19/8/16 Coronation Street Emergency Thread

RickLopez

19-08-2016

5 minutes to go. Sorry if hasty.

Spoilers:

Episode 1:

Spoiler

Episode 2:

Spoiler

sorcha_healy27

19-08-2016

Thanks Rick

FM Lover

19-08-2016

I was getting concerned

Thanks for emergency thread.

skteosk

19-08-2016

So is this the one we're using? Because someone started another one just a minute later.

KornerKabin

19-08-2016

Pandora has just posted the official thread ...

Which one wins ...

FM Lover

19-08-2016

Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“Pandora has just posted the official thread ...

Which one wins ... ”

Think we should go to Pandora's thread.

skteosk

19-08-2016

Yeah...do you remember the last time this happened, Steven?

jsmith99

19-08-2016

Originally Posted by skteosk:
“So is this the one we're using? Because someone started another one just a minute later.”

Then this one must take seniority.

Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“Pandora has just posted the official thread ...

Which one wins ... ”

What on earth makes a thread "official"? Surely anyone can start a thread about an episode?

soap-lea

19-08-2016

Originally Posted by jsmith99:
“Then this one must take seniority.

What on earth makes a thread "official"? Surely anyone can start a thread about an episode?”

there are rota's and official thread starters

KornerKabin

19-08-2016

Originally Posted by jsmith99:
“Then this one must take seniority.

What on earth makes a thread "official"? Surely anyone can start a thread about an episode?”

There is a very fair and well-managed rota system for starting episode threads. Anyone can start a thread by messaging dullagj and putting themselves forward. Then, if there's a space, they will be asked to start a thread on a given date.

This has been working seamlessly for years. Surely you should know this already jsmith?

jsmith99

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by soap-lea:
“there are rota's and official thread starters”

I don't recall voting for anyone for those positions.

Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“There is a very fair and well-managed rota system for starting episode threads. Anyone can start a thread by messaging dullagj and putting themselves forward. Then, if there's a space, they will be asked to start a thread on a given date.

This has been working seamlessly for years. Surely you should know this already jsmith?”

Why would I know that? When I read an episode thread I go to the last page and work back to the end of the episode(s).

As far as I'm concerned, all posters are equal, with none more equal than others. I've no wish to start an episode thread, but if I had, then I'd start one. Early in the day.

KornerKabin

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by jsmith99:
“I don't recall voting for anyone for those positions.

Why would I know that? When I read an episode thread I go to the last page and work back to the end of the episode(s).

As far as I'm concerned, all posters are equal, with none more equal than others. I've no wish to start an episode thread, but if I had, then I'd start one. Early in the day.”

You've been on the forum for many years, I assumed you would have known about this. Apologies if my assumption was offensive.

Every poster is equal and the rota system maintains that. What you're actually saying is 'I can do what I like and I will', which doesn't really sound like equality to me.

jsmith99

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“You've been on the forum for many years, I assumed you would have known about this. Apologies if my assumption was offensive.

Every poster is equal and the rota system maintains that. What you're actually saying is 'I can do what I like and I will', which doesn't really sound like equality to me.”

I think that what generally happens in this type of circumstance is that there's a mutual, but unspoken, agreement, and it works in practice.

I'm not quite sure how a rota (or any enforced) system can maintain equality. It seems to be more of a self-selected clique telling everyone else what to do.

While I'm not saying it's a case of 'I can do what I like and I will' (there are, after all, rules of civilised society), if everyone is in that position, then it is indeed equality.

Oldnjaded

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by jsmith99:
“I think that what generally happens in this type of circumstance is that there's a mutual, but unspoken, agreement, and it works in practice.

I'm not quite sure how a rota (or any enforced) system can maintain equality. It seems to be more of a self-selected clique telling everyone else what to do.

While I'm not saying it's a case of 'I can do what I like and I will' (there are, after all, rules of civilised society), if everyone is in that position, then it is indeed equality.”

As you have already stated that you have no wish to start a thread, and the emergency threadstarter, Rick in this case, had no objections to fms reverting to the rota-designated thread, I'm not really sure about what, or on whose behalf, you are arguing tbh.

Suffice to say, nobody is telling anyone else what to do. You, like everyone else, are free to ask to do a thread whenever you wish. Frankly, in some cases there are often more ep threads than there are volunteers, so I imagine dullagj would be more than grateful for new applicants.

jsmith99

20-08-2016

I think it was the phrase "the official thread", in post 5, which I mainly objected to. This suggests to me some form of authority, to be imposed on other FMs.

Edited to add : By the way, can't you see a contradiction in these two sentences?

Quote:
“Suffice to say, nobody is telling anyone else what to do. You, like everyone else, are free to ask to do a thread whenever you wish”

If I have to ask whether I can start a thread, and wait for permission, then someone is indeed telling me what to do. Or what I can't do, should my request be turned down.

KornerKabin

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by jsmith99:
“I think it was the phrase "the official thread", in post 5, which I mainly objected to. This suggests to me some form of authority, to be imposed on other FMs.

Edited to add : By the way, can't you see a contradiction in these two sentences?

If I have to ask whether I can start a thread, and wait for permission, then someone is indeed telling me what to do. Or what I can't do, should my request be turned down.”

You've said yourself that you have no wish to start an episode discussion thread so why is keeping this debate going of any interest to you? Other than being an opportunity to flex your debating skills and to demonstrate your dedication to the philosophy of equality.

Have a cup of tea and a biscuit instead.

notdebbiedingle

20-08-2016

I don't think that's the intention at all, in fact I know fine well even from the relatively short time I've been on the forum that it isn't!!
It's merely a way of making sure that half a dozen posters don't start threads which would be complete mayhem!!
There has to be some sort of order to proceedings & I think most of us are happy to leave the organising to Dj, who if I may say so does an excellent job of it!!
On the rare event when the allotted threadstarter forgets/suddenly has to work etc etc then there will always be someone kind enough, like Rick in this case to start an 'emergency thread' to make sure we at least aren't left without one at all!!
As it happens in this case, it seems Pandora was just slightly 'last minute' with posting but no harm done & thanks to both threadstarters!!

Pandora.

20-08-2016

Oh, I feel quite awkward now.

I was asked to do Friday's thread, but I'm more used to being on the Emmerdale thread so it completely slipped my mind that people will have wanted the Corrie thread a good bit before 7.30 - just a moment of brain freeze. I didn't deliberately step on Rick's toes; I was right in the middle of putting mine up when he kindly stepped in!

The rota can seem a little insular I guess, but being the thread starter isn't really much of an honour. It just helps the forum from descending into chaos.

jsmith99

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“You've said yourself that you have no wish to start an episode discussion thread so why is keeping this debate going of any interest to you? .........................”

Just politeness really. If someone makes a comment, or asks a question, about a post of mine I feel it's only polite to reply. So now the question is : should I follow your advice and stop, or should I answer the posts after yours? Either way someone will complain.

daisydee

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“You've been on the forum for many years, I assumed you would have known about this. Apologies if my assumption was offensive.

Every poster is equal and the rota system maintains that. What you're actually saying is 'I can do what I like and I will', which doesn't really sound like equality to me.”

Well jsmith, this thread has not been wasted because I have learned something1 This rota thing is all new to me - you learn something every day.

trevor tiger

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by daisydee:
“Well jsmith, this thread has not been wasted because I have learned something1 This rota thing is all new to me - you learn something every day. ”

I was just going to say the same thing. This has been about the most informative thread I've read on here ever

notdebbiedingle

21-08-2016

Originally Posted by Pandora.:
“Oh, I feel quite awkward now.

I was asked to do Friday's thread, but I'm more used to being on the Emmerdale thread so it completely slipped my mind that people will have wanted the Corrie thread a good bit before 7.30 - just a moment of brain freeze. I didn't deliberately step on Rick's toes; I was right in the middle of putting mine up when he kindly stepped in!

The rota can seem a little insular I guess, but being the thread starter isn't really much of an honour. It just helps the forum from descending into chaos. ”

Lol!!! No problem Pandora!!
With me it's usually the opposite problem!! I'm normally getting back from work just before Corrie starts so whenever I do an episode thread i have to post it mid afternoon!! On at least one occasion it had disappeared off page one altogether & someone very kindly started another one!!

These days I usually ask some kind FM to 'bump' it for me if it's in danger of disappearing!!