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Big Brother
Nov 21, 2024
Que, niteowl, OrabellaAvenue, Valkyria, looseleaf, BluesClues, LuminescentAnt, Wolfi, Liminality, RangerofIthilien, EllieMae, khushi17bansal, alliyah, Roxanne, avimoon

Birthday Wrap-Up

What a special week this has been celebrating 20 years of our beloved site - there's been contests, shoutouts, write-ins, activities, and lots to remind us why this site is so wonderful. Be sure to check out the Birthday Activity Round-Up to jump in some of the activities that haven't yet ended! And if you haven't already we'd love to hear your answers for the Reunion Check-In. Here's today's Reunion Check-In question on my wall, that you can answer on my post, on your own wall with the hashtag #ReunionCheckIn . Thank you for joining us this week as we have celebrated!

Reunion Check-In What is your favorite YWS memory?
Big Brother
Nov 19, 2024
EllieMae, alliyah, Que, EsmerayaRose, Messenger, OrabellaAvenue

alliyah wrote:
Radio Show Re-Cap

A sincere and heartfelt thank you so much to everyone who tuned into the YWS Birthday Radio Show! And a big thank you all the callers too. It was so fun to hear from you all and figure out how everyone's usernames are pronounced as well as all your favorite memories and shoutouts. What a great community we are part of right?

If you missed the live-version you can still listen to the recorded version here: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/yws/2024/ ... pectacular

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Big Brother
Nov 19, 2024
Iggy, Quillfeather, EllieMae, JazzicusMaximus, TheMythMaster, alliyah, Que, EsmerayaRose, OrabellaAvenue, looseleaf

Birthday Activity Round Up!

There's still time to jump into some Birthday Activities! These threads are still open for participants, so check them out!

* Reunion Check-In Thread 20 questions to reminisce on your YWS Experience!

* Birthday Cheers Let's give a cheer! Share a favorite memory or a few shoutouts with a cheers to the site we know and love! (host: @Quillfeather)

* 20 Things I like about YWS Time for a list! Let's list as many reasons we love YWS as we can think of - can you get to 20?

* 20 Word Poem / Story Contest Keeping it concise! You have 20 words for a poem or story honoring the site!

* 20 Line Short Story Contest Can you come up with a story within the given parameters? Test your story skills!

* Then and Now Poetry Contest a little old, a little new, a whole lot of fun! Test your poetry skills with a bit of nostalgia thrown in.

* Acrostic Contest Calling all poets! We need your poetry skills!

* Birthday Art Join the #BirthdayArt hashtag with @Spearmint's challenge!

* YWS Literary and Art Collections Submissions close on Nov 25
Big Brother
Nov 19, 2024
LadyMysterio, Iggy, EllieMae, alliyah, Dossereana, Que, BluesClues, OrabellaAvenue

Reunion Check-In

Birthday week is almost over, but we've had such a fun time this year and still have tons of activities to participate over in the Birthday Week Thread. Here's today's Reunion Check-In question on my wall, that you can answer on my post, on your own wall with the hashtag #ReunionCheckIn or over in the Reunion Check-In Thread (where the full list of 20 questions is located!) Thank you each for being part of this wonderful community!

Today's Reunion Check-In Question: This one calls for shout-outs! Who is a YWSer who made an impact on your YWS experience?

alliyah @TheEgg!
Nov 19, 2024

alliyah So many! One more is @Dossereana !
Nov 19, 2024

Dossereana @alliyah and @BluesClues !!!

But really I could be here all day listing off the hole entire of YWS!
Nov 19, 2024

BluesClues @Iggy !
Nov 19, 2024

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Big Brother
Nov 15, 2024
Que, EsmerayaRose, RangerofIthilien, alliyah, EllieMae, soundofmind, BluesClues, OrabellaAvenue

SquillsBot wrote:
Beep Bop Birthday Week Beep boop

This week we have a Special Birthday Edition of Squills - featuring member highlights, history, interviews, and lots of coverage of the Birthday Week events. Check out this very Special Edition!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY: BIRTHDAY EDITION
2. OUR YWS STORIES
3. YWS BIRTHDAY PROFILE: KEYSTRINGS
4. YWS BIRTHDAY PROFILE: BLUESCLUES
5. YWS BIRTHDAY PROFILE: HANNAH
6. YWS BIRTHDAY PROFILE: MESHUGENAH
7. YWS BIRTHDAY PROFILE: NITEOWL
8. GET TO KNOW THE YWS MODS
9. EVENT HIGHLIGHT: LITERARY & ART COLLECTION
10. EVENT HIGHLIGHT: RADIO SHOW
11. EVENT HIGHLIGHT: THEN & NOW POETRY COMPETITION
12. EVENT HIGHLIGHT: UNCLASSIFIED VS CLASSIFIED
13. EVENT HIGHLIGHT: SCAVENGER HUNT
14. SUBSCRIBERS

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Big Brother
Nov 15, 2024
Que, EsmerayaRose, RangerofIthilien, alliyah, EllieMae, soundofmind, BluesClues, OrabellaAvenue

Reunion Check-in: Writing Advice

Each day I'll try to share a Reunion Check-In question on my wall, that you can answer on my post, on your own wall with the hashtag #ReunionCheckIn or over in the Reunion Check-In Thread (where the full list of 20 questions is located!) Thank you each for being part of this wonderful community!

Today's Reunion Check-In Question: Many of us joined YWS to share and improve our writing, what's the best writing advice you've received on YWS?
Big Brother
Nov 14, 2024
alliyah, Wolfi, RangerofIthilien, EllieMae, Que, khushi17bansal, Spearmint, OrabellaAvenue

Reunion Check-In: Then & Now

Each day I'll try to share a Reunion Check-In question on my wall, that you can answer on my post, on your own wall with the hashtag #ReunionCheckIn or over in the Reunion Check-In Thread (where the full list of 20 questions is located!) Thank you each for being part of this wonderful community!

Today's Reunion Check-In Question: How is your writing different now than when you started on YWS? Please feel free to share a snippet of one of your first works and your a snippet of your writing from now! #ThenAndNow
Big Brother
Nov 14, 2024
alliyah, Wolfi, littlepaige, RangerofIthilien, EllieMae, Que, Carlito, khushi17bansal, OrabellaAvenue

Birthday Day

20 years ago, on November 14, 2004, YWS was born. Since then this community has inspired, taught, and encouraged countless writers to share their writing - some have even went on to be published, many have went on to be teachers, librarians, reporters, and community leaders, and others are making their mark in the world in their own way. We are thankful for each person who has made this community the wonderful place that it is and each person who has shared their writing with us. Today, we also offer a big thank you to @Nate for creating this little space on the internet for us to be part of.

Happy Birthday, YWS! And thank you to each of you for being YWS! Cheers to a new decade of writing, fun, community and friendship!

Today you can share your own Cheers, Well-Wishes, and Memories in the Birthday Cheers thread, and earn yourself an exclusive birthday badge.

You can stop by the Reunion Check-In for all your nostalgic enjoyment! #ReunionCheckIn

And you can jump into the Scavenger Hunt or the Literary and Art Collection or check out the full Birthday Schedule for all the Birthday Activities going on this week! (Like the Radio Show Date: and the Unclassified vs Classified Quiz Game: )
Big Brother
Nov 13, 2024
Wolfi, Liminality, Roxanne, EllieMae, RangerofIthilien, Que, EsmerayaRose, BluesClues, khushi17bansal, LadySpark, OrabellaAvenue

BIRTHDAY WEEK IS HERE!

It's time to celebrate! Welcome to the Birthday Reunion Celebration for YWS's 20th Birthday! Each day I'll try to share a Reunion Check-In question on my wall, that you can answer on my post, on your own wall with the hashtag #ReunionCheckIn or over in the Reunion Check-In Thread (where the full list of 20 questions is located!) Thank you each for being part of this wonderful community!

Today's Reunion Check-In Questions is... Why did you join YWS?
Big Brother
Nov 12, 2024
RangerofIthilien, alliyah, Que, redcarnation, khushi17bansal, EllieMae, OrabellaAvenue

alliyah wrote:The 20th Birthday Party for YWS begins tomorrow! Don't forget to log-in, catch-up, and join in all the fun! Invite all your friends and bring your party hats! Birthday Schedule Here

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Big Brother
Oct 27, 2024
RangerofIthilien, Horisun, theromanticchemist, JazzicusMaximus, Snoink, dissonance, Messenger, SilverNight, Que, Meshugenah, GengarIsBestBoy, Spearmint, Hijinks, Carlito, Hattable, khushi17bansal, redcarnation, winterwolf0100, OrabellaAvenue, AnotherCrowInRow, EllieMae, alliyah

new avvie feeling cute might delete later lol

RangerofIthilien It's adorable!!
Oct 27, 2024

theromanticchemist we love fall big brother !!
Oct 27, 2024

JazzicusMaximus It's amazing!
Oct 27, 2024

Spearmint so cute!!!! :3
Oct 27, 2024

Lullaby my corgi at home approves this change
Oct 27, 2024

Vanya Sooooo cute
Nov 6, 2024

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Big Brother
Jun 13, 2024
Que, redcarnation, ScarlettFire, RangerofIthilien, EllieMae, OrabellaAvenue, fatherfig, Roxanne, LuminescentAnt, Spearmint, Inferno

LuminescentAnt wrote:
Please join me in congratulating our
NEW FEATURED MEMBER!!

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Big Brother
Jun 13, 2024
redcarnation, ScarlettFire, Avian, RangerofIthilien, EllieMae, OrabellaAvenue, fatherfig, Roxanne, Spearmint, RavenAkuma, Que, Inferno

Nate wrote:The "Contact Mods" link has been temporarily removed from the top navbar until I get it working properly again. In the meantime, and since people have noted the emptiness of the navbar, please enjoy the Parrot Room.

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Big Brother
Jun 11, 2024
EllieMae, Que, FireEyes, Messenger, OrabellaAvenue, JazzicusMaximus, SilverNight, soundofmind, fatherfig, AnotherCrowInRow, redcarnation, DreamyAlice, Roxanne, NadyaStatham, niteowl, RangerofIthilien, khushi17bansal, Carlito, Spearmint, RavenAkuma, Inferno

... #classified ?
Big Brother wrote:I joined on November 14, 2006. But YWS was formed on November 14, 2004. Yet, I am the embodiment of YWS...

Clearly those first two years were lies.

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Big Brother
Apr 29, 2024
EllieMae, keystrings, FireEyes, Lullaby, Spearmint, Kaia, RavenAkuma, littlepaige, Youbeaucupid, Quillfeather, Hijinks, Plume, JazzicusMaximus, Dossereana, Roxanne, NadyaStatham, Liminality, ScarlettFire, 22Midnight, alliyah, Lava, OrabellaAvenue, ZayZayAG, laycicarson63, Inferno

Hi YWS! Quick PSA on Reporting!

The "Contact Mods" button currently is not working as intended, so messages sent via "Contact Mods" are not coming through for the time-being.

If you see something you'd like to report, you are encouraged to send a PM to an Active Moderator from our Junior Moderator, Global Moderator, or Administrator team.

Things you may want to report include... Review Spam, Possible AI Reviews, Harassment, or if any user is making you feel threatened or uncomfortable. Responding to these reports can sometimes take a little time as our moderators come to a consensus on what ought to be done; but we always take reports seriously and try to let the reporter know that their report has been handled when we can. More about this process and how to report can be found here .

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