I mean, does a fandom as small as Leverage really need two Nate/sophie comms? Do we need two small fandom big bangs when it would be smarter (imo) to support the already existing one, instead?
*head desk*
I have not figured out why some comms refuse to include ANY interests at all, even the name of the fandom.
That boggles me, constantly. I can understand media-sharing comms wanting to stay under the radar, but it's a huge problem outside of that arena. How are we supposed to find your shiny comm if you don't put yourself on the map?
I had not considered, though, including an interest such as 'spike/xander fanfic' instead of merely 'spike/xander' and 'fanfic' separately. I'll have to remedy that at my comms.
I only really thought of this as I was writing up notes on Interests, but then it occurred to me that 'fanfic' is a wonderful catchall interest to have on a personal journal, but relatively useless for a comm.
Nobody in their right mind is going to search for the general 'fanfic' if they're looking for a specific fandom. (I just did, btw, and discovered that at least one person crossposts to two Draco/Ginny comms. LOL!)
This is the only place I disagree with you. Not knowing what's hiding behind the cut or link is very frustrating to me, no matter whether it's a multi-fandom, single-fandom or pairing specific comm.
I'm not saying 'don't insist on a meaningful subject line', I'm saying 'If you demand (on threat of deletion/refusal) a specific order to the subject line information, you will lose people.
A subject line with actual info in it is a must, but to dump a post if the author puts Title:Rating:Author:Pairing instead of Title:Pairing:Rating:Author... It's annoying and frustating and after having posts rejected by a moderator two or three times for that reason, I stopped crossposting to that particular comm.
I just want people to understand that decisions like that can and will lose a comm traffic, and if your corner of fandom is already pretty small, how many people can you afford to alienate before the community grinds to a halt?
Thanks for reading and commenting. :D
Way back when I was only running bloodclaim, I used to look at your collection of modhats and think 'That woman is insane!' And now I know... not better, but I know why you do it.
ETA: The subject line 'rant' also applies to headers. Headers are a necessary part of comm life, but to demand they be in a specific order (again, seen it done) will lose you posters.
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on 2009-08-18 01:19 pm (UTC)*head desk*
I have not figured out why some comms refuse to include ANY interests at all, even the name of the fandom.
That boggles me, constantly. I can understand media-sharing comms wanting to stay under the radar, but it's a huge problem outside of that arena. How are we supposed to find your shiny comm if you don't put yourself on the map?
I had not considered, though, including an interest such as 'spike/xander fanfic' instead of merely 'spike/xander' and 'fanfic' separately. I'll have to remedy that at my comms.
I only really thought of this as I was writing up notes on Interests, but then it occurred to me that 'fanfic' is a wonderful catchall interest to have on a personal journal, but relatively useless for a comm.
Nobody in their right mind is going to search for the general 'fanfic' if they're looking for a specific fandom. (I just did, btw, and discovered that at least one person crossposts to two Draco/Ginny comms. LOL!)
This is the only place I disagree with you. Not knowing what's hiding behind the cut or link is very frustrating to me, no matter whether it's a multi-fandom, single-fandom or pairing specific comm.
I'm not saying 'don't insist on a meaningful subject line', I'm saying 'If you demand (on threat of deletion/refusal) a specific order to the subject line information, you will lose people.
A subject line with actual info in it is a must, but to dump a post if the author puts Title:Rating:Author:Pairing instead of Title:Pairing:Rating:Author... It's annoying and frustating and after having posts rejected by a moderator two or three times for that reason, I stopped crossposting to that particular comm.
I just want people to understand that decisions like that can and will lose a comm traffic, and if your corner of fandom is already pretty small, how many people can you afford to alienate before the community grinds to a halt?
Thanks for reading and commenting. :D
Way back when I was only running
ETA: The subject line 'rant' also applies to headers. Headers are a necessary part of comm life, but to demand they be in a specific order (again, seen it done) will lose you posters.