Chat corner schedule update
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dreamwarsHi everyone,
an update: I'm going to move the "chat corner" posts into an alternating bi-weekly schedule, both on Monday. That means that there will be only one Chat Corner a week, on Monday; there will be a theme one week, then a free-for-all the next one, then again a theme, and so on.
In the last few months this comm has been even more quiet than usual. And that's understandable! DW is a quiet place in general and Star Wars fandom lives mostly on Tumblr these days. But I'm starting to feel that if the purpose of this comm is to keep a SW fandom feel present here on DW, making a million of nearly-dead posts kind of defeats that purpose.
So, lets slow things down a little, and we'll see how that goes.
Also, remember that if you have something SW-related you wanna share with others - a rec list, interesting discussion topic, or what have you - you can always make a post of your own!
A few more thoughts:
First: You've probably noticed that there isn't any "guaranteed reply" policy on the chat corners. I know other DW events do that, and maybe some of you would be more likely to comment if you knew you're not yelling into the void... but to me those mod replies always felt a bit phony, even if they were well-meant. If the mod has nothing to say they have nothing to say, and it shows. It also ends up looking like the mod is offering a service in a sense, and... idk. It's just iffy.
Second: shout out to people who've been commenting week after week! And by "people" I mean "mainly yourlibrarian" XD - I can't remember a chat corner you've missed, seriously, that's dedication!
I don't exactly think I ought to say "thank you for your effort" - it sounds as if we all ought to make that kind of effort, "work hard on your participation", as if it were a chore and oh hell no, fandom shouldn't be a chore! But at the same time, yeah, it's really impressive and it helps to keep the community alive, and yeah, I'm thankful. IDK. Socializing is difficult.
Third: do we have lurkers? If you're a lurker (a person who follows an online community but does not participate), raise your hand :D
I've been thinking that the themed chat corners might be entertaining in a "hmmm, interesting" sense - a thing someone might like to see on their reading page, but not know/care about enough to comment. Of course, I have no way to prove that theory!
Fourth: Researching the chat corner themes, I've found so many weird and interesting Star Wars stories. I admit I'm running out of steam a bit (probably obvious, ha), but this has definitely been one of my best fandom ideas.
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Date: 2025-01-08 12:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-09 07:01 pm (UTC)"intermittent lurking" - oh yeah, I know what you mean. That's what I usually do myself, tbh.
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Date: 2025-01-12 12:59 am (UTC)Star Wars the Clone Wars Tribute | Human
.....Enjoy the clone feelings! <333
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Date: 2025-01-12 06:15 pm (UTC)That clone vid IS right up my alley XD All the feels!
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Date: 2025-01-08 12:41 am (UTC)I think that changing the schedule to a once a week post instead of Mondays and Fridays makes sense. Unfortunately while I sometimes see people posting about Star Wars on their accounts or sometimes other places, it doesn't seem to make its way here. ☹️ I think it's very hard to get people to share in communities these days, especially since it's more of an effort on DW than on other platforms where something can simply be reblogged.
Plus with no way to indicate reading without commenting things can seem a lot deader. I know there are a number of posts I read each day but don't have anything to say in reply, or at least not in the moment. I wish it was possible to just click in a "I've seen this" sort of way.
But communities are not just for sharing but discussion and I wish I could offer any suggestions on that front. I run several communities and know it's as much luck as anything else.
In that vein,
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Date: 2025-01-09 07:09 pm (UTC)people posting SW on their accounts but not here - that's one thing that DW's structure isn't too good at. A post only shows up in one place. The best you can do is to write another post that promotes it, and then you have to think about what to say, whether you've posted it publicly, if it isn't one bullet point among six other things...
"I've seen this" button - hm, yeah, that would be useful. I know I've seen people do polls for this, I'll look into it.
Doing some promo might help, you're right. I haven't really done much, and I should.
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Date: 2025-01-10 02:21 am (UTC)I do sometimes make a link at a community to my own post, but it's also simple to just copy the post in its entirety (assuming, as you said, it wasn't part of a larger post). I do that when I make recs posts.
Do make a post at
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Date: 2025-01-08 01:36 am (UTC)I agree that "guaranteed replies" would feel fake and weird, I haven't seen many comms with that policy and I'd just as soon keeeping it that way.
If switching to a slower pace makes it more sustainable for you, then I'm in favor of it! :)
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Date: 2025-01-09 07:12 pm (UTC)*waves* Hi, lurker!
"not much to say" - I totally get that. My personal DW blog is dead for that reason...
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Date: 2025-01-08 03:22 am (UTC)I had a similar thing happen with
Since the community is open to posts (and in an effort to participate more), I will work on putting together a Star Wars vid rec list to post in the coming week. Maybe that will encourage others to post something?
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Date: 2025-01-09 07:18 pm (UTC)Vid rec post would be awesome. I love vids, they so often get me interested in new fandom or fall back in love with an old one.
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Date: 2025-01-08 04:50 am (UTC)Also: I’m curious about the weirdest/most interesting thing you’ve found while researching!
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Date: 2025-01-09 07:22 pm (UTC)Oooh, good question. Maybe the amount of Star Wars comics I've found. I mean, it shouldn't be a surprise, I've known that SW comics are the reason Marvel still exists today, but there's just so many!
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Date: 2025-01-10 01:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-16 01:25 pm (UTC)lurking, intermittently and asynchronously (which is why my reply is six weeks post-post)