KillerMuffin
Seraphically Disinclined
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Reviving Cactiphile's lost in the pages ideal!
A feedback circle is a wonderful thing to have, I think, it makes sure you get some feedback!
It's a simple concept, you give feedback and others give feedback. However, to make things clearer, I'll go ahead and post a few guidelines.
1) I will make a list in this post, which I will try to keep edited to keep it current, of all people who wish to participate in the circle. That makes it easier to check back so you don't have to sort through a long thread with conversation to get the important information that you need.
2) The list will be a series of links that go to an author's memberpage. No specific stories please, just your memberpage.
3) The idea: Start somewhere on the list and work your way down on a regularish basis. Read a story/poem of your choosing and send the author feedback using the feedback form provided by Lit. Voting is helpful. Use the anonymous feedback feature, don't give it here. This is more to meet and discuss how it's working or talk about writing. In depth feedback is very lengthy to read through. Not to mention that if this works then there will be a lot of it and it's difficult to check. Make sure that you've got the option to receive anonymous feedback selected in your member profile. If you do not, then you can't participate, not shouldn't, just can't.
4) Give constructive criticism, not just "great job!" Tell them what you liked or didn't like. Make sure they know you're in the circle so they're reminded to do the same. Do NOT send negative feedback. There are enough nasty people out there attacking all and sundry without adding to the list.
5) Participate! Don't just sign up for feedback and not give any! That's not fair to anyone and it's incredibly selfish. This circle only works when people participate in it. It's not going to get you mounds of feedback, but it will net you some that will be helpful to you.
6) How to sign up? Easy! Just post something. Introduce yourself a little, maybe, and include a link to your authorpage. Conversation is always welcome on this thread, because the circle is a community and it helps to get to know each other at times.
7) How to post a link? Go to your own memberpage, the place that lists the stories. Click in the address bar. Right click in the address bar. Select copy. Come back here and post a reply. When you're ready to put in your link, right click in the reply area and select paste. There is no need to tag it, in fact I would prefer if you didn't. The BB automatically parses, or tags, urls so that they make embedded links in the page. I'll copy them and add them to the list in the next post!
8) I am not going to personally participate, there is no need to offer feedback to my stuff unless you're feeling particularly bored. I won't offer feedback either, I have a thread for that already. I am, however, going to moderate to make sure things keep running smoothly. If they run at all.
9) You can always make your own feedback for others on the forum!
A feedback circle is a wonderful thing to have, I think, it makes sure you get some feedback!
It's a simple concept, you give feedback and others give feedback. However, to make things clearer, I'll go ahead and post a few guidelines.
1) I will make a list in this post, which I will try to keep edited to keep it current, of all people who wish to participate in the circle. That makes it easier to check back so you don't have to sort through a long thread with conversation to get the important information that you need.
2) The list will be a series of links that go to an author's memberpage. No specific stories please, just your memberpage.
3) The idea: Start somewhere on the list and work your way down on a regularish basis. Read a story/poem of your choosing and send the author feedback using the feedback form provided by Lit. Voting is helpful. Use the anonymous feedback feature, don't give it here. This is more to meet and discuss how it's working or talk about writing. In depth feedback is very lengthy to read through. Not to mention that if this works then there will be a lot of it and it's difficult to check. Make sure that you've got the option to receive anonymous feedback selected in your member profile. If you do not, then you can't participate, not shouldn't, just can't.
4) Give constructive criticism, not just "great job!" Tell them what you liked or didn't like. Make sure they know you're in the circle so they're reminded to do the same. Do NOT send negative feedback. There are enough nasty people out there attacking all and sundry without adding to the list.
5) Participate! Don't just sign up for feedback and not give any! That's not fair to anyone and it's incredibly selfish. This circle only works when people participate in it. It's not going to get you mounds of feedback, but it will net you some that will be helpful to you.
6) How to sign up? Easy! Just post something. Introduce yourself a little, maybe, and include a link to your authorpage. Conversation is always welcome on this thread, because the circle is a community and it helps to get to know each other at times.
7) How to post a link? Go to your own memberpage, the place that lists the stories. Click in the address bar. Right click in the address bar. Select copy. Come back here and post a reply. When you're ready to put in your link, right click in the reply area and select paste. There is no need to tag it, in fact I would prefer if you didn't. The BB automatically parses, or tags, urls so that they make embedded links in the page. I'll copy them and add them to the list in the next post!
8) I am not going to personally participate, there is no need to offer feedback to my stuff unless you're feeling particularly bored. I won't offer feedback either, I have a thread for that already. I am, however, going to moderate to make sure things keep running smoothly. If they run at all.
9) You can always make your own feedback for others on the forum!
