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Admin Post: Rule amendment - emojis

This new rule addition came up recently. It was discussed with a small poll on the Discord, but we wanted to make sure that non-discord players also get a chance to both be notified as well as provide feedback if desired. Please comment on this post if so.

Emojis

If your last word is an emoji, that is allowed. However, there is flexibility in how it can be interpreted:

the next player may start with the exact same emoji
the next player may swap it for any other emoji ("wildcard"), similar to how pronouns may be interchanged, or verb tenses modified
the next player may choose to use the meaning of the emoji as a word instead, using their best judgement. For example, 👋 may be wave, waving, hello, goodbye. etc. and 😭 may be sob, sobbing, crying, sadness, etc. These substitutions may also be used if the last sentence contains an emoji, even if it isn't the last word.

After a period of time to allow for feedback, this addition will be added to the rules.

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Admin Post: welcome

If this writing game looks fun, you're welcome to sign up any time! We also have periodic reshuffles where current players check in, and team line-ups are refreshed.

If you're a returning player, but it's been a while, you can check the returning player form first to see if your pseudonym is listed. If not, please use the new player form.

If you have any questions, you're welcome to comment on the most recent reshuffle post, ask on Discord, or contact either Mousi (remousapelli on twitter, mousapelli on bluesky, and mousapelli on gmail) or bluedreaming (bluedream.ing on bluesky, bluedreaming@fandom.ink on mastodon, or shiritori@bluedream.ing) directly.

returning players new players

The current posting order is always linked to from the LiveJournal and Dreamwidth sidebars, and updated in the #posting-order channel on Discord.

posting order

You can also see past posting order annoucement posts on the posting order tag.

team list sonic list

Here we're playing fic (and original) shiritori, in which players go in timed (three or five day) turns writing and posting short fics that begin with the end of the previous fic!

rules

The quick rules are a helpful reference, and the full rules and guidelines are an attempt to cover all the questions we've had over the years. All past rules posts are also available on the rules tag.

quick rules full rules

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Admin Post: squidgeworld collections

Very small admin update! I think only one player besides me has a Squidgeworld account, but I wanted to post my turn there so *waves hands*. We now have Squideworld collections that exactly mirror the Ao3 ones, so there's a parent main shirirori collection, and a child sonic shiritori collection. Use at will!

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Admin Post: backing up to LJ and open ID

Hello everyone who might see this! We continue to back up

writetomyheart to

writetomyheart. To be able to have full editing access to your backed up posts and comments, please create a Dreamwidth account and claim your open ID. You can find information on how to do this at this help post (it's very easy).

Of course, this is 100% optional! However, I am always happy to help with any questions.

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Admin Post: [mod post] update on imports

LiveJournal is no longer working for crossposts and only unpredictably working for imports (the latter is what we use to back up the comm) and Dreamwidth is unsure if this will be able to be resolved or not. Only a few of us post to Dreamwidth, so with a lack of imports the community may look especially bare. You can check

writetomyheart and the Ao3 collection (see link in sidebar) for current (mostly non-duplicate) activity.

March 8 update: I managed to do a community import this afternoon, so this may or may not (fingers crossed that it’s not) be the last import.

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[mod post] update on imports

Note: this post was originally posted on the LiveJournal community.

Shiritori-ers that post text on LJ (rather than just links), I just want to highlight that LiveJournal is no longer working for crossposts and imports (the latter is what we use to back up the comm) to Dreamwidth, and Dreamwidth is unsure if this will be able to be resolved or not.

Since we currently can’t back up the comm (like we’ve been doing for many years), I’d recommend keeping your text saved elsewhere (don’t just write in the LJ post like I used to), and maybe consider posting it somewhere else as well, for backup.

Completely optional, but if anyone needs an Ao3 invite, or wants some help claiming a Dreamwidth openID account (so you can also claim your backed up posts on the DW comm), I’m always happy to help. If you don’t want to use Ao3, SquidgeWorld is also an option and doesn’t require invites or queueing.

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[mod post] quick update

Hello everyone! I'm sorry about the delay with the new posting order. I'm very almost ready but this week has been so busy TT so I'm not going to be able to finish the post tonight. If anyone wants to get started though, we are now three teams, with Team 1 captained by Mousi (mousapelli), Team 2 (the slow team) captained by me (bluedreaming), and Team 3 captained by Yrin (yrindor). So sorry about the delay!

Extra update: Discord has been re-organized. I've been having trouble running an import to Dreamwidth and asked support, who mentioned that likely "someone has triggered the rate limit for Dreamwidth connecting to LiveJournal's servers, which happens periodically. It should reset after a few more days." So that's good to know!

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[mod post] importer - further update 26 July 2020

Hi everyone! Just a quick update that, with the recent Dreamwidth code push, the community importer seems to be temporarily broken. I’m monitoring the issue and will hopefully be able to import soon. In the meantime, you can always check in on the status of things on discord, contact your captain, or check the LiveJournal community.

Update 26 July 2020: Another quick update that this still appears to be broken. A fix is supposed to be in the works, but with some of the issues from the recent code-push, I’m guessing it’s going to be a while. Since Mousi and I are overseeing the game as a whole from discord, this isn’t really a problem. However, we encourage you to either check the shiritori-timeline channel if you’re on discord (which syndicates both), perhaps consider joining discord if that’s something you’ve been considering (it’s still entirely optional!) and keep an eye on your team/keep in mind who will tag you and where they usually post. Let me know if you have any questions!

Update 12 September 2020: forgot to mention that it’s now fixed. Thanks DW devs! Now I’ll just try to keep on top of importing again.

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Admin Post: [mod post] new line ups

Note: If you’re a new person who has stumbled across this post/community, please see the latest reshuffle/sign up post to sign up!

( Welcome and Line Ups )

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[mod post] temporary processes

Quick update that I'm trying to re-import all imported posts with the lj comm's new tags to avoid errors and other lingering issues, which is why the comm here will look pretty chaotic for a little bit. Don't be alarmed! All items will be correctlly re-imported.

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Admin Post: [mod post] added a few fandom tags

Note: If you’re a new person who has stumbled across this post/community, please see the latest reshuffle/sign up post to sign up!

Hi! Just a quick note that I've added a couple of new fandom tags, as they had reached (or surpassed) 10 posts:

Full Metal Alchemist
Kingdom Hearts
Prince of Tennis
Rurouni Kenshin
Yu-Gi-Oh!

I also renamed HQ to Haikyuu!! since I noticed it hadn't been applied to some posts. This has also happened with Boku no Hero Academia--does anyone have an opinion re this fandom's tag name?

Other semi-new fandom tags:

Star Wars

I was mostly going through anime, so please let me know if you know of other fandom tags that need to be added. (Probably best to comment on this post to stay organized.) Thanks!

Update: I changed the warning: it's a girl (genderswap) tag to warning: genderswap because the apostrophe in the warning was causing a mess with the Dreamwidth tag import. I hope this isn't too much of a bother!

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[Mod Post] Contact Info

Hey guys - so I'm willing to bet some of you lost a twitter just like me thanks to SixTONES bullshit promo company reporting all to twitter.

if anybody was mainly a twitter contact and needs to share their new one with us mods or their team captains and teammates, please comment below! Ansa and I can try to hook up whoever lost their connections.

I'm now remousapelli on twitter if you want to re-add me there. Here's hoping I'll get my real account back soon but if not, it'll be this.

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[mod post] initializing new writer tags

bluedreaming here—I’m just initializing the new writer tags using a non-mod account so that hopefully they work when they need to, without that pesky first time issue.

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[Mod Post] Backup for Team 1

Happy new year everyone!

So team 1 has had all the hiatuses this round, and they're down to 3-4ish active people, while Teams 2 and 3 are still at their plus-sized 7s.

Is anybody willing to hop teams to help captain

softboys out? But (and I say this with love in my heart for all of you) it needs to be somebody who is dependable about checking LJ and writing on time, because I'm trying to help Softboys out, not give them extra people to chase after.

If anybody is willing, either comment here or you can message me on twitter or email. An extra person or two would be much ideal than their current situation.

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[mod post] troubles with LJ

Have you been having trouble posting with LJ now or recently? It would be good to hear if that’s the case. If you can’t comment, tweet @writetomyheart or email shiritori@fea.st

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Team 1!

Hi, Team 1! So

softboys is on vacation and messaged me to ask your team what you all wanted to do about that, because there's been a lot of skipping and both regular writers are on holiday for a couple weeks. all of which is fine, no worries, but I'm here to check in with you guys about what you're up to.

wolfodder,

cairistiona,

harujongin,

amaxingbaek, could you guys either comment here or message me either on twitter or in email if you guys think you need a break or if you want to keep on passing your turn around? Or if there's like only 1-2 people currently writing, we could put you temporarily onto a more active team or something.

I'm happy to bug you guys every 3 days in Softboys' place, but if everyone is busy or needs a rest, that's fine too. Please let me know!

Current Music: Utah - Hail the Underdog | Powered by Last.fm

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Admin Post: [mod post] small announcement about ao3

If you're looking for the new round start/new lineups post, it is here.

I've noticed that a few people on "standard" teams have chosen to post their shiritori on ao3 and just link to it on

writetomyheart with the last line for easy reference. This is absolutely good to go. (And has definitely happened in the past as well.)

I just wanted to clarify that, now that we have an "official" ao3 shiritori collection, if you're posting your shiritori fic on ao3 only and just linking it to

writetomyheart, please do include it in the shiritori or sonic_shiritori collection, as applicable.

However, I'll restate that this is only if you're only posting your shiritori fic on ao3. If you're crossposting a shiritori fic that was originally posted on

writetomyheart, then adding it to the "official" collection is completely optional.

Drop a comment if you have any questions!

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Useful information for Dreamwidth

How is writetomyheart being backed up onto Dreamwidth?

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How do I access these posts credited to my LiveJournal OpenID?

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I have a Dreamwidth account/I’m making a Dreamwidth account and I’d like the backed up posts and comments to be attributed to me

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I’m new to this Dreamwidth thing. Help!

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If you have any more questions, you can consult the Dreamwidth Support page, which houses an extensive F.A.Q. as well as known issues, common problems, and how to ask for help. I’d also be happy to help if I’m able, and you can contact me by email. You can also post a comment below.

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Round/Shuffle/Ao3 Pilot

There were too many things going on so we needed a new sticky post.

1. Reshuffle post - most of you have checked in but please comment if you have not.

2. As a community we seem okay to stay on LJ for the time being (28 ppl said they'd still play here and 0 said they'd quit). If later you decide deleting your journal or moving to DW is what you have to do personally, just let one of us know. If eventually some of you guys would prefer to start a DW version of this game, that is a-okay as well.

2a. I made a DW version of this comm and have backed all the entries up to it in case of some kind emergency or deletion.

3. If you are interested in joining the Ao3 pilot go here to see what's up. For at least this round they'll be their own team. Ansa says even if you are posting here like regular, you are welcome to add past or current reposts on Ao3 to the collection "shiritori" or "sonic_shiritori" if you'd like.

4. Aside from collapsing a team, most of you said you were happy with your teams so we're going to just kick it over as soon as everybody finishes the round, and most of you are there or almost there already:

Team 1: it's at Team Captain

cairistiona anyway (done)
Team 2: Team Captain

faded_lace just posted (done)
Team 3: only

doctoggy and

orangegreenlove yet to go
Team 4: basically

lotusk and

listea yet to go
Team 5: only

fairyminseok yet to go
Team 6: has the most to go:

laughingvirus,

amaxingbaek,

hunhunya, and

elindar
Team 7: it's at Team Captain me anyway (done)

So looks like some of you guys will be on break while this wraps up - you're welcome to either enjoy your off time, post to Sonic, or work it out with your captain if people want to take a few extra turns quick.

Anything I'm missing?

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Possible Ao3 Shiritori Pilot

A few of you guys said you'd be interested in experimenting with how it might look to run Shiritori over on Archive of Our Own. I'm opening this space for you guys to talk about if that's a thing you really want to do, since if it is, Ansa and I would need to know not to assign you to a regular shiritori team.

So if you are interested in working on that, please comment here so you guys can meet each other and discuss whether you're ready to do that this round or not. even if only 3-4 of you were interested, you could probably try.

If you are ready, I completely support an Ao3 experiment, but you'll need to pick somebody to mod from amongst yourselves as I am absolutely not up for another side project.