Atherton: Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm, tonight. Inara: Only half. I must be losing my indefinable allure.

'Shindig'


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


Jon B. - Jul 24, 2003 5:55:50 am PDT #3285 of 10005
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

What's "Fow"?


Jim - Jul 24, 2003 5:57:35 am PDT #3286 of 10005
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Fox. Typo. And I'm happy to accept any changes - that was just a quickie to start conversation.


Lyra Jane - Jul 24, 2003 5:59:33 am PDT #3287 of 10005
Up with the sun

Right, Amy. But Jim posted the proposal asking for seconds, didn't he? I agree it should be (and probably will be) modified before the vote, but we have four days until then. Getting seconds would be a good way to start discussion, rather than waiting until we get the *perfect* proposal. On the other hand, I would understand it if the feelign was that Jim's is a starting point, and an official bullshit-consensus proposal will be Plei's.


Jim - Jul 24, 2003 5:59:54 am PDT #3288 of 10005
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Oh, and "major", I'd say, means regulars not guest stars or recurrings.


Frankenbuddha - Jul 24, 2003 6:06:53 am PDT #3289 of 10005
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

As candyb put it in spoilers:

I would support a proposal to changes to the MAIN CAST ONLY, not recurring or guest.

This sounds like the way to go, although I'd probably change it to "well-publicized changes". I know "well-publicized" opens its own can of worms (i.e. define "well-publicized"). Doyles death, for instance, was not what I'd call well-publicized in advance. Buffy returning season 6, or SMG not doing another season, I would call well-publicized.

If Jim's proposal was official, I'll third.


Cindy - Jul 24, 2003 6:11:47 am PDT #3290 of 10005
Nobody

Teppy - my understanding is you followed the steps, but I wish more folks would chime in.


Steph L. - Jul 24, 2003 6:13:39 am PDT #3291 of 10005
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Thanks, Cindy. I don't want to be a rogue Buffista.

Well, I *do*, but not in matters of procedure.


Jon B. - Jul 24, 2003 6:15:32 am PDT #3292 of 10005
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Can we define "main cast" to be "those whose names appear in the opening credits"?


Cashmere - Jul 24, 2003 6:15:40 am PDT #3293 of 10005
Now tagless for your comfort.

I'm agreeing like crazy with teppy. But I've only scrolled a few of the said events, not actually participated in the discussions.


Jim - Jul 24, 2003 6:17:17 am PDT #3294 of 10005
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

OK, Changes are cool. How does:

"That major casting spoilers to the main cast only, not recurring or guest which are being advertised by Fox, the WB or ME on TV, press advertising or their official website are no longer spoilers, and should be discussed in the show threads. The Main Cast are those characters who appear in the credits."

Strike you? So that excludes interviews and trade press stories, but includes full-page ads in Variety saying "Angel is proud to welcome Shannon Doherty as the new Slayer in town!"