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Britin (_alicesprings) wrote in qaf_challenges,
@ 2009-11-03 11:01:00

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TICKY TICKY!
Please take a moment to fill out this unscientific poll, which may have some bearing on the future of qaf_challenges. Or you know, not.

Poll #4543
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Would you prefer to have all challenge entries posted in one place only?

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Yes - IJ
5 (13.5%)

Yes - LJ
3 (8.1%)

No, keep posting in both places
30 (81.1%)

Other - I will leave a comment
0 (0.0%)

Would you like to see more challenges incorporating graphics?

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Yes
10 (29.4%)

No, I just want fic
8 (23.5%)

Yes, and vids too
17 (50.0%)

Would you like a repeat of past themes?

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Yes
30 (90.9%)

No. I want new themes only
3 (9.1%)

Would you like to have a team challenge, with 2 or more participants tackling each theme?

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Yes
29 (87.9%)

No
4 (12.1%)

Do you leave comments on entries? Why?

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No, hardly ever
4 (11.4%)

Yes, on all of them
12 (34.3%)

Yes, just on the ones I like
20 (57.1%)

Would you like to post your own entries?

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No, I like the anonymity aspect
20 (69.0%)

Yes, I don't care about the anonymity aspect
6 (20.7%)

Other - I will comment
3 (10.3%)

There is usually about 4-5 weeks given to participants before entries are due.

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That is long enough
31 (100.0%)

That is too long. I want shorter deadlines
0 (0.0%)

Readers, would you prefer to keep the challenges anonymous?

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Yes
31 (93.9%)

No, that way I can just read fics from writers I know and ignore the others!
2 (6.1%)

Your fave challenge so far, and why?

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Dare Challenge
6 (16.7%)

Hurt/Comfort
15 (41.7%)

What If...
7 (19.4%)

Icon Challenge
4 (11.1%)

Icon Challenge With a Twist
6 (16.7%)

Justin Challenge
5 (13.9%)

Challenge in Two Parts
16 (44.4%)

Clusterfuck Challenge
13 (36.1%)

In Cars
5 (13.9%)

Small Things Made Large
12 (33.3%)

Christmas/New Year
7 (19.4%)

Second Chance Challenge
10 (27.8%)

Weather/Vacation
9 (25.0%)

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	notreallyme10 2009-11-03 02:25 am UTC (link)
	I'm pretty flexible on all my answers, but I do really like the anonymity. I think it is a great way for new writers to get their foot in the door. Also it's my preference to have new themes, but I think repeating some of the old ones would be fun too. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	notreallyme10 2009-11-03 02:31 am UTC (link)
	I forgot... I voted no on team challenges but I guess it would depend on how it worked. Would we still have the option of doing a solo fic? If we worked together would it be on one fic for the team or more like the CF challenge where the team produces multiple entries? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_alicesprings 2009-11-03 03:23 am UTC (link)
	Nope. My idea was that each entrant must be from a team, no solo entries. And it would be just a single entry. I thought it might be fun to see how well people write together. But it may never happen! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notreallyme10 2009-11-03 03:27 am UTC (link)
	Hmm... Not sure how I feel about that. I'd give it a try if you did it though :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_alicesprings 2009-11-03 03:30 am UTC (link)
	Cool. If I ever decide to do it, I'll poll again first to see if people will sign up for it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

fun_demented
2009-11-03 05:16 pm UTC (link)

I think that's a great idea for a specific challenge as an idea, I don't know how it would play in reality. It excludes new writers and less typically fandom-active people, who might not have a friend to write with or who might be too shy to ask, when a challenge, especially an anonymous one, is usually a place for new writers to come on board.

If there were an option to be a team. Or if it were mandatory to be a team, I would suggest that you let folks choose their partner but then also have a page with screened comments for people who wish to be matched up with someone.

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	_alicesprings 2009-11-03 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	If some people weren't sure who to team up with, I'd be happy to help team people up. The challenge would only happen if all the participants were happy with it and happy to be teamed up with someone if they couldn't find their own team. It might even get people together who might never had before. Could be good! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fun_demented 2009-11-04 06:36 am UTC (link)
	I think it could be a great challenge. Absolutely. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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