[Backslapcember] Planning Committee

December is Backslapcember this year. We will be trying to remind people to keep it positive and love their ilxor brothers and sisters.

We have 30 slots to fill, since obviously we don't want to cut into anyone's Christmastime.

The first day I propose is Participate in a Subboard Day. Maybe you're a Site New Answers Person, or you go to ile and ilm and a couple of subboards but not much else, and so this day is one for you to broaden your horizons a little.

I'd also like to propose Ilxor Literacy Day, and have people boost the ilb traffic a little and maybe visit their local libraries.

Any suggestions? Sarah?

we should have an eight day long festival of lights in or around christmas rededicating our commitment to ilx

web comics day! Everyone likes comics, and also likes to argue about whether or not they're funny.

Okay, 8 festival of lights, and Make a Web Comic Day.

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13 Places We've Heard Peter Bjorn & John Day
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17 Festival of Lights Day 1
18 Festival of Lights Day 2
19 Festival of Lights Day 3
20 Festival of Lights Day 4
21 Festival of Lights Day 5
22 Festival of Lights Day 6
23 Festival of Lights Day 7
24 Festival of Lights Day 8
25 Christmas
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I think there should be prizes, too. For, like, every day.

prizes are great. people like prizes. people also like tiny things. the prizes should be tiny.

one day should be dedicated to showing the prizes and announcing the winners. i don't want to be derivative of other boards' celebratory months and have parades, because their parades would undoubtedly be better than ours, so backslapcember should culminate in an awards ceremony

festival lights should be from the 11th to the 19th

maybe we should have funny pictures of small children day. 1p3 has rightful ownership to cute animals.

i think december 15th should be sincere emotions day u can only post something u feel is true in your heart

we should also have <3 day

and "I got your back" day.

and blurry cell phone camera pictures day

we should have a day celebrating the nike sb

definitely

Okay. Here it is with the revisions.

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7 Particpate in a Subboard Day
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10 Ilxor Make a Web Comic Day
11 Festival of Lights Day 1
12 Festival of Lights Day 2
13 Festival of Lights Day 3: Places We've Heard Peter Bjorn & John Day
14 Festival of Lights Day 4
15 Festival of Lights Day 5: Sincere Emotions U Can Only Post Something U Feel Is True in Your Heart Day
16 Festival of Lights Day 6
17 Festival of Lights Day 7
18 Festival of Lights Day 8
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21 Laud the Nike SB
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24 <3 Day
25 Christmas
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28 "I Got Your Back" Day
29 Ilxor Literacy Day
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But isn't <3 a 1p3 thing? They have the <3/aw thread. I object to this one, really.

Remember to keep it positive! These are extra emotional days, during the holidays, and we want this to be a source of good cheer.

start a poorly-received conceptual thread on a subboard day

corollary: bump a thread only u posted 2 day

That's not very positive, Lamp! Remember to keep it positive.

But I like that you're thinking. Keep the creative juices flowing.

tbf the end of the year the end of the decade also a time for reflection and reconsideration

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Man, my mom's quilt shop is so cool.

bamcquern u read poetry and books that are unpopular and think about art and space and the underlying meaning and connectedness of things and quote german aphorisms probably u no keepin it positive is impossible

g2h abt the quilt shop tho

I think that humanism is the end result of existentialism. Life inherently lacks meaning, so one can't help but find meaning in other people. To put it platitudinously.

Also, seriously, this quilt shop is a wonderful place.

I think I am ill. I think, I mean, that my condition has flared up again, or something worse. But I'm glad I'm in Fort Myers and can see my friends.

can we have a biscuit appreciation day? or cookie appreciation day to americanise

Well, it can be both, and a day to put aside minor cultural differences and bring the Americans and Britishers closer together in understanding.

3 Biscuit/Cookie Appreciation Day to Bring Together Ilxors Separated by an Ocean

my biscuit has prawns on it, hope yr all cool

l0u1s jagg3r and his wacky foodstuffs.

sbd u 4 prawns

crustaceans are srsly just so disgusting

and rocket

lobster is a fukken disgusting food stuff thinking about eating it i feel like how cutty must feel when he sees poor fat ppl eating candybars on the subway

the greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world that a horrible bottom feeding monster was a swoonable delicacy

do they have rocket on the moon?

maybe change <3 day to emoticon appreciation day? they're such a convenient way of expressing things - it's quite beautiful in a way - like haiku

I like backslapcember - more power to this kind of thing. and keeping Twatson alive...

maybe we should have dead language day, where we could post aphrorisms in dead languages.

Biscuit/Cookie appresh could be about cross cultural exchange, like 'muricans appreciating not overly sweet, strangely substantial treats and britishers appreciating intensely sweet, diabetes-creation-machine treats.

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2 Aphorisms in Dead Languages Day
3 Particpate in a Subboard Day
4 Blurry Cell Phone Camera Pictures Day
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13 Festival of Lights Day 3: Places We've Heard Peter Bjorn & John Day
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15 Festival of Lights Day 5: Sincere Emotions U Can Only Post Something U Feel Is True in Your Heart Day
16 Festival of Lights Day 6: Compliment Someone's Display Name Day
17 Festival of Lights Day 7
18 Festival of Lights Day 8
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21 Dog Latin/TWATSoN Appreciation Day
22 Bump an Unloved Piddling Thread for Lamp Day (Bold Thread Day)
23 Laud the Nike SB
24 Emoticons in Other Languages Day
25 Christmas
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28 "I Got Your Back" Day
29 Ilxor Literacy Day
30 Lobster Is a Fukken Disgusting Food (Post on IRE Day)
31 TBF the End of the Year the End of the Decade Also a Time for Reflection and Reconsideration

My thinking about day 30 is that by the end of the month, maybe you're tired of all the positivity and need an outlet.

DAY OF EGGNOG

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what about a day of drawing pictures?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2510439998_95afcf869c_b.jpg

If they're even a tenth as good as that.

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:)

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^^ my birthday! :D

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^^this is mine, high fives on getting one present for xmas and bday btw

The 31st is also my mom's birthday as well as ILX supastar Tehresa. You're in good company. :D

Yeah the xmas/birthday combo sucks as does the fact that it's really tough to get ppl to motivate to do something during that week.

there should also be appreciation days for various ilx-ers:

Best Whiney G. Whinegarten zings day
Lamp day
Harbl day (cause every month needs a harbl day)
L0uis J@gger day

That's not very democratic. Some people might feel left out.

then we should have a day for

All the Ilxers who haven't had their own Appreciation Day Day

Aeon Flux and desubjectivistidutch feel the love day

We still need six more - and Backslapcember starts tomorrow! I don't want to implement bromance day, because it's such an awful word.

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2 Aphorisms in Dead Languages Day
3 Participate in a Subboard Day
4 Blurry Cell Phone Camera Pictures Day
5 I Love TLI - Too Little Information Day
6 Best Whiney Weingarten zings day
7 Biscuit/Cookie Appreciation Day to Bring Together Ilxors Separated by an Ocean
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11 Festival of Lights Day 1: L0uis J@gger Day - imitation is a sincere form of flattery
12 Festival of Lights Day 2: Hug an Internet Hardman Day
13 Festival of Lights Day 3: Places We've Heard Peter Bjorn & John Day
14 Festival of Lights Day 4: Lamp Day
15 Festival of Lights Day 5: Sincere Emotions U Can Only Post Something U Feel Is True in Your Heart Day
16 Festival of Lights Day 6: Compliment Someone's Display Name Day
17 Festival of Lights Day 7: All other ilxors who haven't had their own Appreciation Day Appreciation Day
18 Festival of Lights Day 8: Day of Eggnog
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21 Dog Latin/TWATSoN Appreciation Day
22 Bump an Unloved Piddling Thread for Lamp Day (Bold Thread Day)
23 Laud the Nike SB
24 Emoticons in Other Languages Day
25 Christmas
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27 Harbl 3: The Harbling
28 "I Got Your Back" Day
29 Ilxor Literacy Day
30 Lobster Is a Fukken Disgusting Food (Post on IRE Day)
31 TBF the End of the Year the End of the Decade Also a Time for Reflection and Reconsideration

how does everyone feel about Comfort Foods from America's Heartland day?

and day one could be Backslapcember Here are the Prizes You Could Win during Backslapcember day

I just thought that the blank days would be left blank.

like we shouldn't post anything on those days?

we should really discuss this more.

i have strong feelings about prizes day and comfort foods from America's heartland day

casseroles have a very near and dear place in my <3

especially tuna - i mean there's just something transcendent about the smell of a freshly opened can of tuna.

There's a harbl day now? Harbl's had, like FOUR appreciation threads already. Harbl must have superb ilx self esteem by now.

And Whiney does not need his own day. Dude is just a crank.

Although, I guess even cranks need tlc.

this would only be harbl's 3rd day

it would be Harbl 3

But she has the horseshoe & harbl thread and ridiculous awesome things harbl dislikes. Plus, it's her third day in three months.

rubbish childhood idols day aka the ultimate warrior day?

well - some people are worth appreciating more than others - i mean, maybe that's a challop or a truth bomb or whatever, but ...

Rubbish Child Idols Day is good.

Truth bombs are the opposite of challops practically. Not really, but close enough.

childhood, I mean

Truth bombs are the opposite of childhood day

A truth bomb is something you say that's so right that it leaves shrapnel of righteousness stuck in other people.

we need a shrapnel of righteousness thread

though maybe it would just be a pictures of war-torn cities thread.

Pictures of War-Torn Cities with Rainbow Highlights Drawn in Day

Interesting Posts from De Subjectivisten Today

We really need to finalize this schedule - I mean it starts tomorrow and we don't even have an event scheduled for the first day!

We should do it fast, because tonight are my two MUST SEE sitcoms and I haven't gone to the store yet.

What's wrong with some gaps? I like gaps. We can just keep bumping a thread with spaces in it.

we will have an executive committee of the planning committee meeting asap

we dont need a me day imo

Nah, I don't mind about the Whiney thing. Just add the last two or three suggestions to the schedule and print.

Did you want to do tomorrow's day? What do we have for that? Do you have something written already?

Oh, it's blank.

unless u meant a day celebrating the wonderful lamps of the world or maybe "is this a lamp or some girls spread thighs" thing

which is a qn i often get asked sometimes

Yeah, Lamp is mentioned twice or thrice directly or implicitly.

i think tomorrow should be titled ADVENT or Advent or maybe A.D.V.E.N.T and we could write stories abt times of transition and new beginnings in mine i think there will be a revolution and magic

maybe that isnt a v good idea but ill right my story anyway see how it goes

sometimes i think "post in the style of cryptic crossword day" would be good but it be hard and perhaps frustrating

i have a lot of ideas and prescription medicines

i like advent

Here is the final schedule for Backslapcember - High Fives everyone!

1 A.D.V.E.N.T.
2 Aphorisms in Dead Languages Day
3 Participate in a Subboard Day
4 Blurry Cell Phone Camera Pictures Day
5 I Love TLI - Too Little Information Day
6 Best Whiney Weingarten zings day
7 Biscuit/Cookie Appreciation Day to Bring Together Ilxors Separated by an Ocean
8 Pictures of War-Torn Cities with Rainbow Highlights Drawn in Day
9 Rubbish Childhood Idols Day
10 Ilxor Make a Web Comic Day
11 Festival of Lights Day 1: L0uis J@gger Day - imitation is a sincere form of flattery
12 Festival of Lights Day 2: Hug an Internet Hardman Day
13 Festival of Lights Day 3: Places We've Heard Peter Bjorn & John Day
14 Festival of Lights Day 4: Here are the Prizes You Could Win during Backslapcember day
15 Festival of Lights Day 5: Sincere Emotions U Can Only Post Something U Feel Is True in Your Heart Day
16 Festival of Lights Day 6: Compliment Someone's Display Name Day
17 Festival of Lights Day 7: All other ilxors who haven't had their own Appreciation Day Appreciation Day
18 Festival of Lights Day 8: Day of Eggnog
19 This day to be left blank day
20 Metal-Platen! - Interesting Posts from De Subjectivisten Day
21 Dog Latin/TWATSoN Appreciation Day
22 Bump an Unloved Piddling Thread for Lamp Day (Bold Thread Day)
23 Laud the Nike SB
24 Emoticons in Other Languages Day
25 Christmas
26 Comfort Foods from America's Heartland Day
27 Harbl 3: The Harbling
28 "I Got Your Back" Day
29 Ilxor Literacy Day
30 Lobster Is a Fukken Disgusting Food (Post on IRE Day)
31 TBF the End of the Year the End of the Decade Also a Time for Reflection and Reconsideration

11 Festival of Lights Day 1: L0uis J@gger Day - imitation is a sincere form of flattery

colour me excited about this one

the concept for the day is that all posts should imitate LJ's posting style. The most ambitious successful imitation will win a prize.

That's no way to build excitement!

Maybe if we tell people what the prizes are it will help build excitement.

Well, don't give anything else away.

But why can't they be SURPRISE prizes? Build excitement, you know.

There will definitely be exciting surprises as part of Backslapcember!