Panel Suggestions for CON.TXT 2016
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con_txtPanel suggestions for CON.TXT 2016 are closed! If you have just now had a brilliant idea for a new panel, you may propose it at the con itself for one of the times reserved for D.I.Y. panels.
Some of the panels listed below do not yet have moderators or have only one moderator who would like a co-moderator. Please look through the list and comment with your badge name if you might be interested in moderating any of the suggested panels! You may also propose a change or expansion to an already suggested panel. Be sure you are replying to the suggestion rather to the main post so that each panel's discussion is threaded.
To like, fave, +1, or upvote an already suggested panel, please wait until we assemble the final poll! No "votes" in the comments will be counted toward the final reckoning.
Brief FAQ:
Q: Are you taking all suggestions?
A: We'll be putting all suggestions up for a vote by our attendees and as many as possible will be scheduled.
Q: Won't voting eliminate smaller fandom panels?
A: We make sure that we're offering a wide range of panel topics, so the voting helps us choose among similar panels, or to decide which suggestions should be combined. It's not a strict numbers cut-off.
Q: What if someone else has already suggested something that I was going to suggest?
A: We prefer panels to have more than one moderator. If you're interested in moderating it, comment on their suggestion and offer to co-mod!
Q: How many panels can I suggest?
A: As many as you like. We won't schedule you to moderate more than three of them, so if they all make through the voting process we'd appreciate your help in keeping a lookout for co-mods or understudies!
Q: What if my friend wants to moderate this panel I'm suggesting?
A: That's fine; you can put your friend's name in as moderator and we'll consider it to be their suggestion. Please don't put people's names in without making sure they're willing!
Q: What if I suggest a panel now and then change my mind later on?
A: We'll check in with all potential moderators after voting to make sure you're still enthusiastic about the topic.
Q: How can I find a moderator for this great panel idea I have?
A: There's a brainstorming comment thread on this post. Please post there, talk to your friends, and reach out on whatever social media your fandom prefers. If you can't get a bite, make your suggestion here anyway and we'll see if we can rustle someone up.
What is a CON.TXT panel? Generally, a panel is a discussion among all attendees led by one or more moderators who have prepared some leading questions. Some panels include a lengthier presentation by the moderator. You can check out panels from previous CON.TXTs on our website for examples.
What is a good CON.TXT panel suggestion? You want a catchy, yet informative title and a two- to four-sentence topic which raises specific questions. Warn for spoilers if your panel will include them. Use a fannish in-joke or two. Say up front if you're making a presentation to attract newbies or intend to hold a detailed dissection of book eighteen in the series.
How do I pick a category? A meta panel is one with a topic that's not tied to any particular fandom, although certain fandoms may be discussed or used as examples. A multi-fandom panel has a topic that's common across several specific fandoms. A single fandom panel goes into depth in a particular fandom. A how-to panel teaches how to do something.
Some of the panels listed below do not yet have moderators or have only one moderator who would like a co-moderator. Please look through the list and comment with your badge name if you might be interested in moderating any of the suggested panels! You may also propose a change or expansion to an already suggested panel. Be sure you are replying to the suggestion rather to the main post so that each panel's discussion is threaded.
To like, fave, +1, or upvote an already suggested panel, please wait until we assemble the final poll! No "votes" in the comments will be counted toward the final reckoning.
Brief FAQ:
Q: Are you taking all suggestions?
A: We'll be putting all suggestions up for a vote by our attendees and as many as possible will be scheduled.
Q: Won't voting eliminate smaller fandom panels?
A: We make sure that we're offering a wide range of panel topics, so the voting helps us choose among similar panels, or to decide which suggestions should be combined. It's not a strict numbers cut-off.
Q: What if someone else has already suggested something that I was going to suggest?
A: We prefer panels to have more than one moderator. If you're interested in moderating it, comment on their suggestion and offer to co-mod!
Q: How many panels can I suggest?
A: As many as you like. We won't schedule you to moderate more than three of them, so if they all make through the voting process we'd appreciate your help in keeping a lookout for co-mods or understudies!
Q: What if my friend wants to moderate this panel I'm suggesting?
A: That's fine; you can put your friend's name in as moderator and we'll consider it to be their suggestion. Please don't put people's names in without making sure they're willing!
Q: What if I suggest a panel now and then change my mind later on?
A: We'll check in with all potential moderators after voting to make sure you're still enthusiastic about the topic.
Q: How can I find a moderator for this great panel idea I have?
A: There's a brainstorming comment thread on this post. Please post there, talk to your friends, and reach out on whatever social media your fandom prefers. If you can't get a bite, make your suggestion here anyway and we'll see if we can rustle someone up.
What is a CON.TXT panel? Generally, a panel is a discussion among all attendees led by one or more moderators who have prepared some leading questions. Some panels include a lengthier presentation by the moderator. You can check out panels from previous CON.TXTs on our website for examples.
What is a good CON.TXT panel suggestion? You want a catchy, yet informative title and a two- to four-sentence topic which raises specific questions. Warn for spoilers if your panel will include them. Use a fannish in-joke or two. Say up front if you're making a presentation to attract newbies or intend to hold a detailed dissection of book eighteen in the series.
How do I pick a category? A meta panel is one with a topic that's not tied to any particular fandom, although certain fandoms may be discussed or used as examples. A multi-fandom panel has a topic that's common across several specific fandoms. A single fandom panel goes into depth in a particular fandom. A how-to panel teaches how to do something.
Brainstorm panels and moderators here!
Date: 2016-02-14 07:59 pm (UTC)Re: Brainstorm panels and moderators here!
Date: 2016-04-09 09:05 pm (UTC)Title: OT3s and Polyfic: Moving Beyond the Closed Triad
Category: Meta
Description: OT3s are great! But...what else is there, and how can we put in our fanworks? A discussion of polyfic of all stripes, from the closed triad to the polycule!
Title: Team Family Home (A Found Family Panel)
Category: Meta
Description: The found family trope is a staple of many fandoms (and their canons!). What is it, and why is it so great? Let's discuss the packs, crews, teams, bands, squads, etc. of our hearts.
Title: On Location: Realistically Incorporating Places You've Never Been in Your Fanworks
Category: Meta
Description: Ever wondered how to vividly describe the streets of a distant city based on Wikipedia, Google Maps, and the advice of randoms from Yahoo! Answers? Tired of reading stories where Steve Rogers rides the subway in D.C. and the Metro in NYC? This panel is to exchange tips on adding that tinge of realism to fanwork that's set somewhere you've never been.
Title: Fandom's Kitchen: Food & Fanworks
Category: Meta
Description: Sometimes the feelings are on the plate. Sometimes the sandwich means I love you. A discussion of food in fandoms and fanworks, and recipes and food AS fanworks.
Re: Brainstorm panels and moderators here!
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Date: 2016-02-15 12:22 am (UTC)Mod(s): ambyr
Category: Multi-Fandom
Description: You've read the book, now see the movie...wait, there is no movie. How do we handle fandoms with no visual source? How important is it that fanfiction match the writing voice to the canon? How do you find references and inspiration for fanart for an all-text canon? How do you promote your canon when you can't fall back on, "They're pretty!"? And what do you do when there suddenly is a movie or TV show, and its fandom dwarfs that of the original work?
Other notes: Other mods welcome!
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Date: 2016-02-15 12:24 am (UTC)Mod(s): ambyr
Category: Meta? How-to?
Description: You've gotten your OT3 (or 4, or 5, or more) in bed together. Now what? How do you keep everyone involved in the action? Let's talk logistics, positioning, and how to ensure that (unless that's your kink) you don't end up with more or fewer limbs than expected for the number of people involved. Links to visual references for a variety of multi-person positions will be shared.
Other notes: Other mods welcome; someone telling me what category this should be would also be welcome
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Date: 2016-02-29 02:20 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2016-02-15 02:25 am (UTC)Mods: Katbear and anybody else we can rope in
Category: Single Fandom
Description: Along with the shiny new characters, SWTFA gave us hints about what’s happened to Luke, Leia, and Han since we last saw them. Let’s talk the original trio! And maybe some of the prequel Trilogy, Clone Wars, and Star Wars Rebels mythology, too. And, of course, who is hot and the potential OTPs in SWTFA.
Other Notes: Co-mods welcome to join the fun.
Singalong Vidshow: The Force Awakens!
Date: 2016-02-15 10:14 pm (UTC)Mod(s): Cinco and Corbae
Category: Multi-Fandom
Description: We love vids and we love singalongs: two great tastes that taste great together! Join us for a curated vid show that celebrates vids and group singing in a joyous environment where no one cares if you can sing so long as you have a good time.
Other notes: We've always wanted to see (and sing at!) a singalong vid show, so we're being the change we want to see in the world and creating it at CON.TXT! Please suggest vids (especially for vids that already include lyric subtitles) or resources (such as how-tos or ideas for how to apply lyric subtitles)!!!
Re: Singalong Vidshow: The Force Awakens!
Date: 2016-02-22 08:44 pm (UTC)Re: Singalong Vidshow: The Force Awakens!
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Date: 2016-02-22 04:27 am (UTC)Mod(s): zvi
Category: How-to
Description: You know that sometimes your favorite Avengers stories are tagged 616 and they're different than MCU. You've seen pictures on Twitter of someone's Non Compliant tattoo. Someone reblogged Check Please on your dash. How do you get to these words and pictures? How do you buy and read comics? Where do you learn what's out there? And is there a comic for your tastes? (Spoilers: YES!)
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Date: 2016-02-29 05:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2016-02-22 08:43 pm (UTC)Mod(s): Sarah (shoesforall)
Category: Meta
Description: A discussion of intersectionality in fandom from a disabled white intersectional feminist. A conversation about how important language is in terms of inclusion, why being an ally is not a good thing, and squee about our favorite shows and characters.
Other notes: I'd like a co-moderator who is a fan of color and/or LGBT+ for this panel. (I think the term ally and "being an ally" perpetuates the framing of an issue from the POV of the dominant group.)
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Date: 2016-02-24 03:34 am (UTC)Mod(s): gnomad, cmshaw
Category: Single Fandom
Description: From pu-erh to green tea to Bertie Wooster's 'vital oolong', let's talk about all things tea! We'll discuss the best brews we've found, whether it really does matter if the milk goes in first or last, and which of those fannish Adagio blends got your OTP right (or wrong, so very wrong). There will be a variety of teas available to drink as we talk, but bringing your own and swapping leaves to take away is also highly encouraged.
Other notes: A variety of teas and an electric kettle can be provided by the mod and others the mod coerces, but anyone can bring their own brews to make or swap. Logistically, would need cups from the hotel.
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Date: 2016-02-25 07:53 pm (UTC)Mod(s): Melannen, anyone else we can rope in who knows stuff
Category: How-To
Description: How do you tag on AO3? How do you filter results? How do you run an exchange, or use collections, or bookmarks? What are the best ways to get help or offer suggestions? How do things work behind the scenes? How do AO3's technical limitations affect the Archive's features? Tips, tricks, toys, links, and so on.
Other notes: I'm a tag wrangling staffer, but will only be able to speak unofficially, and won't be able to comment on the wrangling of any specific tags, but I can talk about processes, procedures, guidelines, history, and so on. We want to keep it on the positive and not a complaints session. A co-mod who knows more about the exchanges/collections or skins end would be good.
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Date: 2016-02-26 02:46 am (UTC)Mod(s): zvi
Category: Meta
Description: Many popular tropes from m/m fic (mpreg, ABO, bdsm-verse, rule 63) are plays on sex, gender, and power. How do they play out differently in femslash?
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Date: 2016-02-29 06:18 am (UTC)Mod(s): Lily(enviropony)
Category: Multi-Fandom
Description: Canon f/f pairings have really taken off. Is fandom keeping up? Or is "Oh femslash, where art thou?" still your first thought every morning? Share your favorite pairings and fics, and tells us why you love them so! Share the love, share the passion, the lust, the cuddles, the hate-sex. Share the bonding, the pain, the struggle, the partnership, the against-all-odds, soul-searing awesomeness of it all. Let's talk canon, fanon, characterization, style, tropes. No topic is off limits, no fandom too small. Show us yours, and we'll show you ours! ;-)
Other notes: Yes, I know this one happens every con, but I have a plan! Like, with talking points n' stuff. (Okay, mostly just talking points). A co-mod would be awesome.
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Date: 2016-03-01 06:02 pm (UTC)Mod(s): Ellen Fremedon; co-mods welcome (and in fact I'd be happy to hand this off)
Category: Multi-Fandom (pimping)
Description: Small Fandom Speed Dating is back! Looking for a Yuletide fling? Tired of being a fandom of one? Come play the fandom dating game, where we set fans up with the fandoms of their dreams.
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Date: 2016-03-01 06:21 pm (UTC)Mod(s): Ellen Fremedon, co-mods welcome (and I'm happy to hand this over to someone else)
Category: Multi-fandom/Meta
Description: Hands up: how many of us had no plans to see Fury Road before the MRA boycott hand-sold us a ticket? How many of us left the theater dazedly murmuring "So this is what it's like to be an 18-to-34-year-old male"? Let's talk about what it's like to actually be the target demographic for a mass media product, and how fannish practices are changing or likely to change as this becomes a more common experience. Likely fandoms for discussion include Jupiter Ascending, Mad Max: Fury Road, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the Ghostbusters reboot, Hamilton, Jessica Jones, and whatever else has made you sit up in your seat and say "ME. They made this for me."
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Date: 2016-03-27 03:14 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2016-03-12 05:30 am (UTC)Mod(s): Aral, Trixie
Category: Multi-Fandom
Description: Have you ever loved a boyband, or at least loved to read porny gay romance about them? Have you ever loved a boyband fandom, in all their complicated glory? Tinhatters, tabloid and celebrity gossip culture crossover, ship wars--is the endless slashy canon that boybands give us just SO GOOD that's it's worth all that mess? Beatles, KPop, *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, One Direction fans--and all other boyband fans!--let's share the joys and miseries of boyband RPS!
Other notes:
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Date: 2016-03-25 03:04 am (UTC)Mod(s): FairestCat
Category: Single Fandom
Description: Let's take stock of Avengers fandom post Captain America: Civil War. What's up with all our favourite characters? Where's the great fic and meta and fanart? This panel is for fans of all characters and pairings to squee, flail, cry or otherwise emote together.
Other Notes: Co-mod volunteers eagerly welcomed. It's really hard writing a panel description about a movie that hasn't come out yet, if anyone has suggestions for how to improve this one I'd love to hear them.
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Date: 2016-04-06 11:14 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2016-03-27 01:27 pm (UTC)Description: Featuring Past Companions in Doctor Who/ who should be the new companion. And can we get a female Doctor or Doctor of Color (DOC)?
2. Title: Marvel MCU Women, or; Why hasn't Black Widow gotten a movie yet?
Description: Discussion about Black Widow; who should play Captain Marvel (or who has been cast as Captain Marvel); and can we get Monica Rambeau or Kamala Khan in a movie?
3. Title: Supernatural - still loving it or given up on it?
Descrition: After 11 seasons, are you still a fan? Or has queer-baiting and lack of women and POCs driven you away?
4. AND two repeats from last convention -- Find a new Fandom, and Fading Fandoms!
Not sure if I want to lead them - let me get back to you on that?
Re: Panel suggestions
Date: 2016-04-15 02:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-03-27 03:12 pm (UTC)Mods: Me and ellen fremedon(?)
Single-fandom panel
Description: Let's talk about Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London books! A panel for meta about the series speculation about where it's going, and recommendations for where to find the good fic.
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Date: 2016-03-27 05:07 pm (UTC)Mods: Me, and maybe someone else
Meta or how-to
Description: Wanting fanworks to have appropriate and thorough content notes or tags is the ideal, so how do we get there? Fans often say that when they appropriately tag the contents of their work, "it sounds too dark" or "but it's not really like that." Where are these impulses coming from, and how do we combat them? Let's talk about improving the ways we read and write content notes and tags, with examples and suggestions, and also delve into unpacking the shaming some authors direct at themselves or their readers through their tags or the lack thereof. Note: this discussion takes as a starting point that content notes are a desirable community good; if you wish to debate that point, please do it elsewhere.
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Date: 2016-03-28 08:06 pm (UTC)Mod(s): ???
Category: Meta
Description: We read and write a lot of sex set in science fiction or fantasy settings, and yet a lot of it still uses the same old sexual positions and sex toys. Let's go beyond convenient nanoprophylactics and lube spells and talk about how everything from antigravity to magic wands to the Force can be brought into the bedroom as well as the plot.
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Date: 2016-03-28 08:11 pm (UTC)Mod(s): I will if nobody else does
Category: Single-fandom
Description: Anaander Miaanai is personally concerned about our chosen topics of discussion.
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Date: 2016-03-28 08:19 pm (UTC)Mod(s): I will if nobody else does but really somebody else should
Category: Multi-Fandom
Description: In which we settle once and for all the oldest argument in fandom: who topped, Achilles or Patroclus? Also: did Hannibal and Scipio really fake their deaths and elope together? And: Just what kind of "rivalry" did Lady Murasaki and Sei Shonagon have? Bring your own pairing, only fandoms older than 1000 years allowed.
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Date: 2016-03-28 08:30 pm (UTC)Mod(s): I will if nobody else does
Category: Multi-Fandom
Description: There's always been a lot of crossover between slash/media fandom and science fiction/fantasy fandom, but in the last couple of years, the overlap has gained a new kind of visibility. So it that spirit, what's your favorite recent sf/fantasy canon that has no slash fandom and really really needs one? Maybe we will even talk a little about the history of cross-pollination between the two communites. (literal sex pollen in the case of that one Star Trek episode.)
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Date: 2016-04-06 11:56 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2016-03-28 08:40 pm (UTC)Mod(s): Cinco and Jrho
Category: Single Fandom
Description: Ladies and gentlemen, you could be anywhere in the world the last weekend in July but we're hoping you'll be at #pan4ham in the room where it happens! We're looking for some minds at work to discuss everything Hamilton: history, favorite characters and pairings, #ham4ham, diversity and representation, Hogwarts houses, censored letters, the Schuyler sisters, and the importance of going on vacation when your wife tells you to. Come drop some knowledge: recs for fic, fanart, vids, and meta (it's RPF all the way down!). History is happening in Manhattan, and we're not throwing away our shot to discuss this awesome musical and its amazing creator, cast, and fandom! Just you wait!
Other notes: Maybe John Church Hamilton will pop in to tell us how wrong we all are!
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Date: 2016-04-12 06:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-03-29 06:25 pm (UTC)Category: How-to
Description: Collaborative writing can be a rush: bouncing ideas around with someone who’s just as excited about your story as you are. But it’s also a challenge: blending different styles and writing processes (and personalities) and ending up with a polished story. The panel could cover ways to make collaborative writing run smoothly, from the practical (how to share documents, how to make sure everyone has the most recent version, how to communicate across geography and time zones) to the literary (how to make collaborative writing work; i.e., writing alternate chapters or from a certain character’s pov versus working together for every bit of the story, paragraph by paragraph) to interpersonal challenges (how to negotiate differences of opinion with fairness and still like each other in the end).
Other notes: I’d be willing to co-mod for this, but I’ve only done one collaboration, so I’m hardly an expert! I really hope to learn from others who are more experienced with collaborative writing, but I’m willing to sit up at the front and pretend to be charge if someone will do it with me.
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Date: 2016-03-31 01:59 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2016-03-31 01:13 am (UTC)Mod(s): DJ
Category: Multi-Fandom
Description: Many of us have felt the need to defend our ‘ships or our fandom kinks or reacted to those of others with, “I could NEVER like THAT! How I learned to never say never, stop cringing and going “EWWW”, and leveraged writers and artists I liked to discover new likes and interests in fandom.
Other notes: While the description reads “I”, I’d really love to hear how others have expanded their horizons in fandom.