Rectober Wrap-Up

[birdsofshore]

Rectober is definitely done for this year! Please let me know what you thought. Did it work for you? Should we do it again next year? Should we change anything?

A quick poll below, plus banners made by the delightful capitu as a gift for all you Rectober Reccers. Please grab one, and display it on your journal or wherever. I think I might have mine tattooed on my backside, because they are SO PRETTY!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR DEDICATED RECCERS:

abyss_valkyrie, akatnamedeaster, all_not_well, arjd, ashindk, bauble, birdsofshore, calrissian18, capitu, celestlyn, deslea, dragontara, gamma_x_orionis, gracerene, hamimifk, hds_beltane, hollys_tree, icmezzo, indyonblue, isinuyasha, kedavranox, kitty_fic, lijahlover, likebangbang, lokifan, lovethisfic, marianna_merlo, mayexist, meglw0228, mewthmeow, motetus, my_drarry_recs, nathalieweasley, nathaniel_hp, nerak_rose, nevrafire, osprey_archer, pavlablack, queenie_mab, raitala, read_whatilove, sara_lakali, sassy_cat, slashedsilver, slytheringurrl, stephaniejo84, stereolightning, susannah_wilde, traintracks, vaysh11, verdande_mi, vix_spes, who_la_hoop, writcraft, xonceinadream, 0idontknow0


and anyone I have left out; so sorry if that has happened and please let me know asap!



(I screwed up the wording for Q1, I know... it won't let me change it...)

[Poll #1941933][Poll #1941933]



PLEASE COME AND TAKE A PRETTY BANNER! THEY ARE TOO PRETTY TO JUST LEAVE SITTING HERE ♥ Just copy and paste the html from the box onto your journal ♥

banner by capitu

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banner by capitu

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That's it for 2013! Yay Rectober! \O/ \o/ \O/ \o/ \O/

Comments

[mab.livejournal.com]

strangely enough I seemed to have not recced as much as I usually do, because with all the recs, I felt like it was overkill. But my rec tumblr is still gaining followers, so I'm doing something right.

I like Rectober. It was fun.

[birdsofshore]

You felt with all the recs flying around, that to rec your normal amount would have been too much? That's interesting! I wanted to ask a question about whether people found there were TOO MANY recs clogging their flist - I am sure some people did, as everyone has different views on such things - but decided to keep it positive. If we want to do it again next year we could ask about people's preferences nearer the time, perhaps organise it somehow so that it didn't spam people if they didn't want it to? Maybe use the tagging system more?

[eidheann_writes]

Yes! Do it next year! Maybe I can participate- I miss reccing...

[traintracks.livejournal.com]

I had a blast! Especially once I figured out where people were getting the pretty banners. :-D These, too, are simply gorgeous, capitu!!! <3

I'll definitely participate again. :-D Thanks for putting it together, Birds!! (And you alphabetized the participants. Wow.)

[birdsofshore]

It seems wildly ambitious to me that anyone will still be speaking to me next year, but if they are, I am more than happy to set it running again... :D

[birdsofshore]

Ha! All you had to do to get a banner, was click on a banner. It was strangely cannibalistic that way.

Please use the new ones! Everyone should have one glowing on their journal.

I added each participant onto the original post as I got a notification or comment, or I knew I'd lose track. I tried to, anyway - I bet I missed a few. Anyway, it was easy to alphabeticise as I went along.

[nathalieweasley.livejournal.com]

I have screwed up your poll. -_-

Because I rec very, very infrequently, so in response to During an average month, I usually rec fanworks on LJ: I put never, but a few times a year was an option!! *headdesk* I need to fill out polls more slowly.

[nathalieweasley.livejournal.com]

I think more tagging would help. Maybe a prearranged, specific tag? Because unless you are already friends with someone, you will not see all the Rectober posts.

Also, if you are interested in making a Masterlist of sorts, I would be down to help, though I never quite said so when we were chatting about it last month. :/

[isinuyasha.livejournal.com]

It was awesome, 'nuff said :D

EDIT: I also found some great stuff not only because of recs but also while I was compiling my own rec list, hehe :D

[capitu]

Rectober was amazing, I had a lot of fun and this month was easy, because there've been so much to rec, but it was fun looking back to old stories/art that I hadn't recced and doing it so to celebrate the month. :) Plus, the pretty banners that went with each post. Lol!

But I think people recced more, obviously, but also said so to the reccer, and commented a bit more on the stories/art they followed through a rec, you know? If that makes sense? O.o

YAY For using one of each. :D:D:D:D Good call that one. <3

[capitu]

I was thinking that maybe next year we could like... use more lj cuts! LOL

I was guilty of it, so much that I actually wrote an entry draft about using a cut, but then I figured, if I'm wondering if I should cut an entry, then I probably should cut it.

I have a more or less rule of cutting if I rec more than 3 things, but then I recced four one day and I didn't cut = guilty. No one complained, but that doesn't mean no one was bothered. Plus, I tend to rant when I rec. Anyway, that's me, next year I'm cutting after two. Lol Actually, that's effective immediately. ^^

[writcraft]

Pst, hds_beltane did rectober too <3

Thanks so much for organising this, Birds. It was awesome!!!! Lovely banners too, thanks Capitu <3

[capitu]

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Thank you! *hugs* I'm glad you like them. Birds and I had a wonderful time deciding on the text. XD

[birdsofshore]

I think most people were using the rectober tag, but then, personally, I forgot and used my made up rectober:rec tag instead, which was no help :-S so I think you're right. Also, then people could block rectober if they hated it for whatever reason.

We-ell! I am staggered by the amount of work that would go into making a masterlist, but if anyone wants to offer, I am not going to talk them out of it :DD

[birdsofshore]

Yes, etiquette about cutting would be a good idea.

The ranting is nice! Personally I put almost everything under a cut. Then I feel free to rant as much as I like :D

[birdsofshore]

Hahaha, in between visits to A and E and an argument with Mr Birds. I was really in the best place to make clear explanations to you about what it was I wanted :DDD

[birdsofshore]

p.s. I hope you like the ones I chose, in the end? I thought I'd give 3 text options!

[birdsofshore]

No, that was me screwing up the poll! You were quite correct. I worded it wrongly. Don't worry about it.

[birdsofshore]

Yay! I tried some new pairings, new writers and even new fandoms this month. Yeah, thanks for that, who_la_hoop O_o

I am glad you found some great art and fic, too!

[birdsofshore]

Oh ahaha. I just commented about one of each upthread. I liked them all :D

I agree that people were commenting more to the reccers, from what I experienced. Or maybe people were just commenting more to ME because they were scared, heh. It definitely made a difference to my motivation. It's not much fun to rec into a vacuum.

The banners were a lovely thing to see each day scrolling down my flist! I adore Autumn and it was so nice to have that theme with the banners, plus the very colourful one as well.

[birdsofshore]

Thanks, writ, I did see those, sorry for the omission! I've added the comm now!

[nerakrose]

The banners are lovely! I'll grab one next I get to my computer.

I found it quite difficult to fill out the "what did you do more of" poll, because half the things on it were things that I already do (like read recs or leave comments for writers/artists) so I only ended up ticking "post more recs". xD

Last year around the same time I made a kind of New Years resolution (even if I started this well before NYE) which was "a) leave a comment on everything you read/look at, and b) if you rec something the least you can do is comment on it first" which I've been diligently doing all year. :) I can count on less than two hands the times I didn't leave a comment and that was only if I couldn't stomach the fic and stopped reading it. Anyway, my point is, I think im going to also make it a habit to rec more in addition to commenting and not just hit the "save bookmark as rec" button on ao3.

[who_la_hoop]

You are so welcome :D

[capitu]

lol! *pets birds* or is it stroke? hmmm.

Hey, how Caps lock Harry?

[capitu]

Yes, yes. They were scared of you, you're very frightening, specially dressed as a witch. XD

I made a point of thanking the reccer this month, and added a lot to my to-read pile, too. ^^

ps. (to a different thread) I loved the ones you picked. One of each was very wise. :) I couldn't have picked better, they all turned out so nice. And this way people can chose the one they like and feel more like, you know?