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Mod Stuff Part Deux [02 Sep 2007|12:55am] prettyflamingo [ mood | blah ] [ music | Aerosmith - Line Up ] Hi there! The hiatus I put this community on ended up lasting much longer than I expected. I assume that the members of this community would like an explanation, so I am happy to give one (and yes, I'm following the format of ronniekins77's last "Mod Stuff" post!), plus I am mentioning a few other important things! - What Happened?!: Natalie/ronniekins77 has been occupied with college and such. Personally, I've been from California to Tennessee (to see my best friend), Tennessee to Texas to Tennessee and many states in between, and now I'm back in California. Things are still rather funky for me because I'm trying to figure out how to GTFO of California and go see my friend again ASAP (hopefully permanently this time!). So... As you can hopefully understand, both Natalie and myself have been and still are quite busy this year. However, both of us really want to bring this amazing community back. Which brings me to my next point... - Help Wanted!: Since the two of us are so busy, we need some help! I am looking to add on one co-moderator, possibly two if deemed necessary. You would be helping out by posting the voting, new challenges, reminders, etcetera. A schedule will be ironed out later on. If you know you will have the free time to help us out, please comment (comments will be screened at first.)! It would be much appreciated if you gave Natalie and myself a brief description of your experience moderating/maintaining LJ communities (how many, for how long, etc.!), how available you'll be, and any other details you would like to include. A decision will be made very soon. - New Layout!: big_rock_show was the winner of our header challenge. At long last, I have installed the winning header and icon, and changed the layout colours to match it. What do you guys think? - PROMOTE!: I'm borrowing this quote from ronniekins77's last Mod Stuff post... "To allow this community to have more publicity, I offer the members a challenge. Go out and tell your friends about this community! If a friend joins this community because they've heard about it from you, tell them to leave a comment saying that it was you who recommended this community to them. As a reward, you will be able to pick the challenge for one week. Sound like fun? Get cracking!" - I'd like to renew this offer, so once again... get cracking! - Icon Challenge #38: This challenge is still going on. Before I can post a new one, I'd like to extend #38 for one final week. We need more than the 9 icons submitted, so if you haven't yet made up (up to!) 4 icons for it... you still have time. Enter here!! - The Future!: Speaking of future themes... if you have any ideas to suggest, please leave them here. Thank you! - New Affiliate!: We have a new affiliate - lundibleu! It's actually my icon journal, but I do think that the members of this community would be interested. I posted all the old icons I made prior to my icon journal's creation, plus I've posted many 100% new sets since. Please check it out and join! Don't forget to watch it as well, so that you don't miss my updates. Feel free to tell your friends about it as well. The more members I have, the more icons I can make. That's about it for now. If you have any questions/comments/ideas/musings, ANYTHING to say at all, please feel free to reply to this post. All comments will still be screened for now. P. S. - aftereightmints: Are you still around and willing to be the banner maker? If not, it's completely ok. I just wanted to ask since the community has been on hiatus for long and I'm sure you are very busy as well. Let me know :). Also... I've updated the userinfo a bit, and included a little credit to you because I felt you deserved it. Thank you for all of your previous time/hard work! post comment

TEMPORARY HIATUS. [08 Jan 2007|10:29pm] prettyflamingo [ mood | embarrassed ] [ music | Paul McCartney - This Never Happened Before/Aerosmith... ] I haven't been able to keep up this community the way it deserves to be. There's no good excuse or reason that I could give. Life just kept me busy, I guess, especially with a hectic new job. Honestly, I am a bit ashamed of myself. I haven't even contacted ronniekins77 for help. I want to put this community on a very temporary hiatus. This is so that I can regroup, and organize the current challenge and those in the future. HOWEVER... while this community is on hiatus, all of you can still submit more entries for the guest stars challenge HERE. Nine icons from four people isn't enough for a fair judging. I hope everybody had a pleasant holiday, and a great NY(E). post comment

Another Challenge Extension! [15 Nov 2006|01:38am] prettyflamingo [ music | AEROSMITH!!!! ] I am officially extending our RECURRING/SPECIAL GUEST STARS challenge until we receive a reasonable amount of entries (from more than two people) to vote on. Remember, you can submit up to FOUR icons this time. You may submit your creations HERE. Thanks! If anybody can suggest good places to find pictures of the recurring/special guest stars featured on Friends... please do! post comment

Challenge Extension! [14 Oct 2006|08:04pm] prettyflamingo [ mood | tired (started my new job....) ] [ music | ANTM: Season 1, Ep. 6 (The Girl Who Deals With A Pervert) ] We have 3 outstanding submissions so far, but... I am extending our RECURRING/SPECIAL GUEST STARS challenge for one more week. This means that you can enter until October 20th at MIDNIGHT (next Friday, of course!). Remember, you can submit up to FOUR icons this time. You may submit your creations HERE. Thanks! If anybody can suggest good places to find pictures of the recurring/special guest stars featured on Friends... please do! post comment

Icon Challenge #38. [29 Sep 2006|11:59pm] prettyflamingo [ mood | still a little migraine-y ] Icon Challenge #38: - The theme of this challenge is RECURRING/SPECIAL GUEST STARS. This includes recurring characters (such as Gunther!), special guest stars (Erica [Anna Faris]/etc., for example.), parents of the six Friends, and love interests. Some helpful references: FRIENDS IMDb, guest stars, recurring characters, Significant Others. Due to the nature of this challenge, your icons cannot be text-only. - When submitting your icon(s), please do so in response to this post, no other. - Include the icon AND the icon's url. If you do not include the url in your comment, your icon will not be accepted. - You are allowed to submit [up to] 4 icons. - In order for your icons to qualify, you must be a member of this community. - Submission deadline is extended until Friday, October 20th @ Midnight (P. S. T.) FURTHER NOTICE. Current # Of Entries, as of 11:58PM on 9|1|07: 9 icons (from 4 people). We still need more! We need ideas for future themes!! If you have any suggestions, please leave a comment with them HERE. Thank you! I am sorry for being such a flaky mod. It won't happen again :)! If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or other musings, comment to this post. I would like to provide links to good images of the recurring/special guest stars. If you have any relevant sites to suggest, please do so as a comment to this post ASAP. THANK YOU SO MUCH :)! Need picture ideas? Check out cap_it! You can also peruse lkkaps1 or Friends Generation (thanks to amottie86 for the suggestions!). post comment

Results for Header Challenge #1. [29 Sep 2006|07:10pm] prettyflamingo Here are the results for our very first header challenge! ( Click Here! ) A couple more things to mention: I will make a post about the next challenge later tonight. I will install the new header and update the layout as soon as possible. post comment

VOTING for Header Challenge #1. [13 Sep 2006|01:22am] prettyflamingo [ mood | crappy ] [ music | Heart - Magic Man ] Sorry, guys. I fell asleep early on the 11th :/. ( Submissions. ) ( Voting Rules & Information. ) 1 comment|post comment

Oops! I did it again! [11 Sep 2006|01:36am] prettyflamingo [ mood | tired, as per usual :( ] I got caught up in college, and forgot to put voting up again! I am so, so sorry to all of you. Honestly, I am very embarrassed and hope that nobody is offended. It won't happen again. I personally will definitely be closing the header challenge tonight @ MIDNIGHT PST. Any questions? Comment here. If you would like to submit any last-minute entries, please do so HERE. post comment

Challenge Extension! *embarrassed* [24 Aug 2006|12:38am] prettyflamingo [ mood | creative ] [ music | Garth Brooks - Friends In Low Places :) ] I promised ronniekins77 that I would take care of this community while she is preparing for her first year of college (I'm starting my 2nd, but am not as busy.)... and then I (accidentally!!) forget. Egads. I hope everyone can forgive me :/. Anyway... to make up for my mistake, I am extending this challenge until this Friday (August 25th) @ MIDNIGHT PST. Remember, you can submit up to TWO headers (and each with ONE matching icon). If you have not already entered, take advantage of this opportunity and create something! Alternatively, if you have already submitted one header and icon... why not create another? If you have any questions/comments/random musings, please leave them in a comment to this post. You can submit your entries HERE. Thank you!! post comment

Reminder ;) [19 Jul 2006|12:36am] ronniekins77 Hi, guys! Just letting you know that the header challenge ends tomorrow night. We have 5 entries so far, so please get some more in! :) You can enter HERE. Also, when this challenge is over we'll be going back to the regular icon challenges. :) 5 comments|post comment

Reminder! [11 Jul 2006|11:36pm] prettyflamingo I would like to take this opportunity to remind all of you to participate in our very first Header Challenge! So far, we only have 1 great header & icon set submitted. We need a LOT more to be able to hold a fair vote. All entries are due Wednesday, July 19th @ MIDNIGHT E. S. T. (ronniekins77's time zone.). Please submit your work(s) HERE. Thank you. post comment

[05 Jul 2006|09:55pm] aftereightmints Hellooo! Banners again, this time for the Chanderisms challenge. Well done everybody. :) ( Could your icons BE any more hilarious? ) 5 comments|post comment

Header Challenge #1 [05 Jul 2006|01:07am] ronniekins77 Header Challenge #1 :: Hey, guys. This is a first for this community and should be fun! <333 :: You can make a header out of any Friends image(s) that you wish! The header can be any size. Feel free to also submit a default icon to match the header. The only requirements is that a) the header must have towtheicontest on it somewhere and b) it must include all six of the friends. :: Please submit your header and icon as a reply to this post. :: When submitting, include the URLs of both the header and icon. :: You are allowed to submit 2 headers. :: All submissions need to be in by Wednesday, July 19 @ Midnight EST. This means you have two weeks to submit your headers. :: Have fun & be creative! post comment

Results for Challenge #37 [05 Jul 2006|12:56am] ronniekins77 Here are the results for the Chandlerisms challenge! ( Here! ) 5 comments|post comment

Voting for Challenge #37 [01 Jul 2006|04:25pm] ronniekins77 Good work! We had 11 icons submitted this time. :) ( Icons Here ) ( Voting Rules & Info ) post comment

[24 Jun 2006|12:09pm] aftereightmints Congratulations to all - two lots of banners under the cut. :) :) ( Banners ) 9 comments|post comment

Results for Challenge #36. [24 Jun 2006|12:48am] prettyflamingo [ mood | sick (!) ] Yay! I'm happy to be able to finally post the results of the Specific Episode challenge! This was a very close race for each award. Everybody did a fantastic job! ( Ross, it's got your wavy black lines. ) Congratulations :)! 5 comments|post comment

Challenge Extension! :/ [24 Jun 2006|12:12am] prettyflamingo [ mood | sick :( ] So far, we have 7 great entries for the Chandlerisms theme. That's a good number, but I really think there could be a lot more. So, I am extending this challenge for one more week. If you haven't yet submitted anything, you now have until June 30th at MIDNIGHT to do so (next Friday.). Remember, you can make up to three icons! Don't forget to enter this challenge HERE. Thanks :)! 4 comments|post comment

Reminder! [22 Jun 2006|12:20am] prettyflamingo [ mood | a little disappointed :/ ] [ music | Sirius (First Wave): Morrissey - Suedehead ] Please take the time to enter in our Chandlerisms challenge! As of right now, we only have 1 entry. To put it simply, that isn't enough to even consider ending this challenge on Friday night. I would really like to end the challenge on time. If you have the time to, please participate in this great theme. There's so many possibilities for what you could do! Thank you in advance to those of you that will take part in Challenge #37. Please submit your icons HERE. Thank you. post comment

Icon Challenge #37. [18 Jun 2006|10:22pm] prettyflamingo [ mood | creative ] [ music | Sirius (The Pulse/First Wave) ] Icon Challenge #37: - The theme of this challenge is Chandlerisms. Your icon can be text-only or it can include a picture... but it must include a Chandlerism in it. Make sense? Basically, it's like a combination of the Quotes challenge and the Chandler challenge. If you need further clarification on what a Chandlerism is or anything related to this challenge, make a comment to this post. - When submitting your icon(s), please do so in response to this post, no other. - Include the icon AND the icon's url. If you do not include the url in your comment, your icon will not be accepted. - You are allowed to submit [up to] 3 icons. - In order for your icons to qualify, you must be a member of this community. - Submission deadline is Friday, June 23rd @ Midnight (P. S. T.). P. S. - Please continue voting for the icons in Challenge #36. There is currently a tie for 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place. I will remove this text when the ties are broken and the winners are posted. I'd like to post the winners by Monday night, so please vote if you haven't done so yet! Thank you! 2 comments|post comment

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