Thanks for the clarification! Here are my thoughts:
Though I can see that a comment ficathon is less stressful, I don't like them for the following reasons:
1. I find them almost impossible to navigate once they get going. I've seen some with over 20 pages of comments (admittedly, more than we're likely to get, but you never know). Making my way through them or keeping a lot of tabs open, making bookmarks, etc., is a hassle that I usually stop bothering with pretty quickly.
2. While many of the comment stories are fun, and I've seen a few that are downright excellent, they're too short and usually quickly-written to really compel me for long. It's not that I don't like drabbles -- I do -- but ultimately, I think a comment ficathon is like a meal made of nothing but hors d'oeuvres: small, often tasty bites, but not very nourishing in the long haul. And for a theme as potentially complex and interesting as "dysfunctional relationships," I'd prefer more of a main course.
3. And a comment ficathon requires a scheduled time commitment -- they usually start and end in just a few days, at least in the ones I've seen -- that I'm not always able to meet.
But these are just my preferences, and if other people prefer the comment fest, then go with it -- whatever you like best, modly one.
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Date: 2011-01-04 05:04 pm (UTC)Though I can see that a comment ficathon is less stressful, I don't like them for the following reasons:
1. I find them almost impossible to navigate once they get going. I've seen some with over 20 pages of comments (admittedly, more than we're likely to get, but you never know). Making my way through them or keeping a lot of tabs open, making bookmarks, etc., is a hassle that I usually stop bothering with pretty quickly.
2. While many of the comment stories are fun, and I've seen a few that are downright excellent, they're too short and usually quickly-written to really compel me for long. It's not that I don't like drabbles -- I do -- but ultimately, I think a comment ficathon is like a meal made of nothing but hors d'oeuvres: small, often tasty bites, but not very nourishing in the long haul. And for a theme as potentially complex and interesting as "dysfunctional relationships," I'd prefer more of a main course.
3. And a comment ficathon requires a scheduled time commitment -- they usually start and end in just a few days, at least in the ones I've seen -- that I'm not always able to meet.
But these are just my preferences, and if other people prefer the comment fest, then go with it -- whatever you like best, modly one.