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June 2009
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Digest: 08 Mar 2009
posted: Sunday, 08 March 2009 @ 00.01
Digest for 01 February 2009 through 07 March 2009 Announcements:
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Upcoming at The Quidditch Pitch
Look for announcements in the coming weeks from The Captains. We're working on a couple things, but having a hard time getting ourselves together. We'll have the text together soon enough. Thank you to all our members for being patient with us. |
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction ) mood:: busy where: home music:: Ace of Cakes tags: 2009: 02, 2009: 03, author: 108, author: acciohbp, author: amythis, author: antosha, author: azyne, author: baby boomer, author: brandedfaithfully, author: charma10, author: coffee_n_cocoa, author: crysenthia dickens, author: deenas, author: delirioustk, author: destyne, author: doveypoo, author: dynonugget, author: easleyweasley, author: hpuckle, author: humantales, author: imaginarygoddess, author: jadzialove, author: johngalt, author: kanedax, author: kereia, author: ktmarsh, author: les dowich, author: lisafiction89, author: madeyemax, author: missgranger2, author: mrmoon, author: nathaniel, author: negligee, author: norwegianeyes, author: phantomaya6000, author: queenb23, author: realmer06, author: rickey_a, author: shieldmaiden, author: slanted knitting, author: slashpervert, author: theelderwyrm, author: thetriomakesmehot, author: whatwldmrsweasleydo, author: wook77, digest
Digest: 01 Feb 2009
posted: Sunday, 01 February 2009 @ 02.00
Digest for 04 January 2009 through 31 January 2009 Announcements:
New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction ) mood:: sleepy where: home music:: Car Talk on NPR podcast tags: 2009: 01, author: 108, author: acciohbp, author: acquiescence_, author: alwaysss, author: amanitamuscaria, author: amythis, author: antosha, author: baby boomer, author: ceirdwenfc, author: coffee_n_cocoa, author: cubuff95, author: darkpyroangel06, author: deenas, author: dynonugget, author: eterna_romantica03, author: hgseeker, author: hpuckle, author: hysterical hystorian, author: jadzialove, author: kanedax, author: kosh, author: ktmarsh, author: les dowich, author: luvscharlie, author: madam_minnie, author: missgranger2, author: nathaniel, author: neptune, author: norwegianeyes, author: nrandedhaithfully, author: oldenuf2nobetter, author: pg tipps, author: queenb23, author: quidditch hair, author: rickey_a, author: shieldmaiden, author: shygryf, author: simons_flower, author: solstice, author: tarie, author: thanfiction, author: theelderwyrm, author: thegiantsquid, author: thetriomakesmehot, author: tjwritter, author: tqpannie, author: whatwldmrsweasleydo, author: wook77, digest
Digest: 04 Jan 2009
posted: Sunday, 04 January 2009 @ 00.01
Digest for 21 December 2009 through 03 January 2009 Announcements:
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TQP Queue
The Queue is now reopened, but please give us a day or two to process the stories currently within the queue. If your story has not been processed by Wednesday, please let The Captains know. Additionally, if a story of yours has languished in the beta queue, please let us know. We're doing our best to keep on top of things, but the holidays, illness, and job changes among the Captains have really distracted our attention. |
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Year End Polls
We had hoped to announce the winner, but have encountered technical difficulties with the polls. We are trying to decide how to resolve them and hope to made a decision tomorrow night. Please stay tuned and thank you for your patience. |
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction ) mood:: cold music:: Doctor Who
Digest: 14 Dec 2008
posted: Sunday, 14 December 2008 @ 00.01
Digest for 07 December 2008 through 13 December 2008 Announcements:
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Queue Closure
Beginning Saturday 13 December 2008 through Saturday 3 January 2009, our submission queue will be closed for the holidays. This is to allow our entire staff to finish their current stories and prepare for the holidays with their families and friends. The staff of the Quidditch Pitch will returned energized after the holiday to fulfill all your fanfiction needs. |
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Featured Stories and Featured Artist of the Year
Click on the banners above to vote. Polls will remain open through 21 December 2008 at 11:59 pm EST. |
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Secret Elf Challenge
Submission deadline for the Secret Elf Exchange is 22 December 2008. Though the queue is closed, we will post submissions to the Exchange. |
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Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays from the staff of The Quidditch Pitch! |
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction ) mood:: cold music:: Graham Norton
Digest: 19 Oct 2008
posted: Sunday, 19 October 2008 @ 11.37
Digest for 05 October 2008 through 18 October 2008 Announcements:
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Featured Stories Poll
Polls close Monday, 27 October 2008 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. |
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Editor's Choice
Click the banner to read ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) madam_minnie's story and her interview can be read here! |
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Featured Artist
Congratulations to NinnyTreetops, our Featured Artist for October and November 2008! View her gallery by clicking on the banner and read our interview with her here. |
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Featured Stories
Click the banner for links to all the stories. Congratulations! |
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September Monthly Challenge Winner
Congratulations to Nathaniel! Click on the banner to read his story! |
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October/November Monthly Challenge
The Quidditch Pitch is pleased to present the October 2008: That's Frightening Challenge
Halloween has always been a central focus in the Harry Potter books and now The Quidditch Pitch wants your scary stories. We want stories that focus on urban legends such as Bloody Mary, characters telling each other ghost stories, and even the ghosts of Hogwarts scaring the witches and wizards.
So take out your quills and get to writing.
The Rules:
+ Any rating, any pairing
+ All stories must be a minimum of 500 words no maximum
+ All art must feature Halloween in the background
+ Must fit the submission guidelines
+ Must be betad
+ Challenge closes on November 12th at 11:59 pm EDT |
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Secret Elf Exchange
Click the banner for all the details. |
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction ) mood:: busy
Digest: 21 Sep 2008
posted: Sunday, 21 September 2008 @ 00.24
Digest for 07 September 2008 through 20 September 2008 Announcements:
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General
No site announcements as the Captains' lives have been disrupted with medical scares and a pesky thing called Hurricane Ike. Here's to wishing our members who were affected by Hurricane Ike are well and recovering. |
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction ) mood:: accomplished music:: "Twister"
Digest: 24 Feb 2008
posted: Sunday, 24 February 2008 @ 00.08
Digest for 17 February 2008 through 23 February 2008 Announcements:
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Featured Story of the Month Polls
Poll will close Wednesday, 27 February 2008 @ 11:59 p.m. EST |
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Now Hiring
The Quidditch Pitch is in desperate need of Quidditch Assistants. With our recent explosion in membership, we now have an average of one beta per 1000+ members. If you're interested, please complete the application here. As an added bonus, you would get to work with the amazing deena_s! |
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February Monthly Challenge
The Quidditch Pitch is pleased to bring you The Birds and Bees Challenge! Spring is coming, it's Valentine's Day, and love is in the air. This month's challenge is a challenge about love. We want to see stories and art that is sweet, naughty, fluffy, and just downright embarrassing. So submit your stories soon and let's have a love in. Yes, we are reliving the sixties and seventies!
Rules for stories:* Must be at least 500 words
* Must be prebetad
* Must comply with our terms of service
* Must include love, the birds and the bees, or naughtiness.
* Challenge ends on March 12th at 11:59 pm EST. Art:* Must be willing to let us host the artwork in our gallery for March and April
* Must contain love, the birds and the bees, or naughtiness.
* You would submit all artwork via email to thecaptains@thequidditchpitch.org
* Your email should contain* Your penname
* Your email address
* Rating
* Summary
* Title * Focal point should be love |
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RSS Feed
The Quidditch Pitch has a syndication feature that you might not be aware of. This means that you can add The Quidditch Pitch Most Recent Stories block to anything you use with an RSS Reader. iGoogle and My Yahoo are two of the most used locations, but TQP Most Recent stories can be added to anything that will accept an RSS feed. We also have a Syndicated Feed for Most Recent Stories at The Quidditch Pitch on Live Journal at tqp.
Add the feed to your own page:
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Donate
As the Quidditch Pitch has grown so have our expenses and with all the cost associated with running an archive we are in need of our members to help keep us online. So you'll see a Donate button both here and on-site.
We appreciate all your support in the past and in the future! |
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction ) music:: The Police - Message in a Bottle
Digest: 10 Feb 2008
posted: Sunday, 10 February 2008 @ 00.35
Digest for 03 February 2008 through 09 February 2008 Announcements:
New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction ) music:: Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me podcast
Digest: 04 Nov 2007
posted: Sunday, 04 November 2007 @ 02.00
Digest for 28 October 2007 through 03 November 2007 Announcements:
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Monthly Features
November's Featured Story winners.
Congratulations to mrsquizzical!
Congratulations to artisticentropy!
Our November monthly challenge.
Congratulations to Da BeST Team for winning the September/October joint challenge. |
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Weekly Features
We have a new feature: a weekly drabble challenge. Details for our current challenge can be found in our forums. |
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Site Anniversary
We're two years old! To celebrate, we have a new skin for the site. You can read up on our site history here. |
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Quaffle Talk
We need you for our next podcast! We're looking for Snape lovers everywhere to unite and tell us just what makes Snape so Snapealicious.
You can record something and mail it to us. You can write something and mail it to us. You can also post it in our forums. |
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Donate
As the Quidditch Pitch has grown so have our expenses and with all the cost associated with running an archive we are in need of our members to help keep us online. So you'll see a Donate button both here and on-site.
We appreciate all your support in the past and in the future! |
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction )Hot topics:
= Why is Snape so Snapealicious?
= Our Weekly Challenge
= Writing the Perfect Sex Scene
= Our Site AnniversaryNew authors/registration:
( New authors/registration )
mood:: busy music:: NPR's Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me podast
Digest: 28 Oct 2007
posted: Sunday, 28 October 2007 @ 02.57
Digest for 21 October 2007 through 27 October 2007 Announcements:
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Featured Story and Featured Artist
 Polls close Thursday, November 1 @ 7:59 p.m. EDT. |
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Donate
As the Quidditch Pitch has grown so have our expenses and with all the cost associated with running an archive we are in need of our members to help keep us online. So you'll see a Donate button both here and on-site.
We appreciate all your support in the past and in the future! |
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Site Anniversary
We'd love to hear your thoughts about the site and its history over the last two years. Please feel free to email us your memories and we'll create a pensieve for everyone's viewing. Please indicate in the email if the you don't want your name to be used. Please email us at The Captains. |
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The Quidditch Pitch Is Hiring
The Quidditch Pitch is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help run our ever-growing site. We have positions open in a number of areas. Please take at the descriptions in this link.
If you are interested in any position, please click on the title to fill out an application. The numbers alongside the position indicate how many open slots we have. Once you submit an application, please give The Captains up to a week to respond. If you have any questions about these positions or anything on the site, please let The Captains. |
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction )Hot topics:
= Owls From The Captains
= Quick Quill
= The Games We Play
= Quaffle Talk: Interview
= Quaffle Talk: Captain's Corner
= Quaffle Talk: Flying With The Canon
= Deathly Hallows: Chapter by Chapter Discussion - must be logged in to participate
= Deathly Hallows: Character Discussion - must be logged in to participate
= Writing the Perfect Sex Scene - must have Broomshed accessNew authors/registration:
( New authors/registration )
music:: Independence Day
Digest: 21 Oct 2007
posted: Sunday, 21 October 2007 @ 02.15
Digest for 07 October 2007 through 20 October 2007 Announcements:
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Hiring
We're hiring!!! We've now reached the 10,000 plus membership and we need to expand our staff. If you're interested please take a look at our Applications Page! |
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Donate
As the Quidditch Pitch has grown so have our expense and with all the cost associated with running an archive we are in need of our members to help keep us online. So you'll see a Donate button both here and on-site.
We appreciate all your support in the past and in the future! |
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Site Anniversary
We'd love to hear your thoughts about the site and its history over the last two years. Please feel free to email us your memories and we'll create a pensieve for everyone's viewing. Please indicate in the email if the you don't want your name to be used. Please email us at The Captains. |
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The Quidditch Pitch Is Hiring
The Quidditch Pitch is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help run our ever-growing site. We have positions open in a number of areas. Please take at the descriptions in this link.
If you are interested in any position, please click on the title to fill out an application. The numbers alongside the position indicate how many open slots we have. Once you submit an application, please give The Captains up to a week to respond. If you have any questions about these positions or anything on the site, please let The Captains. |
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Pimping Ourselves
We'd love if you'd all take a few minutes to vote for us at the Fan Fiction Directory.
Also please vote for the other wonderful sites advertised there also!
You can also submit your vote here for the Quidditch Pitch!
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction )Hot topics:
= Owls From the Captains
= Deathly Hallows - Character Discussion
= Deathly Hallows - Chapter by Chapter Discussion
= Essays and News
= The Games We PlayNew authors/registration:
( New authors/registration )
music:: NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me podcast
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