Should There Be a Drabble Section?
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 6:34 pm
I have no problem separating out what we're calling "Drabbles" for the sake of
1. Administrative efficiency
2. Distinction as a different "level" of work than a full blown story
3. More user-friendly for the author than having to submit and wait for a "spur of the moment" idea to be posted
There are two ways we can do this - one of them is a new section to the front page. I don't personally favor this option but if it's the consensus we'll go with it. For one, the concept doesn't really follow with the other categorical areas on the front of the site. Under "Drabbles" you could have TnT, Amanda/Soval, Vulcan-only, Trip-only, General Enterprise, etc -- it doesn't really tell you what it would be. A fanfic front page section also wouldn't give us (1) or (3) in the above list because we'd have to post them anyway and the author would still have to wait.
This is why I personally favor a Forum option. If we go that way it will be its own entire section where each story is a thread and I'll be clear on what the posting rules are. That way authors are free to post as often and as immediately as they want. I'd probably even use it too, I often have what I'd call "ficlet" ideas, so, we would definitely get use out of it.
But let me know what you think and we'll go with the most popular option.
1. Administrative efficiency
2. Distinction as a different "level" of work than a full blown story
3. More user-friendly for the author than having to submit and wait for a "spur of the moment" idea to be posted
There are two ways we can do this - one of them is a new section to the front page. I don't personally favor this option but if it's the consensus we'll go with it. For one, the concept doesn't really follow with the other categorical areas on the front of the site. Under "Drabbles" you could have TnT, Amanda/Soval, Vulcan-only, Trip-only, General Enterprise, etc -- it doesn't really tell you what it would be. A fanfic front page section also wouldn't give us (1) or (3) in the above list because we'd have to post them anyway and the author would still have to wait.
This is why I personally favor a Forum option. If we go that way it will be its own entire section where each story is a thread and I'll be clear on what the posting rules are. That way authors are free to post as often and as immediately as they want. I'd probably even use it too, I often have what I'd call "ficlet" ideas, so, we would definitely get use out of it.
But let me know what you think and we'll go with the most popular option.