quiz based on the answers they don't find.
Okay there's hazing, and then there's torture.
Aims - May 09, 2003 11:37:21 am PDT #1513 of 10005
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Okay there's hazing, and then there's torture.
Leave it to a lawyer to point out the difference.
Allyson - May 09, 2003 11:38:27 am PDT #1514 of 10005
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
It shouldn't be a global discussion.
Interesting. Why shouldn't it be a global discussion?