Dude!

[jedishampoo]

All right, someone has to go read and comment on these yuletide-smut fics, because none of them are getting enough love, especially the one for me, which is a GOOD 83 fic and you know how hard that pairing is to do? ;)

Really, though, the Saiyuki exchanges have run for a while not only on the work of the mod, but on having at least the participants trying to read and comment on most if not every fic, and that just hasn't been happening. It should be, though, because this fandom has the seriously best writers.

http://yuletide-smut.dreamwidth.org/

You just have to be 18 to read the fics. YAY!

Comments

[whymzycal]

Well, you do say in the introductions to the comms that people ought to be commenting, so if they aren't, I say kick 'em out.

[rroselavy]

I've thought about limiting the communities to participants; but there are a few non participants who regularly read and comment. I could make membership to the comms based on participation ... though it would probably just alienate more people from the fandom. Perhaps I should post a poll or open a comment thread asking the community what should be done about lurking.

[jedishampoo]

Yeah, I can definitely see how it's hard to make those rules when it's limited already. We just have to hope people can make some time to participate?

[whymzycal]

Most of us end up posting our fics to AO3 after the reveals, so it's not like anyone would ultimately be missing out if you decided to make membership participation-based (unless they flounce and decide not to read, but since they're often the ones who don't comment anyway, it's not like we'll know whether they read our fics or not). Regardless of what ends up happening, I really enjoy getting the chance to pairings and prompts I wouldn't think of on my own, and these exchanges are pretty much the only outlet for that. So thank you for that! ♥