snowflake challenge #15

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Challenge 15:

In your own space, create your own challenge.

First of all, I can't believe this is the last challenge! It really flew by. I managed to complete all 15, which feels like succeeding at a personal challenge that I didn't know I had. A quick thank you to all the mods who put in so much hard work in running this! Also to all the people who have commented here at any point- I enjoyed and appreciated seeing all your responses and interacting with you and I hope to come across you sometime in the near future.

This Snowflake Challenge really gave me a chance to interact with those that I normally would not have come across and I appreciate that. Not just that but the interaction in general. So that leads me to two personal challenge, which you are welcome to take on yourselves.

1. This year, step out of your comfort zone.

Interpret that however you would like. I know I am a perfectionist- it is not a brag; it's actually really inconvenient and frustrating because I'm often scared to try new things or get mad when something doesn't come out right the first time. My family has commented on it too.

This year, I want to be less afraid and try new things, in and out of fandom. Take a step I wouldn't have taken. As long as I'm not hurting anyone, I shouldn't be afraid to fail.

2. Participate.

From what I have realized from reading the responses to these challenges, people miss the older fandom days with more interaction and I think this is a 'be the change' situation. Whether that involves commenting, recc'ing, creating and/or all of the above, it can be done! We may not be able to go back to when forums were popular and you couldn't keep up with your LJ flist, but surely there are ways to bring that kind of activity to what we have now. I'm even figuring out Discord!

I was lucky enough to find two co-mods so that I could help run my first AO3 challenge. This year, maybe I will run my own community or lead something else. Someone suggested a more general comment_bingo (I have to find out who did that to credit them too), with permission from the people over at the Steve/Tony one who run a ship specific one, and even though it might be work, it hasn't left my head and I might try that. We'll see.

After all, like I said, it's worth a shot. :D

Comments

[enemytosleep]

First, congrats to getting all 15!

These are both lovely challenges to take up. As you say, sometimes we need to take the first step to changing things, and getting fandom more active again on DW certainly needs everyone's help! I had a community idea also this month: Plot Bunny Rescue where folks can share fic ideas that they can't complete for others to adopt. Hopefully we can get some good general comms going again!

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Thank you! :D

Thanks! I didn't want to do anything too complicated but at the same time, one that really related to Snowflake. The phrase "easier said than done" exists for a reason, because it is easy to sit and lament but harder to actually do something about it, and I'm in the former category way too much so I figured I could at least try to make a change. What I've learned is that there is definitely an audience for comms and fannish activity. And that comm idea sounds great! I think I came across something about adopting WIPs but I don't know how active it is anymore.

Hopefully we can get some good general comms going again!
Fingers crossed!