ADMIN: Taking a poll...

[virtualinsomnia]

I thought that more people might answer a poll, since it takes less time than writing out a comment. I'm leaning towards flocking everything at this point, since it really does seem safer, but I do want to get as much feedback as possible. Also, the second question is possibly even MORE important than the first, as it will help me figure out how I'm going to go about implementing things if I decide the flocking is definitely a go. It's all hypothetical at this point, of course, but it helps me plan more accurately, seeing as locking down the whole comm is going to be a HUGE undertaking.

Please, please, please vote! And vote honestly. That is crucial. Even if it's to tell me that you hate the idea of friends locking so much that you'd leave the comm over it, I still want to know. I want as much feedback as possible, good and bad. It's the only way to make an informed decision.

Thanks guys! :-)

[Poll #1036003]

Oh, and in case it wasn't clear, on question 2, option 2: when I say "a month" what I mean is a month's worth of fic. Like, you'd be assigned one month of past entries, and your job would be to check and see what fic hasn't been locked and comment on the posts in question requesting that the authors lock them. And then maybe check back in a few days and see if it was done.

It doesn't have to be exactly a month's worth, either. If you felt you could handle 2 or 3 months, that'd be awesome! And if you could only do, say, a week's worth, that would still be very much appreciated. Even a DAY'S worth would be helpful! *g*

ETA: We might not actually need people for question 2, option 2. kernelm is working on a script that might take a lot of the work out of it. But please still answer that question honestly, if you don't mind. For if the script doesn't work, we'll have to go back to plan B and assign months (or weeks or days) to people.

Comments

[sorchasilver.livejournal.com]

I think that flocking is a probably a good idea, just to be on the safe side. I haven't posted any fic here, and I don't know how much work is going to be involved in the locking down, but I might be able to help. Not sure what a "month's worth" would be in terms of time needed though.

I also think a back-up of the site (using LJ-Sec or similar) should be a priority.

[virtualinsomnia]

Well, it would depend on the month, lol! The more active months would obviously take longer to do than the laggy months.

I was figuring (though I'll know more once I've done a few months myself and tested it out) that a month might take a couple of hours if done all in one fell swoop. But once I have a more official time figured out, I'll definitely let people know.

And then all that's left is the follow up. Basically, you'd need to check back once or twice and make sure people actually locked the posts down after they'd been asked to. And any that don't lock down would need to be deleted by a mod, so if the person doing that month wasn't a mod, they'd need to compile a list of links and email it to someone who was.

Sounds like a lot of work, I know, but for anyone who offers to help, I will work with you to figure out an amount that you can handle. If a month's too much, even a week would be helpful!

[sorchasilver.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I figured some months would probably take longer than others. I would be happier volunteering an amount of time rather than of posts, purely because my online time is fairly limited, but that would probably be harder to coordinate for you.

I'll keep watching for further info.

[virtualinsomnia]

I'm sure it will be workable, either way. I'll figure out something!

Though cross your fingers, because my bf is a programmer, and he is going to attempt to come up with a script that searches out unlocked posts and leaves a comment on them that would request the authors to lock them. If he's successful, then that would cut the workload practically in half! He's not sure if he can do it or not, but here's hoping...

[virtualinsomnia]

Oh, and yes, a back up on greatest journal (or somewhere else that uses LJ code, I'll probably do a vote for that here on the comm soon) is definitely on my to do list. I'll probably do that before I actually start organizing people for the lock down of old posts. The sooner the better in my book!

[sorchasilver.livejournal.com]

I do think the back-up should come first. GJ is generaly pretty straight-forward to use.