Tsunami of Polls #1 : Any interest in a comm devoted to Buffy and the women of the Buffyverse?

[red_satin_doll]

#1 - Thank you to whomever gifted me with a temporary paid account last month. Now I can create polls! Oh wonderful Anonymous Benefactor, you have no idea what you have unleashed upon this fandom.

#2 - Thanks also the the lovely velvetwhip for coming up with the insanely awesome title/tag phrase "tsunami of polls" and allowing me to snag it.

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The other day I was having a conversation with wickedbish in which I may have mentioned that most fandoms and fandom activity, in my experience, are focused primarily on the male characters. I assumed this was common knowledge. Except that he didn't know that. Because, you see, Ryan's favorite character is Willow (see #2 in his list of "13 Witches I Fucking Love"); he still mourns Tara (as do I; shared grief is comforting) and Buffy is one of his heros. The Gift has convinced him to not commit suicide "so many times". He's all about the ladies, bless.

You know what they say about "assuming".

Oops.

 Then clockwork_hart1 (Lucy) popped into the conversation and in her brilliant, enthusiastic way suggested the idea of a comm dedicated to Buffy, the other women in the 'verse and their interrelationships - complete with a name (Summers Blood) and a banner (she's working on it - is there no end to the young woman's talents?) and three-part harmony. What that might actually look like or what interest there would actually be in such a thing was a matter of conjecture. So I'm channeling my inner Willow (Research Gal) for my very first poll.

What say you, Gentle Reader? Based just on the title of this post, you probably know who you are and how you stand.

(And as this is my first poll, please let me know if it functions ok. And I apologize for the wonky formatting. The LJ instructions for poll-making are vague and confusing at best. So says I.)

[Poll #1955410][Poll #1955410]

Comments

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Here's a fic rec for you - "Spikeid" by quinara

Post NFA "Spuffy/gen" epic poem (you read that right) with lots of OC and a very strong role for Illyria; in fact she's the most interesting thing in the story IMO and her characterization in this story fit very neatly with Paretti's meta.
http://archiveofourown.org/works/1922/chapters/2315

[endeni]

Oh, yay, that's totally new to me! Possibly because I don't read Spike/Buffy very frequently, but if it's gen-ish all the better! *g* I'll go save it for later!!
Also, boy, that's impressive, 50000 words of poetry?!? O_o Can't wait to read!

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

quinara is one of my all-time favorite writers, no lie ("What it is to Burn" is fantasticallly meta); and Spikeid is definitely one of those fics I find myself having to go back to over and over, reading little bits and slowly going in deeper. Definitely rewarding, and has some great OC Slayers, Anne, Gunn, Willow and Kennedy.

But, oh, Illyria...she's the emotional centerpiece of it IMO.

[endeni]

Oh, I can't wait! I've downloaded the epub into my new Kobo, maybe I'll read it a bit tonight before going to sleep... (Boy, how much I love my ebook reader! :D)

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Oh, I can't wait! I've downloaded the epub into my new Kobo, maybe I'll read it a bit tonight before going to sleep... (Boy, how much I love my ebook reader! :D)

Whoa, whoa you're making me look stuff up again! *lol*

Ok, so - you can download documents from AO3 into a kindle-type reader?

I know nothing about these things. I love the physicality of paper books so much (esp for bedtime reading) I can't even imagine using a kindle. And I read on the big desktop all the time - but in short spurts.

[endeni]

OMG, sorry I'm not doing it on purpose I swear... :D
Yes, that's exactly what I meant. Isn't AO3 really neat? ;) I read at the computer too and actual paper books of course, but the e-book reader is so practical! You can put tons and tons of stuff in it (be it fics or pro-novels or whatever) and you can carry it all with you in your purse everywhere, so that you can snatch a few minutes of fandom whenever you have the time & inclination. :)
Also the font dimension (like most things) is adjustable so it's ideal for people like my mom who struggle with books in smaller print, plus they're made with a particular kind of screen that's not stressful to the eyes so that the experience is very similar to the one of reading an actual book. ♥♥

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Huh, wow, they should hire you - you're a great salesperson! Because I just went from total apathy to "hmm, maybe I should check this out..." The thing about the eyes is kind of a thing now for me; suddenly my eyesight's deteriorating to the point I really should look into bifocals *ugh*

I haven't fully explored what AO3 can do yet - I've bookmarked stuff and linked occasionally back to this journal, but not posted anything there myself. I like the visually clean, legible format VERY much, esp compared to ff.net.

[endeni]

LOL and I don't even get paid. :D
What can I say, I just love it! ♥

AO3 is just super! As I've said, I'm obsessed with saving/bookmarking stuff and I'm overjoyed every time I find that a classic author is putting their stuff on the site or an old archive gets absorbed by the AO3 instead on dying away.

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

AO3 is just super! As I've said, I'm obsessed with saving/bookmarking stuff and I'm overjoyed every time I find that a classic author is putting their stuff on the site or an old archive gets absorbed by the AO3 instead on dying away.

Nearly all my favorite authors have their stuff at AO3, which makes them super-easy to find.