Discussion/Off-Topic Post #1

[ddk_mod]

THIS POST IS NOW CLOSED.

Please head over to Discussion Post #2!

Comments

Re: Have you been on other kinkmemes? How are they the same/different from the DD kinkmeme?

[(Anonymous)]

This meme seems really open to the long conversations that sometimes spring up from a prompt. I've been on other memes where that's against the rules.

Also, I've been on memes where people were openly hostile to each other, and the mod didn't do anything about it because "free speech" (wtf?)

I think it comes from being such a small/new fandom, tbh. And also from having such an excellent mod.

Re: Have you been on other kinkmemes? How are they the same/different from the DD kinkmeme?

[(Anonymous)]

I haven't experienced them personally, but I've heard stories from friends about kink memes where:

• If you rec'd a fic instead of filling, you'd be piled on and attacked


• If you went off-topic from the prompt, you'd be piled on and attacked


• If you accidentally hijacked the prompt, you'd be piled on and attacked


• If you offered suggestions for what you'd like to see and weren't the OP, you'd be piled on and attacked

So basically, you could show up and say "Seconded" or "+1" or fill the prompt, but the community hated everyone else.

That's truly awful, and can I just say how much I love that it seems like we can resolve any differences we have here with everyone understanding that people ultimately mean well. It's nice that someone can say "Oh, thanks for the rec but I have read that already" and leave it at that, or that if somebody has a different idea about a prompt, the OP is usually fine saying "Not for me, thanks. But if someone fills it that way, I'm sure others will love it!" The level of respect around here has been astonishing and has many times restored my faith in fandom when other things are going on.