hphalloween_mod (hphalloween_mod) wrote in hp_halloween, @ 2016-11-13 23:00:00 |
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A late, but necessary wrap-up!
As you might have guessed, this mod had to take an emotional pause for the week. But after some deep breathing and friend-therapy, here we are to close the books on HP_Halloween 2016!
Housekeeping:
--->We're at 1900 comments on HPH drabbles so, far, which about where we were last year at this time. Remember, if you haven't left a comment on your gift, please do. When you write for a specific person, knowing the person at least saw your work is important.
--->Tags have been updated on both communities, so please send your friends over here to look around. If you feel your drabble doesn't have the correct tags on it, let us know in reply to this post. shadowycat and starduchess worked hard on tagging everything, so everyone should be able to find what they want easily.
--->Writers, to see all your comments, be sure to check both IJ and LJ's HP_Halloween. Also, remember that you can click the "track this" button at the start of each post (it looks like a thumbtack) if you would like to receive the comments on your drabbles in your inbox. If you haven't already done so, remember that you can re-post your drabble anywhere you like.
--->We had a total of 62 participants this year, 10 more than last year! Managing all of you fell primarily to starduchess and shadowycat, so be sure to give them lots of wrap-up love. While lore has been giving them many thanks and praises, hearing how you felt about the exchange in reply here would be wonderful for them to read.
--->Unfortunately, after 5 years, we do have someone on the walk of shame - Wildfreehearts. She or he will have to sit next year out. It's not easy to scramble, even for one drabble, especially when a few others are running up against the cut-off as well. However, Wildfreehearts is welcome to inquire again in 2018 if we're still here and he or she is prepared to meet early submission requirements. We all appreciated the timely submissions and open lines of communication of the other 61 participants and our fabulous pitch-hitter immensely.
Because lore usually writes this post, she asked her fellow mods if they had any personal comments to add:
Starduchess: This year, we had a bit of a hair-raising adventure near the end, there, but it worked itself out. Thanks to all our participants and everyone who left comments to make this a great turnout. Hope you had a thrilling good time, and we'll see you next year!
Shadowycat: Thanks to everyone who took part in this year's fest! Hopefully you all had as much fun as we did. We couldn't do it without you. See you next year! :D
And all I can say is that this exchange wouldn't work without Starduchess and Shadowycat, and I hope you all will leave comments with them in mind. Of course, this exchange also doesn't work without all of you, writers and readers, either. We're always so grateful for the enthusiastic response that you greet us with each year!.
So, thank you all again one last time for being here this year. And be sure to bring a friend next year when we return for more fantastic HP fun!
love, lore, Starduchess and Shadowycat