So, it is party time again, folks!

[wiseheart]

Each year this time, we launch my virtual birthday party, which starts on October 1 and ends on October 9 at midnight, sharp. The goals of the party are to post as many comments and collapse as many threads as possible, on as many new pages as we can. It is always great fun, as you can see if you check out the similar entries of the last few years.

This year, I'll also throw the real party at mid-time - and post the recipes of all the food that will be there for you, so that you can all participate if you want to. Virtual food has no calories.

Fandom-related discussions are as welcome as the ones about coffee or chocolate (just to name a few favourites from previous years), and, of course, pictures and recipes of birthday cakes. ;)

So, drop by, tell your story, post your pics or silly poems, ask questions you always wanted to ask and have a good time!

Soledad, in excited expectation




Oh, and by the way, to provide birthday gifts hobbit-style, I've got a revived story and a Kansas 2 update for you.

Enjoy!

Comments

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

There is very little of it so far, it keeps getting stuck.

It depends on how the Yuletide work is looking by that point - hopefully assignments and the first rush of questions will be over by then, and everything settling down (plus sharing out more work to volunteers). I've started Autumn Pico several times, but not done so well on finishing. I'd like to participant as it has been very good in getting me making progress on things in the past.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Delegate, delegate, delegate!

I'm not sure how many times I've finished (if at all) -- I tend to get distracted, either by lack of progress in writing or RL events.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Delegate, delegate, delegate!
Yes - trying to work towards it being far more of a general team effort, and working out which bits really need to be done by mods (which I suspect is very much a minority of the work, but lots of the decisions), and how it can be spread out without causing problems and stress.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Good idea! I'm so hopeful that YT will continue for years without causing another generation of mods to burn out. It really is by far the best part of Christmas for me, and has been for years (not that that is saying much, given some of the past events).

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

*nods* Part of the planning is to have it so that it can be handed on in a other people (when either hh or I or both of us decide to stop modding) in a controlled and documented way, as it would be very sad to see it die. It would be good for it not to be so stressful, but I'm not sure how easy it will be to control it - but it is the plan.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

That sounds very sensible. It's a pity so much of AO3 makes the task harder, but at least you don't have to create the AO3 infrastructure from scratch. The admin side of the Mithrils was so painful that I don't think I'd ever volunteer to do anything remotely similar again.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

*nods* At least AO3 is mostly stable or quickly fixed when it goes down - I remember the old site and signups not going through due to load, and having to be done again from scratch (and no editing them, just replacing). I think there are definite improvements - just a pity that some of the rest of the problems can't be solved.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

The year the old site got hacked & everyone had to reload their stories was a memorable one.

I hadn't realised that the mods couldn't see the nominators -- I did wonder why the series of LJ queries when it seemed quicker to e-mail!

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Yes - it would be much simpler that way! It is rather sad when people don't reply to queries, especially as we do try to get everyone to follow the lj/dw announcements; but every year it seems that people don't.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

I think so many people have migrated from LJ that they simply don't log in more than once in a blue moon to see announcements. I noticed some people on Tumblr complaining that that hadn't been updated recently -- I didn't even realise Yuletide had an official Tumblr.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Well, semi-official. One of the tagmods started it and links to the announcements... but there is sometimes a delay, as she is in another different timezone...

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Ah -- I wonder if she forgot to link the nominations opening? That was the complaint I caught. (Not that I generally use Tumblr at all, someone from Fanlore kept sending people there...)

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

I can see it there (no idea how to link to a specific post) - I wonder if it was delay or just something people missed, I have no idea how people find stuff on tumblr (it is far too confusing for me)

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Tumblr always makes me feel 100 years old. Give me bulletin boards...