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Literature; A New Subforum?
Topic Started: Dec 2 2012, 11:43 AM (195 Views)
Tezzeret
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Hey guys, I came here to bring this idea to you:

I think we should add a new subforum or something called "Literature" in which we can write anything that goes further than an OC Biography. I can only talk for myself but maybe there are more people like me who like to write and would love to publish more than biographies.

For example, people who write stories could have the chance to see their stories animated or drawn, when animators or artist read them and get inspired. Or when people just want to know what others think about their stories, get CnC on more than just the very character.
I am not the only one who created a whole world (seen ShadowRyusaki developing an own fantasy world with even more than 1 planet and maybe there are more people) and even though Jaws allowed me to publish it in my OC Biography, I am not satisfied with it. I want it to get attention as its own piece of work and not as a side-subject of my character's biography.

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Aside that, I'd also like to introduce my idea of the Chain-Plot to you. On MapleMation, the Maelstrom Wanderers write one big plot together in which everyone writes a chapter each and has to deal with what the person before wrote. Ofcourse the chapters are not as long but it's still fun to make up stuff and write it down, see how the next writer continues it till it's your turn to write again.

People could start a story and mark it as "Chain-Plot" so anyone who's seriously interested may continue it, simply by posting an answer.

I don't know if it would work out too well since this needs a decent amount of maturity and creativity (trying to avoid people writing stuff like "AND THEN THEY ALL DIED LOLOL") but I think it's worth a shot!
Edited by Tezzeret, Dec 2 2012, 11:49 AM.
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Literature is considered to be a work of art, ya know.
Edited by S k i e s, Dec 2 2012, 01:53 PM.
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s k y
Dec 2 2012, 01:52 PM
Literature is considered to be works of art, ya know.
I think we should differ between art work as in drawing stuff and art work as in writing. On MapleMation there was different sections for it aswell and I think it would be good to do it here too.
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Dec 2 2012, 01:53 PM
s k y
Dec 2 2012, 01:52 PM
Literature is considered to be works of art, ya know.
I think we should differ between art work as in drawing stuff and art work as in writing. On MapleMation there was different sections for it aswell and I think it would be good to do it here too.
Like I said, Literature is considered to be an work of art.

Artwork is Artwork, regardless of what media it is composed of.

Literature and Images/Photos/Drawings, whatever it is, they all have meaning behind them. Even if the artist cannot see the meaning the created in that artwork, others can.
We don't randomly create artwork for the no reason.
Art is made because there was a reason, a motive, behind of production of the product.
Regardless if it was for the "lols," just to experiment, or whatever. Those are all reasons in producing something we consider to be art. (at least to some)

Now in terms of the forum,
We are not Maplemation; therefore, we do not need "mimic" what they have done. Just like in any other forum-related community, if your stuff is interesting or popular, then it tends to be seen by many. If it's average or not-interesting, then it tends to get over look. This is kind of a basic principle in all forum-related communities.

What I am getting at is, I am not going to tend to just one sub-media of art when there are so many others out there. There is a reason why we do not have a sprite section, a photography section, a comic section, a sculpture section, because they all are a form of art too.

If you want your literature to succeed, make it worth while for others to read.

Simple as that.


Edit:
However, I am willing to add a section if a majority of the community wants it implemented. I may be a stubborn ass, but I won't take away something the community wants.
Edited by S k i e s, Dec 2 2012, 02:13 PM.
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Only because other people use water to clean themselves, does that mean we don't want to mimic them and use fire instead? I don't see this as anything near "mimic another forum" because it's just getting a better structure into stuff and not trying to copy someone's ideas.

I mean when people click the art sub-forum they expect drawings/similar kinds of visual art work. When they click the Biography Section they expect written art work. It just keeps things rather organized than just throwing all kinds of art work into one sub-forum. When we had Literature as one section people would know where to seek when wanting to read stuff, rather than clicking through all kinds of stuff in the art work sub-forum till they found some written art work.

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Nvm.
Edited by Tezzeret, Dec 2 2012, 02:32 PM.
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Dec 2 2012, 02:17 PM
Only because other people use water to clean themselves, does that mean we don't want to mimic them and use fire instead? I don't see this as anything near "mimic another forum" because it's just getting a better structure into stuff and not trying to copy someone's ideas.

I mean when people click the art sub-forum they expect drawings/similar kinds of visual art work. When they click the Biography Section they expect written art work. It just keeps things rather organized than just throwing all kinds of art work into one sub-forum. When we had Literature as one section people would know where to seek when wanting to read stuff, rather than clicking through all kinds of stuff in the art work sub-forum till they found some written art work.
You did make an analogy to the literature section comparing it to Maplemation.
I pretty much got the gist that:
"Maplemation has a literature section;therefore, we need one too."

You seem to miss the point that we tend to the majority; Hence, the reason why we are a general media forum. We do not discriminate against anyone because of what they animate/draw/write etc.

We are basically a big melting pot.

In these early stages of the forum, we as administrators try to see what the majority needs. The OC Biographies are there simply because a majority of people have an OC and some miniature story to tell along with it.

The way you elaborate this section seems very unjust by tending to those who love to write. Giving them their own section doing to do so.

This is a general media forum, everything and anything is to be expected.
In short, expect the unexpected.
--That what gives Still-Framed its enjoyment to browse through in my opinion

If we really wanted to organize in this fashion of tending to individuals, then the forum would look to cluttered:

General animations:
--Sprite Animation (sub forum)
---(which and be broken down into many other categories: maple, mario, pokemon, sonic, kirby)
-- 3D Animations
--- (which can be broken down into many other categories too)
-- Hand drawn
---( stick, full body)

General Art:
--Photography
--Traditional
--Digital
--Sculptures
--Literature
(all in which have many many many possible sub-forums)

Hence the reason why I am shooting this down, we're just doing something for the benefit of a few and not the majority.
Edited by S k i e s, Dec 2 2012, 02:55 PM.
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I'd say yes to a Literature section only if there's a high demand for it.

Or we can make a subfourm in the OC-Bios for "Other writing" I don't wanna fill the forum with more sections than we necessarily need. Subforums, I'm ok with, but I still don't believe there's a high enough demand for it.
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Oh by the way, Maplemation's Literature section is now a part of the Art section.


Yeah. Just FYI. I think we don't need to change anything. Literature is a part of art, there is no reason to add a whole other section to it. Just put (in the description of the art section) that literature is allowed, and that's enough. Maybe put a Literature tag next to a literature thread. Whatever.



This coming from a guy who lives around literature.
Edited by Valzion, Dec 2 2012, 06:59 PM.
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Prefixes have been added to the Animation and Art sections (which includes Literature).

Edit: The prefix box is in all sections, but only certain options in Animation and Art, I will try to fix this in the future.
Edited by Aidan, Dec 2 2012, 10:06 PM.
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Dec 2 2012, 09:37 PM
Prefixes have been added to the Animation and Art sections (which includes Literature).

Edit: The prefix box is in all sections, but only certain options in Animation and Art, I will try to fix this in the future.
I'm fairly satisfied with this compromise. Thanks alot!
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