Progress notes and Pimpage

[lolmac]

The comm has been imported, less the two posts just made about moving over here to DW. The 48 comm flooded me with messages about import failures, but it seems to have imported in spite of hiccups.

I have paid for this account, so we can have polls, because we MUST have polls.

I re-wrote the FAQ post and stickied it to this comm. Feel free to use that as a target link for pimpage.

People are beginning to join, including some new names amongst the old. On that line: hey, let's all say hi to each other! Please comment on this post, introduce yourself, maybe let us know some or all of the following:

- Where did you hear about us?
- Were you involved with this comm on LJ?
- Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?
- What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)
- Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?

I'll do a poll for our inaugural DW round in the next few days, once we've had a chance to spread the word.

In other words: um, hi, sorry I turned invisible for so long . . .

Comments

[thisbluespirit]

Where did you hear about us?

I'm pretty sure it was via dbskyler originally, but various flisters kept talking about it.

Were you involved with this comm on LJ?

Yes. I may even have been responsible for at least some of the penguins.

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?

Tentatively, yes, and certainly back to emergency stunt modding. Plus, I am doing some pimping even as we speak.

What's your favourite unusual animal?

Lemur. (I haven't forgotten the Summer of the Rush and SeriesFIve (as was)'s Silver/Steel lemur fic.)

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?

What me? No, sirree, I am absolutely, totally not a penguin. Honest. *hides glowstick and looks innocent*

[justice_turtle]

TICKYBOXEN! :D

Where did you hear about us?

Uhm. Possibly from dbskyler? It was back between rounds three and four, so buried in the mists of time. ^_^

Were you involved with this comm on LJ?

WAS I EVER. XD It was me and Skyler that got StudyOfRunning to revive it that first time, plus various episodes of stunt-modding and attempted revival ever since. There’s a reason my Pretentious Title (which I never did quite finalize) needs to have “fairy god[something]” in it somewhere. :D

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?

Emergency stunt mod reporting for duty, ma’am! *salutes* I might also sign up for an actual shift or so, it depends.

What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)

Ooh. Um... coelacanth! :D

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?

Pssh, I’m totally not a penguin, what are you talking about. *fixes bow tie* ^_^

[agirlnamedtruth]

Where did you hear about us?
Honestly I can’t remeber but I hate to buck a trend so let’s just say dbskyler told me about it xD

Were you involved with this comm on LJ?
Not as much as the famous faces but I like to think I had my hand in.

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?
*dusts off my Sunday best gifs*

What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)
Giant Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?
The fact I’m ghostly white, wearing a three piece suit and covered head to toe in snow right now is because I’m British...

[thisbluespirit]

Not as much as the famous faces but I like to think I had my hand in.

But you are an hourly mod! Your name and pretty icons are one of the first things I associate with the 'rush!

The fact I’m ghostly white, wearing a three piece suit and covered head to toe in snow right now is because I’m British...

Snap.

[glinda]

Where did you hear about us?
Gosh, its been so long I've forgotten. I've been lurking about since the early days. (I think I first took a shift of modding back in Round 4...this comm has been part of my life for a fiendishly long time.)
Were you involved with this comm on LJ?
Yup! And I'm delighted to see it resurrected over here!
Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?
I have been before and I'm happy to be so again
What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)
I'm rather partial to cephalopods. It's the tentacles...
Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?
Who me? Nope, no siree, I was never a penguin. (It definitely wasn't right there in my LJ username.)

[juliet316]

Allow me to reintroduce myself :-):

Where did you hear about us? It's been so long, I honestly can't remember. It would probably have had to be either at one of the comms I was involved with at the time or somebody posting about it on my flist.
Were you involved with this comm on LJ? I was involved with the comm (including being apart of the Mod Squad) for a good while, unfortunately problems with my internet led to me being radio silent for most of 2016 into 2017. By the time I was able to come back online, the comm had gone into hibernation.
Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad? I would love to be apart of the Mod Squad again!
What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable) http://cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2012/01/17/084778a5-a644-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/resize/620x465/a295e41a01d98e36f4f2786744e3588e/239672940-14080123_1.jpg
Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin? Who me? The Queen of the Dolphins?

[marginaliana]

Where did you hear about us?

Your post on fandomcalendar!

Were you involved with this comm on LJ?

Nope.

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?

I am too shiftless to assist.

What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)

Ducks, when they dip into the water to eat weeds and stick their ass in the air. (reminds me of me, because I am approximately that graceful)

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?

Only that one time, and I've promised I won't do it again.

[dbskyler]

So great to see new people for our new DW version of the comm! Welcome!

[smallearthcat]

Where did you hear about us?

From thisbluespirit, if I remember correctly.

Were you involved with this comm on LJ?

Yeah, for a little while. I kinda lost track of it when I basically stopped writing.

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?

Only if you need more people.

What's your favourite unusual animal?

Uh, jellyfish? They're pretty badass.

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?

Nope.

[desertvixen]

- Where did you hear about us?
the fic calendar comm

- Were you involved with this comm on LJ?
No

- Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?
No time

- What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)
I love foxes of all sorts and sabretooth tigers

- Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?
No, not into cold weather!

[dbskyler]

Glad you found us, and welcome!

[vexed_wench]

Where did you hear about us? fandomcalendar

- Were you involved with this comm on LJ? No, sadly I've never heard of y'all before tonight.

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?The best I can say is maybe. My days and nights are unpredictable at times.

What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable) Otters!

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin? Um no...

[dbskyler]

So awesome to see new people here already! Welcome!

[dbskyler]

Where did you hear about us?

From myself? ;) I honestly don't remember, but it was way back when studyofrunning was managing the comm. Apparently I then spent a lot of time talking about it to my flisters.

Were you involved with this comm on LJ?

Why yes.

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?

Yes, although subject to availability as usual. Some weekends are better than others.

What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)

I would love a bucket of sloths.

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?

No, but it is my dream job.

[thisbluespirit]

Apparently I then spent a lot of time talking about it to my flisters.

You told the whole of LJ, apparently. ;-)

[pedanther]

Where did you hear about us?
I don't remember, but it would mostly likely have been either lost_spook or justice_turtle.

Were you involved with this comm on LJ?
Yes.

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?
To start with, I'm going to stick with seeing how often I'm able to be involved in general rushing, and see how it goes from there.

What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)
Sloth. (No, wait, I think I've got my cue cards mixed up and that was the answer to the question about Deadly Sins. Just a moment...)

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?
Unless and until photographic evidence surfaces of that convention where Rob Shearman was chief judge of the cosplay contest, I'm going to say no.

[naemsie]

So this is our new home … *steals a cookie*


Where did you hear about us?
Most certainly from prisca.

Were you involved with this comm on LJ?
Yes, and frankly, I miss it already.

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?
Absolutely, but I'd need to be nudged all the time bc I never ever check DW, lol.

What's your favourite unusual animal?
Do zombie-unicorns qualify?

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?
I'm a penguin every full moon night in winter. For the rest of the time, I just wear a lot of black and white.

[primsong]

Where did you hear about us?

I believe it was lolmac, along with thisbluespirit, they can arm-wrestle for credit if they like.

Were you involved with this comm on LJ?

Yes, though not nearly as much as I would have preferred. Very pleased to see it still alive and kicking!

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?

If there is a shortage I could watch over a piece now and then, sure.

What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)

Tardigrades are definitely on that list. Who couldn't love a tiny alien moss-piglet water-bear?

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?

*shifty eyes* Er... I have been known to dress up as a human-sized penguin but I swear it was only in jest! Er.... HOOONK! I mean, er...really!

[osidiano]

Hi hi~! I'm Sid, newbie, excited to meet you all, and looking forward to what will hopefully be a productive ficathon.

Where did you hear about us? Fandomcalendar

Were you involved with this comm on LJ? Nope! I'd never heard about you until the FC post.

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad? Probably not this year, since it'll be my first time participating, but maybe in the future.

What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable) Otters and hedgehogs!

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin? This is a funny question to me, because while I understand that it is a long-running injoke with the comm, NaNoWriMo participants in my city (Austin, TX) are also referred to as "penguins." And I am one of those. ^_^v

[lolmac]

Welcome welcome! It's truly lovely seeing new faces already!

Odd Coincidence Dept: one of the most loved members of the comm back on LJ was also named Sid. We lost her several years ago, and I still miss her.

The penguin joke is one of our longest-running bits of frivolity. I had never heard of NaNo participants using it. That's cool! Is it just Austin that does it?

[osidiano]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I'm not sure if other NaNo participants call themselves penguins; Austin is the only region I've been really active in and attended RL meetups for.

[rootsofthestories]

Where did you hear about us?
I've known about you guys for years at this point. I think I heard from justice_turtle

Were you involved with this comm on LJ?
I used to, yeah.

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?
Possibly! That could be fun. :D

What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)
Axolotls are pretty cool.

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?
I have not! I am open to the experience however.

[lolmac]

Welcome back! What was your username on LJ? I don't remember you by your current name.

[rootsofthestories]

I was feralletters on LJ, though I didn't so up too often. I dropped in every now and again though.

[lolmac]

Yes, I remember you! Good to see you again!

[lullabymoon]

Where did you hear about us?
I honestly can't remember that far back

Were you involved with this comm on LJ?
Yup.

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?
Yes, although I'm going to need a new official mod name! (Nemesis is fine, just I no longer live with her so she is less Nemesis-like these days)

What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)
Not really unusual but owls.

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?
That would be telling!

[elen_nare]

- Where did you hear about us?
From lost_spook.

- Were you involved with this comm on LJ?
Nope, newcomer here!

- Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?
Maybe later on when I've got more of an idea of how the comm works :)

- What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)
Ooh, tough one... Falabella horses maybe.

- Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?
I don't think so... I did have a t-shirt with this penguin poem as a child though!

[vae]

- Where did you hear about us?
On the fic_promptly promo post!

- Were you involved with this comm on LJ?
I was not aware of this comm on LJ, which is a deeply sad thing.

- Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?
No thank you. I am bad at consistent responsibility.

- What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)
Not unusual but not one usually given as a favourite animal - I adore the bumblebee.

- Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?
To the best of my knowledge, I have only ever been a penguin for 45 minutes in my life.

[juliet316]

And I still messed up that promo post! I'm just going to blame the penguins. For a species so cute, they can be sneaky. ;-)

That's why there's a group within called Stunt Mods, for those who may not be able to do regular modding, but can maybe pop in once or twice during a rush and put up a post when there's a gap or a mod hasn't shown up in time for whatever reason (there have been many fun usurpations from stunt mods in the past).

[a_phoenixdragon]

Hello, hello!! I'm a_phoenixdragon, often known as Mandy, just as often known as 'hey you, get off of my lawn!'. :D

I heard about Fic Rush through lolmac and as my memory is completely shot, I have no idea when and how I met HER, but I was happy to join in this funfest of a comm.

Yes indeed. I was one of the more boring Mods. :D

HECK YEAH. I mean *ahem* yes, if you will have me.

Aardvark. I dunno why. Though the armadillo is neck and neck with it. Not literally. Well...you know what I mean.

Those days are behind me. I try to not think of them. They bring sadness and joy. There is nothing like an ice-floe of your own to - well...I try to not think about it. :D

MISSED YOU!! Glad to see us all together again! :D

[eve11]

Hi all, I definitely heard about the comm through thisbluespirit though others I knew in those circles were involved as well. I did a few rushes on LJ yes. I'm too ephemeral to be a mod but I will try to participate when the rounds come up!

No one has mentioned pangolins yet so I'll give them a shout.

I wish I was a Penguin but that would require that I be much better at ice hockey than I am.

[ashkaztra]

- Where did you hear about us?

From justice_turtle

- Were you involved with this comm on LJ?

I was a member, but I wasn't very active. I have a terrible attention span and get distracted by pretty much everything. As evident from how late I am to this post.

- What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)

Whale shark.

- Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?

We don't talk about the Incident.

[ingreatwaters]

Where did you hear about us?

I *think* from sidlj, but I'm honestly not sure.

Were you involved with this comm on LJ?

Yes, as ylla

Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?

Maybe?

What's your favourite unusual animal?

I'll have to think about that one!

Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?

Yes, on a telnet talker called snowplains. But I am a very well behaved penguin!

[xandromedovna.livejournal.com]

*strolls in a month late in her sunglasses with the cup of tea that made her late*

Y'all I'm just reading through all your replies on this post and its like a trip down memory lane seeing y'all's names again I really did miss the firetruck out Fic Rush. (I forget, do we swear on here? It's been so fucking long I can't remember)

Anywho, hey hi hello I'm Xavia (she/her), AKA WerebunniesBane

Where did you hear about us?
I think I literally did a search on LJ for fic challenges and found it by accident.
Were you involved with this comm on LJ?
Since Round 43. (And NO I totally didn't spend an hour trolling through old posts just to figure out which round was my first/reminisce, what are you talking about??)
Are you willing to be/interested in being part of the Mod Squad?
With the Queen's permission, on my trusty steed the Usurpationcorn we shall continue our quest for galactic domination or whatever, usually cookies
What's your favourite unusual animal? (birds, fish, etc. equally acceptable)
Platypus hands down, but only because I'm assuming unicorns and mermaids are off the table. I refuse to choose between my two great loves.
Are you now, or have you ever been, a penguin?
Y'know, I think Ancestry lost my DNA kit, sooo...inconclusive? Oh well, didn't want them having my biometric data anyway *shrug*

[xandromedovna.livejournal.com]

Dear Dreamwidth,

Please let me edit my comments and stop cropping my icon.

Love,
Xavia