I still maintain my position that the option of a hybrid system (meaning players would have a choice to us it!) would be the best compromise given the margin of the poll. As it is now, choosing to go either/or with journal vs. comm-based will end up alienating a substantial portion of the playerbase.
I made a model of the hybrid system just to give a clear-cut illustration of how it works!
Pretend that this is Polychromatic's new community (http://sausage.dreamwidth.org/).
Players post on the community with full posts, but instead of clicking the reply link, the reader clicks a link on the bottom of the character's post leading to the journal post. This maintains the aesthetic consistency of the community's format, while giving players the option to maintain their content on their journals. Furthermore, this optional hybrid system would not cause extra hassle because the entry's Reply link is simply replaced with the player's custom link. It's still one click to get to the comment page.
However, I do have one concern: I'm worried that if the option of a hybrid system is allowed, some players may choose to ignore the players who use this option. There's no technical reason for it, as the hybrid system would do little to affect the community format besides the community posts not reflecting the actual comment count. (A minor concession, I think.)
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I made a model of the hybrid system just to give a clear-cut illustration of how it works!
Pretend that this is Polychromatic's new community (http://sausage.dreamwidth.org/).
Players post on the community with full posts, but instead of clicking the reply link, the reader clicks a link on the bottom of the character's post leading to the journal post. This maintains the aesthetic consistency of the community's format, while giving players the option to maintain their content on their journals. Furthermore, this optional hybrid system would not cause extra hassle because the entry's Reply link is simply replaced with the player's custom link. It's still one click to get to the comment page.
However, I do have one concern: I'm worried that if the option of a hybrid system is allowed, some players may choose to ignore the players who use this option. There's no technical reason for it, as the hybrid system would do little to affect the community format besides the community posts not reflecting the actual comment count. (A minor concession, I think.)