So, does anyone know what this community was meant to do?

[boundbooks]

Normally, I would not have made this post, and instead contacted the mod. Unfortunately, jen does not appear to have any public posts on their journal, and has Private Messaging turned off.

Does anyone know what this community was intended to do, or have any ideas for it?

As far as HP stuff on DW goes, there's got to be some kind of void in HP fandom that this community could fill.

As far as I know, there isn't a community dedicated to promoting HP communities, but I'm not sure people would want one. Any ideas, other people out there who are members of harrypotter? :)

edit - Suggestions

Occasional tasteful promotion
Directory of HP things
People's favorite fics
Pottermore chat

Fanfiction
Harry Potter discussion
Directory
art

social bookmarking tags for HP fanfic!

Comments

[azurelunatic]

Ooo, that's a good idea.

It might also be a good idea to locate the Potter-related tags of some prolific bookmarkers on various services and bookmark *those*, because those are apt to have nice fresh fic for as long as they can find good fic in the fandom.

[boundbooks]

I admit that I have absolutely no idea how the bookmarking services thing works. XD

I never got into fannish bookmarking or heavy personal bookmarking, so I never figured out any of it. Before Delicious broke, I basically had The Face of Terror every time I tried to use that site. Which should give you some idea of my level of competency at bookmarking services. :)

I am totally more than happy to edit bookmarking services tags into the ideas post in general, but I am of no use as to knowing what those tags might be!

[azurelunatic]

Okay. What I'm going to do (have started doing) is collecting... well, it's a bookmark with other bookmarks inside it. I am going to keep an eye on Pinboard and probably some other places for a while, and look at all of the tags that other people are using to bookmark Potter-related stuff, and then bookmark those bookmarks, and basically all you need to know is this is the link that holds everything and you can just visit it and click around and suddenly worlds of delight (and maybe appalled squick) will open to your inquiring gaze: http://pinboard.in/t:fandom:bookmarks:potter/

Anyone with a Pinboard account can add things with the "fandom:bookmarks:potter" tag and it will show up there, and I am hoping that people will catch on to what I'm doing and use that meta-bookmark the same way that I am.

Probably the thing to do is call it "A collection of Harry Potter-related bookmarks" and shove it in the links list or something, because the location's not going to change, and we can just keep adding as people evolve more tags in more places.

[boundbooks]

Probably the thing to do is call it "A collection of Harry Potter-related bookmarks" and shove it in the links list or something, because the location's not going to change, and we can just keep adding as people evolve more tags in more places.

That is a really, really cool idea! I will watch it evolve, this will be neat! :D

Hey, do you want to co-mod this community with me? You totally seem to know your way around fandom, and I am a touch (a lot) over-committed on communities. I'd be more than happy to co-mod with someone.

[azurelunatic]

Hee, I'm over-committed also, but I do know bookmarking and DW and stuff! I would be fine co-adminning in the might-be-awake-at-3am-if-someone-has-scribbled-on-the-walls & occasionally-can-be-counted-on-to-post-stuff sense, but I do this thing where I am all OO SHINY WOW over a new shiny thing and then three days later I've moved on to the next shiny. :-P

[boundbooks]

but I do this thing where I am all OO SHINY WOW over a new shiny thing and then three days later I've moved on to the next shiny. :-P

No worries, I'll toss you co-adminship, and if you feel like the shiny is no longer there at some point (or three days from now XD) you can just let me know and leave adminship, no problem at all. Whatever this community ends up being, high-drama is probably not going to be it. XD

[azurelunatic]

Hahaha ok. :)

NaNo is coming up but I'll try and keep an eye on things.