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Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 5:17 pm
by AMerePerson
A poll. most likely. I'm pretty sure there are some fanfics that the community as a whole could reccomend.

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 5:58 pm
by Silentcook
Unfortunately, polls here can be easily sockpuppeted, and more reliable methods are not nearly as convenient.

Anyway, if you look way back somewhere in this thread or in its predecessor, the matter has already been brought up and discussed. The only quality bar on the forums is set at "really, really horrible crap that has not been nuked on the spot exclusively because I don't believe in unpublishing".

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:45 pm
by Lianam
AMerePerson wrote:A poll. most likely. I'm pretty sure there are some fanfics that the community as a whole could reccomend.
Alternatively, people could just suggest what they believe to be some of the better stuff here.

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:09 pm
by Helbereth
AMerePerson wrote:Note : I'm not OP, just a person asking a question.
What would people think of a "best works" section?
That section would include the fanfics with the highest acclaim in the community.
Some examples could be Sisterhood or the Pseudo-Suzu route
Favoritism breeds arguments. We have enough of those without inciting them intentionally.

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:53 pm
by Comrade
Lianam wrote:
AMerePerson wrote:A poll. most likely. I'm pretty sure there are some fanfics that the community as a whole could reccomend.
Alternatively, people could just suggest what they believe to be some of the better stuff here.
Even more alternatively, how about making a different thread for that sort of thing? No talking in the library you know... 8)

Also, it seems like this is my 1000 post! Glory!

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:41 am
by 651
AMerePerson wrote:What would people think of a "best works" section?
That section would include the fanfics with the highest acclaim in the community.
bhtooefr wrote:One problem with things like that is, what's a fair way to decide that?
There's an option to sort threads by viewcount. Not an entirely unbiased method, but starting another thread where people would scream at each other for having subjectively inferior tastes isn't much better. On top of that, it's usable without making a compilation of THE BEST.

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:48 am
by Comrade
651 wrote:
AMerePerson wrote:What would people think of a "best works" section?
That section would include the fanfics with the highest acclaim in the community.
bhtooefr wrote:One problem with things like that is, what's a fair way to decide that?
There's an option to sort threads by viewcount. Not an entirely unbiased method, but starting another thread where people would scream at each other for having subjectively inferior tastes isn't much better. On top of that, it's usable without making a compilation of THE BEST.
Mirage told me the other day how viewcount is an inaccurate method for measuring quality, it's really easy to fake views, and not every hit on a thread means that someone read it.

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:26 am
by Helbereth
Comrade wrote:Mirage told me the other day how viewcount is an inaccurate method for measuring quality
Ain't that the truth.

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:40 am
by Comrade
Also, I can't imagine people going ape shit over a fan fiction debate...

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:10 am
by 651
Comrade wrote:Mirage told me the other day how viewcount is an inaccurate method for measuring quality, it's really easy to fake views, and not every hit on a thread means that someone read it.
651 wrote:Not an entirely unbiased method
Comrade wrote:Also, I can't imagine people going ape shit over a fan fiction debate...
It's the Internet.

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:17 am
by Comrade
651 wrote:
Comrade wrote:Mirage told me the other day how viewcount is an inaccurate method for measuring quality, it's really easy to fake views, and not every hit on a thread means that someone read it.
651 wrote:Not an entirely unbiased method
Comrade wrote:Also, I can't imagine people going ape shit over a fan fiction debate...
It's the Internet.
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Well, they said the same thing about the librar, and nothing terrible happened here. Also I don't think i ever saw a flame war in the forums here

A fan fiction discussion thread, could be called Yamaku's literature club or something. But i don't see.much point for a unique thread because people already discuss fan fics in the fic's threafs.

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:31 am
by Mirage_GSM
Well, not including any kind of valuation was basically the condition to allow us to even start this archive, so it's kind of moot to discuss whether we should start doing it.

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 11:26 am
by Comrade
Added a bunch of fics, a few fixes and a secret Hanako

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:34 pm
by Sea
Comrade wrote:Added a bunch of fics, a few fixes and a secret Hanako
Secret Hanako you say? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm *Pulls out magnifying glass*
The hunt begins!

Re: The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive - 30/10/13

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:39 pm
by Comrade
Sea wrote:
Comrade wrote:Added a bunch of fics, a few fixes and a secret Hanako
Secret Hanako you say? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm *Pulls out magnifying glass*
The hunt begins!
you gotta cathem all!
maybe this was a bad idea... maybe not