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A small guide to dreamwidth
Oct. 3rd, 2023 11:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
neko_90A lovely anon asked on curiouscat for a tutorial on how to participate, and so here we are!
The first thing to know is that while you can have an account, it is not mandatory to have one to participate.
As you might see from previous editions, while the entry is open most of the prompts and most of the fills are done by anonymous users, and it is only at the end when people do disclose the fics that they have written -- if they want to do so, of course.
Now, to the interesting part: how to actually participate.
Things that you can do:
⚝ Prompt
⚝ Fill a prompt
⚝ Comment on a fill
⚝ HOW TO PROMPT
You just need to go to the bottom of the entry of that year, find the links picture below and hit on the "Post a new comment" as highlighted below.
When you do that, this box will pop out:
You can write your prompt on the bigger box, and once you are done, hit the "Post comment" button.
If you are familiar with html you can use it for both prompts and fills, but if you would rather use markdown for that, you only need to check that on the dropdown as pictured here:
⚝ HOW TO FILL
If you see a prompt you like, and you have either written the fic, posted the fic and you want to share a link, or you feel very brave and want to write a fic right on the comment box, you will only need to locate the prompt that you liked and find the (Reply to this) link right below it. For example:
The same box from above will appear, you will only need to write, or copy, your fill there and hit "Post".
⚝ HOW TO COMMENT
Actually this section is exactly the same as the fill one, with the exception that you would be finding the (Reply to this) button right below the fill or comment you would like to reply to.
Earlier on the post we mentioned that an account was not necessary to participate, but how does all of this changes when you try to follow this and you are logged in? Pretty much anything with the exception that if you want to post as an anonymous person, you will need to select it every time you post.
You can do it by clicking on the reply link, and then clicking the "More options" button as seen below:
And that is about it! The freeing thing about the ficathon is that you do not need to formally sign up, you can just come, check out if there is anything you like, post your own prompts or fills, and leave.
For anyone that has never used Dreamwidth and would like to try, please feel free to make some test comments below! And if you have any questions, of course do share them here if you want!
The first thing to know is that while you can have an account, it is not mandatory to have one to participate.
As you might see from previous editions, while the entry is open most of the prompts and most of the fills are done by anonymous users, and it is only at the end when people do disclose the fics that they have written -- if they want to do so, of course.
Now, to the interesting part: how to actually participate.
Things that you can do:
⚝ Prompt
⚝ Fill a prompt
⚝ Comment on a fill
⚝ HOW TO PROMPT
You just need to go to the bottom of the entry of that year, find the links picture below and hit on the "Post a new comment" as highlighted below.
When you do that, this box will pop out:
You can write your prompt on the bigger box, and once you are done, hit the "Post comment" button.
If you are familiar with html you can use it for both prompts and fills, but if you would rather use markdown for that, you only need to check that on the dropdown as pictured here:
⚝ HOW TO FILL
If you see a prompt you like, and you have either written the fic, posted the fic and you want to share a link, or you feel very brave and want to write a fic right on the comment box, you will only need to locate the prompt that you liked and find the (Reply to this) link right below it. For example:
The same box from above will appear, you will only need to write, or copy, your fill there and hit "Post".
⚝ HOW TO COMMENT
Actually this section is exactly the same as the fill one, with the exception that you would be finding the (Reply to this) button right below the fill or comment you would like to reply to.
Earlier on the post we mentioned that an account was not necessary to participate, but how does all of this changes when you try to follow this and you are logged in? Pretty much anything with the exception that if you want to post as an anonymous person, you will need to select it every time you post.
You can do it by clicking on the reply link, and then clicking the "More options" button as seen below:
And that is about it! The freeing thing about the ficathon is that you do not need to formally sign up, you can just come, check out if there is anything you like, post your own prompts or fills, and leave.
For anyone that has never used Dreamwidth and would like to try, please feel free to make some test comments below! And if you have any questions, of course do share them here if you want!
