No, I'm not suggesting that AC have its own MySpace.
But I do have an idea for a new site... something like a social networking site (like MySpace, Facebook, etc.) solely for fanfic writers and readers, where they could connect with each other, blog, chat on a forum, and also post their fanfics, like on AC (and link to favorite fanfics, favorite authors, etc.). Sort of a combination of AC, MySpace, and a forum like this one, just for people like us!
Does anyone else think this would be cool?
I've done some searching to see if there's anything out there that would allow me to develop something like this easily and for free. There's eFiction, which is what AC runs off of, but that doesn't really have the MySpace/social network aspect to it. Then there's this site called ning.com where you can create your own social network... but that doesn't have the story archive part to it, and even though it can be customized, it's not entirely what I had in mind.
I know enough HTML to make a website, but I don't know anything about programming or writing scripts or PHP or SQL or any of the things that it seems like you need to make something like that. So the idea is way beyond me at this point. But I thought I'd post it here and see if anyone thought it was a good idea. And if so, maybe there's someone out there who would know how to make it a reality.
