Gauging interest in a new comm

[jaythenerdkid]

Hey there, fellow LJ refugees!

chasethecloudsaway and I are thinking of starting a Discworld fan community, and we were wondering how many people would be interested in joining/helping out. I've met quite a few Discworld fans via various DW friending memes, and a lot of them seem pretty sad that there's no central fan comm for them to meet other fans, hang out, squee together, share fanworks and so on. I would be happy to start one up, as would chasethecloudsaway, but there's no point if we don't have any interested people.

So, what do you think? Is this something you'd be interested in, or do you know people who'd be interested in it? Please let us know. :)

ETA: It seems as though there's a high interest level after all! I think we'll go ahead and make the comm - once we figure out a name for it, of course.

Comments

[angrboda]

I'd probably try watching it for a while. I haven't read all the books yet (I've got The Fifth Elephant on my to read pile), and I've never been part of the fandom ever, but I'd be interested in seeing what sort of things other people put up. I say go ahead. :)

[thesynchronomes]

Funnily enough I've just finished reading my first Discworld novel (The Wee Free Men), and I'd definitely go on to read the others - depends when I can next get down to the library.

If you made a comm, I'd watch it. :)

[butterflymind]

I've not been active in the fandom before, but I am a big discworld fan, so I'd happily join.

[librariana]

Just now I realized that I started reading Terry Pratchett 15 years ago ^_^' - I'm an old fart. Anyway, from this perspective I would be glad to get some news about his latest projects and health. I also love Pratchett humor and parodies. If you include those kind of things except fic and fanart, I'm in!

[frightened]

Yeah, I would.

[kore]

Oh, I love DW, and I'd LOVE a comm. I just ordered Midnight as a present for myself from Amazon.co.uk!

[orm]

I would follow the fuck out of that.

[chaobell]

I recently got hooked on Discworld so sweet mother of crap, yes.

[jessie_c]

I'm in!

[hercircumstance]

I'd join. I've not been overly fannish about anything lately as far as creative output goes, but Discworld is one of those things I enjoy.

[tattycat]

I love Discworld, so I'd join :) Can I say things like "CRIVENS!!" and "WAILY WAILY WAILY"? Because those are necessary parts of my vocabulary.

[musyc]

Oh, definitely. I'd love a Discworld comm.

[elf]

Yes! A DW comm on DW would be excellent!

[elsbethrenee]

Yay! I just transferred to DW, and was very sad about the lack of Pterry love up in here.

[yvi]

I'm very interested!

[kowe]

VERY interested!

[sporky_rat]

There is actually a Discworld comm here at DW, it's called discworld.

[jaythenerdkid]

Ah, so I see. Thanks for letting me know!