The way you're doing it now seems good to this buckaroo, Nilly.
[Edit: and notice she in no way denies the secret lair]
Spike: Heard what happened up top, offing your dad and all. Don't know if you know this, but, uh…I killed my mum. Actually, I'd already killed her, and then she tried to shag me, so I had to-- Wesley: Thank you. I'm…very comforted.
'Lineage'
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
Trudy Booth - Aug 27, 2003 4:36:49 am PDT #4652 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
Kat - Aug 27, 2003 4:46:14 am PDT #4653 of 10005
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
DX, THANK YOU! I cannot express enough gratitude for all of your countage.
I'm with Jon and Heather. Change the slug for the spoiler thread because that's always been Angel inclusive.
Close Previously on Buffy to make it easier for archival searches (otherwise it will look like there was a never a Previously on Buffy) and open a Previously on Angel.
§ ita § - Aug 27, 2003 4:46:17 am PDT #4654 of 10005
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think there's any problem with the way you're currently announcing, Nilly -- no one's beefed about that. I'm just leery of a change without getting re-approval from folks.
esse - Aug 27, 2003 4:47:38 am PDT #4655 of 10005
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I miss everyone's birthday 'cause I never see your posts in Natter, Nill. I'd personally like to see them in Beep Me, maybe like once a week, Sunday night or something. "Your Weekly Nilly Update."
By the way, am I on the calendar, Nilly?
DXMachina - Aug 27, 2003 4:48:31 am PDT #4656 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Close Previously on Buffy to make it easier for archival searches (otherwise it will look like there was a never a Previously on Buffy) and open a Previously on Angel.
I think that's the best way to do it, too.
Jessica - Aug 27, 2003 4:51:50 am PDT #4657 of 10005
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
otherwise it will look like there was a never a Previously on Buffy
Hm, I was previously in the "just change the slug" camp, but this argument works for Spoilers as well.
Jon B. - Aug 27, 2003 4:53:32 am PDT #4658 of 10005
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
(otherwise it will look like there was a never a Previously on Buffy)
Note that the thread title is Previously 1: The Who Whating How With Huh?" and the description is Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run. And keep it spoiler-free so the Un-Americans can play too.
It's only the slug that mentions Buffy.
But I still think we should start fresh, since effectively the existing thread has always only been about Buffy.
Wolfram - Aug 27, 2003 5:01:40 am PDT #4659 of 10005
Visilurking
Thanks for the hard work DX.
And R.I.P. Spoilage Lite: Angel. I, for one, will miss you. Rest In Peace.
DXMachina - Aug 27, 2003 5:08:12 am PDT #4660 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
And R.I.P. Spoilage Lite: Angel. I, for one, will miss you. Rest In Peace.
So it seems will a lot of people. It was a very close vote. There were two questions that only achieved plurality, 6 (Farscape/Due South/Smallville) and 11 (Angel Spoilers Lite).
Cindy - Aug 27, 2003 5:20:36 am PDT #4661 of 10005
Nobody
However, and to the point, I'm sorry if my birthday/anniversary/ascension announcements caused problems to the board, and I'm happy to post/avoid posting/change posting in whatever way seems best for the board.
Nilly, I think we all agree your announcements are a good thing. The other issues were:
- our behavior
In other words, since we're trying to be more conservationist, we should cut out the one line posts when we can, and so should save our birthday salutations until we have something else to say
- our behavior (again)
Not all of us Natter regularly, and some who don't were worried that if the one line birthday wishes (from us, not your announcements) were cut out, or combined in a big post, we might miss realizing it's someone's birthday. So the talk turned to whether or not it would be better if we asked you to announce the birthdays in a more well-read place. Then the talk turned to whether or not people would mind their birthdays being announced in a more well-read place.