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Kinkmeme Etiquette Question

[(Anonymous)]

This is my first time participating in a kinkmeme, so I'm not familiar with what is considered bad form, and I didn't see my question mentioned in the Rules and Guidelines section, so...

I put in a prompt in Round One that gained some interest but (alas) not a fill. It was on Page 16, so I'm worried it just got buried. Can I resubmit the prompt for Round Two, or is that being rude?

Re: Kinkmeme Etiquette Question

[(Anonymous)]

Alas, this is generally not done. Please be assured, though, that a lot of people are digging through the backlog (especially since the prompt freeze let us all catch up), looking for prompts to fill, so just because your prompt is back on the last round doesn't mean it won't get filled. It's just luck of the draw, really. Some prompts generate enthusiasm, but don't spark an author to sit down at their keyboard and actually fill it. Some do. Some spark enthusiasm, things die down, and then out of the blue several weeks later someone does fill it. And because it's that unpredictable (and sometimes that delayed!), reposting prompts isn't done.

But if you have other prompts you want that you haven't yet posted, by all means do post them! And who knows? Someone might be working on your old prompt as we speak.

Re: Kinkmeme Etiquette Question

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you for letting me know! You've stopped me from committing a kinkmeme faux-pax. Here's hoping someone fills my trashy little prompt!

Re: Kinkmeme Etiquette Question

[(Anonymous)]

I've seen kinkmemes in the past where things like forgotten prompt posts were made, where people could re-prompt an old prompts they were particularly attached to and hadn't gotten any love. Those were mostly in bigger fandoms so I don't know whether something like that might work here, but it's worth keeping in mind.
(Also, as a very slow-moving writer, I have a word doc full of old prompts from further back in the km which I am slowly but surely getting around to filling... here's hoping your prompt is on the to-do list of me or somebody else, and you get a fill eventually :D

Re: Kinkmeme Etiquette Question

[(Anonymous)]

Someone asked in the mod post if they could repost their prompt in the next round and the mod was okay with it so I don't see the harm? I think it's a problem if someone keeps re-posting their prompt in the same round over and over, but if you've waited for a new round it should be okay imo

Re: Kinkmeme Etiquette Question

[(Anonymous)]

I think this was actually the mod asking the prompter if they'd like to repost their prompt because their previous one got hijacked.

I would suggest asking in the mod post so the mod can explain, as we're all pretty much guessing here and perhaps the guidelines will be updated so others won't be confused.

Re: Kinkmeme Etiquette Question

[(Anonymous)]

I did, and the mod just said they'd prefer people not to repost prompts from one round to another.

[(Anonymous)]

no don't do this. this isn't a fault of you or your prompt, but keep in mind that kink memes definitely aren't about instant fills. you can get a fill on a prompt that's over a year old, and in my opinion it wouldn't be considered unusual.

the real problem is that no one's working on the Delicious bookmarking system, which means that there's no easy way to sort through all the prompts and people who don't care to do so won't find yours. but i think i'll start working on it soon.

[(Anonymous)]

kink memes definitely aren't about instant fills.

I'm new to this thread, but thanks for saying this. I have bookmarked about 5 or 6 prompts from Part One that I have ideas for and plan to fill, but with my current work schedule it's going to take me at least 3-4 months to get round to all of them. Possibly longer. I feel a bit bad about this, as I know there is disappointment here when a prompt seems to languish, but there's nothing I can do about my RL situation. :/

To counteract this, I made sure I didn't reply saying I was going to fill any of the prompts I have bookmarked. That way the prompter isn't sitting around waiting for a promised fill that might not actually arrive til January, and when I do finally get to it (assuming someone else hasn't in the mean time), it'll be a nice surprise for them. :)

[(Anonymous)]

Well I for one am pleased to hear that there will be fic to look forward to in the future! :D