And because it's multi-fandom, they are (or were) pretty cool about people putting up older stuff on the archive and the list.

If you're worried -- and I wouldn't be so much, but hey -- it can help to clear it with the list moderators. Alice, in particular, is always nice and helpful. (We regularly ping each other for archive software troubleshooting.)

I do know that the list admins on Glass Onion have invited members to archive their older stuff directly, and I think it's perfectly acceptable to send older stuff to the list if you're looking for critique.

Also, it seems that I'll be a speaker at the How To Set Up And Maintain Fanfiction Archives panel at Escapade.

So much for slinking around incognito...

All of the original stuff I've ever seen at ff.net (or nearly any other public online original-stuff archive) has sucked like an industrial-strength Hoover, but I haven't spent that much time trolling it, so I could have just missed the good stuff.

Question: How does Silverlake compare to GO, other than the inclusion of RPF? I've been resisting temptation to join Silverlake, mainly for time issues (and my indifference to RPF), but I hear there are some exellent stories posted there. I probably won't want to join if half the stories coming through there are popslash, but if there's good variety, I may take the plunge.

All of the original stuff I've ever seen at ff.net (or nearly any other public online original-stuff archive) has sucked like an industrial-strength Hoover, but I haven't spent that much time trolling it, so I could have just missed the good stuff.

You've probably read mine. Which is to say, it's much the same standard as fanfic. ie, tends to suck.

How does Silverlake compare to GO, other than the inclusion of RPF?

There's quite a variety, and I think Silverlake has more traffic -- although the stories are mostly short. Very short.

The RPF isn't overwhelming. I'd say RPF accounts for 20% or less (often less) of posted stories.

As an example, last week, the fandoms broke down to: Alias, Angel, Buffy, Chicago, due South, Harry Potter, LotR, Ringu, Smallville, Velvet Goldmine, Voyager, popslash, actorfic, and historical/political satire.

Question: How does Silverlake compare to GO, other than the inclusion of RPF? I've been resisting temptation to join Silverlake, mainly for time issues (and my indifference to RPF), but I hear there are some exellent stories posted there. I probably won't want to join if half the stories coming through there are popslash, but if there's good variety, I may take the plunge.

About 75% show/movie/comic stuff, and about 25% or so various RPF, not all of it popslash. (There's a fair amount of political stuff, too.)

Lots of weird/small/obscure fandoms. Gangs of New York, oddly, seems to be going like gangbusters there.

Feedback Fridays (which I love), light on meta, heavy on fic, lots of good stuff there.

It's my List of Choice. Have you checked out the archives?

Hmmm. Thanks. Variety is a definite plus. If the traffic is heavy, I may go on Digest, but it sounds like a list worth joining.

I've seen the occasional fic from the archive, since BSO folks sometimes link to it. I haven't checked out the archive myself. It doesn't sound like there's a lot of overlap with GO.

There is some overlap with GO, I know that occasionally I'll find that my yahoo inbox will be HUGE and that's because someone has posted a multipart story to both GO and Silverlake.

I'm seriously dancing over the question of joining Silverlake. Let me just make good grades on these midterms.