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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

(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.

Thanks for the hard work DX.

And R.I.P. Spoilage Lite: Angel. I, for one, will miss you. Rest In Peace.

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).

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.

By the way, am I on the calendar, Nilly?

Yup.

But I still think we should start fresh, since effectively the existing thread has always only been about Buffy.

Then will there be a need to name that "Previously on Angel"? With a new name, unconnected to the existing one?

We're looking, then, for names to:

• Due South/Smallville/Farscape
• PPO, Bitchy Fic and the Bitches' Anthology
• Previously on Angel

right?

[Edit: x-posted with Cindy. The thing is, after catching up on this thread, I still wasn't sure what's the best course of action, so I thought I'd better ask. But I'm absolutely fine with continuing with the way it's been so far]