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marchmetamatterschallengeWelcome to year 4 of the Meta Matters Challenge! I'm your moderator, yourlibrarian.
These posts will be used for us all to check-in with one another, offer encouragement and answers to questions, and maybe tips we come up with as we copy our work to another location.
Before we begin, some reminders. Please look over the FAQ as there are some important bits for everyone to follow, namely:
Remember to tag all your posts with the "Nonfiction" tag (in the "Additional Tags" section of the posting form if using AO3 or SquidgeWorld).
Remember to add your meta to the March Meta Matters Challenge community on either AO3 or Squidgeworld (if posting on those sites).
If you've already begun copying over your meta, you can always edit the files to add in the tags and collection assignment.
Also, as stated in the previous post, it's a good idea to glance over the FAQ as there have been changes made this year.
Since this is our first check-in, please comment with one or more of the following:
1) Details about you: This could include canons (if any) you've written meta in, years in fandom, things you tend to write about (if you've noticed themes), or whatever else you'd like to share.
2) Details about your meta: How much of your past work are you going to be looking through? Have you already started reviewing fandom accounts? Have you archived a lot of it already in past challenges?
3) Goals you have: Maybe you want to back up a certain number of posts. Maybe you want to update older meta. Maybe you're looking forward to writing new meta. We all have hopes of what we can accomplish this month. Feel free to share them!
Also, if you have any questions not already covered in our introductory post or in our FAQ, include them here.
Remember, this account accepts anonymous comments, so if you don't have a Dreamwidth account we still want to hear from you and have you take part. Just sign your messages with your username and we'll all get to know you!
yourlibrarian. These posts will be used for us all to check-in with one another, offer encouragement and answers to questions, and maybe tips we come up with as we copy our work to another location.
Before we begin, some reminders. Please look over the FAQ as there are some important bits for everyone to follow, namely:
Remember to tag all your posts with the "Nonfiction" tag (in the "Additional Tags" section of the posting form if using AO3 or SquidgeWorld).
Remember to add your meta to the March Meta Matters Challenge community on either AO3 or Squidgeworld (if posting on those sites).
If you've already begun copying over your meta, you can always edit the files to add in the tags and collection assignment.
Also, as stated in the previous post, it's a good idea to glance over the FAQ as there have been changes made this year.
Since this is our first check-in, please comment with one or more of the following:
1) Details about you: This could include canons (if any) you've written meta in, years in fandom, things you tend to write about (if you've noticed themes), or whatever else you'd like to share.
2) Details about your meta: How much of your past work are you going to be looking through? Have you already started reviewing fandom accounts? Have you archived a lot of it already in past challenges?
3) Goals you have: Maybe you want to back up a certain number of posts. Maybe you want to update older meta. Maybe you're looking forward to writing new meta. We all have hopes of what we can accomplish this month. Feel free to share them!
Also, if you have any questions not already covered in our introductory post or in our FAQ, include them here.
Remember, this account accepts anonymous comments, so if you don't have a Dreamwidth account we still want to hear from you and have you take part. Just sign your messages with your username and we'll all get to know you!
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Date: 2023-03-03 10:14 pm (UTC)I'm Six (or Archer, that being the pen name under which I've composed a bunch of meta.) Adult on the internet, native English speaker with a strong second language in Japanese and a growing interest in Latin. I've written meta and spoken at cons about Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and written and started a website to archive meta for Dark Souls series. (You can find it at https://anorlondoarchery.club. Heads up: the DNS is currently a bit shaky, and it may not always load on the first try.)
I didn't actually realize AO3 permitted meta, and will have to examine their terms to figure out whether my stuff is allowed. I don't think it's ephemeral, buuuut...
2) Details about your meta:
I like to play in the linguistic side of things, examining the translation from Japanese to English. Lost nuance, gained nuance, and sideways references to (particularly Shinto) cultural themes are common objects of focus.
Eventually, I want to touch every named location and character in Dark Souls 1. I'm currently working up a spreadsheet with some initial commentary that should make tracking that easy.
3) Goals you have:
- Get my seven existing essays onto my website. Possibly set up an AO3 alias to handle them separate from my fic? If so, mirror them there too.
I've already revisited the six I posted prior to March, updated and edited them for greater clarity (and in one case, new information!) So that should be just a matter of formatting and posting, whenever I've got the time.
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Date: 2023-03-03 10:58 pm (UTC)Sadly, I think the fact that a lot of people didn't know AO3 accepted meta 10 years ago has led to the dearth of it at the site. However, unfortunately there's a whole segment of it which seems to be excluded, so perhaps a lot of past contributors ran into that issue as well.
Sounds like a really interesting focus for your meta work 🙂
Definitely having a separate account for meta is sounding like a good proposition for AO3 users, particularly if they have an active account for fiction or other fanworks. Sounds like you've got a clear plan for the month!