Modly Announcement!

[tamingmods.livejournal.com]

Hey Tamers, it's one of your friendly neighbourhood mods, Xocoatl, here with some news.

As many of you many have noticed, we are a bit behind on the awards. RL sucks monkey balls. That being said, I am currently working on getting us caught back up, but it will take time. To help me along, I ask that everyone heads back through their posts and makes sure all your posts are tagged with your name-tag and the prompt-tag. That'll make it go a lot faster.

Once I get the tracking done, I'll start the awards, which will flood out ^-^

If anyone doesn't have a tag, just leave a comment here (under the tag comment) and I'll get on it asap.

I also have a poll for you ^-^

[Poll #1673187]


I'm not quite certain how you'll earn them yet, or if it'll go over with everyone, but if you have an idea comment on the Skips comment below.


Hmmm, I think that might be all for now.

*heads back to the tracking*

Tamingmod
^-^

Comments

Tags

[tamingmods.livejournal.com]

Comment here if you need a tag

Skips

[tamingmods.livejournal.com]

Comment here on ideas for skips

Re: Skips

[windandthestars]

Extra challenges like the monthly challenges, or writing two fics one week earns you a skip. Even something like after so many weeks of writing you get a skip.

Re: Skips

[skargasm.livejournal.com]

Like the idea of writing so many weeks earns you a skip!!

Re: Skips

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of writing more fic in order to earn a skip!

Re: Skips

[schilling-klaus.livejournal.com]

Helping the mods with bookkeeping earns a skip.

Re: Skips

[iavalir.livejournal.com]

I love the suggestions brought up thus far. Another idea: exceeding a certain number of words in a week or month could earn you a skip.


I know I'm not actively posting here any more, but I'm still using this community as inspiration for my original works. I'm keeping track of my progress privately and awarding myself accordingly. I hope that's okay with the mods?

Re: Skips

[tamingmods.livejournal.com]

Just so you know, you can post to a locked journal as long as one of the mods or the mod account is friended, just so we can check occasionally. That way you still win awards here as well as the ones you award yourself

But using the comm for inspiration is fine and original works is of the win!

^-^
Xocoatl

Question re: Awards

[skargasm.livejournal.com]

This might seem like a daft question, so feel free to slap me verbally around the head!!

Do I get an award for each level I have hit, or just one when I stop for however high I've managed to get?

Re: Question re: Awards

[tamingmods.livejournal.com]

You get the awards at whatever level you managed to reach, unless you hit 30wks (Goddess Level) at which point you are a Goddess amongst muses. There are levels after that that you can 'cash' in, or you could keep going to hit 75, 104, 156, and 185 for which you get awards for even if you don't stop. After that is Gaia Level, at which point you can come and go as you please and never lose your standing.

Um, was that clear?

^-^
Xocoatl

Re: Question re: Awards

[skargasm.livejournal.com]

Yeah I think I get it - when I stop, the number of weeks I've done determines what level of award I get until I hit 30 weeks when I'm a Goddess (whoo hoo!!) After that, I can cash in at various points or just keep going, picking up awards at specific points. And of course, now I need to see just how far away I am from 30 weeks!!

Thanks honey xx

Re: Question re: Awards

[tamingmods.livejournal.com]

Since I have the sheet up at the moment, I can tell you that you are at 21wks not including this week ^-^ So not far now.

Re: Question re: Awards

[tamingmods.livejournal.com]

Whoops,that 22wks not including this week, my bad

Re: Question re: Awards

[skargasm.livejournal.com]

Damn, I thought I was nearly at 24 weeks!! Better get writing then - thanks!!

Re: Question re: Awards

[tamingmods.livejournal.com]

I think you might be at 23 with this weeks, but I'm not sure since I haven't add this week's in yet. Sorry

[nondenomifan.livejournal.com]

What's a skip?

[tamingmods.livejournal.com]

A skip is a week where you don't have to post.

Xocoatl

[schilling-klaus.livejournal.com]

Maybe skips for reviews?

[guardian-erin.livejournal.com]

Maybe you could earn skips if you write a certain number of words in an entry before, like a 1000 words or more in an entry.

[catw00man.livejournal.com]

Well guess I would be the minority here. LOL I'd just say I don't think word count should get a skip. Over my 4 yr run I many times filled prompt with 6000-8000 word fics. I don't know, could be the comm is just evolving to the members which isn't a bad thing. I'm honestly not for the skips at all being as it kinda diminishes the awards people before have earned. Though were I to vote I would say no more than one a year and maybe you double up a prompt?

Anyway, just saw the post and thought I'd comment. Just my 2 cents.