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elvish impersonator (alorian) wrote in childofglass,
@ 2008-10-20 09:05:00

Current mood:	curious
Entry tags:	housekeeping, navelgazing

A poll!
Now that the summer bustle is over and I think I might have a little doll time to squeeze in, I'm curious about what people like to see here. Of course, I'm going to always post what I most enjoy posting or what I can manage to do between bouts of real life! But, I'd like to know what you like to see when you come here. I have a lofty goal of posting something every weekend, but we'll have to see if that's even possible. ^^;

Thanks!

Poll #2503 Child of Glass -- what next?
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

what doll size do you like best?

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MSD sized dolls (44cm)
4 (30.8%)

SD+ sized dolls (60-70cm)
5 (38.5%)

tinies (36cm and under)
1 (7.7%)

mixed sizes together
2 (15.4%)

no preference
9 (69.2%)

which dolls do you like to see most?

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Diderot (AR Ren 'Smile')
4 (30.8%)

Amandine (AR Ren girl basic)
3 (23.1%)

Bellamy (AR Jade 1)
4 (30.8%)

Janus (Hound)
2 (15.4%)

Moth (Banji)
1 (7.7%)

Ilium (DoT Sha)
4 (30.8%)

Arouet (AR Jade 2)
3 (23.1%)

Nicodemus (Vamp Elf Yder)
1 (7.7%)

Nikolin (DoI Luke)
3 (23.1%)

Zubenel (DoB Libra)
2 (15.4%)

anybody!
11 (84.6%)

What format do you like?

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text on image stories, manga style
3 (23.1%)

clear images with text scripted below
6 (46.2%)

gallery shots without story
3 (23.1%)

short-story format with photos for illustration
4 (30.8%)

anything!
7 (53.8%)

What storylines do you like?

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Highwater & Holtsclaw
5 (38.5%)

Diderot & Co.
7 (53.8%)

Alternate, stand-alone stories with the dolls playing various roles
6 (46.2%)

out-and-out resinpr0n
4 (30.8%)

anything!
8 (61.5%)

I prefer gallery shots to photostories
0 (0.0%)

Ideally, per post

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1-5 pictures
0 (0.0%)

6-10 pictures
4 (30.8%)

10-20 pictures
0 (0.0%)

BRING IT ALL ON
9 (69.2%)

What do you like best about the photos on this community?

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the dolls themselves
10 (83.3%)

the sets/props
6 (50.0%)

the outfits/photo themes
7 (58.3%)

the location of the shoot (outdoors, parks, etc)
3 (25.0%)

other explained in comments
3 (25.0%)

What scenario/pairing/story/theme would you love to see next with our dolls?

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What would you like best out of an archive website for the dolls?

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complete archived stories
8 (66.7%)

easy-to-browse gallery of choice images
4 (33.3%)

webcomic-style pages for photostories
5 (41.7%)

doll/model information and reference shots
5 (41.7%)

I would not make use of a website
1 (8.3%)

finally, how did you get here?

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through DoA
1 (8.3%)

from old LJ/GJ
4 (33.3%)

through non-doll journal
0 (0.0%)

through user interests
1 (8.3%)

through other doll website (which?)
0 (0.0%)

I knew you already!
6 (50.0%)

other
0 (0.0%)

you:

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own at least one BJD
8 (66.7%)

hope to have a doll someday
1 (8.3%)

have no interest in owning a doll
2 (16.7%)

are saving up for a doll
0 (0.0%)

other
1 (8.3%)

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	shoiryu 2008-10-20 09:56 am UTC (link)
	These were hard to answer because mostly my response is "FLDKLJdklgjdlkhghk YOUR DOLLS! _____" to pretty much anything. Very unhelpful! L (Reply to this) (Thread)

	alorian 2008-10-20 02:37 pm UTC (link)
	yes, well, supportive gibberish is okay too! (ahaha, like you would ever go, 'pheh! she's posting that doll again!) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shoiryu 2008-10-20 02:50 pm UTC (link)
	(Hahaha. "OH CHRIST, IT'S MOTH AGAIN, THE BEST BANJI EVER, HO HUM" etc etc.) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alorian 2008-10-20 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	I have seriously neglected the half-sizes in this journal so far! (well, I've neglected almost all of them since I haven't been posting but yeah. No Diderot and Bellamy! I have been remiss to say the least. and hardly any Nick, and no Zuzu at all! Nevermind that Zuzu is the cutest little doll-bean ever. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	graymary 2008-10-20 11:37 am UTC (link)
	argh, this poll was hard! ;o; i love everyone, but i picked a few of my favorites, who make me go pitter pat when they are posted. :) also: i enjoy the composition very much, the props! the scripts! but scenery has always totally stood out for me, it's always so rich and to scale. yum! (Reply to this) (Thread)

alorian
2008-10-20 02:41 pm UTC (link)

I wonder, will you be torn on the doll-goddess front, when Tzeitel comes along at last? :D

Alas, I love to do the perfect little dolls sets so much, and now really there is nowhere to do them! ;_; and nowhere to set them up and leave them, so most of the doll set things are packed away. Diderot's bed is all dissasembled and I'd have to glue it back together, but I miss his little Rectory set sometimes!

ahaha put if it was on the dresser now, there wouldn't be room for the dolls! Especially now with invasion of the leggy giant people.

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	graymary 2008-10-20 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	b-but, don't say that! BLASPHEMY ;_; ~~alda is going to come into my room and stare me to death for not giving her that status. i'm like, hey, stringy, you're family.~~ man those leggy little batards. they think they can go WHEREVER THEY WANT. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	pira 2008-10-20 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	I'm so new to actually lurking about in any doll forum/community etc ~ and in particular photographing and playing with BJDs myself that I just want to take it all in and the images here have so much in them to choose from that I just can't. I have to say though, that the last story had me coveting 1/4 and 1/3 sized books ... (Reply to this) (Thread)

alorian
2008-10-20 02:50 pm UTC (link)

hello, hello! ^_^ Thanks so much for responding to the poll and commenting! There aren't a lot of readers on this journal since I've moved around so much, but some of them I don't even know! So it's nice to meet new people. (And new dolls! Your cat siblings are so sweet!)

I get a lot of the small books from the little mini gift books that they sell in bookstores, that's where the Tarot book is from. And there's also at borders a tiny paperchase brand journal that looks like a big fancy book for a BJD. The gold ones are lined and the red ones are unlined. I think in that stack are some other books that I've just happened on in craft stores and antique malls and things. I'm a little prop-crazy, for the dolls. They sit on a big antique dresser and all the drawers are full of props and clothes.

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pira
2008-10-20 03:22 pm UTC (link)

*^__^* It is rather quiet in IJ ~ I think it's the most stubborn lot that has decided to set up house here after ....well whatever it was that had us flee LJ . I know there's a LOT of dolltalk on LJ but I refuse to return.

I only found this journal recently ~ every once and a while I check who has bjds as an interest and start poinking for signs of life ...and *yay* there is some :)

My journal though is a personal journal of everything that interests me so bjds get mixed in with everything else `~ hence I haven't willynilly run around friending people just because they list dolls as an interest.

Thank-you about the kittens ~ I am in love with them and have sort of thrown myself into bjds since the summer and the snowball is just picking up speed I'm afraid. I think props are a large part of the fun.

While I am slowly trolling through posts here, I have to say that I am green with envy at everything ~ but in a good way ~ in that it proves that there is so much fun to be had with them if one puts their thinking cap on.

I went poking around ebay for books and happily scored a bunch of those mini books you speak of (most of them cat art related which made me grin like crazy) and from this point on I'm going to be keeping a sharp eye out in book stores for the small volumes. Thank you for the tips on finding them !!!

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alorian
2008-10-21 10:34 am UTC (link)

We actually left LJ before the big debacle, because it was blocked on various work filters, and went to GJ. Which went down the tubes a few months later! So there were two journal changes in the space of like, a year or so, and I still haven't gotten my doll momentum back even though this journal is syndicated over on LJ. But we (my partner and I) no longer make use of our LJs at all, since it's gone so downhill.

ahah, when we were first buying our dolls, we started the year out with none and ended it with four. O_O and the rest trickled after! The trickle has slowed in the last little bit, though it's been a good doll summer for us, and we got Nik and Zuzu.

I always love turning up unexpected doll items! Like those MSD sized sweaters, and we also live near the Boyd's Bears Factory so we've found some really cute furniture and things there.

Man! Now I want to do a good string of stories and things, but I have to find the time to sew everything and get all the sets together! ;p Our old apartment had a porch, so it was good for outdoor sets in semi-private, but not so much at our new place.

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	metall_wing 2008-10-24 12:56 pm UTC (link)
	My "other" means that I wouldn't mind owning a doll, but it's not such an interest that I would really go for it and start saving money. They're beautiful and I enjoy your stories and photos a lot. (Reply to this)