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Britin (_alicesprings) wrote in qaf_challenges,
@ 2007-12-27 01:52:00

NEW CHALLENGE?
Ok so I just had this crazy idea at 2am after re-reading some old challenge fics.

I know there have been a lot of dropouts from the various challenges held here. I know that some people simply ran out of time before deadline but had made a good start on their fics. I also know some people just had to give up because the fic wasn't working.

What I want to know is, how do you guys feel about a new challenge to finish all the fics that didn't get finished in time for past challenges. Are there some still out there sitting on shelves?

What do you think? Anyone interested in a second chance challenge?

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	not_yet_defined 2007-12-27 12:25 am UTC (link)
	in that case i'm all YAY, :D A Second Chance challenge sounds lovely. I'm in serious need of a challenge. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_alicesprings 2007-12-27 12:30 am UTC (link)
	And here I was all enjoying my retirement from the community. Sigh. My bright ideas :\ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	not_yet_defined 2007-12-27 12:40 am UTC (link)
	retirement? i thought you were just on a sabbatical. If you don't feel like doing it anymore, i'd be willing to bet you could find someone willing to either co-maintain or take it over completely. cause, imo, the challenges are a seriously positive thing for the fandom and should most definitely not be retired. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_alicesprings
2007-12-27 12:45 am UTC (link)

Oh, I guess sabbatical's a better word. Although I really don't have much desire to take on all that work again. I'm edging closer to retirement. The problem is, I'm too anal to let anyone else take over my baby, lol.

I'm very particular about doing things my way - using the same icon all the time, making sure the fic header info is the same, capitalising the fic titles etc etc. Probably stuff no-one except me even notices though.

I don't know. I might run one more and see how I feel later. It's probably not the best time now anyway, with Xmas and all.

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not_yet_defined
2007-12-27 12:59 am UTC (link)

well. with the anal thing, you could do one of two things. if you decide you want to be done with it all.

1. find someone as anal as you. they do exist. i'm one of them, lol. i get the same way when i've run bj_action challenges. i'd offer to help you, except i've got my hands overfull with the 6 asylums i theoretically maintain ~~totally neglect~~ already. but i know there are people out there willing to help and willing to do things the way you'd like them done.

or

2. encourage/give blessing to someone interested in opening a similar community. that way you could preserve your's as is without depriving the fandom of continuing the great tradition of challenges.

just my two cents. it's really none of my business what you do with your asylum, it's just that, selfishly, as a reader and a writer, the challenges are one of my favorite aspects of the fandom.

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_alicesprings
2007-12-27 01:09 am UTC (link)

Well I've never said no-one else is allowed to open a challenge comm. They don't need my blessing, they just need to do it. I don't have a trademark on challenge comms. If anyone REALLY cared enough to want to run one, they can, and probably would have by now.

I saw a new xmas challenge comm over the holidays, even though qaf_giftxchnge already exists, so... people will do what they want.

And I mean, no-one except Xie has ever asked to guest host a challenge in my comm either, so I don't think people out there are dying to run challenges.

All I know is, they're a SHITLOAD of work to run.

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not_yet_defined
2007-12-27 02:03 am UTC (link)

well, yes some people don't care. but others of us have no wish to step on your toes since you've already been running a fantastic challenge asylum for QAF fandom.

i'm not saying anyone is dying to run one, because they are a lot of work, but a lot of people would be hesitant to just be like "Hey Alice, can I guest host?" or they don't know there is a need because they assume you still plan on running them.

or maybe I am the only person who thinks like this...*shrugs*

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	_alicesprings 2007-12-27 02:19 am UTC (link)
	Maybe they're hesitant, but they'll never know if they don't ask, right? Obviously I'm not opposed to the idea since Xie already ran one. Anyway, like I said, I'll probably run this one, because I'd like to see the idea through, and then we'll see what happens. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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