Round 2: Housekeeping & Scheduling Changes
Hello, everyone! As this comm’s very excellent founder announced a few days ago, there will be a Round 2 of the Genevieve/Ruby 2.0 teensybang! I’ll be taking over the modding duties using the same teensymod name, and I’d like to say a big thank you to our founder for all her help and support, as well as to last year’s other modding contributors.
The same rules as last year will apply this round. Changes to items such as the Open Posting Week are TBD based on feedback received for the first round (if you didn’t have feedback in May but have since thought of something to say, please feel free to still comment!).
The main change to be aware of is that the schedule is changing.
Last year posting began on Wednesday, May 1st. This year posting will begin two weeks earlier in April.
This is for two reasons: (1) The feedback we received included a suggestion to make the posting date earlier because of how our schedule overlapped with the spn_j2_bigbang schedule. (2) I am not available for modding duties the first weekend of May. The other option is, of course, to make posting later in May, but I think that would be prohibitively inconvenient for our spn_j2_bigbang participants.
Here is the proposed 2014 schedule:
Writer Sign-ups Start: Wednesday, January 1st
Writer Sign-ups End: Tuesday, January 21st
Artist Sign-ups Begin Saturday, January 25th
Writer Check-in: Saturday, February 2nd
Writer Drafts Due: Sunday, February 16th
Artist Sign-ups End: Friday, February 21st
Artist Claims: Saturday, February 22nd
Pinch Hitter Sign-ups: Saturday, February 22nd
Deadline for Writers to Send a Complete Draft to their Artists: Saturday, March 1st
Artist Check-in: Saturday, March 15th
Artist Drafts Due: Saturday, March 29th
Posting Begins: Monday, April 14th
Depending on the number of sign-ups, posting would last approximately 5 days, same as last year (Note: For those who observe, Easter is Sunday, April 20th next year; if posting does extend into the weekend, we will work with your schedules to mitigate conflicts).
Compared to last year, the big difference is a decrease in the time allotted to write fic drafts. Last year writer drafts were due on March 2nd; this year they would be due two weeks earlier. The amount of time between Artist Claims and Artist Drafts Due is the same as last year.
What do you think of this proposed schedule? Is the shorter fic draft timeframe acceptable? The schedule is not set in stone, so if you have suggestions or concerns or if it works great, you’re just as happy to participate as you were last year, please let me know in the comments.
Firming up the schedule is the main item of business for now. During December I’ll be working on updating the site (e.g., updating the schedule and links in the sidebar), so please pardon any confusion if you can’t find information you’re looking for during the transition. If that happens, feel free to comment here, PM, or email genteensybang[at]yahoo{dot]com with questions.
Thanks for reading, and I hope everyone is as excited for a second round of Genevieve/Ruby 2.0 celebration as I am!
The same rules as last year will apply this round. Changes to items such as the Open Posting Week are TBD based on feedback received for the first round (if you didn’t have feedback in May but have since thought of something to say, please feel free to still comment!).
The main change to be aware of is that the schedule is changing.
Last year posting began on Wednesday, May 1st. This year posting will begin two weeks earlier in April.
This is for two reasons: (1) The feedback we received included a suggestion to make the posting date earlier because of how our schedule overlapped with the spn_j2_bigbang schedule. (2) I am not available for modding duties the first weekend of May. The other option is, of course, to make posting later in May, but I think that would be prohibitively inconvenient for our spn_j2_bigbang participants.
Here is the proposed 2014 schedule:
Writer Sign-ups Start: Wednesday, January 1st
Writer Sign-ups End: Tuesday, January 21st
Artist Sign-ups Begin Saturday, January 25th
Writer Check-in: Saturday, February 2nd
Writer Drafts Due: Sunday, February 16th
Artist Sign-ups End: Friday, February 21st
Artist Claims: Saturday, February 22nd
Pinch Hitter Sign-ups: Saturday, February 22nd
Deadline for Writers to Send a Complete Draft to their Artists: Saturday, March 1st
Artist Check-in: Saturday, March 15th
Artist Drafts Due: Saturday, March 29th
Posting Begins: Monday, April 14th
Depending on the number of sign-ups, posting would last approximately 5 days, same as last year (Note: For those who observe, Easter is Sunday, April 20th next year; if posting does extend into the weekend, we will work with your schedules to mitigate conflicts).
Compared to last year, the big difference is a decrease in the time allotted to write fic drafts. Last year writer drafts were due on March 2nd; this year they would be due two weeks earlier. The amount of time between Artist Claims and Artist Drafts Due is the same as last year.
What do you think of this proposed schedule? Is the shorter fic draft timeframe acceptable? The schedule is not set in stone, so if you have suggestions or concerns or if it works great, you’re just as happy to participate as you were last year, please let me know in the comments.
Firming up the schedule is the main item of business for now. During December I’ll be working on updating the site (e.g., updating the schedule and links in the sidebar), so please pardon any confusion if you can’t find information you’re looking for during the transition. If that happens, feel free to comment here, PM, or email genteensybang[at]yahoo{dot]com with questions.
Thanks for reading, and I hope everyone is as excited for a second round of Genevieve/Ruby 2.0 celebration as I am!