February 1st, 2010
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 23
Fanfiction summaries should be:
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A brief description of the story's premise
22 (95.7%)
An snappy pull quote that gives some hint at what the story is about
17 (73.9%)
A few key phrases that indicate the story's genre or trope
10 (43.5%)
An adroit tagline, not unlike a movie tagline
9 (39.1%)
Another sort I will tell you about in comments
0 (0.0%)
Does it affect your decision to read/click or not when a story is posted or linked to without a summary?
So, do you actually look at summaries?
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Yes
17 (73.9%)
No - I like to be surprised
2 (8.7%)
No - I give it a chance by reading regardless
0 (0.0%)
Not necessarily - I find other info more useful for making a choice to read (pairing, rating, warnings, genre, author)
4 (17.4%)
This poll on LJ: http://angstslashhope.livejournal.com/1611906.html
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http://news.livejournal.com/121612.html?thread=80883468&format=light%23t80883468
In related news, all the shitty things about LJ make Dreamwidth look like it's through the looking glass. If you want an invite for a Dth account, ask and you shall receive. Transferring and mirroring content is a breeze, too.
Not to make apologies for LJ, but "It's personal" has already been changed and didn't last very long at all - check out the link in the comment here:
In related news, all the shitty things about LJ make Dreamwidth look like it's through the looking glass. If you want an invite for a Dth account, ask and you shall receive. Transferring and mirroring content is a breeze, too.