Kittens and Spitefic: Comm in Progress
Oct. 15th, 2022 09:26 pmWelp, I got the account
kittens_and_spitefic registered as a community! There's literally nothing there yet, but I'm sitting on the name and no one else can have it now.
I'm currently working on the rules, and I think I'm going to change my mind about the boy-wizard-with-a-scar-and-glasses series; or rather, I'm going to be changing my mind about everything else. I tried a couple of times to write up the rule about posts for that particular fandom being locked to the community by default, and just... couldn't make myself do it. It's both easier and kinder to go all-or-nothing with this as well, so I'm going to have all request/prompt posts be locked. I... think that's something I can set up in the community itself? But I think I'm going to make it a rule, either way.
I'll be leaving (some? all?) mod posts unlocked, like a pinned post explaining the comm and linking to the rules, and a couple of example posts, but other than that, locking by default just seems more straightforward. (Current plan is to use the imaginary fandoms from Anime Twine Con for the example posts, but I might make one Any/All Fandoms instead.)
Still working on requirements for wording prompts for religious representation. My go-to mental example is someone who wants to see Spock practicing more Jewish holidays and trying to work backwards from there, but I still feel woefully underqualified to figure this out. IDK, I may have to all-or-nothing this as well; goodness knows I want people to be able to ask for the representation they need in whatever manner they need to, but even if I can think of a way to enforce wording that doesn't accidentally bash whatever religion someone wants more representation ofexcept Messianics, would the prompts be something I'm comfortable with the community hosting?
IDK, input welcome.
Edit: I think might have it now? Came up with it at work while rolling hamburger buns.
Still kinda nervous, but it's the best I've got at the moment. Input still very welcome!
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I'm currently working on the rules, and I think I'm going to change my mind about the boy-wizard-with-a-scar-and-glasses series; or rather, I'm going to be changing my mind about everything else. I tried a couple of times to write up the rule about posts for that particular fandom being locked to the community by default, and just... couldn't make myself do it. It's both easier and kinder to go all-or-nothing with this as well, so I'm going to have all request/prompt posts be locked. I... think that's something I can set up in the community itself? But I think I'm going to make it a rule, either way.
I'll be leaving (some? all?) mod posts unlocked, like a pinned post explaining the comm and linking to the rules, and a couple of example posts, but other than that, locking by default just seems more straightforward. (Current plan is to use the imaginary fandoms from Anime Twine Con for the example posts, but I might make one Any/All Fandoms instead.)
Still working on requirements for wording prompts for religious representation. My go-to mental example is someone who wants to see Spock practicing more Jewish holidays and trying to work backwards from there, but I still feel woefully underqualified to figure this out. IDK, I may have to all-or-nothing this as well; goodness knows I want people to be able to ask for the representation they need in whatever manner they need to, but even if I can think of a way to enforce wording that doesn't accidentally bash whatever religion someone wants more representation of
IDK, input welcome.
Edit: I think might have it now? Came up with it at work while rolling hamburger buns.
When prompting for religious content, particularly for a minority religion that you are not a member of, please word your prompt with care. When in doubt, stick to the practicalities involved. "How would Spock know when to celebrate Sukkot while on a space ship in the first place, let alone what would be involved in setting up a sukkah? It'd be way too much trouble!" or, "Hardly anyone even worships the Greek gods these days, there's no way that Percy Jackson would end up meeting a follower of Poseidon, let alone hanging out! The odds are just too low!"
Still kinda nervous, but it's the best I've got at the moment. Input still very welcome!