Doesn't "it's kinda interesting" mean the same thing? Or, am I spending too much time living with a teenage girl? I've learned to look for the hidden positives, you see.

Makes sense to me! I'm glad you like the factoids. I think there is a reason my readers are my readers, if you know what I mean.

BTW, you're are totally being let in on a secret in these little notes. I'm thinking of issuing decoder rings!

This is a great point. Those with a history background will appreciate it, those that don't may not read it. But there's always the people who love the history.

I think there must quite a few history buffs on my f-list, which makes all kinds of sense.

I didn't think I was being hard on myself at all! I just wanted to know if people liked the notes where they are, would rather have them before diving into the story, or didn't want them at all because a) they don't care, or b) they are far more knowledgable than me.

The real question, that I didn't ask, is whether all these factoids should be folded into the story. I shudder at too much exposition, though, so it's not gonna happen. It takes a writer with more skill than I presently possess to explain everything and not make it boring or insulting.

Thanks for your comments!

¡Yay! I'm not alone! And neither are you! There's loads of us that still seek the knowledge! Thanks for commenting!

Well, see, that's just the info I was looking for, stripped of the self-deprecating foot shuffling. Though if you'd like to say something a smidge more critical, I won't be offended. Not that you have to, of course.

Yeah, there's stuff that's fairly common (and translations that are widely known), which is why I don't like to clutter the story with too many explanations. However, I was reading this great story that had Angel thinking of Spike as his Ganymede, and I couldn't quite pull the reference out of my brain, and so Googled instead. It was all very informative, but a quick note at the end of the story would've saved me opening a new tab. *shrug* I like to Google, but I figure if I already have, I might as well save my readers the trouble.

Thanks for commenting!

Heh. But doesn't it make sense for the big brooder to see himself as Zeus? Ponce.

Footnotes are always cool.

Oh lordy! I am ashamed that I agree so whole-heartedly! I think it's why I got so drawn in to "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius".

Oh you just want as much everything as possible, don't you, you little minx?

Don't worry, I'll keep putting in the notes. I just wanted to know where to put them, really. (And I hope nobody takes the bait with that opening.)

Heh. I didn't realize I was being jaundiced. I thought I was just narrowly avoiding "putting on airs".

It seems there are a fair few of us who get all excited by footnotes. And, here on LJ, we've found each other! It's a newly discovered kink! I hope it appears on the kink bingo sheet next round!