Gays of Our Lives - AWZ Style

I've received a few requests to join this asylum in the past few weeks, and I suspect it's the result of announcements regarding GOOL 2011.

This group was created as a way for AWZ fans attending GOOL 2010 to get to know each other and make plans for THAT event. As of right now, there is no news about any AWZ participation in GOOL 2011. Until I hear otherwise, I'm going to close this group to new members.

Please understand that I'm not trying to exclude anyone by doing this... I simply don't believe there's any reason for this group to be active right now. If that changes, I'll happily accept new members and start up posting again. Meanwhile, this group will remain an archive.

Thanks for understanding, and feel free to comment here or PM me with any concerns.

I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ABOUT EVERYONE'S GOOL EXPERIENCE!

BUT! Before everyone starts posting their GOOL wrap-up reports, I just want to encourage anyone to reply to this post if they are ok with people posting pictures of them here. I'd really appreciate hearing from everyone, just so we can all be reassured that we're not stepping on toes or making anyone uncomfortable. I'd also really like to encourage anyone planning to post to do a quick check of this post's comments to make sure everyone's cool with it. I'd really like everyone to feel comfortable having their wrap-ups open, not friend-locked. I'll only flex my Modly muscles if anyone sees a picture and requests it be taken down. Feel free to contact me privately if you don't want to deal with anyone directly. Thanks for your consideration, guys!

I'd also ask that when posting your wrap-up, take into consideration that some of the things you saw or experienced might not be for everyone's eyes. If there are things you'd like to share that might cause embarrassment or discomfort to the people you're talking about, it might be wise to save those particular tidbits for your personal, friends-locked journal posts. Just try to keep it as positive and friendly as possible, particularly in regards to the AMAZING actors who made time to visit with us. If you're in doubt about the appropriateness of something, don't hesitate to message me directly and ask. If I see something go up that I deem inappropriate, I'll chat with you about and we'll figure out a solution. I don't have any intention of removing something without warning unless it's a blatant trolling situation. Once again, thanks for your understanding :)

And of course, I just want to point out the obvious, which is that this request pertains only to posts made here at the GOOL asylum, not to anyone's private journal. That's none of my bidniss. ;)

Please feel free to comment or message me with any concerns or questions. Thank you!!!

Oh! For the record, you can post any pictures of me you want. Especially the Soap Fairy ones! *bounce flit*

Hey all!

I'm going to make this comm Eskimos Only from now on, so any new members will need to go through me to have permission to join the club. This is so that we can feel reasonably safe putting up hotel and contact information without having to worry about stalkers/ wankers/ jealous Chrolli fans knowing our every move and detail.

If you have any objections to this, I'm willing to hear them and come up with a possible solution. I'd also STRONGLY encourage you to change any post containing the aforementioned hotel and contact information (as well as details about meet-ups) to MEMBERS ONLY. Again, this is purely for the safety of our members, not because we're snooty, unfriendly bitches. *whistles innocently*

Thanks for joining the madness, folks!

love, Melanie
Your Friendly Moderator