Maybe the MR team are all over this (or maybe I've missed an earlier discussion), but...
Apple are now going to be making TV Shows - the details are sketchy at the moment but doubtless there will soon be trailers and plot leaks and backstage gossip and at least one actor or crew member will get into a scandal... Then the service will actually start and there will be reviews, criticism, plot speculation, slash fanfiction.... and, if all that turns up on MR, endless grumbling from people more interested in what processor will be in the next iMac.
It seems to me that this is unlike any development that has gone before - even with the diversification from Macs to phones and watches (even the 'car') the site remains generally about tech gadgets. Apple Music may exist, but Apple isn't producing its own music, so there is little temptation for people to come here to discuss Taylor Swift's love life.
If Apple gets even a couple of hit TV shows (although I'm sceptical I wouldn't bet heavily against them) they could generate a huge volume of announcements and discussion.
So my question is - should MacRumors be a place for news and discussion about AppleTV+ content?
If 'no' then should this be established, and people politely directed to other sites, as soon as possible before it gets started?
If 'yes' then should appropriate forums - and maybe a separate front page - be created sooner rather than later to anticipate this?
Personally I think "banning" the subject is ultimately a decision for the MR owners, but if it is going to happen I think there should be some sort of separation so it doesn't overwhelm more traditional topics and could be split off into a sibling site if it gets huge.
Apple are now going to be making TV Shows - the details are sketchy at the moment but doubtless there will soon be trailers and plot leaks and backstage gossip and at least one actor or crew member will get into a scandal... Then the service will actually start and there will be reviews, criticism, plot speculation, slash fanfiction.... and, if all that turns up on MR, endless grumbling from people more interested in what processor will be in the next iMac.
It seems to me that this is unlike any development that has gone before - even with the diversification from Macs to phones and watches (even the 'car') the site remains generally about tech gadgets. Apple Music may exist, but Apple isn't producing its own music, so there is little temptation for people to come here to discuss Taylor Swift's love life.
If Apple gets even a couple of hit TV shows (although I'm sceptical I wouldn't bet heavily against them) they could generate a huge volume of announcements and discussion.
So my question is - should MacRumors be a place for news and discussion about AppleTV+ content?
If 'no' then should this be established, and people politely directed to other sites, as soon as possible before it gets started?
If 'yes' then should appropriate forums - and maybe a separate front page - be created sooner rather than later to anticipate this?
Personally I think "banning" the subject is ultimately a decision for the MR owners, but if it is going to happen I think there should be some sort of separation so it doesn't overwhelm more traditional topics and could be split off into a sibling site if it gets huge.
