ext_158580 ([identity profile] twigged.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2004-02-04 01:06 pm
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On love and annoyance...

Item the first: February is the month of lurve, and of chocolates and roses, and their cyber-equivalents! Let’s give our volunteer reccers a hint at our hearts’ desire.

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Item the second: You may not be aware that we limit our volunteers on the number of fic recs they can post each month. The reason for this is two-fold: to ensure the longevity of the community and to limit friends-list spammage (with 38 current fandoms, unlimited recs could quickly get out of hand). To date, on average, there are 7.4 [livejournal.com profile] crack_van posts per day, though some days the volume is quite a lot higher than that, and I understand there may be some frustration with lack of cut-tags here.

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And speaking of those rec limits…

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Thanks for playing! And don’t forget to read my Smallville recs this month! Participation is mandatory!!
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[identity profile] velvetglove.livejournal.com 2004-02-04 11:42 am (UTC)(link)
More recs!!!!! Though I think you knew I'd be in favor of that ;)

[identity profile] ethrosdemon.livejournal.com 2004-02-04 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I had no idea about the cut tag controversy nor about the limit on the number of recs per month. Since this is hardly my first time making recs, I think that's strange. Were there instructions that I failed to read, or is this on the actual user page somewhere?

[identity profile] nostalgia-lj.livejournal.com 2004-02-04 01:08 pm (UTC)(link)
And, umm, if anyone else out there can help me with DS9 recs...

[identity profile] rhyo.livejournal.com 2004-02-04 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Re: cut tags - I'd certainly like to see the length of the un-cut rec reduced. I like to see a summary paragraph on why I should read the story and then if that grabs me, I can click for the full reason and a quote.

Recently there have been a couple of rec that were just about a full screen for one rec. While I applaud the enthusiasm and... volubility of the person making the rec - a little TMI for me and the very thing that keeps me from wanting to add crack_van to my friends page.

[identity profile] umbo.livejournal.com 2004-02-04 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I understand the rec limits for normal fandoms, but I hope they don't count for the small fandoms of the month, as I'd really like to be able to rec as many Hard Core Logo stories as possible this month...

[identity profile] penknife.livejournal.com 2004-02-04 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
It would be nice if story excerpts could go behind cut tags, at least the long ones, or ones that . . . well, I've hit a couple of story excerpts (the one that comes to mind involved really graphic violence) that I wouldn't really have chosen to read over breakfast.

[identity profile] thepouncer.livejournal.com 2004-02-05 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
The only reason I don't have this community friended is because I read my friendslist at work. I download stories to my palmpilot at home, and I'd have to visit the community page to do that anyway.

I love this place - I've read in fandoms that florished before I discovered fanfiction, I've read pairings I'd never looked at. Hours and hours of entertainment has been provided.
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