RE: Fifty word short story round-up and new prompt!
Yes, I was thinking it would be a weekly effort, inviting people to add comments with links to posts they were particularly proud of, and a little something about it. So, let's say it was a weekly Sunday post like this one. Everyone would have a week to post something they really wanted to show off. (Kind of like #PYPT, but not on the radio, and not in real time.)
This message would be underscored: show your best stuff. In other words, by adding a link, you're saying "I'm really proud of this." I think people would think twice about posting something mediocre. (I suppose if spamalots came along, I would have to add flag warnings for crap content. Sigh.)
There would be a few goals:
- To let everyone be the judge of their own best effort of the week.
- Encourage community support and give participants access to content they may not otherwise see.
- Perhaps even create a go-to place for curation pros to find great work.
I know there are many different ways to achieve this. It would be another way to (hopefully) help quality content rise above the crud. Thoughts? Worth a trial?
I think it's worth a trial. Spammers would be inevitable, either way you go at it because, frankly, they don't read. Flagging to hide would remedy that, and I'll help with that, get some community cleaning in, haha.
The blurb idea is great. Not only tickles interest but shows the user's investment in their content and that they're not a spammer. I like the idea of letting the community market for curation. It gets involvement in from both content creators and curators, and may just become a go-to for curation purposes. With the blurbs, curators could ask to use them for curation posts, and I'm sure that alleviates some of the pressure of curating.
Maybe give a template structure for people to use in their comments. Something like Title, username, genre, word count, blurb. As an example. Also perhaps a follow-up post of the top curated posts using that info mid-week, with their permission, or a curation post of the one you enjoyed or something?
Those are some excellent thoughts, @anikekirsten! I love the template idea. The structure would help contributors and further encourage them to share their quality work thoughtfully, instead if just dropping links. Thank you!