February Monthly Post

[ysabetwordsmith]

This is the February community post for allbingo . What were your bingo activities during February? What are your plans for March?

For Febuary we had:
Valentines Fest hosted by ysabetwordsmith
This fest features romantic ups and downs, along with platonic options.
Posting will be February 1-29.

For March we will have:
[recurring]
National Craft Month Fest hosted by  nsfwords 
This is a fest focusing on the myriad joys (and frustrations) of Crafting.
Posting will be March 1-30.


Nobody has volunteered for April yet.  Would anyone like to host a bingo then?    You can pick your favorite fandom or other topic, and it's not a lot of work.

Comments

[languajix]

My plans for March are to hopefully do the Craft Month fest! I'm new to this community but it sounds like it will be fun. :D

It's not starting out so well, though. I'm sick and haven't been as productive as I would have liked all week... looking forward to jumping into this with both feet once my energy is back, though!

Welcome!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> My plans for March are to hopefully do the Craft Month fest! <<

Yay! I wish you luck with it.

>> I'm new to this community but it sounds like it will be fun. :D

This is a low-pressure, high-inspiration community so it's meant for fun.

Other resources for newcomers include:

reddit_refugees and getting_started

Twitter Exodus

Re: Welcome!

[languajix]

Thank you! reddit_refugees looks like a great way to see what's going on around the site!

I was a very involved user/mod of an LJ comm way back... 2010-2013ish. Then migrated to nothing with the occasional Tumblr jaunt. It was uncanny how familiar it felt to start up a Dreamwidth journal despite the decade of separation. It was a day of rediscovery and joy, honestly. Ahhh HTML, I've missed you! Switching between icons depending on mood/role, my old friend!!

I don't see much Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan activity on DW at all, and I think I'm going to be an odd duck in that regard, but I am trying to be better about staying in one fandom and finishing what I start. I have a handful of projects I will be so incredibly proud of if I can just stop being fandom-flighty and finish for once in my life. I just hope not to be too much of a bother if all the bingo/challenge fills I do around the site for a while are for one singular fandom like the world's greenest and scaliest and ninja-est one-trick pony!

Re: Welcome!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Thank you! reddit_refugees looks like a great way to see what's going on around the site! <<

Yeah, it has a lot of resources on what's happening and how to do things.

>> I was a very involved user/mod of an LJ comm way back... 2010-2013ish. Then migrated to nothing with the occasional Tumblr jaunt. It was uncanny how familiar it felt to start up a Dreamwidth journal despite the decade of separation. It was a day of rediscovery and joy, honestly. Ahhh HTML, I've missed you! Switching between icons depending on mood/role, my old friend!! <<

It's good to have you here, getting back into this style of blogging. :D

>> I don't see much Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan activity on DW at all, <<

Your options include ...

storm_sewer -- TMNT fan community
For discussing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, all iterations. Fanworks welcome.

addme_furry -- Addme Furry
Find other fans of anthropomorphics.

furry -- Furries of Dreamwidth
A community for anthropomorphic fans.

>> and I think I'm going to be an odd duck in that regard, but I am trying to be better about staying in one fandom and finishing what I start. <<

Good plan.

>> I have a handful of projects I will be so incredibly proud of if I can just stop being fandom-flighty and finish for once in my life.<<

Go for it!

>> I just hope not to be too much of a bother if all the bingo/challenge fills I do around the site for a while are for one singular fandom like the world's greenest and scaliest and ninja-est one-trick pony! <<

No problem, we have members who focus on a single character or set of characters. Write what you love!

See our Bingo and Achievement page for options with the same source or other features.

Finally, check the Community Calendar for open slots, we still have some where you could host a TMNT fest if you wish.

Re: Welcome!

[languajix]

>>It's good to have you here, getting back into this style of blogging. :D<<

Thank you! Glad to be here.

>>storm_sewer -- TMNT fan community <<

Unfortunately, no one other than me has posted in storm_sewer since late 2022, but I will definitely try to crosspost a few things to there regularly so if someone happens to wander in someday, I'll have a buddy!

The other two appear to be furry communities, and I don't have a fursona, but I'll keep an eye out to see if any other TMNT fans end up posting in them.

>>No problem, we have members who focus on a single character or set of characters. Write what you love! <<

That's reassuring to hear. I won't feel so self-conscious, then! :D

>>Finally, check the Community Calendar for open slots, we still have some where you could host a TMNT fest if you wish.<<

If you think it would be something that might interest others, that sounds like fun! The very first TMNT issue was published on April 30, 1984, which would make April 2024 the 40-year anniversary? Or I wouldn't mind any other open month, either, I don't have much going on.

Re: Welcome!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Unfortunately, no one other than me has posted in storm_sewer since late 2022<<

Bummer.

>> but I will definitely try to crosspost a few things to there regularly so if someone happens to wander in someday, I'll have a buddy! <<

That's a good idea.

You could also advertise it on dw_community_promo. You don't have to be a moderator to do that, and it doesn't have to be a new community.

>>If you think it would be something that might interest others, that sounds like fun! The very first TMNT issue was published on April 30, 1984, which would make April 2024 the 40-year anniversary? Or I wouldn't mind any other open month, either, I don't have much going on.<<

Oh, that's perfect. :D I'll put you down for April. There may be other TMNT fans in the audience, and if not, people can still use the prompts for other purposes. You've got lots of options -- episode titles, character quotes, characters and motifs, etc. Browse some previous fests to see how people lay them out. Often there are several sublists to choose from or mix-and-match.

Re: Welcome!

[languajix]

>> You could also advertise it on dw_community_promo. You don't have to be a moderator to do that, and it doesn't have to be a new community<<

Awesome! I will, thank you.

>>I'll put you down for April. There may be other TMNT fans in the audience, and if not, people can still use the prompts for other purposes. You've got lots of options -- episode titles, character quotes, characters and motifs, etc. Browse some previous fests to see how people lay them out. Often there are several sublists to choose from or mix-and-match.<<

Several sublists should be a piece of cake pizza! I'm excited.

Re: Welcome!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Awesome! I will, thank you.<<

I'm happy I could help. Come to think of it, you can promote that comm in your fest and encourage folks to crosspost there.

>>Several sublists should be a piece of cake pizza! I'm excited.<<

LOL yes. You could make a sublist of pizza styles and toppings. :D