Thursday, 5 May 2022
Blogging A to Z Reflections 2022
11 years ago I started doing this challenge.
I took a three (?) year break when organizers moved registration to Facebook. I have a Facebook account, but I haven't—proudly—logged in for years. I quit.
This is my third year back.
My themes have been role-playing game focused and my first year earned recognition in some gaming circles. It seems RPGs get more attention and my niche is not so unique.
This year I organically arrived at the "theme": edge and cross-game mechanics found in many RPGs. As always, Every year, X, Y, and Z are challenging. "Z is for Zombie" is easy one, sure. But I did that one in 2012. X has been, traditionally it almost seems, a randomly rolled name for a demon and a narrative around said demon. This year, XP. Easy peasy.
I tend to type fast and edit poorly, if at all. When I do, I'm embarrassed by dropped words, misspelled ones, or incorrect contractions. Sometimes I fix them. Most often I don't.
My comments are moderated, otherwise, the spam would be unmanageable. My platform supports Spam tooling, but I just have to reintegrate it as Akismet changed many years ago and the integration broke. Open Source is that way.
I remain happy that A-to-Z returned to a sane registration model. LinkyList (?) worked, Google Forms is near perfect.
I should return next year.
Congratulations on completing the challenge! I am always happy to see another RPG blog in the challenge!
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Tim Brannan
The Other Side | The A to Z of Conspiracy Theories
Congrats on finishing the challenge! Yeah, didn't like the Facebook sign-up thing from a past challenge, either.
Ronel visiting for A-Z Challenge Reflections 2022
I miss RPG's.
I was part of a dedicated group in high school, and played once or twice in college, but have aged myself out of it.
Now it's just a dream in my head to have that kind of camaraderie and team-play again!
Congrats on finishing A to Z. I'm using the reflections list to find everyone I missed during the challenge. I'll be back!
Red,
Thanks for the comments and visit.
I can relate and have blogged about my return, though now on 18 years since I unpacked my Warhammer books.
Blogging has changed in that time hasn't it as have RPGs.
I need the caffeine!
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