Saturday Meta BBQs return!

[emo_snal]

   I haven't really talked much meta this LJ season, as I had last year. There's not really much to say in the beginning when everyone's just getting oriented and haven't even started to wonder the eternal questions yet. But it looks like in just the last week or two, possibly due to the gatekeeper round, questions such as "what is this" and "why

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[emo_snal]

Man, I should have worked the phrase "you need to walk before you can run YOU SHOULD BE RUNNING BE NOW GOD DAMN IT!" into this entry and posted it for the topic.

In which case I'd have to devote a full number to "don't fucking write meta"

Just to be ironical.

[rattsu]

I always do give an extra plus to people who do the weird things, the comics, the photos, and just the odd little things that spice up life. I love variety. More than anything I see this as a competition in creativity and joy of sharing things!

[emo_snal]

Exactly! :D

[flameprincess]

I'm probably horrible but I won't read an entry that has a warning of triggers. I get so annoyed by seeing that advisement that it turns me off from reading. Probably from past seasons overdosing on using it.

The stories covering how horrible life is/was/will be don't really do it for me either. I've considered (for when I'm bored and have no life to contend with) actually seeing how many people recycle the sob stories in new and inventive ways to try and secure votes.

Yes I'm a cynic.

That being said, I've either voted once or not voted this season. I'm not really sure on that score. Life got in the way and even though I actually was reading all the entries and running a list of ones to vote for, I kept missing the deadline to vote. Moral of the story: Mandi's rules for votes don't apply :)

[emo_snal]

Yeah someone else commented on the triggers in their list of things that turn them off about entries. I tend to agree but as a not-very-sensitive person I figured I ought to be sensitive to the fact that maybe some people ARE really easily freaked out about things. But I remember it reached epidemic proportions last year in terms of the number of entries with warning triggers and it was rather out of hand

[flameprincess]

I've had you on my list but RL has been clobbering me upside the head lately... I'm a baaaaddd lj idol spectator :)

I agree with the NSFW warnings. I always assume it's picture based and get confused when it isn't.

As far as being sensitive to the fact that some people are easily freaked out about things, I've tried but the internet is a big place and not everything comes with handy dandy warning labels. Doesn't responsibility of walking away come into play on their end? I don't know, I may just be intolerant or have thicker skin.

Abusive exes, it's like a primary staple of idol. Well abuse at the very least is. I've considered doing a season and writing only cheery stories. I figure I might last a round doing that. I think we see it because people respond to those sorts of stories. Certain people I'm convinced are recycling and so they are flat out never included on my list of people to vote for, in any season.

[comedychick]

Re: NSFW warnings, I've heard some people work at places where their Internet is filtered and/or pick up on specific words that could be considered inappropriate for the workplace.

[emo_snal]

Oh I didn't know people regularly posted after the deadline?

This week was the second time I spent all week trying to think of something to write and then came up with an idea almost the moment it was too late. How does this happen??? ):

But in the above quoted "bonus fact" I was of course not referring to judging entries by time posted but just bemoaning the fact that this entry will probably get few comments due to the time it was posted. Which I actually did so people's "I'll prove you wrong" glands would act up and make them comment ;D

[emo_snal]

And I don't know, but with this being the last week of byes, perhaps you should work on that a bit. ;-)

Heyheyhey I only did that once! :D

[drippedonpaper]

It's always of interest to me when I read what others think of TRLJI entries. Thanks for sharing:)

[emo_snal]

No problem (: Last year when the numbers got lower I did a lot of breaking down what I thought of things and stuff. I try not to give specific criticism unless asked, but it's always kind of harrowing when someone who had an entry I thought was crap asks me why I didn't recommend their story and I've got to try to put it all into the most diplomatic and constructive manner I can. (: