Yep. Different writers are known for different things. I'd rather be surprised.
I just don't get it. I understand now why people posted only in Spoilers and not in the show threads last season.
Poor Buffy. Your life resists all things average.
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Steph L. - Aug 28, 2003 9:06:10 am PDT #4896 of 10005
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
§ ita § - Aug 28, 2003 9:08:17 am PDT #4897 of 10005
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This one has always not had them or at least white fonted.
Really? I thought that was a relatively recent development -- a cautiousness that became ingrained.
Cindy - Aug 28, 2003 9:09:14 am PDT #4898 of 10005
Nobody
And I sorta don't care what other boards do. This one has always not had them or at least white fonted.
Trudy, I was using that statement to acknowledge that although I understand why some people want to talk about episode titles, that I was still going to support you in your quest to keep episode titles forbidden 'til the episode airs.
Sorry you don't like my writing style. Now I'll give you my opinion. I think your attitude here is counterproductive to getting/keeping what you want, because you just lost one supporter. I was supporting you, because it was you, not because I think it's a reasonable request. In fact, I think it is a ridiculous request.
I'm done supporting it.
sumi - Aug 28, 2003 9:09:59 am PDT #4899 of 10005
Art Crawl!!!
Look, sometimes titles we get aren't the final title -- the earlier titles may turn out to be more spoilery than we may want. Also, The Body might not have been spoilery say in December or January -- but I bet it was when people got the episode title in February or March. (When did it air again?)
Trudy Booth - Aug 28, 2003 9:10:46 am PDT #4900 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 recall it as coming under "not broadcast = spoiler"
sumi - Aug 28, 2003 9:11:41 am PDT #4901 of 10005
Art Crawl!!!
That's what it was -- and writers and episode titles aren't broadcast.
Lyra Jane - Aug 28, 2003 9:11:48 am PDT #4902 of 10005
Up with the sun
I don't get how "Lullabye" gives away any more or less than the other Darla Gives Birth! titles, "Offspring" and "Quickening." And at that point, we'd known Darla was having Angel's baby since the first episode of the season.
I think the *policy* has always been whitefonting titles because they aren't broadcast, but in practice we've been pretty lax.
Trudy Booth - Aug 28, 2003 9:11:56 am PDT #4903 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
Sorry you don't like my writing style.
I have no problem with your writing style. Lots of people say "other boards this and other boards that" in the course of discussions and I'm saying I sorta don't care. I'm not on other boards, I'm on this one".
Allyson - Aug 28, 2003 9:11:58 am PDT #4904 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
I don't think titles are ever broadcast.
Jessica - Aug 28, 2003 9:12:46 am PDT #4905 of 10005
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I thought that was a relatively recent development -- a cautiousness that became ingrained.
Me too. IIRC, ep titles were only considered spoilers in the main threads after the Spoilage Lite threads were created.