Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring-ting-tingling too

[buggery]

If you still haven't signed up for jbbs -- "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells," the Teen-Titans-and-friends Secret Santa challenge -- today is your last chance you blew it, sorry. Try again next year.

If you still haven't signed up for yuletide -- "While We Dream of Yuletide Treasure," the rare-fandoms Secret Santa challenge -- well, you're too late. If you did sign up, though, and haven't received your assignment yet, contact the challenge administrators, because all participants should have their assignments by now.

If you're my Yuletide Secret Santa and actually want or need more guidance than I provided... uh. Well, I'd like a slash story, but I know not everybody feels up to writing that, so if I wasn't clear enough (in regards to the fandom(s) I requested that you feel you can write about) that a gen story would be just as acceptable as a slash one, well, there it is. edited to add³: No, I take all that back, Santa. I have only one piece of guidance to offer: Oh, YEAH! Harder!

If you were... confused, conflicted, or consterned (consternated?) by the way DC Comics were included (in the form of characters from the titles GREEN ARROW; THE FLASH; OUTSIDERS; and SUICIDE SQUAD) and excluded (everything and everyone else suggested) for WWDOYT this year, and/or the decision to exclude non-Young-Justice-and/or-Teen-Titans-and/or-Outsiders (current runs) characters from JBBS? Do you think there should be a DC-Comics-specific Secret Santa (or maybe Secret Easter Bunny, so as not to overburden ourselves) challenge next year?

If you are the Jack, you need to dig out your source material and start preparing to write the story you were assigned for Yuletide this year, slacker. And go buy your poor cat some food, too! edited to add⁴: Also chew out that damned store for failing to keep her food in stock, or re-order in a timely fashion when they ran low.

edited to add¹: If you are Livia, thanks for the correction; I had overlooked the little "The" which does indeed still appear on the cover of THE FLASH. I was possibly also influenced by the general failure of anyone to call Wally (or Barry or Jay) the Flash, as opposed to just Flash, particularly as contrasted to the more frequent use of the article with Batman despite his comics not being titled THE BATMAN.

Comments

[liviapenn.livejournal.com]

"The [sic] Flash?" "The Flash" is the title of the comic, isn't it?

[buggery.livejournal.com]

D'oh.

You're right.

::gives Wally his THE back::

[ladyvyola.livejournal.com]

I was possibly also influenced by the general failure of anyone to call Wally (or Barry or Jay) the Flash, as opposed to just Flash, particularly as contrasted to the more frequent use of the article with Batman despite his comics not being titled THE BATMAN.

Possibly because Wally (or Barry or Jay) doesn't give off a vibe like he'll break your wrist whilst hissing, "They call me Mr. The Batman!"

... Maybe it's just me.

[buggery.livejournal.com]

Are you suggesting that the Batman is anything less than warm, personable, and approachable?

[ladyvyola.livejournal.com]

Suggest, hint, imply?

No, never!

Flatly state outright?

Why, ye-- Um, is he standing right behind me...?

[some-stars.livejournal.com]

the decision to exclude non-Young-Justice-and/or-Teen-Titans-and/or-Outsiders (current runs) characters from JBBS

dude, we did it that way because our brains, they are tiny. (and somehow STILL managed to screw up the signup forms, heh. that one's all on me, not ang.) we wanted to have more characters, but we just could not figure out a way to have people request/offer if there were that many possibilities, not if there were more than like ten participants. we're planning to do a similar challenge this summer for all incarnations of the justice league--this summer, so we can call it "Christmas in JLI". because we're dorks.

[buggery.livejournal.com]

Oh, my comment was in no way meant as a criticism of JBBS, just an observation that people in search of, say, BIRDS OF PREY, Captain Marvel, GREEN LANTERN, J'onn J'onzz, RICHARD DRAGON, or Ted Kord (to pick a few titles and characters I know have fans) stories couldn't get there via either WWDOYT or JBBS this year.

You guys very clearly framed the Jingle Bells, Batman Smells challenge, pretty much from the beginning, as limited to YJ, Titans, and Outsiders, and the fact that you were able to make even that work with limited lead-time is nothing short of amazing. Kudos (and porn!) to you both.

I'm really looking forward to "Christmas in JLI" now -- and there are not words to describe how much I love that name. Hee hee hee. Doing it in July's a good idea, too, though I imagine you'll want to get assignments out early, since most of us vacation in the (northern hemisphere) summer.

I am curious, though... are people who were only ever in the League briefly (i.e. Helena Bertinelli), under special circumstances (i.e. Dick Grayson), or in an offshoot (Justice League Elite, Justice League Europe, Justice League International) going to be included? And do you think people would be interested in a challenge for JSA characters, and/or DCU heroes (or villains) who were never in any of the big-name teams?

[some-stars.livejournal.com]

heh. sorry for jumping on your head (and in other threads). it's been that kind of a...um...twenty-four hour period. (hopefully it will stop SOON...)

And anyone who was ever in the league is going to be in it, probably with the injunction that the story be related in some way to the league. DEFINITELY JLI is included because, dude, me and *Ang.* BOOSTLE REQUIRED.

i think people would definitely be interested in a jsa/other challenge, although I can't promise I would be, what tiny bit i know about them.