Digest: 07 May 2006

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Digest for 23 April 2006 through 06 May 2006

Announcements:

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First and foremost, thank you all for being so patient last week!  We have now moved to our new host and anticipate smooth sailing from here on out.  (Or, at the very least, 24-hour customer service.)  Despite site problems, we've added nearly 200 members in two weeks!  Welcome to everyone.

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New staff members

• Quidditch Assistants:  brumeux77, blackmoonruby, swimchick and debate_geek.  We are still hiring for Quidditch Assistants.  If you're interested, please fill out the application and email it to The Captains.
• Quidditch Coordinators:  cedar, sesptwd, Hysterical Hystorian and RedBlaze!

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Challenges

• Congratulations to our April Fool's Day challenge winner, satindolls for her story Messers Romance.
• Monthly Challenge #1:  in cooperation with flamingnargle, The Death/I'm Not Quite Dead Yet/Undead Challenge, due May 31.
• Monthly Challenge #2:  I Touch Myself, due May 31.  To make use of National Masturbation Month and all.  *looks around shiftily*
• Monthly Challenge #3:  in cooperation with __hp_love and quills_inkstain, the Summer Lyric/Quote Fic/Art-athon, due July 31.

We don't want anyone to get bored.

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Editor's Choice

• The interviews with our April Editor's Choice authors are up:  inell, mapleandmahogany, cluegirl, sheepybunbuns and oh_honestleigh.
• Our Editor's Choice picks for May have been announced:  Fling Wide the Whirlwind by Thevina, Gambit by harmony_bites, Fall So Softly by Rynne, and Soap by shocolate.

Congratulations to all!

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Featured Stories for May were announced.  There was a tie in two categories and a poll is posted for a tie-breaker.  Go vote!

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Our final Captain's interview is posted, this one with kerryblaze.

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Happy birthday in the coming week to thysanotus.  We hope it's merry!

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New fics:
Bad Moon Rising
+ Brothers by Thistlerose
+ Fairy Floss by delicatetruth
+ Hose by Thistlerose
+ Mirror by Thistlerose

Hallowed Halls
+ The Badger's Representative by bryonyraven
+ Gambit by harmony_bites
+ In Your Shoes by Alexannah
+ Lovelocks by Antosha
+ Only Three by shocolate

Remains of the Day
+ Coconut Telegraph by Dream_wia_Dream
+ Flying Lessons by shocolate
+ Last Thoughts of a Fighter by Artimis Potter
+ Reach by belovedranger
+ A Very Useful Owl by spidergirl

Dark Tales
+ Death Eater Strategy Meeting by meesha1971

The Broomshed
+ Constructive Criticism by magicofisis
+ Dead Drop by Antosha
+ The Earth Moved by shocolate
+ Fling Wide the Whirlwind by Thevina {{WIP}}
+ Happy Birthday by Dream_wia_Dream
+ How Do You Eat Yours? by shocolate
+ I'm So Tired by Dream_wia_Dream
+ Like a Whore by kerryblaze
+ Midnight at Grimmauld by Dream_wia_Dream
+ The Mustache by Thistlerose
+ No One Else by belovedranger
+ The Price of Love by RogueSugah {{WIP}}
+ Restless by meesha1971
+ Showers by Dream_wia_Dream
+ Soap by shocolate
+ Tease by Dream_wia_Dream
+ Thus Spake Harry by Dream_wia_Dream
+ Trio Tribute for Redblaze by mapleandmahogany
+ Very Bad Things by mapleandmahogany

Hot topics:
= Introduce yourself
= What ship do you sail?
= The Broomshed
= The Actors

New authors/registration:
- 111M222P
- Adavideo
- addictedtothesparkle
- aerilyn
- Aguamenti
- Akeri_lady_Sunset
- ako2
- AL3
- andy
- Angelique
- Angie75
- ArgyleS
- artist714
- ashteth
- aurnien
- AWM
- Azraelle
- b_w
- badluck13
- beckyslee83
- betherslamaep
- Bizarity
- Blaque_Rose
- blueside
- C_Fireball
- cdub
- ces424
- Cheeze
- Chrysos
- clrkr
- comjim
- crackedribs
- Cuthan
- danabird
- Darsynia
- dbn
- debmo
- detoj
- Djinn
- Dovegreenleaf
- Dragonfly70
- Drenagon
- ebonyivory
- emiime
- eptenun
- fanfictionfanatic
- fevarina
- fia
- fierygenius
- flyin_owl
- Fudgie
- ginevra15
- glasgowgirl
- gogob123
- HermioneM
- Hineraukatauri
- HRW
- IcarusPhoenix
- ilsc
- IMAPotterFreak
- Indie
- indigoblue
- irishgirl
- ishwish
- Jabarber69
- jackiedev
- jedifanatic
- jenn_lynn
- jessa
- jessikas
- JessVamp565
- JestersTear
- Jibbajabba
- jrootes
- jshp
- Kadollan
- kalil
- katharinejohn
- Kay Jay
- kity_twins
- klaudyna
- ktbrit
- Kururu
- kws136
- labairbunny
- Lady Dreeva
- Lady_dagger13119
- Laliath
- LavenderBrown
- lcanneto
- leiliana
- Leona
- lifeonachain
- lillibet
- Lily_Grace
- lilythespitfire
- linchpin
- Lisa
- Lissanne
- lisuli
- Lord of the Griffon
- lucky_guess
- Lumierdenuit
- lva
- Lylei
- LyricalSlytherin
- Mariposa5
- mateusza
- Matilda Bishop
- Matroushka
- mawa
- McChicklet
- mckennat117
- mcmx
- meganlovesyou
- mindfunk
- mrsmolloy
- mulaboon
- Mustikas
- niniebou
- ombie
- PDYerf
- Peggy Sawyer
- pettybureaucrat
- phyrefly
- plaidpants17
- plqwerty
- plum
- polloman
- ReverberatedActions
- revolutionarygirl
- rmh1975
- rockthevinyl
- roots123
- rosyvix
- rozarka
- Sakura
- salix
- Samiam
- sarah2211
- scifichick774
- Sciurida
- scribophile
- selene2
- seventeen
- shadychrs
- Shay
- shyarra
- silverphile
- Skadi
- slingsy
- sofreshsidekick
- stamatisg2002
- superjetpilot000
- talceles
- tanker505
- Tappeh
- The_Fatbunny
- tigercat
- tnick_2
- torigates
- Trixie7
- Twiggy
- vanyamornie
- Velvet
- washburnk
- waykay03
- wcuz
- white_rain
- Wildmagelette
- xavpoix
- xC0L0Rful
- xcorex
- xeromorph
- yeahright
- zallanbig