Subject: The PPC Boarder Shipfic Fest 2013
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Posted on: 2013-03-11 08:37:00 UTC
Well, spring is once more in the air, for some of us at least, and I figured the timing couldn't be better, considering what's just twoish threads down from this.
That's right ladies, gentlemen, starfish, and everyone else! It's time for the annual Shipfest! For the newbies, and those of you who don't remember how it goes, a summary shamelessly stolen from the wiki:
"The PPC Boarder Shipfic Fest is one of the stranger activities that the PPC Board gets up to. It is pretty much exactly what it sounds like, but since newcomers will still probably be inclined to tilt their heads and go "WTF?" at the strangeness, a few words of explanation:
We at the PPC do not like to take ourselves too seriously. Therefore, to celebrate the coming of spring and the resurgence of fresh hormones in our young blood--or really just anytime someone feels like starting it--we hold an event in which anyone who wants to writes silly shipfic about various PPC Boarders. Those who do not wish to participate are respected and left out of it. Everyone else is subject to the shippy and often slashy whims of their fellows, with amusing results.
There are a couple of rules, of course:
The first, which has been stated but bears repeating, is that anyone who does not want to participate is left out of it.
Similarly, if someone is not around to give their assent or dissent, they are left out of it just in case.
Second, the rating should stay PG-13 or lower. This is meant to be silly and fun, not squicky.
Once somebody starts the shipfic thread, it is traditional to state your willingness to participate if you are willing, and then to call out potential pairings (or more-than-pairings), perhaps along with the grounds (if any) for the 'ship. If there is one in particular that strikes your fancy, write it! If someone writes a shipfic with you in it, it is then traditional to retaliate and write one about them.
Or you can just up and do whatever you want. *wink wink nudge nudge*"
One last note: Agents are not usually involved in the Shipfic Fest, though this is not a rule. It's just that there's a separate event for them. (Which, admittedly, is also due for a return sometime soonish, I think. Unless I already missed this year's Fanfic Land.)
With this, I hereby declare the PPC Boarder Shipfest of 2013 open game! Needless to say, I'm always available, and up for basically anything, so ship away.
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