[Rocket Sheep]

What? Not conducive to creativity? You think my alien on the Hub could be any more absurd? Drat!

But seriously, I'm definitely anti-exclusive-ism. I think that was the right decision by Dag. After all, there are a million storyboard sites out on the net already, Dag doesn't have to reinvent every wheel here.

I understand that there are little groups of people here who bounce off each other and enjoy their peers reading the results. I haven't noticed anybody sabotaging these efforts yet. Most people on seeing that two or three people have a 'thing' going will leave them to it especially if it involves reading back pages and pages which they NEED to do so as not to spoil the story (as Holbrook mentioned). There are a few other storylines where the writers are begging for more imput where anyone can play with their writing.

I don't think the Playroom is the place for any serious collaborative efforts for copyright reasons as well as Dag's showcase policy, which we stretch pretty far already with links to our sites, bookcovers etc... by the way have you all seen mine: just kidding, not a link.

I think if there are lots of fun threads, with tricks and word limits to them (outlined in the first post of the thread), the more serious threads can continue as happily as they have. Put a note in the first post to PLEASE READ BACK so as to not spoil the storyline or PLEASE contact _______ to find out where we see this story going. Perhaps Sammie could put something under the COLLABORATIVE STORIES header to direct people to read the first post of any thread they're interested contributing to.

That is the operative word... contributing... contribute, group, create, team, fun, peers, all good words. Think happy thoughts.

[Sammie]

Originally posted by Rocket Sheep
Perhaps Sammie could put something under the COLLABORATIVE STORIES header to direct people to read the first post of any thread they're interested contributing to.Have added this to my first post. :)

Not sure how to put it under the forum header, if that's what you meant? Maybe one of the other mods knows how? :(

[Rocket Sheep]

Don't show any weakness in your modly powers! Not with two Oggs around!

Actually, if some mod is doing some rearranging, to put the above under the header, which IS what I meant... could they take me out from between the two Oggs? I've been there for ages and it is getting really stuffy.

[Sammie]

FOCLMFAO!

You're right - it's about time someone rescued you; we wouldn't want you to melt!

Had a fiddle (not a word!!) and don't think even the combined might of the two Oggs can add lines under the forum header. One for the boss, i fear.

[daigoro]

Hmm, just felt the sudden urge to pop in and post a few words here. Not too often you see me post in any of the open forums I guess :).

Anyway, there are actually several reasons why we're not going for the exclusive topics that some of you requested. First of all the idea behind the whole website as well as the forum is to let everybody participate. Another thing is that the forum software itself wouldn't make such a thing easy to handle either.

I was basically hoping that if people used their common sense in all this there wouldn't be any problems and if we all work together on this I'm sure this will be really positive addition to the forum.

Hope that made some sense at least :).

Dag

[e-Morgana]

Okay guys, I am in the process of moving the Hub stories over to this subforum. I am just giving them a rough, off-the-top-of-my-head title in the process, so I can give them their own individual thread.

If the relevant authors would like these titles changed, please let me know, and I'll edit to show your preference. I have to admit that there's a couple I haven't read, so they might just appear with the names of some of the characters in the title. I'll fix them pronto if you let me know what you'd like to see there instead. :)

Also, I have enclosed the titles in ** if the story is completed.

[Holbrook]

Just wondering if it would be a good idea to have am "Ideas" thread.

If some one placed up a "rough idea" for a story and asked if anyone is interested in making a start on that story. Then when the story is started posting a small link to it, so if folks want to take part in a story they don't have to plough through x number of threads to see if something catches their interest.

[e-Morgana]

Sounds like a great 'idea' to me Hol. I'll get right onto it. :D

BTW - hope you're feeling better soon. Don't scare us all like that!! :eek:


*hugs* for the patient. I was going to send some flowers, but my piccies don't work in this section. :rolleyes:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~vroncol/Smiley_gifs/hug.gif http://members.iinet.net.au/~vroncol/Smiley_gifs/flowers_opening.gif http://members.iinet.net.au/~vroncol/Smiley_gifs/hug.gif http://members.iinet.net.au/~vroncol/Smiley_gifs/flowers_opening.gif http://members.iinet.net.au/~vroncol/Smiley_gifs/hug.gif

There we go - Dag fixed it, so here are your http://members.iinet.net.au/~vroncol/Smiley_gifs/hug.gif's and http://members.iinet.net.au/~vroncol/Smiley_gifs/flowers_opening.gif's.

[Neffertiti]

My Husband and I, wish you the best... it would seem my consort has sincere feelings for you, and is now at the altar making a sacrifice to aid your recovery. :)

[An8el]

...add my prayers to that too...

Just wanted to say here that I remember a fine solution example in the historic "Melancholy Imp" (http://www.sffworld.com/authors/v/various/fiction/melancholyimp1.html) under the heading of "Various Authors." This collaborative story was eventually posted in the story section. Originally, we started the story without any outline to the posts. Anyone could write anything and take the story somewhere. We had a separate thread where we discussed the story, which would function like PMming here.
Eventually, one person (Erebus, the sweetie) did a final edit where he tried to include and/or weed out any misdirected enthusiasms and make the story "work" out by wrapping up all the various loose ends. The last person who contributed, (Giarc) I thought was really brilliant because he made the story come together.

Wouldn't that be one model we could use to work this out - - I mean, the posting in the story section under "various authors"?

A story could exist, open to all, on its "raw form" in the playroom forum here. Also another more formalized story, based on this thread could be in the story section where particular authors would take credit for them...which could be in series, if appropriate. That way the thread here could go wherever it wanted to, and the people who were taking their craft of writing more"seriously" could be left alone to do that. A link to the related series could be in the intro/explanation at the beginning.

That way the person(s) who do the work of editing/writing expertly could select out the posts that they believe would add to story, fill in what they believe were the missing parts, correct inconsistencies, etc. - what any editor does, and more power to them!

Just a thought -