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Layout Marathons / Layout Marathon Guidelines
« on: June 13, 2005, 12:24:16 AM »
Lol.. the way this is running, we're gonna be booking until 2006...?
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News and Announcements / New Categories... ONLINE!
« on: June 08, 2005, 11:24:40 PM »
This is all so very exciting!!! This is another proof that TAFL is growing and getting better! I feel very proud to be part of it! XDD
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Layout Marathons / Layout Marathon Guidelines
« on: June 04, 2005, 10:17:06 AM »
Thanks Shadow =) But I already did :hug:
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Layout Marathons / Layout Marathon Guidelines
« on: June 03, 2005, 08:51:29 AM »
Uh, as much as that is a great idea, I'm not like a maintainer of layout marathons or anything... I just volunteered to write the guidelines for it as it was suggested. I'll do it for this time but just as a little disclaimer (as I am a lazy person :hug: ), layout marathons are posted in the "Off-Topic Chit-Chat" forum because it's something that is run individually by people who wish to. Thus, I hope that I'm not getting myself into the job of having to keep track of marathons that are going on, etc.
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Layout Marathons / Layout Marathon Guidelines
« on: June 02, 2005, 02:30:57 PM »
Seeing as how layout marathons are becoming much like an epidemic here at the TAFL boards, here are some guidelines if you want to run your own =)
1. Post a new topic for each marathon you're thinking of running, in the Layout Marathon subforum.
2. Decide on a particular subject for the layouts for focus on. It could be anywhere from characters from 1 series, characters from series by one mangaka, bishounen/bishoujo characters, etc. Let your imagination run wild! But keep in mind that the broader your subject is, the more people might join the marathon =) Just a suggestion: try not to pick a subject that has been done recently. Otherwise, you might not get as many participants.
3. Check out whether there are other marathons currently running. When deciding when to run your marathon, make it so that it doesn't coincide with other marathons. Also, choose a comfortable time period to run the marathon. The usual is one month. If you are thinking of running a marathon concurrent with another one, try asking the owner of the other marathon. Also, mention that skinning is allowed in your rules so that participants can be in both marathons.
4. When posting about your marathon, have the few key facts in the first post:
Subject: the focus of the marathon, as described in guideline #2.
Date start: when all the layouts must be up by
Date end: the earliest date that all the layouts must stay up by, usually one month.
How to join: either have a separate join form or have people post in the thread
Who can join: domains, blogs, etc.
Any specific rules: basically your own rules, such as "one layout per characters/series".
5. Have some kind of linking system. If your marathon goes over 20 members, a button rotation is suggested since 20 buttons on a page might get tedious. But it's really up to the owner. If you're just using linking buttons, specify in your first post whether the buttons must be made by the participants or the owner of the marathon. Also, it's a good idea to jot down everyone's email so you can contact them easily.
6. You should update the first post with the participants list.
7. It might be nice if you have a FAQs page if your marathon starts getting large or if people start asking the same questions.
Again, these are just guidelines. Good luck and have fun marathoning!
1. Post a new topic for each marathon you're thinking of running, in the Layout Marathon subforum.
2. Decide on a particular subject for the layouts for focus on. It could be anywhere from characters from 1 series, characters from series by one mangaka, bishounen/bishoujo characters, etc. Let your imagination run wild! But keep in mind that the broader your subject is, the more people might join the marathon =) Just a suggestion: try not to pick a subject that has been done recently. Otherwise, you might not get as many participants.
3. Check out whether there are other marathons currently running. When deciding when to run your marathon, make it so that it doesn't coincide with other marathons. Also, choose a comfortable time period to run the marathon. The usual is one month. If you are thinking of running a marathon concurrent with another one, try asking the owner of the other marathon. Also, mention that skinning is allowed in your rules so that participants can be in both marathons.
4. When posting about your marathon, have the few key facts in the first post:
Subject: the focus of the marathon, as described in guideline #2.
Date start: when all the layouts must be up by
Date end: the earliest date that all the layouts must stay up by, usually one month.
How to join: either have a separate join form or have people post in the thread
Who can join: domains, blogs, etc.
Any specific rules: basically your own rules, such as "one layout per characters/series".
5. Have some kind of linking system. If your marathon goes over 20 members, a button rotation is suggested since 20 buttons on a page might get tedious. But it's really up to the owner. If you're just using linking buttons, specify in your first post whether the buttons must be made by the participants or the owner of the marathon. Also, it's a good idea to jot down everyone's email so you can contact them easily.
6. You should update the first post with the participants list.
7. It might be nice if you have a FAQs page if your marathon starts getting large or if people start asking the same questions.
Again, these are just guidelines. Good luck and have fun marathoning!
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News and Announcements / NEW CATEGORIES on the way!
« on: May 11, 2005, 08:47:30 PM »
WAiiii!! Congrats Lexa!!!! I knew you'd get it ^_~ Awesome new categories!!!!!
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News and Announcements / TFL/TAFL Ambassadors
« on: March 07, 2005, 04:22:05 PM »
[quote name='Danielle' date='Mar 7 2005, 03:35 PM']Unfortunately I can't post in the public thread there, but here's a link to my profile, you can see the badge there. 
Ooh that's watermelon-y! *licks* :bounce: I love your avatar, btw :x
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[/quote]Ooh that's watermelon-y! *licks* :bounce: I love your avatar, btw :x
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Questions for the Senior Staff / how applications are decided
« on: February 20, 2005, 01:30:27 AM »
Umm, this might be a stupid question but I'll ask it anyway 
Exactly how are applications decided? How do staffers choose who to give the fanlisting to? Is it first come first serve? Or those who don't have a lot of fls already? Or those who update their fls regularly? What are the criteria that staffers use to decide?
I'm just really curious. I mean, if I'm a staffer, I'd have a hard time choosing and think that it was an impartial decision. Oh, and if this is a forbidden question, please just forget I asked o__o
Exactly how are applications decided? How do staffers choose who to give the fanlisting to? Is it first come first serve? Or those who don't have a lot of fls already? Or those who update their fls regularly? What are the criteria that staffers use to decide?
I'm just really curious. I mean, if I'm a staffer, I'd have a hard time choosing and think that it was an impartial decision. Oh, and if this is a forbidden question, please just forget I asked o__o
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Questions for the Senior Staff / song fanlistings
« on: January 16, 2005, 05:56:10 PM »
Umm this question might have been kind of answered in a previous thread but I just want to make sure ^^
For fanlistings for songs that were used as anime opening or ending themes and were sung by JPop artists, would it be wise to apply to both the TAFL and TFL networks? I've seen some anime songs crosslisted with TFL and was wondering if that's the general procedure or just the choice of the owner. Are there cases where TAFL and TFL had two separate fanlistings for the same song (ie, two owners)?
Thanks a lot!
For fanlistings for songs that were used as anime opening or ending themes and were sung by JPop artists, would it be wise to apply to both the TAFL and TFL networks? I've seen some anime songs crosslisted with TFL and was wondering if that's the general procedure or just the choice of the owner. Are there cases where TAFL and TFL had two separate fanlistings for the same song (ie, two owners)?
Thanks a lot!