[ OT ] The Right Stuff : A Call For Moderators

So, here goes. 
 
 1 ) 2-3 hours on a daily basis. 
 
 2 ) 6-11 PM ( GMT ) 
 
 3 ) My trusty laptop. My phone when waiting for food. 
 
 4 ) Perhaps. I have a working idea for something that I go into in ( 6 ). Issue is feasibility. 
 
 5 ) This subreddit produces many chuckles and thoughtful huh. ’ s. 
 
 6 ) One problem WritingPrompts could improve on is how it deals with visibility. 
 
 I love how WritingPrompts blinds the score for a certain amount of time to avoid prejudicing readers, but it remains that too often there is an implicit pressure on making a post as fast as possible. 
 
 The mechanics of reddit encourages this kind of blitzing mentality. Maybe this is just me, but I sort the responses by best, and this means that, I only ever read maybe the first 3 posts of a prompt. The rest are skimmed with glazed eyes or lost eternally in the ether. 
 
 That ’ s not to say, this is all bad. The system encourages us to be quick on our toes, and I for one have enjoyed the challenge of blasting out the best quality thing I can on a self imposed time limit of an hour. But this arguably leads to sloppier writing and punishes those who favor taking their time. 
 
 It's a reality that the sooner you have a post out there, the more likely it will be one of the top comments. Which is important because, invariably that means it will be more likely to get read. 
 
 I'm not saying we're writing for upvotes, visibility, or even sweet, sweet reddit karma. We're here for the *cough* **love of the craft**. 
 
 That personal pursuit of narrative excellence. That ceaseless effort towards self-actualization. That ripping out of the soul ’ s entrails to scrawl visceral hitler-free prose. You are a Star in a Void. Peers be damned! 
 
 Buuuuuut, it does but a bit of a damper on things if a post you labor over does n't seem to even get read because you posted it 2-3 hours after it's been flooded or forgotten. No one likes to think their efforts have been wasted, and a little encouragement goes a long way. 
 
 So, possible solutions. 
 ( Disclaimer: I have no idea if any of this is remotely feasible ) 
 
 First up an optional, recommended WritingPrompts filter that would take the first two top responses, and then a randomized order after. 
 
 Sort of like: 
 
 sorted by: *wpfilter*: 
 
 * [ response 1 ] 420 upvotes 
 * [ response 2 ] 43 upvotes 
 * [ response 3 ] 7 upvotes 
 * [ response 4 ] 15 upvotes 
 * [ response 5 ] 4 upvotes 
 
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 Maybe a more feasible idea would be working with the inherent system and have a category of prompts like: 
 
 ** [ DP ] ( Delayed Prompt ) So began the era of KickStarter Politicians. ** 
 
 So these prompts would not show any responses to the prompt until after the week had expired, encouraging redditors to pore over a specific prompt at their leisure. ( Also initially randomized ordering if possible ) 
 
 7 ) Nope. The only real podcast I frequent is a hearthstone one called “ The Lightforge ”. I guess I also listen to ThisAmericanLife once in a blue moon. 
 
 8 ) /u/Lexilogical. This swell mod makes those wonderful Ask Lexi posts, but more so because I got to share my delight with a bunch of comics/graphic novels with her on the WritingPrompts chat. ( come swing by, it ’ s loads of fun! ) 
 
 Stuff like *The Sandman*, *Fables*, *Saga*, *FreakAngels* and *The Unwritten* ( which is the one that I never heard of until she recommended it to me ). 
 
 So thanks for being cool and having great taste Lexi.: -j 
 ( I love how the last question encourages us to pander to our heart ’ s content. ) 

