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Msg# 10146

Checklists Posted by Agape July 25, 2009 - 11:51:52 Topic ID# 10146
I believe these are not categorized correctly. Thanks.
I have listed the category they were put into, and after that, the category I chose.

***SubCategory: Genres: Ficlets: Men of the North***
The Pit (305): agape4gondor
Genres: Ficlets | Times: Ring War | Races: Men
Story Setting: Lórien (Lothlórien) · Characters: Boromir (son of Denethor II), Aragorn II

This has nothing to do with Men of the North. It is about Boromir in Lothlorien. His personal struggle and Aragorn's attempt to help.


***SubCategory: Times: Ring War: Fellowship***
A Malady in Meduseld (386): agape4gondor
Times: Ring War | Genres: Drama | Races: Men
Story Setting: Rohan (general), Edoras - Meduseld · Characters: Boromir (son of Denethor II), Gríma Wormtongue, Théodred, Other Canon Rohirrim

This tale has nothing to do with The Fellowship. It is before they even get together. It is about Boromir as he passes thru Edoras on his way to Rivendell.

Msg# 10149

Re: Checklists Posted by Marta July 26, 2009 - 21:04:45 Topic ID# 10146
Hiya Agape,

Thanks for looking over these categorizations. As to your requests:

> ***SubCategory: Genres: Ficlets: Men of the North***
> The Pit (305): agape4gondor
> Genres: Ficlets | Times: Ring War | Races: Men
> Story Setting: Lórien (Lothlórien) · Characters: Boromir (son of
> Denethor II), Aragorn II
>
> This has nothing to do with Men of the North. It is about Boromir in
> Lothlorien. His personal struggle and Aragorn's attempt to help.
>

"Men of the North" really has nothing to do with where the story is set.
It's about the characters involved - mostly Aragorn, but occasionally
Halbarad and other men native to Eriador. I put "The Pit" here because
you listed Aragorn as a character and also mentioned him in the summary.
I see that you listed both Aragorn and Boromir as characters for your
readers and neither as characters for categorization, which led me to
believe you thought both were equally central to the story.

If you feel strongly that this is a bad characterization I'll discuss it
with the other categorizers. However, looking at the other pieces
available, I do think this is the most appropriate place we could put it.

> ***SubCategory: Times: Ring War: Fellowship***
> A Malady in Meduseld (386): agape4gondor
> Times: Ring War | Genres: Drama | Races: Men
> Story Setting: Rohan (general), Edoras - Meduseld · Characters: Boromir
> (son of Denethor II), Gríma Wormtongue, Théodred, Other Canon Rohirrim
>
> This tale has nothing to do with The Fellowship. It is before they even
> get together. It is about Boromir as he passes thru Edoras on his way to
> Rivendell.
>

Okay, this one I'm a bit more flexible on! I thought it fit there
because it involved Boromir's journey to Rivendell, which strikes me as
part of the Quest to destroy the Ring. I want to discuss this with the
other categorizers before making any agreements but let me ask you this:
If I changed the name of this subcategory to "Times: Ring War: Quest of
the Ring" or something like that, would that make you more comfortable
with it? Or would you prefer I move it to Times: Ring War: General? Let
me know and I'll discuss it with the categorizers, and get back to you.

Marta

Msg# 10152

Re: Checklists Posted by Agape 4Rivendell July 27, 2009 - 7:23:12 Topic ID# 10146
Don't bother.... with The Pit -

but I think changing the category name to Quest of the Ring - I think that
would be better.

I can only hope that folks will be looking for stories by character and not
by category.

Thanks,
Agape

On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 10:04 PM, Marta <marta.fandom@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> Hiya Agape,
>
> Thanks for looking over these categorizations. As to your requests:
>
> > ***SubCategory: Genres: Ficlets: Men of the North***
> > The Pit (305): agape4gondor
> > Genres: Ficlets | Times: Ring War | Races: Men
> > Story Setting: Lórien (Lothlórien) · Characters: Boromir (son of
> > Denethor II), Aragorn II
> >
> > This has nothing to do with Men of the North. It is about Boromir in
> > Lothlorien. His personal struggle and Aragorn's attempt to help.
> >
>
> "Men of the North" really has nothing to do with where the story is set.
> It's about the characters involved - mostly Aragorn, but occasionally
> Halbarad and other men native to Eriador. I put "The Pit" here because
> you listed Aragorn as a character and also mentioned him in the summary.
> I see that you listed both Aragorn and Boromir as characters for your
> readers and neither as characters for categorization, which led me to
> believe you thought both were equally central to the story.
>
> If you feel strongly that this is a bad characterization I'll discuss it
> with the other categorizers. However, looking at the other pieces
> available, I do think this is the most appropriate place we could put it.
>
> > ***SubCategory: Times: Ring War: Fellowship***
> > A Malady in Meduseld (386): agape4gondor
> > Times: Ring War | Genres: Drama | Races: Men
> > Story Setting: Rohan (general), Edoras - Meduseld · Characters: Boromir
> > (son of Denethor II), Gríma Wormtongue, Théodred, Other Canon Rohirrim
> >
> > This tale has nothing to do with The Fellowship. It is before they even
> > get together. It is about Boromir as he passes thru Edoras on his way to
> > Rivendell.
> >
>
> Okay, this one I'm a bit more flexible on! I thought it fit there
> because it involved Boromir's journey to Rivendell, which strikes me as
> part of the Quest to destroy the Ring. I want to discuss this with the
> other categorizers before making any agreements but let me ask you this:
> If I changed the name of this subcategory to "Times: Ring War: Quest of
> the Ring" or something like that, would that make you more comfortable
> with it? Or would you prefer I move it to Times: Ring War: General? Let
> me know and I'll discuss it with the categorizers, and get back to you.
>
> Marta
>
>
>



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Msg# 10153

Re: Checklists Posted by Marta July 27, 2009 - 21:27:04 Topic ID# 10146
Hi Agape,

> Don't bother.... with The Pit -
>
> but I think changing the category name to Quest of the Ring - I think that
> would be better.
>

Thanks for being flexible! I will gladly change the category name like
you suggest. Will do that right now.

> I can only hope that folks will be looking for stories by character and not
> by category.
>

I can't speak for everyone, obviously, but I do both, probably relying
more on characters than categories. This seems to hold true for most
people I talk to: they like a certain character or setting or
subgenre, and read the stories involving that first.

Marta