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CaliforniaPeggy

(152,382 posts) Sun Oct 16, 2022, 12:28 PM Oct 2022

Thread for VOLUNTEERS to HOST Photo Contests in 2023!

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We've had two very successful years having volunteers running the monthly contests.

Now it's time to think about next year, 2023!

ALREADY???

If you've never hosted a contest, here is a thread that will describe that: https://www.democraticunderground.com/103649550

Here are the months. If you would like to host, please respond and identify which month you would like to host. The SEASONAL Contests run in March, June, September, and December. All other months are theme oriented contests where the winner will be awarded the prize of choosing the theme for the contest in the next theme oriented month. As in the past, the winner--because of selecting the theme--does not get to participate in the next contest, but hosts are allowed to participate (unless by chance the person who is scheduled to host also happens to win the previous month and selects the theme!) As an example, the winner of this November's Contest (2022) will choose the theme for the January 2023 contest because the contest for December 2022 will be a Seasonal Contest (AUTUMN)

It would be really wonderful if some of the winners from this past year would VOLUNTEER to HOST!

As people respond with the months they would like to host, I will put the names together with the months so that we can refer back to this thread to see who has volunteered for hosting any particular month in 2022. Just indicate in a response to this thread which month you'd like to VOLUNTEER to host, and I will match your name to the month. I have already picked out the two that I will run this coming year.

2023

January--AndyS

February--Callalily

March(Seasonal Contest for WINTER)--CaliforniaPeggy

April--Tom Kitten

May--Dyedinthewoolliberal

June--(Seasonal Contest for SPRING)--Grumpy Old Guy

July--Mira

August--Grumpy Old Guy

September--(Seasonal Contest for SUMMER)--CaliforniaPeggy

October--AndyS

November--Tom Kitten

December--(Seasonal Contest for AUTUMN)--urbanhermit

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**Thread for VOLUNTEERS to HOST Photo Contests in 2023!** (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2022 OP

I'll float as required but note that March, AndyS Oct 2022 #1

Thanks, Andy. I will make sure not to put you in any of those months. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2022 #2

I'll put your name in for January and October of next year. Thanks so much, Andy! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2022 #8

I'm flexible too. Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2022 #3

Thank you, my dear Grumpy! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2022 #4

How about June & August? Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2022 #5

June and August is just fine! I will add your name to those months. Thanks again! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2022 #7

Having done it I found it quite easy and even AndyS Oct 2022 #6

Lots of cutting and pasting, Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2022 #9

That's why the creators of DU made preview! AndyS Oct 2022 #11

Half of next year's contests have now been covered! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2022 #10

sign me up for May Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2022 #12

Thanks so much! I'll sign you up! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2022 #13

AndyS

(14,559 posts)

1. I'll float as required but note that March,

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 01:24 PM

Oct 2022

April and May are not good for me.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,382 posts)

2. Thanks, Andy. I will make sure not to put you in any of those months. n/t

Reply to AndyS (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 01:26 PM

Oct 2022

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,382 posts)

8. I'll put your name in for January and October of next year. Thanks so much, Andy! n/t

Reply to AndyS (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 10:37 PM

Oct 2022

Grumpy Old Guy

(3,587 posts)

3. I'm flexible too.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 03:51 PM

Oct 2022

I have a big trip planned for April, so March and April are out. The summer months would probably work best for me. Put me down for two of them.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,382 posts)

4. Thank you, my dear Grumpy!

Reply to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 04:15 PM

Oct 2022

How about May and July? I don't want to give you two in a row!

Grumpy Old Guy

(3,587 posts)

5. How about June & August?

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 09:46 PM

Oct 2022

My April trip might run into May.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,382 posts)

7. June and August is just fine! I will add your name to those months. Thanks again! n/t

Reply to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 10:36 PM

Oct 2022

AndyS

(14,559 posts)

6. Having done it I found it quite easy and even

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 10:16 PM

Oct 2022

enjoyable. I got a rhythm and it only took about a half hour to post the preliminaries .

Grumpy Old Guy

(3,587 posts)

9. Lots of cutting and pasting,

Reply to AndyS (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 10:40 PM

Oct 2022

And attention to detail.

AndyS

(14,559 posts)

11. That's why the creators of DU made preview!

Reply to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #9)

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 11:29 PM

Oct 2022

And won't let you post a thread without a title. Edit the preliminaries all you want, preview and check the links then add the title and post. Still had to edit for corrections but went pretty smoothly and easily for me.

Was a bit intimidated at the start as it was a new experience and there's that 'giving a lecture in the nude' feeling that we all have dreamed about -- at least I hope I'm not the only one with that phobia -- but the actual process wasn't that hard or time consuming. (He said before posting he finals and the winners.)