'Objects In Space'
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
¹: quotes Sean K.
Not even close to the first time something like this has happened, but I still get a little weirded out to find myself quoted or referenced on the internet by people I don't know.
I've had pet sayings wind up in complete strangers' .sigs. Very disconcerting, while at the same time rather cool.
Actually, here is a partial list of search strings:
duct tape corsets
Heh.
A bit disturbed by the number of people looking for rapefic, though.
mog angel definition
natlbsb
It's kinda weird to see so many of our slang terms being searched for. I think, like Buffyspeak, they too are bleeding out into the rest of the world. I love that.
buffy fuck
Straight and to the point.
But of all of them, this one has to be my favorite search string that lead to us...
dishes rubber gloves home ec comics
I'm not sure how that search string could pull up anything but Buffistas...
(EtA: And yet, it only pulls up the FAQ...)
Love the (multiple) leatherpants searches!
But this one made me crack up:
james marsters his new love interest was a cement block
firefly cancelled why
aw! So sad.
dishes rubber gloves home ec comics
Makes one wonder what they EXPECTED to find...
natlbsb predates us -- it's general Tabletalk slang, at least. MOG, if memory serves, is TWOP.
We're big old gankers.
I'm with Steph -- that JM one is ... strange, and I hope they found what they were looking for. If not here, where?
I also found a website popularity index pointing to us. Well, to the original Firefly thread, in specific. During the Joss times. Found another cite (as an addendum to an article) saying that although Josh [sic] didn't have a site, he posted here.
The Internet is a strange and lovely thing.
Hokay. As for thread consolidation, we have this on the table (I made small Buffista Fic edits):
Boxed Set, Vol. 1: Smallville, Due South, Farscape
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much anything else that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
and ...
Buffista Fic: It Could Be Plot Bunnies
Where the Buffistas let their creative fanfic juices flow. May contain erotica.
The existing slug for Bitchy Fic looks just fine -- what about a slug for Boxed Set?
We're big old gankers.
Heh. Of course...
I frequently get this sort of "We have always been here," feeling, and I still haven't hit my one year anniversary. I keep forgetting the board itself came from other communities.
(And yet, I've known of the community since the end of Buffy S2, months before I even started watching. Emily talked to me about the show, and the peeps online that she also talked about the show with, which includes some of you here.)
The Internet is a strange and lovely thing.
It really, really is.