Table of Masterminds; Winter Holidays

Table of Masterminds; Winter Holidays

For YWS based Collabs

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  • Created Fri Oct 12, 2018 12:34 pm

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  • TheWeirdoFromBeyond
    Two questions about the questions from the mods,

    Do we all have to answer all the questions or we can pick a few and answer?
    Once we get the answers in and so do the mods, we will post it in the lounge for others to read, right? Sorry, just making sure I have the details right.

    Tenyo replied · Nov 29, 2018

    I think the plan was to post both threads in the lounge and then anybody can come along and answer whichever questions they want to.


    TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Nov 30, 2018

    Oh, just misunderstood, sorry.


    Tenyo replied · Nov 30, 2018

    We have eight questions from the mods, so... @TheWeirdoFromBeyond and @Coffeecat do you guys wanna pick four of your favourite questions (they don't have to be ones that you put forward) and we should be good to go.


    aether replied · Dec 1, 2018

    Sure thing. I posted my four favourites in the club's Q&A thread. c:


    TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Dec 3, 2018

    I'll post mine tomorrow when I get my laptop back (sent this from phone using browser)


  • Tenyo Creator
    Hey guys! I'm looking to resolve current projects and start looking at doing something for the Winter Holidays.

    Collaboration workshop: Was a fantastic success and got some really good feedback.
    Collaboration Contest: Didn't receive any entries, but that's okay. We could revive it as a non-birthday-specific contest or leave it as is.
    Mod Q&A is totally a thing we can still do, just need to filter down the questions and copy the questions from the mods over.
    Secret Haunt is still a thing that could be done, but doesn't have to be event-specific, though it may be interesting to turn it into a 'ghosts of Christmas past' themed haunt =p

    Personally I'm happy as is to let these ideas rest or keep them for recycling. Soon I'm going to start rounding up interest for a Winter Project. Anybody in?

    TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Nov 29, 2018

    I'm down for it.


  • TheWeirdoFromBeyond
    Now the Secret Haunt

    What we need to do-
    Draft a instructions thread for the forums,
    Create an advertisement for it and spread it around the site,
    ...

    Anything I'm missing?

    Tenyo replied · Nov 13, 2018

    I can't remember how we decided the mechanics of it would work. Run it by me again?


    TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Nov 15, 2018

    (sorry for the late reply)

    Basically, you post a scary picture on someone else's wall and then leave a username with it in a spoiler, and the person whose wall you posted on then has to post a scary picture on the new person's wall and leave a different name for the new person to haunt.


  • aether replied · Nov 12, 2018

    I don't know. Are you? ;3
    @Tenyo Btw could we brainstorm how we're planning on hosting together maybe in this WFP chat?


  • TheWeirdoFromBeyond
    So... I kinda had a busy week and disappeared a bit, but am back. I was able to make this add for the collab contest, if you guys approve i can send it in for Shameless Plugs.

    Image

    TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Nov 11, 2018

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    [url=https://www.youngwriterssociety.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=109292&p=1413402#p1413402][img]https://image.ibb.co/bAn3OV/collab.jpg[/img][/url]


    TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Nov 11, 2018

    I have to go too bed now and won't be able to login until evening tomorrow by when Squills is usually published. So if you approve, PM this to SquillsBot.


    Tenyo replied · Nov 11, 2018

    Aw man, that looks amazing. I've sent Squillsbot a pm with a link to this post. Hopefully it will end up where it needs to go.


    aether replied · Nov 12, 2018

    *approves too forcefully*


  • aether
    This is a heads up: The Collaboration Workshop is scheduled to begin 11/12/2018 00:00 GMT (adjusted to your timezone) — which is only in about 13.5 hours from when I post this! (which seems a little soon imo, but if we make an effort to spread the word I'm sure people will turn up). So far no one has commented in the workshop thread.

    If anyone in this club can attend the workshop it would really help with activity pairings and general enthusiasm! Furthermore, encouraging/informing others about the workshop and its time before it begins would be very highly appreciated. If you can attend and/or help spread workshop awareness let me know!

    Tagging all those subscribed to this club:
    Spoiler

    TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Nov 11, 2018

    Sorry, I can't attend cause for me, it's 5 in the morning. Hope the workshop goes well. I'll try to advertise this as much as I can.


    aether replied · Nov 11, 2018

    @TheWeirdoFromBeyond All good, homie. You've been a great help already with other stuff! I'm in the middle of making a workshop image to share in wall posts etc.


    Fantascifi66 replied · Nov 11, 2018

    I can't attend either. For me it's 1 in the morning.


    WritingPrincess replied · Nov 11, 2018

    For me it's midnight. Sorry about that.


    aether replied · Nov 11, 2018

    Thanks for commenting, guys. Maybe we can run the workshop again at a different time later this week if this date/time isn't very popular... we'll have to see what happens.

    Here is a wall post advertisement for the workshop that can be spread around if people are able to! Just copy and paste the text on your wall:

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    [quote="CoffeeCat"]If you're interested and available please come along! :D

    [center][url=https://www.youngwriterssociety.com/viewtopic.php?t=109293][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/494523851128963094/511148314868187137/collabworkshopposter.jpg[/img][/url]
    ^click on the image^

    [size=110]Date & Time[/size] [size=80](adjusted to your timezone)[/size][size=110]:[/size]
    [size=160][date]11/13/2018 00:00 GMT[/date][/size][/center]

    Anyone is welcome to attend.[/quote]
    [size=75][url=https://www.youngwriterssociety.com/profile.php?u=51374&c=1220421]Link to original comment[/url][/size]


    Tenyo replied · Nov 11, 2018

    The workshop isn't until a full day after you've mentioned here. Maybe I misphrased it, time zones are hard! But it does mean we have an extra day. I'll be here to take part and co-host.
    If we want to run a second workshop later in the week that's fine, but we are obliged (and I'm happy to fulfil that myself if it's difficult for others) to run a collab workshop at that time since it's already part of the birthday program.


    aether replied · Nov 11, 2018

    @Tenyo Thanks for clarifying! I'll change and correct the date. That's a relief that we have an extra day.
    And gotcha. I'm able to co-host with you during the date & time set (which would actually be 11/13/2018 00:00 GMT).


  • aether
    Questions about collaboration contest: (@Tenyo)
    - Who will judge the contest submissions?
    - When is the deadline for contest entries?

    Tenyo replied · Nov 9, 2018

    Let's say the 20th, that's a week after the collab workshop. Judges will most likely be present masterminds, whoever wishes to sign up for it before then. (If you've not already made a decision by now.)


    TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Nov 11, 2018

    I can help judge :D


    aether replied · Nov 12, 2018

    ^ Yay, Weirdo! :D
    It would be good to have at least two judges, I think. (I'd rather not judge, if possible).


  • Tenyo Creator
    If any wonderful person wants to go ahead to format and post up the contest I would be hugely grateful. Ideally it should have been done yesterday but I've not gotten around to it yet.

    aether replied · Nov 9, 2018

    I can probably handle it. ^^


    aether replied · Nov 9, 2018

    @Tenyo POSTED IT! link is here for you to approve of before we share it around the site. I added a small introduction at the beginning of the post which wasn't included before, so let me know if it's okay.


    aether replied · Nov 9, 2018

    I ALSO POSTED THE WORKSHOP INVITE THREAD found here because we're short on time. I'll copy and paste everything I wrote for it in this WFP for people to edit in case there's anything that should be changed.


    Tenyo replied · Nov 9, 2018

    @CoffeeCat That looks amazing! Thank you so much, you've done a great job =D


  • aether replied · Nov 8, 2018

    I'll probably also draft up the Collaboration Workshop invitation thread in a different WFP after this.


    WritingPrincess replied · Nov 8, 2018

    I’ve had a little look but as I’m on mobile I can’t make any changes. I’ll hopefully be able to pop in tomorrow and edit anything that needs to be edited.


    Tenyo replied · Nov 9, 2018

    Thankyou! 8D I made a few edits. I'll probably come back and do a few more in the morning.


    aether replied · Nov 9, 2018

    I pretty much filled out the whole plan word-for-word and went overboard, so it's ready to get a full critique but is potentially complete (a.k.a. has enough content)


    WritingPrincess replied · Nov 11, 2018

    Gone through and added a couple of bits which I hope is ok.


    aether replied · Nov 11, 2018

    @WritingPrincess Thank you! <3


  • TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Nov 8, 2018

    Seems amazing, but I was just wondering, what if someone isn't able to find a partner and wants to be paired with a random person, should we have a separate option to do that?


    Tenyo replied · Nov 8, 2018

    Uhh... I don't understand the question XD Rephrase?


    aether replied · Nov 8, 2018

    Very nice! I'm in the process of sketching up a WFP plan for the collab workshop, which I'll share soon.


    TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Nov 8, 2018

    So you remember in the story of opposites contest there was a separate thread where you could post if you wanted to be paired with a random person? Then all the people who posted in that thread were grouped in pairs randomly.
    Should we have a similar thing for this contest, in case someone can't find a partner?
    I have no idea if I'm explaining this properly...


    Tenyo replied · Nov 9, 2018

    I was hoping the Double Trouble thread would work for that. We can check in on it and tag people who seem to not have found a partner after a few days.


  • aether
    I exist now that I'm back home, which means I'm way more available for this! And I want to know what has and hasn't been done yet. So far it looks like...

    - we have 3 volunteers for review coupons to give for the collaboration contest;
    - we have a good idea and agreement about the contest details;
    - we have decided to run the collab workshop and are working out who is available to co-host it with Tenyo on the 12th or 13th;
    - we have a decent number of Q&A questions (23 to be exact) to ask the mods of YWS.

    Has any of the following been sorted yet?
    The Workshop
    - Make (or at least have a sketch up of) a topic thread in The Lounge forum for the collab workshop, including date/time of the workshop and a detailed description.
    - Have an advertisement to share around for the collab workshop, such as a poster with the name of the workshop, automatic date/time of workshop, an intriguing description, and a link to the workshop topic.
    - Plan at least an hour of activities in the collaboration workshop (I imagine the best way to do so would be to create a WFP).

    The Contest
    - Make (or at least have a sketch up of) a topic thread in The Lounge forum for the collab contest with rules, a detailed description etc.
    - Have an advertisement to share around for the collab contest, such as a poster with the name of the contest, an intriguing description, and a link to the contest topic.

    Q&A
    - Have mods answer the questions in the thread here to post out as a thread on the Big Day (wait... did we intend the Q&A to be live? I wasn't sure whether we'd get mods to answer the questions in their own time and PM them back to us or go about it another way).
    - Possibly have mods ask ordinary users questions?? Is this happening?

    Also:
    - PM Squillsbot any advertisements we want in squills.

    This is just what I perceive needs to be done. I'm eager to help in whatever way I can! Although I'd prefer to assist more with the workshop and/or Q&A since I'm not super confident in organising the contest. If we need a WFP for planning anything I'm happy to make one ~

    Tenyo replied · Nov 7, 2018

    You are magnificent.

    @TheWeirdoFromBeyond is working on the collab contest I believe? If you're struggling let me know. I will need it by 12pm GMT tomorrow so it's ready to go up.

    Mods have a few questions but not many, I'll give them a prod. I was thinking the easiest way is to have it as a week-long thing and just have it in a thread in the Lounge. We may need to reduce the number of questions to ask, maybe bring it down to about twelve, if we include some detailed ones and then some fun ones.


    TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Nov 8, 2018

    I'm sorry @Tenyo, I don't think I'll be able to complete it in time, if someone else can do it, please go ahead and do (lemme know)


    Tenyo replied · Nov 8, 2018

    @TheWeirdoFromBeyond No worries! Thanks for letting me know =] I'll get a first draft scribbled up now.


  • Tenyo Creator
    Ite, here it goes! If anybody wants to co-host the workshop and has a preference for time and date let me know asap, otherwise I'm gonna try and claim a spot on Monday or Tuesday.

    Tenyo replied · Nov 6, 2018

    @Zamizami @Coffeecat @WritingPrincess That'll be the 12th or 13th if you guys are around?


    Tenyo replied · Nov 6, 2018

    WritingPrincess replied · Nov 6, 2018

    I can do both days so just do it whenever and I’ll come if I can.


    aether replied · Nov 7, 2018

    I'm around! I could co-host anytime between Monday 12am/midnight GMT (automatic date/time = 11/12/2018 00:00 GMT) to Monday 1pm GMT (12/12/2018 13:00 GMT).
    I'm also gaining experience with Double Trouble Writing Huddle at the moment hurray ~
    @Tenyo Do we need someone to sketch up a plan for the workshop, or has that already been sorted (if not I could take it on)? Maybe we could have a WFP of the workshop plan.


    aether replied · Nov 7, 2018

    **Whoops I meant automatic date/time 11/12/2018 00:00 GMT to 11/12/2018 13:00 GMT.


    Tenyo replied · Nov 7, 2018

    I have a few workshop ideas that I can drop in if someone sketches up the workshop plan. I'll go ahead and claim a spot for between 12am GMT and 2am GMT


    aether replied · Nov 8, 2018

    In that case I can co-host with you @Tenyo during that time c:


  • Tenyo Creator
    Ite, four days to go. Let's do this! Since birthday week is earlier than I thought I can co-host the workshop. I can't do Thursday or Saturday, but other than that is anyone else able to suggest a time and day that we could do it?

    Tenyo replied · Nov 4, 2018

    Also did anybody manage to scribble up a draft of the contest invitation?


    TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Nov 4, 2018

    I'm not sure about the workshop as I have zero experience with them, but I can try to draft the contest invite tomorrow.


    Tenyo replied · Nov 6, 2018

    @TheWeirdoFromBeyond How is the invite coming along?


    TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Nov 7, 2018

    Working on it, sorry, busier than I thought I'd be.


  • TheWeirdoFromBeyond
    Now the workshop, I think it is very much possible, but for that, we need someone who can host. Maybe I can create a thread for the so far details and a call for anyone who can organise it (and is experienced with collabs).

  • TheWeirdoFromBeyond replied · Nov 1, 2018

    Awww, even you have been helping @Tenyo :D



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