Follow Friday 3-1-24: Meta

This 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 theme is Meta. So this month, save your meta, make some new meta, and crosspost to meta communities to keep them active. \o/

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National Crafting Month Bingo Card 3-1-24

Here is my card for the National Crafting Month Bingo Fest and my entry in the National Crafting Month Meet and Greet over in allbingo. It has several different categories. I have made a mixed card. The fest runs from March 1-31. (See all my 2024 bingo cards.)

If you'd like to sponsor a particular square, especially if you have an idea for what character, series, or situation it would fit -- talk to me and we'll work something out. I've had a few requests for this and the results have been awesome so far. This is a good opportunity for those of you with favorites that don't always mesh well with the themes of my monthly projects. I may still post some of the fills for free, because I'm using this to attract new readers; but if it brings in money, that means I can do more of it. That's part of why I'm crossing some of the bingo prompts with other projects, such as the Poetry Fishbowl.

Underlined prompts have been filled.


NATIONAL CRAFTING MONTH BINGO CARD

Colored Pencils	Woodworking	Imposter Syndrome	Tension	Macramé Plant Hanger
Crochet Hooks	Stained Glass	Yarn	Wool	Rag Rugs
Sun Catchers	WIP	WILD CARD: Decorating Cookies	Snags	Blacksmithing
Landscape Sketch	Sketch Book	Time	Thread	The Day Job
Scrapbooking	Patchwork	Mended Clothes	Warm Knitted Sweater	Pottery

Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy, drizzly, and cold.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a flock of sparrows and a male cardinal.
 

Vocabulary: Amateurmind

Amateurmind -- the opposite of mastermind, someone who does things in a simplistic and foolish manner. 

March Meta Matters

The March Meta Matters challenge is now active over on marchmetamatterschallenge. See the first check-in post here for introductions. Read the FAQ list, as there may have been some changes from previous years. See my entry from 2023.

This challenge involves locating and copying over meta you've created to a second site in order to ensure its preservation. The fest recommends SquidgeWorld. There will be some prompts for creating new meta. Participants can post their goals for saving old meta and/or creating new meta. You can also collect, recommend, and save meta created by other people if it's not something you make yourself or yours is already up to date and saved.

Note that AO3 is sadly erratic when it comes to meta, parts of the rules are unclear in ways that cause problems, and the result is pretty hostile. :( Multiple people have posted meta there only to have it taken down -- and that can get your account suspended. So fewer people are choosing to post or crosspost their meta to AO3, and looking for other places to post or copy it. However, there is still a community for March Meta Matters on AO3 for those who wish to risk posting meta there.

Some canon-specific websites have a section especially for meta about their fandom to help new fans learn the canon and to inspire fanworks. In particular, it used to be common for people to make fanifestos about a canon, its ships, major fanworks, etc. as guides to newcomers in hopes of growing the fandom; reviving this custom would be very helpful. If you know of such resources, March is a good time to post about them so more folks can find them and make sure that meta is backed up.


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