What Would You Like To See?

[Scytheteen]

I vote for a new moderator; dis 1 sux.

...nya

Anyway, I really would like to see FotM come back, or something similar to that. A completed fics archive would be awesome, or some one-shot or fanfic that really speaks a message should be put in there. It's just a shame that someone works so hard to complete their story, and then it gets lost in a sea of n00bish fics about Misty x Ash shipping. ;;

 

[Post Office Buddy]

You know, I like the Beta-reader thread/reviewer thread a lot. I enjoy reading and helping people with their fictions and have been working with a few people on this for a week or two. I would like the opportunity to review fics people actually PM me for help on. I tend to skip many fics because of unoriginal names, and putting this into place may break down the barriers that some reviewers face.

I'd just be happy if there was a way to get more reviewers here..

I've been reviewing fictions for the last month or so, and only three people have actually PMed me for help. The rest I have just gone in and helped them fix the major errors in. I try not to point out the obscure unless I know they want the real deal and not some milked review. So yeah, I would appreciate more people requesting reviews.

 

[Alter Ego]

Thirding the motion for a new mod; let's put Yamato-san in charge

Well, personally I think we could combine profiles and review requests in a way. As in, you add fields to the profile where you can state whether your up for reviewing and/or betaing. That way, you can just go to the thread and scroll through the willing and available reviewers there and take your pick. With a list of their own writing in the same profile, you can also get an idea of what kind of writer the reviewer him/herself is, which might make the choice of who to ask easier.

Then you could make a genre-wise index of completed fics into another thread, for those who are looking to read. So if you want anything to do with a specific author, go to thread number one, otherwise go to thread number two. Fairly simple, no?

But of course, that's just my take on the situation. :3

 

[Acrutheo]

Others have touched upon bringing back Fan Fiction of the Month. I'd like that, but I'd like to suggest a way in which it would be done. Firstly, I don't think those fics should be moved to another forum (especially not one labeled "archive"), because, quite simply, they don't need to be. If you want to show recognition, then possibly a good way would be to sticky the thread for the month in which it reigns the Fan Fiction of the Month? A bit like they do in the hacking section for Hack of the Year.

Furthermore, Fan Fiction of the Month could also include other things, such as Reviewer of the Month, Character of the Month, etc. If Fan Fiction of the Month doesn't see enough activity, perhaps extend it to a longer period of time - say, Fan Fiction of the Season, or even Fanfiction of the Year, if needed?

I'd also like to express my full support for Jax Malcolm's post suggesting the reviews-for-reviews thread. That would be an excellent way to increase reviews, which would have a two-way positive effect: the increase in the quality of fics and the increase in activity here.

 

[Astinus]

Bumping because I can. So stu-foo.

I'm on vacation this week from work, which means that I'll be really really really really bored. So I decided to actually follow through with some of these ideas.

The Beta thread is getting it's own thread, since that's kinda different from the others, and also, I was thinking that those who want betas would post in the thread. And stuff. And I suck at explaining things, but trust me on this one.

Now the author profile and reviewer finder thing is going together. You'll see how that will be set up when I start that up.

So yeah, these things will now come to pass because I'm bored. ;_____________;

 

[Ninja Caterpie]

Yay!
A reviewer thread!
Awesome!
but we still need a new mod

I can't think of nothing...xD

 

[JX Valentine]

I can't think of nothing...xD
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A double negative means a positive! He's got a plethora of ideas!

...Want me to coax it out of him, Astinus, my dear? *holds up whip*

In any case, about the threads, sweet. I'm a little worried about the organization about having beta profiles and beta requests in the same thread (as in, I'm worried that beta profiles will be lost among requests), but I'll trust you and help you test it out. *thumbs up*

 

[Sydian]

Someone's got a lot of time on their hands.

I should welcome you to the great world of nothingness. You can be like me and spend the entire day on PC. Doing what, you ask? Nothing. But I guess being a mod, you can say "I'm busy" and mean it.

...Want me to coax it out of him, Astinus, my dear? *holds up whip*

I'm screenshotting that. Maybe not tonight, but...I will. Just because masochism is the greatest thing to ever hit flesh. That's right--flesh.

As for the reviewer thread...what would we do there again? I'm lazy and don't feel like clicking the back button after hitting 'post quick reply'

 

[Astinus]

Ha hahahahahahaha...

Forgot.

Anyone have a better idea for the beta thread? A better more organized way to get betas and beta needers?

Help me!

 

[BREAKINGBEN]

Ha! I finally used the Post reply button instead of a quick reply ^^

I... erm... 15th? the review thread, but I think there should be a way to select certain users who can/cannot use that thread. Those who are "good" at reviewing fics and are well known for it not me should be the ones who can access it. Also, to gain access (outside of the original... 10, maybe?) you can... and I run out of ideas there. Oh! You can review normally on the main board, and if you get A.) A certain number of posts, and/or B.) Your review is good, no matter how n00by the author is, and when you've done that enough, you can review the... crap. This sounds like the Bin all over again ><! I don't know, something along the lines of an author requesting reviews and only good reviewers can respond to it VIA PM or just a normal post.

OH! OH! We should TOTALLY do a n00b author board XD! For those authors in the past whose stories were SOO bad that everyone needs to "LOL" at 'em!! <-- Now that's just mean... but other's standards. Just plain funny to me ^^!


Oh, and talk to Major Payne about Masochism...

 

[bobandbill]

For the beta thread... maybe just follow how Serebii has it - whenever someone posts offerring their services, their details get put into the first post, which can the the main place to refer to for what beta readers there are... same for those in need - they can be added to the first post, which would serve as a 'beta thread rules' and list on who is a beta, if they are willing to take any more, etc in one.

The betaing-people can also include their strengths and style, so if a person needs a specific type of betareader, it's easier to match up who they need. :)

 

[Astinus]

Would anybody be interested in helping me with the Beta Thread? I'm following the idea that bobandbill explained, where the details are posted in the first post, so people needing betas don't have to scroll through posts to find the one they want.

What I need from the person who helps me run it is someone who will be responsible enough to pretty much create the thread. They have to be the one who sets it up, starts the thread, and check every post. I'll be there every step of the way, to discuss, answer questions, and update when needed. (Now you see why you need to start the thread?)

The person who gets this job has to responsible. You'll be the one accepting and denying applicants. You'll be updating the thread. And you have to okay with the fact that I am the god mod of this section and will be checking everything that you do, and that I have final say.

Rawr.

Volunteers? Or am I going to have to chase someone down?

 

[bobandbill]

Well, if you are following the 'idea' which I had (which is simply copying how Serebii has it)... well, I might as well put my hand up for it. PM me da details, Astinus, and we shall discuss. :)

 

[Astinus]

Bump to the max.

Due to the plethora (I don't think that means what I think it means) of "I have this idea, what do I do with it?" threads that are beginning to clog up this section like dog hair in a shower drain, I'm turning to the members to hear solutions to this. Other forums have "I have this idea, help me!" threads stickied, but this forum is getting clogged up with sticky threads.

So should I make this announcement saying "Ideas in the FFL, please. Your idea isn't that special enough to get its own thread"?

Should there be this thread just for discussing ideas?

Should I ban the talk of new ideas? (My laptop just farted at this one, so I'm guessing this is a last resort.)

Members, speak your minds. Astinus is back, and her name isn't in the dictionary.

 

[Blue Angel]

Bump to the max.

Due to the plethora (I don't think that means what I think it means) of "I have this idea, what do I do with it?" threads that are beginning to clog up this section like dog hair in a shower drain, I'm turning to the members to hear solutions to this. Other forums have "I have this idea, help me!" threads stickied, but this forum is getting clogged up with sticky threads.

So should I make this announcement saying "Ideas in the FFL, please. Your idea isn't that special enough to get its own thread"?

Should there be this thread just for discussing ideas?

Should I ban the talk of new ideas? (My laptop just farted at this one, so I'm guessing this is a last resort.)

Members, speak your minds. Astinus is back, and her name isn't in the dictionary.

I think there should be a thread for discussing ideas of this type.
Maybe one person asks for help with their story, they get a reply from someone else with a problem, but they have to help the one above before they can ask for help.

Does that make any sense?

(Doesn't mean you are limited to just helping the person above, but you have to do at least the person above, then you can move on to others who need help OR ask for help with your idea)

 

[txteclipse]

Due to the plethora (I don't think that means what I think it means) of "I have this idea, what do I do with it?" threads that are beginning to clog up this section like dog hair in a shower drain, I'm turning to the members to hear solutions to this. Other forums have "I have this idea, help me!" threads stickied, but this forum is getting clogged up with sticky threads.

So should I make this announcement saying "Ideas in the FFL, please. Your idea isn't that special enough to get its own thread"?

You used "plethora" correctly, and I like that first option the best. People won't clog up the forums with a bunch of threads, and they will probably get more exposure anyways.

 

[JX Valentine]

You know, the odd thing is that I think the FFL is pretty much for this purpose -- to ask about uncertainties concerning ideas. For example, remember that time someone asked if it was right to kill off a self-insert or something along those lines? So, yeah, the FFL could definitely handle the "I have this idea for a fanfiction. Is it any good?" topic. Not to mention people have used the FFL for that purpose once or twice within the past month, and they really did get more of a response than the individual threads that got all of five people all saying, "For the last time, yes, you can write that."

Besides, I think we're running out of one-liner general questions in the FFL anyway. How many have we repeated in the past month or so?

 

[An-chan]

People don't read rules and it's really annoying.
Being a noob is not an excuse. I know that, because I am one or at least were a while ago. It never stopped me from reading the rules. Those damn rules that tell a few important things like "no one-liner reviews" or "no crappy fics without a even a proper first chapter and no grammar whatsoever".
You know, these are the best big forums I've ever seen, and that's mostly because the wonderful mods here. Yeah, the mods who behave like crazy nazis. That's the way it has to be if you want to maintain a certain level of decentness and intelligence in a place like this. I have nothing against noobs, but it's a good thing to let them know that if they break the rules, the mods will come and whip their sore butts off of this messageboard. Isn't it? *innocent smile*

As I am sick of the one-liner reviews that have no content to them, I came up with an idea to get more people to read the rules. Maybe. At least it would be very interesting.
Say, if we had two "rules"-threads: one that's titled "Rules: Obey or Be Banned for Eternity and Beyond" or something as dramatic and the other one with the title "Writing Contest! Real prices!" or something as tempting. The first one would have the neatly presented set of rules like before, and the other one would have the most important ones in a huge, red font. You know, so no-one can't say they didn't know. It would be fun to know which one had more views!
Of course this is just a funny idea and nothing more... ;)

I vote "yes" for any kind of "Fanfic of the Month/Season/Year/Indefinite period of time"-system to be revived! I have enjoyed the FFotM archive, no matter how ancient it is. So, I think it's a good idea adn should be revived, but maybe in a less troublesome way, if you will.

Oh, and I also vote "yes" for any system that can increase the amount of reviews given and gotten. I'm ready to review anything, as long as it's not about spelling!
Please ignore all the spelling mistakes I made while writing this. It would be far too ironic. I really am no good at spelling.

 

[Gummy]

I've noticed a lot of of "how do you like my plot/characters?" threads lately which got me thinking, maybe we should have an official thread where people can put their ideas to be commented on by other members. I don't think the FFL is the best place to post ideas, as with all the the topics and random conversations floating around, someone's post might get overlooked.

 

[Astinus]

Actually, An-chan, before you joined, I used to have a rapidly changing title for the rules thread. They were all sorts of different things that struck me at the time. I think one time I had "Read to avoid mental torture" or something like that.

One problem is, though, that the Powers-that-be really didn't approve of those titles, and they had to go. Which was a shame, because that was when the rules thread got a lot of hits because no one knew what the thread was when titled "Steak sauce!"

I might have to rethink my policy on one-liners, especially if I begin to hear more complaints about them.

And yes, Gummy, the FFL has changed from what it was originally created to be. It first started out to fill the same purpose of the current Fanfiction Announcement Thread, then it was the "I have a plot and I need help!" Now it's just what the title calls for it to be: a "lounge" for the authors to get together. I'll think about a new thread to be for the specific purpose of "I'm stuck with my plot. Help me so I can't credit you!"

I'll think about things.