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 by DGFone » January 23rd, 2012, 8:49 am |
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Yes, that's right, you read correctly! The MLK writing contest is back!
Write a short story on one of these prompts:
Somehow, Mufasa survives the stampede.
Kiara taking her place in the Circle of Life
Simba with the great kings of the past
The winner will receive their very own MLK writing contest winner banner made by me, unless someone will volunteer to make them (give me a shot at making them, please). But not only that, but they will also get the honor of being able to add their own fourth prompt in the next writing contest!
Deadline for submitting is
February 5. I can add some time if needed, but try and meet the deadline. Please
PM me your submissions so that the others will not know who wrote which story.
Word length: Please limit the word length to around 2000 words. You may go a bit over, but remember that people will read your story, as well all the others, so it will only be respectful to keep the length tasteful. Shorter stories are also welcome.
Rules: As you may have noticed, the prompts are rather vague. This is specifically done to give you the writers more freedom in creativity. Regular writing rules apply: keep the stories PG-13, no plagiarizing, and don't submit something you already wrote previously.
You may resubmit a story, but only if it's done before the deadline. If you resubmit, please PM me with it as though it were a first submission, but tell me that you are resubmitting, and give the file-name some sort of marker to show that it's not a first submission. (Example: storyV2.txt) You may post questions or comments in this topic.
Good luck, have fun, and stay sharp!
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by Noah » January 16th, 2012, 7:59 am |
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I'm not sure how he did it, but our dear friend Moka managed to give MLK it's own holiday! If you live in America, check your calendars! You'll see that January 16, 2012 is MLK Day! Not only that, Moka also got the post offices, the banks, and even my school closed for the day! 
I Hope You All Have A Great MLK Day!
For those of you who don't get the joke, MLK Day is short for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It's a federal holiday that is celebrated in United States and is dedicated to that man's life. MyLionKing does not, and sadly never will, have its own holiday. Just to be clear, I'm not trying to be disrespectful to Mr. King's legacy in any way, I'm only having a little fun with the wordplay. Let's try not to have this thread turn into a nasty discussion on racism or similar subjects, you can go to the smarty pants forum for that. Furthermore, if you want to read more about how Dr. King changed America and the world, you can visit this link.
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by Moka » January 12th, 2012, 1:02 pm |
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Okay guys, first of all this idea originated from FlipMode's prides idea. We're hoping to implement something different than that, and he'll probably be sarcastically displeased with such a bold course of action. 
Anyway, the idea has been brewing in KK's mind a bit and after talking about it among staff, I think we're ready for some member input!
What we're hoping to do in general is make the groups more active and significant. We want to do this because the groups on MLK seem to be more of a way to label yourself as a role player or a graphic artist, etc. We would rather they be a way for group members to share ideas and collaborate with one another.
To do this, we hope to do something like...
- Remove the AMV Makers group. It's time for it to go bye-bye. You can hardly make music videos without YouTube removing it anymore, which is unfortunate. It just isn't as active as it once was.
- Create a group for MLK Welcome team members.
- Remove ALL members from Fan Artists, Fanfic Writers, Graphic Designers, Role Players, Wiki Editors. The new way of becoming and remaining members in groups justifies this, we think.
- Host member nominations and elections for group leaders of each group. The group leader should be sort of a "domain expert" or knowledgeable in the field that their group represents. If Billy leads the RP group, he better be a damn good RPer so he can help advise group members. Group leaders will also manage the memberships of the group. They will be responsible for accepting requests to join their group and if a member shouldn't be in a group for some reason, such as inactivity, they can kick that member out of the group. Group leaders will also be working with the moderators to make sure the group is functioning appropriately! We will elect new group leaders every 4 months and the group leader can be reelected if he or she is doing a good job in the members' eyes.
- Members apply to be in the groups that they want to be in. Group leaders accept or reject members through their UCP. (We'll come out with technical how-tos later).
- ???
- Profit
So how does this sound to everyone? I think I've covered as much as I can, KK will add stuff I assume.
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