Our First Activity - Got Fandom?
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icontalkingBy popular request, there are going to be icon challenges in this community. Since I don't like the word "battle", and there is really nothing competitive about them, I'm going to call them "activities".
These activities will work like this:
* I make a post with all the information you need
* You have three weeks to make icons and post them in a comment to the information post (not screened)
* I collect all the icons (and whatever you have to say about them) from the comments and make a result post
* There is no voting
* Everyone can leave comments on the inspiration and activity summary posts
My current plan is to run one such activity per month, but we'll see how it goes and if you even like what I come up with.
But now, on to our first activity! What better way to get to know each other than by showing each other what fandoms we like:
For this activity, you should make five icons. You have until May 20th (end of day) to submit your icons as comments to this post.
1 - First Love
Icon your first fandom! This can be any fandom that you remember as a "first" - the first one you ever saw, or the first one you ever got fannish about, the first one you ever iconned, or the one that first connected you with other fans.
virginia | absolutelybatty | katy-111 | tturners
2 - Current Obsession
Icon the fandom that currently excites you most! It doesn't have to be a current fandom in that it has to be new or currently airing. It just has to be the fandom you want to icon most right now!
novindalf | longerthanwedo | shameless666 | afeastforme
3 - Biggest Fandom
Icon the fandom that for you was the biggest fandom. We all know those popular fandoms everyone is iconning, there are thousands of fics, and even years later, activity is still high. If you have never been part of one of those huge fandoms, it can be the one you made the most icons of in your life, or the one for which you know the most fans.
creativeelf | marcasite | setentpet | naginis
4 - Tiny Fandom
Icon the fandom that you feel like nobody has seen but more people should have! Make an icon that makes us want to watch it! Show us what we missed.
word_never_said | dixon | vintagic | daynawashere
5 - True Love
Icon the fandom that has stuck with you the longest. The one you will love forever, no matter what canon throws (or threw) at you. If you have no such fandom - because all fandoms inevitably dissappoint you ;) - you can choose to interpret this "love" theme to be about a favorite couple instead: icon a pairing you love.
cerberusk | anobrain | afeastforme | starry_night
Some notes:
* It is okay to enter fewer than five icons (but the final results post will look nicer if every slot is filled :)).
* Please submit your icons (icons and URLs) to this post, all in one comment (if possible).
* You don't have to icon five different fandoms. If your first fandom happens to be a tiny fandom and your true love, no problem!
* Everyone can participate, you don't have to be a member of this community.
* For each icon, please add at least the name of the fandom to your comment.
* Feel free to tell us more about what you like about the fandom, or what makes it special for you, in your submission!
Deadline: Saturday, May 20 2017, your end-of-day
These activities will work like this:
* I make a post with all the information you need
* You have three weeks to make icons and post them in a comment to the information post (not screened)
* I collect all the icons (and whatever you have to say about them) from the comments and make a result post
* There is no voting
* Everyone can leave comments on the inspiration and activity summary posts
My current plan is to run one such activity per month, but we'll see how it goes and if you even like what I come up with.
But now, on to our first activity! What better way to get to know each other than by showing each other what fandoms we like:
For this activity, you should make five icons. You have until May 20th (end of day) to submit your icons as comments to this post.
1 - First Love
Icon your first fandom! This can be any fandom that you remember as a "first" - the first one you ever saw, or the first one you ever got fannish about, the first one you ever iconned, or the one that first connected you with other fans.
virginia | absolutelybatty | katy-111 | tturners
2 - Current Obsession
Icon the fandom that currently excites you most! It doesn't have to be a current fandom in that it has to be new or currently airing. It just has to be the fandom you want to icon most right now!
novindalf | longerthanwedo | shameless666 | afeastforme
3 - Biggest Fandom
Icon the fandom that for you was the biggest fandom. We all know those popular fandoms everyone is iconning, there are thousands of fics, and even years later, activity is still high. If you have never been part of one of those huge fandoms, it can be the one you made the most icons of in your life, or the one for which you know the most fans.
creativeelf | marcasite | setentpet | naginis
4 - Tiny Fandom
Icon the fandom that you feel like nobody has seen but more people should have! Make an icon that makes us want to watch it! Show us what we missed.
word_never_said | dixon | vintagic | daynawashere
5 - True Love
Icon the fandom that has stuck with you the longest. The one you will love forever, no matter what canon throws (or threw) at you. If you have no such fandom - because all fandoms inevitably dissappoint you ;) - you can choose to interpret this "love" theme to be about a favorite couple instead: icon a pairing you love.
cerberusk | anobrain | afeastforme | starry_night
Some notes:
* It is okay to enter fewer than five icons (but the final results post will look nicer if every slot is filled :)).
* Please submit your icons (icons and URLs) to this post, all in one comment (if possible).
* You don't have to icon five different fandoms. If your first fandom happens to be a tiny fandom and your true love, no problem!
* Everyone can participate, you don't have to be a member of this community.
* For each icon, please add at least the name of the fandom to your comment.
* Feel free to tell us more about what you like about the fandom, or what makes it special for you, in your submission!
Deadline: Saturday, May 20 2017, your end-of-day
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Date: 2017-05-21 07:03 pm (UTC)And aww, Farscape. I still haven't made it past the pilot; it's been on my "to watch"-list forever. I already know that I'll love Aeryn, though. Claudia Black <3 Love your icon, too! I like how it looks like it's on fire. :)
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Date: 2017-06-05 01:51 pm (UTC)NX was really cute indeed. Cracky and funny and occasionally cheese. And very diverse, which I didn't really appreciate enough back then.
And aww, Farscape. I still haven't made it past the pilot
It took me two tries to love it, too. The first season is very popcorn-movie fluffy nonsense. But once it finds its stride (basically with Scorpius turning up), woah, what a ride. It's still cracky and full of weirdly inappropriate pop culture references while at the same time putting your heart through the wringer.
Aeryn is amazing. But almost all characters ended up dear to me by the end, and that's something not a lot of shows manage.
Also, it's still the most bodily-fluids-obsessed show I have ever seen. (Don't tell me that's not making you want to watch it more? :D)