The vote is pretty big that I go ahead with this critiquing Community, but I'm still hesitant as I continue to worry about it being seen as a lesser copy of ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
sga_talk, and how it might get some people up in arms. I think SGA_Talk a very cool community and would hate to seem like I was stepping on their toes. But I like the concept of my community and feel that many could benefit from it.
So I need some advice. How can I keep the two communities separate in the eyes of others?
So far, my community will include :
Requesting private critiques via however you wish to handle them (e-mail, chats, on your own journal under friend's lock.)
Possibly making it so that discussions are between the author and reviewer, but that's a big maybe. Someone pointed out that the author would benefit more greatly if the reviewers were able to talk amongst themselves or join in on other threads, and I do agree. On the other hand, that would make it more like a discussion community, thus making it seem more like a copy of SGA_talk. Dilemmas, dilemmas :/
Screening the community so that only members can read the posts.
Someone else suggested I make the community multi-fandom. I have taken it into consideration but felt keeping the fandom narrowed to SG-1 and SGA would be easier on the authors and reviewers (but allowing for others to make similar communities for other fandoms) For one, there are some fandoms out there that are not well known, which I feel runs the risk of causing an author's work not to be read, or the critique to not be as good as it could should the reviewer not be familiar with the fandom. What do you think?
Keep in mind, there's a chance I may not go through with creating this community at all if things don't come together in a way I feel comfortable with. So, if you are interested in seeing such a community created, I could really use the help in making it happen.
sga_talk, and how it might get some people up in arms. I think SGA_Talk a very cool community and would hate to seem like I was stepping on their toes. But I like the concept of my community and feel that many could benefit from it. So I need some advice. How can I keep the two communities separate in the eyes of others?
So far, my community will include :
Requesting private critiques via however you wish to handle them (e-mail, chats, on your own journal under friend's lock.)
Possibly making it so that discussions are between the author and reviewer, but that's a big maybe. Someone pointed out that the author would benefit more greatly if the reviewers were able to talk amongst themselves or join in on other threads, and I do agree. On the other hand, that would make it more like a discussion community, thus making it seem more like a copy of SGA_talk. Dilemmas, dilemmas :/
Screening the community so that only members can read the posts.
Someone else suggested I make the community multi-fandom. I have taken it into consideration but felt keeping the fandom narrowed to SG-1 and SGA would be easier on the authors and reviewers (but allowing for others to make similar communities for other fandoms) For one, there are some fandoms out there that are not well known, which I feel runs the risk of causing an author's work not to be read, or the critique to not be as good as it could should the reviewer not be familiar with the fandom. What do you think?
Keep in mind, there's a chance I may not go through with creating this community at all if things don't come together in a way I feel comfortable with. So, if you are interested in seeing such a community created, I could really use the help in making it happen.
