snickfic: Yon-Rogg has Carol in an arm lock (Carol why this)
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UPDATE 10/24: I have enabled this feature, so new posts made to the comm will get linked on the tumblr, which you are welcome to follow if you are so inclined!

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I THINK I've figured out how to make it so when someone here posts a new post, a link would automatically be crossposted to this currently empty tumblr. Is that something people would be interested in?

Pros:
- If you're more active on tumblr than DW, you could subscribe and get notifications when someone posts something new.
- It would ideally attract new people! That would be cool!

Cons:
- Maybe we don't want to attract more people, specifically from tumblr?
- Maybe we don't want our specific posts to get automatically linked on tumblr?

Thoughts?
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 11


Does crossposting links to tumblr seem like a good idea?

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Yes!
2 (18.2%)

No!
1 (9.1%)

I'm fine either way
7 (63.6%)

My answer is complicated, and I'm going to put it in the comments
1 (9.1%)

snickfic: bw Peter and Gamora (Peter Gamora)
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This is your reminder that ALL Endgame content posted to the comm should be behind a cut, including relatively tame observations such as "I liked it!" Videos about Endgame should also be behind a cut, because sometimes the preview image is spoilery. When in doubt, use a cut!

From [personal profile] glitteryv: Just a quick heads up that social media (especially Twitter) reactions from movie critics will begin to pour in sometime after 11 pm US Eastern time (GMT -4) on Monday, April 22. Also, the review embargo will lift sometime Tuesday afternoon/early evening. (Source, approximately the next two mins of this podcast, featuring professional reviewers.)

So there you are, folks. Buckle up.
snickfic: Thor b/w lightning gif (Thor)
[personal profile] snickfic
A kind, anonymous soul just gave [profile] cosmic_mcu a year of paid time! Thank you so much. <3

Among other things, this means that now anyone can post a poll to the comm and that you can search the comments as well as the entries of the comm by going to <a href="https://www.dreamwidth.org/search?user=mcu_cosmic>search page</a>. (It will probably ask you to sign into your DW account.)
snickfic: Guardians of the Galaxy in yellow prison uniforms (gotg)
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The comm is really hopping lately, which makes me SO happy. Thanks you all for making things go. <3

I want to throw this out there as something I'd love to see, but which I don't have the time to do myself. You know how there used to be fandom newsletters on LJ that linked all the fic posted during that time interval? (Buffy fandom actually STILL has an active one, [community profile] su_herald, if you want an example of what they looked like.) They were great for finding fic you might want to read. These days, gen, and weird rarepairs in particular tend to get lost if you're just browsing the fandom tag on AO3.

I have no desire to start a newsletter. HOWEVER, if anyone wanted to do something like that on a much smaller scale for the comm here, I think that would be neat. :D For example, maybe you would like to link all the Carol/Maria Rambeau fics posted in a week, or all the fics featuring Heimdall, or just all the GotG fic that looked personally interesting to you.

Basically, if you feel the urge to collect some links and drop them here, you would be most welcome. No commitment necessary! My feeling is that any promotion of those harder-to-find fics (and let's face it, most fic in the cosmic MCU fits that definition) is good promotion, whether it's exhaustive or not.

(It's possible I'm the only person here who finds links-collecting soothing, and so a project like this will just sound like work to everyone else. But, you know, maybe not? :D?)
snickfic: Heimdall gesturing wait (Heimdall)
[personal profile] snickfic
I'm not sure if anyone's noticed, but I've gotten off from my own weekly schedule for the comm, and it's because I'm snowed under right now with other things. I hope to get back to a place where I can post on a regular schedule again, but at the moment the comm could really use your help. I bet you can guess what kind of help I'm going to ask for. ;)

Specifically, the comm needs posts by people who are not me! Some of the things that I would love to see posted to the comm, and which I invite you all to post at any time!
- Promotion of cosmic MCU things you made! Don't be shy. The thing the most people wanted more of in that poll a while back was more people people posting or linking to their fanworks.

- Recs for cosmic MCU fic or fanworks that you liked! It doesn't need to be a big long list - just one link to a fic you read and liked is great, or a piece of art you thought was pretty.

- Do you have a canon question? Maybe someone here knows the answer.

- Do you ever wonder if there are any Loki/Nebula shippers here? Thor/Peter Quill? Post and ask, and maybe you'll find some. :D

- Do you want to squee about the new Captain Marvel movie? An old Thor/Loki gifset you love? Anything in between? Squee here. :)
snickfic: Valkyrie looking up, well-lit (Val)
[personal profile] snickfic
Our activity this week!
Call for recs: rare characters
Icons - a recs post of MCU icon makers
MCU kinkmeme prompts

And now the call for help: do you love the cosmic MCU? Would you like to help grow the comm and keep it active? I would really love one or two volunteers to make posts on a weekly basis. Specifically I need someone to post a discussion question or topic, (probably on Thurs or Friday?) and someone to post a themed call for recs (Sunday or Monday?). They don't need to be complicated or involved unless you want them to be. Please comment or DM me if you'd be interested! 🙏🙏🙏

Currently the schedule I have looks something like this:
Saturday: weekly roundup
Sunday: call for recs
Tuesday: kinkmeme prompt roundup
Thursday: discussion question

And obviously people are welcome to post anything else they want (recs, fanwork promotion, canon questions, etc) at any time.
snickfic: Loki lying on his back in green tones (Loki)
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Hi, all! This is me, shamelessly soliciting discussion topics for coming weeks. If you've got a suggestion for a question or topic (or several of them!) that I can turn into a discussion post, I would love to hear it! I can also turn things into polls, which tend to be popular. People like clicking radio buttons and ticky boxes. :D
snickfic: Valkyrie looking up, well-lit (Val)
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So I posted my ideas of what I'm envisioning for this comm, but I'd also love to hear from you guys. Hence, a poll! Feel free to expand on your votes in the comments.

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 22


What are you most excited to see on [community profile] mcu_cosmic?

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Fanworks (or links to them)
16 (72.7%)

Meta (or links to it)
17 (77.3%)

Links to articles/news/reviews
8 (36.4%)

Discussion posts about canon or other topics
19 (86.4%)

Discussion posts where we talk about fanworks we're working on
5 (22.7%)

Fanworks recs (or links to them)
19 (86.4%)

Links to relevant exchanges, fests, etc
9 (40.9%)

A fic/fanworks prompt fest hosted on the comm
10 (45.5%)

Something else? (Please tell us in comments!)
0 (0.0%)

How are you thinking about participating in the comm? (This has ZERO commitment attached to it! We're just testing the waters to gauge people's interest)

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Post fanworks/recs/meta
8 (36.4%)

Read the fanwork/recs/meta other people post
20 (90.9%)

Comment on discussion posts
20 (90.9%)

Prompt or fill in a prompt fest
10 (45.5%)

Post articles/news
3 (13.6%)

Something else!
1 (4.5%)

I just want to lurk for now and enjoy what other people post :)
7 (31.8%)

Welcome!

Dec. 9th, 2018 02:24 pm
snickfic: Gamora profile (gamora)
[personal profile] snickfic
Hello! This is a comm for people who love the parts of the MCU which are SPAAAAAAACE, primarily the Thor movies, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel, and Avengers: Infinity War. Come on in! We're going to be pretty relaxed about what "in space" means for our purposes; if you want to talk about a character who is in space, from space, or has canonically spent a lot of their lives in space, then they count as far as we're concerned.

My main goal with this comm is to make it a kind of clearinghouse to help you get eyes on fanworks, meta, etc, and to help you find stuff other people are posting! It can be hard to find and connect with other folks who are into what you're into, especially if you're into gen or rarepairs. I'm also hoping for the comm to host a weekly discussion feature and maybe a prompt fest at some point, but in the meantime, we enthusiastically encourage people to post any of the following:

* Fanwork recs
* Your own fanwork
* Meta
* Discussion questions
* Canon help questions
* Promotion of exchanges, fests, etc that allow cosmic MCU ships or characters
* Links to any of the above on your own or other journals
* Probably some other things we've forgotten to mention!

You can see all the specific posting rules in our profile. These are subject to tweaking as we figure things out.
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