Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Introduction
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ysabetwordsmithThree Weeks for Dreamwidth is a celebration of the platform's anniversary, running April 25-May 15. During this time, people post content only visible on Dreamwidth (although it can be reposted elsewhere after the event ends). There's usually a flurry of activity as bloggers share anchor posts, new fiction, icons, banners, questionnaires, friending fests, memes, and other goodies. Community hosts often hold special activities in their communities too. Watch your reading page for more festivities.
Are you posting about your experiences coming into Dreamwidth, or anything useful to newcomers on the platform? You can crosspost those entries here. Are you doing anything for Three Weeks in your blog or other community? Post a comment about that to attract more readers. Follow the Threeweeks feed. See my 2024 Questionnaire and a list of other thematic questionnaires. See the Introduction / Friending Meme for this community's questionnaire about new bloggers, and the Introduction tag.
Are you posting about your experiences coming into Dreamwidth, or anything useful to newcomers on the platform? You can crosspost those entries here. Are you doing anything for Three Weeks in your blog or other community? Post a comment about that to attract more readers. Follow the Threeweeks feed. See my 2024 Questionnaire and a list of other thematic questionnaires. See the Introduction / Friending Meme for this community's questionnaire about new bloggers, and the Introduction tag.
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth
Mar. 31st, 2025 11:36 amysabetwordsmithWatch for the upcoming event Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, running April 25-May 15. Folks post content only visible on Dreamwidth, and there are usually memes and other activities too. Mark your calendars!
This year I'm planning to focus on goal-setting methods.
This year I'm planning to focus on goal-setting methods.
Twitter News
Oct. 19th, 2024 12:38 amysabetwordsmithTwitter/X Will Use Your Posts For AI Training And There's No Opting Out
For those who haven't seen this yet and maintain a Twitter/X presence, if you've got writing or art on there that you don't want to give to AI training - it's probably being used at this moment for training Grok, but if you clear it out right now you may be able to prevent it from being sold to other entities.
For those who haven't seen this yet and maintain a Twitter/X presence, if you've got writing or art on there that you don't want to give to AI training - it's probably being used at this moment for training Grok, but if you clear it out right now you may be able to prevent it from being sold to other entities.
Alternatives to the Wayback Machine
Oct. 10th, 2024 08:31 pmysabetwordsmithonlyknownothing has pointed out that the Wayback Machine is down. Read more about the problem here. While this is among the most popular archives, it is not the only one. When it comes to data backups, more is better. Explore different archive sites, because they do things differently -- what won't save on one usually will save on another. When one is down, others are probably still up. Here are some options...( Read more... )
"Leave a Like!" Prompt Banner
Oct. 9th, 2024 08:59 pmysabetwordsmithFor those of you who appreciate brief comments on Dreamwidth, here is a banner you can use to invite them.
ysabetwordsmithCohost is closing. See "Cohost News" for more details about what's happening and what you can do. As a result, there's a wave of new users coming into Dreamwidth.
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newcomers is a new community for people who are just getting started on Dreamwidth, in the tradition of twitter_refugees and reddit_refugees. This community supports former users of other platforms who are moving to Dreamwidth because their previous platform has become untenable or has closed. As such, it will increase activity with each wave of new users, in hopes of helping them get settled in Dreamwidth so they want to stick around. It also serves previous users returning after a long hiatus, people who want to do more with a Dreamwidth blog that was only intermittent, or anyone else who wants help connecting and figuring out how to use this venue.
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newcomers is a new community for people who are just getting started on Dreamwidth, in the tradition of twitter_refugees and reddit_refugees. This community supports former users of other platforms who are moving to Dreamwidth because their previous platform has become untenable or has closed. As such, it will increase activity with each wave of new users, in hopes of helping them get settled in Dreamwidth so they want to stick around. It also serves previous users returning after a long hiatus, people who want to do more with a Dreamwidth blog that was only intermittent, or anyone else who wants help connecting and figuring out how to use this venue.( Read more... )
Cohost Is Closing
Sep. 27th, 2024 10:06 pmysabetwordsmithCohost is closing at the end of September. If this affects you, then you can search for other Cohost users here.
Please pass the word, and encourage new Dreamwidth users to look here for resources on how to use the site.
Please pass the word, and encourage new Dreamwidth users to look here for resources on how to use the site.
ysabetwordsmithBack to School (kind of) Friending Meme 2024
Picture by Jess Bailey on Unsplash
Do you get that end-of-summer, back-to-school feeling as an adult? Looking forward to a fresh start, perhaps with some more DW friends?silviarambles is hosting a friending meme!
Back to School Friendzy - 2024
Please remember that friending frenzies work only if you spread the word, so, even if you're not looking for more friends, do pimp the meme in your own journal please!
Thanks!
Picture by Jess Bailey on Unsplash
Do you get that end-of-summer, back-to-school feeling as an adult? Looking forward to a fresh start, perhaps with some more DW friends?
silviarambles is hosting a friending meme! Back to School Friendzy - 2024
Please remember that friending frenzies work only if you spread the word, so, even if you're not looking for more friends, do pimp the meme in your own journal please!
Thanks!
Holiday Activities
Aug. 30th, 2024 08:26 pmysabetwordsmithDreamwidth has many activities for fall and winter holidays. In particular, there"s a lot of Yule / Christmas stuff, and most fests for that will start in fall to give people time to write or draw their contribution. I just saw an announcement for the Yuletide schedule so I decided to post about this now. If you're interested in seasonal fests, watch fandomcalendar where most get announced. ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png)
dw_community_promo is also worth checking for seasonally active communities.
fandomcalendar where most get announced. dw_community_promo is also worth checking for seasonally active communities.Juneteenth
Jun. 19th, 2024 12:13 amysabetwordsmithJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery on June 19, 1865 (well after the legal end). Let's look at some things people do for this holiday ...
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Sunshine Challenge
Jun. 17th, 2024 11:53 pmysabetwordsmithThe sunshine_challenge customarily runs in July. Watch for that to open up at the beginning of the month.
sunshine_challenge customarily runs in July. Watch for that to open up at the beginning of the month. Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Introduction
Apr. 25th, 2024 12:34 amysabetwordsmithThree Weeks for Dreamwidth is a celebration of the platform's anniversary, running April 25-May 15. During this time, people post content only visible on Dreamwidth (although it can be reposted elsewhere after the event ends). There's usually a flurry of activity as bloggers share anchor posts, new fiction, icons, banners, questionnaires, friending fests, memes, and other goodies. Community hosts often hold special activities in their communities too. Watch your reading page for more festivities.
Are you posting about your experiences coming into Dreamwidth, or anything useful to newcomers on the platform? You can crosspost those entries here. Are you doing anything for Three Weeks in your blog or other community? Post a comment about that to attract more readers. Follow the Threeweeks feed. See my 2024 Questionnaire and a list of other thematic questionnaires. See the Introduction / Friending Meme for this community's questionnaire about new bloggers, and the Introduction tag.
Are you posting about your experiences coming into Dreamwidth, or anything useful to newcomers on the platform? You can crosspost those entries here. Are you doing anything for Three Weeks in your blog or other community? Post a comment about that to attract more readers. Follow the Threeweeks feed. See my 2024 Questionnaire and a list of other thematic questionnaires. See the Introduction / Friending Meme for this community's questionnaire about new bloggers, and the Introduction tag.
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth
Apr. 3rd, 2024 10:59 pmysabetwordsmithWatch for the upcoming event Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, running April 25-May 15. Folks post content only visible on Dreamwidth, and there are usually memes and other activities too. Mark your calendars!
This year I'm planning to focus on questions and questionnaires as a means of building community. That'll create a few good anchor posts along with the daily question posts.
If anyone else wants to make or copy their Three Weeks posts here, anything on the subject of leaving unsatisfactory platforms or how to get started in Dreamwidth (and related things like how to build community in your blog) is welcome.
This year I'm planning to focus on questions and questionnaires as a means of building community. That'll create a few good anchor posts along with the daily question posts.
If anyone else wants to make or copy their Three Weeks posts here, anything on the subject of leaving unsatisfactory platforms or how to get started in Dreamwidth (and related things like how to build community in your blog) is welcome.
National Poetry Month
Apr. 1st, 2024 03:01 amysabetwordsmithApril is National Poetry Month. Do you write poems? Want to share your favorites by other authors? It's all fair game this month! If your Dreamwidth reading page is suddenly full of poetry posts, now you know why. These are some ideas on how to celebrate ...
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National Craft Month Bingo Fest
Mar. 1st, 2024 11:55 pmysabetwordsmithMarch is National Crafting Month. Come join the bingo fest and the meet and greet over on allbingo.
You may be interested in communities likecrafty, get_knitted, or journalsandplanners.
allbingo.You may be interested in communities like
crafty, get_knitted, or journalsandplanners.Join the March Meta Matters Challenge
Mar. 1st, 2024 02:20 pmysabetwordsmithThis month is the marchmetamatterschallenge, where folks are encouraged to archive their old meta so it doesn't get lost and/or post new meta. In honor of that, today's followfriday theme is Meta. So this month, save your meta, make some new meta, and crosspost to meta communities to keep them active. \o/
Archiving your work is especially important for Dreamwidth users who have come here during an exodus from some other venue's upheaval. You never know if those venues will continue to exist. So if you have written great stuff on Reddit, or other platforms, then archive it so you'll still have it should they collapse. Archive.fo, Squidge, and the Wayback Machine are all popular choices but you can also just repost to Dreamwidth and boost your activity here. Check for communities where you could crosspost things from your personal blog, too, it helps keep them active.
marchmetamatterschallenge, where folks are encouraged to archive their old meta so it doesn't get lost and/or post new meta. In honor of that, today's followfriday theme is Meta. So this month, save your meta, make some new meta, and crosspost to meta communities to keep them active. \o/Archiving your work is especially important for Dreamwidth users who have come here during an exodus from some other venue's upheaval. You never know if those venues will continue to exist. So if you have written great stuff on Reddit, or other platforms, then archive it so you'll still have it should they collapse. Archive.fo, Squidge, and the Wayback Machine are all popular choices but you can also just repost to Dreamwidth and boost your activity here. Check for communities where you could crosspost things from your personal blog, too, it helps keep them active.
Join Fandom 50 for 2024
Feb. 5th, 2024 03:00 amysabetwordsmithThis is a challenge to make fifty posts about fandom things. They can be whatever kind of posts you’d like - movie reviews, recs, a story about meeting a fellow fan, cosplaying … anything!
The challenge runs for a year (well, 11 months), so a pace of one post per week plus a couple would do it.
The challenge runs for a year (well, 11 months), so a pace of one post per week plus a couple would do it.
