In like Flynn

[zeitgeistic]

Okay, okay. I'm going to do it.

I am participating in therealljidolCrossing my fingers for the rest of this quarter to be manageable enough for me to stay in the game for a little while. I'm pretty sure I'm going to un-watch all of my non-LJ Idol communities while it's going on. Those of you who've participated before, do you think this is a good idea/

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[piernine]

Im going to be amused with several journals doing ljidol. yay

[zeitgeistic]

Haha, have you ever done it?

[cacophonesque]

YAY!

I don't usually keep all that many communities on my reading list, so I don't know. Mostly just LJIdol and debunkingwhite are the two with activity. As for reading peoples' entries during the week--when I have time to do so, I go to the topic post and read entries that have been posted. When the poll goes up, I try to read the entries of everyone in my particular poll, and then if I have extra time, I will read through another poll group, and another...

Not everyone has the time to read every single entry in the beginning. If you don't, it's not the end of the world. And, if you miss people in week 1, then maybe make a point in week 2 to read those people.

But, a lot of time my flist isn't terribly active in the first place.

[zeitgeistic]

:D :D

Ah, I'm rather a community hoarder, unfortunately. I recently un-watched 86 ICON communities...and that doesn't even include the 100 or so others that are NOT icon communities.

That's a good idea. I will feel bad if I don't read at least most entries. About how many people participate at the beginning?

[cacophonesque]

I would consider creating a friends group for people and one for communities (or even a couple for communities) to help you manage your reading, if you're worried about it. I used to do that a lot and found it helpful when I was involved in more communities.

The season before last, I think I did manage to read all of the entries in the beginning (and comment on nearly all of them)--but it was a lot of work. This time I'm trying to be more realistic in terms of personal expectations. I think last season there were 260ish people to begin with. And the season before maybe 230ish? Last I checked there were close to 200 signed up.

[zeitgeistic]

I'm impressed if you managed that, with over 200 people playing. I will be happy if I am not eliminated in the first round, but it would be great to make it to the last 100.

[zeitgeistic]

Cool stuff! I've never played, so I hope I'm able to come up with things for the prompts. Have you ever played?

[zeitgeistic]

It's an LJ post reality show type contest. There are weekly themes and you have to post on the theme, then everyone votes on their favorites, and the least favorites are eliminated week by week. It's a lot of fun from the sidelines, but I've never been a participant before. You should join!

[zeitgeistic]

You would be surprised! But it's still fun just to read other entries and possibly make new friends...and you can always write on a theme without being an official participant.

[kinjuru]

So I'm an idiot because I totally thought "Oh hey! She's gonna sing!" lol. Sounds like a good community though :) I think you'll do a great job!

[zeitgeistic]

I would experience MASS defriending if I sang! I like you guys too much to subject you to that horror.