I am thankful for the whole trash party tagging thing, because it means I can protect my own mental health by staying far, far away.
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
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Dana - Aug 28, 2015 2:53:55 pm PDT #9728 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
P.M. Marc - Aug 28, 2015 2:54:49 pm PDT #9729 of 10434
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
When you guys tag, do you tag in a particular order? Like the ingredients lists on the side of the box?
Or alphabetical? Or just in the way that makes the words sound best together?
P.M. Marc - Aug 28, 2015 2:59:00 pm PDT #9730 of 10434
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I am thankful for the whole trash party tagging thing, because it means I can protect my own mental health by staying far, far away.
See? It serves a purpose! I can find, you can avoid! I do tag. I just don't WARN. There's a difference. Damn it.
Connie Neil - Aug 28, 2015 2:59:23 pm PDT #9731 of 10434
brillig
I tag by what I think is the most important element, then I'll sometimes go "No, someone's going to get their panties in a twist about X, I'd better put something in about that." No real order, just as it occurs to me.
P.M. Marc - Aug 28, 2015 3:33:00 pm PDT #9732 of 10434
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I mean, I'm keeping running lists as I write, but I feel like they should have a somewhat better order than, "OH YEAH! THAT!"
Also, like there are implications I should tag for, but can't figure out HOW to tag for in the main story.
SailAweigh - Aug 28, 2015 5:27:42 pm PDT #9733 of 10434
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I'm like Connie: whatever I happen to think of at the time. Sometimes, after reading someone else's fic I'll think, "huh, maybe that's a tag I could add to fic X." When I first starting tagging on AO3, mine were very minimal. I used the "choose not to warn" constantly, because I figured anything I felt the reader needed to know would be in the tags I use. Still feel that way, pretty much.
SailAweigh - Aug 31, 2015 4:48:28 am PDT #9734 of 10434
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Speaking of comments on fic, I was surprised to get a comment on a fic written two years ago from someone who had commented on it when I first posted it. Although, they didn't kudo either time. ::shrugs:: It just made me happy that the story made that much of an impression on them, that they felt the need to come back and leave an even more detailed comment than the first time around. It's nice to know that the story really hit them where it counts.
Connie Neil - Aug 31, 2015 5:45:18 am PDT #9735 of 10434
brillig
Comments on old stories are terrific. I love that people are still discovering my stuff and liking it.
SailAweigh - Aug 31, 2015 6:02:24 am PDT #9736 of 10434
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
It made me even happier that this time around, they also bookmarked it. Then I really know I achieved what I set out to do.
Juliebird - Sep 05, 2015 9:31:45 pm PDT #9737 of 10434
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
First instance of reading "mind field" I chalked up to some kind of authourial pun. It kinda fit in the context. No, second instance and it's definitely an "intensive purposes" blunder.