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June 2009
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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: 02 Nov 2008
posted: Sunday, 02 November 2008 @ 00.01
Digest for 19 October 2008 through 01 November 2008 Announcements:
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Happy Birthday TQP!
Halloween is The Quidditch Pitch's birthday. Thank you, everyone, for an amazing three years. You can read our State of the Pitch on our main page or by clicking the banner above. |
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Featured Stories of the Month
Congratulations to all this month's winners! Please click the banner for links to the individual stories. |
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Featured Stories and Featured Artist of the Year
Please note that there will be no Featured Stories or Featured Artist for December due to our annual Featured Stories and Featured Artist of the Year polls. |
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction ) mood:: blank 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: 06 Jul 2008
posted: Sunday, 06 July 2008 @ 00.10
Digest for 29 June 2008 through 05 July 2008 Announcements:
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Monthly Challenge Poll
Please click the banner to vote for the winner of June's Challenge.
Voting ends Wednesday, 9 July 2008 @ 11:59 p.m. EDT. |
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Featured Stories of the Month
Click the banner for links to all the stories.
Congratulations! |
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Editor's Choice
Click the banner to read the fic.
Congratulations! |
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction ) mood:: tired
Digest: 29 Jun 2008
posted: Sunday, 29 June 2008 @ 00.53
Digest for 15 June 2008 through 28 June 2008 Announcements:
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Monhtly Challenge
Gluttony. You've heard of the seven Potters and this month we challenge you to write about one of the seven sins: Gluttony.
We challenge you to use food to seduce, food to bribe, food to well--heck even a sit down dinner would work.
Rules for stories:- Must be at least 500 words
- Must be prebetad
- Must comply with our terms of service
- Must be centered around the challenge theme
Art:- Must be willing to let us host the artwork in our gallery for June
- The focal point should be the Gluttony theme
- You would submit all artwork via email to thecaptains@thequidditchpitch.org
- Your email should contain:
- Your penname
- Your email address
- Rating
- Summary
- Title
Challenge ends on June 30th! Good luck and Happy writing :)</p> |
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction ) mood:: exhausted
Digest: 08 Jun 2008
posted: Sunday, 08 June 2008 @ 01.15
Digest for 01 June 2008 through 07 June 2008 Announcements:
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Policy Change for Processing Submissions and Posting Betaed Fics
To the authors and members of The Quidditch Pitch,
Due to changes in our staffing levels, we are implementing a change to the submission and upload process, effective 5 June 2008.- You may submit stories at any time.
- Submissions will be processed Saturday through Wednesday. All approvals or rejections will happen only during that time period.
- Stories edited by our beta staff will be uploaded Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
We hope this will not be a long-term change since we are actively hiring for Quidditch Coordinators to work the submission queue.&nbp; If you are interested in applying for the position, please apply here. You must be 18 to apply for the job of Quidditch Coordinator. |
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Monhtly Challenge
Gluttony. You've heard of the seven Potters and this month we challenge you to write about one of the seven sins: Gluttony.
We challenge you to use food to seduce, food to bribe, food to well--heck even a sit down dinner would work.
Rules for stories:- Must be at least 500 words
- Must be prebetad
- Must comply with our terms of service
- Must be centered around the challenge theme
Art:- Must be willing to let us host the artwork in our gallery for June
- The focal point should be the Gluttony theme
- You would submit all artwork via email to thecaptains@thequidditchpitch.org
- Your email should contain:
- Your penname
- Your email address
- Rating
- Summary
- Title
Challenge ends on June 30th! Good luck and Happy writing :)</p> |
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Quidditch Trading Cards
Our galleries, Quidditch Trading Cards, are finally reopened! After several weeks of work reconstructing them after a hacker destroyed them, the galleries are now back up. Please note the new location and change any bookmarks you may have. Additionally, new registrations are closed at this time, and the adult albums are correspondingly closed. We're attempting to cross our main site registrations with the gallery and our technical guru, Captain Mel, is working out the bugs. |
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Featured Artist of the Month
Congratulations to elspethelf, our Featured Artist for May and June 2008! View her gallery by clicking on the banner and read our interview with her here. |
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Happy Birthday
The Captains would like to wish Captain Minnie a very happy birthday on Monday, June 9! Have a mojito on us. |
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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:: Radiohead - "High and Dry"
Digest: 25 May 2008
posted: Sunday, 25 May 2008 @ 00.36
Digest for 18 May 2008 through 24 May 2008 Announcements:
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Featured Artist and Stories
Poll will close Tuesday, 27 May 2008 @ 11:59 p.m. EDT |
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Galleries
Our galleries are currently offline while we rebuild them. We have every intention of having them back by the end of the month, at which time we'll announce the Featured Artist for May and June. 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 )
Digest: 18 May 2008
posted: Sunday, 18 May 2008 @ 00.01
Digest for 11 May 2008 through 17 May 2008 Announcements:
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Featured Artist and Stories
Poll will close Tuesday, 27 May 2008 @ 11:59 p.m. EDT |
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February 2008 Editor's Choice
Congratulations! You can read our interview with her here. Click the banner to read the fic. |
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Galleries
Our galleries are currently offline while we rebuild them. We have every intention of having them back by the end of the month, at which time we'll announce the Featured Artist for May and June. 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:: hot music:: Saturday Night Live
Digest: 11 May 2008
posted: Sunday, 11 May 2008 @ 00.05
Happy Mother's Day! Digest for 04 May 2008 through 10 May 2008 Announcements:
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Featured Stories of the Month
Please click the banner for the links to all the May 2008 stories. Congratulations to all the authors! |
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Editor's Choice
Click the banner to read the April 2008 Editor's Choice. You can read our interview with her here. Congratulations! |
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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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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction )
Digest: 16 Mar 2008
posted: Sunday, 16 March 2008 @ 00.01
Digest for 02 March 2008 through 15 March 2008 Announcements:
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Ron-a-Thon
This Ron-a-thon is a two-week, silent auction to help keep The Quidditch Pitch online. In just two years, the site has grown from 200 members to over 12,000. We have been funding the site ourselves since the very beginning, almost three years ago. But we need assistance this year to pay for web hosting and a variety of other expenses that go with running the site.
We appreciate all your support as members and authors over the last two years and would send Ron to you, but Annie refuses to allow him to leave her sight. There might a be court order involved but we have learned not to ask about those things.
Fundraiser Rules and Regulations- You may bid as many times as you like in order to win.
- Bids will close on the 16th of March and winners notified.
- Payment must be made within one week of the end of the auction. Paypal is our preferred method of payment.
- Request for pairing and prompts will be accepted once payment transaction is complete.
- The Author/Artist will have until May 15th to complete all stories and artwork.
Please click the banner to view and bid on all the Authors and Artists.
Our fundraiser ends in less than 24 hours! The last chance to bid is Sunday, 16 March 2008 at 9:59 p.m. EDT. |
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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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Quaffle Talk - Seeking Fan Boys!
Do you have a burning passion to make your views about Harry Potter known? Do you want an opportunity to discuss slash, het, gen, and of course your favorite character? The Quidditch Pitch has a deal for you! For just 39.95 19.95 free you can join us in recording a segment for Quaffle Talk. We're searching for men -- short or tall, with a sense of humor, and quite frankly men who are not offended by the insanity that is the Captains of the Quidditch Pitch.
Comment to this post or email the Captains at thecaptains@thequidditchpitch.org and we'll get you all the details out ASAP!
Warning participating in Quaffle Talk should not be done while drinking hot liquids. The Captains are not responsible for a decrease in intelligence, spontaneous and uncontrollable laughter, and Deena, Dream Wia Dream, Auntee Mame, Simons Flower, and Annie take no responsible and lay no claim to the antics of Madam Minnie. |
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction ) mood:: hungry
Digest: 02 Mar 2008
posted: Sunday, 02 March 2008 @ 00.01
Digest for 24 February 2008 through 01 March 2008 Announcements:
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Ron-a-Thon
This Ron-a-thon is a two-week, silent auction to help keep The Quidditch Pitch online. In just two years, the site has grown from 200 members to over 12,000. We have been funding the site ourselves since the very beginning, almost three years ago. But we need assistance this year to pay for web hosting and a variety of other expenses that go with running the site.
We appreciate all your support as members and authors over the last two years and would send Ron to you, but Annie refuses to allow him to leave her sight. There might a be court order involved but we have learned not to ask about those things.
Fundraiser Rules and Regulations- You may bid as many times as you like in order to win.
- Bids will close on the 16th of March and winners notified.
- Payment must be made within one week of the end of the auction.
- Request for pairing and prompts will be accepted once payment transaction is complete.
- The Author/Artist will have until May 15th to complete all stories and artwork.
Please click the banner to view and bid on all the Authors and Artists. |
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Featured Stories
Click the banner for links to the stories. |
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Featured Artist
Congratulations to ericahpfa for being our March 2008 Featured Artist!
Click the banner to see her gallery.
Read our interview with her here. |
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Editor's Choice
Congratulations to minisinoo!
Click the banner to read the story. |
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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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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction ) mood:: tired
Digest: 30 Sep 2007
posted: Sunday, 30 September 2007 @ 00.01
Digest for 16 September 2007 through 29 September 2007 Announcements:
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Quaffle Talk
Episode 8 contains a discussion by The Captains about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, predictions by five of our Miniature Captains and our sometimes serious, mostly silly Captain's Corner segment, What Else Could Have Been a Horcrux?
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Featured Stories Poll
Our Featured Stories poll is ready for your vote. Please click the banner to participate!
Polls will be open until Tuesday, 2 October 2007 @ 1159 EDT. |
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Check Your Characters
We've discovered that a few characters changed their identities in the upgrade to eFiction 3.3. If Severus Snape, Nymphadora Tonks, or Parvati Patil are characters in any of your fics, please double-check and verify they haven't decided to change personas. Snape has become Augustus Rookwood, Tonks has become Professor Sinistra and Parvati has become Abraxas Malfoy. Ernie Macmillian has been turning up more frequently than usual lately, but The Captains aren't sure who he's impersonating. If you have any difficulties, please don't hesitate to contact The Captains. |
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10,000
We hit 10,000 members this week, a month shy of our second birthday! Thank you to everyone for being part of this site. |
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New fics:( Bad Moon Rising )( Hallowed Halls )( Remains of the Day )( Dark Tales )( The Broomshed )( Crossovers )( Non-Fiction )New authors/registration:
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