Disclaimer: I'm rather braindead at the moment. Also, none of this is intended to be argumentative or antagonistic, just my perspective. <3
Interesting. I'm somewhat confused by the section about the types of responses to writing, though. Did you include that to explain which types of responses you wanted to get from polls, or to describe which types of responses you wound up getting from polls, or for some other reason entirely? I think I kind of missed your point.
And while we're on the topic of the types of responses to writing, I'm wondering if the book you're talking about mentions any specific examples of the non-evaluation feedback, because it seems to me that expressing one's enjoyment of a fic is an evaluation. I mean, unless you're writing something that someone considers to be enjoyable because it's so atrocious. It's not a technical or formal evaluation, but it does seem like an assessment. That said, this leaves me unable to think of what exactly non-evaluation feedback would be.
Anyway, onto the questions:
Would you try using polls to help encourage reader response? Why or why not?
Not personally, no. One, polls hate me--they always get horribly screwed up whenever I try to make them. Secondly, and this is just about me, not you, I'd be paranoid about being perceived as exploiting the "poll culture" that exists in my corner of LJ. Polls cause excitement and people rush to fill them out, because, dude, TICKY BOX, and I don't like the notion that I might be riding on the coattails of the ticky box's popularity to get more feedback. But I'm weird and paranoid. >.>
Would you use polls after reading? Why or why not?
Probably. If I had a lot to say, though, I might just skip the poll, since I'd probably just choose the "read my comment" option if I could. Plus, filling out a poll and then also leaving a comment feels like saying that your opinion counts twice or something. Did I mention the paranoid?
What improvements would you suggest for those who might want to use polls?
I would suggest putting in a couple options with reactions you were expecting and/or hoping for, to see if the overall impression of your fic came across.
What was the most awesome dinosaur ever, as rated by science?
Wasn't the brontosaurus proven to never have actually existed or something? If so, I choose that one. It's so awesome that science made it up! =)
Is receiving feedback via poll as satisfactory as receiving feedback in other ways? Why or why not?
They're different, and each is satisfying. While I've never used a poll for a fic, it's interesting to see which things get said when people use their own words, compared to which things get said when people use words provided for them.
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Interesting. I'm somewhat confused by the section about the types of responses to writing, though. Did you include that to explain which types of responses you wanted to get from polls, or to describe which types of responses you wound up getting from polls, or for some other reason entirely? I think I kind of missed your point.
And while we're on the topic of the types of responses to writing, I'm wondering if the book you're talking about mentions any specific examples of the non-evaluation feedback, because it seems to me that expressing one's enjoyment of a fic is an evaluation. I mean, unless you're writing something that someone considers to be enjoyable because it's so atrocious. It's not a technical or formal evaluation, but it does seem like an assessment. That said, this leaves me unable to think of what exactly non-evaluation feedback would be.
Anyway, onto the questions:
Would you try using polls to help encourage reader response? Why or why not?
Not personally, no. One, polls hate me--they always get horribly screwed up whenever I try to make them. Secondly, and this is just about me, not you, I'd be paranoid about being perceived as exploiting the "poll culture" that exists in my corner of LJ. Polls cause excitement and people rush to fill them out, because, dude, TICKY BOX, and I don't like the notion that I might be riding on the coattails of the ticky box's popularity to get more feedback. But I'm weird and paranoid. >.>
Would you use polls after reading? Why or why not?
Probably. If I had a lot to say, though, I might just skip the poll, since I'd probably just choose the "read my comment" option if I could. Plus, filling out a poll and then also leaving a comment feels like saying that your opinion counts twice or something. Did I mention the paranoid?
What improvements would you suggest for those who might want to use polls?
I would suggest putting in a couple options with reactions you were expecting and/or hoping for, to see if the overall impression of your fic came across.
What was the most awesome dinosaur ever, as rated by science?
Wasn't the brontosaurus proven to never have actually existed or something? If so, I choose that one. It's so awesome that science made it up! =)
Is receiving feedback via poll as satisfactory as receiving feedback in other ways? Why or why not?
They're different, and each is satisfying. While I've never used a poll for a fic, it's interesting to see which things get said when people use their own words, compared to which things get said when people use words provided for them.