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
Well, my feeling was that everytime I asked a question in Lightbulbs I got shut down -- that the discussion was a place to let off steam on a ballot that was already decided.
I think in part that's a function of having the proposer have ultimate authority over the questions, fwiw. There seemed (to me) to be a fair amount of consensus over the fact that Farscape was at best an awkward fit with the other two. But that's not what the proposer chose to propose. My feeling is that for people who aren't in any of those threads, it didn't seem like a big deal, so they chose consolidation over leaving things the same. People who actively participate in those threads seem to feel differently - but as small threads, it didn't have a lot of impact.
Can we let the people who use the threads decide on the title?
I think having a thread name that is indiscipherable affects the board in a larger sense.
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People who actively participate in those threads seem to feel differently
Not all of them, for the record.
I have to admit I'm a little mystified by the "but I don't like that! I don't want it posted about in here!"
I get that feeling too. Skip, skim, cope... you know?
I'm taking a "wait and see" attitude towards the thread combo. In the dS thread, I mostly follow the dS discussion and skim the SG1 discussion. Only recently have I started to pay attention to any Highlander goings-on.
WRT the consolidation, what ita and Trudy just said.
Change is hard. I don't much like it, but it's inevitable.
Especially if we want to conserve usage and keep the Phoenix online. I agree totally with ita in,
just about every one (thread) discusses stuff I have no interest in. Which is when I skim. Sometimes it dominates, and I'd rather it'd stop, but it always has. I don't think it's happened to a degree where I felt that other topics had become verboten, and I sincerely hope that it won't happen with this particular consolidation.
It's pretty obvious that the tenor of the consolidated thread will be different (inasmuch as that can be separated from the topic), and I am sad that this will bother people.
Whether we agree or disagree with the outcomes, whether we voted yes or no on a question, these are the outcomes. Whether we feel mildly or strongly about combinations and changes, these are the results. I suggest we accomodate to them as best as possible, at least until we see how things are going to go.
The waiting a month to see how the threads will work together is not good because: a. Stargate just went on hiatus and b. Smallville doesn't come back from Hiatus 'til October.
Okay, so, what's our timetable here? When do we need to have a new-thread title and slug by?
