About this blog

Welcome to JEFJR's Classic TV Blog. I started this blog on February 3, 2010 as an alternative to IMDb's Classic TV message board. In recent times, that board has become infested with posts about shows in the "post-classic" period. I understand that every age group has their own definition of what is "classic", but (as on eBay) "classic" (or vintage) is generally accepted to be prior to 1970. That is the definition of "classic" on this blog. Hopefully, like-minded posters will find this blog to be a refreshing break from the neo-classic chatter on the IMDb board.

I am setting this blog up as an experiment, hoping to shoe-horn the function of a message board into the format of a blog. No money is being made from this, and there is no advertising, banners, or any other such nonsense on here. I just want a place where I can go read peoples' comments about Classic TV (and post my own).

I also don't have the time or the desire to be the sole source of content on this blog, and I welcome all posters from IMDb's "Classic TV" board who share my dismay over that board's direction to use this blog as an alternative. If you would like to be able to initiate posts to this blog, first continue reading to the end of this thread (including "Blogging Guidelines"), then scroll back here and go to this thread and follow the directions.


Scope:

The scope of this blog will be TV programs from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Some programs from the 1970s will be welcome too, if they were good, groundbreaking, and/or long-running. (for example: MASH, Bob Newhart, etc. However, do not post about Silver Spoons or the like!)

Don’t even consider posting about shows from the 1980s, 1990s, or 2000s, as they are not in this blog's definition of "Classic TV", and will likely be deleted. (This blog's administration will consider other post-1969 shows to be added to the exception list. Just add a comment to the "What about this show?" thread.)

Posting about reality shows or "American Idol" will result in the revocation of your blogging privileges! :)


Blogging Guidelines:

We’ve all been on message boards where posters have been too lazy to concern themselves with spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and subject-line content. Whenever this is pointed out to them, they usually respond with comments to the effect that they are on a message board, not a Pulitzer Prize application. I don’t think it’s too much to ask that posters consider the readability of their posts by others, and make an attempt at good spelling, punctuation, etc.

This blog is also meant to be an area of civil discussion, so a lot of what is tolerated on IMDb will not be here. With that in mind, here are some guidelines:

1. Make your best attempt at spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

2. When posting a blog entry, add labels at the end of your post. At a minimum, you should include 3 labels: The full TV program name, the decade (prefixed by 2 dots), and your screen name (prefixed by 1 dot). Any other labels that are not show titles should be prefixed with 2 dots, so they won't sort together with show titles or bloggers' screen names.

3. Don’t make comments that are off-topic to the thread title.

4. "Yeah, me too" posts that add nothing of value are discouraged.

5. Do not pettily (if that’s a word) point out someone’s spelling errors, especially if it’s an obvious typo, such as transposed letters or the pressing of a nearby key by mistake.

6. Do not post in all capital letters (no shouting).

7. No profanity (except for the occasional H and D words).

8. No personal attacks (whether outright or veiled).

9. No smart-ass or self-righteous comments.

10. Debate and disagreements are welcome, but petty arguments are not.

11. Those incessant games found on IMDb (such as "Here’s 10 shows – let's take turns voting on them until we have a winner"). These will be deleted.

12. Do not post about shows from the 1980s onward. Also, use good taste if choosing a 1970s topic.

13. No posts about reality shows or American Idol.


Posts that dabble in #5 to #13 above will most likely be deleted. (Violations of #7, #8, and #13 are guaranteed to be deleted.)


Happy Classic blogging!