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News
Daily spoiler-free news at spnfencentral

Challenges
Challenge #18 at mishastills
Challenge #182 at super_stillness

Fanfic: Sam/Dean
He's a Heartache by deanandsamsmuse (NC-17)
a climate we can't leave by little_missmimi (NC-17)
memories of me are more like bad dreams by darkmerrick (R)
Delirious by chewysun (PG)
Loyalty Lies by slartibartfast (R, girl!Sam/Dean)
Poisoned by vambrace (NC-17)
Schrodinger’s Cat by elfinessy (NC-17)
Know when to walk away and know when to run by deirdre_c (NC-17)
Dr. Tristan Winchester by sarywinchester (PG)

Fanfic: Other Slash
The Necessary Steps 1/? by ladyoneill (NC-17, Sam/Gabriel)
Emergency Relief Effort by jessebee (NC-17, Sam/Gabriel)
Sinners and Scamps by inksheddings (R, Sam/Gabriel)
The Offering by jenab (PG, Sam/Gabriel)
How Angels Love by miya_tenaka (NC-17, Sam/Gabriel)
There Is No You (There Is Only Me) by mad_server (R, Sam/Castiel, Dean/Castiel)
Pie vs. Cheesecake. Vol 87 by c00kie (PG, Dean/Castiel, Sam/Lucifer)
Embellishment by downfall35 (PG, Dean/Castiel)
Perspective by ninkasa (PG, Dean/Castiel)
A Kind of Magic by niela_xxx (PG, Dean/Castiel)
A Trickle of Strangers by roxymissrose (NC-17, Dean/Castiel)
Heaven Beside You 6/7 by amerikangothic (R, Dean/Castiel)
Slow Dancing by jenab (PG, Dean/Castiel)
The Wooing of Dean Winchester by kaylbunny (PG-13, Dean/Castiel)
Road Trip by ksock (PG-13, Dean/Castiel)
Skittles Never Tasted So Bitter (Or Sweet) As Family by everysecondtues (PG-13, Dean/Castiel)

Fanfic: Gen
All in a Name by authoressnebula (PG-13)
The Family Jewels 7/? by sg2009fic (PG-13)
Side Still Unchosen by alesca_munroe (PG)
Heaven Sent by jimandblair (PG)
It's Not a Yeti by sg2009fic (PG-13)
In the closet by marlowe78 (PG-13)
Metallicar Ain't Got Nothin' on Mac by saberivojo (PG)
Sam/Impala/Pie/Dean=/=OT4 by everysecondtues (PG-13)
The Name of the Sacrament 1/8, 2/8, 3/8, 4/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, and 8/8 by sytaxia (PG-13)

Fanfic: Het
Walk With You In Dreams 4/? by miss_annthropic (NC-17, Dean/Carmen)
These Vagabond Shoes 7/? by potc_fanatic111 (PG-13, Castiel/OFC)

Fanfic: Other
You Found Me 5/? by the_fmly_bzns (Queer as Folk crossover, R, Justin/Sam)
Second Chances 7/? by princess_schez (Charmed crossover, PG-13)

Fanfic: RPF
We Could Be Heroes (Just For One Day) by arlad (R, Jared/Jensen)
Fuck ‘N’ Fries by wickedlilwitch (NC-17, Jensen/Chad)
Black Ice 1/? by scriptcat (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)
Cowboy Verse 8/? by nightporters (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)
Life, Interrupted 3/? by sarcasticdaisy (Adult, Jared/Jensen)
Absolution by kiraynn (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)
Defining 'Painfully Shy' by eviltwin (PG, Jared/Jensen)
Spoiled Brat, Richbitch Diva 6/? by sammyndeansgrl1 (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)
A Kept Boy 80/? by poisontaster (Adult, Jeff/Jensen, Jared/Jensen)
The Shape and the Color by mystik_ivanow (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)
Open Mic Night 3/? by athenaswirls (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)
Beauty in the Breakdown by sinnerforhire (PG-13, Jared/Jensen)
Perfect Pizza by letsgetstarted (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)
There is a future (Let's not try to figure out everything at once) by the_milky_way (PG-13, Jared/Jensen)
The Thirst Verse 2/? by letsgetstarted (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)

Recs
Castiel vid rec by samanthamt
Self-recs at rec_hymenated
Vid rec by greyowl88
AU fic recs at rec_hymenated
Sam/Dean fic recs at crack_impala

Icons
SPN icons by fullonswayzeed
SPN icons by char_cohen
31 Jensen, 29 Jared, and 18 misc. icons by nito_punk
SPN icons by deanbean08
SPN icons by exp0se

Fanart
Insane Jared (manip) by littleslasher09
Cas vs. the Buy More (drawing) by alexwhitewell
Jared - Smoke and Lightning by petite_madame
Dean fanart by riama82
Fanart and gifs by nami86
Castiel and Dean/Castiel wallpapers by kasienka_nikki
Castiel/Dean fanart by 22by7 [NSFW]
Jared manip by aic67
Jared/Jensen manip by aic67

Screencaps/Pictures
Picspam: 50 Castiel Moments by dramaturgy

Vids
Awakened by orlisroses29
I'm Dying by kara_d_vids
The Ballad of a Broken Heart by jaychan85
Your Decision by rhoboat
Out of My Mind by wolfpup2000

Miscellaneous
The third group of episodes is up at Supernatural March Madness posted by un_conscience
Discussion post at spn_michael

The OTW would like to congratulate Transformative Works and Cultures on the publication of their fourth issue -- their first to focus on a single fandom: Supernatural. Get more information about this exciting issue at the Issue 4 announcement post, or read the interview with guest editor Catherine Tosenberger.

TWC is something really special -- it's the only peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on fan studies; it's open access; its contents are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License; and it's created and distributed using open source journal software.

But that's not all! Consider this: our amazing editors are doing the equivalent of producing two books of fan studies a year, full of content written by and for fans.

To sum up: like all of OTW's projects, TWC is collaboratively made, it's high-quality, and it's free.

Support the OTW, and support Transformative Works and Cultures!

This post available in English, Deutsch, and Español on the OTW Blog.

Transformative Works and Cultures, the academic journal project of the OTW, has just released its fourth issue, a special issue on Supernatural guest edited by Catherine Tosenberger. The special issue contains academic articles, shorter academic- and fan-written Symposium pieces, interviews with Supernatural fans, and book reviews all on the topic of Supernatural. We're incredibly excited to release this special issue because there is so much interest in this topic—and in this fandom.

Guest editor Catherine Tosenberger is an acafan who works as an assistant professor at the University of Winnipeg in Canada. Her PhD is in English from the University of Florida. She specializes in folklore and children's lit, and she is active in the Harry Potter, Glee, and Supernatural fandoms. She's interested in slash, incest, seriality, and the issues surrounding young people on the Internet.

Catherine published an article about Supernatural in TWC No. 1 in 2008 entitled "'The epic love story of Sam and Dean': Supernatural, Queer Readings, and the Romance of Incestuous Fan Fiction." It is the TWC article with the largest number of hits: 22,786 as I write this. She has also published several articles on Harry Potter fan fic, which is the topic of her dissertation.

We asked Catherine five questions—read her answers, just below the cut!

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Current Mood: happy

The academic journal Transformative Works and Cultures, a project of OTW, released its latest issue on March 15, 2010: an issue on Supernatural guest-edited by acafan Catherine Tosenberger. Rush over here to read and comment on the essays! This is the first issue of TWC to focus on a single text.

In addition to academic essays, the issue contains shorter Symposium articles. There are close readings of specific SPN eps and the show as a whole as well as essays that discuss fan-created artworks and fandom itself. We also interviewed SPN profic writer Keith R. A. DeCandido, members of the Super-wiki team, and Wincon organizer Ethrosdemon.

The full press release appears below the cut. Feel free to disseminate widely!

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Current Mood: excited

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Challenges
Voting for challenge #186 at jensenstillness
Challenge #187 at jensenstillness


Fanfic: Sam/Dean
The Only Thing He Sees by monday7112 (also Sam/Castiel; NC-17)


Fanfic: Other Slash
Broken by blueskypenguin (Sam/Gabriel; R)
Promises by denazia (Sam/Gabriel; NC-17)
Diner Death Match: French Fries Are The Ultimate Victor by everysecondtues (Dean/Castiel; PG-13)
Hold by cassandra_leeds (Dean/Castiel; PG)
Drunk on (Chocolate) Liquor by mithrel (Sam/Gabriel; NC-17)
Visions and delusions by tigriswolf (Dean/Castiel; PG)
All Roads Lead Here by heavenvhellvus (Sam/Gabriel, Dean/Castiel; NC-17)
In Your Dreams by jenab (Dean/Michael; R)
Dragging You Down by edenbound (Dean/Castiel; PG-13)


Fanfic: Gen
Chased by the Devil by 4422shini (R)
Cause I Know You’re Mad (3/3) by 27_jaredjensen (PG-13)
I know that the Son will rise by tigriswolf (PG)
Good Country People (31/37) by silverruffian (R)
Shut Your Cakehole by dotfic (R)
In Which Dean is Still Too Young to Drive by aderam (PG)


Fanfic: Other
In Theory, This Works by whreflections (Leverage crossover; Sam/Eliot; NC-17)
Entangled Fangs (7/?) by virtualpersonal and sam_dean_fetish (Twilight crossover; Dean/Sam; NC-17)
Lockdown (8/10) by ash_carpenter (Buffy and Angel crossover; Sam/Dean, Lindsey/Spike, Spike/Angel, Lindsey/Giles, Giles/Ethan, Sam/Giles, Wesley/Lindsey; NC-17)
Buffy vs Becky Round Two: The Prophet Chuck by lady_yashka (Buffy crossover; Becky/Chuck; PG)
Seek and ye shall find by tigriswolf (Leverage crossover; Michael/Lucifer, Dean/Castiel; PG)
He's A Heartache by deanandsamsmuse (Dean/Sam, Bobby/Ellen; NC-17)


Fanfic: RPF
We Could Be Heroes (Just For One Day) by arlad (Jensen/Jared; R)
The Letter - J2 (5/?) by kimisgirl (Jensen/Jared; NC-17)
You Look Good Enough To Eat by transfixeddream (Jensen/Jared; NC-17)
Keep your hands to yourself by cathybites (Jensen/Jared; NC-17)
Choices and Chances (6/18) by evening_spirit (Jensen/Jared; PG-13)
Extra-Curricular by eviltwin (Jensen/Jared; Adult)
The Thirst Verse (1/?) by letsgetstarted (Jensen/Jared; NC-17)
This Will Not Stay In Vegas by raths_kitten (Jensen/Jared; NC-17)
That's not our song by kelleigh (Jensen/Jared; R)
The Ides of March (19/?) by krebsbach (Jensen/Jared; NC-17)
We'll always have Vancouver by the_fmly_bzns (Jensen/Jared; R)
What Is and What Never Should Be (1/2) by annie46 (Jared/Genevieve, Jensen/Jared, Jensen/Danneel; PG-13)
Spoiled Brat, Richbitch Diva (5/?) by sammyndeansgrl1 (Jensen/Jared; NC-17)


Recs
Blast From The Past recs at crack_impala
Art/Multimedia recs at rec_hymenated
Wincest and J2 blowjob recs at spnroundtable
Sam/Dean rec by deirdre_c


Icons
39 Jensen and 39 Jared icons by nito_punk
20 Chuck icons by misty_writes
SPN icons and wallpapers by rhcp_csi


Fanart
Because I Want You, Too by nursethalia and plentyofowls (Dean/Castiel; PG-13)
I'll Be Yours by nursethalia and plentyofowls (Lucifer/Castiel; PG-13)
His Protector by garana (Dean/Castiel; PG-13)
So... This Is Heaven by superfire
From another angle by mina_e (NC-17) [NSFW]
45 still and animated icons, 8 sidebar animations, 1 wallpaper and logo-free screencaps for 3x01 and 4x06 by ina_ami
I Have Tried In My Way To Be Free by tripoli8
Sketch by 22by7 (Dean/Castiel) [NSFW]


Screencaps/Pictures
Picspam by animotus
Jensen and Jared picspam by jojothecr


Multimedia
Fanmix/Picspam: Of Angels and Hunters by reality0junkie (Dean/Castiel; PG)


Meta
"Well, You Are Kind Of Butch": The Bisexuality Of Dean Winchester by waterofthemoon

Our fannish wiki project, Fanlore, is both fun and useful! Allow us to demonstrate:

Ever gafiated because your fanpair couldn't understand that trickyfish would never pass the broccoli test? Ever have a BNF brit-pick your Pros curtainfic only to declare that you'd been totally fanon-Jossed by the hivemind? Ever suspected a profic of being a fusion from your gateway fandom with the serial numbers filed off by a flounced BOFQ? Ever had your AMTDI badfic kripked so that you had to fridge your Mary Sue, then during machete beta realized you're circling the id vortex? Ever had your C6D PWP hit someone's embarrassment squick, and regretfully offered them brain bleach? Ever been flamed for saying someone's BSO has too much manpain to be a GQMF based on fannish osmosis? Ever made Paul Gross arms because FIAWOL? Ever followed your BFF's fannish drift into WNGWJLEO tinhat territory, only to find yourself in a kerfluffle in which lurkers support you in email after Snacky's law goes into effect, then declared FIJAGH? Ever realized the little black dress in your vampire AU GSF is suffering from a bad case of zombie hand?

Well, luckily Fanlore is at the ready, and we can all avoid disaster!

Support the OTW, and enrich fandom's vocabulary of experiences.

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News
5x16 episode description posted by agt_spooky and others [SPOILERS]
Spoiler-free news roundup at spnfencentral
Upcoming guest star comments on working with Jared and Jensen posted by missyjack and others [SPOILERS]
Jensen interview from the 100th episode party posted by missyjack and others
Synopsis of the new SPN book Heart Of The Dragon posted by fakelunacy

Challenges
Name That Cap challenge #2, day 67 by raloria
Challenge #194 voting and challenge #195at jared_stillness
Challenge #49 and challenge #47 bannersat ruby_stills

Fanfic: Sam/Dean
For What We Are Worth by saltnburnbaby (NC-17)
Driver Picks by mistyzeo (adult)
Shades of Sharp 19/? by smash86 (NC-17)
Lost and Broken Things 4/? by poppymoon3 (NC-17)

Fanfic: Other Slash
Happy Birthday, Castiel by tehopheliac (Dean/Castiel, PG-13)
Embrace by morganoconner (Sam/Gabriel, Dean/Castiel; R)
Sacrifices by heavenlyxbodies (Dean/Castiel, PG)
Angel of the Silence by sakasama_no_cho (Dean/Castiel, PG-13)
Dream A Little Dream 10/? by mia6363 (Sam/Gabriel, Dean/Castiel; PG-13)
Broken by blueskypenguin (Sam/Gabriel, R)
Belong to You by morganoconner (Sam/Gabriel, NC-17)
Little Things 4/10 by dark_austral (Dean/Castiel, PG)
For What it's Worth by mithrel (Dean/Castiel, PG)
Five Times Dean Tried To Tell Castiel He Loved Him, and the One Time He Finally Understood by shanaqui (Dean/Castiel, G)
The Free Fall 4/9 by oso_intricate (Dean/Castiel, PG-13)

Fanfic: Gen
by contrast with the love by calamitycrow (PG-13)
Cause I Know You're Mad 2/3 by 27_jaredjensen (PG-13)
Blood and Loss by fille_de_tsuki (PG-13)
For All I Know 3/4 by kiltiebum (R)
Diary of a '67 Impala 3/? by shyriann (PG)
Cutting Edge by saberivojo (PG)

Fanfic: Het
I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You 9-13/? by rsc88tx (Dean/OFC, R)

Fanfic: Other
Growing Into More by lavendergaia (Sam/Dean/Mary, R)
Of Desire and the Status Quo 25/? by metamorphagi (Dark Angel crossover, gen, R)
Crossroads at the Foxhole by alchemyalice (Band Of Brothers crossover, gen, PG)
Terminal [Between the Lines] 5/5 by slsh_lvr08 (Sam/Dean Smith, Castiel/Ruby; PG-13)
There but for the grace of God go I by cs_whitewolf (Legion crossover, gen, G)
Lockdown 8/10 by ash_carpenter (Buffy and Angel crossover; Sam/Dean, Lindsey/Spike, Spike/Angel, Lindsey/Giles, Giles/Ethan, Sam/Giles, Wesley/Lindsey; NC-17)
Ace In The Hole by scribblesinink (Jericho crossover, gen, PG-13)
How It All Began by indigominstrels (Leverage crossover, gen, R)

Fanfic: RPF
keep your hands to yourself by cathybites (Jared/Jensen, NC-17)
Leap of Faith 29/? by something_rare (Jared/Jensen, Jensen/OMC, Jared/OMC; NC-17)
With The Tide, We Roll On by eviltwin (Jared/Jensen, PG-13)
Scary Monsters 8/? by annie46 (Jared/Jensen, NC-17)
Spoiled Brat, Richbitch Diva 3/? and 4/? by sammyndeansgrl1 (Jared/Jensen, NC-17)

Recs
Dean/Castiel golden oldies fic recs at rec_hymenated
Assorted crossover fic and vid recs by giandujakiss at sawedoff_recs
Gen and Sam/Dean Big Bang fic recs by elanorelle at spnroundtable

Icons
SPN icons by deadwillwalk

Screencaps/Pictures
Pictures from Jared and Genevieve's wedding linked by cloex_brosluvr

Fanart
Jensen graphics by apieceofcake
Gabriel drawing by fox4859
You already have my life by i_rise_inside (Dean/Castiel, G)
Sam and Dean wallpaper by liangmin

Songvids
Tequila by greyowl88

Multimedia
Podfic: Carrion Comfort by pandarus (Sam/Dean, NC-17)
Clips of Misha in CSI: New York posted by _tyrande_
Podfic: Smoke And Lightning, Heavy Metal Thunder 30/50 read by kreutzmarie (Jared/Jensen, NC-17)

Miscellaneous
Info on Asylum 4 cast print art for asylum_con
Mod post: reminder about questions for asylum_con
Haiku Post #6 at spnroundtable

Fans have always known that they can do amazing things, working together. An individual fan may have creativity and talent, but we have so much more power as a group. But traditional fan strategies like letter-writing campaigns, taking out ads, and sending creative messages to The Powers That Be don't always work nowadays. We still need to band together, but sometimes we also need some specialized help.

This past year, the OTW's Legal Advocacy project worked to defend our rights to fair use in various ways, big and small. A lot of this work is out of the spotlight -- helping individual fans who might otherwise be intimidated into silence, or stopped from doing the things fans love to do. But most of OTW's advocacy work is visible, and is about amplifying our voice -- about helping us be seen and heard when people in power are making or considering decisions that affect us and our work as fans.

In 2009, the OTW helped Glockgal formulate and direct a counternotice against Viacom following an unfair takedown of her Zazzle store ; we explained the creative work of vidders and other remix artists at DMCA Anticircumvention hearings before the US Library of Congress; we participated in filing an amicus brief to support the position that a really restrictive court decision defining transformativeness as parody and nothing else should be reversed on appeal.

Support for the OTW is support for fans' right to be fans. To think and discuss critically. To transform, reflect, react, create, and reshape the world around us. To participate and take part in the culture around us. We can't lose that. We have to stand our ground. It's ours.

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News
TV's Craziest Fan Bases... With Video Proof posted by x5vale
100th episode casting spoilers posted by pink_thunder17 [SPOILERS]
Spoiler-free news roundup at spnfencentral
Interview with Alex Ferris (the first young Sam Winchester) posted by agt_spooky
5x21 title and 5x22 spoilers posted by soonafter [SPOILERS]

Challenges
Challenge #17 reminder at mishastills

Fanfic: Sam/Dean
Big Girls Do Cry, or The Time Sam Winchester Bitched Slapped His Brother, Several Times by lylithj2 (NC-17)
remember how you used to say (I'd be the one to run away) by dime_for_12 (NC-17)
Solid State by kirschvanille (PG)
What doesn't kill you 9/? by smash86 (NC-17)

Fanfic: Other Slash
Doghouse Roses by janie_tangerine (Dean/Castiel, PG-13)
Tell Me That You'll (Open Your Eyes) by tuesdayfic (Dean/Castiel, NC-17)
you, in parts by batang_paslit (Dean/Castiel, PG-13)
I'd come for you by insatiablegrit (Sam/Gabriel, R)
Beer Good by lisztful (Dean/Castiel, PG-13)
Brotherly Bonding by kijikun (Dean/Castiel, Sam/Gabriel; PG)
Why the World Will End by xarixian (Dean/Castiel, PG)
The Free Fall 3/9 by oso_intricate (Dean/Castiel, PG-13)
Quiet, Please by mithrel (Sam/Gabriel, NC-17)
At the End of the World by mithrel (Lucifer/Michael, PG-13)
The Devil's Tail 4/? by shilohx (Dean/Michael, Sam/Castiel, Lucifer/Michael; NC-17)
Fruit Salad by jenab (Sam/Gabriel, R)
By the Grace of God by morganoconner (Dean/Castiel, PG)
Peep Show by morganoconner (Sam/Gabriel, PG)
Watching by morganoconner (Sam/Gabriel, PG)
Teamwork by morganoconner (Sam/Gabriel, PG-13)

Fanfic: Gen
Is Anybody There by hansons_angel (R)
Cause I Know You're Mad 1/3 by 27_jaredjensen (PG-13)
Walls by ultraviolet9a (PG-13)
Ashes by thruterryseyes (PG-13)
Have It Your Way by caffienekitty (PG)
Of Electric Sheep by ficwriter1966 (PG)
The End is Near by dante_s_hell (PG-13)
I've Got You Under My Skin 6/12 by livilend (R)

Fanfic: Het
Back Onto Black by vodou_blue (Dean/Carmen, NC-17)
Belief by shanaqui (Sam/Jess, R)
Progeny by jenab (girl!Sam/Gabriel, PG)

Fanfic: Other
Peace When You Are Done by chaos_erevos (Dean/John, John/Mary; R)
Touched by an Angel 26-28/? by nilitara (Harry Potter crossover, Castiel/Harry, PG)
You found me 4/? by the_fmly_bzns (Queer As Folk crossover, Sam/Justin, PG-13)

Fanfic: RPF
Unexpected Cue by cha and anyothergirl415 (Jared/Jensen, NC-17)
this round's on the house by __tiana__ (Jared/Jensen, NC-17)
The Net Above Which He Performs 2/7 by ghostwrit (Misha/Johnny Depp, NC-17)
Welcome Home by vamphile (Jared/Jensen, NC-17)
Life, Interrupted 2/? by sarcasticdaisy (Jared/Jensen, Jensen/Danneel; adult)
Chasing Rainbows 13/? by blynnk (Jared/Jensen, Jared/Jensen/Tom; NC-17)
just the lucky kind. by sparkbyspark (Jared/Jensen, PG-13)
Spoiled Brat, Richbitch Diva 2/? by sammyndeansgrl1 (Jared/Jensen, NC-17)
The Ides of March 18/? by krebsbach (Jared/Jensen, NC-17)

Recs
Dean/Castiel porn fic recs at rec_hymenated
Sam/Dean fic rec at crack_impala
Vid rec by tiggeratl1
Jared/Jensen fic rec by wendy
Gen vid rec by maychorian
Sam/Dean and Jared/Jensen porn fic recs by velvetine01 at sawedoff_recs
Dean/Castiel and Sam/Gabriel fic recs at crack_impala

Screencaps/Pictures
Logo-free caps of Criss Angel Is A Douchebag and After School Special by anastdean

Fanart
Dean and Castiel in the city by vixengeraldine (Dean/Castiel)
Dean pencil sketch by wincestuouslove
Candy Cas (WIP) by amerikangothic
Abandon All Hope... comic by fox4859
Castiel by ravengrimm

Songvids
Holding On by dreamtofall (Sam/Dean)

Multimedia
Fanmix: Be My Escape by kodamasama (Dean/Castiel)

Meta
Be My Valentine? (thoughts on My Bloody Valentine) by missyjack

Miscellaneous
Favorite S1-4 episodes poll by sammyknuddel
S5 titles & filming dates updated by raloria [SPOILERS]
Competion reminders and request for updates on fic-related Super-Wiki pages by missyjack

We're finishing up a few odds and ends before our next major release. Our mighty Ops guys continue to slay spambots and balance load times on a highwire without a safety net (which is kind of tough dressed in full ninja gear). Down on solid ground, we're celebrating this week's virtual birthday party with a warm toast to pants. If you can rearrange the letters of your favorite city, state, and/or country (feel free to combine these elements) to spell one of Frank's favorite treats (e.g., pants, wire, paper, etc.), he'll send you over a can of whipped cream to top it all off (provided you return the empty can for his midnight snack)! And, with that, let the word scrambling commence!

Stuff you should know:

We're still working on the delayed/missing notifications issue. Sorry, we're frustrated too. We'll keep you posted. Last week, we became aware that a recently-implemented script was overwriting affiliate referral fees for some of our users. Once we confirmed this, our Ops team quickly removed the script. Please be aware that, while we may beta-test other affiliate scripts down the line, we will take greater measures to ensure that no existing user-referral arrangements are impacted in any way. While we plan to stick to a weekly news schedule, if we have a release in between regular newsletters, we'll post here to keep you informed. You can also check lj_releases for current release information.

To our paid users, we send squirrels in love!

If you have a paid or permanent account, you can send five free Squirrels in love vgifts through Monday, March 15th at 4pm, PST! You'll see both the free and the $0.99 squirrels displayed until they've scurried off to their new homes. Please send only one vgift at a time. In other words, you'll need to complete check-out and start a new order for each vgift you send. If you're not receiving vgifts (from friends and/or Frank), you may have disabled them. To enable vgifts, visit Edit profile (under Profile), scroll down to the bottom of the page, and select 'Do not disable' from the drop-down menu. Have fun!

Help is on the way!

We're pleased to announce the winner of our first charitable vgift poll, Doctors without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières, which provides critical medical care to under-served populations around the world. Priced at $2.99, we'll donate 100 percent of the proceeds we raise from the sale of this vgift (we'll cover credit card fees). We invite you to start recommending nonprofits for our next fundraising drive at ljnewscontests. We'll take suggestions through the month and post a poll in the news during the first week of April to let you choose the recipient. We thank you, again, for your passion and generosity.

We've crowned a header

Congratulations to ohterlus for submitting the winning header, which will go live next week and keep us leafy through mid-April! You can submit designs for our next header contest at ljnewscontests now until March 31st. We'll post a poll in the news to let you decide which header will sit at the top of LiveJournal from mid-April to mid-May. All artistic interpretations are welcome. The winner will get a $25 LiveJournal gift certificate. All other contributors will receive $5 gift certificates. Our heartfelt appreciation for sharing your talent and creativity!

For this week's winning photo and more adventures with Frank & Meme, we'll catch you under the cut!

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