Greetings, folks!
I've participated in NaNoWriMo for quite a while, under three or so different accounts. (The first two lost because I did not remember the password and no longer used those email addresses...)
Each year, the atmosphere of Nanowrimo has been almost entirely different. This is something interesting. But, I've noticed one thing -- Montreal's boards are so! much! more! quiet! than it used to be.
What happened to our plot discussions, our reaching out to help one another on our little private haven during NanoWriMo?
What happened to our word war with Toronto? Are we going to let them beat us without a fight? We used to have challenges, many dares, and the kin. Quite a few of us actually would hit up mini wars on IM at one point to ensure that we were keeping ourselves fully motivated. We even had invaders from Toronto taunting us at one point or another.
I would like to see us revitalized, moving towards the same exhuberant life we used to have. I'd like to see us having posts on the boards frequently, not just for organizing write ins.
(Though the write ins and meet ups are quite fun!)
I am almost always available by IM (Rayvenfeather on AIM - Rayvenfeather@hotmail.com on MSN and rebecca.j.blain@gmail.com on email.)
I enjoy helping people with plot holes, I enjoy discussing the perks of writing. More, I enjoy establishing writing relationships with people. Sure, Nanowrimo is only in November, but who says the journey can't continue on after?
Is there anything that I can do to help get our boards a little bit more back to the vibrant life that it once possessed?
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"Aye. The plains that bear no life, the fields of bone, they do exist," Theron acknowledged. "But that was several thousand years ago. Those family lines should be so well spread that not even Athanasius should be able to eliminate them all."
50,818 / 50,000
nov. 15, 2009 - 18 02
It's only my second year of Nano, but I have noticed that the board is a bit quieter than it was last year.
I can't say for sure, but maybe it's the proliferation of other means of communication. 5-6 years ago the board was the only way to communicate with other wrimos, or directly via email. Now there's Facebook, Twitter, a crushingly big blogosphere, cheap text-messaging. I know I communicate often with other wrimos via those social networking means.
If you want to help spark some life into the boards, feel free to post dares, challenges, threats of bodily harm... well, maybe not the last one, lawyers being what they are.
Or poke the MLs and point out that they're being lazy motivators :D
I'll dig around for ideas.
59,011 / 50,000
nov. 15, 2009 - 19 17
Revive our group challenge against Toronto! We must crush Toronto!
Bwhahahahahaha ahahahahaha
I can't say for sure, but maybe it's the proliferation of other means of communication. 5-6 years ago the board was the only way to communicate with other wrimos, or directly via email. Now there's Facebook, Twitter, a crushingly big blogosphere, cheap text-messaging. I know I communicate often with other wrimos via those social networking means.
If you want to help spark some life into the boards, feel free to post dares, challenges, threats of bodily harm... well, maybe not the last one, lawyers being what they are.
Or poke the MLs and point out that they're being lazy motivators :D
I'll dig around for ideas.
"Aye. The plains that bear no life, the fields of bone, they do exist," Theron acknowledged. "But that was several thousand years ago. Those family lines should be so well spread that not even Athanasius should be able to eliminate them all." ----------
"Aye. The plains that bear no life, the fields of bone, they do exist," Theron acknowledged. "But that was several thousand years ago. Those family lines should be so well spread that not even Athanasius should be able to eliminate them all."