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

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I was excited at being able to keep up! I was always looking forward to the next challenge. I can see that. It is probably the adrenaline rush of all the interaction that happens during this time. I'm just like "OOH MORE PEOPLE. MORE FANDOM!"

Right? I loved the one that the Steve/Tony comm does; writers always lament not having enough comments and a challenge comm to encourage commenting seems like the 'be the change' type mentality. I just need to figure out *how* to generate those bingo cards.

[spikedluv]

I can't find offhand the one I used in the past (probably lost in my bookmarks), but I googled and there are several free bingo card generators, like this one: https://myfreebingocards.com/bingo-card-generator

You can maybe check them out and find one you like best?

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Thank you for searching! I did some googling too and came across that one as well, so I will see what works. I may just message one of the Bingo Card comms and see if anyone will be willing to tell me what they do. Can't hurt to try, right? :D

[spikedluv]

They'd probably be happy to tell you which card generator they use.

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Good news: turns out allbingo linked their generator in a 'how to create' post! So that's one step done. :D

[spikedluv]

That's fabulous!

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Thanks for the encouragement! Now I just have to wait and see if the Steve/Tony comm mods get back to me about using and modifying their list. muccamukk already got permission but since they're not the ones running it, I figured it might be better to give them at least a head's up that it isn't theoretical anymore.

[spikedluv]

*fingers crossed*

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*crosses fingers too*