State of the LJ

[valis2]

So where is everybody these days?

I'm just wondering. I have accounts at JF, IJ, DW, FB, Twitter. I don't do fannish stuff on FB & Twitter, but I'm not certain there's much of a fannish presence there, considering the size of fics and such.

I haven't been monitoring IJ or DW at all.

Is DW growing? Are there more fics and fans to be found there? Should I start watching DW again?

What are your fannish social media habits like right now, flist? I'm very curious.

ETA: Oh, and where are you archiving? I'm really liking AO3, personally, and I'm seeing that some fandoms are using it more and more.

Comments

[idleleaves.livejournal.com]

Also, re: your edit, I archive on AO3. I do have a ficjournal, here, but things go up there, instead.

The only thing I tend to dislike about archives is that they're, almost by nature, less interactive than LJ/DW comms. Even though threaded comments are supported on AO3, people tend to get far less official 'response' to their fics.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I think that the "kudos" thing is very nice, but at the same time, I do really like comments and feedback and such, and I worry that it means that some people who would normally leave a comment are just clicking a button instead. Then again, I'm a little comment-obsessed. lol.

[idleleaves.livejournal.com]

I've actually found that the 'kudos' thing leads to more interaction, not less. I mean, I guess it's easier to click a button rather than comment, but that works both ways--maybe some people who would normally comment won't, but some people who wouldn't comment will click that button.

Eh, I know what you mean, though. I do love comments. ♥

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there is that--people might be more likely to click a button--people who normally would not have left a comment. Still, I can't help but go, waaaah, I want commentses.