poll! KFZ!

[aimeelicious]

So I've been giving a lot of thought to character death in fic, and the fic header warnings that often come with them, but sometimes don't. In the interest of fostering a dialogue on the topic, I've created a poll to gather some general information about reader preferences. This post/poll is UNLOCKED, in the hope that some of you will be willing to PIMP it in your journals and hopefully encourage others to fill it out, as I'd like as much input as possible. ETA: I do plan on doing a results post based on this poll, so please know that your responses will not just disappear into the ether.

Feel free to answer the poll anonymously if you wish, and take over my journal for discussion, just don't get nasty! This has been declared a kerfuffle-free zone (KFZ).

[Poll #450697]

ETA: Sorry for forgetting Smallville as a fandom...it's one of my faves and I left it off! Dang polls, can't edit them.

Comments

[abbylee]

The 'Chapter Zero' technique is fairly common is some circles too, which makes it very easy for people to choose whether or not they want to see the full header information. I've also seen people use other 'trickier' methods of doing it (via html) so that you can choose whether to read short or long headers.

I too am fairly happy with the 'Dark' descriptor: I know it means a possibility of a character death, but doesn't make it a guarantee. That way, the storytelling isn't spoiled, and I can save it for the day I'm in the mood for something sad.