Jingle Bells, Batman Smells

JBBS Deadline Poll

moontyger — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:38:51 GMT

First off, this exchange is going to happen this year! We have not forgotten!

However, it is obviously late. With this in mind, moving the deadline back and making this a winter holiday exchange rather than strictly a Christmas one seemed like a good idea. So without further ado, here's a poll to see what timing works best for people.

View Poll: Deadline Poll

December 30th deadline would lead to stories for the New Year and January 4th to hopefully having them for Three Kings Day (January 6th).

If you choose the fourth option, don't forget to comment and explain when you'd prefer to have stories due!

badninja — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:11:06 GMT

For the past month, my internet has been extensively crashing and when it hasn't, I haven't been near it to do the things that I need to do. As a result, this entry is later than I wanted it to be - but that just proves the necessity of it.

As much as I love running JBBS, between my internet and some personal issues this year, it's not really something I can do on a time schedule. And I could try, but it wouldn't go very well. And I don't think that's fair to any of you at all.

I can still help with it but I honestly think at this point, the best thing for me to do is to post and ask if someone could take over. If nobody can, i will figure something out - JBBS still needs to happen. But is there anyone who would like to showrun this year or could help with it? It's not something that you need to do next year because you did it this year. It's just that this year is completely uncovered and if this is going to happen, it needs to not be me doing it.

nobl3sse_obl1ge — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:19:04 GMT

Hello! My name is Patrick. I am posting today in that I will be assisting in the run of JBBS this year. My job will be automating the website so that it will achieve and maintain multiple goals this year:

*Easier processing of signups and assignments
*Auto-code of stories
*Auto-process of stories, so that rather than major effort to code delaying the post of stories, it will all be posted with the hit of one button
*Anonymous messaging system

Now, the last one is a proposal. If it is coded, you will be able to ask your assigned giftee queries if you wish, and they can respond, but both sides will have the names hidden so that nothing will be spoiled. As questions are a need that comes up every year, this is the considered solution. However, we want to check if this is something that you guys would like, or if you would prefer if this still works through indirect email with the showrunners.

As well, are there any other features you might like to see? I would like to try to accomidate needs. None of this will remove the personal involvement. Challenges will still be arranged as always, and stories will still be read and verified to fit the assignment. This is merely an effort to make things self-contained on the side of processing and posting. Many other challenges have obtained this system and it is felt that it can only benefit JBBS to make some sort of similar move as well.

Thank you for reading! :)

badninja — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 07:34:25 GMT

JBBS Author Reveal!!!

The website is almost finished, but I didn't want to make this wait until it was. Each story here has been re-uploaded with credit added. But here is the list all in one place:

A Holiday Together: Gloria
Alcohol, Brothers and Christmas Traditions: Ryuutchi
Common Points of Reference: Merfilly
Day In Town: DYLogger
Everything Old is New Again: milleniumrex
Make 'em Laugh: kirax2
Missing: DYLogger
New Identity: DYLogger
No Rivals in ERs: milleniumrex
Silver White Winters: Em
Spoiling For A Fite: Moontyger
Stake Out: Merfilly
Strange Strange Customs: Merfilly
That Weaselly Little...: Minerva
Two Lights in the Darkness: milleniumrex

I want to thank kirax2 for taking things on hand when I had an emergency. Thank you so much for making sure the stories went up!

There's a few stories that have no reviews (one in particular I think may have issues because it fell out of order). If you haven't reviewed your gift yet, please make sure to!

(Anyone willing to test-run the website before it's live? I want to make sure that it doesn't screw up like it did on Christmas.)

JBBS 2010 Archive is Open!

kirax2 — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:30:19 GMT

Whew, it's finished!

badninja's been having health problems, so I volunteered to upload the stories. I just got access to the JBBS email this afternoon. I ended up re-coding most of the stories by hand for various reasons, but they're all online! I haven't even read my own yet...and I won't get a chance until later, because I promised I'd spend some time with my husband this evening. ^^;

Anyway, it's not terribly pretty right now, but the archive is here: http://jbbs.tpbcorner.com/2010/stories/ Eventually we'll have something more attractive available at http://jbbs.tpbcorner.com/, but for now, at least all the stories are at that link! If you notice any problems, like incorrect title or incorrect link at the end, etc, PLEASE comment here and let me know! I raced through coding these this afternoon, and I could have made some mistakes. I want to fix any problems ASAP, so let me know, please!

The stories are linked to their respective comment threads, but you can find the full review post here: http://community.livejournal.com/jbbs/33356.html

Please remember to reply anonymously, so as not to give away who the author is!

badninja — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 01:01:22 GMT

This is the review post for 2010! Each story has its own comment with its title and recipient.

Each one will also be updated with a link to the story with each comment - so if you want a little preview, keep an eye on this! (It's just going to be really messy at first.) Posting of the archive is starting at 8:00PM EST. I will update again when it's all uploaded. (And delete this line)

Remember that authorship is anonymous - that will be revealed in another post on January 1, 2011.

Please review the one that was written for you, and others if you can! Everyone worked hard this year and we have a great archive. :) JBBS 2010 is actually the largest one we've had in years!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays... and enjoy!

badninja — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 16:04:41 GMT

Hey, guys! Our ficathon this year is awesome. Fifteen people contributed to the bag of stories. :) So we get fifteen wonderful fics to read.

But only thirteen are written right now.

Two need pinch-hitters. Our pinch-hit story level was high this year (six in total) and you guys really pulled together - four fanfics were written in three hours. But the last two hit before midnight, one due to a writer's computer issues and the other due to a horrible case of the flu. Unfortunately, this meant that they were added to the pinch-hitting file after everyone had already viewed it.

The story archive will be uploaded at 8 PM EST. It's going up in the evening instead of the morning so that I can get these fics somehow. If I can't find hitters for them, I'll try to put them together myself while setting up the archive. I am absolutely not pushing the archive past 8PM, so I will do whatever I need to do to get it up there. This is not going to stop us. It just means we read in the evening instead of the morning.

But if you think you could write one of these stories, please email jbbs.admin at gmail or comment. I can link you to the file with the two challenges in it, if you don't already have the link. (I've used the same file every time because it's a lot easier that way.)

Thank you so much to those who have contributed to the pinch-hits so far, your efforts have been awesome. With such a high level of pinch-hit challenges this year, I think that needs to be said outside of everything else. :) The ficathon was literally saved by all the efforts in this field, especially since all but one did not come up as hits until yesterday.

The next post from me will be with this year's set of stories. We're ticking down the clock to our presents! :D

badninja — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 04:57:28 GMT

We've got every fic in but two. Two need pinch-hitting, still, so I'm doing an emergency post for it. If you think you can pitch-hit for this, please comment. Obviously you would get a longer deadline for it - the site goes live at 10am EST, so that's pretty much the deadline.

Thank you so much in advance.

badninja — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 05:39:39 GMT

And regular submissions for JBBS 2010 are now closed. Pinch hit requests will be sent out within the next few minutes.

Thank you everyone so much!

badninja — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:27:31 GMT

Down to the wire! The stories are definitely awesome and you guys will enjoy them when they are up. <3 The deadline is coming up, the midnight between December 23 and December 24. I'm letting a little leeway with that (a half an hour), mostly because of time conflicts.

You must email the gmail account (jbbs.admin @ gmail . com), either for communication or story submission, by 00:30 EST. If I do not get a contact by then, your story will be reassigned.

Thank you! :D

badninja — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:06:30 GMT

Last minute problem - our hosting expired and it won't be re-instated until next year. I downloaded the website before this happened, nothing's lost. But it means that we don't currently have a host.

Does anyone know of somewhere I could put JBBS until January? If necessary, it's been suggested that I post each fic here (then on the website when it's up again), but I want to avoid that if I can.

badninja — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:58:20 GMT

Checking in to see how everyone is doing. We've got about 30 hours till deadline. If you need a little help with that (extensions are discussable if you think you will not be done by then but do not need a pinch-hitter), let me know. :) I'll be emailing everyone I haven't heard from later tonight.

Because a few people are having problems with this, if you sent a fic (or any sort of email) and I did not respond, I didn't receive it. Just try sending it again and if there's issues, comment here.

Thanks!

badninja — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:49:23 GMT

Hey, guys! I just wanted to check in to how you're all doing. I'm sending a pinch-hit out later today, and I want to make sure of where anyone is at. If you're having any trouble at all, just email the account about it ( jbbs.admin @ gmail ) and I'll get back to you immediately. Don't be afraid to ask for help, I am here to give it. :)

Quick run-down of the dates left: Stories are due on December 23 and pinch-hits are due on December 24. Everything will be posted on the 25th.

badninja — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:22:48 GMT

So - how's everyone doing? I just want to check in on everything and see how it's all coming along for you guys. :)

If you're having issues but don't want to leave it in public, you can send to jbbs.admin at gmail.

I hope everyone is doing well!

badninja — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:28:58 GMT

Assignments have been going out since yesterday and I just sent the last one. :) As I noted in the mails, I am going to post a F.A.Q for the sent assignments and if you have any questions that aren't covered, please comment and I will answer that as well. At any time if you need help, either send an email to jbbs.admin@gmail.com or contact me on AIM: kamehamepwned . Feel free to IM me anytime that I'm on, I will always be willing to help. :)

The base rules are here.

Because there are many times that I have new information about JBBS but it isn't enough for a new post, I've set up a plurk here. During points that I am working on a specific part of the challenge (such as setting up the final archive on December 24) it will contain a blow-by-blow account of how things are going. Otherwise it will just have one update a day as to how the challenge is at that point.

In each assignment that I've sent out, I made sure that at least two requests fit the author it was being assigned to. However, if I've made an error or you feel you need another assignment, please let me know. I'll work something out. If you have any questions about your assignment, as well, deliver them to me and I will ask the person you are writing for, and send their answers back to you as soon as possible.

This is the final schedule for writing:

December 20: Final Leave Date
December 23: Story Due Datet
December 24: Pinch-hit Due Date

The 'final leave date' is the date you must notify me by if you think you can't finish. Don't be afraid to email if you think you're going to need a pinch-hit. I need to know as soon as possible so that I can assign it to a pinch-hitter.

Finished stories also go to jbbs.admin@gmail.com

I've been asked whether it is possible to write more than one request. I would like everyone to concentrate on finishing one request to what you feel is full satisfaction before looking into anything else. If you have this and feel inspired for another request on your list, email me and we'll talk about it. :)

Thank you, and have fun! :D

badninja — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:14:46 GMT

JBBS signups for 2010 are now closed! Assignments will be going out later today at 8pm EST.

Thank you! :D

badninja — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:44:47 GMT

It is the final day of signups with about six hours left before closing! If you haven't signed up but were thinking of doing so, now is the time to decide. :)

badninja — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:05:46 GMT

The poll is now closed. And there were more votes for November 11, therefore signups will be open until November 11 at midnight. I will post more about advertizing tomorrow, thank you to those who have been spreading the word today.

badninja — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:32:39 GMT

Hey there! I just wanted to put in a quick note: the sign-ups are still open at the moment, at least for a little it. There's a little bit of confusion on this because it's so awkward to try to specify midnight between two days. It is currently 3:23PM in EST and if signups close today, it will be in 8.5 hours.

It still works through the same form, I would just like a note somewhere in your signup with how you found the signups for the extension: reading this post or a referral. This is just easier for my notes.

Thank you!

badninja — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:36:58 GMT

Hey, guys! This is an update on the state of the ficathon and it's a pretty important one. We have quite a lot of signups this year and it makes me happy. I am so glad for them and so excited for this ficathon! We have some really great returners and our newcomers are pretty fantastic as well. At the moment, we number at fourteen participants. This is a number we haven't had in a few years, so we're awesome! Take a moment to count yourself as awesome. :-D

To ensure that all is smooth this year, everything is set up early. Structure is great and I'm doing things this year that will make all of this a lot more efficient as compared to previous years.. We've only ran into one problem. The sign-ups deadline. My computer's been out of commission for about two weeks. Luckily, this didn't take out anything in our set up; as said before, all of this is taken care of. However, because of little access, this quite obviously interrupted advertisements and sign-up warnings. I apologize greatly for this and this post is intended to solve that issue.

Choice time: the advertisements didn't happen, do we close signups at midnight tonight or do we hold them open a little longer? If we leave them open, I will put advertisement possibilities on here immediately, and start to shoot them on communities. The computer access problem is being taken care of, so these things will happen on the timely basis. In this case, I have November 10th at midnight in mind as the deadline. If we don't, then they are being extended a little late tonight, but that is all.

In the first case, assignments would go out on November 11th. We could get more participants and more variety by letting more of the fandom know about the ficathon. But this cuts a few days out of the writing deadline on December 22.
In the second case, assignments would go out on November 6th. We have a nice number of participants already, and everything will still go well if we do this. No days will be cut out of the writing deadline.

I am including a poll on this post. If you can vote on it, I would appreciate it. If you would like to comment, I would love that as well. Based on responses, I will make the decision tonight.

Thank you!

View Poll: JBBS 2010 Signups Deadline

badninja — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:16:11 GMT

Okay - so some people asked for codes and then when I went to make them, I realized that I didn't really know the specifics of what was being asked for. So!

If you want to spread the word about JBBS and want a code, what is it that you would post? Image, text, something else? Input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :D.

badninja — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:46:45 GMT

JBBS signups for 2010 are now open!

Spreading the word would be appreciated. Soon, I will be posting banners and codes that may help in advertising. The site will also be restructured soon so that older years can be viewed, not just 2009.

Overview

The exchange works like this: using the form to sign-up, you request three different stories that you'd like to receive. You also use this form to tell us who and what you are comfortable writing. You will be sent an assignment, with someone else's three requests. You write one of these and send it in. On December 25, the stories are posted, delivered as a Christmas Present :D. The authors will be kept anonymous until January 1, at which point all of the stories will have the author revealed. Feedback will be done using comments on a post that will also go up on December 25, and be relinked once we know the authors.

If you're confused, please don't be afraid to ask, whether it is on this post or through email. You will be responded to soon. :)

Important Dates

October 15: Sign-ups Open
November 1: Sign-ups Close
November 5: Assignments are sent out
December 20: Final Leave Date
December 23: Stories Due
December 24: Pinch Hit Stories Due
December 25: Stories are up!
January 1: Author Reveal!

The Rules

Stories must be 1000 words or longer, and betaed. If you do not have someone to proofread for you, let me know and I'll be able to help.

Stories must fit the request given to you. If you find that you can't write that story, please respond as soon as you get the assignment. Something will be worked out.

Stories must be in on time. There is a very limited time in which to get them all up for viewing, and any second counts. If you think you will have trouble turning in on time, please contact about this by December 21. We will find a pinch-hit for you.

Do not contact the person you are writing for, please. After all, we must honour the spirit of the Secret Santa! If you need any questions answered, contact me and I will contact them for you.
You can find the Story F.A.Q here.

badninja — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:38:42 GMT

Hey, guys! just a heads up that sign-ups open on October 15. so you can start thinking about what you might want to do this year, and maybe even spreading the word! :)

badninja — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:53:13 GMT

View Poll: #1585742

This poll will stay open until sign-ups start. You can come back at anytime, if you wish, to change your answers or simply wait awhile to input.

badninja — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:46:07 GMT

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