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[mousestalker]

There's a prompt lurking out there that is nibbling at my brain. It's already been claimed by someone else. I have no real way to contact the claimant, and I really don't want to bigfoot anyone.

But, it's such a great story idea. If I never reply to the prompt and write the story is that polite? I'd rather not fill the prompt directly as that would invite comparisons. That would only lead to hurt feelings.

What about linking to the prompt from my story? It's not my idea and I feel someone should get the credit (or blame) for it.

If there isn't a nice way to do it, I'll let it go. But it's a great prompt.

Modifié par mousestalker, 29 décembre 2010 - 01:51 .

[Tellervo]

Write it and post it. Multi-fills are not against etiquette, and in fact are often encouraged, if this is where I think it is.

And if its not where I think it is, uh... I dunno what to tell you.

Modifié par Tellervo, 29 décembre 2010 - 01:50 .

[mousestalker]

It's where you think it is, if you're thinking what I'm thinking, which is probably a pretty scary thought in and of itself.

[Corker]

I thought multi-fills were a good thing, beloved by prompters everywhere?



...I've always assumed multi-fills were a matter of "OMG what a cool idea I WANNA PLAY TOO" and not "Neener neener, I can do it better." People... people really take it that way? *baffled*

[Aroihkin]

Personally as someone who often "claims" fills, I have no problem with someone else hopping in and posting a fill first, or even posting one after mine if I've written a fill. And I don't think any OPs in their right minds would complain about multifills. (But then again, that place has surprised me with crazy before.)

Though with all the freakouts I've seen lately about "claimed" fills and if multifills are okay, I feel bad for telling folks when their prompts are on my eventual-fill list. :/ I only do it so they know someone is interested/will do it eventually. I probably won't do this anymore, and when I fill it months later hopefully the OP is still around.

It's not even a "claiming" to me, it's "hay random OP, someone thinks your idea is cool and this will eventually get filled, by me if no one else". But I have a history of p*ssing people off in "that place", so who knows how it's actually interpreted... ><

Modifié par Aroihkin, 29 décembre 2010 - 05:16 .

[soignee]

if someone's filled it. I go "well buggerit" and not bother.

(I say this like I still write, olol. I don't.)

[Creature 1]

mousestalker wrote...

I'd rather not fill the prompt directly as that would invite comparisons. That would only lead to hurt feelings.

This complaint is what caused the kerfuffle that almost killed kmeme.  I look at it this way:  If their fill is good, it's good whether you multifill or not.  If it's bad, it's still bad whether you multifill or not.  And if their fill is bad and yours is good and they notice this, well, it's good to have an understanding of your own abilities. 

Multifilling can only improve things for the OP, since if the original fill is bad and yours is too, the OP is in the same boat as they were before, but if your fill is good the OP is ahead of the game--if both are good that's even better. 

If you have it written, post it. 

Modifié par Creature 1, 29 décembre 2010 - 01:23 .

[Shinobu]

As someone new to the board, can you tell me about prompts? From what I gather, someone puts up a prompt, like "Alistair meets his mother" -- but then what happens? Some of the prompts have been really intriguing and I've considered writing something for them, but I don't really know how it's supposed to work -- and don't want to offend anyone in my ignorance.

[mousestalker]

On the BSN, you write a story that plays off the prompt (aka a 'fill'). You then post it to the same thread where you saw the prompt as well as anywhere else you please.



Leastways, I think that's how it works.

[Maria13]

The Alistair gush thread has two types of prompts. The weekly prompt given on Saturdays which you have a week to fill and visitor prompts that you can find on the Alistair prompt group which you can fill at any time. Of course, no-one is going to object I don't think to a fill for a weekly prompt out of time... It's not like it's a competition or anything...

Modifié par Maria13, 02 janvier 2011 - 03:34 .

[mousestalker]

I love it when people fill prompts (in time or out of time). More stories to read!

[Maria13]

Well, exactly.

[Shinobu]

Thank you for the info! Mousestalker you started this thread regarding filling prompts that had been "claimed." How does one know if a prompt has been claimed and is off-limits?

[Corker]

I don't think any of the BSN fan threads have "claiming."



There are -other- forums where lists of prompts are posted, hoping for a kind soul to drop by and write a story on that theme. Sometimes, interested authors will put up a quick post: "Oh, I have an idea for this! I'll do it!" which is 'claiming.'



Sometimes, these authors report back with a story in a timely fashion. Sometimes, it's months later but by gum, they do it. Sometimes... well, we're still waiting. Maybe it's a *really* slow fill. Or maybe the author got waylaid by real life, or just forgot.



So the question is, if someone has left one of these little tags, is it the equivalent of a "No Trespassing!" sign, or just a friendly wave at the original poster to assure them that *someone* has taken an interest? If it's the first, people might get mad if you reply to a prompt they've "claimed." If it's the second, then they're unlikely to care.



My impression is that most of the time, it's the second case. But when it's the first case, very loud Internet Drama results and everyone goes 'round on eggshells for a month.

[Shinobu]

Ok, thanks for the explanation! I'd hate to fall into some drama. There's enough of that IRL.