LiveJournal Community
It has been discussed in another thread (coincidently started by yours truly) that some people might be interested in starting a LiveJournal community for Other People's Stories. The idea is that we would have a place to write our stories, read other stories by the community here, and critique all while keeping it away from the general public in order to preserve potential publishing rights.
I believe Raigne has offered to actually start the community, but it seems it needs a name. Post your name choice, or if you're even interested. Also, if you have a LiveJournal, feel free to link it here.
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Actually...
Eleonora offered to do it first. I offered to do it if she felt more comfortable having someone else do it.
I wouldn't want to steal it from someone else.
I got no name ideas. I am terrible at that sort of thing. (this is a lie, I am awesome at it, just too lazy.)
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
And modest too!
Imperfection is beauty; Madness is genius.
And it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
Mo...dest?
I am unfamiliar with that terminology.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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it's like...
less un-dest.
It's supposed to be a challenge, that's why they call it a shortcut. If it was easy it would just be the way.
--Road Trip
"Funny. Terrible, but funny." (that's typically my aim)
-NorthwoodsMan
lj community titles
"Historians Anonymous"?
"Writing to Pass the Time Until the Hiatus Is Over"?
"MLM Forum Writers, United"?
Supreme Minister of All Livestock
"Use, do not abuse. Neither abstinence nor excess renders man happy." - Voltaire
I had thought of
Historians Anonymous, but it's not really about the History even if it's a common tie. I was trying to think of something to do with Nerr, since he's the patron of fiction, but there could be non-fiction posted and the best I could come up with was something like Nerr's Pen, or Nerr's Quill, which just sounds like an unsubtle euphemism.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
I very much like Nerr's
I very much like Nerr's Quill.
Which God is responsible for non-fiction? I imagine Eddin or Pagg.
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History as a common tie, but not about the History...
Alternate Historians?
Sex, gays, and violence--Dead Boyfriend by yours truly. Volume One finished!
I thought of that, too, but
I thought of that, too, but then it made me think of the "alternate history" genre (see: series by Naomi Novik and Eric Flint if you're unfamiliar with the term). I happen to enjoy that genre on occasion, but I don't know that we all want to be confused with it.
Supreme Minister of All Livestock
"Use, do not abuse. Neither abstinence nor excess renders man happy." - Voltaire
I'm a bit much tired at the
I'm a bit much tired at the moment and responded on the previous thread. A separate thread is actually much more useful. I'm willing to make the community, got enough time for it this weekend. As for names I'll repeat my stupid brainstorm:
Intimate Writers (or Writing Circle)
Tremontine Writers
They are quite lame, but will maybe put someone in the right direction
The Alternate Historians is Laurell K. Hamiltons writing group, so I think that's a no to that one. I do think history is good to use though. Maybe Tremontine Historians?
Worrying is Dreaming in the Wrong Direction - Loesje
Ooh, I quite like Intimate
Ooh, I quite like Intimate Writers. It has a community feel and says straight up what we're about.
Sex, gays, and violence--Dead Boyfriend by yours truly. Volume One finished!
I vote for Tremontine Writers
I vote for Tremontine Writers simply because it is generic enough to cover anything while still referencing the History.
There is nothing wrong with unsubtle euphemisms. But ya, unless we are all planning to include elements of sex...we probably shouldn't use such a name for the group imo anyway.
That one has my vote as well.
For the same reason. There's nothing that it could imply or misrepresent to someone stumbling upon the community, but clearly indicates how this particular LJ community got started. Also gives us an excellent excuse to link back to here for advertising purposes. Not that we require an excuse, but it makes the link relevant.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
I think we are missing a
I think we are missing a golden opportunity in naming the comm.
I vote...
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Subtext. It is a staple of the History, it is a common link we all share, and since it would showcase "texts" from a "sub"group of MeiLin readers, it would fit.
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nice!
I like it.
Have points.
It's supposed to be a challenge, that's why they call it a shortcut. If it was easy it would just be the way.
--Road Trip
"Funny. Terrible, but funny." (that's typically my aim)
-NorthwoodsMan
Maybe more focused?
Tremontine Subtext? I can almost guarantee you that subtext by itself will be taken.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Intimate subtext?
Or is that repetatively redundant?
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It is.
My suggestion at that point would be to find something even more obviously redundant and go with that.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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subtext!
No, you guys, go with subtext! or subtextual!
The title could be that...
but if it's not taken as an account name, I'll eat my underwear*. I think we'll be obligated to pick something else for the actual account name.
ETA: Subtextual isn't bad. It makes me want to start adding random suffixes to it for comical effect. Subtextable. Subtextoid. Subtextation. Subtextagogy.
And some of them actually sounded cool... Subtextacy, for example.
*user notes that she will not, in fact, actually eat her underwear. She has enough digestive problems already.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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I like it!
Subtextacy is great, I vote on that one.
Subtextuous, subtextatious, subtextion...wow, you're right, that is fun. Acutally, looking at my half-ass list "subtextuous" is kinda fun to say.
Sex, gays, and violence--Dead Boyfriend by yours truly. Volume One finished!
Copy cat!
I think that rings of Word of God.
The Most High has spoken. Subtext in some form is the winner.
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Amen. I like the straight-up
Amen.
I like the straight-up versions of "Subtext" or "Tremontine Subtext". Of the fancier versions, Subtextacy is okay (Subtextastic?) or Subtextology.
Supreme Minister of All Livestock
"Use, do not abuse. Neither abstinence nor excess renders man happy." - Voltaire
I could keep going.
Subtextalicious. Subtexting. Subtexted. Subtextdom. Subtexticle. Subtextence. Subtextery. Subtextage. Subtextomy. Subtexticide.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Oooh, Subtextdom! It has an
Oooh, Subtextdom! It has an echo of "Kingdom", as in part of the title of this story, so that's something. Subtextery and Subtextage have promise, too.
Not so fond of Subtexting or Subtexted because it looks too much like sexting and we don't need to go near that hysteria.
Subtexticle - I read that as "Subtesticle" initially.
Subtexticide... !?!
Supreme Minister of All Livestock
"Use, do not abuse. Neither abstinence nor excess renders man happy." - Voltaire
subtextosterone?
subtextosterone?
It's supposed to be a challenge, that's why they call it a shortcut. If it was easy it would just be the way.
--Road Trip
"Funny. Terrible, but funny." (that's typically my aim)
-NorthwoodsMan
Subtextrogen.
Subtextrogen.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
subtextdom
...also has sub and dom in it... though they should probably be reversed.
Domtextsub!
I don't care what we call it as long as it's there. I have two partial stories up at my DeviantArt page, but getting artists interested in writing seems like getting cats interested in water. I'll even break down and get a Livejournal account if it means I can get some sort of feedback.
http://bluewingedcoyote.deviantart.com/gallery/#Coyote-at-Sea-1416-a-novel
http://bluewingedcoyote.deviantart.com/gallery/#Snakeskin-1603-novel
I think Subtext as a
I think Subtext as a community name, nicely straightforward. I vote for Tremontine_Subtext as an account name, it kind of says everything.
Worrying is Dreaming in the Wrong Direction - Loesje
I think Tremontine_subtext
I think Tremontine_subtext makes it sound like we'd just be talking about the History.
Sex, gays, and violence--Dead Boyfriend by yours truly. Volume One finished!
lookie here, a
lookie here, a poll:
http://www.doodle.com/yzwizbhin5nfrrih
you can vote for two. if you want me to add more options, please tell me, I sort of guessed from the comments which were the most popular.
Worrying is Dreaming in the Wrong Direction - Loesje
The poll be...
broken.
It is limiting people to two votes per option.
Me thinks we need a new poll. Or fix that one. xD
If people are impatient.
http://www.doodle.com/2t3mqgfk8gb49cvg
Hum.
Changing what I said, because now I'm not understanding what was happening. It was only letting people put two votes maximum in each category? Cause now we have someone who voted for three and someone who voted for one.
ETA: Also, it appears Blue Coyote voted before the switch but after some of the options got filled up, so her votes may not be what she actually wants for the name.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Nothing stops anyone from
Nothing stops anyone from asking their votes to be changed.
Let's use the new poll. I
Let's use the new poll. I probably just misunderstood. weird weird pollies. New poll works. I like Intimate_subtext.
I'm in favour for a flakey subtitle, something like:
Subtext, An Intimate Guide to Greater Writing.
or intimate circle for ... or something.
Worrying is Dreaming in the Wrong Direction - Loesje
That works for me. How long
That works for me. How long should we run this poll for guys?
I say
By Monday we should have a good idea how many want to participate. That will give people the weekend to do stuff and still check in on the site.
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So Tuesday Morning the poll
So Tuesday Morning the poll closes? Works for me.
I say tomorrow. I'd like to
I say tomorrow. I'd like to start making the community during the weekend. The account name is not that important, I think. But if you really want to run it for longer, that'd be ok too. You'd have to have a little more patience then.
Worrying is Dreaming in the Wrong Direction - Loesje
If you want to start it this
If you want to start it this weekend, then go ahead.
Just say who the winner is and that the pool is closed whenever today.
Moving an anonymous
vote from the old poll to the new one.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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Oh dammit
Of course this comes the day after I delete my livejournal . . .
You could always sign up for
You could always sign up for a new one?
The only reason I have the livejournal account is for if this works out. xD
I never understand why people delete accounts.
Can you really be certain you'll never want to use it again? Can't you just get a tool that will lock the whole thing up if you didn't want certain people to see it?
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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Yup
It's been about two years since I've even looked at it and I'm sick of it sneakily signing me in when I have other options
. I've also been considering starting an actual blog and don't really feel the need to have an LJ connection. None of my friends use it, etc etc.
Sign up here please
Ok, I'm starting the community. The poll is closed. The name is going to be intimate_subtext (redundancy rules). Please reply to this post if you want to get an invite. Zandu, which one of your accounts do you want to use?
EDIT: Intimate_subtext was one letter too long, so I went with the runner-up: subtextacy
Worrying is Dreaming in the Wrong Direction - Loesje
Sign me up.
My account name is raigne. Go figure
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
theboyjd09 please sign me up
theboyjd09
please sign me up
It's supposed to be a challenge, that's why they call it a shortcut. If it was easy it would just be the way.
--Road Trip
"Funny. Terrible, but funny." (that's typically my aim)
-NorthwoodsMan
I will use Zandu_Ink. I'm
I will use Zandu_Ink. I'm going to be transferring over to it what writing I have already.
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I'm the same everywhere online!
Invite me, plz.
"It's FAIR NYMPH, fuckwads, only ONE y."
http://fairnymph.livejournal.com/
My LJ name is faeriemuriel
My LJ name is faeriemuriel
prav_us <- My account name.
prav_us <- My account name.
I'd like to Vote
for intimate_subtext or intimate_writers but the pool won't let me D:
I love the idea. I'll definitely be joining from my LJ p_the_wanderer
Because why not?! #Oh, look, a webcomic!#
The poll's closed.
The first one was messed up, there was a second, but the poll was closed over the weekend. subtextacy was chosen, because the first place winner intimate_subtext was too long.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
almost the same
apple_jax459.
Imperfection is beauty; Madness is genius.
And it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
http://community.livejournal.
http://community.livejournal.com/subtextacy/495.html
Policy discussion.
I can't seem to find a way to
I can't seem to find a way to join. I know, I'm a loser.
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Lol
No, I'm not laughing at you, but it was funny, I was typing it just as you posted.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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Quick note
Since it took me a bit to figure it out where it was and I noticed a couple people have yet to join, and thus can't participate in the policy discussion going on until they do, you have to accept the invite. If you go to livejournal, you'll find "Manage Your Invites" in the "Communities" drop down list.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
I sort of expected that you
I sort of expected that you would get an email or something. Weird.
Worrying is Dreaming in the Wrong Direction - Loesje
can I at least see?
I don't have time to write for it, but can I see? I'm meilin_miranda.
Of course!
Invite sent. Not all of us will be posting stories. Don't feel obligated to write for it
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Absolutely not! This
Absolutely not! This community is for followers of MLM only! It is physically impossible to follow yourself. Thanks for trying tho.
Of course, this may or may not be sugar-induced ramblings and should probably be ignored.
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Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen. - Sean Connery, The Rock
Ignore the Zandu. Too much
Ignore the Zandu. Too much sugar is bad for the brain!
Welcome to the madness.
Also,
Year old news but:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/world/asia/20japan.html?_r=2&ref_world
Felt it was relevant.
Sugar
Is always good.
Unless you have diabetes.
Because why not?! #Oh, look, a webcomic!#
Then you just need a dose of
Then you just need a dose of Wilford Brimley.
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Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen. - Sean Connery, The Rock
Until you get fat from all
Until you get fat from all the sugary foods.
I am already fat
and still can't quit sugar D:
Because why not?! #Oh, look, a webcomic!#
Oh, me too
jupiterrhode is my lj
Sex, gays, and violence--Dead Boyfriend by yours truly. Volume One finished!
Invite sent.
To accept it, go to LJ's homepage, look under communities, and then go to Manage your Invites. Not that I think you couldn't figure it out, but I know some people haven't accepted theirs yet and may not have seen my earlier comment about it. (I'm looking at you MeiLin, Fairnymph and Kittae)
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
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