Buffy: Where are the burgers? Riley: Yeah man, I'm starving. Cow me. Xander: I'd love to make with the moo but the fire's not cooperating.

'Lessons'


Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer  

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.

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Steph L. - Apr 13, 2004 1:30:49 pm PDT #9921 of 10005
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

As a non-spicy-brains-having denizen of Jossverse, I'm cool with making it comics in general.

Could it be 'toons, also? Like Teen Titans and Justice League?


DavidS - Apr 13, 2004 1:31:16 pm PDT #9922 of 10005
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Could it be 'toons, also? Like Teen Titans and Justice League?

Yeah!


Jesse - Apr 13, 2004 1:32:29 pm PDT #9923 of 10005
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

There's a lot of other comics talk in there. Always has been.

Huh. I don't see anything wrong with making that official.


Miracleman - Apr 13, 2004 1:36:23 pm PDT #9924 of 10005
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

Yeah, let's just expand the J'verse.

Could it be 'toons, also? Like Teen Titans and Justice League?

NO!

Just kidding.

Yeah!!


Jesse - Apr 13, 2004 1:38:56 pm PDT #9925 of 10005
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I should probably be honest, though: this is kind of sneaky thead creep. I only don't mind it because it's creeping in the direction I think we should be going (ie, all-purpose pop culture board) in a post-Jossverse world.


Steph L. - Apr 13, 2004 1:40:10 pm PDT #9926 of 10005
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

But -- is it sneaky thread creep if we're discussing codifying a change?


Topic!Cindy - Apr 13, 2004 1:43:15 pm PDT #9927 of 10005
What is even happening?

So we're really just talking about a change to the slug and header (and possibly title) assuming that the thread regulars are okay with this?

Current thread header (info on top of page one of thread) reads:

Discussion of Buffy and Angel comics, books, and more. Please don't get into spoilery details in the first week of release.

Current slug (or whatever, on the main page, and message center, under the link to the thread) reads:

Discussion of Buffy and Angel comics, books, and more.

1) Would the same spoiler policy suffice (or what is the de facto spoiler policy now, for non-B/A comics, books, & more)?

2) Should the thread name be modified a little?

3) How should the header and slug read?

Can anyone think of any other questions or issues?


Jesse - Apr 13, 2004 1:44:46 pm PDT #9928 of 10005
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Sneaky because it's not "hey, do we want a comics thread?" It's, "Hey, we're already using that thread for that anyway...." when the truth is there are people interested in comics who have never been into that thread (see MM, above), and clearly not all the comics conversations are in there (see any other thread). I think publically changing the focus of that thread will lead to the same amount of increased traffic as opening a new thread, honestly.


Steph L. - Apr 13, 2004 1:45:44 pm PDT #9929 of 10005
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Should the thread name be modified a little?

I'm all in favor of changing the name altogether -- to The Android's Dungeon and Comic Shop.

Or, Frodo's of Shelbyville.

t /Great Big Dork


Topic!Cindy - Apr 13, 2004 1:50:36 pm PDT #9930 of 10005
What is even happening?

I think publically changing the focus of that thread will lead to the same amount of increased traffic as opening a new thread, honestly.

Have you seen the Angel thread lately, or the Minearverse today? (That's not a flip question, nor am I ragging on the comic lovers. I'm just trying to state it plainly. The conversation is happening, it's just dispersed).

What if we don't change the name, or don't change the name much (i.e. The Jossverse and others in Other Media), and just add "and other comics" to the header and slug?