Timeline for Final TV Decision
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| Jan 18, 2012 at 2:31 | history | post merged (destination) | |||
| Jan 3, 2012 at 14:11 | comment | added | iandotkelly Mod | @Gilles - the question is how and when do we need to resolve this. The options appear to be a) Theatrical Release only, b) All Movies (perhaps using IMDB movies only), c) Including TV drama, d) All TV. I am moving more towards c) than I was (mainly to increase traffic) | |
| Jan 2, 2012 at 19:55 | comment | added | iandotkelly Mod | @Gilles - after some thought I will downvote this proposal. It has some strong points (it is easy and definitive and I don't mind the idea of TV drama being included), but I am personally not eager to include Reality TV, News and Current Affairs TV here, all of which can be found on IMDB. If the will of the community is for these (and in effect a full merger with TV-buffs) then fair enough, but this is my personal opinion. | |
| Jan 2, 2012 at 19:50 | comment | added | Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' | @iandotkelly “Anything in IMDB”. Otherwise it gets complicated, especially if we include movies made to be released on TV (which, after all, are written and directed exactly like movies released in cinemas, and produced very similarly). | |
| Jan 2, 2012 at 19:36 | comment | added | iandotkelly Mod | @Gilles - well I do like the idea of having a definitive guide and the idea is attractive. One thing however, IMDB does distinguish between movies and tv-series. We could go with 'only things that IMDB states are movies' or 'anything in IMDB' - which are you proposing? | |
| Jan 2, 2012 at 18:32 | comment | added | Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' | @iandotkelly My point here is to follow IMDB. If IMDB had not included TV series, I might have rescinded my pro-TV statement. Following IMDB both provides a coherent scope and gives a simple description of that scope. We can write in the FAQ “If IMDB says it's a movie, it's on-topic here”, that's a lot better than 3 paragraphs of rules and buts. | |
| Jan 2, 2012 at 16:51 | comment | added | iandotkelly Mod | Basically if we go down that route, we become a Movie and TV site - not saying that is a bad thing per se, but it is a bigger question when you consider a TV-Buffs site is in commitment phase. | |
| Jan 2, 2012 at 16:48 | comment | added | iandotkelly Mod | It is a good suggestion, clean and easy to apply. I am not entirely sure that I agree with it, for example wildlife documentary series (like Planet Earth) and 'reality' TV shows (like Big Brother or Sister Wives) are included in IMDB. I don't want to exclude documentaries intended for theatrical release, but neither do I think wildlife documentary series is what this group is about either. | |
| Dec 31, 2011 at 17:19 | comment | added | Mnementh | I think it is not the baddest idea to learn from the experience of another community. | |
| Dec 30, 2011 at 0:40 | history | answered | Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' | CC BY-SA 3.0 |