Snowflake Challenge 5 and 7
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impala_chickChallenge #5: In your own space, talk about an idea you wish you had the time / talent / energy to do.
I used to really love themed Land Comms! I'd love to bring back a challenge with some kind of team aspect that takes place over a period of time. The one I'm thinking of is A War of Roses, which was a Land comm for all historical fandoms. Participants were split into two teams, and then there was a weekly and a monthly challenge (I think?). Teams earned points based on participation. Each challenge was catered to totally different skills - there were fic or drabble challeneges, icon challenges, signature tags, puzzle challenges, recc challenges, maybe even some things that had to be completed as a team like a mini bingo? I think it's funner to do have broader themes, like Sci Fi or Historical - because then people aren't limited by fandom. On the other hand, I loved the way![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fffc ran their anniversary challenge, where they would just pick fandoms at random and you'd have a week to create something. Fandoms with the least amount of participation got eliminated - although the scoring could be worked out a little differently. That format could work for a general Land Comm, too. I know there used to be Supernatural land comms too, like SPN Verse. Oh, and I really like the kinkalot team challenge every summer. It's limited to Merlin fandom and fic, but the points and team aspects are great. I'm just worried that challenges that take place over a long period might not garner a lot of interest? It would be a lot of work to come up with team challenges and then do all the scoring.
Challenge #7: In your own space, tell us about 3 fandom resources, spaces, or communities you use or enjoy.
Not fandom specific:
•fffc has some really fun writing challenges! And you can earn badges along the way. I especially love their bingo challenges, even though I haven't had the energy to do them in a while.
•historium has some great people and interesting posts, including historical reference posts. I learn new things from the comm all the time.
•recthething is an informal recc comm. There's a post once a week to post about things you love, and it's great to get to share random fanwork squee.
•I really like followingvidding even though I haven't vidded in years. There are so many creative vids and they post about vid events/exchanges, so I don't miss when collections go live :D
I used to really love themed Land Comms! I'd love to bring back a challenge with some kind of team aspect that takes place over a period of time. The one I'm thinking of is A War of Roses, which was a Land comm for all historical fandoms. Participants were split into two teams, and then there was a weekly and a monthly challenge (I think?). Teams earned points based on participation. Each challenge was catered to totally different skills - there were fic or drabble challeneges, icon challenges, signature tags, puzzle challenges, recc challenges, maybe even some things that had to be completed as a team like a mini bingo? I think it's funner to do have broader themes, like Sci Fi or Historical - because then people aren't limited by fandom. On the other hand, I loved the way
fffc ran their anniversary challenge, where they would just pick fandoms at random and you'd have a week to create something. Fandoms with the least amount of participation got eliminated - although the scoring could be worked out a little differently. That format could work for a general Land Comm, too. I know there used to be Supernatural land comms too, like SPN Verse. Oh, and I really like the kinkalot team challenge every summer. It's limited to Merlin fandom and fic, but the points and team aspects are great. I'm just worried that challenges that take place over a long period might not garner a lot of interest? It would be a lot of work to come up with team challenges and then do all the scoring. Challenge #7: In your own space, tell us about 3 fandom resources, spaces, or communities you use or enjoy.
Not fandom specific:
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fffc has some really fun writing challenges! And you can earn badges along the way. I especially love their bingo challenges, even though I haven't had the energy to do them in a while.•
historium has some great people and interesting posts, including historical reference posts. I learn new things from the comm all the time.•
recthething is an informal recc comm. There's a post once a week to post about things you love, and it's great to get to share random fanwork squee.•I really like following
vidding even though I haven't vidded in years. There are so many creative vids and they post about vid events/exchanges, so I don't miss when collections go live :D
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Date: 2022-01-15 09:52 pm (UTC)I never got involved in a LandComm... I was never overtly invited and the time commitment looked like more than I was able to commit. But most of the folk who ever talk about being involved seemed to love them. And you're right, starting one is even more work!
FFFC and RecTheThing have been listed a few times here... it's on my list to check out after Snowflake is over.
I don't usually write historical things, but it's always useful to just know things; you never know what's useful when writing fic. I'll be checking Historium out for that.
Thanks for participating in Snowflake!
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Date: 2022-01-16 11:54 pm (UTC)Oh good to hear, fffc and recthething deserve it! :D
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