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! :-)

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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

Re: Non LJ users

[virtualinsomnia]

*sighs* And this is exactly why this is such a hard decision to make. I had thought there might be non-lj fans who visited the comm, but I couldn't really know for sure.

I hate the thought that there are people out there who will be deprived of their fic fix. I don't want this to seem like some kind of exclusive club or something. I think it should be for everyone. I just wish it still felt safe to run the comm that way in LJ's current climate.

I wish there was something else to be done, but I don't know what that something is.

Re: Non LJ users

[(Anonymous)]

no, I understand your position. Just thought I may aswell post for all us non LG users too.

After all if the community is closed down, the LJ users suffer too. Lesser of two evils type of things.

But I thought to lend my voice to make your life just that little bit more interesting.

Re: Non LJ users

[virtualinsomnia]

I am grateful for your input, even if it does make the decision more difficult for me. As I've said from the start, I want to know what everyone thinks, not just those who agree with me. And I have to say thank you for being so understanding about the position I and the other members of the comm find ourselves in. I'm sure many people wouldn't be so nice.

That said, if we do lock down (which is looking pretty likely at this point), I hope you know you're welcome to create an LJ acct. and join the comm. I completely understand if you don't want to do that, of course, but I thought I'd make the offer/suggestion.