Snowflake Challenge Day 5
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In your own space, promote three communities, challenges, blogs, pages, Twitters, Tumblrs or platforms and explain why you love them.
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hc_bingo I was lucky enough to have a first hand view as this community was first dreamt up and then created. eglantiere is not only an excellent person but an excellent mod, too. Sadly, despite taking part in many bingos I've yet to win, even a line. However, I have faith that this year may be my year. So yes, an excellent comm I enjoy a lot.
A03. It's hard to believe that the archive didn't exist when I first got into fandom. It's a place that's brought me hours of enjoyment, and it's not often I can't find the exact thing I need to scratch a fic itch.
no_tags this is such a brilliant challenge. I've taken part often, and watched as it changed mod hands a few times, but each new person has overseen another crop of excellent stories. What people can write in a week amazes me.
picfor1000 yes old friends, you're going to hear the story yet again. Back in the day picfor1000 was where I posted my first ever bandom story. Well, the first official one anyway. It's a challenge where you get a picture prompt and then have to write a story of exactly 1000 words in response. I'd done a few popslash responses in previous years, but that year I wrote something waybros centric. And every year since then I've done the same. Except last year when I flaked on the challenge for the first time ever. But yes, it's multi fannish and such a cool thing to attempt.
And finally, a nod to popslash and Make the Yuletide Gay. Sadly the exchange ended last year but had an amazing run from 2001 to 2017, changing hands once in that time.nospeud and pensnest were fantastic mods, and while the exchange is now over the site has hundreds of popslash stories there to be enjoyed.
In your own space, promote three communities, challenges, blogs, pages, Twitters, Tumblrs or platforms and explain why you love them.
hc_bingo I was lucky enough to have a first hand view as this community was first dreamt up and then created. eglantiere is not only an excellent person but an excellent mod, too. Sadly, despite taking part in many bingos I've yet to win, even a line. However, I have faith that this year may be my year. So yes, an excellent comm I enjoy a lot.A03. It's hard to believe that the archive didn't exist when I first got into fandom. It's a place that's brought me hours of enjoyment, and it's not often I can't find the exact thing I need to scratch a fic itch.
no_tags this is such a brilliant challenge. I've taken part often, and watched as it changed mod hands a few times, but each new person has overseen another crop of excellent stories. What people can write in a week amazes me.picfor1000 yes old friends, you're going to hear the story yet again. Back in the day picfor1000 was where I posted my first ever bandom story. Well, the first official one anyway. It's a challenge where you get a picture prompt and then have to write a story of exactly 1000 words in response. I'd done a few popslash responses in previous years, but that year I wrote something waybros centric. And every year since then I've done the same. Except last year when I flaked on the challenge for the first time ever. But yes, it's multi fannish and such a cool thing to attempt.And finally, a nod to popslash and Make the Yuletide Gay. Sadly the exchange ended last year but had an amazing run from 2001 to 2017, changing hands once in that time.
nospeud and pensnest were fantastic mods, and while the exchange is now over the site has hundreds of popslash stories there to be enjoyed.
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Date: 2019-01-05 06:34 pm (UTC)Oh gosh, yes, AO3. I remember so clearly it being posited way back when LJ was starting its nonsense, but it also feels like it's been there forever. It's so beautifully fit for purpose, elegantly so, and I love it.
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Date: 2019-01-05 06:52 pm (UTC)Oh gosh, yes, AO3. I remember so clearly it being posited way back when LJ was starting its nonsense, but it also feels like it's been there forever
I totally agree. It does feel like it's been there forever, and when I think back to multiple personal websites, web rings and posting fic on LJ. It makes you wonder how people found anything to read at all. But of course they did, it's just, A03 makes it so much easier.
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Date: 2019-01-05 06:44 pm (UTC)Ao3’s become so ubiquitous it’s hard to imagine it not being there.
I should really look through what’s been posted on no tags before sometime
Ohh I might look into that one. I’m useless at keeping to a word count though. Yay Waybro love!
The Yuletide should always be gay *nods* it’s good that it’s still around even though the exchange ended though
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Date: 2019-01-05 06:56 pm (UTC)I can imagine fandom without A03 now. Especially as so many challenges are now based there.
It'll be worth checking out the no_tags comm. It's been around for a long time, and over the years some gems have been posted. With the bonus of not being too long so are easily read.
I love picfor1000, but getting the exact count is really hard. Many a year I've had to force myself to cut whole scenes because I'm way over the limit.
Yes. Yes it should!
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Date: 2019-01-05 07:02 pm (UTC)Yeah, here’s hoping it sticks around
I’ll take a proper look sometime 💜 I still need to finish reading the last bandom holidays fic, just three left now!
Yeah I bet I’d do that too.
*spreads the gay*
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Date: 2019-01-06 05:37 am (UTC)i should really check out picfor1000.
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Date: 2019-01-06 09:55 am (UTC)Picfor1000 is a lot of fun, and a lot frustrating at times!
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Date: 2019-01-06 08:01 pm (UTC)Yeah, AO3 was really something that NEEDED to be created!
And speaking of AO3's importance - I would love if both SeSa and MtYG got imported to AO3. I particularly worry that the old SeSa archive will just disappear one day.
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Date: 2019-01-07 09:06 am (UTC)I was emailing Kimberly about it and telling her that I really thought I was done writing wise when I failed mini nano because I just couldn't get into writing the story. But it turns out it was the wrong story, and I just needed a push with something I wanted to write.
I love A03 but do worry that if it ever goes down a load of fic will be lost. I know I have my stuff backed up in gdocs where they're written but I don't post anywhere else but A03 now. I keep meaning to change that, even if it's just posting private here. A job for the future I think.
I would love if both SeSa and MtYG got imported to AO3. I particularly worry that the old SeSa archive will just disappear one day.
Oh man, that would be terrible.
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Date: 2019-01-10 11:32 am (UTC)Oh,yeah. Awesome. There's that extra boost of paranoia I needed today.
Gaaah.
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Date: 2019-01-06 09:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-01-07 08:33 am (UTC)I always look forward to new rounds and new cards.
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Date: 2019-01-07 06:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-01-07 08:27 am (UTC)It does make me sad that I missed last year. But it was just that kind of year and I can't do anything about it. So, onwards and upwards to more picfor1000 fills!