Town Haul Meeting July 2014 Minutes

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WSW Town Haul Meeting July 2014 Minutes:
  • In regards to elitism, remember the following. Do not confuse standards for elitism, do not confuse elitism for high standards: if your entries ever get rejected from submission, you have a right as a member to ask why it got rejected. At the same time, give new people a chance: in many case, content is greater than execution. You can still criticize people without being a jerk: remember to emphasize what they got right so they can keep improving their strengths. To quote ChibioChen, "Criticism is like rain: you should only give enough to feed a plant without killing the roots."
  • When criticizing Touhou stories, remember not to harp too much on Canon vs. Fanon/Headcanon. Storytelling tends to trump Canon/Fanon every time. Besides, Zun gave us plenty of wiggle room for our fan works: you are free to use it!
  • This community, admins and members, cares for its members. Do not think for one second that you are unappreciated, because you are. You are more loved than you think, and even if that's not true, you can still earn more love from others by sending love out. Go out and make friends, connect with others, leave honest comments on people's stuff. Appreciation/Love is not to be confused with fame. Having close friends will always beat having shallow fans. Plus, be on the lookout for Spaztique's new guide, Self-Development Wagon #6: Star Power Doesn't Work! (But Friendship Does!)
  • A reminder: If a mod steps out of line, report it and be sure to bring it up in the next Town Haul Meeting! Hold our admins accountable for their actions if they harass or make inappropriate jokes. You, the members, are our system of checks and balances.
  • After a 31-to-1 vote, Wilhiemthe2nd and RyuKenshin75 have been removed from the administration for inactivity. Like the other admins who left recently, they are still allowed in the community and have an opportunity to re-earn their status as admins.

Contest Ideas:

  • MikiBandy - Senpai Contest/Veteran and Noob Contest: Veteran Helps Newcomer Make A Walfas Tennis!
  • RandomNumbers5902672 - Reconstruct A Cliche: Take a cliche or overuse trope and make it new again!
  • StevosStuff - Rejected Sonic Storybook Ideas: Exactly what it says on the tin.
  • StevosStuff - Kieran Hale Memorial Music Video Contest: 30 second music videos.
  • Ciel-9 and DeityDiz93 - PC-98 Contest: Comics involving PC-98 Touhou.
  • ExPorygon - Danmakufu Contest: Make spell cards in Walfas. Winners will get programmed adaptations!
  • Noraneko-Sparks - ART! Contest: Exactly what is says on the tin.
  • Ultima-the-RedWyrm - Life of Servent: Comics about Sakuya, Youmu, any servents (even fairies).
  • ZenbuWaifu - Life of Boss: Similar to Ultima's, but for bosses!
  • Scyor - Headcannon Contest: Elaborate on a thing in Touhou with no canon information.
  • ScarletDevilVocaloid - AU Contest: Take Touhou to different time periods. (Alt Title: Touhou: Past, Present, FUTURE!!!)
  • Dan - Backstory Contest: Elaborate on the backstories of Touhou characters, like how Remilia became a vampire and such!
  • FullHitPoints - Animation Contest: Exactly what it says on the tin.
  • DoctorNubCake - General Collab Contest: Groups team up to make stuff.
  • DoctorNubCake - Random *CANON* Character Contest: Make a contest about a random *canon* character.
  • Spaztique, inspired by DoctorNubCake - Random *Randomized* Character Contest: Generate a random character, make a comic revolving around them, facial expression and all! (Admins/Contest Aides give them DNA.)

Voting will begin after the current contest, so get ready: these look pretty dang awesome!

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In regards to Grammar Nazism, I think people should be more aware that others aren't as good at English as a native speaker. There are a lot of non-native English speaking users in the Wagon, so it's always a good idea to consider where the person might be coming from if their grammar or spelling is off. Speaking from experience: learning a second language is hard, and English has a lot of inconsistent rules that make it difficult for non-natives to master. A friendly correction is the much better option for addressing this situation rather than just outright being rude to them for making a mistake they might not have realized they made.