website organization

[isiscolo]

nopejr's questions about story headers on his website reminded me that I have been thinking about personal archive organization lately. So, first a poll, and then my thoughts.
Poll

Comments

[nopejr]

I much prefer date order, because writing-wise it requires less effort to update (stick things on the end!) and reading-wise for fandoms with active canon (TV shows, book series, etc.) it makes it easier to avoid accidentally spoiling myself.

*continues to fiddle endlessly with own site*

[nopejr]

Although I don't really read for specific pairings so I guess that biases things in the other direction. Hmm.

[isiscolo]

Oh yeah, much easier just to stick things on the end! Or on the beginning, rather.

And I also don't read for pairing, mostly, so I care less about that, but I am aware that most fen in my newest fandoms do.

*fiddles right along with you - hey, it's a duet!*

[nopejr]

You could make it all database driven and let people re-order the listings by date/length/character/whatever. I mean, not like a full on search page, but just "order by" links and regenerate the page. Which I guess is sort of a search page, come to think of it.

Except the whole thing would be fuckloads* of work, so, hah, that's not going to happen!

*Technical term. :)

[isiscolo]

In fact I thought about doing this when I switched my recs to efiction, but ended up deciding against it. Because, yeah, fuckloads of work.