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So, now that we are on the last leg of the competition, I wanted to put forward some thoughts I had on this first iteration of the competition, and ask for some input.

First : I think this month went well, overall. I enjoyed the daily posting and getting to chat with each of you throughout the competition. I think there is more to this than just a group of random people showing up. I think if we didn't have a core group that was committed to the spirit of the competition, this could have fallen apart quickly. So, for that, I applaud all of the participants.

Second : I've been really happy with how much the group has grown in this first month. Now, while the sidebar says we have 70 subscribers, there are about 20-30 of them that are bots that joined to promote "new/small communities". But that still means we have around 30-35 subscribers. (Including one that I was very surprised to see subscribing very early on...).

Third : The future. This is where I wanted to open things up. What should we do now that we have a community established? I have a bunch of thoughts and ideas, but I want to follow what the community wants to do. So, here's my idea:

  1. Post your ideas. And let's have a discussion about them.
  2. When the discussion has reached a point where there is a decision to make, I'll post a poll.
  3. If there is additional conversation to be had, we can have in the comments for the poll.

Hopefully this sounds like a good idea to everyone.

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[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Was I the one who surprised you early on? I remember when this was still called NaNoWriMo2, if I recall correctly.

Anyway, I'm almost to 50k, as I just need around 1,600 words more. I will, in fact, finish the goal, and maybe go beyond if I don't really have a story to add on. I'm at 48,341 words as of right now, and will easily finish it with probably another chapter tomorrow, and beyond that too.

[–] Unattributed@feddit.online 1 points 2 weeks ago

Was I the one who surprised you early on?

Nope, it was someone I saw in the subscribers list that has never posted in the community.

Good work on getting to 48K -- you definitely can make this by tomorrow.

[–] miguel@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I think I'd like to see like excerpt of the week, where perhaps we post a little bit of our in progress each week

[–] Unattributed@feddit.online 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's worth considering... Anyone else have thoughts on this?

[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

I considered doing something along those lines as well, so I can confirm that you aren't alone on the matter.