that is in large part my motivation, also
i don't know if there's anyone else around in a similar position though? HOOS having left
― thomp, Monday, 12 July 2010 00:02 (thirteen years ago) link
"if we start it, they will come"
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Monday, 12 July 2010 00:06 (thirteen years ago) link
how do we do this, then
― thomp, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 11:43 (thirteen years ago) link
i've never started a board
start a thread on the MRF linking to our posts here, and suggesting that others will join in should it take off
making it private could be a step too far, but it could certainly be a deindexed board
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 12:33 (thirteen years ago) link
What kind of writing is this board going to be about?
Is it going to focus on a particular kind of writing? (fiction, journalism, etc?)
Is it going to exclude any kinds of writing? (for example, people who don't entirely write with original characters?)
I like the idea of an "I Love Writing" board, I just wonder if it's going to have a particular slant.
― Cow Bingo (Masonic Boom), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 13:01 (thirteen years ago) link
it would be entirely open-ended, unless thomp decided otherwise - I suspect he's more than happy for any sort of writing to be proffered
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 13:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Good idea. I'd join. Maybe keep it private to take account of anti-plagiarism (ha!) and shyness, but keep a parent thread here so new 'uns can find a way in.
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 14:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I disagree with the idea of making it a "closed" board. Mostly because there are quite a few people I would invite to such a board (people I know of through writerly circles, who would not necessarily interested in the rest of ILX) - and it'd just be annoyingly hard to convince people to join a community they can't look at first and lurk on before posting.
― Cow Bingo (Masonic Boom), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 14:42 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, but i'm uneasy about posting stuff for feedback publicly for the reasons ismael gives (latter more than former) — there are ways around this (sharing via email or facebook, say) but then the administration of who's in becomes even more complicated. i wasn't aware of the option to have it de-indexed, that might make for a good compromise.
also yeah this:
― thomp, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 14:51 (thirteen years ago) link
shyness kinda obliterates the point of ILW :P
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 14:52 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't know - I certainly wouldn't share anything unless it was a fully private board. But I still like the idea of a board to talk about the trials and tribulations of writing/attempting to write. It definitely needs to be about any kind of writing, though, from free verse to critical analysis to fan fiction.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 14:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Hi there!Perhaps there could be a way to serve both needs? A discussion board for the trials and tribs (and rare treasures) of writing that also acts as a connect for people to, I dunno, webmail writing for feedback?
― Well, because whatever happened changed him. (Dr. Superman), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 15:17 (thirteen years ago) link
You guys are probably gonna have to take this to Facebook or Livejournal as the request for the reinstating of this board has just turned into another thread where people bitch about soccerball and chat inanely to each other while thinking that they have the whole board's attention.
A pity.
― Cow Bingo (Masonic Boom), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 15:20 (thirteen years ago) link
number of posts containing mention of football since your last post, 26 hours ago:
zero.
― Everytime I hit 'submit post' the internet gets dumber (darraghmac), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 15:28 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm sure that thomp and others appreciate your dismissal of their on-topic discussion since then as 'inane chatter' tho.
― Everytime I hit 'submit post' the internet gets dumber (darraghmac), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 15:29 (thirteen years ago) link
darragh, i believe k8 is referring to the thread i started on MRF:
board creation request
― thomp, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 15:31 (thirteen years ago) link
my mistake, apologies.
should probably complain about it on that thread, then? but really, the mods that will make the decision one way or the other aren't going to be swayed by people posting gifs of marie antoinette.
― Everytime I hit 'submit post' the internet gets dumber (darraghmac), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 15:33 (thirteen years ago) link
I've pretty much changed my mind about wanting to be involved with this, actually. Good luck, Thomp.
― Cow Bingo (Masonic Boom), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 15:34 (thirteen years ago) link
(That "good luck" not sarcastic BTW, hope that you can sway the mods.)
― Cow Bingo (Masonic Boom), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 15:35 (thirteen years ago) link
why don't you just colonize an underused board?
― sarahel, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 18:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh goody! I see at least one poster who I've never seen posting on ILB but who has all of sudden felt the need to police the board, which coincidentally involves having a go at Kate!!
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 19:23 (thirteen years ago) link
To be fair, my reaction was exactly the same, he just beat me to it.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 20:18 (thirteen years ago) link
so wait, what happened to the board? i need it right now. let's make this happen, dudes!
― homosexual II, Friday, 23 July 2010 22:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't know. Why not give whatever-it-is its own thread here, and writer types can just colonise that nook on ILB in the meantime?
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 23 July 2010 22:17 (thirteen years ago) link
dear homosexual ii, the idea was tabled because of issues w/r/t whether the board oughta be public or not/ whether ilx was an appropriate home for it
― thomp, Friday, 23 July 2010 22:32 (thirteen years ago) link
well i think the answer to both of those is yes
― homosexual II, Friday, 23 July 2010 23:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Are we going to do this? ILX makeover in session
― imago, Friday, 2 March 2018 15:39 (six years ago) link
Trouble is I hate writing
― things you looked shockingly old when you wore (darraghmac), Friday, 2 March 2018 15:44 (six years ago) link
but it's your talent
― imago, Friday, 2 March 2018 15:49 (six years ago) link
U don't kno me!
― things you looked shockingly old when you wore (darraghmac), Friday, 2 March 2018 15:51 (six years ago) link
request for nu i hate writing
― F# A# (∞), Friday, 2 March 2018 17:16 (six years ago) link
Hasn't been too long since somebody started yet another writing thread on ILB, soon submerged, like previous(one guy came back long enough to report that he and another poster had taken their discussion offsite). Nothing against starting a board, but better not to expect very much (ditto constructive/any feedback on your ilx posts overall).
― dow, Saturday, 3 March 2018 22:37 (six years ago) link
A certain recently-retired ilxor offered to give me feedback on something after I gave him about 2 pages of feedback on something of his (at a delay of around 2 or 3 days). He put it off 2 weeks running then never got back to me. That was about 3 months ago. I haven't written anything since. The lesson here is not to depend on anybody for feedback
― imago, Sunday, 4 March 2018 00:04 (six years ago) link
I don't even really blame him tbh, he was clearly busier than me and giving feedback can be much more daunting than receiving it. but it can't be relied upon. I need to get on with writing
― imago, Sunday, 4 March 2018 00:13 (six years ago) link
I have a question
Is that deadnaming or what
― things you looked shockingly old when you wore (darraghmac), Sunday, 4 March 2018 00:18 (six years ago) link
The lesson here is not to depend on anybody for feedback
Ask, accept, but don't depend. There's a reason teachers are paid to do this sort of thing. It's work.
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 4 March 2018 04:33 (six years ago) link
maybe he doesn't thrive in the long forms. just be glad we get his pithy remarks and witty wordplay.
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 4 March 2018 04:35 (six years ago) link
Too kind even at that tbh
― things you looked shockingly old when you wore (darraghmac), Sunday, 4 March 2018 14:11 (six years ago) link
came here to say i hate writing
― Under the influence of the Ranters (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 4 March 2018 14:19 (six years ago) link
The board actually already exists, 77-style. It's just that no-one's been invited to it. If enough people post here and put their hands up I'll happily invite them. Going to keep it private though I think.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 4 March 2018 17:18 (six years ago) link
why private?
― dow, Sunday, 4 March 2018 18:07 (six years ago) link
Copyright theft
― things you looked shockingly old when you wore (darraghmac), Sunday, 4 March 2018 18:08 (six years ago) link
are there any people you'll unhappily invite
― imago, Sunday, 4 March 2018 18:12 (six years ago) link
I returned to the 3.5 chapters I wrote a few months ago and found that (with a couple of minor tweaks) I really liked them, which was a nice surprise as I've been in a sort of stymied hibernation for ages, doubting whether this is anything at all. I guess I'll proceed
― imago, Friday, 16 March 2018 14:45 (six years ago) link
money where your mouth is ilx
― imago, Wednesday, 10 April 2024 08:54 (one week ago) link