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Hi all!

I'm doing some minor operational work tonight. It should be transparent, but there's always a chance that something goes wrong. The main thing I'm touching is testing a replacement for Apache2 (our web server software) in one area of the site.

Thank you!

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[personal profile] curiosity posting in [community profile] crowdfunding
Voting is now OPEN for the Other Projects category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in creative crowdfunding, and this category recognizes amazing projects that don't fit into any other area. Everyone is encouraged to vote. Please read the complete details below, and then make your vote in the following poll. For more information about these awards, visit the 2026 Rose & Bay Landing Page.

In the Other Projects category, the 2025 winner was "The Mending Circle" by Martin Nerurkarwon.

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Poll #34169 Other Project
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Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 3

Select your favorite Other Project of 2025.

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"May I Enter" by Josh Heath
1 (33.3%)

"The Far Roofs" by Jenna Katerin Moran
1 (33.3%)

"Take Us North" by Anima Interactive
0 (0.0%)

"Min-Maxed" by Clark, David, and Megan (Sellsword Arts), Jack (Jacques Ze Whipper), David (blumineck), Bensei (instructor_bensei), Tater the Bard
1 (33.3%)

curiosity: A white background serves as foil for a three-quarter circle of bay leaves finished with a pinkish-red rose with a bluish-purple center and three gold petals emanating from it. The words Rose & Bay are poised over the image while the word Awards is beneath it. (Rose & Bay)
[personal profile] curiosity posting in [community profile] crowdfunding
Voting is now OPEN for the Webcomic category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in creative crowdfunding, and this category recognizes outstanding webcomics. Everyone is encouraged to vote. Please read the complete details below, and then make your vote in the following poll. For more information about these awards, visit the 2026 Rose & Bay Landing Page.

In the Webcomic category, the 2025 winner was "Bronwyn: Short Story Collection" by Isaac George.

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Poll #34168 Webcomic
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Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 2

Choose your favorite Webcomic project.

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"Alien Romance" by [personal profile] gs_silva
1 (50.0%)

"Cat's Cafe" by Matt Tarpley
0 (0.0%)

"ADHD Alien" by ADHD Alien
1 (50.0%)

"Quantum Vibe" by Scott Bieser w/Zeke Bieser
0 (0.0%)

"False Knees" by Joshua Barkman
0 (0.0%)

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[personal profile] fuzzyred posting in [community profile] crowdfunding
Voting is now open for the Poetry category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in cyberfunded creativity (aka crowdfunding), and this category recognizes exceptional poetry. Everyone is encouraged to vote. Please read the complete details below, and then make your vote in the following poll. For more information about these awards, visit the 2025 Rose & Bay Landing Page.

In the Poetry category, the 2025 winners were a TIE between The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters - A Sci-Fi Anthology by Thinking Ink Press and The Haiku Foundation by The Haiku Foundation.

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[personal profile] fuzzyred posting in [community profile] crowdfunding
Voting is now open for the Art category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in cyberfunded creativity (aka crowdfunding), and this category recognizes exceptional poetry. Everyone is encouraged to vote. Please read the complete details below, and then make your vote in the following poll. For more information about these awards, visit the 2025 Rose & Bay Landing Page.

In the Art category, the 2025 winner was "Anubis & Bastet ☆ Pharaoh's Guardians ☆ Plush" by Kayla AKA.

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[personal profile] fuzzyred posting in [community profile] crowdfunding
Voting is now open for the Patron category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in cyberfunded creativity (aka crowdfunding), and this category recognizes exceptional artists. Everyone is encouraged to vote. Please read the complete details below, and then make your vote in the following poll. For more information about these awards, visit the 2026 Landing Page.

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**Edit: If you voted for the patron category on Feb 1, or early Feb 2, please vote again. I had to change the poll because I accidentally forgot a nominee. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Poll #34174 Voting for 2026 Rose & Bay Awards: Patron
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 0


Choose your favourite Parton.

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Fuzzyred patron of "Poetry Fishbowl" by Elizabeth Barrette aka Ysabetwordsmith
0 (0.0%)

Anthony Barrette patron of "Poetry Fishbowl" by Elizabeth Barrette aka Ysabetwordsmith
0 (0.0%)

Siliconshaman patron of "Poetry Fishbowl" by Elizabeth Barrette aka Ysabetwordsmith
0 (0.0%)

Sarah Williams aka Dialecticdreamer patron of "Poetry Fishbowl" by Elizabeth Barrette aka Ysabetwordsmith
0 (0.0%)

Stacey R Van Keuren aka Librarygeek patron of "Poetry Fishbowl" by Elizabeth Barrette aka Ysabetwordsmith
0 (0.0%)

Elizabeth Barrette aka Ysabetwordsmith patron of Feathering the Nest by Sarah Williams aka Dialecticdreamer
0 (0.0%)

fuzzyred: purple rose with a circle of green leaves, framed by words "Rose & Bay Awards" (Rose and Bay Award)
[personal profile] fuzzyred posting in [community profile] crowdfunding
Voting is now open for the Fiction category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in cyberfunded creativity (aka crowdfunding), and this category recognizes exceptional artists. Everyone is encouraged to vote. Please read the complete details below, and then make your vote in the following poll. For more information about these awards, visit the 2026 Landing Page.

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Poll #34161 Voting for 2026 Rose & Bay Awards: Fiction
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 5


Voting for your favourite Fiction project.

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Magpie Monday by Dialecticdreamer
4 (80.0%)

Common Bonds 2: An Anthology of Aromantic SFF by Claudie Arseneault
1 (20.0%)

Scholarly Pursuits: A Queer Cozy Academia Anthology by duckprintspress
3 (60.0%)

February Monthly Post

Feb. 1st, 2026 12:08 am
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[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith posting in [community profile] crowdfunding
What are your planned crowdfunding projects for February? What did you accomplish during January?

The January [community profile] crowdfunding Creative Jam will run Saturday 14-Sunday 15 with a theme of "Not Giving Up." 

Rose and Bay Awards

Jan. 30th, 2026 02:55 pm
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[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith posting in [community profile] crowdfunding
The 2026 Rose and Bay Awards are still open for excellence in crowdfunding. Today and tomorrow are the last days to nominate your favorite projects and patrons. If you have not yet done so, please do that now.

The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2025.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2026.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2026.

These are the handlers for the 2026 award season:
Art: [personal profile] gs_silva Nominate art! Vote for art! (4)
Fiction: [personal profile] fuzzyred Nominate fiction! Vote for fiction! (3)
Poetry: [personal profile] gs_silva Nominate poetry! Vote for poetry! (3)
Webcomic: [personal profile] curiosity Nominate webcomics! Vote for webcomics! (3)
Other Project: [personal profile] curiosity Nominate other projects! Vote for other projects! (3)
Patron: [personal profile] fuzzyred Nominate patrons! Vote for patrons! (3)

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