Welcome post

[corvidology]

Hello!

This is a new dreamwidth com to host an old livejournal challenge.


A big thank you to andraste, the owner of that community, for giving me permission to start it up again on dreamwidth.


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Some very basic rules:

1) Be civil to each other.

2) Don't start an argument about what constitutes a fandom. That's someone else's card not yours.

3) If you decide you want to post directly to the com for some reason, please be courteous to other's reading lists and make a text cut.

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This is a multifandom challenge community, where the idea is to get people to write stories in one hundred different fandoms.


To inspire and frustrate you, you also get one hundred prompts to fill at the same time.


If you are also taking part in the 51pluscrossoverfandoms challenge, you are welcome to count any appropriate stories against both challenges.


Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What do I need to do, exactly?

A: Copy the code for the prompt table and put it in your journal.

Start writing and filling in the table by linking from the prompts to your stories (if you're already using the table from the old livejournal com, that's OK).

AS you finish each story or your complete card, you can link your stories in the community as well, if you'd like. If you'd rather just keep your card to yourself, that's fine as well.

Q: Are original fics allowed?

A: Not in this challenge because we're concentrating on fandoms, but if you wanted to start a similar com for original fics then please go ahead. :D

Q: How long do the stories have to be?

A: At least a drabble (one hundred words). There is no upper word limit.

Q: Do the stories have to be written in English?

A: No, they don't.

Q: Isn't it going to take a long time to write in one hundred different fandoms?

A: Probably, but there's no time limit and no hurry.

Q: Can I use stories that I've written before to fill in part of the table?

A: Feel free.

Q: Can I count stories written for other challenges.

A: Yes, of course you can.

Q: What constitutes a 'fandom' for the purposes of this community? I mean, can we count Sharknado, Sharknado 2: The Second One, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, Sharknado: The 4th Awakens, Sharknado 5: Global Swarming and The Last Sharknado: It's About Time as six different fandoms?

A: Probably not, but you do you. :D In other words, you know your fandoms a lot better than I do, so you make the call. There's really no point to 'fudging' this challenge else why undertake it in the first place?

Q: How about crossovers?

A: You are welcome to write crossovers. Conceivably you could get to one hundred fandoms after only fifty stories that way, but you still have to write a story for each prompt to complete the challenge. If you've written some crossovers, feel free to double up on some fandoms. You don't need to write in more than one hundred different fandoms.
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Comments

[shuufleur93]

I have a question: are fics written in another language (other than English) allowed in this challenge?
Thanks :)

[corvidology]

It's about the number of fandoms covered, not the language the fics are written in so I see no reason to limit it to English language fics only.

[potentiality_26]

This is a lovely comm idea that could really enable my wretched inconstancy. Question: is there a maximum fic length?

(Obviously I can seen why shorter fics would be smart for a challenge like this, I'd just like to know what is and isn't fair game)

[corvidology]

No maximum length at all. If you want to turn this into 100 fandom epics go ahead! :D

[vexed_wench]

I read the Sharnado explanation and just wanted to clarify it a bit more (Sorry)

Can I count different franchise of a fandom count as it's own fandom?

Can I count Star Trek Original, DS-9, and Voyager as their own thing? If I cross them can I count it as well?

I'm sorry I am just trying to mentally come up with a 100 fandoms for me.

[corvidology]

Yes, of course you can.

As I said, it's up to you to decide what constitutes a different fandom, the Sharknado example was intended as a joke as it is the same exact characters over and over again. If it helps, I would consider ST:TOS, DS-9 and Voyager to be 3 separate fandoms. :D

For a crossover, you get to count each fandom used one time against the 100 count.

So, if you write all three of the following crossovers:

ST:TOS x DS-9 = 2 fandoms you can count.

ST:TOS x Voyager - 1 fandom you can count.

Ds-9 x Voyager = no fandoms you can count.

[enchanted_manit]

Another question: are reader/self inserts allowed?

[corvidology]

You are free to write whatever type of fan fiction you would like to write as long as it's at least 100 words long.

[smallhobbit]

I tried so hard to resist ...

[corvidology]

Bwahahahahhahahaha! :D

[viperventura]

A question about anthology type series; do separate seasons of these kinds of series count as separate fandoms? For example series like Channel Zero where each season is a completely new story with no connection to the previous ones. Or what about series where seasons are focused on new characters but still technically exist in the same world (such as the Star Trek questions above, but instead of existing as new series, it's each season with new characters in the same world)?

Also, does rpf count for this challenge?

[corvidology]

I'm just not familiar with that many fandoms and feel the best judge are people within those fandoms. I know American Horror Story is a completely separate story every season and that they're considered separate fandoms and it sounds like the same thing applies to Channel Zero. Personally, I wouldn't count different seasons of the same series as separate fandoms except in situations like AHS but I'm not making these calls. Do as thou wilt. :D

I really meant it when I said people answering this challenge should decide for themselves what constitutes a separate fandom. If anyone knowingly fudges it then they're just cheating themselves in terms of completing the challenge.

Oh, and rpf canons are definitely OK. All types of fandom are welcome just not original fic.

[wierdalienfantasies]

I love the sound of this challenge! It’s going to be tough, but I’m all in. I have a few questions about what constitutes different fandoms though if that’s okay? (Basically I’m massively into Marvel and DC which is complicated).

MCU and Marvel comics are obviously separate fandoms, but I was wondering if I can differentiate within “Marvel Comics” as that is a huge meta-fandom? For example I currently have draft ideas for a She-Hulk, an Avengers Academy and an X-Men piece. All three have no overlap in characters nor source material, and on AO3 (where I post my work) I would tag each under a different “fandom”. However they all are technically set in the same universe (616). Do they count as separate fandoms?

Also, would it be okay to split Arrowverse into the distinct shows (Flash, Arrow, Legends, Supergirl) if different themes and characters were used? Or it that not allowed?

I only ask because I want to do this right, and would love to explore aspects of comics I have never written before.

[corvidology]

From the outside and at a distance I would think She-Hulk, Avengers Academy and X-Men were three different fandoms but you would know better than I do. I'd also consider Flash, Arrow, etc. to be separate.

I know that fans getting very frustrated with AO3 tagging because they know these things are separate, if related, canons and don't want to see them grouped together.

To use a silly example, all current day set crime show canons are in the same "universe" but obviously aren't the same canon.

[kat_lair]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

No, Kat. No. Just... You can't. No.

*cries* so tempting, so unrealistic, but, but, but...

[corvidology]

You knooooow you want to.... :D

[thisbluespirit]

Is there an AO3 collection for the comm? I think that would be nice if you were willing to do it. (Forgive me if I'm missing a link already here!)

(not that I've written anything yet!)

[corvidology]

I think that's a great idea and one I'd quite overlooked.

I'm at work right now but I'll try to make one tonight and then post the link in the com.

[nagi_schwarz]

Is there a time limit? Are we trying to accomplish this in a specific timeframe, or do we just go till we're done?

[corvidology]

Hi!

No time limit and no hurry.

The accomplishment is all about the number of fandoms you manage to write in.

[shuufleur93]

You must be tired of answering that question but:
Would you consider MCU as one fandom or each series (Captain America, Iron Man, Guardians of the galaxy for example) as separate fandoms? There are overlapping characters.

[corvidology]

No, I'm happy to answer any question.

I am not in the MCU fandom so you'd be a better judge than me but, from the outside looking in, I'd definitely see those as different fandoms.

[elen_nare]

This looks interesting! Do the prompts need to be filled in order?

[corvidology]

No, not at all.

[skinwalker]

Is RPF allowed...? Like for example, if you want to write a fanfic about members of a band, could the band count as a fandom?

[corvidology]

As I said to viperventura RPF canons are definitely OK. All types of fandom are welcome just not original fic.

So yes, the band could count as a fandom.

[melsheartsthings]

Do shows with an original series *and* a reboot count as different fandoms? Sabrina: The Teenage Witch and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina use the same character names, backgrounds and basic backstory but are different shows otherwise to give one example. Likewise the Original Series of One Day At A Time and the recent Netflix reboot share a name and a basic plot (plus Schneider's role is the same in both versions, although it is updated in the 2017 reboot). But where the original series focuses on a Caucasian family, the reboot focuses on a Latino family. It also covers a lot of issues that the original series would have done "Very Special Episodes" about and then never talked about again (the LGBT community and those in it [Elena and Syd], American Citizenship and it's importance, divorce, homophobia, immigration, addiction and rehab/support groups, Veterans issues, PSTD in Veterans, etc) in a more modern and realistic way, while still maintaining it's sitcom heart.


Also would related shows (e.g. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena:Warrior Princess) count as separate fandoms or one fandom? In the case of Hercules and Xena as per my example, there's some character crossover as well as a shared location and time setting plus there's even an animated crossover film between the two. Additionally, sometimes characters from one show cross over to the other for one or two episodes, although sometimes they are more often seen on the show they crossed over to then the show they originally appeared in.

[corvidology]

I really did mean the part about how you should decide what constitutes a fandom as you have better knowledge than I do of the fandoms you're writing in. There's no point in fudging it after all because where's the fun in that?

But, if it helps you any, I would definitely consider reboots to constitute a separate fandom and AO3 definitely agrees so go for it.

And again, I would defintely consider Hercules and Xena to be different fandoms.

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Does it have to be a hundred fandoms? Because I only write for about four or five.

[corvidology]

Yes, it does have to be 100 different fandoms as that's the particular nature of this challenge to extend the number of fandoms for which you write fiction.

However, there are several other challenges on DW like, 100prompts that don't require you to work in 100 different fandoms.

[mierke]

I have no idea *why* I'm doing this, but honestly, how could I resist...? :D

[corvidology]

Because it's here, right? Right! :D

[killertofuuu]

I'm going to use this challenge to kill a year's worth of inactivity in ficcing.

It took me awhile to decide on my hundred fandoms, but I think I can do it.

[corvidology]

That's great!

If you've decided already then you're far more organized than most of us who are just bumbling along as we run across things. :D

[preludian_staves]

A fair bit new, but I want to play with this. o/

[corvidology]

Welcome!

There is no official start or end date to this challenge so please feel free to join us!

[thisbluespirit]

Just a note re. tags - you tagged my last with both Department S and Jason King, but the fandom was only Department S (I've never watched Jason King, that's just how AO3 tags them). So you should remove Jason for being misleading! Thank you!

[corvidology]

I tagged it that way because you put both Department S & Jason King in the fandom line so I thought you meant to include both fandoms - I wasn't thinking about AO3 tagging.

Corrected, thank you. :D

[corvidology]

Not your fault at all. I'm not familiar with a lot of the fandoms here so it's easy for me to veer off course. :D

The new tags have been made and added.

[sumilong]

Just wondering where do we let you know we finished the table?

[corvidology]

Please make a post to the com with a link to your completed bingo card/stories.

[cheshirecaine]

If a fic suits the spirit of a prompt but doesn't include the word in the story, does that suit the challenge?

I've been wanting to check for a while but stopped short of actually asking -.-" XD

[corvidology]

Yes, that works. It was never intended that you had to shoehorn the word itself into your story. :D

[ariagrill]

I have no idea if this is still going on, 3 questions:
1. do they need to be written in order?
2. is there a google sheets version?
3. I know its a 'up to you' for fandoms, but I was wonering how that would apply to marvel or other incarnations of a series such as TMNT where they are basically different fandoms?

[corvidology]

Welcome!

Yes, it's still ongoing and will remain open as there's no deadline for it. There's a related Crossover challenge com and one that's for 100 ships.

There have been a handful of posts already this year.

No, there's just the table - it was inherited from an older form of this challenge on livejournal.

The judgement on what constitutes a separate fandom is made entirely by the person writing the stories. It's set up this way because with 100 fandoms per writer, there's no way we could keep track of what is a fandom and what isn't a fandom. As a member of that fandom, we think you know better than we do if it's truly a separate fandom and we choose to trust our members. :D