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D.J. (djin7) wrote in snarry_games,
@ 2014-09-13 11:33:00

Current mood:	ecstatic
Entry tags:	2014 reunion, faqs, hp reunion, mini games, mod post, rules

Announcing the 2014 HP Reunion Snarry Mini Games - Who What Where When Why and How!

ANNOUNCING 2014 HP Reunion Mini Snarry Games!

Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember. ~Seneca

(Banner art by glockgal!)

After being approached by the mods at the

hp_reunion to help with their project, the

snarry_games Mod Squad decided that 5 years was a long enough vacation!

We decided to celebrate and promote what the HP LJ Reunion is planning, which mirrors that which the

snarry_games has always stood for, community and teamwork, so we threw our hat in the ring.

This is our contribution to the reunion plans, to get as many of the HP Snarry fen together again, and invite new friends to join us in celebrating not just Harry Potter and Severus Snape, but also the Livejournal community that spawned all the amazing creativity and production that the Harry Potter Fandom is famous for; something which no other fandom has yet been able to match.

WHO CAN PLAY:

For the first time ever, the

snarry_games welcomes anyone who wishes to compete (over the age of 18 years).

There will be NO sign-ups, and no teams; however, duo/pair collaborations are allowed.

There is a maximum of two (2) entries allowed per participant (person or duo/collaborators)

WHAT IS THE FORMAT FOR THIS COMPETITION? :

There will be four (4) categories to compete in, and each category will be judged by a single poll:

DRABBLES : 100 words per drabble, max of 10 drabbles per entry (1000 words max) .

FICLETS: Mini-fic from 500 to 2000 words max; poetry and filk acceptable for this category.

FICTION: Story from 2000 words and up (no limit). Story can include original art/fanvid done for this competition (see collaborations).

ART: All types/forms of original art accepted. Fanvids are allowed (see fair use). NO: manips (of other's works/or photos), no playlists (songlists).

WHAT ABOUT PROMPTS?

There is but two prompts to choose from (we’re pretty sure everyone can make this work):

1) REUNION
2) REUNITED

FAQs/ and RULES:

GENRES: All genres are allowed, including fusion/crossovers, as long as it features Severus Snape and Harry Potter!

RATINGS: G - NC17! All ratings allowed – explicit content can be locked at the Games Community at entrant’s request, or age restricted at AO3.

WARNINGS: The snarry_games uses invisible warnings, and standard headers*. Entrants can warn for anything they wish using this format. Due to the legal implications of chan (shota/underage) to many members, the snarry_games community will NOT ACCEPT chan explicitly depicting anyone under the age of 18 years in sexual situations.

POLLS: Anyone can vote, including entrants/participants. There will be four (4) Master polls, one for each category, and each poll will ask the judges which entry was the best and/or their favourite. There will be only one answer allowed (radio buttons). The top two entries in each category will be the Gold and Silver Medalists for the 2014 Snarry Mini Games!

WHERE WILL THE POSTING BE?

This Mini Games was inspired by and is running concurrently with the Livejournal Harry Potter Reunion Community, in order to promote and stimulate HP LJ connections and community once more. Therefore, this time, we ask that entrants post their own entries. Posting date is November 1, 2014.

Each entry is to be posted on YOUR Livejournal if possible (or IJ, DW, Tumblr or even your own website/archive, as long as it is publically accessible for voting/polling purposes.)

Optional: AO3 (Archive of Our Own) – 2014 Snarry Mini-Games Collection (Tag/Link - AO3 Snarry Mini Games Collection)

Further details on this, header requirements*, posting rules, et al, will be clarified next month. Feel free to ask any questions you may have in the comments section of this post or email the Mod Squad at snarry DOT mod AT gmail DOT com.

POSTING: All entries must be posted by end of day, November 1, 2014 (any time zone).

POLLING/VOTING: Begins November 3 when the Master Polls go up, and ends November 13, 2014.

MEDALS: Awarded November 15, 2014!

LINKING:

When you post your entry, send us the link, and we will add it to the Master Poll. The links to your entry MUST be sent to the Snarry Games Mod Squad or it will not be included on the poll for voting purposes. If you submit two entries, they must be separate entries/links for the polling process.

The 4 Master Polls can be voted on by ALL watchers and participants.

And there you go! The 2014 Snarry Mini Games are off and running!

Handy links:
Snarry Games IJ
Snarry Games DW
Snarry Games LJ
Snarry Games Tumblr

HP Reunion 2014
HP Reunion Tumblr

Also, to help find those lost or inactive (Harry Potter fandom) Alumni, if you could spread the word about the The Games, the reunion, whether it is via your journals, emails, tumblrs, twitters, or even your neighbourhood cafe, the HP Reunion team would be most thankful! You can always nudge your friends.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
*FIRES STARTING GUN*

DJ & The Mod Squad
Snarry Games 2014

♥ If anyone wishes to help the Mod Squad this time around, or wants to contribute icons, banners, headers, or similar, to the Mini Games or the Reunion, please comment and we will be in touch! Thank you!

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	alisanne 2014-09-13 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	So I've been thinking about this since I saw the email earlier today and I've a question. Do you mind if I pimp this in drabble coms by using your prompts are our prompts and then encouraging xposting? Not only do I mod snarry100, but I also now mod snape100 and harry100, lol, so this could be relevant to our interests. :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	djin7 2014-09-13 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	Sure, as long as accessibility is there for voters for the November 1 posting date to the take down of the polls. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	djin7 2014-09-13 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	Just want to clarify, posting begins November 1 - I've been thinking about your comment haha and wondering if you mean to have submissions right away or not. Not sure how your drabble comms work, but you and yours are one of the reasons I chose drabbles as a category! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

alisanne
2014-09-13 08:33 pm UTC (link)

So November 1st is a Saturday. Snary100's prompts go up every Thursday, so I was thinking I could make the weekly prompt on October 30th be Reunion/Reunited and encourage ppl to xpost their responses to the Snarry Games com.
The relevant Snape100 prompt will be up October 26th, and while I prolly won't make that prompt Reunion, I can poke ppl and remind them that any Snape/Harry responses which include 'reunion/reunited' can be submitted at the Games com as well. Ditto for Harry100's prompt, which will be posted October 20th.

Or I don't have to do anything. *shrugs* It just seems like it could be an opportunity to get more entires in the drabble category.

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	djin7 2014-09-13 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	Sounds great! More people = more fun for everyone! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	eriador117 2014-09-14 10:27 am UTC (link)
	Do we post at our journal and the comm here? Or just at our own journal/A03 etc. Just clarifying :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	djin7 2014-09-15 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	We hope you post at your own journal; the post must be up on November 1, and must be publically accessible for the polls. If you wish to lock it for content, we can host it here under membership lock, or you can take advantage of the AO3 age restricted settings. More details will be clarified in October. <3 (Reply to this) (Parent)

	amand_r 2014-09-16 05:57 pm UTC (link)
	Aw yisss. Gonna do eeeet. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	djin7 2014-09-17 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	\o/ So happy yay! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	littleblackbow 2014-09-17 12:13 am UTC (link)
	What kind of art do you need, DJ? :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

djin7
2014-09-17 09:35 pm UTC (link)

HI HONEY!!!! How've you been?

If you want to help with the HP LJ reunion art, you can join the comm here: http://hpreunionteam.livejournal.com/

If you want to do a pimp banner that we can spread around or icons for the participants & mods for the Snarry, then go wild! Theme is reunion/reunited and of course, the name is 2014 Snarry Mini Games.

If you want to do art for the Games, then also go wild. :D But don't show anyone until November 1. hee. <3

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littleblackbow
2014-09-18 12:49 am UTC (link)

Hey! I've been on LJ some and IRL, I'm in Korea.

Yeah, lots of changes, but I've got inspiration and time again, so I can get some stuff done. I'll get you some art to use for banners and pimping. ^_^

And I'll just chuck the real one on my journal. Most of my IJ friends have gone to facebook or back to LJ, so I'm not over here much. I suppose I should cross post, but it's kind of a pain in the ass writing six versions of a heading for different sites, communities, etc.

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	(Anonymous) 2014-09-18 12:58 am UTC (link)
	No worries. I'll crosspost to all three + tumblr, so you don't have to. DJ (in anon mode) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	littleblackbow 2014-09-18 12:35 pm UTC (link)
	here ya go! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	djin7 2014-09-19 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	OMG, gorgeous! Love it! I will be putting together pimp banners and such for next week, thank you! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	littleblackbow 2014-09-20 08:23 am UTC (link)
	I'm glad you like it! I'll certainly be participating, as well. Let me know if you want any other sizes or shapes of banners. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	djin7 2014-09-22 07:42 am UTC (link)
	I just used yours (resized a little smaller) for our recent post and pimp, thank you! How are you at icons? Could sure use on for mod posts this year. <3 We will be posting pimp type stuff at a later date, closer to the big Nov. 1 posting date, so no rush. Thanks again, wonderful banner! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	littleblackbow 2014-09-22 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	I'll make some icons. Do you just want mod post icons, or... Let me know what you want them to say, and I'll make you some. ^_^ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	djin7 2014-09-26 05:49 am UTC (link)
	Yay! I'd love a Mod Post one, and maybe a 2014 Snarry Mini Games one? Reunion? <3 You're awesome!! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	OMG montana_dan 2014-09-21 01:17 am UTC (link)
	This is gorgeous. I already a plot bunny forming. DJ, but really, Nov. 1? You know us authors. Ack...deadlines. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: OMG djin7 2014-09-21 08:00 am UTC (link)
	Dude. MINI GAMES. hahhaa. I will be posting tomorrow sometime about some things. Reminders, and such. Some folks wanting to get together with other folks. :D You've always met the deadlines, darlin. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lilyseyes 2014-10-12 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	Did I miss where the headers are? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	djin7 2014-10-13 01:48 am UTC (link)
	No! I haven't yet posted them, it will be finished and up tomorrow. It's our Thanksgiving weekend, here. I will keep you posted. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	djin7 2014-10-14 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Headers are now up! Here you go, thank you for your patience! http://asylums.insanejournal.com/snarry_games/269835.html (Reply to this) (Parent)