Yowsas! My, how time flies! I have no excuse for ignoring this community. None whatsoever, and I apologize for doing so. I am going to get myself back on track. If you want to request a couple, let me know in the request. Given that I've not been active in a few years, if you have a claim from that time, you definitely can keep it for a little while longer.
Here's to making a comeback!
I know this community is quite possibly dead, and that's mostly because of my lack of participation and moderation, but I'm going to try this yet again. Yeah, my real life situation has sucked. No excuses, though.
Anyway, I'm going to attempt yet another comeback and get everything squared away. I've noticed that a few people were quite close to finishing out their claims. I would very much like to see them completed (since you're so close anyway!) before I do the purge around the first of October. Yes, I know I should do it now and start everything all over again anew, but I don't want the efforts of those who have already posted (and maybe even completed) their claims to go to waste.
So here is the deal: For those of you who have posted and nearly have your claims complete, you're getting one more extension. You have until the first of October to post your snippet of fiction (or your artwork) then add a comment to the I'm Done/I Quit thread to let me know. However, if you're not inclined to complete your claim, you need to let me know AS SOON AS POSSIBLE so I can clear that claim out and let someone else have a stab at it.
If I do not hear back from the participants by October 1st, I will assume no one wants their claims any longer. I will then purge the community clean of claims, and, if the person wants that claim back, (s)he will have to wait until November 1st to reclaim. Sorry, guys, but I need to clear things out and allow others to play. I've got a lot of time now so I'm going to do my best to catch up and hopefully whip this place into an awesome writing challenge community.
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to leave me a comment here or to send me a PM. I promise I won't bite you! (Unless you ask, of course. ;))
Until October, kids, have fun!
First of all, I'd like to apologize for my lack of involvement with this community, and I really have no good excuses for as to why. I created this place. I need to take better care of it.
Just a few things I would like to address.
One - if you've completed a claim or if you can't finish it, please don't make a separate post for it. There is a thread for dropping claims and for telling me that you've completed your round of challenges. I'm more likely to see the "I'm done" or "I quit" reply in my inbox faster than I will checking the community's posts. It may seem like a bit of a hassle but that is part of the rules.
Two - I will be purging claims that have not been updated on May 1. There will be no extensions granted for this round of purging since I was to have purged the claims list at the beginning of the month. I feel since I've not been keeping up in my mod duties, you've been given extra time. (This means if you've got something written, now would be the time to post what you've written in order to keep your claim.) I will be getting back on to a regular schedule for updating the claims list and clearing out "dead" claims so please check the bio page for when the claims purge is to take place.
Three - I really do wish for people to have fun with the themes and the writing/art. Having fun is the main reason for the creation of this community and its sister communities. If it no longer feels like fun for you, then please do yourself a favour and pull back for a while. I don't want members to hate the stories/artwork they're trying to create.
Finally, I would like to say I don't care if you want to post your stories and/or artwork on another website, like deviantArt and fanfiction.net. The creations are yours to show wherever you want. Just make sure you let others know where the themes came from. ;)
The claims list has been updated so please take a look at it and let me know if there's something awry with what's on there. In the meantime, enjoy the works posted and have fun!
~Liana
Not enough claims for that to happen.
Claims list is still open.
It's about time I did one of these. ^_^
Anyway, this is the three week notice for all members who have not posted or made claims after February 1, 2008. Claims made before that date either need to be updated or dropped. I am not taking any requests for extensions. I've not done a purge in almost a year. I think that's been a long enough extension for everyone, including myself.
The purge will take place on May 1st around midnight. All participants in danger of losing their claims have until then.
Remember, your claim is only in danger if you have not posted or made a claim before February 1, 2008.
Thank you and love,
The Moderator (that's me. the one posting this. ;))
