Tear
Sep 14th, 2010, 06:39:20 PM
I had this idea the other day when I pretty much stumbled across a thread I previously had no interest in reading (Please don't take offense). I had read the opening post when it was first created and the corresponding explanation in it's OOC thread (http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=21213). It looked fun for those involved but I didn't have any interest in reading any further.
I tend to read threads like I watch movies. I gravitate toward movies that have actors I enjoy watching or have an intriguing story I want to watch unravel. Now where is the issue in that conceptual comparison to reading threads on this board. It means I usually restrict myself to:
1. Characters I enjoy reading about or
2. Story lines that effect my characters (since those are the stories I know about. Plus I'm selfish;))
In the case of Bargain hunters I stumbled back into it after checking the OOC thread about a few people confused about it's current story. So I checked back and found I was missing out on a great portion of writing that I found really fun.
Now this was a fluke (Not the fun writing but the checking back on the thread:lol). It's very likely that if no one had mentioned anything in that OOC thread I would have continued to overlook it and miss out.
So I came up with an idea. Thread Trailers! A short description of the thread, its plot, characters involved and a teaser. The purpose is twofold:
It gives people who may otherwise not bother with a thread the chance to read something that they might enjoy. Plus it gives people a better idea of what to expect because, lets be honest, the first few posts in a thread generally don't represent the goodies that can unfold.
It also lets people know what is going on in our Swfans universe. The planets involved. The factions. The characters. Whats happening. Etc.
So for Example:
Thread Title and Link:
The Devils in the Details: Violence and Variation, Part 3 (http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19876)
Details:
Writers: Hera, Tear
Characters: Hera, Tear, Mephis, Naberius, The Gemellae, Ani'la Akaan
Planets: Thule, Mandalore, Korriban
Regions: Outer Rim
Factions: The Independents, The Empire, Mandalorians,
Thread Activity: Active, Dead, Complete
Description: Brief plot synopsis for the thread.
The fourth and final installment of the "Devils in the Details" series. Hera and Tear work to define their relationship in the aftermath of Diado (http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19876). Hera is then sent to Korriban to establish an Independent presence while investigating the ancient tome world's secrets. Tear launches his attack on the Empire with the announcement of a new faction: The Independents.
Teaser: A bit of the story or dialogue that might catch a readers interest and give them a general taste for what to expect from the thread.
"You made a promise to me" she said softly, her fingers affectionately tracing the line of his jaw. "On Diado, remember?" She saw, by the contraction of his pupils into small pinpricks of black, that he remembered well enough. "I'll have that promise made good before I leave, dear Tear" she continued fluidly and he could hear the in and out of his own labored breath loud in his ears, he could feel the pressure of her solid form pressing alarmingly against his own. She kissed him then, her lips a silky tenderness underscored by an imposing will. She drew slowly away from him and smiled cat-like, leaning up to whisper her assurance of obedience in his ear, "I will go to Korriban and do all you say, Tear - once you've made good on your word."
People would then just edit their posts to continue adding the threads they're involved in. So if anyone ever wanted to know other threads Tear was involved in they would just check this thread, and under my original post I would have a list of the threads I'm involved in and a trailer for each. So they know what it's about, who's involved, etc.
My only worry is that with adding teaser bits the posts themselves might end up growing really long. I know some sites of those expanding spoiler button like tags. Do we have anything like that? Might help on managing space.
Thoughts?
I tend to read threads like I watch movies. I gravitate toward movies that have actors I enjoy watching or have an intriguing story I want to watch unravel. Now where is the issue in that conceptual comparison to reading threads on this board. It means I usually restrict myself to:
1. Characters I enjoy reading about or
2. Story lines that effect my characters (since those are the stories I know about. Plus I'm selfish;))
In the case of Bargain hunters I stumbled back into it after checking the OOC thread about a few people confused about it's current story. So I checked back and found I was missing out on a great portion of writing that I found really fun.
Now this was a fluke (Not the fun writing but the checking back on the thread:lol). It's very likely that if no one had mentioned anything in that OOC thread I would have continued to overlook it and miss out.
So I came up with an idea. Thread Trailers! A short description of the thread, its plot, characters involved and a teaser. The purpose is twofold:
It gives people who may otherwise not bother with a thread the chance to read something that they might enjoy. Plus it gives people a better idea of what to expect because, lets be honest, the first few posts in a thread generally don't represent the goodies that can unfold.
It also lets people know what is going on in our Swfans universe. The planets involved. The factions. The characters. Whats happening. Etc.
So for Example:
Thread Title and Link:
The Devils in the Details: Violence and Variation, Part 3 (http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19876)
Details:
Writers: Hera, Tear
Characters: Hera, Tear, Mephis, Naberius, The Gemellae, Ani'la Akaan
Planets: Thule, Mandalore, Korriban
Regions: Outer Rim
Factions: The Independents, The Empire, Mandalorians,
Thread Activity: Active, Dead, Complete
Description: Brief plot synopsis for the thread.
The fourth and final installment of the "Devils in the Details" series. Hera and Tear work to define their relationship in the aftermath of Diado (http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19876). Hera is then sent to Korriban to establish an Independent presence while investigating the ancient tome world's secrets. Tear launches his attack on the Empire with the announcement of a new faction: The Independents.
Teaser: A bit of the story or dialogue that might catch a readers interest and give them a general taste for what to expect from the thread.
"You made a promise to me" she said softly, her fingers affectionately tracing the line of his jaw. "On Diado, remember?" She saw, by the contraction of his pupils into small pinpricks of black, that he remembered well enough. "I'll have that promise made good before I leave, dear Tear" she continued fluidly and he could hear the in and out of his own labored breath loud in his ears, he could feel the pressure of her solid form pressing alarmingly against his own. She kissed him then, her lips a silky tenderness underscored by an imposing will. She drew slowly away from him and smiled cat-like, leaning up to whisper her assurance of obedience in his ear, "I will go to Korriban and do all you say, Tear - once you've made good on your word."
People would then just edit their posts to continue adding the threads they're involved in. So if anyone ever wanted to know other threads Tear was involved in they would just check this thread, and under my original post I would have a list of the threads I'm involved in and a trailer for each. So they know what it's about, who's involved, etc.
My only worry is that with adding teaser bits the posts themselves might end up growing really long. I know some sites of those expanding spoiler button like tags. Do we have anything like that? Might help on managing space.
Thoughts?