FAQ

What is this?
This site is an archive of the LiveJournal community slacken_ties. This archive is a passion project that was started in October of 2025 in an effort to make it easier for anyone to access the LiveJournal community and all it entailed.

What was slacken_ties?
Slacken_ties was a LiveJournal community based around sharing slashfic and other fanworks created about Franz Ferdinand. It was active from June 16th, 2004 until January 9th, 2008 when the owner, user Pygmalism, and the other moderators decided to close it.

Why did slacken_ties close?
The moderators no longer wanted to run the community and were unable to find new moderators for it. It's explained more in detail here.

Who runs this archive?
The creator's name is Joe and it's been a Franzy since 2020 (kind of late to the game, but it was only in middle school!). You can find it on several platforms, though it is mostly active on it's tumblr.
Leda helps import the posts from LiveJournal with a bot she wrote herself. She's been a casual listener of Franz Ferdinand for a while, but she has recently in 2025 become a much bigger fan after seeing them in concert. You can find her on twitter.

How often does the archive update?
It updates irregularly. I cannot promise any sort of pattern as to when I work on this, it's purely based on when I have the time and the effort to spare.

Can I volunteer my time to help with the archive?
Currently we do not need help.

Can I help in any other way?
You can dm Joe somewhere or send it a tumblr or strawpage ask letting it know that you appreciate what we're doing! After all, they're doing this for the Franzdom and any encouragement goes a long way. If you still want to help beyond that, you could always tip Joe at its ko-fi.