Laylah (laylah) wrote in no_true_pair, @ 2008-07-12 08:57:00 |
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Even more free for all?
A few people have asked me about this, and I can't see a good reason to say no, so --
If you have extra bits for your no_true_pair pieces that you'd still like to share with the asylum, you can still post them here -- I won't be able to get another round running for a while, and there's no reason to let the asylum just lie dormant until then, right?
I'm starting to work out a plan for the next round, which will involve shorter character lists (so that you have better odds of getting all possible pairings prompted!), most likely multiple prompt lists, and definitely all-new prompts. I'm hoping for sign-ups in August and posting in October. ^^
Thanks again for a great first round!
edit:
When I made the prompts for the first round, they fell into five general categories as I was pulling them together: scenarios, titles, and kinks (eight each, so two per week), and then lyrics & lines of dialogue (four each, so one per week). Overall the "scenario" category seems to have been the most popular, probably because it's a good compromise for a lot of people: some direction, but not a set-in-stone element. The "titles" category had the most consistent number of responses, ranging only from 4 to 7. Lines and lyrics were both pretty hit-or-miss; the least popular one was the line "I love you," which I think makes pretty good sense -- with a set of random characters, the odds of getting two paired up for that who could be convinced to say that are pretty low. The kink set had the widest range (and the single most popular prompt in the challenge!) -- "captivity scenario" probably did best because it had so many options and didn't *have* to be kinky porn (or even porn at all); from there the next few are pretty widely applicable, too (and I think "weapon kink" only scored as high as it did because it got some play from people who used it for comedy rather than perving). The hardcore kinks pinged fewer people, which may be a matter of the participants' taste in kinks and/or a matter of having the kinks be too specialized to match up well to randomized pairings. In all categories, having some detail was less of a problem than I expected it to be -- people seemed to really enjoy the "they fight crime!" and "in a fairy tale" prompts, for example, which both suggested distinct genres.
For the next round, then, I definitely want to do a list of all scenarios, and I'll probably also do a list of all kinks (because I want to see more porn -- and write more porn -- myself, and tossing a little selfishness in here is okay, right?) Most likely I'll want at least one more list, probably a combination of titles, lyrics, and lines.
If you'd like to suggest prompts for any of the future lists, please feel free! You can leave comments or send me PMs, whatever works for you. I can't guarantee that I'll use every suggestion that everyone comes up with, because I want to be sure that there's a balance of tone and genre in each list (i.e., that the scenarios are neither all fluff nor all angst, etc.), and I also want to make sure that every prompt is flexible enough for multiple fandoms, but I will do my best to make sure that everyone gets something they wanted into the final sets.
The raw numbers:
game or sport - 11
they fight crime! - 9
fairy tale - 8
beginning of affair - 8
needs help - 8
shares something meaningful - 8
h/c of some sort - 6
something to celebrate - 5
"professional opinion" - 7
"lost and found" - 6
"riding out the storm" - 6
"edge of the map" - 6
"holding the high ground" - 6
"nothing like the sun" - 5
"hit the ground running" - 5
"behind the mask" - 4
captivity scenario - 16
first time - 8
under the influence - 7
weapon kink - 7
food kink - 5
bondage - 4
d/s - 4
threesome - 3
"go on, make yourself comfortable." - 9
"don't make me come over there." - 6
"things will get better. I promise." - 6
"i love you." - 2
memory cannot keep me warm - 11
end of the world as we know it - 8
no need to complicate - 3
love is blindness - 3