The Cybertronian

I'm creating a DW community (thecybertronian ) to transfer over there due to the new privacy agreement (that you HAD to accept even though they had a not now option).

I was also thinking of having a weekly discussion post over there for fandom things related to Transformers. Here's hoping LJ will let me import to DW.

Also, editors, please PM me at ravynstoneabbey for invites to the new comm.

August 11 marks the fifth anniversary of this newsletter. I was thinking to mark the occasion that we do a greatest hits fic and art contest, in addition to a headers contest.

Greatest Hits

These are to be fics or art you find to be the classics, must reads, or simply wonderful. They can cover all the continuities from G1 to TF: Prime.

The fics and art that are selected will be posted on August 11 in a special issue. The header will be used in the newsletter profile or used in the layout.

From today (July 20) till 11:59pm Eastern (UTC -4) August 1st, please hop over here to post your nominations. They will be tabulated and put up for a vote on August 2nd. Voting will end promptly Aug 9 at midnight, eastern time (UTC -4) with the big reveal on August 11.

Headers

For the graphics makers, I am looking for headers that can be used in the profile and possibly layout.

Rules and the submission post is here.

Please direct any questions or suggestions to this post and I will get to them as fast as I can.

I am very happy to announce that splendidshadows has kindly volunteered to become our newest editor, filling naggingfishwife's spot.

A whole year of the newsletter!  A small idea, now with three issues a week full of fic, art and discussion.  It now boasts 204 readers and is a valuable resource for fandom.

I am working on improving the newsletter, which will enable our intrepid editors to assemble the newsletters quickly and with a minimum of stress. It's still in the planning stages, so I will keep y'all updated as things progress.

Thank you so much, naggingfishwife, huntingospray, mmouse15, delilahdraken and kinrazza for devoting so much time and energy to the newsletter, for without y'all, I fear there wouldn't be a newsletter for Transformers fandom.


I have the links for my late issues, and am trying my best to carve out time to compile them. I hope to have them done this week. Apologies for the lateness.

The Cybertronian is in need of a second art editor to alternate with n_f_w. 

Responsibilities will include: gathering links from the LJ watch list and the dA watch list and compiling the links into a formatted post, with the template being provided.  Posts should ideally be done by midnight local time or a marker post posted since real life does have a nasty habit of getting in the way of fun Internet times.

Estimated time spent: 10-15 minutes daily collecting links, 1-2 hours weekly to compile the post. [n_f_w, feel free to tell me if the estimate is wrong]

Please email me @ ravynstone.abbey@gmail.com or comment in the post. 

I'm combining this week's and next week's issues of the Art & Meta issue of The Cybertronian, due to some real life things I need to take care of this week, like finishing up my NaNo novel and other matters. Delilah, number your issue #30. Also, #30 will be the end of the first volume of the Cybertronian, and mine will be the beginning of the second volume.

The one-stop place for all your Transformers needs, from G1 to the 2007 Movie and beyond.  Covering toys to comics with fic, art, icons, graphics and discussion rounding everything out.  I'll be poking into the TF forums, the growing base of TF communities on LJ and perusing artists at dA, Paper Demon  and other art sites.  I will also be using digg, del.icio.us and other websites to gather interesting things.

I won't try to cover everything TF related as quite frankly that would be a huge task for one person. 

I would like to thank all those who've shown interest by asking to join.  Posting will only be done by a mod and every post will be public, so watch the comm for the updates.

I plan to post weekly on Wednesdays so this coming Wednesday, August 15 will be Issue #1 covering from the 8th to the an hour or so before each posting.  Tags will be used with a tag for each issue, and volume number.  I'm planning four volumes in a year of around 26 issues in each volume. 

Email the editor at the.cybertronian@gmail.com with news and anything that I may have missed.  The only rule for posts if it is f-locked or otherwise members-only, I will not cover it.  I also will not mention any drama, unless it is related to LJ being stupid again.  Newsletters are not for wank.