erda | Dreamwidth Anniversary Fest

Just a few things before I put up the community.

First, enough people expressed concern about the length of time their content would be tied up that Six Weeks for Dreamwidth is now Three Weeks for Dreamwidth.

Tentatively, the start date for the fest is Monday, April 26.

Just to make sure it is clear, anything that you choose to create and offer for this festival is with the understanding that it be posted only on Dreamwidth for three weeks from the date you post it, with the intent of stimulating conversation and connection here at home. After three weeks, you may post the content anywhere you wish. During the time that the festival is running, you are free to post other content anywhere you like, converse and interact with people, and do exactly as you would normally do, except as regards content you have created specifically for the Three Weeks for Dreamwidth Anniversary Festival. Only content created for and entered in this fest must remain on Dreamwidth.

People who are concerned that their content is available by feed. I am not going to worry about it. If you post to Dreamwidth and some people can access that content by feed, that is not a huge deal.

I hope to spotlight some of our communities here, but since it is clear that some people will not want to be involved in this fest, I feel I need your express permission in order to talk about your community. Community maintainers, if you wish to be mentioned on the main festival comm, please let me know in comments, by pm, or anyway you like.

There will be at least one friending meme. We will be using one main comm to link things, and emphasizing posting to existing comms. We will be including both fannish and non fannish content. There will be totally awesome memes in private journals.

Does anyone know if there is a community where we can begin dropping prompts so that people can think about/start working on them? I know of several comms that offer prompts, but are there any that accept prompts? Alternately, I like the idea of an exchange, but only if I have someone else to run it.

~~Also, about the tag feed. I think a tag feed is a good idea, but I do not feel comfortable pursuing it. Would someone like to volunteer to look into this?~~

Please, please, unless your dwircle is identical to mine, give me a signal boost. This will not be successful if I can't reach people.

ETA: the festival community is here

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were_duck

Signal Boosted! This is going to be fun :)

From:

erda

Thanks for the boost. I'm so excited!!

From:

penny

Here through

were_duck's signal boost (which I saw on my network). This is an awesome idea! I'm off to add to the signal boosting...

From:

erda

Thank you! We're going to have fun!!!

From:

synecdochic

I think a tag feed is a good idea, but I do not feel comfortable pursuing it. Would someone like to volunteer to look into this?

Just let me know what the agreed-upon tag is (should be something that quasi-explains the project as part of the tag) and I'll make Mark create it :)

From:

erda

Is there a length restriction? My first choice would be three weeks for dreamwidth since if people get in the habit of posting and discussing here first and want to continue to do so, I wouldn't want to tie this only to the anniversary.

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erda - Date: 2010-03-12 06:28 pm (UTC) - Expand

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damned_colonial

Communities... I maintain the following comms that would be well suited to this, I think:

knitting

age_of_sail

kink_finders

style_salon

omnomnom

boilingwater

From:

erda

Great! I will be checking out these communities and putting them on my list for attention. Thank you!

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From:

redsnake05

Signal boosted!

I'm pretty excited about this, but I am also a pretty backwater-dwelling sort of a girl. So maybe, when the main comm goes up, you could have a post where people who want to organise things can find co-conspirators with whom to collaborate? I love collaboration!

From:

erda

Yes, I will try to put up a collaboration post when I start the main comm. Thanks for the signal boost!!

From:

dodificus

Consider the signal boosted! I'm just happy that I'll be back from overseas by the time this starts and I'll be able to participate.

From:

erda

Yay!! It looks like I will be away for a bit right before this starts, too, and I never go anywhere.

From:

stewardess

Congratulations! You have done a marvelous job clearly expressing the consensus of zillions of comments. :)

From:

erda

Thanks! I'm a bit 0_o about all this, but I'm sure it will work out one way or another eventually.

From:

princessofgeeks

by the way...I somehow got roped into co modding a Burn Notice adult fic community (het, slash, poly, all welcome)...

it's called

bn_sparks

you are welcome to mention or use us as needed.

From:

erda

Haha! I will mention it. Burn Notice is one of those shows I'm curious about, but haven't had a chance to check out yet. Maybe this will be the push I need.

From:

dhobikikutti

eid_ka_chand and

dark_agenda are both cool to play in.

From:

erda

Thank you! I will check them out.

From:

stepps

I'm really excited about this fest, and have lots of ideas for content making :D

I mod

sexy_war a new comm for Band of Brothers, Generation Kill, and The Pacific fans to share their works, and I would love for you to add it to the list of comms available for the fest. I'm going to post to the comm about his, and of cause to my Dw.

From:

erda

Thank you! I will for sure mention your comm during the fest, and I'm anxious to hear about/see your content ideas.

From:

glinda

Here via network, this is an awesome idea and I'm really looking forward to it.

I offer up the services of

passingbechdel as I mod that.

From:

erda

Thank you! I will for sure mention the comm during the fest.

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holyschist

I think this sounds like an awesome idea! I would be happy for any of my communities to be promoted (uh, something I really need to work on<--bad maintainer), and I will boost signal ASAP and definitely participate.

My comms:

spaceopera

tabletweaving

historicalembroidery

sca_attire

sca_documentation

naturaldyes

Obviously some of these are of very narrow appeal.

From:

erda

Thanks! I will be checking out your comms as soon as I have time, and will mention them during the fest. Historical embroidery?? Really?? That sounds totally awesome.

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rivenwanderer

Sounds nifty, my comm

dreaming_of_myst could use some love (it's kind of a small/niche fandom comm... but so many people have played Myst, I'm sure more people on DW might be interested :p)

Edited Date: 2010-03-13 02:39 am (UTC)

From:

erda

Oh, Myst! How cool! I will mention it on the main comm once I get things up and running.

From:

the_future_modernes

hi there. Thsi sounds like a cool idea. I'd like to request that my

politics comm was mentioned. It could definitely use some love!Thank you.

Edited Date: 2010-03-13 02:44 am (UTC)

From:

erda

Noted! I will include you.

From:

elke_tanzer

I mod the following two comms solo, and will announce the fest in both of them and in my personal journal.

midlands_fanworks (for fanworks inspired by the Legend of the Seeker tv show)

dantes_lair_fanworks (for fanworks inspired by the tv shows Dante's Cove and The Lair)

I am conferring with my co-mod on another comm about this, and if we're both in agreement, we'll comment here about that one, too.

From:

erda

I'm not familiar with these fandoms, but I will mention them during the fest.

From:

haruka

My wife and I both made new communities this week that we'd like to have involved. :)

create_my_comm

crock_o_dial

I love what you're doing with this and am looking forward to participating!

Edited Date: 2010-03-13 04:28 am (UTC)

From:

erda

I was just looking at

create_my_comm. That was a great idea. I'm also thinking of giving a plug to the idea of creating a little details comm, which seems like something we ought to have here. I will add these both to my list of comms to mention.

Now if only I could find my crockpot.

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haruka - Date: 2010-03-13 02:43 pm (UTC) - Expand

From:

elke_tanzer

Please count

common_nature in, too, it's a comm about the bits of wilderness that live among us! :-)

From:

erda

Okay, cool!

From:

wendynever

Mod for

original_slash. Our playground is your playground. :)

From:

erda

Hee! Thank you for sharing!

From:

finch

fiction_transitions mod here, hoping you'd like to send some attention our way.

From:

erda

I will be happy to mention your comm during the fest. Thanks!

I hit post before I meant to here. This is a very interesting comm. I had no idea it existed. Thank you for running this, and I will be sure to give it a sincere plug.

Edited Date: 2010-03-13 02:43 pm (UTC)

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finch - Date: 2010-03-13 06:35 pm (UTC) - Expand

From:

jana

Mod for

gimp_gate where I'll post about the fest :)

From:

erda

Glad to see this comm,and thanks for the plug. I will be sure to mention you once we get going. I could use some gimp help myself.

From:

yvi

I hope to spotlight some of our communities here, but since it is clear that some people will not want to be involved in this fest, I feel I need your express permission in order to talk about your community. Community maintainers, if you wish to be mentioned on the main festival comm, please let me know in comments, by pm, or anyway you like.

I am a maintainer of:

followfriday,

homeeconomics101,

python,

reptiles,

science and

yuletide and I am totally cool if any of those are mentioned.

Edited Date: 2010-03-13 10:39 am (UTC)