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ranaloreHello, everyone! I'm so excited to see such a positive response to this community! While I'm asking for input, I wonder if any of you with graphics skills might like to create a header for the community, and perhaps an icon? If so, please PM me and we can discuss what I have in mind (and if something else would work better).
I have a few questions for members before I finalize how prompts will be handled. Most old school drabble comms posted new prompts either late Sunday or early Monday, but it's been suggested to me people might prefer a new prompt to go up on Friday, so they'll have it fresh in their minds on weekends. I can put up prompts pretty easily on any of these days, so I've made it a poll question.
Likewise, many drabble comms used to have an element of challenge. The easiest one for me would be to "close" the old prompt when I post the new one, which would impose a deadline of a week to write for each prompt. There would, of course, be amnesty periods when people are free to write for all prompts, so this is not a "one chance only" proposition. If you like the challenge concept, but have a different idea for it, feel free to talk about that in comments. Just keep in mind, if there is a challenge component, what it is will be influenced heavily by what your mod, a spoonie, can easily manage on a weekly basis.
Finally, while I don't intend to limit how many times a member can respond to a prompt, I would like to get everyone's input on whether to allow more than one drabble per post. I do plan to have some events in which drabble sequences will be allowed, or stories in which each drabble is a chapter. I am also thinking of allowing drabble series at that time, which are what they sound like, where each drabble is a standalone story in a series of stories. The question remains, however, as to whether to allow unrelated drabbles to be posted in the same entry to the same prompt. So, that is also on the poll.
I will leave this up for two weeks, to allow as many incoming members as possible to participate. Please feel free to comment and ask questions during that time, and I'll answer as best I can.
I have a few questions for members before I finalize how prompts will be handled. Most old school drabble comms posted new prompts either late Sunday or early Monday, but it's been suggested to me people might prefer a new prompt to go up on Friday, so they'll have it fresh in their minds on weekends. I can put up prompts pretty easily on any of these days, so I've made it a poll question.
Likewise, many drabble comms used to have an element of challenge. The easiest one for me would be to "close" the old prompt when I post the new one, which would impose a deadline of a week to write for each prompt. There would, of course, be amnesty periods when people are free to write for all prompts, so this is not a "one chance only" proposition. If you like the challenge concept, but have a different idea for it, feel free to talk about that in comments. Just keep in mind, if there is a challenge component, what it is will be influenced heavily by what your mod, a spoonie, can easily manage on a weekly basis.
Finally, while I don't intend to limit how many times a member can respond to a prompt, I would like to get everyone's input on whether to allow more than one drabble per post. I do plan to have some events in which drabble sequences will be allowed, or stories in which each drabble is a chapter. I am also thinking of allowing drabble series at that time, which are what they sound like, where each drabble is a standalone story in a series of stories. The question remains, however, as to whether to allow unrelated drabbles to be posted in the same entry to the same prompt. So, that is also on the poll.
I will leave this up for two weeks, to allow as many incoming members as possible to participate. Please feel free to comment and ask questions during that time, and I'll answer as best I can.
Poll #25434 Prompts and Multiple Drabbles
This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 29
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 29
On which day of the week would you prefer prompts to be posted?
Sunday
1 (3.4%)
Monday
1 (3.4%)
Friday
15 (51.7%)
It makes no difference to me
12 (41.4%)
Should prompts "close" once a new prompt goes up?
Yes
8 (28.6%)
No
5 (17.9%)
I'm fine either way
14 (50.0%)
Something else I will explain in comments
1 (3.6%)
Should members be allowed to post more than one drabble per entry outside of special events?
Yes
14 (48.3%)
No
1 (3.4%)
I have no preference
13 (44.8%)
Something else I will explain in comments
1 (3.4%)