Friday DE: Nos to the Talgia

[bjornwilde]

What is your pup nostalgic for at this moment?

Bonus question: Since we're going into a new year and we have a new DE mun, an informal survey...
What sort fo DE topics do you enjoy most?
What do you think about DE coming later in the day, at times?

Comments

[bjornwilde]

Ahsoka: saving the galaxy with Anakin and R2 and Rex.

Sabine: the days when it was just her, Hera, Kanan, and Zeb. Ezra has proved himself, but she still misses the earlier time. She also misses her friendships from the Academy and her Mandalorian family.

Danny: A home and family.

Jessica: Her PI days in San Francisco. A "normal" life.

Dog: Her brothers and sisters...but not Yrael. Really.

Viv: Her mother and brother and her earlier year when she first attended a high school.

Bonus questions: I like the meme type, as I am typically crunched and easy answers are fun. I also like topics that dig into the character; be it personality, history, or just things that never come up in play.

I'm leaning towards different and later times for DE as a good thing. I feel like there's a perception that answering in the evening or afternoon is not a thing, and I think it should be. I'm hoping the later posting time will encourage this.

[cute_bruiser]

I think it's worth considering that many people already are responding to these DEs late in the day - for instance, I'm currently writing this at midnight my time. And while I definitely think people should be encouraged to keep responding to DEs throughout the day (and later still, if they feel like it!), as a non-US mun I would prefer if they went up at the same time of day as they do now (or even earlier!). I enjoy checking them on my lunchbreak, and trying to come up with answers when I'm stuck on work problems, but as it is right now they sometimes go up at 4 or even 5pm my time, so if DEs go up at night in the US EU muns would be answering them at around midnight or even the next day. I totally understand why, of course, but having them later again would probably make me less likely to respond than before.

In terms of types of DE: I like memes! Memes are good. And I always like ones which are a bit silly, and/or those which encourage discussion between responders. Conversely, some of those which are country-specific can be a little offputting, e.g. I once had to google 'potluck' to check what it even was before responding. That said, they're useful for broadening my US vocab for writing Molly and Coulson!

[bjornwilde]

Good point about time zones. To clarify the new nun likely won't be posting until after 9am US PST, so just about an hour after I usually come in and rescue the DE. I know I'll ll keep posting in the morning but will see how often I can do earlier than when I get to work.

[cameoflage]

I can, will, and have answered DEs multiple days after they're posted, if the question was interesting enough. I do kind of like being able to answer the DE the night before, which isn't really an option when it's posted a few hours later than it has been, but I can live without that. However, earlier might be better so that the maximum number of muns can answer as they get online/get free time.

The type of DE I most consistently like is probably 'fit them into the classification system of another canon', like Homestuck classpects or Digimon crests or Lantern colours. Very open-ended questions as DEs are more likely to give me option paralysis, especially if they're asking about something that canon doesn't even hint at.

[cute_bruiser]

I also like the 'match your pup to another canon's classification' memes! I like the way they make you consider your character's core motives/personality/etc.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

I too enjoy classification system DEs. They appeal to my burning need to meticulously categorise things, and they make good jumping off points for talking about stuff.

Also I am reminded that it's been ages since we did Homestuck classpects, we should do that one again.

[cameoflage]

We should!