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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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P.M. Marc - Jul 27, 2003 4:53:19 pm PDT #3561 of 10005

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Do we know for sure that the casting spoilers for Angel 5 will be made clear before Ep 1 airs?

Given that one of them was a requirement for renewing the show, and the promo posters they've been circulating as a result (ass-ugly, BTW), I would have to say that additive casting spoilers will, at the very least, be made so clear as to be understood by naked mole rats.

Jon B. - Jul 27, 2003 4:55:22 pm PDT #3562 of 10005

A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Good point about the official posters. And you're right Sue -- I don't want to be spoiled about that.

Anyway, I didn't want to make a big post about why I'm uncertain about how I'll vote. That belongs in Lightbulbs. I just wanted to make the point that not everyone who's against using the GFC is also for the proposal.

Allyson - Jul 27, 2003 4:59:38 pm PDT #3563 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

So, to clarify what is messed up in my head, if Joss showed up in the Angel thread and said, "I am SO stoked about Orlando Bloom joining the cast of Angel," would it be deleted, whitefonted, or accepted by all and speculated upon with ruthless passion?

§ ita § - Jul 27, 2003 5:00:10 pm PDT #3564 of 10005

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Dude, we'd issue the man a warning.

He's too good for rules? We don't need him.

Burrell - Jul 27, 2003 5:03:04 pm PDT #3565 of 10005

Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

So, to clarify what is messed up in my head, if Joss showed up in the Angel thread and said, "I am SO stoked about Orlando Bloom joining the cast of Angel," would it be deleted, whitefonted, or accepted by all and speculated upon with ruthless passion?

Didn't Tim kinda do that once? As I recall, he got slathered in whitefont, but there wasn't any warning.

Trudy Booth - Jul 27, 2003 5:04:19 pm PDT #3566 of 10005

Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

I think that right there is a good enough reason to suspend any grandfathering legislation, whether it applies or not.

84% of the people who voted want policies left in place until a certain date. Shall we chuck their opinion whenever we feel like it? Why do we vote if we're going to have a whole new form of concensus?

If the policy is grandfatherable that should be honored.

Allyson - Jul 27, 2003 5:05:35 pm PDT #3567 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

84% of the people who voted want policies left in place until a certain date.

Is FAQ policy? That's my question.

P.M. Marc - Jul 27, 2003 5:06:18 pm PDT #3568 of 10005

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Didn't Tim kinda do that once? As I recall, he got slathered in whitefont, but there wasn't any warning.

I think he's done it more than once.

84% of the people who voted want policies left in place until a certain date. Shall we chuck their opinion whenever we feel like it?

Hey, guess what, I'm part of that 84%, and I bet Jon was, too, so stop making assumptions about what the hell my opinion was.

DavidS - Jul 27, 2003 5:06:54 pm PDT #3569 of 10005

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

If the policy is grandfatherable that should be honored.

I addressed that issue. The FAQ entries were not subject to the same kind of scrutiny and debate as consensus decisions, and should not be considered grandfathered. They reflect board culture, they don't codify it.

Jon B. - Jul 27, 2003 5:07:03 pm PDT #3570 of 10005

A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I certainly didn't think I was setting policy with my post in TT three years ago!

t on edit

I bet Jon was, too

Yes, I was.

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