ETA: TEAM SIGN-UPS ARE NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
The moment of Super-Dooper-Mega-Awesome unveiling is here. The Top Sekrit plan is revealed in full below:
One dark and stormy night, Christina and Mel were sitting around bored with their pet rocks, Lafayette and George. George, the glittery one, suggested a word war. Lafayette, the sexy one, agreed but they both realised they had no hands. George threw himself out into the storm to dissolve back into the copious amounts of glitter, googly eyes and rock of his origins. Lafayette followed and his lush pink locks, glitter, googly eyes and strange smile dissolved in the puddle next to George.
In tribute to our fallen rocks we’re pitching you all against each other!
Wrimo, you have been chosen to be a part of the team challenge. This year there will be four teams competing against each other in Adelaide. The challenge is open to anyone willing to take it up. You will compete with your team against the other three for World Domination (of the Adelaide forum) using your word counts. Christina and I will be keeping track of each team’s progress and will be updating the regional header daily to reflect the scores.
There will be a thread for teams to banter and motivate each other. Now, you have your team, it’s time to come up with a team name. Those who share the same coloured paper as you are in your team. You have until the end of the Kick Off to submit a team name or Christina and I will choose a name and we promise it won’t be pretty.
At the end of the month there will be a prize for the team with the highest average word count. The team with the lowest average word count will be sacrificed during a storm next July (only kidding... maybe).
- Mel & Christina
Well, as you can read, you're all pitched into teams against each other! How awesome is that? Anyone that still wants to join up can do so! Christina or myself will assign you to a random team and no swapping.
As the Kick Off is now finished for this year, the team names and founding team members are as follows:
Omega Phoenix Rainbow
The Patched Fool
EmyPink
Caitlin Fitzgerald
MrHeywire
luggage_npc
Coralyn
BellaMarieBrown
Entropy_maximum
kristinalford
Riverwings
Lindra
naramerald
BobTheWalrus
angel_called_amy
jokeefeoz
Bitter, Bitter Irony
Magliadoro
Crashworth
SanityBites
editornia
LillyKate
Denise
Laurennke
JoBeth
Gargami
stylecrime
Green Skeleton
Althea Hayden
kaelee
kingryan
moustache-mania
Blue Badgers
fadedfragment88
Calleach
mysticllama
archangel62
Si
McNoPants
Chooky
Bridge-It
Darthanon
Raven-Moon
betweenthemoon
random_fan
S.A.M.
ladydars
Incurable Watermelon Smooshes (Pronounced smoo-shes)
Danjanon
Nyandra_Regina
Princessare
Malediction
Cait_defygravity_Chatzy
Bheal57 - formerly Phoenix
Jylo202
katiewalker1995
SavageAngst12
TaylorTay
heaven-monument
Rowan Wannop
qweenie
delly_catessan
If you're already assigned to a team and your name isn't above leave a message below and Christina or myself will put you on your rightful team. If you'd like to step down you can PM myself or Christina or mention it below.
There are no swaps, renegotiations or trades regarding changing teams.
ETA: We'll be creating the individual team threads and the almighty bantering thread once teams are finalised. Stay tuned!
ETA2: We'll be closing team sign-ups at 11:59PM on Tuesday, 3rd of November! If you want in you've got 24 HOURS!
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Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
14,014 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 01 19
You forgot me! *wails* I'm in OPR!!!
----------Nano '08' : The Irish Pocket Watch; 50,108
Nano '09' : Destiny Interrupted: Rise of the Fateless; 0
38,693 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 01 36
I'd like to join a team. Competition is my middle name!
----------Katie Walker
http://midnightkebab.wordpress.com
http://compliments4world.wordpress.com
31,169 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 01 39
I was in blue >__< Go Blue Badgers!
----------"In Soviet Russia, Sig reads you!"
54,580 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 01 39
Eeep! Sorry, Entropy! Your name is now on the list :) (well, as soon as I post this haha)
Katie: your team is now Incurable Watermelon Smooshes!
----------Christina
Adelaide ML
"Take your clothes off, we've got some writing to do!"
54,580 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 01 42
@Bridge-it: fixed! :D
----------Christina
Adelaide ML
"Take your clothes off, we've got some writing to do!"
14,014 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 01 45
Katie: your team is now Incurable Watermelon Smooshes!
Yay! *dances* Thanks!!
----------Nano '08' : The Irish Pocket Watch; 50,108
Nano '09' : Destiny Interrupted: Rise of the Fateless; 0
20,066 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 02 34
Yay ^_^ GO BLUE BADGERS
13,589 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 03 12
My daughters came from the kick-off and told me all about this - sounds totally crazy, just to add to the lunacy of Nanowrimo. I'm game. I have a preference for group. Am I allowed to influence the random selection or do I just have to take my chances? Anyway, sign me up, one way or another.
70,824 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 03 17
Sorry, JoBeth. No influence to the random selection. You'll be in Bitter, Bitter Irony.
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
12,244 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 03 44
Id like to be in a team as well, should give me some more motivation. XD
----------2006: The Hateful Game - Failure
2009: Crash - In progress
12,248 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 03 37
Should totally add my name to a team! =D
----------13,589 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 03 38
Ha ha!!!!!!!!!! Didn't need to. That's the group I wanted - I'm so at home with that name. Thanks guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!
70,824 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 03 45
@SavageAngst12 you're in Incurable Watermelon Smooshes
@Gargami you're in Bitter, Bitter Irony
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
12,244 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 03 49
Thanks.
----------2006: The Hateful Game - Failure
2009: Crash - In progress
30,058 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 03 58
I'm game.
43,097 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 04 01
Can you add me as well? A little extra motivation never goes astray!
70,824 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 04 06
kristinalford - you'll be in Omega Phoenix Rainbow
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
70,824 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 04 14
Team OPR for you madam!
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
8,250 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 04 33
Please sign me up for a team!
----------I apologise in advance to my team-mates for my bitterly disappointing word count. :)
Also: GO TEAM!
"Our show may not be fancy but it's noisy and it's free." -- Ernie
~~ Go, Bitty, Bitty Irony - the BEST Adelaide team!! ~~
70,824 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 04 38
stylecrime you're on team Bitter, Bitter Irony
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
43,097 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 04 48
excellent!
8,497 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 04 57
Could you please place me into a team.
70,824 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 05 13
Sure Raven-Moon. You'll be in Blue Badgers!
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
44,000 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 05 23
This is all very much like the sorting hat in HP...
----------ΩPR!
2008: 'We, the Disappeared' - Win
2009: 'Chaos and Other Theories" - Promising
12,244 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 05 24
Is that why I feel like I got placed in Slytherin?
----------2006: The Hateful Game - Failure
2009: Crash - In progress
70,824 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 05 26
Only if all four were Ravenclaw. Plus there was no Green team initially (pink, blue, orange, yellow).
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
12,244 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 05 39
I'd say Bitter, Bitter Irony was Ravenclaw. Phoenix is Gryffindor, Blue Badgers is Hufflepuff since they seem very energetic, and since i havent seen very many others around - -- smooshies are Slytherin. But, i'm sure someone will pull that to pieces XD
----------2006: The Hateful Game - Failure
2009: Crash - In progress
30,058 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 05 49
Hahah Nah I'm cool with that. Gryffindor WOOOOOOO!
70,824 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 05 51
I think that stereotypes won't be very productive and you'd need to wait to see how each team behaves. SHOULDN'T YOU BE WRITING, ANYWAY?!
----------Mel / Calliopes.Sin
ML of Adelaide, Australia
"I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die." - Isaac Asimov
32,554 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 06 04
Can I join in a team? :D