March Meta Matters Challenge

The MMM Challenge is now closed but preserving your works can continue throughout the year, either when you have time or as you write new works. Hopefully this community has provided encouragement and incentive during this month that will keep everyone thinking about duplicating their meta elsewhere, both older meta and new content you write.

Whether one has transferred many, all one's works, or just a few, any additional works copied over during the challenge are works which are less likely to be lost in future moves or site collapses, and more likely to be found by new readers.

The MMM Challenge will return next year. In the meantime, if you have any suggestions of meta-related or meta-possible challenges coming up this year, comment about them here! And if you don't, what meta writing prompts would you like to see next year?

Hello everyone! It's time for our last writing prompt:

Suppose one of your favorite canons was adapted into a different format -- this might be TV to book, novel to comic, comic to film, etc. What changes do you think the canon would likely go through as a result of this change? What might be the advantages?

Writing new meta this month is optional. If you do write something though, share a link to it in a future check-in post!

Hello everyone! It's time for another writing prompt!

Is there a character in one of your fandoms who you've always felt was held back from doing more in the story? What -- either in-canon reasons or production-related reasons -- do you think led to this, and how could the story have been altered if this hadn't happened?

Writing new meta this month is optional. If you do write something though, share a link to it in a future check-in post!

Hello everyone! It's check-in time again to see how we're all getting along with our meta importing.

Comment below with any of the following:

1) Do you know of any ways to promote meta you've moved to AO3? If so, share your ideas!

2) Did you write new meta based on the last post's prompt? Share it here! Or if you didn't, share a link(s) to a work that you've recently relocated that you'd like to get more eyes on.

Please don't hesitate to do self-promotion! Anyone participating in or following this challenge is doing so because meta interests them. So it's very likely someone would like to check out those works.

Hello everyone! It's check-in time to see how we're all getting along with our meta importing.

Comment below with any of the following:

1) If you've already copied some posts over to your second site, has any of it gotten a response?

2) Anything unexpected you've discovered as you got started?

3) Are you having any problems moving your meta?

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.

Also, if you've got tips you've developed during this process, do share them with the group! And if you can help someone out with a problem they're having, share a solution.

It's February 1, so that means the kickoff to this year's March Meta Matters Challenge is just 4 weeks away! As usual, the challenge involves locating and copying over meta you've created to a second site in order to ensure its preservation. There will also be several prompts for creating new meta.

As discussed last year, and recorded in our FAQ it's recommended to cross post meta to SquidgeWorld where all types of it are welcome. Additionally, Squidge offers image hosting for fandom content, so if your meta includes images and you need a host, the site will suit.

This does not mean that any challenge participant must use SquidgeWorld, however. If you would prefer to use AO3, to copy content from Tumblr to Dreamwidth, to ensure content is backed up at the Internet Archive, etc. you can choose whatever second destination you would like. The MMM Challenge is primarily concerned with preserving meta so that it doesn't disappear or get lost with site changes, and secondarily with ensuring meta can be easily found so that people can engage with it. Some sites do better at ensuring these things than others.

Feel free to ask questions here about the challenge, locations, etc. Otherwise look for our opening post on March 1!