If at the end of the year Buffy Quotable is dead like a big dead thing, we might think about rolling it into Quotable Angel and (if necessary) adding a Quotable Wonder Falls. But that's for later.

Do we need separate quotable threads for every show we have a thread for. I mean, usually, people blurt out their quotables during post and watch. When something is classic (and YCMV) it ends up in quotable, but would it be horrible to have a general quotable thread, rather than adding one for each show we like?

Do we need separate quotable threads for every show we have a thread for.

No.

I think a general TV thread makes a lot of snese, in that we (being a TV watching people) should have some place where we can go to watch some new show, especially if it lasts a while, and we want to talk about it.

We could talk about new shows in Natter, but that would a) only increase the already insane speed with which Natter collects new posts, and b) dilute the discussion of said show.

A general TV thread would allow us to tell much more easily if one of these new shows warrants its own thread.

When something is classic (and YCMV) it ends up in quotable, but would it be horrible to have a general quotable thread, rather than adding one for each show we like?

No, not at all. In fact, it was almost "General Quotable," only I decided to give a nod to the Timketeers. It's definitely an issue for later, in any case.

Burrell, would your solution be that everything was just in Natter, or that everything people want to talk about has its own thread? I don't think the General threads are perfect, but I do think they're the best compromise we have, given the social and technical arguments against proliferation.

Well, the main thing that bugs me is that I find the conversation that takes place in them disjointed, undeveloped, and basically kinda boring.

However, that's pretty much my feeling on posting the Alias and TAR stuff in Natter, too, so I'd really rather that stuff were in general TV thread. Then if something does break out with a lot of interest, we can propose a separate thread.

It would seem that Buffistas without Buffy is in the middle of evolving.

I just wonder if it doesn't make sense to spin out a general television thread as an outlet for our teevee habits now that Buffy is gone

I really agree with Allyson that, now that Buffy (our original raison d'etre) is over, this community is going to change.

As the community changes, the structure of it -- which is the threads where we yammer away -- is going to change.

Since right now the only Jossverse show with new episodes on the air (with the exception of 3 Firefly eps that may never air in the US -- and please don't beat me if I'm wrong about that, because I don't go into the Firefly thread) is Angel.

We watch TV. We talk a LOT. There are some ME-verse alumni with shows coming up, and also some non-ME-alumni shows we seem to be liking. Talking about them *could* (though it certainly might not) take over Natter, at least on the nights those shows air.

And also, all the whitefonting of show stuff, like TAR, in Natter, drives me batty.

I am strongly in favor of a general television thread, in the same vein that we have a movies thread and a music thread.

(I say that as an anti-proliferation-ista.)

What Teppy and DX said.

jengod - I know you said you're not on the board, but what is that for - is it for the domain name? If so, is it safe to have the password out here?

I deleted jengod's post because I think it's a really really really bad idea to have our Network Solutions domain password out in public. Network Solutions is evil enough without worrying about a secondary anonymous evil messing with our domain name.

I've sent an email to the admin mailbox with Jen's original post.