TQL - 1 year anniversary
The new TQL community is celebrating its one year anniversary today and the other admins and I would like to thank you for this year and hope that you will join us for many years to come.
To celebrate the day properly we today announce the start of four challenges/competitions.
There's something for everyone, so please, come join the fun.
THE MISSION
"We welcome you to write what was never seen,
to take us on a journey to strange new worlds,
to explore the “what if”,
to boldly celebrate the holidays as only the QaF family can..."
THE RULES
0.) ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE A TQL ACCOUNT. NO EXCEPTIONS!
1.) Each author may submit up to two stories.
2.) The stories may be one-shots or multi chaptered. The stories may feature any pairing within the Queer as Folk (US) fandom and should center around;
a.) a holiday celebration such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or New Years Eve.
OR
b.) the following picture
Larger version of the image can be found in the TQL forum and calendar.
Image by momentsgoneby
3.) All stories MUST be betaed.
4.) TQL administrators may submit entries out of competition.
5.) All stories MUST be submitted to submission[at]truequeerlove.com latest 11:59:59pm on December 18, 2011 (the community runs on Pittsburgh time; EDT [GMT -4]). You will receive a confirmation that your submission has been received latest 24 hours after submission.
6. Please supply the following info with your submission:
E-mail subject: TQL Holidays Fan Fiction Challenge
Attachment: Your story in either .txt, .doc or .docx file format.
Text in e-mail;
Story Title:* Title of Story
Story Author:* Your TQL penname/member name
Story Beta:* Beta’s TQL penname/member name if available, otherwise online username.
Banner by: only if you have a banner for your story
Rating:* (ie. GEN, MGC, RAC or XXX)
List and definition of ratings can be found here
Categories:* ie. Brian and Justin, Holiday > Christmas etc.
List and definition of categories can be found here (please note the sub-categories)
Characters:* ie. Brian, Justin, Michael, Original Male Character etc.
List of characters can be found here
Timeline:* ie. All seasons, Pre Season 1, Season 3 etc.
Available timeline options are All seasons, Own Timeline, Pre season 1, Season 1, Season 2, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5, Post Season 5
Warnings:* ie. Angst, Violence, Unsafe Sex etc.
List and definition of warnings can be found here
7.) All submissions will be posted with TQL as author while the competition is ongoing.
They will however be connected to their rightful author after January 20, 2012.
8.) We ask all participating authors NOT to reveal which submission is theirs, until after the winners have been announced on January 20, 2012.
You MAY however mention that you have entered the challenge and link to the TQL archive. All entries will be posted here
(This means no cross-posting until after January 20, 2012.)
9.) Winners will be crowned by voting in the TQL forum between December 19, 2011 and January 19, 2012.
10.) Winners will be announced on January 20, 2012. Trophies and prizes to be awarded shortly thereafter.
Read all about it here
THE MISSION
"We welcome you to read what was never seen,
to visit strange new worlds,
to explore the “what if”,
to seek out new prose,
to boldly go where no reviewer has gone before..."
THE RULES
0.) ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE A TQL ACCOUNT. NO EXCEPTIONS!
1.) Reviews must be entered into the archive between 00:00:01am October 8, 2011 and 11:59:59pm on December 31, 2011 (the community runs on Pittsburgh time; EDT [GMT -4]). This provides you with plenty of time to hunt and time for writers to post new stories.
2.) TQL administrators are not eligible to participate, as they will be scoring each review.
3.) Authors may NOT review their own stories.
4.) In order for each review to qualify, you HAVE to be logged in when reviewing to ensure that the review is clearly marked with your username.
(When logged in your username on the review turns into a link. Reviews with non-link username will not be scored.)
5.) In order for each review to qualify, it MUST be posted with a link to the review page in the Review Hunt 2011 board (Forum > Games & Competitions > Review Hunt 2011 > Topic with your username). You can either post one review or a whole list of reviews at a time, it does not matter. If it's not in that board for us to see, you won't get scored for it.
6.) Only one review per reviewer and story will be scored, so though you are more than welcome to review each chapter on multi-chaptered stories, only the one of your reviews with highest word count on said story will be scored.
7.) Generic copy and paste reviews will not be scored. (ie: “Great story”, “well done”, “Read it, thanx” etc.)
You need to include something in your review that shows that you have actually read the story in question.
8.) Rude and/or flaming reviews are not allowed and will result in disqualification from the hunt and a warning. Constructive critique is of course always allowed as long as it is worded in a helpful manner.
9.) Not a rule, more of a suggestion: Try branching outside of your comfort zone or comfort 'series.' You might be surprised by what you find.
10.) Winners will be announced on January 20, 2012. Trophies and prizes to be awarded shortly thereafter.
THE POINTS
11.) Points will be assigned in the following manner:
a.) Base points are awarded equal to word count (ie: A review of 101 words earns 101 base points)
b.) Bonus points - In order to improve feedback quality over quantity, bonus points are added as follow:
1-150 +0
151-300 +10
301-450 +20
451-600 +30
601-750 +40
750+ +50
c.) Additional Bonus points - Bonus points will be added on top of the constant scale above to reviews on unreviewed or one-review stories.
First review on stories: +50
Second review on stories: +25
Third review on stories: +10
Fourth review and beyond: +0
HOW TO PARTICIPATE AND POST
If you want to participate just start a new topic on the Review Hunt 2011 board and use your username in the subject line. Please use the following format:
Post Subject: Your username
(ie: MomentsGoneBy)
Tags: member: your username in only small letters,competition: review hunt 2011
(ie: member: momentsgoneby,competition: review hunt 2011)
Report all your reviews in your own personal topic/thread.
You do not need to report all at the same time. Simply add new reviews as replies to your original post. Only reviews in posts by the topic starter will be scored in each topic so make sure you post in your own topic. Do not modify a post after posting it.
Please use the following format when reporting your reviews:
Story Title: Title of Story
Story Author: Author's Name
Link to Review Page: http://community.truequeerlove.com/link_to_review_page.php
Remember, it's only important to review a story on the site before anyone else does to earn additional bonus points, so take your time reporting them in the forum. Consider your fellow TQL:ers and report only once per day as to not spam the “Most Recent” page.
Read all about it here
THE MISSION
"We welcome you to create images of what was seen,
to mix and blend the visual,
to make it into something new,
to boldly celebrate the holidays as only the QaF family can..."
THE RULES
0.) ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE A TQL ACCOUNT. NO EXCEPTIONS!
1.) Each graphic artist may submit
a.) 2 images OR
b.) 2x10 icons OR
c.) 1 image + 1x10 icons
In other words; Quality over quantity.
2.) The images may feature any pairing within the Queer as Folk (US) fandom and should center on a holiday celebration such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or New Years Eve. How you choose to incorporate the holiday(-‘s) is up to you, but it should be fairly obvious to the viewer.
3.) Allowed formats and sizes
a.) Icon images can be no bigger than 100x100 pixels and file size should not exceed 100 kb’s each.
b.) Images can be no bigger than 1 Mb in size.
c.) Allowed file formats: .jpeg, .png and .gif
4.) In order for any image to qualify it MUST be submitted to submission[at]truequeerlove.com latest 11:59:59pm on December 18, 2011.
Please use the following format in your e-mail:
Subject: TQL Holiday’s Graphic Challenge
Text in e-mail: Your TQL user name
Attachment: Image or images
You will receive a confirmation that your submission has been received latest 24 hours after submission.
5.) We ask all participants NOT to reveal which submission is theirs, until after the winners have been announced on January 20, 2012. You MAY however mention that you have entered the challenge and link to the TQL community.
(This means no cross-posting until after January 20, 2012.)
6.) Winners will be crowned by voting in the TQL forum between December 19, 2011 and January 19, 2012.
7.) Winners will be announced on January 20, 2012. Trophies and prizes to be awarded shortly thereafter.
Read all about it here
THE MISSION
"We welcome you to create a journey of what was seen,
to mix and match the visual with the audial,
to make it into something new,
to boldly celebrate the holidays as only the QaF family can..."
THE RULES
0.) ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE A TQL ACCOUNT. NO EXCEPTIONS!
1.) Each vidder may submit two videos.
2.) The video may feature any pairing within the Queer as Folk (US) fandom and should center on a holiday celebration such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or New Years Eve. How you choose to incorporate the holiday(-‘s) is up to you, but it should be fairly obvious to the viewer.
3.) All videos MUST be uploaded to one of the following video-sharing websites
a.) YouTube
b.) Vimeo
c.) Google Video
d.) Yahoo Video
e.) Megavideo
4.) In order for a video to qualify, it MUST contain
a.) your TQL username
b.) name of song and artist
c.) Something obviously related to a holiday celebration such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or New Years Eve. Either visual or audial.
5.) In order for a video to qualify, it MUST be posted in the forum in the Holidays Vidding Challenge 2011 board (Forum > Games & Competitions > Holidays Vidding Challenge 2011 > Topic with your username) latest 11:59:59pm on December 18, 2011 (the community runs on Pittsburgh time; EDT [GMT -4]). If it's not in that board for us to see, it’s not in the competition.
6.) Winners will be crowned by voting in the TQL forum between December 19, 2011 and January 19, 2012.
7.) Winners will be announced on January 20, 2012. Trophies and prizes to be awarded shortly thereafter.
HOW TO POST
If you want to participate just start a new topic on the Holidays vidding challenge 2011 board.
Please use the following format:
Post Subject: Your username - Name of Video
(ie: MomentsGoneBy - Name of my vid)
Tags: member: your username in only small letters,vidder: your username in only small letters,competition: holidays vidding challenge 2011
(ie: member: momentsgoneby,vidder: momentsgoneby,competition: holidays vidding challenge 2011)
Please use the following format in your post:
Title:* Video Title
Vidder:* Your TQL member name
Music:* Song name and artist
Graphics by: only if you use any still graphics in your video
Rating:* GEN, MGC, RAC or XXX
List and definition of ratings can be found here
Video URL ---> The forum will automatically embed your submission when posted.
Only one video per topic, please.
If you submit two videos you will need to create two topics.
Read all about it here
THE PRIZES
The challenges/competitions will be awarding a Gold, Silver, and Bronze trophy to our winners of this year's challenges/competitions, and gift card
prizes to the gold winners. The gift card will be redeemable at an as-yet-unannounced online store (possibly Amazon).
In addition all participants will be awarded a banner to proudly flash around the net as a thank you for their participation.
With the Review Hunt 2011 starting today, THIS is a perfect opportunity for authors to come join the family and start posting their stories at TQL as the reviewers score more points for reviewing stories with little to no reviews at all.
Please note that we validate all new submissions.
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