Well, I did it. I started yet another Lost comm. Here it is: 
thelostlist.
ETA: I think I've hit on the solution. Of course, it is after midnight and it may not seem so brilliant in the morning, but here's the general idea.
What I'd like it to be is THE go-to place for Lost fic, an archive of great fics, not just about Jack/Sawyer (which of course, we love) but where readers can quickly find fics by character or theme.
But I'm not sure how we should do this. Have people sign up to be an "expert" on each character and then come up with, say, 5-10 fics on that character? Free-for-all? Master posts where people comment with, say, favorite Driveshaft fics? Or some magical combo? One of the key components that will set it apart from other rec comms is that yes, people will be able to submit their own fics. What do you think?
thelostlist. ETA: I think I've hit on the solution. Of course, it is after midnight and it may not seem so brilliant in the morning, but here's the general idea.
But I'm not sure how we should do this. Have people sign up to be an "expert" on each character and then come up with, say, 5-10 fics on that character? Free-for-all? Master posts where people comment with, say, favorite Driveshaft fics? Or some magical combo? One of the key components that will set it apart from other rec comms is that yes, people will be able to submit their own fics. What do you think?
How should we do this thing? (Check as many as you like):
People volunteer to be experts on a character and compile a comprehensive list of fic
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Anyone can submit fic to a master post on that theme
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People post as often as they see fit - everything is organized by tags
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People can make requests, such as "Genderswap" fic or whatever.
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Some other brilliant approach, which I shall explain in comments
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I think that if people post when they feel like it, it'll just end up like all the other recs comms out there -- neglected. Something more formalized or guided, without being too rigid, is probably the way to go.
And I definitely don't want it to be one of those languishing rec comms! I'm thinking of doing a two-pronged approach: Folks sign up to be "Desmond" experts or whatever, then they post with their "master" list, which people can add to via comments. And then if someone wants, say, fics about Margot Shephard, they can ask for those and people will respond with their favorite fics. Which is more or less how mood theme comms work: The same tags are also used for requests.
It's good to have a resource/place to just go through and find some great stories for a character and pairing you like, I swear I only meant cliquey if one person compiled a master list of their own favorites of their favorite authors, not if everyone submitted their own fics, but if one person takes everyones links of their own stories, that's a lot of work and that deserves much MUCH praise..seriously, you'd rock HARD just for that.
I admit, I still don't really get how it will work. I think I'll just have to wait and see how it works once it's up and running.
Maybe the 'old-timers' could compile fic for, say, the first two seasons, or something.
And thanks so much for your offer of help! I may yet call upon you! :)
Yay!
and look at that, I'm answering things here and at the comm at the same time! lol!
I love the idea, will tell more over there. =D