The 2023 Pre-Game Survey: "Park the caddy for you, mister?"

[brightknightie]

FK Fic Fest 2023

May 5^th will be the 31^st anniversary of "Dark Knight," Forever Knight's series premiere. May 18^th will be the 27^th anniversary of "Last Knight," the finale. And 2023 will be our 14^th FKFicFest!

If we play this year, the game will be challenge-style (not exchange-style). Many other questions remain open! This poll is for community members. (Join us!) The poll will close at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time) on Friday, February 10, 2023 (or, really, the next morning). Thanks!

Poll #28362 2023_FKFicFest_PreGamePoll

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 7

1. Should we play in 2023, or skip a year?

Play in 2023
7 (100.0%)

Return in 2024
0 (0.0%)

2. Right now, do you intend to play FKFicFest 2023?

Yes
7 (100.0%)

Only if it doesn't overlap other fests
0 (0.0%)

No
0 (0.0%)

3. How long should we have to write between electing the prompts and posting the stories?

~1 month
0 (0.0%)

~2 months
3 (42.9%)

~3 months
4 (57.1%)

4. How many challenge prompts should we have?

1 common prompt shared by all players
1 (14.3%)

3 prompts from which players independently pick
6 (85.7%)

5 prompts from which players independently pick
0 (0.0%)

5. Your mod keeps trying different voting systems for our elected prompts, to try to identify the prompts that work the best for the most players. What system do you think would work best this time?

3 polls (nominations, eliminations, final) with plurality winners, no ranking
1 (14.3%)

3 polls (nominations, eliminations, final) with ranked-choice winners
1 (14.3%)

2 polls (nominations, final) with ranked-choice winners
4 (57.1%)

Other, which I will explain in comments
1 (14.3%)

6. When should our stories come due? Pick up to 2. (Easter is April 9, and Passover April 5-13, this year. The new 90s_channel_tv_exchange is due May 21. Last year, the Everywoman exchange was due July 25.)

April 23
0 (0.0%)

April 30
1 (14.3%)

June 4
2 (28.6%)

June 25
5 (71.4%)

July 9
3 (42.9%)

Other, which I will explain in comments
0 (0.0%)

7. What else should we be considering, to make the game more fun for more people? (You can also share public comments below!)

Comments

"Other, which I will explain in comments"

[brightknightie]

My apologies for the confusion! "Other, which I will explain in comments" is an option for folks who don't like the offered choices, and want to instead suggest an unlisted different approach, which they would explain down here in the comments/replies.

At the time you asked this morning, no one had made any comments/replies on this post. At the time I'm answering this evening, one person has shared a deadline preference for "the later, the better." :-)

Re: "Other, which I will explain in comments"

[dlyt]

Ah, now I understand! Thanks! Makes perfect sense.

Re: "Other, which I will explain in comments"

[pj1228]

Ooops, I now realise that I took question 7 for the comment line in which to post the comments from question 5 + 6. Sorry about that!

Re: "Other, which I will explain in comments"

[brightknightie]

Oh! Well, you're very welcome to reply in either or both places. If you'd like people to know what your answers were, and perhaps chat about them, you're welcome to re-post them down here!