Story angst

[rivkat]

Briefly:

1. OK, fess up: which one of you was driving the red car in my neighborhood with the license plate “FANFIC”?

2. My husband sends notes to our kids, for future reference. Recently: “Dear Rivkid, It was very progressive of you to request ‘King & King,’ the same-sex-marriage fairy tale, for your bedtime story tonight. It would have been even more progressive had you not referred to the book as ‘The Two Queens.’”

But most importantly: I love feedback. I want to make it as likely as possible that people will leave feedback on my stories. So, what to do about crossposting? This is my first use of DW's poll feature, for a Very Important Poll.

Poll #368 Maximizing comments

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 69

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Should I consolidate comments on story posts?

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Stay unconsolidated! For me, that creates the lowest psychological barrier to commenting on a story.
16 (23.2%)

Comment counts matter to whether I read a story post; thus, consolidation would be a good idea.
6 (8.7%)

Comment counts matter to whether I read a story post but I’m not reading on DW; thus, don’t consolidate to DW until the crossposter can display the number of comments.
3 (4.3%)

I like reading other people’s comments; thus, consolidation would be a good idea.
49 (71.0%)

I like reading other people’s comments but I’m not reading on DW; thus, don’t consolidate to DW until the crossposter can display the number of comments.
3 (4.3%)

Some other thing that I will tell you in (presently unconsolidated, though you have to answer the poll on DW) comments.
5 (7.2%)

Comments

[cathexys]

Yes, that one. I've started crosslinking all my posts, and it's not really a lot of work...

It's easier for me, and I love it when I see others do it.

x-posting

[lilian_cho]

Thirded.

I include [ LJ | IJ | DW ] at the end of all my x-posts.

I'm insanely lazy, so going an extra step [Leave a comment at DW] would greatly lessen the chance that I comment.
If I have no DW account, that'll be a second extra step to comment with Open ID =/

Currently I'm x-posting all my drabbles but posting my fics only at LJ and DW.

/ends tl;dr explanation


P.S. As a reader, I do like reading other people's comments. However! I'm probably backward in the sense that I am more likely to leave a comment on a fic that doesn't already have seven pages of comments.

[rivkat]

How do I do that? I'll happily do so as soon as I get simple instructions!

[cathexys]

Oh, I just add a small "comment here or [link to alternate site]here"

Then I post it to both, check out the LJ one and type in the link in DW. Then I get the DW link and type it into LJ (that has to be last, because DW changes on both)

That's it. It takes and extra second, but when you check your comments on DW you can click over with one click to your post and comments on LJ and vice versa...

[rivkat]

Hmm. Opinion seems to be running in favor of consolidation on story posts, so I may end up with something simpler. I'm under the impression that DW can automatically add "comment on DW" to crossposts, but maybe that's wrong.

[cathexys]

No, that's correct!

I just have a lot of people who're still reading me on LJ, and since there are some negative sentiments about "forcing" people onto DW, I find it easier to keep comments open in both places...

[tehomet]

You're right, DW can auto-add 'comment on DW' or similar to all your posts if you wish. Have a look at the settings to add a customised footer to your posts if you wish.

[rivkat]

I've got it running on LJ now, though I have yet to think of one of those witty metaphor-type things that people sometimes use.

[gnatkip]

I love it when people do that too!

RivkaT: Your #2 gave me a huge smile, on a morning when I really really need it.