*crawls out from under rock*

*clears throat*

Um, hello. So, friend_me has been, well, dead for about three months. On the whole, I think that's because I dropped the ball as a mod/owner (as much as I'd like that not to be true, it is). Anyway, stuff happens, we move on.

In the spirit of moving on, I'm going to pare down the info--mostly the lengthy explanation of rule no. 5. Most of what's in rule no. 5 could be included in an FAQ post instead of listed in the profile. Also, I think the "Guidelines/Etc." could be moved to an FAQ post (at least, most of what's in that section could work just as well in an FAQ post).

What I need (want, would like, etc.) from you guys is a list of questions you think should be on the FAQ. Just think about what you wondered about/weren't sure of when you came to friend_me for the first time. I'll also be consulting (ie, looking over) the Suggestion Box to see if anything brought up there warrants mention in the FAQ.

I've been mulling the idea over for awhile now and I'm wondering if anyone would be interested in a layout contest. So, would you be? (If so, would anyone be interested in being a temporary mod to help me get the contest and, later, the layout set up? Because I'm very CSS challenged.)

FAQ and (sort of) revamping aside, I'm going to officially discontinue the Monthly Meme Report--because there's no point in keeping it up if I'm not going to, you know, keep it up. Part of the purpose of the MMR was to announce new memes (in case you missed them). Another part was to keep track of memes without a lot of (or any, in a few cases) comments. I propose a regularly (would monthly/bimonthly work?) updated post containing all memes with less than ten comments each (once a meme reaches ten comments, it would be pulled from the list). The list would be linked in the list of links for the community.

Does anybody have any other ideas to improve the community? I'm open to suggestion here.

Fandom: Demons
Friending Topic: Demons

Love the TV Show Demons and its six episodes? Want to have someone to obsess about it (and hope for another series)?

<b>Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> <b>What do you like about Demons?</b> <b>Favourite Character/Pairing?</b> <b>Other Fandoms:</b> <b>Likes:</b> <b>Dislikes:</b> <b>Other Random Info:</b>

(oh... and floss!)

Fandom: Merlin
Friending Topic: Merlin

This shiny new fandom's really taken off at LJ. I don't think that can be duplicated on IJ, but I would love to find other IJ Merlin fans so that my obsession doesn't bore everyone on my flist!

<b>Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> <b>What do you love about Merlin:</b> <b>Favourite ship(s):</b> <b>Favourite character(s):</b> <b>Least favourite character(s):</b> <b>Favourite Episode:</b> <b>What do you hope for in the 2nd series?</b> <b>Other Fandoms:</b> <b>Other Ships:</b> <b>Anything Else:</b>

Oh, and floss!

Fandom: The Chronicles of Narnia
Friending Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia

Actually I thought this fandom quite popular, but as it seems it's not really - or at least rather inactive. :o)
So if you are a fan of the books or the movies I'd be glad if you'd friend (or floss ^_^) me...

<b>Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> <b>Active Fandoms:</b> <b>Favorite Pairings or Characters:</b> <b>Likes:</b> <b>Dislikes:</b> <b>Other Random Info:</b>

Fandom: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Friending Topic: Gurren Lagann

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, fondly referred to as Gurren Lagann by it's fans is a series about a boy and his robot. It's a space opera but it's also a little bit comedy, alot of fan service, even more GARRRRACTION and then there are hints of touching romance. You can find out more about the series at it's Wikipedia Page. If you enjoy the series and would like to make friends with people within the fandom, then by all means fill out the meme and comment with it!

Remember kids, an apple a day keeps the beastmen away.. and when you floss, doubly so.

<b>WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!?:</b> <b>Age:</b> <b>Favorite Pairings or Charactersin the series:</b> <b>Other Active Fandoms:</b> <b>Likes:</b> <b>Dislikes:</b> <b>Other Random Info:</b>

Fandom: Devil May Cry
Friending Topic: Devil May Cry

Whether you're a fan of the games, the manga, the comics, the novels, the anime, or all of the above, this is a friending meme for Capcom's underdog cash cow Devil May Cry.

<b>Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> <b>Active Fandoms:</b> <b>Likes:</b> <b>Dislikes:</b> <b>Favorite Character:</b> <b>Favorite Ship:</b> <b>Favorite Weapon:</b> <b>Other Random Info:</b>

If you're a fan, don't be scared to join dmc! It needs some signs of life. :D

Vergil wears buttfloss. :x

Fandom: Hetalia
Friending Topic: Hetalia

Again a rather small fandom: I'm looking for people who want to share discussion and fanworks to Himaruya Hidekazu's web comic (Axis Powers) Hetalia. If you are a interested or a fan then don't be shy and friend me and/or join my new community hetalia.

And don't forget to floss...

<b>Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> <b>Favorite Pairings or Characters:</b> <b>Other Active Fandoms:</b> <b>Likes:</b> <b>Dislikes:</b> <b>Other Random Info:</b>

Posted on the 30th of every month--except February, then it's on the 28th.

This Monthly Meme Report is a double--that is, it's last month's MMR as well as this month's MMR.

Stats:
Members: 163
Watchers: 166
Memes: 73
Total Posts: 101
Total Comments: 1,536

(Number of memes taken from number of memories.)

Asylum News:
artistoboule posted Friend Me's first non-fandom meme, fans of pets.

October Meme(s):
-Fans of Shiho Sugiura's Silver Diamond

November Meme(s):
-Fans of Pets

October/November Meme of the Month:
(The November meme with the most comments at the end of the month)
-Fans of Pets with 9 comments

Most Popular Meme to Date:
-Fans of Harry/Snape with 552 comments

Under-Commented Memes:( Under-Commented Memes )

Complete Meme List:( Complete Meme List )


November Birthdays:
(Birthdays are taken from each user's profile)
noukran (November 4), seldarine93 (November 5), aaronlisa (November 7), chrysalis (November 10), sleepdebtfairy (November 15), bubl (November 18), nat (November 20), phoenixsong71 (November 21), jencatd (November 23), turelietelconta (November 24), creamsicklesky (November 25, mwrgrana (November 25), darkhorse488 (November 30)

Happy Belated Birthday!

December Birthdays:
(Birthdays are taken from each user's profile)
yayforjae (December 18), kaesa (December 31)

Happy Birthday!


Notice something I missed? Want your birthday listed? Leave a comment on this entry.

Non-Fandom, Friending Topic: Pets

Like animals? Have pets? Like to talk about them? Then this meme is for you!

<b>Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> <b>Pets:</b> <b>Favorite animals:</b> <b>Dislikes:</b> <b>Other Random Info:</b>

floss

I have the cold from hell right now, guys. So, the Monthly Meme Report is going to be late. I'll have it out within the next week or so--depending on when my ears stop ringing and my head doesn't feel like it's wrapped in cotton.


Also, Happy Halloween! (A day early.)