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Info // Questions \\ Joining

Postby Prof. Sindor Aloyarc » Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:36 pm

"Once Upon a December"
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image features polar bears lounging in the snow surrounded by purple pine trees. a castle in the background glows in shades of pinkish-purples and greenish-blues.

Enter a fairytale story, led by our orphan protagonist and a new friend as they embark together to engage with the royal, polar bear family within a fantastical land, who are desperate to find the realm’s cubnapped heir before an evil sorcerer claims power over their wintery domain.

Organized by:
Prof. Sindor Aloyarc

Timeline:
December 1: Week One Posted
December 8: Week Two Posted
December 15: Week Three Posted
December 21: Everything Due

Up For Grabs:
225 beans/sapphires and up to 2 shinies spread over 12 tasks! (15 beans per task, 15 bonus beans each week for submitting all four tasks over any given week by end of activity).

• The Silver Storm award: Image
For completing 6 tasks.
image features a tree beside a path within the swirl of a silvery evening winter storm.

• The Glowing Ember award: Image
For completing all 12 tasks.
image features bright red embers protruding from a lick of hot yellow-orange flames.

Join in:
This is a castle-wide activity. Post below expressing your interest in joining and I'll add you to the list! You do not need to wait to start submitting any available tasks.

** Participants: **
Anne-Marie Gagne
Evie Figg
Artemisia Thorne
Adeline Morior
Katherine Laurier
Janne Halla
Scarlet Robloutain
Lex Green
Dibyarup James Potter
Rose Dove
Mia Fountain
Viviana Kingston
Maeve Madden
Hiya Debnath
Aurelia West
River Fenwick
Prof. Will Lestrange
Aquaria Sandalwood

Proceed to the Activity Introduction, Tasks, or keep track of your progress with the "Once Upon a December" Spreadsheet!


QUESTIONS may be posted below or sent via Private Messaging.

Questions might include:

How late can I start participating?
You may join in at anytime, however everything is due by Thursday December 21st at 11:59pm (HOL time).

Is AI acceptable to use for completing tasks?
In the case of writing assignments, this means you cannot submit text generated by an AI/ML tool and claim it as your own. Everything you submit must be written in your own words.

In the case of artwork, graphics that are purely AI/ML generated are not permitted. As many graphics on HOL rely on source material that you do not create yourself (such as stock images and elements), we can’t prevent you from using AI generated art as part of a graphics submission but you must have altered, added to or manipulated the source material in some way to create a graphic. This is exactly the same approach we would take with photographs that were not directly taken by you.

From the “Use of AI Tools at HOL” post on the main forum.

What if I can't (or don't want to) do a Task?
If accomplishing parts of this activity becomes impractical or undesirable for any reason, please feel more than encouraged to ask for an alternative if one hasn't been provided, suggest something, or skip that section altogether. Our goal is to have fun! We simply wish to support your most enjoyable experience.

How do I post Graphics?
A few popular Image Hosting sites are Postimages, Imgur, and Imgbb where you can upload your work, the locate a direct link toward sharing elsewhere. The “BBCode” to attach on The Roost forum submissions (which can be accomplished automatically for you by the click of a button from options at the top of your editing page) is [*img][*/img] with url in the middle (i.e. [*img]link[*/img]) — NOTE: You would remove the asterisks (*) in order for this code to be successful. They’re added here to display the example effectively. Images imbedded directly into posts must be kept within 600x600 pixels.

Can I come and go as I please?
Absolutely! There are no rules against passing over anything you're not interested in, or doing tasks out of order. No pressure at all.

Do I have to post submissions to the forums?
While we love seeing people posting/interact together should that be their preference, if you would feel more comfortable turning in some or all of your work via private message where prompted otherwise, that's perfectly fine!
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Re: Info // Questions \\ Joining

Postby Anne-Marie Gagne » Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:25 am

I am so down for this. I looooove Anastasia! The movie is one of my favorites.
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Re: Info // Questions \\ Joining

Postby Evie Figg » Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:15 am

Count me in!
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Re: Info // Questions \\ Joining

Postby Artemisia Thorne » Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:40 am

Love Anastasia, totally in!
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Re: Info // Questions \\ Joining

Postby Adeline Morior » Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:44 am

Count me in please! :D
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Re: Info // Questions \\ Joining

Postby Katherine Laurier » Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:27 pm

Ooohh, I'd love to join!
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Re: Info // Questions \\ Joining

Postby Janne Halla » Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:28 pm

I'd like to join too, please. :)
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Re: Info // Questions \\ Joining

Postby Scarlet Robloutain » Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:30 pm

I'd love to join!
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Re: Info // Questions \\ Joining

Postby Lex Green » Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:25 pm

Count me in! Maybe I'll end up finally listening to the rest of the musical soundtrack...
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Postby Dibyarup James Potter » Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:04 pm

I'd like to join.
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Re: Info // Questions \\ Joining

Postby Rose Dove » Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:48 pm

I'd love to join in!
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Re: Info // Questions \\ Joining

Postby Viviana Kingston » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:53 am

Don’t forget me! I’d like to join!
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Postby Maeve Madden » Sun Dec 03, 2023 6:02 pm

Count me in! So excited to join!
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Re: Info // Questions \\ Joining

Postby Hiya Debnath » Tue Dec 05, 2023 11:33 am

I want to join, please.
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Re: Info // Questions \\ Joining

Postby Aurelia West » Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:58 pm

Sounds fun! I'd love to participate :)
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