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silwritersguildThe SWG moderators have recently been discussing the possibility of setting up a "satellite group" on Tumblr. Like our current satellite groups on LiveJournal, Dreamwidth, and Yahoo! Groups, this group would be run under the SWG guidelines as a space for the Silmarillion fandom.
The problem is that none of the SWG moderators have much experience with Tumblr! While we all have accounts there, none of us are heavy users of the site and so feel woefully unprepared to make the best decisions in getting the group set up.
We are seeking volunteers to discuss setting up a Tumblr satellite group for the SWG. No particular experience is necessary--just a willingness to help us iron our the particulars and probably answer the occasional silly question! :) We will also eventually be seeking moderators for the Tumblr group and will give strong preference to those who have helped to get the group set up.
If you're interested in helping out with this, please comment on this post with your email address, as well as your preference for how we hold the discussion (email, LiveJournal, Yahoo! mailing list, etc.). If there is a particular venue where you will not participate in discussion, please let us know that as well. All comments are screened and we will not unscreen any comment with personal information in it. You may also email us at [email protected], if you prefer.
The problem is that none of the SWG moderators have much experience with Tumblr! While we all have accounts there, none of us are heavy users of the site and so feel woefully unprepared to make the best decisions in getting the group set up.
We are seeking volunteers to discuss setting up a Tumblr satellite group for the SWG. No particular experience is necessary--just a willingness to help us iron our the particulars and probably answer the occasional silly question! :) We will also eventually be seeking moderators for the Tumblr group and will give strong preference to those who have helped to get the group set up.
If you're interested in helping out with this, please comment on this post with your email address, as well as your preference for how we hold the discussion (email, LiveJournal, Yahoo! mailing list, etc.). If there is a particular venue where you will not participate in discussion, please let us know that as well. All comments are screened and we will not unscreen any comment with personal information in it. You may also email us at [email protected], if you prefer.
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Date: 2013-09-18 07:36 pm (UTC)Announcements, at the very least, but I'm not sure what other options exist and what would be (as you point out) actually used by people.
OK, opinions on other options.
Stories?
Um. OK, this will open up a can of worms, but I'm not keen on inclusion of stories. Although there are some gems that get published on Tumblr (that once they pass into the gravity well of Tumblr oblivion are hard to find), a lot of what I see is slapdash, barely edited stuff. I mean, I am not expecting Pulitzer Prize winning material (I certainly do not write such!) but I do expect some evidence that the writer has vetted her/his fic. Grammatical errors and consistent point-of-view glitchery suggest lack of betaing/editing. However, links to stories on the SWG, similar to what you clever mods do for the Newsletter, would be cool.
Discussions?
If these could be contained with consistent tagging within an SWG Tumblr/sub-Tumblr, that would be good!
Art?
Yep.
Questions?
Sounds good. In fact, an SWG questions forum would be a good place to provide links to answers, like Oshun's bios or stuff in our Reference section. It would also be a place where I wouldn't go into an eyerolling fit because citations have not been provided. >:^)
Promos for other groups and events?
Yes. Also for SWG Special Projects.
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Date: 2013-09-18 10:27 pm (UTC)I'm very much liking the idea, which I've seen in a few places in this discussion, of using the Tumblr blog to round up links and stuff from the website and other places. And I think it would be an excellent resource for asking questions. (I'm less confident about discussions, since Tumblr is not a good site for that, imo. On stories, I am less confident because people can't necessarily delete [or edit?] their own work, which seems like it will invite problems, from the perspective of someone who gets to see how much actually gets deleted off of the SWG ... ;)
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Date: 2013-09-19 05:54 am (UTC)respect Opinions™ :P