yuletide | Yuletide Comment Call

With Yuletide just around the corner, I would like to propose a commenting challenge.

What: Comment on things, especially things you've been meaning to comment on, especially in Yuletide or in small fandoms
When: Now until whenever! But probably until nominations
Why: Every year, I see the following comments:

There's so much fic in Yuletide! I can only comment on some of it, then I burn out.

It's great that people read my small fandoms fic in Yuletide, but I write it all year, and I feel like no one reads it then.

This person commented on three of my Yuletide fics! They must really like my style. But I was hoping they would come and read my other stuff, and they didn't.

A lot of people aren't big commenters, and that's OK. (And the kudos button has an honourable function too.) A lot of people are commenting just as much as they want to comment right now, and that is also OK. But a lot of us mean to comment more, but don't get around to it, so I figured we could use the extra push of a challenge.

Besides, if you poke around in small fandoms expecially, you might discover that a fic you've been meaning to ask for this year has already been written, and it's perfect - or, you might narrow down exactly what's missing in a fandom, so as to shape your requests.

So! Challenge!

Set a pledge for yourself, make a comment to this post describing it, if you want, or just come back and say how it went.
As an option for your pledge, tick off items from the list below (updated, with bingo option):

comment on 3 fics by the same author
comment on a fic in a fandom you mean to request this Yuletide
comment on a fic in a fandom you’ve previously requested
comment on a fic in a fandom you mean to offer this Yuletide
comment on a fic in a fandom you’ve previously offered
comment on a fic you first read over 1 year ago
comment on a podfic
comment on fanart
comment on meta
comment on a fanvid
comment on a fic from Yuletide 2014
comment on a fic from Yuletide 2013
comment on a fic from Yuletide 2012
comment on a fic tagged gen
comment on a fic tagged f/f
comment on a fic tagged m/m
comment on a fic tagged f/m
comment on a fic with a ship other than f/m, m/m, or f/f
make a comment of 100+ words
make a comment where you quote your favourite line
comment in an exchange that isn't Yuletide
comment in a fandom where there are fewer than 10 fics
comment on a work that has two of your favourite tags
comment on a fic that's over 5k
comment on a fic that's over 20k
comment on a fic with multiple chapters
comment on a fic about 2 of your favourite characters
comment on a fic in a New Year's Resolution collection (any)
comment on a work by someone who's given you a kudos or a comment
comment on 3 different fics in the same fandom
comment on a crossover
comment on 5 drabbles
make the first comment on a work
comment on a fic you've already commented on
comment on a fic in a Yuletide Madness collection (any)
comment on a fic tagged with Misses Clause challenge
comment on 2 fics in a fandom where each is from a different Yuletide subcollection
comment on a fic in the Yuletide bookmarks collection
comment on 2+ responses to the same prompt
comment on a fic in a fandom you don't normally read
comment on a fic you've bookmarked
comment on a fic in a series
comment on a fic you were surprised you liked
comment on a fic with more than 5 "additional" tags
comment on a WIP
comment on the first fic you read in a fandom
comment on a fic with multiple authors
comment on a fic mentioned on Fanlore
comment on a fic crossposted at tumblr
comment on a comment fic
comment on 10+ fics in a week
comment on a past gift

+bonus
comment on 100 works
reply to someone not the author

And, thanks to a tip from

drayton, you can make yourself a bingo card at http://an.owomoyela.net/fun/bingo_generator, using the following comma-delimited list:

3 fics by the same author,a fic in a fandom you mean to request this Yuletide,a fic in a fandom you’ve previously requested,a fic in a fandom you mean to offer this Yuletide,a fic in a fandom you’ve previously offered,a fic you first read over 1 year ago,a podfic,fanart,meta,a fanvid,a fic from Yuletide 2014,a fic from Yuletide 2013,a fic from Yuletide 2012,a fic tagged gen,a fic tagged f/f,a fic tagged m/m,a fic tagged f/m,a fic with a ship other than f/m or m/m or f/f,make a comment of 100+ words,make a comment where you quote your favourite line,comment in an exchange that isn't Yuletide,comment in a fandom where there are fewer than 10 fics,a work that has two of your favourite tags,a fic that's over 5k,a fic that's over 20k,a fic with multiple chapters,a fic about 2 of your favourite characters,a fic in a New Year's Resolution collection (any),a work by someone who's given you a kudos or a comment,3 different fics in the same fandom,a crossover,5 drabbles,make the first comment on a work,a fic you've already commented on,a fic in a Yuletide Madness collection (any),a fic tagged with Misses Clause challenge,2 fics in a fandom where each is from a different Yuletide subcollection,a fic in the Yuletide bookmarks collection,2+ responses to the same prompt,a past gift,a fic in a fandom you don't normally read,a fic you've bookmarked,a fic in a series,a fic you were surprised you liked,a fic with more than 5 "additional" tags,a WIP,the first fic you read in a fandom,a fic with multiple authors,a fic mentioned on Fanlore,a fic crossposted at tumblr,a comment fic,10+ fics in a week

This list is obviously biased towards Yuletide, but I hope that's a feature, not a bug.
I'm happy to add things! Suggest things and I'll edit them in. Other feedback also welcome.

And of course, the parent Yuletide collection is here.

Yuletide Comment Call

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