All new!! Friday Night Drive-In!

[twigged.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the short notice here, but tomorrow we’re going to trial run what I hope will be a new monthly feature – Friday Night Drive-In, a.k.a. Fan Vid Recs.

Reccers may post 1 vid rec for their fandom, formatted as follows:

Subject Line: VID REC: Fandom - Song Title

Song Title/Artist:
Pairing:
Vidder:
Vidder on LJ:
Vidder's website:
Warnings: (explicit lyrics, graphic images, etc.)
Why this vid kicks ass:


Because the vidder community has some unique ownership issues, it’s important that reccers be extra careful when making vid recs. Depending on the vidder’s preferences regarding public access to their work, please link your rec in the appropriate manner:

1. If the video is publicly accessible, direct link to the web page the vid is linked on, or if it’s the vidder’s request, to the HTML splash page of their site.

or…

2. Link to the site with instructions on acquiring the password, if the site is protected – do not reveal the password yourselves.

or…

3. Provide contact info for the vidder if their vids are only available privately (tapes, dvd-R’s, collections, etc.).


Do not:
Hotlink, i.e. link directly to the video file rather than the webpage.
Re-upload videos that a vidder has removed from the web.
Delay in removing a vid rec if requested to do so by the vidder.


Bottom line, please respect the wishes of the individual vidder regarding how their work is distributed and rec’d!


[Poll #268780]

Comments

[river-boat.livejournal.com]

This is just a suggestion and I have no idea whether it would be practical/desirable, but anyway. I'm very interested in vid recs but largely uninterested in fic - so I don't really want to friend the community, but have a feeling I'll end up forgetting to check in on the last Friday of every month. Would it be possible for you to post on vidding whenever vid reccing time rolls around again? Or would that be impractical or annoying to do? If so, I'm just going to have to get myself organised and keep track of the Fridays, because I think the whole vid reccing thing sounds like a great idea and I'm already looking forward to it. Thankyou for setting it up!

[twigged.livejournal.com]

Doubt I'll do that, but you don't have to remember Fridays, either. The comm has very organized Memories (linked on the main page sidebar) so just check there for recs whenever you feel like it. :)

[river-boat.livejournal.com]

Ah, that'll be perfect. Thankyou very much!