- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I definitely think it'd be worthy CF discussion.
I believe a non-involved member (as in, one who is not a "big gun" in fanfiction), founding a fanfic "capital" of Bnet, would be the best solution, and then to perhaps have a pinned & locked thread in New Mombasa with directions to said Chapter.
I'd like to see a certain degree of equality in such a Group. Giving authors higher ranks based on the successfulness of their stories could prove to have a negative effect on newer writers. Maybe three separate roles such as "Author", "Experienced Author" and "Dedicated Author", increasing with success and frequency of writing, but with more or less the same privileges as one another would be more encouraging than discouraging for new people. The administration and moderation of the Chapter could then be dealt with by people who are deemed responsible enough to do so (as Bnet is run - perhaps the analagy of Theme Masters as "Dedicated Authors", members who have worked well, and Forum Ninjas as responsible members selected to help keep things under control is appropriate).
It would indeed be nice for readers to be given a separate role. If the default role was "reader", and then a custom resource/forum thread for authors to alert the administration to their presence was created, a good experience could be maintained for all.
Those are just my views. I'm partial to a bit of fanfic reading/writing myself, I'm happy to help out if my support is needed. I'll bring it up in Chapter Founders and see if there are any different perspectives.