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I've been participating in

snowflake_challenge, where lots of folks want to see more activity on Dreamwidth. While researching community activities, I came across the idea of thematic meet and greet events. That seemed like something which might work here, given a membership of several hundred people and a new theme each month. So I made one for this month's theme. It gives people a place to meet folks with similar interests, and to squee about the current theme.

Here is the basic outline. Fill in as much or as little of it as you wish, depending on your interests as they relate to the Valentines Fest.

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allbingo

The Valentine's Day Bingo Fest will run from February 1-28. The theme is Valentine's Day and it spans both love and loss. To diversify options, I've done several things...

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I do not like using DW on my phone but I'm too lazy for a computer right now, even though there is one literally within arm's reach.

What are you working on? What have you finished? What do you need encouragement on?

Are there any cool events or challenges happening that you want to hype? I've been neglecting Dreamwidth - tell me what I'm missing!

What do you just want to talk about?

What have you been watching or reading?

Chores and other not-fun things count!

Remember to encourage other commenters and we have a discord where we can do work-alongs and chat, linked in the sticky.

ysabetwordsmith posting in

allbingo

I have made bingo down the B and G columns of my 1-1-26 card for the Public Domain Bingo Fest. I also made 6 extra fills.

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Current Mood: accomplished

ysabetwordsmith posting in

allbingo

This is the January community post for

allbingo. What were your bingo activities during December? What are your plans for February?

For January we had:
[recurring theme, but all new prompts each year]
Public Domain Day Bingo hosted by

cornerofmadness
Many new works are entering the public domain. Use them with great enthusiasm!
Posting will be January 1-31.

For February we will have:
[recurring]
Valentines Fest hosted by

ysabetwordsmith
This fest features romantic ups and downs, along with platonic options.
Posting will be February 1-28.

See also the Aromantic February 2025 Prompt List by

abyssal_sylph.

Check out the 2026 Community Calendar. Plenty of months remain open, including March and April if you want to run a fest early in the year.

Current Mood: busy

florianschild posting in

snowflake_challenge

We've reached the closing curtain of our beautiful Snowflake Challenge 2026. It's been a whirlwind month of fun, community, and lots of creativity! One of the best parts of this challenge is that it truly lives up to its name and its original inspiration: every single year that we come together to celebrate is a unique circumstance of participants, mods, prompts, graphics, challenges, and celebrations. Every year is a unique snowflake in and of itself, never again to be replicated in the exact same pattern. I hope everyone felt some enjoyment and appreciation during the past month, and of course please continue to post your responses and fills because there is no deadline to this challenge!

Thank you so much to all the participants. Thank you especially to those who took the time to interact with fellow participants and make the community feel so alive! And of course thank you to all the mods who went above and beyond and especially to

tjs_whatnot, our co-admin who has worked really hard this month to keep everything running smoothly.

We do have a poll below to get your feedback on the challenge, if that's something you're interested in doing. We really appreciate it and we take all your responses into consideration when planning for next year.

Peace and happy late winter season to all!

( Poll under the cut! )

tjs_whatnot posting in

snowflake_challenge

Introduction Post
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Challenge #1
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Challenge #6
Challenge #7
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The post-Snowflake Friending Meme has been such a rousing success that we’ve made it a permanent fixture here at the Fandom Snowflake Challenge, so come and make some new friends!

Just copy and paste the template into a comment; include as much or as little info about yourself as you want.

After you've done that, go through and read other people's comments and either strike up a conversation here, or take your mutual interests to each other's journals and new, shiny friends.

[We’re using an updated comment template, which was originally created by

rubytuesday5681 for the

the_neverenders community and adapted for use here.]

Spread the word by sharing the above banner:

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tjs_whatnot posting in

snowflake_challenge

Introduction Post* Meet the Mods Post Challenge #1 * Challenge #2* Challenge #3* Challenge #4* Challenge #5 * Challenge #6 * * Challenge #7 Challenge #8 * Challenge #9 * Challenge #10 * Challenge #11 * Challenge #12 * Challenge #13 * Challenge #14

Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.

( Fandom Snowflake Challenge #15 ) And please do check out the comments for all the awesome participants of the challenge and visit their journals/challenge responses to comment on their posts and cheer them on.

And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.

reeby10 posting in

snowflake_challenge

Introduction Post * Meet the Mods Post * Challenge #1 * Challenge #2 * Challenge #3 * Challenge #4 * Challenge #5 * Challenge #6 * Challenge #7 * Challenge #8 * Challenge #9 * Challenge #10 * Challenge #11 * Challenge #12

Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.

( Fandom Snowflake Challenge #14 )

And please do check out the comments for all the awesome participants of the challenge and visit their journals/challenge responses to comment on their posts and cheer them on. You might just find your newest obsession!

And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.

cornerofmadness posting in

allbingo

Name:

cornerofmadness
Card Theme: Public Domain fest
Prompts: Love for Sale, Sing You Sinners, Madam Satan, The Sound of Love, You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me
Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel
My Card: My Card

( my fills under here )

Current Mood: accomplished

vexed_wench

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spiralicious

Tea Month 2026: Tea 7

Tea Review
Name: Earl Grey
Brand: Stash
Type: black
Tea bag

Notes:
For me, it was too "perfumey." I have that issue with a lot of Earl Grey teas. It was still very drinkable. After I got used to the smell, it was a decent tea to help me make it through the afternoon while I tackled my to do list.

Rate
Appearance: 7
Aroma: 1
Flavor: 6

Overall Rating: 2.5 stars

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: from francis with love

spiralicious

Tea Month 2026: Tea 6

Tea Review
Name: Cozy Chamomile
Brand: Bigelow
Type: herbal
Tea bag

Notes:
My review for this might be a little unfair as it came from the jar of random tea and by the art on the packaging, it might have been a little past it's prime. That being said, it was okay. I thought it might be a blend, given it's nearly non-existent chamomile flavor, but it's not. That could be it's age. My bar for chamomile is low and this particular bag of tea limboed under it.

Rate
Appearance: 7
Aroma: 3
Flavor: 1

Overall Rating: 2 stars

Current Mood: blah
Current Location: from francis with love

spiralicious

Tea Month 2026: Tea 5

Tea Review
Name: Tumeric Bliss
Brand: Tazo
Type: herbal blend
Tea bag

Notes:
So, when I know there is going to be a gap between when I drink a tea I'm planning on reviewing and when I actually post a review for it, I try to take notes. My notes on this tea just say, "No." Literally nothing else, not even a rating. I do know I also did not finish drinking it. One plus I remember is that it didn't have the bitter dirt taste some turmeric teas have.

Rate
Appearance: 5
Aroma: 3
Flavor: 2

Overall Rating: 1 star

Current Mood: blah
Current Location: from francis with love

teaotter posting in

snowflake_challenge

Introduction Post*
Meet the Mods Post
Challenge #1 * Challenge #2 * Challenge #3 * Challenge #4 * Challenge #5 * Challenge #6 * Challenge #7 * Challenge #8 * Challenge #9 * Challenge #10 * Challenge #11 * Challenge #12

Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.

( Fandom Snowflake Challenge #13 )

And please do check out the comments for all the awesome participants of the challenge and visit their journals/challenge responses to comment on their posts and cheer them on.

And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.

smallhobbit posting in

allbingo

Title: Combatting the Enemy
Fandoms: Spooks (MI5) - 1920s AU
Ratings: PG
Pairings: Lucas North/Adam Carter, Wynn-Jones, Lord and Lady Myers
Prompts from the books, plays and poetry section: The Private Clinic; Last and First Men; Giant's Bread; Mystery Mile

Combatting the Enemy on AO3

silvercat17 posting in

justcreate

What are you working on? What have you finished? What do you need encouragement on?

Are there any cool events or challenges happening that you want to hype? I've been neglecting Dreamwidth - tell me what I'm missing!

What do you just want to talk about?

What have you been watching or reading?

Chores and other not-fun things count!

Remember to encourage other commenters and we have a discord where we can do work-alongs and chat, linked in the sticky.

drabblewriter posting in

allbingo

Ended up with all one-sentence fills this month, so gonna claim the "Diamonds and Dynamite" achievement.

Fandoms: 8 Greek myth, 1 Song of Achilles, 1 The Iliad, 1 Posthomerica, 3 The Odyssey, 2 Epic: The Musical, 1 Percy Jackson and The Olympians (books), 2 Find Me in Paris, 2 Christian Religion & Lore, 1 YouTuber RPF, 2 original

Mediums: 25 one-sentence fics

Prompts: Madam Satan, Journey's End, Chasing Rainbows, Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone, Strong Poison, Body and Soul, Up the River, But Not for Me, Would You Like to Take a Walk?, The End of the World, War Nurse, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, City Girl, Someday I'll Find You, The Golden Age, The Sound of Love, Hell's Angels, I've Got a Crush on You, Livin' in the Sunlight Lovin' in the Moonlight, Oh How I Miss You Tonight, Men Without Women, Not Without Laughter, Prometheus, As I Lay Dying, Love for Sale

Link to Card & Fills

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