Hey - about your discord server that your planning to open up - are there any requirements? To like stay in or go into the server? What if you're like really shy and just like the fic rec? Would it be okay to just stay around there? Ah sorry if I didn't make any sense - I really love your recommendations. Thank you for reading this far. ❤️
Hello! The only requirement is that you have to be a BakuDeku fan, since this is a BakuDeku server, and that you follow the rules (which are basic ones like “don’t be an asshole and no offensive humor, such as racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, pedophilic, rape jokes”). And it’s okay if you’re too shy to join in on the conversation!
One thing I want to make very clear, though, is that I really hope the server doesn’t become a replacement of our Fic Rec Submissions. Of course people are allowed to recommend fics in the chat, but we really hope that people also submit them to the blog because the whole point of our follower fic recs is that they’re public and that we can send the writers a link to the post, so that it’s clear they’re appreciated. The BakuDeku only chat better not become just list of links. The only time there’s gonna be a bunch of links to fics will be for the “Fic of the Month”s, which we’re planning on starting next month.
We know that it’s much easier to just send a link than to submit a fic rec in our format, and that’s why, no matter what, people are probably not gonna send it in as a submission once it is in the chat, but I’m begging you guys 😥
I spend 4+ hours a day making mini-list and masterlist, and it would be a big help if people could submit fic recs.
When I said I wanted the server to be an extension of the fic library, I meant that it will be a place for people to discuss fics that they really liked with other people who have read it. For example, if there was an ongoing fic that a lot of people are reading and doesn’t already have its own Discord server, we could make a channel for it and talk about it there without spoiling anything for anyone who might want to read it later 😊
I’m sorry I ended up rambling again, and thank you for reading!