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dark_administrator ([personal profile] dark_administrator) wrote in [community profile] dark_agenda2010-04-26 05:26 pm

Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: The Chromatic Fiesta Challenge

I've been trying to figure out how this comm can participate in the [community profile] three_weeks_for_dw challenge to generate content exclusive to Dreamwidth for the next three weeks, since in terms of fiction repository, we'd like to encourage posting to AO3, given our plans to set up a Dark Agenda collection there.

Then it occurred to me that one of the burning needs during [archiveofourown.org profile] yuletide was for pimp posts enticing more people into the joy of a particular chromatic fandom or character. We linked to them when we could find them, but why not create a centralised resource?

So for the next three weeks, we are declaring a fiesta of celebration in the comm. Post about your favourite book with fabulous fanart, that K drama your screencaps will lure people to, or the Bollywood movie you have links to fic for. If there isn't a chromatic source you can talk about, post about a chromatic character, ranting about the injustice that denies her screentime, or raving about how well the actor captures the cultural nuances.

Just remember to put large images and embedded video behind a cut, and to tag your post with "fandom:" and "character:" tags, as well as the "three weeks for dreamwidth" tag.

And while the more posts the more shiny for us all, do consider commenting to this post with your planned topic, so that other people can avoid it if they want to not be duplicating your efforts.

And if any posts inspire you to creative efforts, please to post/link to them in comments!
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[personal profile] phi 2010-04-27 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you're watching the comm, and you're welcome to contribute fic too ;-) I apologize for being harsh in my earlier comment. I'm a bit sick of the tone policing and "well why do *they* get to use the n-word/'coloured'/other in-group macabre jokes or language" that's been going around.

(Also, just for the record, Kutti started the comm. I'm just one of her loyal minions. I joined up after she got the ball rolling)
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[personal profile] schemingreader 2010-04-27 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
I got fic for Love and Rockets because of this initiative. You folks also highlighted the works of Vikram Seth, one of my favorite writers.

Sorry that I didn't know who was who or what was what!