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Fic Talk => General Discussion => Topic started by: mare on June 30, 2007, 07:38:56 PM
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Okay here is the thread I was talking about. I will keep this up all week long. I'm treating it like a survey to help figure out what everyone wants to do, okay? Okay lol
Name:
Are you interested in helping make the rubric for the review site?
If yes what day/time is best for you to chat about it?
What IM do you use?
Are you interested in helping review stories?
If yes, give three genres that you would be interested in reviewing:
Would you be willing to review a genre you do not enjoy reading?
Do you think you would be able to review fair and impartially? (Be honest!)
What is a genre you will absolutely not review?
If you said yes to reviewing, are you willing to donate the time it would take to get this review site off the ground? (Do not commit to something if you won't have the time!)
Link us to some reviews you have actually given on the AC site. If you haven't given reviews or if all you say is great job, you might want to rethink doing this.
any other ideas or suggestions?
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Thanks for doing this, Mare! This should help a lot! :)
Name: Julie
Are you interested in helping make the rubric for the review site?: Yes
If yes what day/time is best for you to chat about it?: Pretty much any time... my schedule is pretty open, so I'm flexible
What IM do you use?: I've got AIM, Yahoo, and MSN, so any of those would be fine
Are you interested in helping review stories?: Yes (although I definitely don't want to be responsible for a category myself because I WILL get busy when school starts...)
If yes, give three genres that you would be interested in reviewing: Drama/Angst, Suspense, Romance...(?)
Would you be willing to review a genre you do not enjoy reading?: No (then it's more torture than fun)
Do you think you would be able to review fair and impartially? (Be honest!): Yes
What is a genre you will absolutely not review?: Sci-fi/fantasy (and slash)
If you said yes to reviewing, are you willing to donate the time it would take to get this review site off the ground? (Do not commit to something if you won't have the time!)
Yes! Now is when I DO have time! LOL
Link us to some reviews you have actually given on the AC site. If you haven't given reviews or if all you say is great job, you might want to rethink doing this.
http://accidentalchaos.net/reviews.php?sid=7886&chapid= (look at mine for chapter 2)
http://accidentalchaos.net/reviews.php?sid=6563&chapid=6563
http://accidentalchaos.net/reviews.php?sid=4106&chapid=5014 (mine's anonymous, as Julie, not RokofAges75)
any other ideas or suggestions?
Not right now. :)
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Name: Mare
Are you interested in helping make the rubric for the review site? Yes
If yes what day/time is best for you to chat about it? nights are best for me i'm a bum for the next few days so far as I know anyway. That could change lol
What IM do you use? Yahoo mostly but I also have AIM
Are you interested in helping review stories? I would love to say yes but i'm not sure I'll have the time to commit to reading all the stories.
If yes, give three genres that you would be interested in reviewing: If I do read I would go for suspense, drama and comedy
Would you be willing to review a genre you do not enjoy reading? no!
Do you think you would be able to review fair and impartially? (Be honest!) Yes as long as it's not female centered because in all honesty I can't say I could.
What is a genre you will absolutely not review? Any of the others I did not mention. See? I think I might be too picky to do this lol
If you said yes to reviewing, are you willing to donate the time it would take to get this review site off the ground? (Do not commit to something if you won't have the time!) if I say i'll do it, then i'll do it and bug everyone else to do it and keep everyone else on track lol
Link us to some reviews you have actually given on the AC site. If you haven't given reviews or if all you say is great job, you might want to rethink doing this.
http://absolutechaos.net/reviews.php?sid=8493 <---down a few on the page (the dance)
http://absolutechaos.net/reviews.php?sid=8485&chapid=14111
http://www.editred.com/Uploads/st_37245_The_Second_Virgin_Birth?page=2 <-- and a non AC one. (i'm bitybella lol)
any other ideas or suggestions? At the moment no, but i'm sure once we all get going on it, I'll have a few. lol
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What if you can't remember which stories that you reviewed, but you did? ;D
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What if you can't remember which stories that you reviewed, but you did? ;D
lmao I had that trouble. It took me awhile I would say go to ones you know you read regularly.
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Name:Kelly
Are you interested in helping make the rubric for the review site? More so, reviewing than the rubric. I'm afraid I wouldn't be as much help there. But if I was around I would join the chat and help where I could.
If yes what day/time is best for you to chat about it? Days are better for me. or late at night -lol evenings and mornings are not so much good.
What IM do you use? I have Yahoo, MSN and AIM... I think. I mostly use yahoo.
Are you interested in helping review stories? Yes.
If yes, give three genres that you would be interested in reviewing: Drama Romance Action Humor... ok lots...
Would you be willing to review a genre you do not enjoy reading? Yes I would.
Do you think you would be able to review fair and impartially? (Be honest!) I'm pretty open minded so yeah. I also really have no reason to play favorites. I mean if people are submitting then it would be my job to be honest. otherwise how else could I help them?
What is a genre you will absolutely not review? I don't know that's there's anything I absolutely wouldn't read. I don't necessarily prefer slash or horror, but I have read some.
If you said yes to reviewing, are you willing to donate the time it would take to get this review site off the ground? (Do not commit to something if you won't have the time!) As long as I can do it in the hours that are good for me, I should have plenty of time.
Link us to some reviews you have actually given on the AC site. If you haven't given reviews or if all you say is great job, you might want to rethink doing this. Ummm how about the reviews I've given in the Feature of the month thread (do you really want me to quote those? You've probably read them before) And then here are a couple from AC. There are a bunch in a row by me here... that should give you an idea...
http://www.absolutechaos.net/reviews.php?sid=6894
any other ideas or suggestions? Not at the moment. ;D
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Name: Dee
Are you interested in helping make the rubric for the review site? Yup. :)
If yes what day/time is best for you to chat about it? Friday or Saturday nights
What IM do you use? Yahoo, AIM, MSN... A few others...
Are you interested in helping review stories? Yup. :)
If yes, give three genres that you would be interested in reviewing: Fantasy, Supernatural/Occult, AU
Would you be willing to review a genre you do not enjoy reading? Probably not... I'd let you know after the first chapter or so.
Do you think you would be able to review fair and impartially? (Be honest!) Yes, I think so. I know how to put asside my personal feelings when giving feedback.
What is a genre you will absolutely not review? Slash.
If you said yes to reviewing, are you willing to donate the time it would take to get this review site off the ground? (Do not commit to something if you won't have the time!) Yup. I can devote to it during the weekends once school starts. Depending on the length of the story it could take anywhere from two weeks to a month per review...
Link us to some reviews you have actually given on the AC site. If you haven't given reviews or if all you say is great job, you might want to rethink doing this. *thinks* http://www.absolutechaos.net/reviews.php?sid=8512 (http://www.absolutechaos.net/reviews.php?sid=8512)
Here's some romance babling while I'm at it:
http://www.absolutechaos.net/reviews.php?sid=8292 (http://www.absolutechaos.net/reviews.php?sid=8292)
any other ideas or suggestions? We should definitely have a place to archive the reviews.
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Name: Nijntje
Are you interested in helping make the rubric for the review site? I don't think I would be much help there..
If yes what day/time is best for you to chat about it? None, lol.. basically because of the time zone I live in.
What IM do you use? MSN
Are you interested in helping review stories? Yes!
If yes, give three genres that you would be interested in reviewing:
Romance
Drama
Angst/suspense
Would you be willing to review a genre you do not enjoy reading? That depends. I am willing to give each story a try, but when I just can't get into it, it's hard to continue reading
Do you think you would be able to review fair and impartially? (Be honest!)
Yes. I give every story a fair try.. and playing favorites is not my thing
What is a genre you will absolutely not review?
Sci-fi and slash
If you said yes to reviewing, are you willing to donate the time it would take to get this review site off the ground? (Do not commit to something if you won't have the time!)
Yes! But not in the next two weeks, because of vacation. ;D But after that, I've got aaaaaaaaaall the time in the world.
Link us to some reviews you have actually given on the AC site. If you haven't given reviews or if all you say is great job, you might want to rethink doing this.
I must admit that I haven't given great reviews on AC, but I did review more in detail on this board in the Story of the Month board.. (And got hated for it once... ;) )
any other ideas or suggestions?
No, but I do have a question. What do you guys think about me maybe being a part of this, when English is not my native language (and because of that I might miss a few grammar mistakes and such)?
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any other ideas or suggestions?
No, but I do have a question. What do you guys think about me maybe being a part of this, when English is not my native language (and because of that I might miss a few grammar mistakes and such)?
^ pretend I quoted you lol
You know it's fine if English isn't your first language. There are a lot of people on AC that fit into that category. I think sometimes that could even be a good thing because you would know what's difficult for you guys when it comes to grammar more so than we would. I know I take grammar for granted a lot of the time not realizing how hard our silly language can be lmao
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lol.. *pretends*
Alrighty!
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Yeah, Nijntje, don't worry about the grammar thing. Grammar is only going to be one small part of the overall review - there's a lot more to a good story than that.
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Name: Rose
Are you interested in helping make the rubric for the review site? As much as I can, yes :)
If yes what day/time is best for you to chat about it? Um, well typically I'd say a weekend, but I have a new job so no guarantee there. I'm on PST though so it'll likely be easier for me to find a good time to chat then some cause of time zones.
What IM do you use? Yahoo
Are you interested in helping review stories? Yes :)
If yes, give three genres that you would be interested in reviewing: Science Fiction, Supernatural, Alternate Universe (and if AU doesn't count...Action/Adventure)
Would you be willing to review a genre you do not enjoy reading? As long as its not slash, sure lol. Though I have to say I'd be horrible at reviewing visuals lol.
Do you think you would be able to review fair and impartially? (Be honest!) Yes, I think I can. Since people are asking for honesty
What is a genre you will absolutely not review? Slash.
If you said yes to reviewing, are you willing to donate the time it would take to get this review site off the ground? (Do not commit to something if you won't have the time!) As long as it's a story a month thing, I'm positive I can handle it. I'm the type to take on a ton of projects. That can vary though if it's a Broken length story lol.
Link us to some reviews you have actually given on the AC site. If you haven't given reviews or if all you say is great job, you might want to rethink doing this.
Well, I haven't read much lately lol. But I did give what I feel was a decent review for Under My Skin...here...
http://www.absolutechaos.net/reviews.php?sid=6862&chapid=&offset=30
It'll also be easier to review by a set of guidelines that I know I'm critiquing on. Cause there's a diference between the two. :)
any other ideas or suggestions?
Not yet, but I likely will later lol.
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Ooooh pretty color Rose!! (Yeah, I AM referring to the color in which your answers appear on my screen ;D )
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Name: Lenore/LenniluvsBrian
Are you interested in helping make the rubric for the review site? I have no idea what that is - so prolly not - lol.
If yes what day/time is best for you to chat about it? If anyone wants to pm me, evenings....li ke, from 10pm-4am - er, late nights - haha.
What IM do you use? msn, yahoo, aol
Are you interested in helping review stories? Yes.
If yes, give three genres that you would be interested in reviewing: Romance, Comedy, & Drama/Angst
Would you be willing to review a genre you do not enjoy reading? No.
Do you think you would be able to review fair and impartially? (Be honest!) Most likely, yes
What is a genre you will absolutely not review? Fantasy & maybr Sci-Fi. [depends 4 sci-fi]
If you said yes to reviewing, are you willing to donate the time it would take to get this review site off the ground? (Do not commit to something if you won't have the time!) if I get a job anytime soon, I may not have as much time, but for right now I'm WIDE open
Link us to some reviews you have actually given on the AC site. If you haven't given reviews or if all you say is great job, you might want to rethink doing this.
All you hafta do is check out the reviews for The Importance of Fly Fishing by Mare or No Matter What by ForefverRebel - I'm there LOTS!
any other ideas or suggestions? Can't think of any at the moment.
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Name: Mel
Are you interested in helping make the rubric for the review site? Yea I'd be willing to help whatever way I could
If yes what day/time is best for you to chat about it? Uhmm I'm pretty open right now since its summer. I sometimes work nights so I guess afternoons or safe
What IM do you use? AIM
Are you interested in helping review stories? I would be interested, but prolly just through the summer. Once school starts back up again I really seriously doubt that I'll have the time
If yes, give three genres that you would be interested in reviewing: Angst, drama, romance, I'd do suspense too
Would you be willing to review a genre you do not enjoy reading? If its a REALLY good fantasy maybe
Do you think you would be able to review fair and impartially? (Be honest!) I'd try to. I think I review stories pretty honestly on AC anyway
What is a genre you will absolutely not review? Sci-fi or slash
If you said yes to reviewing, are you willing to donate the time it would take to get this review site off the ground? (Do not commit to something if you won't have the time!) Like I said I'll do the best I can... My summer is free for the most part, but when school starts I can't make promises
Link us to some reviews you have actually given on the AC site. If you haven't given reviews or if all you say is great job, you might want to rethink doing this.
This is for Broken http://www.absolutechaos.net/reviews.php?sid=5354&chapid=&offset=15
I can't think of anything else REALLY spectacular that I've left
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Have you all noticed that everyone is saying in the fall they probalby won't have time to review? What happens in the fall then? lol These are things we need to think about.
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If we have enough people who want to do this, as in more than one per category, it could probably still work... as long as one person for each category could still do it in the fall. But yeah, I know...
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Well, as long as my reviewing can wait until the weekends, I can probably crank out one biweekly, depending on how long it is...
Julit said a lot of the others took longer than that, so I don't think it's too bad.
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Yeah, that's true, as long as no one minds if we take awhile - a few weeks per story even - no one should really have an excuse. If you really want to do it, it doesn't take that long to read a little bit every night, assuming the stories are not like War and Peace. The War and Peace length stories (*cough*) can be given extra weeks to be read if the authors want them reviewed.
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winter spring summer fall... makes no difference to me :)
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Yeah, that's true, as long as no one minds if we take awhile - a few weeks per story even - no one should really have an excuse. If you really want to do it, it doesn't take that long to read a little bit every night, assuming the stories are not like War and Peace. The War and Peace length stories (*cough*) can be given extra weeks to be read if the authors want them reviewed.
So basically if any of us want our stories reviewed, it'll take another week. :D
As long as you're not trying to read something all at once, it's really not all that bad. When it's all at once it does seem extremely long though...
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Does anyone want to take charge of this? I dunno if you're waiting on me to get this thing going or not, but I did post an example rubric that no one really gave any input on, besides the discussion about banners, so I'm not sure what else to do at this point. So if anyone wants to take the reigns, feel free!!
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I thought we were all getting together for a chat about it?
The weekend (aka Friday and Saturday) is still best for me.
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I'm still on the fence about whether it's going to actually be done or not. I can see us all being into it for like a week and then no one wanting to do it anymore. lol
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LOL I know. I can see that too, especially since it's taken us so long to really do anything about it... And the closer we get to school starting, the more "eh" I'm starting to get about it...
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^ exactly lol
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I still want my story submitted. :( Can someone just do it for me in their spare time? Like five minutes a month or something?
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I should be good to review any old time - but I say this now, when I don't have a job - lol. But even when I do get a job, there's no way I can just up & leave fan fiction. Hehe.
~Lenni~
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i'm kind of assuming this is no longer happening so i'm unstickying it but putting a new idea up. lol
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I like your new idea. It's the smae thing, but less extensive. *nod*