... if a fic incorporates elements of more than one prompt? Assume we just post to the main one? Or should one post a little teaser to the others?

(Assuming I get done by tomorrow, which is now in doubt...)

Post to the main one, but feel free to post a link and a summary in the others.

(No rush, my friend. You got the whole rest of the month. :)

That was my question. When are things due again?

I think "due" isn't really an issue ... it's more that posting starts today (for me it's already past 8am, Valentines Day ... no idea 'bout you Americans xD) and will officially continue until the end of February. Obviously, if you end up writing something for one of the prompts after that (or just don't get yours done in time) no one will kill you, if you post it later.

After the promptathon closes at the end of Feb, I think you would not post it as a comment anymore though, just as a regular fic and just say something like "This was meant for the promptathon blah blubb" or something ...

DID I ANSWER IT RIGHT, MISTRESSES? *shifty unsure eyes to the mods*

Sounds like a plan!

p_d is absolutely right. You can start posting today if your ready, but if you're not, you have until Feb. 28th and can post anytime between now and then.

Hope that helps! <3

Yep! Thanks!

URG, gotta wait until TWO PM for the shenanigans to begin ... then again, might be able to squeeze another prompt out until this afternoon - HA!

CANNOT WAIT FOR ALL THE GOODNESS <3 Thanks for organising if I haven't said it already! And if I did, I'm just gonna say it again - THANK YOU!

You are so welcome-- we are happy to do it! Should be a great time for all. <3

Yaaaaaay!

\o/

So if the fics are posted as comments to the original thread, doesn't that mean that the only way to find them is to go through the thread (which is now like 11 pages)? Or will links to the fics be posted somewhere else as well? Also when you ass comments to the fics into the original thread, won't it become impossibly long?

Yeah, I had this thought, too. Wouldn't it be better to have a post saying, "Post your prompts here," with maybe a brief demo on how to link to the original prompt comment? I'd be happy to whip one up, if anybody needs it. Keeps the clutter down (aka my ADD will kick in searching for comments and I'll wander off and go make stupid Avengers valentines instead of reading awesome work).

See my reply below.

For now we're going to stick with the original promptathon formula, but I will post the masterlist tonight and will continue to add to it and update it daily to make finding and reading easier. :)

I appreciate you doing the masterlist. 11 (and growing) pages to look for new fic with all of the nested comments is a lot. :)

masterpost is up:

http://be-compromised.livejournal.com/266583.html

enjoy! :)

Grazi!

Yeah this is what I thought would be a good idea. I saw the previous prompt thread and while it is kind of awesome in its massiveness, it's hard to follow.

That's what the masterpost is for. :)

Which is what I was after. A masterpost of sorts :) I just thought the masterpost wouldn't be posted until after all the fics were posted.

Oh no-- I keep up with it in real time. I'm all about the instant gratification (or at least, daily gratification. ;)

Well that is rather fabulous :D

We aim to please. ;)

And please you do. Daily and continuously... THANKS!!! :-)

I've been trawling for postings with the 14Feb date, but it's a daunting undertaking (even just finding the prompt(s) to which I am busily writing a lengthy fic is a daunting undertaking ... (Plus, I keep seeing other prompts ...) :-)

Edited 2013-02-14 09:25 pm (UTC)

I know the awesome workerbee73 is making a masterlist, so I went through and updated the one I put on my own blog with links to each comment now, and I threw the one story I saw posted on there, too. It's not a perfect solution, and I think I'll just check the masterlist daily.

This is great! Thanks!

Well, you can track comments to the promptathon post (so anytime someone replies, it will show up in your LJ inbox) or just scroll through the pages. I'm going to be doing a masterpost roundup that I will try and update every day for those who don't want to invest the time and hassle in culling through the thread itself.

The threads do become long, but it's kind of part of the fun. Last year's promptathon got up to nearly 6000 comments when all was said and done.

Edited 2013-02-14 05:24 pm (UTC)

Is there any way to view the comments in the order they're posted rather than going through the threads? That might be an easier way to keep track of new fics being posted.

I'm excited, guys!

If you add ?view=flat to the url, it does that for you :) so:
http://be-compromised.livejournal.com/258344.html?view=flat

Awesome, thanks!