Fanfic poll

[stormkeeper_lovedoris]

Okay, I can't make a damn decision, so help me out here please!

[Poll #1159206]

P.S. - Happy Easter, if you're celebrating it.

Comments

[trixtah.livejournal.com]

I essentially vote for "no". The reason is, unless they've specifically asked you to contact them when you've created something new (or for any other reason), you'd essentially be spamming them.

I think I'd be a bit disconcerted to receive a mail out of the blue from someone I contacted once to offer feedback. Also, I assume you posted that fic in the places you'll planning to now - if they found it in those places then, I assume they'd also do so in future. It seems a little redundant.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

Yeah, very true - spamming is not a good thing.

Some of the people I did exchange several emails with and there were a few who asked me to notify then when I uploaded new chapters. But that was long ago anyway, and like you said, if they found the fic in those places before they'll find it again.

[trixtah.livejournal.com]

Well, I certainly think if they asked you to let them know when new stuff was available, that's just fine. It was more if it was a one-off kind of interchange that new emails might seem a tad spammy. :-)

[invisibleshrew.livejournal.com]

This is effectively a no vote, because I agree with the sentiment of #1, if not quite the harsh phrasing. Four years is a long time in terms of fandom drift! And the people who are still in X-Men fandom will find your fic anyway, swift like ninja.

[trixtah.livejournal.com]

Um, what was "harsh" about my phrasing? It certainly wasn't intended to be, and I hope stormkpr knows that! :-[

I'm not from the US, so perhaps it's a cultural thing.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

I didn't take it as harsh at all. :)

[trixtah.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[invisibleshrew.livejournal.com]

Wait, no! Not pointed at you at all, or at anybody! It was option #1 in the poll that I was agreeing with, just that I am frail like whoa about mental health issues atm*. It isn't you, or stormkpr, it is me, all me. Sorry for the clumsy phrasing.

>is similarly foreign, btw<

*shakes feeble fists at eljay's inadvertent consciousness-raising moment.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

*Hugs*

[trixtah.livejournal.com]

No worries! I suppose I was in "efficient mode" as well - get the info out there and get there fast. :-)

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

Four years really is an eternity in the world of fandom.

I just love to get feedback but I'm a bit mental about it too. :)

[denisia.livejournal.com]

I also vote no. I don't think it's mental but I don't think it's necessary...four years is such a long time that they might not even be in the fandom anymore, and they might find it disconcerting as trixtah mentioned. If they're still in the fandom and reading stories, once it's posted, they'll find it and read if they want to do so.

[nytshd3.livejournal.com]

i know how organized you are. i'm sure you kept a list of who asked for further information later on down the road. i'd say if they specifically asked you to update them when/if you had something new, it would be kewl to email them.

i know how desperately you crave feedback... don't worry, you'll get it! :)

[schizoauthoress.livejournal.com]

Woman, if you want feedback, I'll give you Feedback!

::points to icon and grins like an idiot::

But seriously, I'll give it a read when you post it. ^_^