PLEBA Fan Fic Ideas

[youvedonewhat]

Originally posted by Galeongirl
perhaps make a new thread with a poll?

[U2Kitten]

Don't you think putting every chapter in one thread is more neat and organized? How could it not be? It's all together, easier to find, easier to keep track of and easier to read. Also on the sites I'm on, it's a message board style site too, separate categories are made for each writer, and then each new story is a subboard. Inside the subboard are the stories, and separate comments threads. That way, regardless of how you choose to post it, the stories were all together. There were a few who liked posting separate threads for each chapter, but even inside the story's own subboard they got all out of order and were harder to keep track of. Even stickying them didn't work because they wouldn't stay in order. Eventually everyone put their story in one continuous thread, that way it was never out of order and everyone could find it all.

What you're doing here might work for people who have followed the stories all along, but for someone like me coming in late and trying to find everything, it's next to impossible to keep track of all the chapters of all the stories, and it discourages you from even trying when you have to dig back several pages and everything is so out of order. I was just trying to make it easier to get seen and read.

[Galeongirl]

it might be more neat to put it all in one thread, but it would have the comments mixed trough the fic too.... that would make the page load slow because many people use emoticons...

And if you need to find older stories, I'd advice you to use the search function, or incase you're not a prem, use google... it works, I've done that many times when I wasn't a prem yet..

[Effanbee]

First thought: good idea. It is a bit of a pain seeking out old chapters.

Having thought about it, some of our stories are quite long and, as GG points out, there are often comments and replies. It would make for a pretty cumbersome page if you had 30-odd chapters plus comments.

Sorry Kitten, I'm too thick to understand the suboard thing, only just got the hang of posting on here But it does sound like it would overcome the above problems.

If that's not an option, then the search function is probably your best bet. If it's a really big hassle for you to find the chapters and you're at all interested I'm happy to email you my stories (Word docs), U2Kitten

[U2Kitten]

A 'board' is like a forum. On that site, each category like 'PLEBA' on the main menu would be for YOUR STORY, with your name. When you click on it, each thread would be your story, whole or in chapters all together, and a special thread for 'comments' so they don't clog or get lost in the story.

Here's an example, I made you guys this:

http://u2fanfiction.hyperboards.com/index.php

I can make it a lot fancier if you want ,and somebody can make it a cool banner since my photoshop is broken. Anyone who joins can get their own category for their stories, just start them in the section for what guy it's about.

You can all be mods if you want, and if you don't want me for Admin I will sign it over to one of you. Give it a try, even though you post here you can also have that special place where all your stories will be more organized and have more star billing than just a thread. (and you can do *ahem* anything you want there ) So have fun with it. It's yours. I won't even mess with it if you don't want me to, but I'll set things up and fix your categories if you need help.

[U2Kitten]

If you're all ignoring and avoiding my board because of me, I have no problem handing it over to one or more of you who want to run it. It would be so much fun, and so much better way to display and organize your stories. Please don't let my unpopularity spoil it for you. Anyone can email or PM me and I'll give you the admin details, then never come back.

[youvedonewhat]

I'm not avoiding you, U2kitten and I appreciate the time you've taken to organise your link. Thank you. I simply haven't got anything ready to post yet. But hopefully soon. I'm sure the other writers are in the same boat. It's been reeeellly quiet in here lately.

[Sad_Girl]

No kidding, I haven't been in here in a very long time!

I understand your suggestion, Kitten, and I totally agree with the idea. But I love to get comments on my chapters - and having them in between chapters could get really messy and distracting IMO. I'll definitely check out your link - its just that the way this sight is set up lends itself more to a one chapter at a time style.

U2 fan fic has the storeis organized better, with a seperate link for comments on the stories, but they haven't updated in a long time! I finished a 26 chapter story months ago and they haven't got the whole thing posted yet, only up to chapter 7.

[U2Kitten]

But I love to get comments on my chapters - and having them in between chapters could get really messy and distracting IMO.

OF COURSE they do! That's why you have a separate thread for comments! If you have it set up as its own category like in the board I made you can keep the story- whole or in chapters- and the comments thread all in one place separate from the mess of getting lost in all the other threads and falling off the page into oblivion. Try it out on the new forum I posted the link to, you can have fun there and still put them here too.

[U2Kitten]

Originally posted by youvedonewhat
I'm not avoiding you, U2kitten and I appreciate the time you've taken to organise your link. Thank you. I simply haven't got anything ready to post yet. But hopefully soon. I'm sure the other writers are in the same boat. It's been reeeellly quiet in here lately.

If you want to dig out all your old stories and move them there via copy and paste you can do that anytime. Just let me know the titles and I can make them categories.

[McPhisto's Advocate]

Hello everyone.

I don't know if this is the right thread, but I have some questions about this FanFic forum.

I have read the rules, but I was wondering if there were any additional, unwritten conventions or taboo topics for fics.
For example, are there some themes that have been done to death and everyone is sick of?
Also (and possibly relating to the above), is it considered in bad taste, or disrespectful, to write about real events in the band's history, particularly the more unpleasant ones? I know I've seen some fics with very dark themes, but those were fictional situations. (And it should be noted that I have only read a few stories here.)

That should do for the moment. Thank you.

[Bono'sLady]

Originally posted by Bono's Doll
Calling Jobob--please finish your story A Day Without Me. I loved it so.

I want to *bump* this.The story is called A Story Without Me,I too would love to see the rest of this story,love it.I have a question...there are some chapters that have unedited versions,I was wondering if anyone else who has them,if you can send them to me?I would love to read those.I contacted Jobob a couple of times,but never got an answer back.I'd be grateful if someone else could send them to me.Thanks.

[Lariekoek]

Originally posted by McPhisto's Advocate
Hello everyone.

I don't know if this is the right thread, but I have some questions about this FanFic forum.

I have read the rules, but I was wondering if there were any additional, unwritten conventions or taboo topics for fics.
For example, are there some themes that have been done to death and everyone is sick of?
Also (and possibly relating to the above), is it considered in bad taste, or disrespectful, to write about real events in the band's history, particularly the more unpleasant ones? I know I've seen some fics with very dark themes, but those were fictional situations. (And it should be noted that I have only read a few stories here.)

That should do for the moment. Thank you.

That's something i would like to know as well... I'm way too shy to just... post these things around to the die-hards here.

[youvedonewhat]

Originally posted by Lariekoek


That's something i would like to know as well... I'm way too shy to just... post these things around to the die-hards here.

H Larikeok. There are rules for fanficland:

http://forum.interference.com/t76056.html

However, so long as you're respectful towards the band/members of their community and don't write anything that could be construed as bad taste you should be fine. I've wound some of my fanfic very loosely around the guys. I think Sad Girl has too. If you need to do anything graphic then I'm afraid you'll have to do it via em as it's not to everyone's taste although I can appreciate that sometimes a story might benefit from a little smutiness...

I've no doubt that if you keep it within the boundaries that are set everything will be ok.

Now, go ahead; write something. We'd all like to hear from you.

[ali26]

cool!:

[blm]

It really helps when you post a band member "smiley" face, so we know who the main character of the story is. (I go straight to Bono fic, sorry).

[blm]

Could someone write a fic about the disco bus. perhaps a wild night of pleban fun and exploration with the boys. I am not a good storyteller altho there is a pool of fantasy in my head.

[dianepm]

That sounds like a good idea BLM....hmmm..maybe my next story? The only problem is that I don't know the Pleban's very well.

[blm]

YEAH, Do it, diane!! Hmmm, you could just create girls, then. I don't know their personalities very well, either. But since we all share the lust, the caring(We are a sweet bunch although quite perverted at times,but in a good way! no?!) and most of us would share the guys, you could make up whatever you like(you are good at it already)
keep us posted, maybe we could all have some input!!

[mysterious_jen]

hi lovely ladies who write for us all to enjoy can you put dates in your chapter titles becase there are so many fabulous stories with so many parts my head is spinning !!!!!!!!!


thanks