p.s. I wonder if such a discussion list would thrive in the LJ-comm world? I have no time for modding such a thing (I can barely mod my not-very-active Numb3rs discussion comm), but that could be interesting. *tries to think of someone to pester to start one*
I wonder if such a discussion list would thrive in the LJ-comm world? I'm not sure. There would be advantages and disadvantages. Pro: Random people would be more likely to find it; at least, random LJ people would.
Con: LJ-coms don't quite lend themselves to discussion as much as mailing lists do; oh, they lend themselves to short term discussion, that is, for as long as the post is on the current page, but after that, they drop out of sight. That might not be a problem, considering I doubt there would be huge long discussions anyway.
Pro: LJ's tagging feature might be helpful in indexing posts.
Con: Is there really a need? I mean, places like crack_van get used to rec multi-fandom fanfic anyway, don't they? Except I guess the purpose of gen_fic_crit was to be open to any fandom, not just a chosen selection. And also to include discussion, not just recs. And not just recs, but also anti-recs.
Con: But nobody would join it anyway. (sigh)
Pro: But it might be easier to co-mod, rather than having just one mod.
If it's any help, I have 1200 email messages in my katlist folder, going back to October of 2003. Thanks for the offer, but I'm not sure that I have the fortitude to try to reconstruct the archives. Though I suppose I ought to. (sigh)
Well, they're not going anywhere, so are here if you decide you want them. Might also give you a good idea of who's on the list (or at least has ever contributed; well, almost ever). (Actually, if you want I could give you just that.)
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I'm not sure. There would be advantages and disadvantages.
Pro:
Random people would be more likely to find it; at least, random LJ people would.
Con:
LJ-coms don't quite lend themselves to discussion as much as mailing lists do; oh, they lend themselves to short term discussion, that is, for as long as the post is on the current page, but after that, they drop out of sight. That might not be a problem, considering I doubt there would be huge long discussions anyway.
Pro:
LJ's tagging feature might be helpful in indexing posts.
Con:
Is there really a need? I mean, places like crack_van get used to rec multi-fandom fanfic anyway, don't they? Except I guess the purpose of gen_fic_crit was to be open to any fandom, not just a chosen selection. And also to include discussion, not just recs. And not just recs, but also anti-recs.
Con:
But nobody would join it anyway. (sigh)
Pro:
But it might be easier to co-mod, rather than having just one mod.
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If it's any help, I have 1200 email messages in my katlist folder, going back to October of 2003.
- Helen
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Thanks for the offer, but I'm not sure that I have the fortitude to try to reconstruct the archives. Though I suppose I ought to. (sigh)
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Prayin' for ya too...I hate that horrible crushing feeling of lost data.
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I've got loads of gen_fic_crit recs that I still mean to read one day. I just never seem to catch up enough on everything else.
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