Comment on Call for Feedback on Category Change Proposal

  1. chasesstarlight Wed 18 Sep 2013 06:43PM UTC

    ...What on earth is the point of the Country of Origin filter? Does anyone look for media from a specific country? I get filtering by language, but this is just weird to me; it seems like such a random thing to filter by.

    I second the request for a page with all the fandoms, if at all possible, and the comments about the missing categories in the Sequential Art folder.

    Also, I can see the splash page with recently active and popular fandoms get really annoying really fast. I'm not really in any of the juggernaut fandoms that are going to be showing up there 99% of the time and having to waste time while that information loads would probably get grating.

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    1. teaberryblue Wed 18 Sep 2013 07:28PM UTC

      I figure it's useful if you're looking for, say, K-drama specifically

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    2. navaan Thu 19 Sep 2013 12:55PM UTC

      The Unwritten Tom Taylor and his winged cat Mingus

      Also, I can see the splash page with recently active and popular fandoms get really annoying really fast.

      That was my first thought when I looked at them.

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    3. hele (Category_Change_Workgroup) Thu 19 Sep 2013 04:51PM UTC

      A cartoon drawing of Ada Lovelace as a child, reading a Calculus book, by 2googles

      Hi,

      Both country and language of origin browsing options have been requested and can be useful to narrow down some of the larger categories. For example, an Australian user might want to filter live-action TV shows by country of origin Australia, and a Spanish-speaking user might want to look for Spanish-language film fandoms to find works for that movie they just watched. It will not be mandatory to use them.

      Thanks for your feedback on this & other matters! We will take it into account in our discussion.

      Best,
      hele
      AO3 Category Change

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    4. Carmarthen Fri 20 Sep 2013 10:34PM UTC

      I would definitely use Country of Origin as a way to get canon recs if it were an option. For example, right now, I'd like to find some Russian movies to work on my listening comprehension, and movies that generate fannish activity are more likely to appeal to me.

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