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!

Comments

[trobadora]

Hee! Yeah, polls are great that way. I often do that too, fill out a poll and then just have to comment to explain myself. *g*

Short meta and question posts are great, I love them but I'm bad at coming up with them myself. Or I think of something, but then by the time I sit down and want to post, I've forgotten all about it. Everything that's not written down ...

Are there any topics you'd particularly like to see posts about more often?

Thank you! ♥ ♥ ♥

[china_shop]

Or I think of something, but then by the time I sit down and want to post, I've forgotten all about it. Everything that's not written down ...

Ha, yes, absolutely. I have to write things down as soon as I think of them, or it's too late...

[shadaras]

(I mean, see also what I've done here with responding to a poll xD)

I'd love some things that are about the worldbuilding! Posts about "hey, this element came up but never got explored much! what are your thoughts on it?" would be fun. (It's a nice blend of speculation and meta, which I suspect is the most generative kind of post for me.)

I'd also super enjoy some novel-based posts! I know that you and china_shop are mostly/entirely fans of the drama, but with the official english translations it'd be lovely to encourage people to do some meta and/or squee about them!

[trobadora]

I'd love some things that are about the worldbuilding! Posts about "hey, this element came up but never got explored much! what are your thoughts on it?" would be fun.

Oooh, yeah, that's always fun! I really enjoy that kind of speculation. :D

And we'd love to have more posts about the novel, if a novel fan were willing to make them! I also always find it super interesting when people compare drama and novel.

(I've bought the two volumes of the official translation that are out so far, but I haven't actually read it yet ...)

[china_shop]

And we'd love to have more posts about the novel, if a novel fan were willing to make them!

+1000 (just in case anyone's reading this who feels like throwing their hat in the ring :-)

[shadaras]

I'd need to reread the novel myself in order to make novel-focused posts! But it's somewhere in my mental list of "when I get some copies and the time/focus to read them"... :) Hopefully some other folk will bite, especially if you mention it as an option on the next call-for-posts!

[trobadora]

Yes, we'll definitely mention it! Fingers crossed. :)