With Yuletide just around the corner, I would like to propose a commenting challenge.
What: Comment on things, especially things you've been meaning to comment on, especially in Yuletide or in small fandoms
When: Now until whenever! But probably until nominations
Why: Every year, I see the following comments:
- There's so much fic in Yuletide! I can only comment on some of it, then I burn out.
- It's great that people read my small fandoms fic in Yuletide, but I write it all year, and I feel like no one reads it then.
- This person commented on three of my Yuletide fics! They must really like my style. But I was hoping they would come and read my other stuff, and they didn't.
A lot of people aren't big commenters, and that's OK. (And the kudos button has an honourable function too.) A lot of people are commenting just as much as they want to comment right now, and that is also OK. But a lot of us mean to comment more, but don't get around to it, so I figured we could use the extra push of a challenge.
Besides, if you poke around in small fandoms expecially, you might discover that a fic you've been meaning to ask for this year has already been written, and it's
perfect - or, you might narrow down exactly what's missing in a fandom, so as to shape your requests.
So! Challenge!
Set a pledge for yourself, make a comment to this post describing it, if you want, or just come back and say how it went.
As an option for your pledge, tick off items from the list below (updated, with bingo option):
( List of things to comment on, with bingo generator )This list is obviously biased towards Yuletide, but I hope that's a feature, not a bug.
I'm happy to add things! Suggest things and I'll edit them in. Other feedback also welcome.
And of course, the
parent Yuletide collection is here.