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43110 (Striking Back) Relationship Status: Reincarnated romance
#2451: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:24:37 PM

I'm with Ravok here, I don't think the additional constraint is necessary.

Ordeaux26 Since: May, 2019 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#2452: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:25:55 PM

There is one thing I wonder about the whole reservation system I just thought of. How are we gonna handle this in terms of Fan Works especially Fanfic? Since the thing with that is there is no set time for when it ends, chapters for it get released whenever the author feels like it, and when it ends varies very massively.

Edited by Ordeaux26 on Oct 12th 2022 at 3:26:14 AM

STARCRUSHER99 The Moron from one of my unhealthy obsessions (Captain) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Moron
#2453: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:27:32 PM

I think that’d be like a TV show or similar where it can just be reserved once it starts despite the TBA as long as it’s covered two weeks after the necessary date. Then again, the odds of two people simultaneously wanting the same fanfic is pretty slim

ACW from Arlington, VA (near Washington, D.C.) Since: Jul, 2009
#2454: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:27:39 PM

I say 5 period is enough myself.

(Which means when things open back up again, I'll have to un-reserve some stuff, though I think most of the stuff I have reserved is just TBD anyway.)

Also, there needs to be a specific date, right? Like it can't be just the year, or even "early March".

Ravok Son of Liberty from Big Shell Since: Jun, 2015 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
Son of Liberty
#2455: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:30:41 PM

I believe a specific date yes, I personally would allow wiggle room for something as specific "coming March 2023", but that's me.

[down] I would say at least the month would be best. Which works out because in general, when things get release dates, it's down to the exact date. If now and then a book is coming by Reilly or something you want to grab that says "spring 2024", I personally would be fine with you grabbing something like that.

Edited by Ravok on Oct 12th 2022 at 3:35:43 AM

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ACW from Arlington, VA (near Washington, D.C.) Since: Jul, 2009
#2456: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:32:57 PM

But at the very least there should be a month? Like, "early fall 2023" is too vague? I'm fine with that, just trying to get clarification.

[up] Cool.

Edited by ACW on Oct 12th 2022 at 6:37:11 AM

Riley1sCool Since: Dec, 2014
#2457: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:37:49 PM

I agree with 43 and Ravok— to me, the "2 per namespace" reservation remains unnecessary when we're already using a limit to ensure people are reserving a smaller selection of works.

papyru30 from Colorado for summer break Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#2458: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:39:05 PM

I personally prefer specific release date but I'm not going to complain if release month is chosen.

[down]I don't think we should allow that. I recall one of the mods saying (with the mod hat on) that people reserving works years in advance is a problem and a work being announced can happen a long time before its release.

Edited by papyru30 on Oct 12th 2022 at 4:42:00 AM

WetFlannels Classy, Refined, Unstable from Nearby, on a cosmological scale. Since: Oct, 2021 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Classy, Refined, Unstable
#2459: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:39:21 PM

What about works that have been announced fully but have no confirmed date out of curiosity?

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MasterN Berserk Button: misusing Berserk Button from Florida- I mean Unova Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#2460: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:42:16 PM

Pretty sure we decided not to allow those to be reserved, as they would fall under TBA.

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ACW from Arlington, VA (near Washington, D.C.) Since: Jul, 2009
#2461: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:43:30 PM

Yeah, THAT I think we agreed to do away with. Now, if a work has a date announced a year+ in advance (like MCU films), then they're fair game I think.

Ravok Son of Liberty from Big Shell Since: Jun, 2015 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
Son of Liberty
#2462: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:43:34 PM

Yes, I believe the decision was "it needs a release date", at least for the trial run. Most of this stuff was already went over and is detailed in the Thread Suggestions, I just wanted to bring up the "2 per namespace" bit because I feel that didn't get much attention earlier and deserved some more discussion (which several folks are agreeing with my idea to remove the namespace limitation, so it definitely needed some more eyes, IMO)

Edited by Ravok on Oct 12th 2022 at 3:43:53 AM

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Snowy66 Since: May, 2012
#2463: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:58:49 PM

Do fanworks get reserved much? Like if two people follow the same fanwork, they could probably just collab.

STARCRUSHER99 The Moron from one of my unhealthy obsessions (Captain) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Moron
#2464: Oct 12th 2022 at 3:59:32 PM

I reserved a bunch from an author I like but it was really just a formality - only one other thread user read the fics and he didn’t care about proposals from them [lol]

Edited by STARCRUSHER99 on Oct 12th 2022 at 7:00:01 AM

Ravok Son of Liberty from Big Shell Since: Jun, 2015 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
Son of Liberty
#2465: Oct 12th 2022 at 4:02:16 PM

Yeah, that's another reason I don't really think the "2 per namespace" is required. If someone happens to use their 5 reservations to grab 4 movies, tv shows, fanfics, etc. and someone else wants in on one or all of them, the collaboration option is still open in most cases. The logistics of the 5 reservation limit plus encouraging more collaboration kind of eliminates the need for further restrictions like "only 2 movies at a time per person", to me.

Edited by Ravok on Oct 12th 2022 at 4:02:49 AM

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#2466: Oct 12th 2022 at 4:02:44 PM

Yh I think 2 per name space is a bit too much because that may be the troper's preferred form of media (not an anime fan or literature fan etc.) Having a look at the reservations for the MCU films, it is a mixed bag with who's got what and doesn't seem to be hogged by anyone individually tbh.

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#2467: Oct 12th 2022 at 4:10:47 PM

I agree with Ravok's suggestions regarding reservations on works

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#2468: Oct 12th 2022 at 4:16:17 PM

BTW When the threads recontinue, which thread will we use for announcing reservations? And also once they start should we say which reservations we'd like to keep if we have more than 5 and knock remove the others, letting other users take them?

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Ravok Son of Liberty from Big Shell Since: Jun, 2015 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
Son of Liberty
#2469: Oct 12th 2022 at 4:20:39 PM

I'd say announce them on the EP thread, and yes announce you're "dropping reservation on (X)" if something else crops up you want in its place.

Edited by Ravok on Oct 12th 2022 at 4:21:01 AM

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Snowy66 Since: May, 2012
#2470: Oct 12th 2022 at 4:22:03 PM

Probably EP thread. Since that's what the reservations apply too.

Personally, feel that fanworks might not need reservations, since there's never been a case of people EP clashing on those. It's movies and TV shows that are the main ones that reservations benefit.

43110 (Striking Back) Relationship Status: Reincarnated romance
#2471: Oct 12th 2022 at 4:30:59 PM

The main goal is making communication flow easier. With that being the case I'm fine leaving fanfics and web writings informal as we’ve done in the past. We can revisit if it winds up being an issue.

TheImmortalAngelNewton The MILF Virus Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The MILF Virus
#2472: Oct 12th 2022 at 9:42:07 PM

Mind if I ask, for those who has still pending work before the restart, are we gonna re-propose the candidate again?

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Barb / Temporary Kylo
#2473: Oct 12th 2022 at 9:48:01 PM

I do not see why we would? We are not changing much on the criteria itself

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Ordeaux26 Since: May, 2019 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#2474: Oct 12th 2022 at 9:56:30 PM

We are kind of doing so with the whole tasteless stuff, but that one only adds candidates instead of removing them so yeah. God knows how we are going to handle this but that is best left for the thread when it reopens.

Snowy66 Since: May, 2012
#2475: Oct 12th 2022 at 10:00:19 PM

Tastelessness was a pretty small niche in the grand scheme of things.

Edited by Snowy66 on Oct 13th 2022 at 12:57:26 PM


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