Podfic poll!

[fiercelydreamed]

For no reason other than a) I dig podfic, and b) I'm curious.

Poll #2862 Things about podfic.

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 24

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I listen to podfic ...

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Often
16 (66.7%)

Rarely
5 (20.8%)

Never (or close enough for government work)
3 (12.5%)

I find podfic to listen to at ...

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The Audiofic archive
20 (95.2%)

Amplificathon (LJ community)
13 (61.9%)

Podslash (LJ community)
6 (28.6%)

Some other resource I will share in the blank below, because sharing is friendly
2 (9.5%)

That other podfic source I said I'd share is ...

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I'll decide to try out a new podfic if ...

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I've read other stories by that author
17 (81.0%)

I've heard other stories read by that reader
13 (61.9%)

Someone recs it to me
15 (71.4%)

It's part of a challenge/fest I'm following
3 (14.3%)

I'll skim some of the text before I make up my mind
6 (28.6%)

I'll listen to anything in my fandom(s)/about my favorite pairing(s)
9 (42.9%)

I'll listen to anything that's the length I'm looking for
6 (28.6%)

Some other method I will tell you about below
3 (14.3%)

That other method I use to decide to listen to a new podfic is ...

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Compared to my fanfic reading habits, the range of fandoms I'll listen to podfic in is ...

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Broader
4 (19.0%)

The same
7 (33.3%)

Narrower
10 (47.6%)

Compared to my fanfic reading habits, my standards for writing quality necessary for me to enjoy a podficced text are ...

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Higher
9 (42.9%)

The same
9 (42.9%)

Lower
3 (14.3%)

If I decide I don't want to finish listening to a podfic, it's likely because ...

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The story isn't up to my standards, or has an element I don't like
11 (52.4%)

The reader isn't up to my standards, or something about the reader's style makes the story difficult to follow
15 (71.4%)

The recording has poor sound quality
17 (81.0%)

Given several lengths to choose from, I prefer podfics that are ...

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Less than 10 minutes
0 (0.0%)

10-29 minutes
2 (9.5%)

30-59 minutes
4 (19.0%)

1 hour - 1 hour 59 minutes
3 (14.3%)

Two hours or more (long as I can get them baby!)
8 (38.1%)

Seriously, you're enough of a dork to make sure the time horizons on your response options don't overlap? On a Dreamwidth Poll? Your nerdery is epic, man.
4 (19.0%)

Compared to my fanfic rereading habits, I am ________ to relisten to a podfic I've already heard.

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More likely
15 (71.4%)

As likely
5 (23.8%)

Less likely
1 (4.8%)

If I'm in public, I will listen to podfics with explicit sexual content ...

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Gleefully
11 (52.4%)

Knowingly
8 (38.1%)

Only if I didn't know the sex scene was coming
0 (0.0%)

Only until the porn starts, and then I'll flush and fumble frantically for the off button
2 (9.5%)

Never
0 (0.0%)

At work, I am ________ to listen to podfics with explicit sexual content.

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More likely
0 (0.0%)

As likely
5 (31.2%)

Less likely
4 (25.0%)

Absolutely not willing
7 (43.8%)

My favorite thing about podfic is ...

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My podfic pet peeve is ...

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Why yes, I would love to recommend a favorite podfic of mine! It's ...

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Extra credit: If I could have fiercelydreamed record any podfic (her own fic or someone else's), it would be ...

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Comments

[toft]

My standard for enjoyment is possibly not lower, actually, but different. I'll enjoy podfic for stories that feel redundant/indulgent/too slow in written form, because I listen to them to go to sleep, often, and like a slower pace.

Also, I do not have 'work' in the traditional sense. I do not fit within your poll! I have in fact listened to podfic while transcribing. But mostly I can't listen to anything while I study.

Also, I have two preferred length of podfic: 10-30 mins, and also longer-than-2-hours. The former is for falling asleep, the latter is for journeys.

PS- I keep meaning to tell you, and I can't remember if I have already, but your reading of Shaenie's Harmonic Function is devastating.

[livrelibre]

I also choose podfic by format because I have this weird compulsive need to keep my podfic in the right Books category of iTunes so I prefer podbooks.

[anatsuno]

Do you know that you can now tell iTunes to put a mp3 in the audiobook category by selecting the appropriate media 'type' in a drop down in the 'details' of the properties of the file? *shares happy making tips*

[livrelibre]

\0/ You have now made my life so much easier! Thank you muchly!

[anatsuno]

you are most welcome. :D

[landshark]

Juice817 could read me the phone book.

...Don't look at me like that.

:D

[wychwood]

I mostly listen to podfic when I'm travelling; it's perfect for me if I'm cycling, because it takes enough of my attention to keep me interested while trundling slowly uphill, but not so much that I can't focus on traffic. Music tends to blank out outside sounds if I have it loud, and I also find that it ends up as background sound rather than actually helping entertain me. Also good for long train and/or plane journeys; I listened to the whole of Hawks and Hands on my way to Australia, and that was a total lifesaver.

So far I've really just gone for long stories I already know and love. I like longer fic more anyway, but for podfic stuff that's under about 20 minutes feels like a waste of time to me. My old commute was about an hour, hour and a half, in total, and I liked stories that would last me a week.

I'm not keen on explicit porn in podfics; it's ok when I'm cycling, but if I'm around people (on a train, say) I get very uncomfortable.

Other recs: I love zoetrope's voice, and am inclined to pick up less-favourite stories if she's done them :)