Poll: comm posts & future discussions/picspams/etc.

[trobadora]

Hi, everyone! Things seem to be winding down a bit on the picspam/scene discussion front, so china_shop and I have been tossing around alternatives to keep things humming, and we thought we should consult with you all. ♥

Ideas we've had so far:

• Parallels: a series looking at some of the parallels and resonances between the cases of the week, on the one hand, and the drama's overall themes / Shen Wei's, Zhao Yunlan's, and Ye Zun's journeys on the other. Posts could point out one or more parallel(s), and people could talk about more in comments.


• Polls: anything from serious questions about canon interpretation to choosing favourites to complete silliness. These could be either proper Dreamwidth polls or makeshift text polls.

Then we wondered about a mix of case discussions and polls, or maybe even one case per month, one poll per month, and some open slots of picspams and scene discussions.

We both really enjoy and value having discussions, picspams etc. here and just overall revelling in our Guardian love, so we definitely want to keep having regular posts on the comm. Which means it's important to know what you all want more of, and what you'd be willing to sign up to post about. (Unfortunately, we can't commit to making all the posts ourselves!)

Please close your eyes and take a minute to think about a) what kinds of posts you'd like to see on sid_guardian, and b) what kinds of posts you might be interested in making for this comm. And then let us know! There are no wrong answers! It would really help us to know. ♥

Poll #31394

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 16

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My favourite kinds of sid_guardian posts are:

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eye candy / picspams
5 (31.2%)

light, playful discussions with lots of speculating
8 (50.0%)

meaty meta where we dig into canon
5 (31.2%)

something else you've forgotten (see comments)
0 (0.0%)

all of the above
7 (43.8%)

In terms of subject matter, I'm interested in:

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characters (specific or generally)
15 (93.8%)

ships (specific or generally)
8 (50.0%)

worldbuilding
14 (87.5%)

politics
8 (50.0%)

themes
12 (75.0%)

canon
10 (62.5%)

post-canon possibilities
8 (50.0%)

AU possibilities
7 (43.8%)

fanworks
13 (81.2%)

other
1 (6.2%)

I'm most likely to engage with:

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eye candy / picspams
3 (18.8%)

light, playful discussions with lots of speculating
6 (37.5%)

meaty meta where we dig into canon
2 (12.5%)

something else you've forgotten (see comments)
0 (0.0%)

all of the above
3 (18.8%)

it 100% depends how busy I am
12 (75.0%)

I'd be willing to host one or two (more) posts that are:

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eye candy / picspams
2 (50.0%)

light, playful discussions with lots of speculating
2 (50.0%)

meaty meta where we dig into canon
1 (25.0%)

something else you've forgotten (see comments)
1 (25.0%)

all of the above
0 (0.0%)

I have an idea for another discussion series or other type of post:

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I'll tell you about it in comments
1 (100.0%)

ETA: Oops, we forgot to include an option in the poll - if you'd be willing to host polls, let us know!

Any other thoughts, suggestions, etc.? Please comment!