Doctor Who comms on Dreamwidth

[promethia_tenk]

So, comms have always been tricky on Dreamwidth. Maybe there are some truly active ones out there, but by and large there's never been that critical mass to make them lively. Up to this point it's been far, far easier to just lure your friends over to Dreamwidth or find a few new ones through your network and have your fannish life be in people's journals.

But right now? I think there's a chance of making a few of them take off.

miss_s_b on gallifrey_times has compiled a list of active Doctor Who comms and a list of inactive Doctor Who comms on Dreamwidth. Note: the distinction between active and inactive comms on DW is . . . a somewhat academic one.

I'm seriously considering subscribing to the whole list and just seeing if any of them rise from the dead. The upside of DW is that there's no real downside to subscribing to as many comms as you want. Most will sit there and maybe spit an interesting tidbit to you a couple times a year. But maybe this time one or two will do more.

Comments

[makamu]

This is really useful - thank you! *goes community hunting*

[promethia_tenk]

I was really glad somebody had undertaken it for me, because I wasn't looking forward to trying to find them myself!

[elisi]

This is what, two posts in less than a week? Are you feeling OK?

[promethia_tenk]

I am fairly sleep deprived . . .

[kaffy_r]

Thanks for all of this - I shall go and see what I can see!

[promethia_tenk]

Fingers crossed!

*gets out DW pom-poms*

[kaffy_r]

Can I say, I love that icon?

*goes to grab her own DW pom-poms*

(Also, the lovely picture you have at the top of your page - is that a still from a Ghibli film?)

[promethia_tenk]

Can I say, I love that icon?
Yes, yes you may *g* (Many varieties available at dreamsheep)

*goes to grab her own DW pom-poms*
Am puzzling over the very real dilemma of how to distinguish D(octor)W(ho) and D(ream)W(idth). Though, obviously it is a sign that these things were meant to go together. Someone has suggested DrW and DmW. Though I am tempted just not to distinguish and see how many statements can apply equally. Alll the love for DW! *\o/*

(Also, the lovely picture you have at the top of your page - is that a still from a Ghibli film?)
I believe it is, though i confess to not knowing which one!

[kaffy_r]

Dreamsheep is wonderful. I've grabbed a Canadian Mountie sheep and may add a couple more.

Although I know at least one person who proclaims that context is for the weak, I usually look at what the conversation's on about, and I can pretty much figure which DW we're talking about. That isn't to say that it hasn't occasionally thrown me for a loop. You could also do DW for Who, and Dw for Dreamwidth.

And it looks as if your picture's either from Spirited away or Whisper of the Heart.

[promethia_tenk]

Mountie sheep! <3

Hmmm. DW vs. Dw might work. Or, probably, I'll just write them both as DW and trust people to figure it out.

And it looks as if your picture's either from Spirited away or Whisper of the Heart.
I've never seen Whisper of the Heart. You really think it could be Spirited Away? It doesn't look like it to me. I guess if it is it would be from the driving montage right at the beginning.

I thought it was maybe Ponyo for awhile, as seaside cliff roads feature so heavily in that, but I don't think Ponyo has such a built-up looking urban area in it.

[st_aurafina]

I'm making an effort to remember to post my fic to dreamwidth comms as well as to the AO3. (I used to hate it on LJ - I felt like I was spamming, but I think DW could do with the extra traffic and reminder that comms do exist? I don't know.)

[promethia_tenk]

I say go for it. But then I always relied primarily on comms for fic finding. I'm gradually getting in the habit of going to AO3, but I'd rather have the fic come to me, frankly. Also I like the feeling when you do have a tight-knit comm with a bunch of fic writers and you all comment on each other's stuff. That's probably a lost age, but one can hope.

You might also get some readers you otherwise wouldn't. There are people who want to patronize people who post on DW and will cast their nets a bit wider than they would other places to encourage activity--when you're not dealing with a deluge of content, you can explore a bit more.