{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"title":"Universe, The","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/","description":"Universe, The - LiveJournal.com","lastBuildDate":"Tue, 13 May 2014 20:46:38 GMT","generator":"LiveJournal \/ LiveJournal.com","image":{"url":"https:\/\/l-userpic.livejournal.com\/121352942\/63315589","title":"Universe, The","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/","width":"100","height":"100"},"item":[{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/32454.html","pubDate":"Tue, 13 May 2014 20:46:38 GMT","title":"Announcement","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/32454.html","description":"Hey everyone! As you're all aware, I - once again - said I was back and challenges would be posted but that didn't happen. I'm sorry! New things are constantly popping up and every time I think I have time to dedicate myself to modding it's not long before I realize that that's not the case.<br \/><br \/>It's time I was honest with myself and with you and admitted I simply don't have the time and don't know when I will have the time to run this landcomm the way it should be run. <br \/><br \/>Because it's not fair to you and because I'd hate the comm to die a slow and painful death consisting of people leaving one by one because the mod sucks - and I do, there's no need to sugarcoat anything - I decided to close it. <br \/><br \/>I'm sorry it had to come to that, I really enjoyed the amazing work you guys did in challenges, I had lots of fun and I'm honored you spent your time here!<br \/><br \/>I hope you had fun and I hope that if I ever decide I want to give modding another go - when I'm in a different place in my life and you can have the mod you deserve - and if you're still around these parts, you'll give me another chance.<br \/><br \/>Until then, I tallied the remaining challenges <s>and I will be posting phase 4 results in a minute.<\/s> <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/32607.html\" target=\"_blank\">Final results for phase 4.<\/a><br \/><br \/>I'm sad that I didn't get a chance to do some activities I wanted and present you with some challenges I had planned that were my babies but maybe that will still happen in the future.<br \/><br \/>Thank you for the most amazing time, everyone! It's been a blast!","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/32454.html?view=comments#comments","category":["!announcement","!info !mod post"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/29516.html","pubDate":"Sat, 01 Mar 2014 23:28:20 GMT","title":"Phase Four","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/29516.html","description":"Phase Four is here, I hope you're as excited as I am!<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0Ao-nmZiyhzFzdDNvRnQ0NmRCYzR4VGlybHpSMC1sZ3c#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Spreadsheet<\/a><br \/><br \/>Each team has two mods but there are options to add a third one everywhere. Those who modded in the last phase had an advantage, after that I went with people who chose the first answer in the modding poll. We have to have the same number of mods because of the bonus points and two seems enough from where I'm standing but if more than one team of mods tells me they'd like someone else, we can talk about it.<br \/><br \/>Speaking of modding, I didn't get around to delivering messages from the last phase, sorry, I'll get right on that!<br \/><br \/>Thanks for the feedback at the end of phase 3!<br \/><br \/>Couple of notes on things from the poll:<br \/>- Several people asked if it was possible to pay more attention to any potential procrastinators when scheduling deadlines for big challenges. Yes, it is! Last phase was a bit awkwardly organized because of the holiday season but hopefully this phase works better for you.<br \/><br \/>- Thanks for all the notes on gift-giving, keeping them in mind for the next time we do it! Whenever it happens, you'll just have to wait and see. <br \/><br \/>- The anon meme we included proved what we assumed but still wanted to check - it was a lovely experience but it wouldn't work in a meme form on its own because of its unevenness. <br \/><br \/>- Puzzleland seems to be a point of disagreement. While some people liked it because challenges were different & we had some less known puzzles, others felt that those unknown puzzles are too hard & time-consuming for the amount of points they are worth. I would be more inclined to go with the first group & keep doing them because skipping a challenge is always an option here and doing 3-4 things over and over can get boring <i>but<\/i> this phase brings something a little different to puzzleland overall so that will change anyway and for the future we'll consider something along the lines of different point amounts.<br \/><br \/>- Puzzleland is not the only place that will be a little different this phase. It's good to shake things up a bit every now and then & this phase we're focusing on teamwork a little more.","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/29516.html?view=comments#comments","category":"!info !mod post"},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/27674.html","pubDate":"Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:57:19 GMT","title":"Mini Phase Reminder","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/27674.html","description":"Hey guys! Just a quick reminder, <a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/27523.html\" target=\"_blank\">sign-ups for Winter Wonderland<\/a> close in 2 days, if you want to join in, there's still time to do it! :)<br \/><br \/>And remember, <a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/27348.html\" target=\"_blank\">End of Phase & Phase 4 Poll<\/a> is open, too!","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/27674.html?view=comments#comments","category":"mini phase: winter wonderland"},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/27523.html","pubDate":"Fri, 24 Jan 2014 02:41:43 GMT","title":"Mini Phase: Winter Wonderland!","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/27523.html","description":"<center><b>Welcome to The Winter Wonderland!<\/b><\/center><br \/><br \/>I know there's very little wonderlandy about this winter but maybe we can change that! I know some people are far away in their insane heat and even the idea of winter is remote for you, but maybe this will help you feel cooler!<br \/><br \/>This mini phase will not be the same as the first one. There is a general theme again, yes. But there are some big differences as well!<br \/><br \/>The biggest one being that, unlike the Halloween phase, this one will be far more open in terms of what you can use for challenges. <br \/><br \/>The theme will serve as an inspiration for challenge names and some twists on what we normally have in challenges and some interactive games & other activities will rely on the theme a bit more but your graphics and fic will not need any elements of winter or winter wonderland in them.<br \/><br \/>I'm not going to say anything else because we're hoping the challenges and twists will be fun little surprises. :)<br \/><br \/>The mini phase starts on <b>January 31st<\/b> and ends on <b>February 15th<\/b>. Yes, it's happening over Valentine's. No, we will not have any typical Valentine's challenges. <br \/>You need to sign up by the end of <i>January 29th<\/i>. <br \/><br \/>Number of teams and team size will depend on the number of people who sign up but teams will be smaller than usual, no bigger than in the Halloween phase. <br \/><br \/>However. Teams for the Halloween phases were still heavily based on your regular teams. In order to try to avoid that & to get some mingling, this form is a little different.<br \/><br \/>If you wish to play, fill this out:<br \/><textarea>\n&lt;b&gt;Up to 3 people I want on my team from my current team:&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;Up to 6 people I want on my team from any of the other teams:&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;Someone I really don't want to be on a team with:&lt;\/b&gt;<\/textarea><br \/><br \/>This does not guarantee you will get the exact team you listed - I am only promising some of the people from the fist 2 - depending on how many of them even play and the size of the teams among other factors - and no one from the 3rd question. <br \/><br \/><br \/>P.S. <a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/27348.html\" target=\"_blank\">Don't forget, Phase 3 Feedback & Phase 4 poll is up!<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/27523.html?view=comments#comments","category":["mini phase: winter wonderland","!mod post"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/19537.html","pubDate":"Sat, 09 Nov 2013 23:19:34 GMT","title":"Phase Three Teams","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/19537.html","description":"Welcome to the official presentation of phase three teams!<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0Ao-nmZiyhzFzdGFiY21lRTZqUk56blJSVGFaMERXdnc#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spreadsheet!<\/a><br \/><br \/>There are new faces on each team and new modly faces on three of the teams so I'm counting on everyone to be welcoming. Here's hoping for the best phase yet! <br \/><br \/>If you are not on the spreadsheet you will be cut from the main comm & your team comm shortly. If you missed the poll or if you change your mind, you are always welcome back, of course!<br \/><br \/>I am not cutting anyone from subcomms at this time but a clean-up will be done in those in the next few days as well.<br \/><br \/>Those of you who are now on new teams - you will have invites in just a bit, if you're still missing them later today or tomorrow, please comment, it will mean something went sideways.<br \/><br \/>Last & certainly not least, before we start a new phase we need to give credit where credit is due - get out of challenge free cards for top point earners from phase two:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/dIpynF0.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">partitioning<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/tSB1HmK.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">catko<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/f0fu9gM.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">sparklesdani<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/f9iI9pO.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">dragana_ms<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/OKkToiA.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">icequeen3101<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/C1Wv51L.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">malicat<\/a><br \/>Yet again, courtesy of icequeen3101 - thank you, again!<br \/><br \/>And now? Time to get psyched!","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/19537.html?view=comments#comments","category":"!info !mod post"},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/19181.html","pubDate":"Wed, 06 Nov 2013 19:50:25 GMT","title":"000 - Pimpin'","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/19181.html","description":"I know, I know, no one likes pimping challenges. But we need them!<br \/><br \/>You can make your own banner - although this time around there's no bonus points for that, or you can reuse one from the previous phases or simply use one of these:<br \/>Banners everyone so generously shared for public use in the last phase:<br \/><br \/>1. <img src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/6UYupC3.png\" fetchpriority=\"high\"> 2. <img src=\"https:\/\/ic.pics.livejournal.com\/icequeen3101\/2387680\/493138\/493138_original.png\" loading=\"lazy\"> 3. <img src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Br9XEqY.png\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>1. <textarea>&lt;img SRC=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/6UYupC3.png\"&gt;<\/textarea> 2. <textarea>&lt;img src=\"http:\/\/ic.pics.livejournal.com\/icequeen3101\/2387680\/493138\/493138_original.png\"&gt;<\/textarea> 3. <textarea>&lt;img SRC=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Br9XEqY.png\"&gt;<\/textarea><br \/><br \/>4. <img src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/YyhnXuZ.png\" loading=\"lazy\"> 5. <img src=\"https:\/\/i1181.photobucket.com\/albums\/x431\/Grabagraphic\/Live%20Journal%20Challenges\/Universe%20Challenges\/universe4.png\" loading=\"lazy\"> 6. <img src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Q96WYfm.png\" loading=\"lazy\"> <br \/>4. <textarea>&lt;img SRC=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/YyhnXuZ.png\"&gt;<\/textarea> 5. <textarea>&lt;img SRC=\"http:\/\/i1181.photobucket.com\/albums\/x431\/Grabagraphic\/Live%20Journal%20Challenges\/Universe%20Challenges\/universe4.png\"&gt;<\/textarea> 6. <textarea>&lt;img SRC=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Q96WYfm.png\"&gt;<\/textarea> <br \/><br \/>7. <img src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/fbquXNk.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"> 8. <img src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/LyYEEEg.png\" loading=\"lazy\"> 9. <img src=\"https:\/\/ic.pics.livejournal.com\/catko\/15634428\/342116\/342116_original.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"> <br \/>7. <textarea>&lt;img SRC=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/fbquXNk.jpg\"&gt;<\/textarea> 8. <textarea>&lt;img SRC=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/LyYEEEg.png\"&gt;<\/textarea> 9. <textarea>&lt;img SRC=http:\/\/ic.pics.livejournal.com\/catko\/15634428\/342116\/342116_original.jpg\"&gt;<\/textarea> <br \/><br \/>10. <img src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/JdWrLcA.png\" loading=\"lazy\"> 11. <img src=\"https:\/\/i1181.photobucket.com\/albums\/x431\/Grabagraphic\/Live%20Journal%20Challenges\/universepimpbanner_zps1fc3ad64.png\" loading=\"lazy\"> 12. <img src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/wnsWHvu.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>10. <textarea>&lt;img src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/JdWrLcA.png\"&gt;<\/textarea> 11. <textarea>&lt;img src=\"http:\/\/i1181.photobucket.com\/albums\/x431\/Grabagraphic\/Live%20Journal%20Challenges\/universepimpbanner_zps1fc3ad64.png\"&gt;<\/textarea> 12. <textarea>&lt;img SRC=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/wnsWHvu.jpg\"&gt;<\/textarea><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/>AIR: <br \/><img src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/wY7HkLb.png\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/><textarea>&lt;img src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/wY7HkLb.png\"&gt;<\/textarea><br \/>EARTH:<br \/><img src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/JUUU4uI.png\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/><textarea>&lt;img src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/JUUU4uI.png\"&gt;<\/textarea><br \/>FIRE:<br \/><img src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/EkvWhTl.png\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/><textarea>&lt;img src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/EkvWhTl.png\"&gt;<\/textarea><br \/>WATER:<br \/><img src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ldbHnzz.png\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/><textarea>&lt;img src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ldbHnzz.png\"&gt;<\/textarea><br \/><br \/>Feel free to link your pimping entries to your team threads from phase 2, if you change teams I'll find you there.<br \/><br \/><b>Points:<\/b> 10 for every person who says you sent them - up to 5 people, 5 for making a pimping entry - up to 2 entries, <s>20 for every person who says you sent them before the phase begins on the 10th - up to 5 people<\/s><br \/><br \/><b>Deadline:<\/b> end of the phase","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/19181.html?view=comments#comments","category":["000","phase 3"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/16217.html","pubDate":"Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:16:33 GMT","title":"Halloween Phase Reminder","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/16217.html","description":"Quick reminder - if you want to play in the Halloween mini phase, you need to sign up <a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/15741.html\" target=\"_blank\">here!<\/a><br \/><br \/>Teams will be finalized today around 5-6pm ET so you have some 7 more hours to decide. So put on a costume and get yourself some treats!","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/16217.html?view=comments#comments","category":["mini phase: halloween","!mod post"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/15918.html","pubDate":"Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:39:25 GMT","title":"Final Results for Phase Two!","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/15918.html","description":"<br \/><br \/><center><font size=\"5\">THE FOURTH PLACE IN THE SECOND UNIVERSE, THE PHASE GOES TO THE AMAZING TEAM AIR WITH 8872 POINTS!<br \/><br \/><br \/>THE THIRD PLACE GOES TO THE EQUALLY AMAZING TEAM WATER WITH 9244 POINTS!<br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/>THE SECOND PLACE GOES TO, YES, ANOTHER AMAZING TEAM - TEAM EARTH WITH 9864 POINTS!<br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/>THAT MEANS THAT THE WINNER IIIIIIS...<br \/><br \/><br \/><b><font size=\"8\"><center>TEAM FIRE!!<\/center><\/font><\/b> WITH 12022 POINTS!<br \/><br \/><br \/>CONGRATULATIONS!!!<\/font><\/center><br \/><br \/><br \/><b>The people who reached the point cap:<\/b><br \/>in order in which it happened as I was tallying:<br \/>partitioning<br \/>catko<br \/>sparklesdani<br \/>dragana_ms<br \/>icequeen3101<br \/>malicat<br \/><br \/><br \/>Congratulations! For this, you receive Get Out of a Challenge Free Cards for next phase!<br \/>partitioning - 60 points, catko - 50 points, sparklesdani, dragana_ms, icequeen3101 & malicat  - 40 points! <br \/><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0Ao-nmZiyhzFzdFZsR0lpS0hST2ppby04VkFmN1lWS3c#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Spreadsheet!<\/a> <br \/>(when your points for a challenge are in bold purple numbers it means that's where you maxed out - it's either your actual total for that challenge or you earned more but that's where you were cut off by the point cap; a cell filled with purple means you would've gotten points in that challenge but you were already at 1200, green on the main page was for me not to miss someone who reached the cap)<br \/><br \/>Thank you all for playing this phase! I hope you had fun and I hope to see you all in the mini Halloween phase or - if you're taking a little break - in phase 3!<br \/>I apologize for things that weren't as they should've been this phase and I promise that - at least on my end, I can't make promises on ElJay's behalf but hopefully things will go more smoothly from now on - those are all issues of the past and will not be repeated in phases to come.<br \/><br \/>An entry for feedback and a poll for staying & leaving & team switching and everything else will be up next week, with enough time for everything to be sorted out before phase 3 starts on November 10th.<br \/><br \/>For now, if you didn't already do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/15741.html\" target=\"_blank\">sign up to be wicked<\/a> with us in <i>a scary & magical 2 weeks long mini phase<\/i>. <b>October 21st to November 4th<\/b> Signups open till tomorrow afternoon!","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/15918.html?view=comments#comments","category":["!final results","phase 2"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/15741.html","pubDate":"Fri, 18 Oct 2013 22:05:08 GMT","title":"Mini Phase: Halloween!","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/15741.html","description":"Quick note: Since I was informed that people never got their Apples to Apples PMs at a point where I had to make the entry or you'd run out of time to play, the challenge was canceled. We'll do it next phase. Everyone who participated got their 10 points & everyone who ends the phase with 1190-1199 points will get the point cap bonus as they would have reached 1200 if this was finished. I don't know if anyone will be in that range but if someone was counting on those points, no room for panic! <br \/><br \/><br \/>Speaking of panic - <br \/><font size=\"5\">Are You Ready to be Scaaaaarrreeed?<\/font><br \/><br \/>As I mentioned, we're having a <b>mini Halloween phase<\/b> from <i>Monday, October 21st to Monday, November 4th<\/i>. After that there will be a short break and phase 3 will start on the 10th of November.<br \/><br \/>I'm putting this up today even though phase two isn't over because I want to give you the whole weekend & a little bit more to sign up for the mini phase.<br \/><br \/>You are <u>not required to participate<\/u> in the Halloween phase in order to stay in the community for phase 3. This is just a low-key thing we're doing over the break between phases 2 and 3. Official poll will be there before phase 3 for you to fill out regardless of your participation in the mini phase.<br \/><br \/>This will work differently, too. You're getting new, smaller, temporary teams, the challenges will be smaller - everything in some way related to Halloween - and the social aspect will be a bit more prominent.<br \/><br \/><b>Teams<\/b> will depend on the number of people interested. You are not asking to be put on a specific team - you are asking to be put on the same team with someone. Put 3-5 usernames of members of the comm and I'll try to accommodate everyone as much as possible but - obviously - I'm not promising everyone will get everyone they ask for, I'm only promising at least one person from your list. If you wish, you can simply say you don't need to be with anyone specific and you will still get a team.<br \/><br \/><b>Team names<\/b> will be Halloween themed so if there's a particular magical\/monstrous being you are uncomfortable with or you simply loathe let me know so I can put you on one of the other teams if that happens to be one of the teams.<br \/><br \/><br \/>This shouldn't be your only reason to sign up but it needs to be mentioned - there will be several small bonus rewards & awards for individuals to take to phase 3 - nothing big, less than for reaching the point cap in a regular phase.<br \/><br \/><br \/>Simple form for you to use:<br \/><textarea>\n&lt;b&gt;People I want on my team:&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;I desperately do not want to be on the team called:&lt;\/b&gt;<\/textarea><br \/><br \/>Please comment before Monday.","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/15741.html?view=comments#comments","category":["mini phase: halloween","!mod post"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/13742.html","pubDate":"Mon, 02 Sep 2013 23:50:15 GMT","title":"003 - Reality Is Really Real","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/13742.html","description":"Your task is to create a reality show and have fictional characters participate.<br \/><br \/>What you need to do:<br \/>1. Name your reality show<br \/>2. Describe it in 1-3 sentences<br \/>3. Have at least 8 fictional characters - up to two from the same fandom, no more - participate. For this part, you have several options and you only need to do one:<br \/><br \/>- picspams - 4 images of each character <br \/>- gifs - 2 of each character<br \/>- 100-ish words about why each character joined in their words - like an audition where they get a minute or two to say why they want on the show<br \/><br \/><br \/>You may not mix&match and these are the only options.<br \/><br \/>If you for whatever reason cannot or don't want to come up with a reality show, you can do only step 3. for partial points. For example, you can simply put 8 characters in the Big Brother house and do picspams or gifs or auditions for them for 45 points.<br \/><br \/>Please post your entries elswhere - your journal, your fic\/graphics comm or satellite_the and link them here.<br \/><br \/><b>Deadline:<\/b> September 14th, 11:59pm EST<br \/><br \/><b>Points:<\/b> 25 for an original show - name & description, 45 for picspams\/gifs\/writing, +1 for sig tag = max of 71","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/13742.html?view=comments#comments","category":["0003","phase 2"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/11770.html","pubDate":"Thu, 15 Aug 2013 00:31:54 GMT","title":"Mod Post","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/11770.html","description":"I'm experiencing some Google Docs issues so the spreadsheet is not ready and I'm out the door in 5 minutes so I will finish it tomorrow but everyone who was going to be moved should have invites to their new teams & new members should be joining you as we speak.<br \/><br \/>Everyone who didn't fill out the poll & everyone who said they wanted to leave was removed from the main comm and their team comm. I <b>hope<\/b> I didn't cut anyone by accident. If you were cut and want to stay, let me know! This entry is public.<br \/><br \/>And last but not least, Get Out of a Challenge Free Cards, made by the very helpful <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"icequeen3101\" lj:user=\"icequeen3101\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/icequeen3101.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/icequeen3101.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>icequeen3101<\/b><\/a><\/span>:<br \/><br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ElWG5QB.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">dragana_ms<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/aHHxvt4.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">kimi_pie<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/z8FRzBu.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">catko<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ai37ksw.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">sparklesdani<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/OrM2aIq.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">icequeen3101<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/EkdYG31.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">beyondthepen<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/BNQYW61.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">newfie_dini<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ZYbyyIx.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">blue_sunflowers<\/a><br \/><br \/>Thank you, icequeen3101!<br \/><br \/>They can be used once in phase 2 for a challenge that is worth as much as it says on the card or less - in which case you would get the amount of points the challenge is worth, using a 50 points card on a 10 point challenge only gets you 10 points - and cannot be used for a combination of challenges. Whenever there is an open challenge you don't feel like doing just post the card and you're done.","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/11770.html?view=comments#comments","category":"!mod post"},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/10377.html","pubDate":"Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:42:58 GMT","title":"Final Results","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/10377.html","description":"<br \/><br \/><center><font size=\"5\">THE FOURTH PLACE IN THE FIRST UNIVERSE, THE PHASE GOES TO THE AMAZING TEAM EARTH WITH 9837 POINTS!<br \/><br \/><br \/>THE THIRD PLACE GOES TO THE EQUALLY AMAZING TEAM FIRE WITH 9875 POINTS!<br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/>THE SECOND PLACE GOES TO, YES, ANOTHER AMAZING TEAM - TEAM AIR WITH 10418 POINTS!<br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/>THAT MEANS THAT THE WINNER IIIIIIS...<br \/><br \/><br \/><b><font size=\"8\"><center>TEAM WATER!!<\/center><\/font><\/b> WITH 12287 POINTS!<br \/><br \/><br \/>CONGRATULATIONS!!!<\/font><\/center><br \/><br \/><br \/>Great phase everyone, I think every team was in every position at some point and the final order was impossible to guess! <br \/><br \/><br \/>The people who reached the point cap:<br \/>in order in which it happened as I was tallying:<br \/>dragana_ms<br \/>kimi_pie<br \/>catko<br \/>sparklesdani<br \/>icequeen3101<br \/>beyondthepen<br \/>newfie_dini<br \/>blue_sunflowers<br \/><br \/>Congratulations! For this, you receive Get Out of a Challenge Free Cards for next phase!<br \/>dragana_ms - 50 points, kimi_pie - 40 points, catko, sparklesdani & icequeen3101 - 30 points, <br \/>beyondthepen, newfie_dini, & blue_sunflowers - 20 points<br \/><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0Ao-nmZiyhzFzdG1jQXVia04wSHpXTW56LWxJMEhBVXc#gid=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Spreadsheet!<\/a><br \/><br \/>Thank you all for coming to play in this little corner of the World known as Universe, The! I hope you had fun and I hope to see you all in phase 2!<br \/><br \/>An entry for feedback and a poll for staying & leaving and team switching and everything else will be up later today. Likely phase 2 start is August 15th.","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/10377.html?view=comments#comments","category":"!final results"},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/9668.html","pubDate":"Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:01:16 GMT","title":"Weekly Round-Up","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/9668.html","description":"Two and a half days left in the phase, we're almost done but it's not over yet! There will be one more surprise team activity in one of the subcomms, the rest is all here:<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"universe_the\" lj:user=\"universe_the\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>universe_the<\/b><\/a><\/span>:<br \/><br \/>007 - We Made the News! - Voting <a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/8993.html\" target=\"_blank\">Part 1<\/a> & <a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/9297.html\" target=\"_blank\">Part 2<\/a>, open to August 4th, 11:59pm EST<br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/907.html\" target=\"_blank\">000 - The Selection Begins!<\/a>, open to the end of the phase<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"arena_the\" lj:user=\"arena_the\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/arena-the.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/arena-the.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>arena_the<\/b><\/a><\/span>:<br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/arena-the.livejournal.com\/12999.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fight 04 - Oscar Winners<\/a>, new round every day at 10am EST<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"letterbattle\" lj:user=\"letterbattle\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/letterbattle.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/letterbattle.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>letterbattle<\/b><\/a><\/span>:<br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/letterbattle.livejournal.com\/2784.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fic 04 - AU!<\/a>, open to August 3rd, 11:59pm EST<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"meme_corner\" lj:user=\"meme_corner\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/meme-corner.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/meme-corner.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>meme_corner<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/meme-corner.livejournal.com\/2330.html\" target=\"_blank\">Meme 06 - Alphabet<\/a>, open to August 2nd, 11:59pm EST<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"playground_the\" lj:user=\"playground_the\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/playground-the.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/playground-the.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>playground_the<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playground-the.livejournal.com\/5598.html\" target=\"_blank\">Game 10 - Paper Planes<\/a>, open to August 2nd, 11:59pm EST<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"puzzleland\" lj:user=\"puzzleland\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/puzzleland.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/puzzleland.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>puzzleland<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/puzzleland.livejournal.com\/6936.html\" target=\"_blank\">Puzzle 13 - Surprise Slitherlink<\/a>, open till 3 people enter<br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/puzzleland.livejournal.com\/5237.html\" target=\"_blank\">Puzzle 10 - Find Your Way!<\/a>, open to August 3rd, 11:59pm EST<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"stampinggrounds\" lj:user=\"stampinggrounds\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/stampinggrounds.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/stampinggrounds.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>stampinggrounds<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stampinggrounds.livejournal.com\/611.html\" target=\"_blank\">Stamping 001 - Whedonverse<\/a>, no deadline to apply, apps closing every Monday","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/9668.html?view=comments#comments","category":"!weekly roundup"},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/2524.html","pubDate":"Thu, 23 May 2013 02:13:06 GMT","title":"Open Activities","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/2524.html","description":"<b>Open Activities:<\/b><br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"universe_the\" lj:user=\"universe_the\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>universe_the<\/b><\/a><\/span>:<br \/><br \/><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">002 - Ladies<\/a>, open to March 20th 11:59pm EST<br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/30633.html\" target=\"_blank\">003 - The Big One - About to get Personal<\/a>, open to May 3rd but Part 1 only to March 28th 11:59pm EST<br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/29173.html\" target=\"_blank\">000 - Pimps<\/a>, open to the end of the phase<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"arena_the\" lj:user=\"arena_the\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/arena-the.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/arena-the.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>arena_the<\/b><\/a><\/span>:<br \/><br \/>N\/A<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"letterbattle\" lj:user=\"letterbattle\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/letterbattle.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/letterbattle.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>letterbattle<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><br \/><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Fic 01 - All Gen All the Time<\/a>, open to March 15th 11:59pm EST<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"meme_corner\" lj:user=\"meme_corner\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/meme-corner.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/meme-corner.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>meme_corner<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><br \/><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Meme 01 - The ABCs of me, Fandom Edition<\/a>, open to March 11th 11:59pm EST<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"playground_the\" lj:user=\"playground_the\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/playground-the.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/playground-the.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>playground_the<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><br \/>N\/A<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"puzzleland\" lj:user=\"puzzleland\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/puzzleland.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/puzzleland.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>puzzleland<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><br \/>N\/A<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"spillthecolors\" lj:user=\"spillthecolors\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/spillthecolors.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/spillthecolors.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>spillthecolors<\/b><\/a><\/span>:<br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/spillthecolors.livejournal.com\/10947.html\" target=\"_blank\">Graphics 01 - Awards Season<\/a>, open to March 25th 11:59pm EST<br \/><br \/>At <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"stampinggrounds\" lj:user=\"stampinggrounds\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/stampinggrounds.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/stampinggrounds.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>stampinggrounds<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stampinggrounds.livejournal.com\/1328.html\" target=\"_blank\">Stamping - Firefly - Traits<\/a>, stamping open to the end of the phase, traits suggestions to March 7th, 11:59pm EST<br \/><br \/>If you wish to copy the list:<br \/><textarea>&lt;b&gt;Open Activities:&lt;\/b&gt;\n\nAt &lt;lj user=\"universe_the\"&gt;:\n\n&lt;a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/30633.html\"&gt;003 - The Big One - About to get Personal&lt;\/a&gt;, open to May 3rd but Part 1 only to March 28th 11:59pm EST\n\n&lt;a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/29173.html\"&gt;000 - Pimps&lt;\/a&gt;, open to the end of the phase\n\nAt &lt;lj user=\"letterbattle\"&gt;\n\n\nAt &lt;lj user=\"meme_corner\"&gt;\n\n\nAt &lt;lj user=\"spillthecolors\"&gt;:\n\n&lt;a href=\"http:\/\/spillthecolors.livejournal.com\/10947.html\"&gt;Graphics 01 - Awards Season&lt;\/a&gt;, open to March 25th 11:59pm EST\n\nAt &lt;lj user=\"stampinggrounds\"&gt;\n\n&lt;a href=\"http:\/\/stampinggrounds.livejournal.com\/1328.html\"&gt;Stamping - Firefly - Traits&lt;\/a&gt;, stamping open to the end of the phase, traits suggestions to March 7th, 11:59pm EST\n\n<\/textarea>","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/2524.html?view=comments#comments","category":["!weekly roundup","!open activities"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/1481.html","pubDate":"Sun, 19 May 2013 21:50:49 GMT","title":"Poll","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/1481.html","description":"As you can see, the teams are pretty small as of right now. I can't say I'm surprised and I'm aware that it is because of people being cautious because of an unknown mod. I get it, really. <br \/><br \/>As I mentioned in my <a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/1176.html\" target=\"_blank\">previous entry<\/a> - along with other pretty vital information about the community - I've decided to hear your opinion on the subject before making a decision. <br \/>Our options, as I see them, are: 1. We can start with small teams and hope there are people out there who wanted to wait what kind of challenges this comm will have and what my style of running the comm is. And of course, that they will be satisfied enough with what they see to join. 2. We can postpone the start if you think there are more people you can talk into joining. 3. We could merge teams to have just two teams, at least for the first phase. At the moment I'm thinking Air and Earth as one and Fire and Water as the other because that would make the two teams even in members. If you see a fourth option, I would love to hear it!<br \/><br \/>Please vote, the poll will be open for 48 hours (let's say to 6pm EST\/10pm GMT on Tuesday, May 21st)<br \/><br \/><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livejournal.com\/poll\/?id=1914319\">View Poll: What do we do?<\/a><\/div><br \/><br \/>Thanks!","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/1481.html?view=comments#comments","category":["!important poll","!mod post"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/907.html","pubDate":"Wed, 01 May 2013 22:31:40 GMT","title":"000 - The Selection Begins","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/907.html","description":"<b>What is this?<\/b><br \/><br \/>Your first task, should you choose to accept it, is to help with the process of selecting people to become inhabitants of Universe, The. What this means is that you need to do is make an entry (at your LJ, your community, social communities of other landcomms, anywhere) promoting this community and link it here under your team thread. <br \/><br \/>You can make a promo banner for additional points.<br \/><br \/><br \/><b>Points:<\/b> 5 for making a pimp post, 10 for making your own pimping banner, 5 for every person who mentions you in their application (up to 5 people)<br \/><br \/>If you pimp the community before you are officially sorted and post the link in your application you <i>do not<\/i> need to post it here, I will assign you your points as soon as you are sorted.<br \/><br \/><b>Deadline:<\/b> end of the phase (exact time TBD)","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/907.html?view=comments#comments","category":["000","phase 1"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/724.html","pubDate":"Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:13:10 GMT","title":"Apply here!","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/724.html","description":"Sorry, we're closed!<br \/> <br \/>Please fill out the following form if you would like to become a member. <br \/><br \/>Teams here at Universe, The are: <br \/>AIR<br \/>EARTH<br \/>FIRE<br \/>WATER<br \/><br \/>The team you are on has no influence on what you can do and how you can do it so you don't have anything to be concerned with if you don't get your first choice. <br \/><br \/>If there is someone you want to be on a team with (up to two people), please say so in your application under Team Choice.<br \/><br \/>Phase four: March 1st to May 3rd.<br \/><br \/><b>CURRENTLY OPEN TEAMS:<\/b> AIR, EARTH, WATER<br \/><br \/><textarea>\n&lt;b&gt;Name\/nickname:&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;Team choice:&lt;\/b&gt; (please list the teams in order of preference)\n&lt;b&gt;My favorite type of challenges is:&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;Other land comms I am\/was in:&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;Who told you about the community?&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/lj-spoiler&gt;","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/724.html?view=comments#comments","category":"applications"},{"guid":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/349.html","pubDate":"Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:53:30 GMT","title":"Welcome, Info and FAQ","author":"founder_the","link":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/349.html","description":"Welcome to Universe, The!<br \/><br \/>The idea behind this community is to combine the best things about land comms with some other fun things about fandom and being on the internet. Think land comm on a larger scale, a comm with more diversity of possibilities. The inspiration comes from land comms (d'uh), Hogwarts is Home (despite my limited knowledge of it) and numerous other communities. <br \/><br \/>All sorts of fandoms are welcome, movies, tv, books, comics... Some challenges will be focused on a specific type but more often than not the choice is yours.<br \/><br \/>Originally, our basis of operation was going to be on dreamwidth - centeroftheuniverse@DW is the comm that was the start of the idea. And everything was going to be happening in both places but I still haven't worked out the logistics and I got tired of waiting for the epiphany to come. I've been having some naming issues as well and having the same comm names here and there is proving difficult. And so Universe <i>comma<\/i> The was born!<br \/><br \/>(If there is interest or if LJ makes another bad change there will be a DW counterpart for sure.)<br \/><br \/><b>THE BASICS:<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>What will I see here?<\/b><br \/>Lots of graphic and fic challenges, games, bingo, puzzles... Your typical land comm stuff. And then some. Reviews, recs, graphic and fic battles, watchalongs, memes, stamping... There will be more opportunities for socializing while earning points.<br \/>None of these will be obligatory for everyone, of course.<br \/><br \/><b>How do I sign up?<\/b><br \/>In order to become a resident of Universe, The you need to fill out a short form <a href=\"http:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/724.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and be accepted. That form includes stating your team preference. As your application is approved, you will be assigned to a team. I will try to give you your first choice team but sometimes that will not be possible or at least you will have to wait if you have only one team you're interested in being on.<br \/><br \/><b>Hold on, what <i>is<\/i> this land comm you keep talking about?<\/b><br \/>Land comms are either fandom-specific or more general communities in which members join teams and do challenges earning points for their teams. While each phase (anywhere between a few weeks and a few months long) has an official winner - the team with most points - it's really more about enjoying your fandom(s) with people who enjoy it\/them as much as you do and getting to know people of LJ(\/DW at a later point).<br \/><br \/><b>How will these activities and challenges work?<\/b><br \/>Each new activity\/challenge will have its rules explained in its entry. Submissions not following the rules will not be accepted. Deadlines for specific activities will also be clearly stated in their entries. Manners of submissions will wary depending on the type of activity but directions will always be present. If you're unsure about an activity, the questions thread for that activity is the place for you.<br \/><br \/><b>Do I have to do everything? How do points work?<\/b><br \/>Most definitely not. You can choose the activities you wish to do. The more things you do, the more points you and your team get but no one expects you to do everything. That said, trying new things can be tons of fun so if you never tried something, don't be scared or worried, go for it! You will not be cut from the community for inactivity but around the 25th of each month everyone who hasn't entered anything during that month will get the inactive status. This status is voided as soon as you enter something. Inactive members will not be counted towards the total number of members for averaging challenge points.<br \/><br \/><b>Are there any specific rules regarding my behavior aside from rules for entering challenges?<\/b><br \/>Several easy ones.<br \/>- Treat all the members of the community and myself with respect.<br \/>- Don't bash anyone. People here, actors, directors, producers, writers, artists, musicians, characters, ANYONE. Just don't.<br \/>- Put all spoilers behind a cut. Two weeks after an episode has aired, 3 months after a movie has opened in the theaters, and always warn for major spoilers like character deaths or big reveals, even for older shows\/movies. <br \/>- Always use warnings. NSFW, ratings, potential triggers, etc.<br \/><br \/><b>PAGE THE MOD<\/b><br \/>All you inquires go here. Comments are screened but if you prefer keeping your questions private and\/or you're worried about me unscreening them to reply and someone reading them you can always PM me. I have outernet obligations, too, but I will always try to get back to you within a day at most.<br \/><br \/>And finally, who am I and why the need for an account solely for this purpose?<br \/>I've been on livejournal for many, many years now. I've been in land comms and I have friends who've been in land comms and I have friends I've met through land comms. I love my life here on lj and the community of people in land comm circles. But I prefer keeping my el-jay persona separate from this mod persona. And as I'm hoping this community will expand it seems fitting to name myself just what I am, only the founder of this universe.","comments":"https:\/\/universe-the.livejournal.com\/349.html?view=comments#comments","category":["info","faq"]}]}}