disgruntled

[ratcreature]

I have to say that the more I hang out in storyfinder comms that allow mixing specific with general searches (like the Star Trek one I follow, st_ficfinder) the more cumbersome and pointless the strict separation of the SGA comms in story- and genre-finders seems to me.

Because the rules are enforced rigidly, you frequently have dual queries: Either because a poster remembers a specific story, but wants similar ones right away too, or someone posts a general search first, then someone else remembers a story that fits but not its title, and has to make yet another post in a separate comm, wary of the mods' wrath if they asked others in the comments. And then shortly after you get another modly reminder post anyway, because someone else has forgotten yet again to keep the chocolate away from the hazelnuts.

Comments

[telesilla]

*nods* Just replying to say that your rat icons always fill me with glee; they're so cute. :)

[cathexys]

They are my favoritest of all the icons on my flist. I feel like I want to write a paper on icons simply so i can talk about them (which i'd never do to you, ratcreature!!! You know that :)

And yes on the story vs genre. for me the two are so intimately connected, bc I read so strongly genre-focused and when started then crave more and more...

[ratcreature]

It's such an artificial division in many story searches, and with the extension into the comments even, it also interrupts the conversation of "I remember the story where..." comments that are teasing out more responses.

(and I'm glad you enjoy my icons)