Ask the Mods and FAQ

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Your friendly neighbourhood mod is back!

This is eventually going to be an FAQ post. Only, as of right now, there aren't any FAQs. So go ahead and ask questions, and we will do our best to answer them. We will then compile the likely-looking questions into an FAQ, and continue answering the others as they crop up.

Have at it!

Comments

[pkwench.livejournal.com]

Does a lonely, depressed, and homesick pre-series Sam count? Because, as it happens, I have one of those handy.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

ALL SAMS COUNT!

So long as Sammy is hurtin' in some way, we want it. :D

(I remember that fic! It's awesome! Go post it! You can pop the community's fic cherry!)

[pkwench.livejournal.com]

Hooray! :D Let me post my fic challenge over yonder and then I shall comply.

...I'm going to need more hurt Sam icons for this comm. I feel it. \o/

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

*joins you*

\o/

I have to find some really good hurt!Sam icons. I only have one. If you find a good place, point me in the right direction please?

[pkwench.livejournal.com]

There, fic cherry popped. Heh. Lemme know if the tags and headers seem appropriate. And I'll let you know if I find a treasure trove of good hurt!Sam icons. (I have seriously wanted a community like this forever. Between this and hoodie_time, I shall be happy for life.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Woohoohoo!

[phx69.livejournal.com]

How does the site stop from becoming all hurtDean fics then? Sam is going to worry and angst if Dean is hurt so wouldn't that really turn it into another hurtDean site? I am asking because I've been seeing stories lately that are hurtDean but posted here because Sam is angsting. And maybe that is okay because that is what the site is supposed to be about... but if so, then I'll probably remove it from my alerts and just check every now and then because, really, that's not my cup of tea. I like Sam being the one everyone is all worried about. But that is only my preference as I know other people will probably inhale it :)

*mod hat*

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

It's a tricky balance, is the short answer. I don't read all the fics posted, I will confess, trusting to members to use their judgement when posting. If the fic has hurt!Dean, then for it to count here I would expect the story to focus mainly on Sam and his emotional turmoil rather than on Dean's injuries/illness. I'm not at home now so you're getting a brief response, but I'll be happy to discuss this at greater length with you a little later.

Re: *mod hat*

[phx69.livejournal.com]

Thanks for replying. Yeah that is a tricky balance. Unfortunately, I don't think some of the writers get it. If a fic is written specifically for a Dean h/c challenge, I am just not sure how it would satisfy a OhSam reader - but I could be wrong and everyone reads for different reasons :) Again, thanks for the response! I just get a bit protective of Sam in light of all the hurtDean out there. Poor kiddo :)