Intermission - Question

[kriadydragon]

Okay, lately I've been seriously thinking about starting some kind of community, either for CSI:NY or something for Stargate Atlantis, or both, for canon-type stories only. Stories that are not slash, romance, or AUs of any kind, not even alternate ending stories (though I do love those.)

And before anyone says anything - no, I am not considering this because I ran into another slash story. I believe this came about after someone mentioned in a meme or discussion or something how they only read canon stories - basically stories that could be an episode or at least stick pretty close to the show. SGA offers so many possibilities that it gets hard to find stories that can be defined as canon, and I know I've been in canon-story moods myself off and on.

For CSI:NY it's because the fandom has become overrun by so many shippers. But, also for that reason, I don't know if a canon-only site would take. The shipeprs would probably shun it.

I'm not an assertive person by nature and I normally don't do stuff like this, but I thought it might be fun, provide another place to put stories as well as help readers sift through the myriad of genres for a particular genre. What do you all think? Would a community like that be fun? would it even take? Or does a community like that already exist? There's already so many SGA communities, would one more be too many? I've also been considering making it a combo site for SG-1 and SGA stuff.

It's nothing definite, just something I've been mulling over. I would need help with it, of course, if I decide to go with it. I make no promises, though. There's already so many communities and sites, and I don't know how well a canon-only community would take.

I need some serious feedback on this, people.

Also, on a technical note, does one need highspeed to run a community? Dial-up is crap but it's all I've got.

Comments

[karri-kln1671.livejournal.com]

For an LJ community? No, you don't need highspeed for that. I do about half of the posting to my SGA community from my iBook, which is on dial-up, and the rest on the HP, which has wireless. The only real difference is that the jumbo photo in the header loads faster with the high-speed.

As for starting a new community... If there is a specific type of stories that you want, I think you should start a community. I started mine because I wanted a place to read non-slash SGA. It may take a while to get it built up, but people who are looking for the same type of stories are bound to migrate to your community eventually. :-)

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

I suppose it wouldn't hurt to put a community together even if it didn't take.

What's your community called? I've probably come across it but I tend to be a bit oblivious about things.

[karri-kln1671.livejournal.com]

*points to the conversation below*

Shep's Atlantis (http://community.livejournal.com/sheps_atlantis/profile)

It functions mostly as a challenge community, but posted stories aren't required to be challenge responses. I'd hoped the challenges would drum up some authors who would then post other stuff, but that hasn't really happened.

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

I like that community. It's the only one I go to where I feel safe in terms of not running into anything I'll regret reading.

What do you mean by other stuff? Stories not inspired by a challenge? Maybe I'll join. I have a lot of free time right now and I've been writing like crazy, but I don't want to post everything at FF.Net since they sometimes annoy me, and I don't want to post on my LJ since I set it up for an original fic (which I really need to get back to writing.)

Plus I like supporting Gen only sites as there are so few of them.

[karri-kln1671.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm very glad to hear that it's a safe place to read. That's what I was hoping for when I created the community. :D

Yup, I mean stories that are not inspired by a challenge. I think the impression people have gotten is that they can only post challenge responses there, but SA welcome all gen SGA stories.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Is there a SGA gen com on LJ? Thats the type of com you'd want to read and write in. I know there is a SGA gen rec group out there. If there isn't a gen com, that's the one you'd one to create which would mean no slash and no romance and that would not rile anyone up.

Gen coms are in every fandom. You would have to add the no AU rule, but I'd be for that one. Sometimes I just want to read canon or stuff feels like could happen on the show.

Kristen

When I get home I'll help you look on LJ and see if one exists.

Kristen

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

There seem to be few straight-up Gen communities. And the problem with gen is that there seems to be no real definition for it. I read a story that was labeled under Gen but it made Sheppard gay *sulks*.

The purpose of the community I'm considering would be for stories that stick to, or as close to, the show as possible. Stories that could possibly be espisodes or at least don't have anyting in it that isn't already in the show (except for reoccuring OCs since the show does have plenty of OCs that come and go.)

[ch1pper.livejournal.com]

the newbieguide list of all SGA comms (http://community.livejournal.com/newbieguide/9140.html)

Isn't sheps_atlantis supposed to be a primarily canon comm?

[karri-kln1671.livejournal.com]

Canon is my preference, as well as non-romance, definitely, but it's not officially a rule. The only specified rules are no slash, nothing above R rating, no RPF/RPS. :)

Karri (aka SA comm mom)

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Yay! Thanks for that

I've been to Shep's Atlantis and it is primarily gen stuff.

And I love your icon, BTQ. Got me cracking up.

[parisindy.livejournal.com]

i don't watch csi but i would support any sci fi site you choose to create

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Thank ye. It's iffy, though. I want to create a community for fun but I'm half afraid people are going to look at it wrong and think I created a gen-only site just to spite Slash and het or something. I'm strangely paranoid that way.