Cut-tags

[twigged.livejournal.com]

As 60% of respondents want cut-tags at the reccers discretion only (nearly 70% voted against making them mandatory), that’s the way we’re going to handle it. A couple guidelines:

1. If your review is longer than several paragraphs, consider a cut-tag. Either leave a couple paras un-cut, with a "read more" tag hiding the rest, or use your opening paragraph or a similarly generous teaser inside the cut-tag text.

2. If you’re quoting directly from the fic, consider putting that passage behind a cut-tag marked "excerpt", regardless of length. Again, this is not mandatory, but keep in mind some may consider excerpts spoilery.

3. If you do use cut-tags, always leave the story link outside of the tags.

Thanks!

Comments

[stopawhile.livejournal.com]

Yes, boss! *g*

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[twigged.livejournal.com]

*tries to look important*

[rhyo.livejournal.com]

(nearly 70% voted against making them mandatory),

Lol, have you ever considered a career in politics? Nice spin job there. Yes, while almost 70% of people voted for an option other than making them mandatory, more than 90% voted that they be used in some capacity -- the stats don't agree that people voted "against" making them mandatory.

Having gotten that cranky rant in, I am perfectly happy with the new set of suggestions - I don't know what you send to people making recs, but maybe adding a quick note on how to use cut-tags would be good.

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[twigged.livejournal.com]

Gotta spin it one way or another, I guess. Fewer than a third want the cuts on all entries, so I think encouraging people to use cuts in largely the same way they'd be expected to use them in their own journals is appropriate, and should satisfy at least 60% of the population. Can't speak for all 90% who supported them in some capacity.

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[rhyo.livejournal.com]

Lol, like I said, I am perfectly happy with the new suggestions.

I'm just not sure everyone know how to use cut-tags -- based on some of the LJ entries I've seen while friendsfriendsfriends surfing, I think not. LJ has some pretty funky features that take a bit of getting used to. Now, me, if I see a feature I have to poke it and see what it does, but i recognize that many people aren't that way.

Oh, and do we have a "The Sentinel" rec person for Feb? I haven't seen any. I know it's just a week in, but usually people are pretty excited about their first rec. And, yes, I'll volunteer if we don't.

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[twigged.livejournal.com]

thefakeheadline is our Sentinel reccer this month and s/he's recced other fandoms before. If you haven't signed up to make recs, you should. :)

And yeah, I'm amending our welcome letter with the cut tag info. Thanks!

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the clarification. I've edited previous posts to put all fic-excerpts behind a cut.