Poll Results

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I wanted to thank everyone for responding to the How do you like your S/B served? poll that I recently posted. Seventy-five people responded--which actually amazed me. That level of participation is a joy to see

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>>am too crazy-busy to comment

I think a lot of people have this problem. It's such a drag when RL interferes with fandom. lol

Thank you so much for responding, Yena. :)

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I felt the *exact* same way when coming into the S/B fandom. There's so much contradictory canon to process -- it's daunting. Even now that I've resigned myself to never feeling quite *right* about any characterization decision I choose to make, I find it hard to ignore the fact that I *know* there are dozens of people out there rolling their eyes at my choices because they hold a different (and valid) characterization in their head. It's incredibly frustrating, and the only thing I can say is: do you think it would be helpful at all if there was more meta-level discussions on list, or perhaps if there were people designated at Canon-istas who you could go to with questions publicly or privately?

>>I just got made redundant

Shit! I'm sorry to hear that. I'm hoping you land on your feet.

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I'm going to think about the meta thing. See what I can come up with.

[vigilante_wake]

I have an idea for an AU S/B series that I've been sitting on for a while now. It's mostly because I can't justify writing fan fic when I have term papers due. However, winter break is coming up and I hope to start writing then!

As far as lack of commenting, it's because I feel intimidated by the wonderful writing on this comm. I feel like I don't have anything worthwhile to contribute other than "Good job!".

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>>However, winter break is coming up and I hope to start writing then!

Woo! I look forward to it! :)

>>As far as lack of commenting, it's because I feel intimidated by the wonderful writing on this comm.

I think a lot of people feel this way. I have to admit, I find it surprising, but I certainly understand. I'm going think about a solution for this...

[iris_summers]

I guess I don't write S/B (or heck, any much fiction) because

a) I'm really, really lazy *_*;
b) I don't think I really *know* the characters well enough to be able to write a good fic about them - I can appreciate the stories other people write about the pairing, but I know it'd come across as really shallow and lacking if I tried. *lol*

As for the commenting... well... I do love the stories, but sometimes it's hard to comment because

1) I'm lazy... Not a big surprise.
2) For stories that I really love, I want to leave more than just a trite one-liner, which unfortunately is what my frazzled brain can only think of a lot of the time. So in the end I often end up not commenting at all... which I definitely feel guilty about sometimes. (-_-)\

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>>a) I'm really, really lazy

LMAO. I go through whole *years* where this is the case with my writing. :)

>>I want to leave more than just a trite one-liner,

A lot of people feel this way, and I find it very interesting. I'm going to try to come up with something that addresses this phenomenon. We'll see...

Thanks so much for answering!

[helsmeta]

how many people in this community have ever thought about writing S/B, and what has stopped you to this point from doing so

Only managed two stories so far (though I have bunnies for more, and a huge thing in progress), but they all got eclipsed by the gigantic project of doom I've been working on the last few months. I'm not worried; S/B isn't going anywhere, and I figure the boys will still be there when I can make more time in my writing schedule. :)

Why respond to a poll and not comment on the stories (which are the lifeblood of a fandom)?

I have even less time to read than to write, sadly. I have stories bookmarked from two fandoms I got into and then fell out of, still, so this has been a problem for a while. When I do read, I do comment, but that's not as common as I'd like it to be.

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>>I have even less time to read than to write, sadly.

This is exactly the problem I usually have. I am usually eithering writing or reading; I rarely have time to do both. If I read it, I comment, but sometimes I go months without reading anything in a fandom...

Thanks so much for answering. :)