ADMIN: Community announcement

[trobadora]

Hello, comm!

Doctor Who is back, and so are your mods, with an update on what the future holds for our corner of Whodom.

After a lot of thought and discussion, and a look at ongoing participation trends, wintercompanion is going to shift away from the bi-monthly challenge format we've been using, and towards running two fests a year - one of which will be Summer/Winter Holidays.

We know it's a big change, and we went back and forth a lot. But the truth is (sad though the fact is), we've always been a small comm and Jack has been off-screen (but in-(ahem)-heart) for a good long while. We want to keep this community alive, though, and shifting gears will allow us to focus on running really good fests that give our awesome members a chance to shine.

The comm will be open year-round - hiatus amnesty will be permanently open in between fests, so if an old WIP suddenly comes alive, or a plot bunny strikes, don't hesitate to post!

And in 2016, we'll be kicking off our new format with an exchange-based fest in the spring.

Feel free to PM us with questions, or comment here - and watch this space for the Spring Exchange!

Love,
your mods,
Woj (wojelah) and Dora (trobadora)

Comments

[lilithbint.livejournal.com]

Completely understandable and I'm glad the comm will continue.
Big smooches to the both of you for all your hard work.

[trobadora]

Thank you! We love this comm a lot, and we definitely want it to continue for as long as possible.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

So glad you will still be here!! I understand the change, even as it makes me sad.

But I look forward to the challenges even more! Thank you so much for continuing this great comm!!

*HUGS*

[trobadora]

Defnitely not going anywhere! But the need for change makes us sad too - we dragged our feet on it for a long time. *hugs*

[mahmfic.livejournal.com]

Will there be a holiday exchange this winter?

[trobadora]

No, I'm sorry! We don't want to compete with established holiday exchanges, and our schedule is already pretty full.

We'll have an exchange in the spring (probably starting February), but nothing before then.

[mahmfic.livejournal.com]

will there be a winter exchange next yr? or will it be spring and a summber exchanges next yr? sorry for questions!

[trobadora]

No worries!

So far we're planning on a spring exchange and Summer Holidays. It's possible there could be a third fest, but I can't make any promises - we aren't planning that far ahead yet. And I doubt we'd do one that would compete with public_call (seeing as how I mod that exchange as well).

[leah steele (from livejournal.com)]

Glad to hear Winter Companion's will continue sad about the change ... but that's life, looking forward to some great new fic from all the fantastic writers.

[trobadora]

We're sad about the change too! But absolutely committed to keeping this community around, because we love it a lot. :)