Snapedom

So, I got ten replies, but only six people who have time for a commitment. I don't know about you, but I'm currently suffering from severe fandom fatigue, and the idea of deadlines and having to commit too much time to fandom activities makes me tired, all Snape-love notwithstanding.

How about: we'll take the chance and let you organize yourself? If you feel like it, we have a fest. Maybe we end up with nothing, but that's a chance I'd be willing to take. This would be a small, familiar Underground party anyway, nothing big.

So, I suggest I'd put up a template you can use to leave prompts for crafts, art, manips, vids, fic, you name it. All ships allowed. Something you would like to see. You don't need to offer anything. You don't need to commit to anything. But you can't expect anything either. You just tell us what you'd like to see. The prompts  keep standing, no deadlines there.

Then you look through them. If one tickles your creativity, you grab it and do something with it. You don't need to tell anyone. If none of the prompts is to your liking but you have an idea you want to explore, then go with that.

We start posting December 6th through January 9th. Everybody who made something, posts it. Guests who don't have ij accounts can mail me their entry and I'll post it for them, or they ask an ij friend who posts it for them. These all are gifts for the community. It's basically what we did with the Severus Big Bang, only in a very relaxed manner, no pressure, just do something if you can. If you can't, we'll never know.

Yay or nay?

(Preliminary timeline: Rules and prompts template up beginning of July. Posting template up beginning of December. Posting starts December 6th, ends January 9th.)

A while ago, I was thinking aloud about a revival of the snapedom summerfest. Alas, summer is here, and I didn't get around to anything. We could have a general fest though, with no set date.
I just wonder if there is any interest for that.
We would do it somewhat similar as last time. Two weeks of sign-ups, then I match the pairings. This would be a gift exchange, but not anonymous. People would be paired on a first-come first-served basis, and on a preferences basis. The signups would ask for shipping preferences and the type of gift people would be willing to make, and like to receive. We'd include crafts and photomanips, icons, banners, layouts, fic, art, illustrations... everything you can think of.
Last time we had a small, fun fest and we could do it again, if you like.

Tell me if there is interest. If I get more than ten replies, then we'll go for it.

It will be very casual, as low-maintenance as possible. There won't be any recriminations for dropping out, but I will want feedback from the participants, regularly. A timeframe could be signups through the second half of June, assignment through the first half of July, and then posting starts... dunno, around October up until Sev's birthday?

See some of the discussion from 2008 here: http://asylums.insanejournal.com/snapedom/100580.html