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2017: Night and Day Rules and FAQs
This year's B2MeM will present prompts and challenges on a gameboard format. There are multiple paths you may choose from to follow. Below are the rules for progressing along the gameboard, as well as questions we anticipate participants may have. If you have a question you do not see answered here, please ask in a comment or email us at b2mem.mod@gmail.com.
1. The gameboard has multiple paths to follow. You may choose one path or as many as you like. You may also choose to start a new path at any point, but your fanworks from the old path will not count toward completion of the new path.
2. Work on a new fanwork or progress on a WiP must be new for that prompt. A fanwork created for an earlier prompt that also happens to satisfy a later prompt cannot be counted twice. A fanwork does not have to be posted to count.
3. A prompt may be used to inspire a separate fanwork or multiple prompts may be used in a single fanwork. You may also use this fest to work on WIPs, whether from previous B2MeMs or in general.
4. Move one space per turn. Complete the challenge, Act of Kindess, or roll for an action on the Wild square before moving to the next. If you’re working on a long or complicated fanwork, merely setting up the prompt is acceptable. (For example, the prompt is “stolen jewelry.” You can have the jewelry be stolen but you do not need to resolve the [sub]plot before moving to the next square.) You may move in any direction, switch paths at intersections, or move backward to complete skipped squares if you previously rolled a skip on a Wild square.
5. Reaching the center is a win! However, this is not a competition because some paths are super-short and others super-long. A "win" is a personal achievement. The idea is to get to the middle on or by March 31.
6. You are responsible for keeping track of your progress on the gameboard.
7. Fanworks can be anything: from true drabbles to epic novels to poetry to paintings to sketches to fanmixes to podfic to whatever else you can think of. Crossovers are welcome as long as the Middle-earth parts are significant to the fanwork. Basically, responses to B2MeM prompts can be anything you want them to be, as long as they have a basis in Tolkien, either bookverse or movieverse.
8. If you wish to create something based on a work by another fan (write a remix, make a podfic, write a fic based on fanart, etc.), you must receive permission from the original creator to do so. A Creative Commons license or a similar system such as a permission statement counts as permission.
9. Fanworks rec posts must have a minimum of three fanworks. The fanworks do not have to be from B2MeM.
10. There are no restrictions on content. This community accepts all forms of fanworks from low-rated gen fluff to explicit incest. We do have a posting form that we require you to follow on the B2MeM LiveJournal so that people who wish to avoid specific topics are able to do so. We also have tagging rules for the LJ community so it remains organized.
11. We do not tolerate flaming, hate, or other such wanky behaviors here. If you do not like something, skip it or hit the back button.
What paths will the gameboard have?
There are six of them: three general paths of various lengths (general meaning prompts open to all fanworks), one for fanart/graphics, one for nonfiction, and one for recs.
What if I want to write fanfic using the fanart or nonfiction paths or vice versa?
That’s fine! We made those paths because we wanted to explicitly include fanartists and those who prefer to write nonfiction. We likewise aren’t restricting fanartists and nonfiction writers to those specific paths. You choose whatever path(s) you want to work with.
Can I work on more than one path?
Yes. You may do this concurrently or finish one path and start a new one.
Will I receive a prize if I reach the center on or before March 31?
You’ll receive a banner. (In all likelihood, there will be several for you to choose from.)
Do I have to take the prompts literally?
No! We welcome any interpretation of the prompts you come up with; we encourage outside-of-the-box thinking. How you respond to the prompts is up to you.
What if the prompts are quotes or places from Tolkien’s works? Do I have to set my fanwork in that Age or place?
No! You may set your fanwork in whatever Age or place you want.
Who can participate?
Anyone! It doesn’t matter if this is your first time in the fandom or your fiftieth year; everyone is welcome.
I signed up for a previous B2MeM event and didn’t create for it or finish what I signed up to do. Can I still participate?
Of course! We do not penalize people.
How can I participate if I don’t have a LiveJournal account?
If you wish to leave reviews on fanworks posted here, you may use an anonymous comment. However, we do require anon comments to be signed. (For example, if your AO3 username is Frodofan1, please sign your comment Frodofan1.) Anonymous comments are automatically screened before they appear in the community, and unsigned comments will not be unscreened.
We welcome participation on other platforms if you do not wish to post fanworks here. We welcome links pointing to them. We have an AO3 collection. There's also the B2MeM 2017 challenge listing on the SWG and the Tumblr tag “b2mem 2017.”
If you do wish to post fanworks here or link to fanworks posted elsewhere, you will need a LiveJournal account. You can sign up for one here. There is also a version of OpenID available that allows log-in through Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Dreamwidth.
We have admin-post-only mirror communities on Dreamwidth and on Tumblr if you prefer to follow us elsewhere.
Do I have to wait until after March to post my fanwork outside of B2MeM spaces?
No! We encourage crossposting to whatever sites you normally use. Your fanworks never need appear in B2MeM spaces if you do not wish them to, but we highly encourage that you do post them in our spaces.
Do I have to post my work in March?
No. While the community quiets down after March, people are welcome to post here (or anywhere you wish) throughout the year. In fact, you never have to post your work at all if you do not wish to.
Do you have a support community?
Yes! It’s![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
b2memsupport. Feel free to use it to squee, vent, find betas, etc. But please note that it is an unofficial community and is not run by the B2MeM mods.
If you have further questions, please either comment here or email the mods at b2mem.mod@gmail.com.
RULES
1. The gameboard has multiple paths to follow. You may choose one path or as many as you like. You may also choose to start a new path at any point, but your fanworks from the old path will not count toward completion of the new path.
2. Work on a new fanwork or progress on a WiP must be new for that prompt. A fanwork created for an earlier prompt that also happens to satisfy a later prompt cannot be counted twice. A fanwork does not have to be posted to count.
3. A prompt may be used to inspire a separate fanwork or multiple prompts may be used in a single fanwork. You may also use this fest to work on WIPs, whether from previous B2MeMs or in general.
4. Move one space per turn. Complete the challenge, Act of Kindess, or roll for an action on the Wild square before moving to the next. If you’re working on a long or complicated fanwork, merely setting up the prompt is acceptable. (For example, the prompt is “stolen jewelry.” You can have the jewelry be stolen but you do not need to resolve the [sub]plot before moving to the next square.) You may move in any direction, switch paths at intersections, or move backward to complete skipped squares if you previously rolled a skip on a Wild square.
5. Reaching the center is a win! However, this is not a competition because some paths are super-short and others super-long. A "win" is a personal achievement. The idea is to get to the middle on or by March 31.
6. You are responsible for keeping track of your progress on the gameboard.
7. Fanworks can be anything: from true drabbles to epic novels to poetry to paintings to sketches to fanmixes to podfic to whatever else you can think of. Crossovers are welcome as long as the Middle-earth parts are significant to the fanwork. Basically, responses to B2MeM prompts can be anything you want them to be, as long as they have a basis in Tolkien, either bookverse or movieverse.
8. If you wish to create something based on a work by another fan (write a remix, make a podfic, write a fic based on fanart, etc.), you must receive permission from the original creator to do so. A Creative Commons license or a similar system such as a permission statement counts as permission.
9. Fanworks rec posts must have a minimum of three fanworks. The fanworks do not have to be from B2MeM.
10. There are no restrictions on content. This community accepts all forms of fanworks from low-rated gen fluff to explicit incest. We do have a posting form that we require you to follow on the B2MeM LiveJournal so that people who wish to avoid specific topics are able to do so. We also have tagging rules for the LJ community so it remains organized.
11. We do not tolerate flaming, hate, or other such wanky behaviors here. If you do not like something, skip it or hit the back button.
Frequently Asked Questions
What paths will the gameboard have?
There are six of them: three general paths of various lengths (general meaning prompts open to all fanworks), one for fanart/graphics, one for nonfiction, and one for recs.
What if I want to write fanfic using the fanart or nonfiction paths or vice versa?
That’s fine! We made those paths because we wanted to explicitly include fanartists and those who prefer to write nonfiction. We likewise aren’t restricting fanartists and nonfiction writers to those specific paths. You choose whatever path(s) you want to work with.
Can I work on more than one path?
Yes. You may do this concurrently or finish one path and start a new one.
Will I receive a prize if I reach the center on or before March 31?
You’ll receive a banner. (In all likelihood, there will be several for you to choose from.)
Do I have to take the prompts literally?
No! We welcome any interpretation of the prompts you come up with; we encourage outside-of-the-box thinking. How you respond to the prompts is up to you.
What if the prompts are quotes or places from Tolkien’s works? Do I have to set my fanwork in that Age or place?
No! You may set your fanwork in whatever Age or place you want.
Who can participate?
Anyone! It doesn’t matter if this is your first time in the fandom or your fiftieth year; everyone is welcome.
I signed up for a previous B2MeM event and didn’t create for it or finish what I signed up to do. Can I still participate?
Of course! We do not penalize people.
How can I participate if I don’t have a LiveJournal account?
If you wish to leave reviews on fanworks posted here, you may use an anonymous comment. However, we do require anon comments to be signed. (For example, if your AO3 username is Frodofan1, please sign your comment Frodofan1.) Anonymous comments are automatically screened before they appear in the community, and unsigned comments will not be unscreened.
We welcome participation on other platforms if you do not wish to post fanworks here. We welcome links pointing to them. We have an AO3 collection. There's also the B2MeM 2017 challenge listing on the SWG and the Tumblr tag “b2mem 2017.”
If you do wish to post fanworks here or link to fanworks posted elsewhere, you will need a LiveJournal account. You can sign up for one here. There is also a version of OpenID available that allows log-in through Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Dreamwidth.
We have admin-post-only mirror communities on Dreamwidth and on Tumblr if you prefer to follow us elsewhere.
Do I have to wait until after March to post my fanwork outside of B2MeM spaces?
No! We encourage crossposting to whatever sites you normally use. Your fanworks never need appear in B2MeM spaces if you do not wish them to, but we highly encourage that you do post them in our spaces.
Do I have to post my work in March?
No. While the community quiets down after March, people are welcome to post here (or anywhere you wish) throughout the year. In fact, you never have to post your work at all if you do not wish to.
Do you have a support community?
Yes! It’s
b2memsupport. Feel free to use it to squee, vent, find betas, etc. But please note that it is an unofficial community and is not run by the B2MeM mods.
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Am I supposed to be able to follow these directions without the game board? or did I miss the game board somewhere? This literally made me dizzy trying to read it.
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The parts of the rules that don't have to do with moving around on the game board are pretty much the same as previous years, so hopefully that won't be too confusing!
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This continues to sound awesome. Is it March yet? :)
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Under two days… :D
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Excited Kaylee is excited
Donut muse is excited too!!
One last sleep before b2mem starts...
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Only, I got a spam comment on "To The Moon-Lord" already :(
Kaylee Arafinwiel
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Unfortunately, there's not much we can do about spam; I had to delete one off a mod post yesterday. The best way to deal with it is to hit the spam button, the one that's the empty red forbidden circle. It'll both report the journal to LJ and delete the comment.
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This link above appears not to work/be broken. At least it does not work for me.
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http://b2mem.livejournal.com/408653.html
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They should work now!
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(I mean, if it were a square I already know I'm not going to get to in any other way.)
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