...was almost the exact opposite. IMO, it's the number of chapter stories that causes the congestion on the front page, which in turn contributes to the feeling that there's too much here for anyone to read and still do anything else. There's some truth to that feeling, of course -- I'm referring to the headers more than ever now, and skipping a few more stories than I used to. It helps that there are a number of universes (DarkRealms and Comics Retcon, among others) that I pass by rather than trying to absorb all the background.

Sure, I may have to delay reading a long story until I have time and inclination for it, and yes, some multi-post stories -- especially ones with chapters posted frequently -- are memorable enough that I can pick them up each time without having to bring up the previous chapter in an attempt to recall who's doing what to whom. (And yes, if I want to read a whole divided story at one time I can wait until it's finished and then use the "printer-friendly" button to generate the whole story from the title page or first chapter, though I miss the comments when I do that.)

But in general I'd prefer to have the choice of what to read and when, rather than having the author ration it. And if the author has completed it and is posting it piecemeal, I'd prefer a quick turnaround -- more than once a week -- to dragging it out. Personally, I enjoy Karin Bishop posting her chapters each day. (Since chapters are dropped from the front page when the next one is posted, they don't add to the congestion. It's the number of chapter stories, not the number of chapters, that contributes to the problem.)

Eric