I am SO interested in your poll and reading everyone's answers to this question, because, as we discussed, I am having major problems keeping up.
One of the things I've done for a while and continues to work regarding fic is to hoard stories weekly, then read them all during a free night or a weekend. Usually I can sneak in one story a day if it's something that grabs me at the right time, but most days, I open a new tab, and then collect the link later and email it to myself. Because, yes, I live by email.
I tend to skim my f-list, and I've found skimming does not work as well every day. Because some days, I can skim easily and other days, it's "wait! I want to read that and that and....." and I can't save someone's post for later the way I can with fic, because....I lose momentum. And sometimes there's a discussion and....it sucks to come to the party late, you know? So a lot of the time, it's all or nothing for me.
And I don't use filters, because, frankly, I don't know how to use them. I feel like they could be very useful for days when I really only want to read certain people who write certain things - I tend to be a mood-reader, because some days meta rocks my world and other days I could give a rat's ass.
And I've done a whole lot less commenting than I used to, which makes me SAD. But that's almost entirely because I'm spending most of the day logged in as someone else - and so unless it's appropriate for your entry to be receiving comments from Tonks, I'm not responding.
Very much looking forward to this poll. Which I will try not to take as Tonks. Seriously, it might happen, though.
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Date: 2005-05-11 08:36 pm (UTC)One of the things I've done for a while and continues to work regarding fic is to hoard stories weekly, then read them all during a free night or a weekend. Usually I can sneak in one story a day if it's something that grabs me at the right time, but most days, I open a new tab, and then collect the link later and email it to myself. Because, yes, I live by email.
I tend to skim my f-list, and I've found skimming does not work as well every day. Because some days, I can skim easily and other days, it's "wait! I want to read that and that and....." and I can't save someone's post for later the way I can with fic, because....I lose momentum. And sometimes there's a discussion and....it sucks to come to the party late, you know? So a lot of the time, it's all or nothing for me.
And I don't use filters, because, frankly, I don't know how to use them. I feel like they could be very useful for days when I really only want to read certain people who write certain things - I tend to be a mood-reader, because some days meta rocks my world and other days I could give a rat's ass.
And I've done a whole lot less commenting than I used to, which makes me SAD. But that's almost entirely because I'm spending most of the day logged in as someone else - and so unless it's appropriate for your entry to be receiving comments from Tonks, I'm not responding.
Very much looking forward to this poll. Which I will try not to take as Tonks. Seriously, it might happen, though.