What a great round of the Tour this has been! Let’s have a round of applause for the fangirls who recced this time:

hjsnapepmpeyton07zagzagaelmiss_morlandlilipsiquehd
norgbelulahavari_maethorsc010fkellychamblissdreamy_dragon73
bluestocking79machshefahereswithpokeystaralbalark
julii_wolfeladysugarquillrillaliciousvoxangelusvalis2
spotzledoriana186vane_ntbluerosefairysisterthemoon
flaminia_xannietalbotlibcolilithjmop_cat

Thank you all so very much for posting such exciting and diverse recs! You all are what make the fangirl_tour work.

Now for some stats.

CategoryTour to DateNew Spring 2011 Round
total recs2483477
artists32444
authors1342208
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So far, the vote is far and away to keep on fangirling on schedule. Of course, there is some built-in sample bias to the poll, in that fangirls who can't access LJ can't vote in it. If you are in contact with someone in that situation, please encourage them to email the mods (fangirltour@gmail.com) and let us know, so that they can be heard ( Read more... )

For those who haven't seen it, lj_maintenance has posted an update on the DDoS attacks and how they're responding to them. (I think I fangirl them just a bit for using a Dalek as their DDoS icon. *g ( Read more... )

The Rules for the Tour have undergone an update, specifically the addition of Rule 5.

1. Use an LJ-cut to contain your recs. Thirteen recs makes for a longish post, and it's only polite to use a cut. If you're new to LJ, and you don't know how to code an LJ-cut, contact the mods, and we'll be happy to help you.

2. Don't link to flocked journal ( Read more... )

I just sent the next few days of reminders with my fingers crossed that LJ will stabilize and we can just continue here, on LJ, on schedule. The poll on what options people favor if the DDoS outages continue/worsen is still running, and please do keep the comments and suggestions coming in ( Read more... )

While the site has gone down briefly a couple of times, today seems to be the best day LJ's had in awhile, so this may be beside the point. ETA: At least, that's what my experience has been. At least one person has mentioned in comments that for them, LJ has been down more than it's been up today, as was the case for me yesterday, which suggests ( Read more... )

Not only did you all sign up at the speed of light, we've heard back from all but a small handful of people to acknowledge receipt of their assigned posting days. It's exciting to see that everyone's so ready and raring to go!

If you haven't received your assignment, please check your spam folder and check your sign-up to make sure the email ( Read more... )

In just a bit over 12 hours, we've reached 30 participants, so sign-ups are now closed. It's great to see both returning fangirls and new faces usernames ( Read more... )

Sign-ups for the April 2011 round of the fangirl_tour are now open! Posting will run from April 1-30, so sign-ups are limited to the first 30 takers ( Read more... )

And that means it's almost time for the next round of the fangirl_tour. Can you believe it ( Read more... )