Would anyone be interested in having regular themes/events?

blehb

Just a random idea I had that maybe a few of you would find fun. I was thinking every once in a while (maybe every month or so?) we could have a sort of theme or event that inspires people to make more content? For example, we decide everyone has to make a specific style of art, or write a short story based on a prompt. And then throughout a certain timeframe everyone shares what they came up with. I feel like it would inspire more content and just be a good way to increase engagement in the community.

A few ideas I had:

Holiday or seasonal themes. Pretty basic and I feel like we already post a lot around certain holidays, but we could get even more specific!
Mythological creatures. Artists could draw a specific mythological creature of their choosing and share information about it. Or everyone posts their own versions of the same mythology.
Normie-inspired content. Asking a significant other or a friend to come up with an idea (as long as you know they would be comfortable with it!!!) and then making content based on their idea. We’ve had a few conversations lately about outside perspectives on size content, so I feel like this would give us some insight.
Requests. Maybe there’s a specific scenario someone wants to see, and they don’t feel comfortable creating their own content or are curious about the community’s takes on it.

Like I said, just seems like something fun to try. What are your thoughts?

maladaptivetiny

@blehb I’m always down for thematic prompts! Like something monthly or bi-monthly to follow, or perhaps bi-weekly. I’m most likely one of the least busiest people on this forum regarding job and studies so I wanna hear other’s thoughts on a fair timespan.

But otherwise, I love the idea!

Nyx

@blehb I like the idea a lot. It may give me the opportunity to explore new themes or concepts

The Big G

Interested sure being able to attend regularly unlikely

foreverlurk

@blehb I like the idea, but more as a spectator since I have zero artistic talent. I can write but I’d be too self conscious to do so in English (or that’s just my excuse).

blehb

@The-Big-G That’s okay! I was definitely thinking a more casual thing, so no expectations or commitments for people to participate. Just for fun!

blehb

@foreverlurk Well for one, I think we would all love to see your writing! Your English seems excellent to me, and if anything we could give some feedback if we noticed any errors (if you wanted us to!). Heck, I make mistakes all the time. I totally understand the hesitation though! No pressure, I just wanted to share that.

Secondly, I love the AI content you’ve made! If it’s relevant to the theme and you want to create something I would love to see more of that! This isn’t intended to be strict or be a competition or anything. People can even share content they didn’t create themselves, as long as they credit the artist properly.

Olo

@blehb said;

People can even share content they didn’t create themselves, as long as they credit the artist properly.

I uploaded about a half-dozen Christmas-related images right around Dec 25, none of which were created by me.

littlest-lily

I’m not sure if I’d participate, my plate is so so full of self imposed projects, but maybe I’d doodle… and I still think it’s a great idea!

blehb

@Olo I love when people share content! There’s so many places to find this stuff, unfortunately we can’t keep track of it all. But I love discovering a new creator to follow. Or when people find SW in something really obscure. It’s always appreciated when it’s shared.

foreverlurk

@blehb Very kind of you to say! It just takes a lot more effort to write in English. As for stories themselves… I did write some in French 20+ years ago, disguised as fanfiction. Thankfully time wiped them off the internets (at least, I hope so!?) and no trace remains of the cringiness of my late teens lol.

As for AI, if the theme suits the limits of the Machine God (praise the Omnissiah!) I could give it a shot!