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
PAL-format people, those in the UK, Australia and elsewhere, can buy pretty much everything on Blackstar or Choices Direct.
Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.co.au have them as well.
There are other options, but they are both illegal and morally questionable. You can try to download eps off of alt.binaries.multimedia.buffy-v-slayer on USENET, or find one of the mythical download sites, or find someone on an auction site who will sell you a set. Buyer beware. Have fun.
No one said anything about the downloading eps link being unusable. I get nothing when I click on it - but that could just be my browser being wonky. I guess we leave it unless someone has an objection.
I think if we're talking downloading, we should mention BitTorrent. Because Suprnova (http://www.suprnova.org/) has the current angel episodes, as well as often hosting links for dvd-rips of older shows--like earlier seasons of Buffy, etc. I've never done Usenet, but I know it's possible; I also have a couple links to places that sell vcds that we could include.
Not that I'm wicked gung ho about this or anything, but 'cause I'm a downloader/vcd fan versus dropping forty bucks on dvds, I think it would be nice to include some updated information on that, as it's already in the faq.
I also worry about our linking to sites like that in the FAQ. It's one thing to have individual people post about it. It's another for the whole site to endorse it.
What Dana said. I don't mind mentioning the word "Bittorrent", but I don't want to link to any of the sites that use it.
Good point about Amazon.co.uk & au though. I can probably get associates income through those as well.
I think if we're talking downloading, we should mention BitTorrent.
I don't think we should. Even if we don't mention specific sites, I'd hate to have the MPAA's attention drawn here by a Google search for "BitTorrent."
a Google search for "BitTorrent."
Good point. Having the words "buffy" and "bittorrent" in close proximity could draw unwanted attention.
Can I suggest, if it hasn't already been brought up, a section on what the right-hand column threads are for, and what to post in them?
Press: General news, no natter
Beep Me: Personal announcements, no natter
And I know this risks reopening fresh wounds, so I'll leave off commenting on what's appropriate for Press, but I liked Hec's formulation, which I can't now find, of what's appropriate for Beep Me - something like first-degree-of-separation events only? and maybe going grey announcements that are for more than three-four days minimum?
But "buffy" "usenet" and "downloading episodes" doesn't?
But "buffy" "usenet" and "downloading episodes" doesn't?
Compared to product recommendations? I don't think so.
Does the Tuesday night TNT Angel need a separate mention?
How about:
You can try to download episodes using one of the multitude of Internet file-sharing schemes or find someone on an auction site who will sell you a set. Buyer beware. Have fun.
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Does the Tuesday night TNT Angel need a separate mention?
Isn't that covered on the TNT schedule page?
