welcome, plus a template
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tpm_flashback! This is a TPM/prequel recs community; the plan is for it to start up on Tuesday, June 1. The first eight-week period will end on Monday, July 26. See the user info for a few more details.
If you're one of the first seven reccers, don't forget to join the community so I can give you posting access. Everyone else is welcome to join, or, if you'd prefer, just add the community to your friends list.
Also, if you're one of the first group, leave a comment here and let me know what days you'd be able to post--at least a first and second choice, please.
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darthfox, ausmac, glasshouseslive, gloriana, the_emu, mrshamill, and splix. Thank you all for volunteering! I'll start looking for the next set of seven volunteers toward the end of July.
Don't forget, any stories about Star Wars prequel characters are acceptable--including characters like Bruck and Xanatos that come from the books. I suspect that most of the stories here will be Q/O, but it would be great to have a little variety.
Please try to post on your assigned day. But if something comes up and you miss one, just post when you have a chance, or post two recs the next time you're scheduled.
Here's a template to use for posting recs:
The subject line should state the title and author of the story being recced.
In the body of the post, include
Title:
Author:
Rating:
Pairing:
Warnings: Warnings are required for chan, rape/non-con and character death. In general, specify the warnings that the author used. If you want, you can put the warnings behind an LJ-cut if you think they might spoil the story.
Author's e-mail, web site and/or LJ id:
Link to story:
Reasons for recommending: A short, spoiler-free explanation of why this is a good story.
Quote from story: Include a blurb from the story that gives readers a feel for the story. Put this behind an LJ-cut.
Optionally, you can include some more detailed story discussion that includes spoilers. Put this behind a separate LJ-cut.
tpm_flashback! This is a TPM/prequel recs community; the plan is for it to start up on Tuesday, June 1. The first eight-week period will end on Monday, July 26. See the user info for a few more details.If you're one of the first seven reccers, don't forget to join the community so I can give you posting access. Everyone else is welcome to join, or, if you'd prefer, just add the community to your friends list.
Also, if you're one of the first group, leave a comment here and let me know what days you'd be able to post--at least a first and second choice, please.
It looks like our first group is
darthfox, ausmac, glasshouseslive, gloriana, the_emu, mrshamill, and splix. Thank you all for volunteering! I'll start looking for the next set of seven volunteers toward the end of July.Don't forget, any stories about Star Wars prequel characters are acceptable--including characters like Bruck and Xanatos that come from the books. I suspect that most of the stories here will be Q/O, but it would be great to have a little variety.
Please try to post on your assigned day. But if something comes up and you miss one, just post when you have a chance, or post two recs the next time you're scheduled.
Here's a template to use for posting recs:
The subject line should state the title and author of the story being recced.
In the body of the post, include
Title:
Author:
Rating:
Pairing:
Warnings: Warnings are required for chan, rape/non-con and character death. In general, specify the warnings that the author used. If you want, you can put the warnings behind an LJ-cut if you think they might spoil the story.
Author's e-mail, web site and/or LJ id:
Link to story:
Reasons for recommending: A short, spoiler-free explanation of why this is a good story.
Quote from story: Include a blurb from the story that gives readers a feel for the story. Put this behind an LJ-cut.
Optionally, you can include some more detailed story discussion that includes spoilers. Put this behind a separate LJ-cut.
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Another community , just what I need.
Date: 2004-05-24 02:52 pm (UTC)Must we warn for character death. I find that usually is a story spoiler. I know it's traditional to have it but I find it works against the writer. Your main character dies so why bother reading it. We know what will happen.
I know what you're thinking, the list hasn't even started and already this a whiner complaining.
Re: Another community , just what I need.
Date: 2004-05-24 03:57 pm (UTC)on a totally different subject...
Date: 2004-05-24 04:30 pm (UTC)Is your schedule a little more free at this point? Matt and I were talking about cooking up some brats this weekend, and I was thinking if you were available, I could drive up to WI and buy some brats, and maybe we could have lunch or something. What do you think?
Re: on a totally different subject...
Date: 2004-05-24 04:57 pm (UTC)You're cooking up some brats? Would you like mine? I can have her on a plane this evening...
Re: on a totally different subject...
Date: 2004-05-24 05:08 pm (UTC)Re: on a totally different subject...
Date: 2004-05-24 05:42 pm (UTC)Were you thinking about driving up this week sometime? If you were...arrgghhhhh! I'm leaving town tomorrow and I will be gone until Thursday (I'll be even further north and west than I am now); then on Thursday I've got a million errands and a meeting, and Friday/Saturday I'm entertaining guests. :(
I'm in Wisconsin until the beginning of July, though. We should definitely try to get together - I have yet to meet *any* slashers in person! What do you think? My schedule is much more free after this week.
Re: on a totally different subject...
Date: 2004-05-24 06:35 pm (UTC)We'll have to get together sometime later, then. I'd love it. I'll e-mail you this weekend.
Re: on a totally different subject...
Date: 2004-05-24 06:46 pm (UTC)I don't; I'm not familiar with that area at all, actually. :( I do know that if you can find something nearer to Chicago, I'd do that for sure because many parts of Kenosha county are under water right now. People are using boats to travel. And more rain on the way this week.....joy.
I'll e-mail you this weekend.
Sounds groovy! I'll talk to you then.
Re: Another community , just what I need.
Date: 2004-05-24 04:21 pm (UTC)[g] Well, no, that's OK. Warnings have always been a touchy issue on M-A. And I can really sympathize with both sides--I generally prefer not to be warned, but every once in a while I really, really wish I had been.
In this case, I think I'd rather err on the side of caution. Most of the stories are going to be familiar to a lot of people. But if there's anyone who hasn't read them before, I'd rather they get too much information than too little.
I will, however, make a note in the template that warnings can go behind an LJ-cut.
Aren't ljs wonderful
Date: 2004-05-24 04:25 pm (UTC)Re: Aren't ljs wonderful
Date: 2004-05-24 05:09 pm (UTC)Re: Another community , just what I need.
Date: 2004-05-24 04:58 pm (UTC)Re: Another community , just what I need.
Date: 2004-05-24 05:14 pm (UTC)<lj-cut text="click here for warnings">
warnings warnings warnings
</lj-cut>
What will show up is
( click here for warnings )
...and if someone clicks there, they'll see the whole entry.
You might seriously want to think about downloading a client. See the FAQ for more info. I really like Semagic. It makes it a lot easier to do things like lj-cuts and links.
Re: Another community , just what I need.
Date: 2004-05-24 06:41 pm (UTC)Don't forget, I can still ship my brat to you...