February 1st, 2010

Feb. 1st, 2010

  • 12:43 AM
hope: Art of a woman writing from tour poster (delete delete delete (cyberman))
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?

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Yes
10 (43.5%)

No
3 (13.0%)

Sometimes
10 (43.5%)

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

Feb. 1st, 2010

  • 9:02 AM
hope: an escape key (escape key)
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: 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.

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