Post by Kit's tits kick ticks on Nov 2, 2013 5:26:32 GMT -5
I don't know about anywhere else, but here all the shops are already full of Christmas things again. December is only 29 days away, so this is the perfect time to organise an advent calendar again
For those who weren't there last year, here is the organisation thread from last year (where I also explained what an advent calendar actually is, because I didn't know if people have that anywhere else, do if you don't know don't panic, just look there), and this is the thread with the advent calendar itself and all the contributions, or at least the links to them.
The advent calendar thing itself works like last year:
- There will be something every day from the first of december until the
24th, not 25th. This is 1. because I'm organising it and in Germany we
start Christmas on the evening of the 24th, and 2. because I'm not sure
if anyone has time to post something there or many people have time to
look at it on the 25th. If there are 25 people who want to participate,
we can do something for the 25th.
- Your contributions can be anything, a story, a picture, a poem, a game for people to take part, they can be related to 667 or Lemony Snicket or Christmas, but they don't have to be.
- It can also be a chapter of a fic you are writing anyway, but it would be better if everyone could enjoy it, without having read your fic before.
- The contributions have to be something made by yourself, please don't just post something you found on the internet.
This is how you can take part, it's a little different than last year:
- To make the surprises even more surprising, you won't sign up in this thread, but send me a PM, in which you just say that you want to do something for the advent calendar, and if you have any favourite days or days where you can't do anything. For example "The 18th would be the best day for me, but I would be okay with any other day which is not a Monday." I will reply to your PM and tell you which day will be yours. There will be no list of days where everyone can see what is whose day, so every day it will be a surprise what is "inside" the advent calendar for the day, and also who has put it there.
- Please also tell me if your contribution can be posted in two parts. This is possible with a story for example, but less possible with a picture. If you think it would even be better in two parts than one (for example a quiz where you want to post the questions on one day and the answers on another day), tell me that too. You will get two days then, but if there are more people than days in the end, you will maybe have to do it for one day. Of course you can still just post a second part of it on any day then. Of course it's also okay if you don't know what you will be doing yet. You will just get one day then.
- On the first of december I will make an advent calendar thread, where you can post your things, or links to them if you want a separate thread for it.
- On the day before it's your turn I will send you a PM to remind you to post something.
Also I will have a banner shortly after this post is made. First you will see 24 red questionmarks on the banner. As soon as someone will tell me that they want to do something, I will make one of the questionmarks green, that means that one day is taken. When I give someone a day, I will change the questionmark to the number of the day, so the green numbers on the banner will mean that this day is taken. On the 30th of november the banner should have only green numbers, no questionmarks. If there are still red questionmarks it will mean that we will have empty days, which would be sad.
When the advent calendar surprise for a day is posted, I will make the number red for the rest of the day, so you can always see if the one for the day was already posted. The days which are still going to happen will be green, those who are already over will be black.
If you have any questions please post them here.
For those who weren't there last year, here is the organisation thread from last year (where I also explained what an advent calendar actually is, because I didn't know if people have that anywhere else, do if you don't know don't panic, just look there), and this is the thread with the advent calendar itself and all the contributions, or at least the links to them.
The advent calendar thing itself works like last year:
- There will be something every day from the first of december until the
24th, not 25th. This is 1. because I'm organising it and in Germany we
start Christmas on the evening of the 24th, and 2. because I'm not sure
if anyone has time to post something there or many people have time to
look at it on the 25th. If there are 25 people who want to participate,
we can do something for the 25th.
- Your contributions can be anything, a story, a picture, a poem, a game for people to take part, they can be related to 667 or Lemony Snicket or Christmas, but they don't have to be.
- It can also be a chapter of a fic you are writing anyway, but it would be better if everyone could enjoy it, without having read your fic before.
- The contributions have to be something made by yourself, please don't just post something you found on the internet.
This is how you can take part, it's a little different than last year:
- To make the surprises even more surprising, you won't sign up in this thread, but send me a PM, in which you just say that you want to do something for the advent calendar, and if you have any favourite days or days where you can't do anything. For example "The 18th would be the best day for me, but I would be okay with any other day which is not a Monday." I will reply to your PM and tell you which day will be yours. There will be no list of days where everyone can see what is whose day, so every day it will be a surprise what is "inside" the advent calendar for the day, and also who has put it there.
- Please also tell me if your contribution can be posted in two parts. This is possible with a story for example, but less possible with a picture. If you think it would even be better in two parts than one (for example a quiz where you want to post the questions on one day and the answers on another day), tell me that too. You will get two days then, but if there are more people than days in the end, you will maybe have to do it for one day. Of course you can still just post a second part of it on any day then. Of course it's also okay if you don't know what you will be doing yet. You will just get one day then.
- On the first of december I will make an advent calendar thread, where you can post your things, or links to them if you want a separate thread for it.
- On the day before it's your turn I will send you a PM to remind you to post something.
Also I will have a banner shortly after this post is made. First you will see 24 red questionmarks on the banner. As soon as someone will tell me that they want to do something, I will make one of the questionmarks green, that means that one day is taken. When I give someone a day, I will change the questionmark to the number of the day, so the green numbers on the banner will mean that this day is taken. On the 30th of november the banner should have only green numbers, no questionmarks. If there are still red questionmarks it will mean that we will have empty days, which would be sad.
When the advent calendar surprise for a day is posted, I will make the number red for the rest of the day, so you can always see if the one for the day was already posted. The days which are still going to happen will be green, those who are already over will be black.
If you have any questions please post them here.