msannomalley
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Fan Fic Issues and a Possible Solution
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Given all the issues with Gatchfanfic.com over the past year, I had an idea and I wanted to put it out here to get your opinions on it.
I am seriously considering starting up a site for us to post fan fic. I know that there are limitations with the other sites that other people aren't happy about. For example, I can't post episode reviews at FF.net because they're not allowed. I'm also not too crazy about how FF.net doesn't have it's own category for all the Crowds fic, either. Other places don't allow images, which is another concern. Other sites don't have the community that we have here. Some people are concerned with content on other sites. All of these are valid concerns.
I have some experience in maintaining a website. My husband has website space he already pays for. It’s on a host and not self-hosted, so if there were to be server issues, the host would fix it. I’m pretty certain that Gatchfanfic is self-hosted, and if it is, that’s probably why it’s taking so long for things to get fixed. My husband said he’d be willing to let me have some of it to create a space to post fan fic.
What I propose is this:
I know what program that Gatchfanfic uses—it’s a CMS called efiction. If I were to do this, I would use that, since we’re all familiar with it. I’m fairly certain that Julieann has modified her version of the program and hasn’t updated it to the latest version, which could also be why there are so many problems with it.
Here’s a demo of what it looks like: http://demo.efiction.org/
There are more skins out there than what is on that site. The creators of the program do have a forum for issues, too.
Where this would differ is that there would be no forum or fan art gallery. For now, it would just be a place to post fan fic. I know that the program itself has a lot of customization to it, but until I download it and look at it, I don't know everything it does.
I just finished the fall semester and I don’t start back up with school again until January 11, so the next three or four weeks would be the time to get this set up if this is something that people think would be a good idea. All I would have to do is get a domain name for it, which isn't a big deal.
Let me know your thoughts on this. Is this a good idea? Would you use it? If you think it’s a good idea, are there features you’d like to see that aren’t on other sites (provided this program has the capability to do those things)? Ideas for a domain name?
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15-12-2015 17:17
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yeah, I'd post here, as long as it is restricted to Gatch/BotP ect and crossovers featuring the same.
I would be interested to know what restrictions, if any, you propose to add, will smut be allowed, and if so, would minors be prevented from accessing it? Ditto yaoi etc.
As for potential names, could I suggest we keep it simple and to the point? Along the lines of "Gatchaman fiction site" or similar.
Thanks for proposing the idea, MsAnn, I'm sure a lot of fans will appreciate it.
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15-12-2015 17:54
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Efiction is easy to navigate as a user and an admin. It is fairly easy to upgrade if upgraded regularly. The issues crop up when efiction sites, like GFF are modified and not compatible with efiction updates, there I are too many updates skipped to make them possible, or the story load is too high to make updates/transfers realistic (Ashwinder/Sycophant Hex in the HP fandom had this issue).
The biggest issue to consider is moderation/administration. Will each and every story go up when posted? Will authors need to be validated, with unknown authors needing story approval before posting? If stories need to be approved, how many admin/mods do you want to ensure stories get put up in a timely manner. As a former admin for SH, I recommend validating known authors, but making unknown authors wait for approval until it is known that they aren't a bot, a troll, or just untrustworthy.
What type of standards do you want? GFF was fairly loose with mods just making sure you didn't post anything offensive or illegal. SH was more restrictive with Both grammar and story standards, it wanted a place for a higher level of fanfic than the dribble that is often found and hides the good works at ff.net or AFF.
Archive of Our Own is another possibility for posting, but IMHO, it is harder to read, harder to find the story you want, and it has the same Crowds issue as ff.net or AFF, Crowds stories are mixed in with all the Gatch/BotP. As both a reader and a writer, I prefer efiction based archives.
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16-12-2015 09:05
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for your willingness to take this on!
but that doesn't worry me.
