joking aside, I think we are once again at the question of what is a critical mass. I would hate to see a ton of ballots about this, but maybe one ballot with many of the thread options.
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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.
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msbelle - May 09, 2003 2:02:58 pm PDT #1560 of 10005
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Jesse - May 09, 2003 2:04:52 pm PDT #1561 of 10005
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Where do you think limitations should be set, Jesse?
I'm not sure. I mean, I know what I'd do, but I don't know what would work best for the group.
Shows by ex-ME people, different, though. But how "by" is "by"? Writes for? Show runs? Created?
And how "ex" is "ex"? I mean, Allyson made a list of folks and their current shows that had names I didn't recognize on it.
msbelle - May 09, 2003 2:06:07 pm PDT #1562 of 10005
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I get what ita is saying, but if we get to the point where 70 people are posting about Alias and 10 are posting in one of the NonME shows that already has a thread, how does that make sense?
§ ita § - May 09, 2003 2:11:44 pm PDT #1563 of 10005
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
70 people are posting about Alias
Where? In Natter?
I say we cross that bridge when we come to it. At which point, as much as I enjoy posting about Alias, I'd probably still not be pro.
Allyson - May 09, 2003 2:12:32 pm PDT #1564 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'm not sure. I mean, I know what I'd do
Okay, so let's hear it, then! Really, toss it out and let's make salad.
maybe one ballot with many of the thread options.
I was thinking the same thing, which is why I was wondering if I could make a proposal with three parts to it: Closing down Buffy Spoilage Light, adding Wonder Falls thread (if it gets picked up?), and adding Graduates.
brenda m - May 09, 2003 2:14:21 pm PDT #1565 of 10005
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
And how "ex" is "ex"? I mean, Allyson made a list of folks and their current shows that had names I didn't recognize on it.
That's why I'd think one thread for ME stuff is plenty, as Plei suggested. If his new one turns out to be the new Firefly, then we could put the other ME project stuff elsewhere if needed. But I'd rather wait until that happens before creating extra new threads.
Can Alias find a home somewhere here? Maybe in Smallville? (I don't hang out there so I don't really know the atmosphere.) It doesn't seem to have the kind of discussion levels that would require a whole new thread.
I'm a fan of letting things happen more or less organically. LOTR got its thread because it quickly became clear that it was going to dominate Natter and needed it's own home. If other shows have the kind of lively discussion going on that would merit that, we can address that when it arises, rather than throwing up new threads just in case.
Similarly, I don't think we're near ready to discuss Who We Are When There's No Buffy. We'll find that out in the weeks and months following the show's end, but we'll never settle it before. Cleaning up some of the redundant Buffy threads is probably a good idea, and adding the new Tim one seems reasonable, but I'd rather avoid changing much more at this stage.
msbelle - May 09, 2003 2:18:00 pm PDT #1566 of 10005
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
The whole Alias thing was just an example, but I can go with the wait and see what is needed approach.
I think a three part ballot as suggested could work very nicely, but I'd certainly wait until after the finale to even propose it.
Lyra Jane - May 09, 2003 2:19:03 pm PDT #1567 of 10005
Up with the sun
Shows by ex-ME people, different, though. But how "by" is "by"? Writes for? Show runs? Created?
That's one of my problems, too. And what if someone leaves a show they helped create? Does the thread become unnecessary, if people are still posting in it?
Jesse - May 09, 2003 2:22:55 pm PDT #1568 of 10005
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Well, the thing is, I hardly post in any of the non-admin threads but natter, so how I see things could be wrong. BUT: I think one thread for ex-ME shows is plenty(*). Maybe Tim's show gets its own thread, but I'd want to hold off til we see how things are going. Possibly one HoYay TV thread, which would replace Smallville and Due South (um, right?).
(*) I imagine this thread would pretty quickly turn into a general TV thread, which I guess would be OK, but let the record show I'm not overall in favor of the TV thread idea.
Sophia Brooks - May 09, 2003 2:23:27 pm PDT #1569 of 10005
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I don't think we have to vote on closing spoilage lite or on merging Previously and Buffy NAFDA. We may have to vote on what to CALL to previously/buffy NAFDA thread and whether or not to allow rumors about possible spin-offs as they haven't aired.
I actually, as a reader of only the smallville thread, think it could easily get rolled in with Due South unless there are objections from the posters there (Dana, Theo, Emily et als?)