And that's all folks!

[animadri.livejournal.com]

1. Round #4 is a wrap! I'd like to thank the following writers and artists for participating and sharing their mad skills and talent yo with us. *G*

_faded_fallen, _ice_lady_, a_mael, airborn, aliana_iskassa,allira_dream, amethyst_hunter, apathocles, aviss, beckyh2112, belladonna12, blue_emotion, brushfiretiger, cairnsy, chibimazoku, clankclankboom, cleflink, cloudednine, daegaer, dana_kujan, dancevdragon, despina_moon, dev_chieftain, dogmatix_san, dragovianknight, eerian_sadow, eiviiaru, emerald_embers, eternalsayonara, fireun, freezing_rayne, fuzipenguin, gkingsley, grendelity, gryvon, harukami, hiza_chan kawaiigami, i_am_zan, incandescens, inksheddings, jlsigman, kameko_87, kristinmachina, kunenk, lady_ganesh, lady_noremon, ladyofshadow, lassarina, lazra, lazzchan, lurk_stiltzkin, manga_queen, manic_intent, melodywilde, mercy_slays, metanomaly, michalyn, misura, moshesque, nekokoban, nyxmidnight, poptartodoom, queenoftheskies, raisedbymoogles, raja815, ranfromrain, reversedhymnal,rivendellrose, ro_anshi, rosehiptea, rosethornli, rroselavy, saltedpin, scathachdhu, sister_dear, sjen, snipervalentine, star_of_heaven, syvia, toriru4ever, ultimi_scopuli, veleda_k, veniyah, wanderingscroll, wickedgameoff, wk_recomend, writtenbyrandom, yhibiki, yuuzaiden

Please let me know if I've missed anyone. If I did, my deepest apologies, it was unintentional.

2. Please feel free to catch up on all the fabulous fic and art created by the above listed authors/artists and many more. And don't forget to shower them with love. [Tags]

3. We've just completed our fourth round. Dude! Can you believe it? I'm still amazed at all the brilliant fic and artwork that you guys manage to create and post to this little comm. of ours every couple of months or so. I cannot thank you enough for keeping the ship afloat through this mod's grueling work schedule, random disappearances and lapses in common sense. Thank you thank you thank you!

I'm terrible at stats. I admit it! If anyone would like to *roll up their sleeves* and gives us some stuff we can really sink our teeth into, step up. I'd welcome the help! But for now here goes my lame attempt to shine the spotlight on some of our most prolific folks and a few fan-favorite fandoms.


Most Prolific Writers/Artists
1. misura (oh wow, bb. keep it coming.)
2. allira_dream (the shock! someone actually wrote more than you! dude!)
3. queenoftheskies (i knew it!)
4. incandescens (see below. you almost single-handedly helped it make top 5. love ya!)
5. icedark_elf (hope to see you back next round)

Fandoms Most Represented
1. Final Fantasy VII
2. Kingdom Hearts
3. Saiyuki
4. Bleach
5. Final Fantasy XII
edging out Weiss Kreuz, and Transformers



4. Now to challenge you guys. I love getting feedback from you. Always! Share your top 5 anything from this comm. It can be the top five fic or art pieces that you've enjoyed (over the past four rounds); top five unfulfilled prompts you'd love to see tackled; top five suggestions on how to improve this comm.; top five pairings you'd love to see written more .... the possibilities are endless. Just share!

I open the floor to you. Have at it! Tell me all.

Comments

[star-of-heaven.livejournal.com]

Even though the round is over and I never claimed it, I was suddenly inspired to write for one of the earlier prompts. Is it okay if I post it now?

[animadri.livejournal.com]

Yes, please.

[n-finitefangirl.livejournal.com]

Top Five Couples/Threesomes I Want (More) Stories For Here:

1) (Sailor Moon) Chiba Mamoru & Tsukino Usagi--Mamoru especially don't get enough luvin'!

2) (Kingdom Hearts) Axel/Roxas/Namine--Okay, so it's more like Axel and Namine sharing Roxas...but still! I think Roxas cares equally for both of them!

3) (Ace Attorney) Miles/Phoenix/Iris--Yes, I accept Iris/Phoenix. Yes, I also accept Phoenix/Miles. Why not both?

4) (Kingdom Hearts) Sephiroth/Maleficent--My crack pairing and, I'd admit, my guilty pleasure. T_T I hardly ever find stuff on these two being together!

5) (Gargoyles) Goliath/Eliza--Loves knows such boundries as species!

[kawaiigami.livejournal.com]

With you on 2 and 5 there. Though I don't always see Axel as the sharing type. :/ While I wouldn't go for Elisa/Goliath pr0n, I'd like to see more together-ness moments for them.

[syvia.livejournal.com]

I'm right there with you on 2- prompt some and see what you get~.

As for number 4... uh... prompt some and see what you get? XD

[dogmatix-san.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for running such an awesome comm, I had an absolute blast with it, both in contributing and in reading/viewing.

Top five? Hmmm. Well, I don't think I could pick out just five top entries I've enjoyed, though almost anything by icedark_elf, harukami, snipervalentine, emerald_embers, and nyxmidnight, among others, gets instantly clicked X3

*peruses prompts* Hmm, yeah, these five look interesting, and I have no idea how I missed the Cielo one, though I hardly need more prompts, uh, considering I still have two outsanding *hides*

- Crossover: - Kingdom Hearts/FFXII, Axel/Roxas: AU/AR hiding out in Dalmasca from both Ansem and Xemnas - "Ya know, I could live forever here."

- Crossover: Saiyuki/Weiss Kreuz, Hakkai/Farfarello: Power differences - Two nice Catholic boys with one eye and a thing for knives, but very different attitudes.

- Crossover: Persona 3/Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, Demi-Fiend/SEES: Harem - "This is my world; you are just living in it."

- Kingdom Hearts, Replica Riku/Sora: bodyswap - "And where were you planning to go with this?"

- Digital Devil Saga, Cielo: confused memories - he misses the ocean but he's sure he's never been there

[animadri.livejournal.com]

Oh love. THANK YOU for participating!

[kawaiigami.livejournal.com]

Wow, I couldn't make a top 5 list for this comm if I had to, there are so many lovely drawings and stories, and I'm not really dead set on any pairing/threesome or fandom. :/

I will, like dogmatix_san say thank you for maintaining this neat-o community. :) I had a great time participating in this round.

[animadri.livejournal.com]

I had a great time participating in this round.

Yay! It's a pleasure to have you here. And we'll see you back for the next round, right? *G*

[kawaiigami.livejournal.com]

XD I certainly plan on it--maybe even diversifying the fandoms I write for. Though, with how school goes, any posts for the beginning of the month might be late.^^;;;

[incandescens]

(blushes) Thank you very much!

. . . so when do we start submitting prompts for the next cycle? I have a friend who wants to join in . . . :)

[n-finitefangirl.livejournal.com]

I'm patiently waiting to start submitting prompts myself. ^^; I just hope my friend don't think me too odd with what I've come up with...

[animadri.livejournal.com]

*waves* Hi, love!

I think I'll open up a submission post in a couple of days. I'm looking to get a 5th round going during May.

[n-finitefangirl.livejournal.com]

Yay! <3 Perfect timing, too! Well, for me, that is... ^^;

[incandescens]

Excellent! Thank you very much indeed.

[incandescens]

(bats eyelashes) Is it can it be prompt submission time naow/soon?

[andremeese.livejournal.com]

You people are all super amazing, and I enjoyed springkink very much this year, even though I didn't participate. Maybe next year?


TOP FIVE REACTIONS TO SPRINGKINK:

5) Hey, cool! I should totally learn more about this fandom! (Phoenix Wright, FFVII, and Digital Devil Saga all among them)

4) *sniffle* No, whyyyyyyyy?

3) Can you really do that with a meat pie?

2) BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA*snork*

1) OH MY GOD, IS THIS TETRIS PORN?

[animadri.livejournal.com]

*G* Dude, you have seriously made my day. I love it!

[syvia.livejournal.com]

I'd like to see more FF IX- Genome pronz for the win?

I love this community- I just wish there were more regular particpants! ^^

[animadri.livejournal.com]

I love this community- I just wish there were more regular particpants!

*cuddles up to you* Me, too!

[blue-emotion.livejournal.com]

*whispers* I submitted artwork but I'm not on the list ^^;

I can't wait for the next round, it was the first time I'd taken part in this, but it was so much fun I'm sure to be back XD

[animadri.livejournal.com]

Sorry about that, love. All better now!

And I look forward to seeing you back for the next round. *nudges*

[scathachdhu.livejournal.com]

This was the first round where I got up the nerve to participate, and I'm so glad I did.

Thanks for all your work, we really do appreciate it!

[wk-recomend.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for all your hard work and bringin us this challenge. :D I always have a lot of fun participating and look forward to the next round.

Hmm...Top 5s?

Top 5 Favorite Fics:

5,4,3,2,1: ALL OF THEM WOO!!

Top 5 Fandoms I'd like to see more of:

5: Battlestar Galactica (either origi or new series/movies)
4: Good Omens
3: Fullmetal Alchemist
2: Saiyuki (you can never have enough Saiyuki, man)
1: Weiss Kreuz (*hearts Schwarz*)

[jlsigman.livejournal.com]

My name does not deserve to be in that list, I swear...

Thank all of y'all for reading and for participating! There was some incredible stuff that I'm too stressed out to remember right now, and I was tickled to death that people took my prompts. :-)

On to the next one!

[nyxmidnight]

I have a suggestion: I'd like the community's comments to be reopened, if not to all, then to registered LJ users. I have received less comments this round than during the previous ones, and I have at least one comment on my journal where the person said they were coming over because commenting was not open here. This leads me to believe that probably several people tried to comment, were denied, and just didn't bother to try further. People hate effort, and most people don't seem to want to join a challenge community if they are not participating. I think restricting commenting to members of the community only is detrimental to the feedback the writers get.

[animadri.livejournal.com]

This change came about in response to a very hateful message left as a comment to a participant's fic. I was appalled and angry and my first reaction was to shut everything down. *hands* I'm hopeful that the lesson has been learned and we'll be able to go back to our regular programming. I was sorry to inconvenience actual fen who wanted to enjoy the comm and the wonderful work posted here.

[jurhael.livejournal.com]

Just out of curiosity, when was this? And who was the target? I understand if you don't want to say.

[allira-dream.livejournal.com]

It's because I couldn't join on round 3, see? :p BUT NEXT ROND I'LL REACH AT LEAST 100 STORIES. Ahahaha, m-man, I'm a SPK junkie, apparently.

5 things I did during this round:

1) OHCRAP DEADLINE.
2) Freak out over deadlines with reversedhymnal
3) Freak out over deadlines with half my flist.
4) Keymash my keyboard at some of the stories I did manage to read.
5) Have massive fits of love for the community and the ever so shiny and tasty talent.

I'll come back later to go on more love. More than anything, love to YOU for this comm and for the people I've met through here. It makes it worthy the whole 'OH SHIT I JUST TOOK FORTY PROMPTS WHAT THE HECK WHY DID I TAKE SO MANY PROMPTS AM I CRAZY' that I go each SPK. *g*