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Community Calendar for 2018
This community calendar provides a place to organize events in allbingo. Ideally, there will be periodic fests and challenges on different themes, organized by different people. If you would like to run an event here, please speak up! See the calendars from 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 for ideas.
Organizing an Event
This community is a low-traffic, low-pressure opportunity to organize an activity. Anyone can volunteer to host something. Two or more people can cohost the same event; this is a good idea if you want to participate but your availability varies. The requirements are pretty simple:
1) Pick a theme and a timespan. Ideally, aim for a month that doesn't already have an activity, but time-sensitive events may be allowed closer together as needed. If you're not sure of people's interest, you could post a query first and ask, especially if you have several possible themes or times in mind. Declare your interest so that your event can be added to the schedule.
2) Post details for the parameters of the event. This needs to include at least the beginning and end dates, along with the theme. It helps to mention any unusual bingo patterns, communities, or prompt lists that would suit the event. You may want to generate and include a "public" card that anyone can use. You can use < textarea > before the card code and < / textarea > (remove the spaces) after the card code to create a box of code that people can copy to put the public card on their own blog. The same code box can be used to offer a list of thematic prompts for anyone wishing to make their own card from similar motifs.
Typically the event host will make an advance announcement about two weeks before the fest opens, with such things as a public card or a suggestion of where else to get an appropriate card, so that people can start making content. Then make an "event open" post on the first day it's open.
3) Keep an eye on the activity. Ideally, answer questions about the event, encourage people to participate, cheer for the ones who post a bingo, etc. If an argument breaks out, remind people to play nice. You might want to do a little promotion in other relevant venues, but it's not required. It helps to make a wrapup post at the end of the fest too.
Community Calendar for 2018
January
Apocalypse Bingo hosted byaldersprig
There will be a more normal 4x4 card offered, as well as an option for “bingo challenges,” since the apocalypse is challenging.
February
Valentines Fest hosted byysabetwordsmith
Posting will be February 1-29. There will be 3x3 cards offered in the categories of Romantic, Erotic, Heartbroken, and Platonic.
March
Slice of Life Fest hosted bysamuraiter
Appreciate the everyday things.
April
Spring Fest Bingo hosted byysabetwordsmith
Celebrate spring with kigo, holidays, and nature.
May
Wrestling Fest hosted bytaleacorven
WrestleMania takes place on Sunday, April 8 and the fest will pick up motifs from that. There will be prompts that apply to other fandoms besides professional wrestling, too.
June
Winteriron Bingo hosted byphantomas
This fest will feature relationships between Iron Man (Tony Stark) and the Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This will be 5x5 bingo with two main categories: kinky/smut and not kinky/not smut. It will run for six months, followed by an amnesty period.
July
Winterfest in July hosted byvexed_wench and spiralicious
Celebrate all the winter holidays.
August
Fairies & Fairytales hosted byaldersprig
There will be a more normal 4x4 card offered, as well as an option for “bingo challenges,” since the fairies are challenging.
September
Cottoncandy Bingo Fest hosted byysabetwordsmith
Celebrate the fun and fluffy things in life.
1000 Words or Less fest hosed bylacrimula_falsa
This fest focuses on short fills.
October
Halloween / Samhain Bingo Fest hosted byvexed_wench and spiralicious
Create fills based on the holidays of the dead.
November
Aviation Fest hosted byrogueprince
Observe Aviation Month by writing about machines that fly.
December
Summer in December bysamuraiter
Remember the warmth of summer in this fest.
allbingo. Ideally, there will be periodic fests and challenges on different themes, organized by different people. If you would like to run an event here, please speak up! See the calendars from 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 for ideas.Organizing an Event
This community is a low-traffic, low-pressure opportunity to organize an activity. Anyone can volunteer to host something. Two or more people can cohost the same event; this is a good idea if you want to participate but your availability varies. The requirements are pretty simple:
1) Pick a theme and a timespan. Ideally, aim for a month that doesn't already have an activity, but time-sensitive events may be allowed closer together as needed. If you're not sure of people's interest, you could post a query first and ask, especially if you have several possible themes or times in mind. Declare your interest so that your event can be added to the schedule.
2) Post details for the parameters of the event. This needs to include at least the beginning and end dates, along with the theme. It helps to mention any unusual bingo patterns, communities, or prompt lists that would suit the event. You may want to generate and include a "public" card that anyone can use. You can use < textarea > before the card code and < / textarea > (remove the spaces) after the card code to create a box of code that people can copy to put the public card on their own blog. The same code box can be used to offer a list of thematic prompts for anyone wishing to make their own card from similar motifs.
Typically the event host will make an advance announcement about two weeks before the fest opens, with such things as a public card or a suggestion of where else to get an appropriate card, so that people can start making content. Then make an "event open" post on the first day it's open.
3) Keep an eye on the activity. Ideally, answer questions about the event, encourage people to participate, cheer for the ones who post a bingo, etc. If an argument breaks out, remind people to play nice. You might want to do a little promotion in other relevant venues, but it's not required. It helps to make a wrapup post at the end of the fest too.
Community Calendar for 2018
January
Apocalypse Bingo hosted by
aldersprig There will be a more normal 4x4 card offered, as well as an option for “bingo challenges,” since the apocalypse is challenging.
February
Valentines Fest hosted by
ysabetwordsmith Posting will be February 1-29. There will be 3x3 cards offered in the categories of Romantic, Erotic, Heartbroken, and Platonic.
March
Slice of Life Fest hosted by
samuraiter Appreciate the everyday things.
April
Spring Fest Bingo hosted by
ysabetwordsmith Celebrate spring with kigo, holidays, and nature.
May
Wrestling Fest hosted by
taleacorven WrestleMania takes place on Sunday, April 8 and the fest will pick up motifs from that. There will be prompts that apply to other fandoms besides professional wrestling, too.
June
Winteriron Bingo hosted by
phantomas This fest will feature relationships between Iron Man (Tony Stark) and the Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This will be 5x5 bingo with two main categories: kinky/smut and not kinky/not smut. It will run for six months, followed by an amnesty period.
July
Winterfest in July hosted by
vexed_wench and spiralicious Celebrate all the winter holidays.
August
Fairies & Fairytales hosted by
aldersprig There will be a more normal 4x4 card offered, as well as an option for “bingo challenges,” since the fairies are challenging.
September
Cottoncandy Bingo Fest hosted by
ysabetwordsmith Celebrate the fun and fluffy things in life.
1000 Words or Less fest hosed by
lacrimula_falsaThis fest focuses on short fills.
October
Halloween / Samhain Bingo Fest hosted by
vexed_wench and spiralicious Create fills based on the holidays of the dead.
November
Aviation Fest hosted by
rogueprince Observe Aviation Month by writing about machines that fly.
December
Summer in December by
samuraiterRemember the warmth of summer in this fest.
Possible Bingo in June
a couple of days ago I realized there was no Bingo (that I know of, I checked around and it seems I am right) for Winteriron (Marvel Cinematic Universe, BUcky Barnes/Tony Stark).
I did some research and I found Bingo generators, and this community. Would it be okay if the Winteriron Bingo was hosted here, in June? I have someone helping me with making a suitable prompt list for the bingo generator, but I would be the one doing the posting etc.
Would that be okay?
I'd like to give participants 6 months to finish their cards (then amnesty) and I will open a collection on AO3 for it, and it would be a 5x5 card (two main categories: kinky/smut and not kinky/not smut).
Let me know your thoughts, and if it's okay! Of course, fine if it's not :) I'm newish to organizing something like this, so feel free to offer any thoughts :)
Thanks!
Re: Possible Bingo in June
That's quite a gap.
>> I did some research and I found Bingo generators, and this community. Would it be okay if the Winteriron Bingo was hosted here, in June? I have someone helping me with making a suitable prompt list for the bingo generator, but I would be the one doing the posting etc. <<
Go for it. I'll put you on the calendar.
We have a very flexible Bingo Card Generator if you want to check out that one. Among the prompt lists already available are hurt/comfort, desperate situations, gentle fiction, kinks, negative coping techniques, people with disabilities, positive coping techniques, problems that can't be solved by hitting, sex & romance, and superpowers. You might want to draw some prompts from there.
>>I'd like to give participants 6 months to finish their cards (then amnesty) and I will open a collection on AO3 for it, and it would be a 5x5 card (two main categories: kinky/smut and not kinky/not smut).<<
That sounds great. I don't think we've done a character-focused fest before, so this should be exciting. If you can pull in new people from outside this community, so much the better. Some thoughts ...
* Offering the option of Bucky/Tony (sex or romance) and Bucky&Tony (friendship or other platonic) would go well with your plans to offer smut and non-smut cards, thus appealing to a wider range of participants.
* If you want to make the fest accessible to people who don't write Winteriron fanfic, without diluting the fest for those who do, you could add a batch of prompts with related themes but not naming motifs unique to the pairing. For example...
Bucky/Tony smut: "Bucky wants to get screwed by the Iron Man suit"
Bucky/Tony non-smut: "Tony introduces Bucky to Twinkies"
Abstract: "forge" "iron" "snow" "frozen" "brainwashing" "nightmares" "working around disability" "adaptive equipment"
Details of the fest are up to you as the host.
Re: Possible Bingo in June
This is all very exciting.
Yes, the Bingo generator you linked me to is one of the two I found! Those available lists are great, thank you for pointing it out, makes it all much easier, we will definitely use it.
I hope to pull in people from the sub-fandom, yes :) *fingers crossed*
Thanks for all your suggestions, again, very useful. I will happily go plot with my co-conspirator. Forgive me in advance for future questions :)