New LJ Comm for The Administration Series - any thoughts?
lusiology and I are planning to create a fandom comm for Manna Francis (ms_manna)'s The Administration Series. It would be fun to have a place for fans of the series to post fanworks, share common obsession, and squee together. I'm very excited about the project. :-D
We still haven't decided on the specifics yet, and here's what I imagine the comm would be like:
- Members can post anything related to The Administration Series - discussions, fanwork, etc. - either directly to the comm, or members can post a link to the comm which goes to their personal LJ entries.
- Fanwork of all characters and all pairings (het/slash/femslash/gen) is welcomed. Shippers of all pairings are welcomed.
- Fanwork posts will be asked to provide proper information (e.g. pairings, genre) and warnings (e.g. ratings).
- Posts unrelated to The Administration Series, and posts heavy on self-promotion/profit-making will be axed.
- Absolutely no flames are allowed. Flamers will be exorcised.
About community settings:
- Explicit adult content
- Moderated membership; Requirements:
(a) Either an age statement has to be somewhere on user profile, or user sends message containing an age statement to the mods.
(b) User journal and profile bio must have content.
- All members can post; no mod approval is required before posting;
- Mods reserve the right to ban any user
I'd like the comm to be a cozy place for us to talk, share, and squee. I want to try my best to make it stress-free, wank-free, and flame-free. We can even do fun things like holiday exchanges and celebrate Toreth and Warrick's birthdays ♥ It will be fun!
I have a few question and I was wondering if you could offer me any suggestions:
1. What do you think about age restriction and moderated membership? For sure it would steer away a few people from joining, but I thought it'd be better to play safe, even if it means fewer members.
2. Is there any Newbie Guide to Moderating LJ Community (or something similar) somewhere out there that you could point me to?
3. Is there anything in the above comm rules and setting that I've missed out?
Setting up and maintaining a community is a huge undertaking, and I'd like to do it right. Any kind of advice you could offer would be appreciated. Thank you!
Lastly, I'm not asking for commitment, but I'm rather curious:
Poll For all fans of The Administration Series
We still haven't decided on the specifics yet, and here's what I imagine the comm would be like:
- Members can post anything related to The Administration Series - discussions, fanwork, etc. - either directly to the comm, or members can post a link to the comm which goes to their personal LJ entries.
- Fanwork of all characters and all pairings (het/slash/femslash/gen) is welcomed. Shippers of all pairings are welcomed.
- Fanwork posts will be asked to provide proper information (e.g. pairings, genre) and warnings (e.g. ratings).
- Posts unrelated to The Administration Series, and posts heavy on self-promotion/profit-making will be axed.
- Absolutely no flames are allowed. Flamers will be exorcised.
About community settings:
- Explicit adult content
- Moderated membership; Requirements:
(a) Either an age statement has to be somewhere on user profile, or user sends message containing an age statement to the mods.
(b) User journal and profile bio must have content.
- All members can post; no mod approval is required before posting;
- Mods reserve the right to ban any user
I'd like the comm to be a cozy place for us to talk, share, and squee. I want to try my best to make it stress-free, wank-free, and flame-free. We can even do fun things like holiday exchanges and celebrate Toreth and Warrick's birthdays ♥ It will be fun!
I have a few question and I was wondering if you could offer me any suggestions:
1. What do you think about age restriction and moderated membership? For sure it would steer away a few people from joining, but I thought it'd be better to play safe, even if it means fewer members.
2. Is there any Newbie Guide to Moderating LJ Community (or something similar) somewhere out there that you could point me to?
3. Is there anything in the above comm rules and setting that I've missed out?
Setting up and maintaining a community is a huge undertaking, and I'd like to do it right. Any kind of advice you could offer would be appreciated. Thank you!
Lastly, I'm not asking for commitment, but I'm rather curious:
Poll For all fans of The Administration Series