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We are ~~finally~~ ready to announce the lineup for Round 5 discussions! We had a bit of trouble scheduling the discussions, which is why this announcement is a few days later than planned. But here at last, for your anticipation, delectation, and advanced-reading-planning needs*:

We began on Wednesday, January 20th with a discussion of The Violet Hour by

breathedout, led by

pennypaperbrain. Historical AU. (this discussion is going on now. join us!)

Wednesday, January 27th -- Adventure of the Crossed Stream by

mydwynter, led by

phoenix_glow. Casefic.
Wednesday, February 3rd -- Save The Last Dance For Me by Lilith (Citrine), led by

cherrytide. Mrs. Hudson.
Wednesday, February 10th -- Rebound by

tiltedsyllogism, led by

anarfea and

gentlespirit. Femslash.
Wednesday, February 17th -- No Bangs Without Foreign Office Approval by reckonedrightly, led by

neifile7. Genderswap.
Wednesday, February 24th -- The Anatomist by

rosa_acicularis, led by

cherrytide. Molly Hooper.
Wednesday, March 2nd -- Broken Hearts Like Broken Bones by tyleet, led by

anarfea. Adlock.
Wednesday, March 9th -- SPQR by

hoc_volerunt, led by

dioscureantwins. Historical AU.

*There are some very long fics on this calendar: SPQR is over 100k, and No Bangs is past the 200k mark. We are really excited to discuss them, and we hope you are, too -- but make sure to plan ahead for those ones!

Additionally, we are happy to announce a few new members of the mod team -

gentlespirit and

cherrytide will be old friends in new hats, joining tiltedsyllogism and azriona in set-up, organization and day-to-day maintenance of the comm.

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Hi all! We are delighted to announce the reading calendar for Round 4. You can also find this calendar linked in the sidebar on the comm's main page.

July 8 - AU - Eight and Fifty Nights by Poppyalexander, led by

phoenix_glow
July 15 - Angst - Seeds by

thesardine, led by

unovis
July 22nd - Lestrade - Opposition Party by

mydwynter, led by mathe_roni
July 29th - Kidlock/Parentlock - Saccharomyces Cerevisiae by yaycoffee, led by

donutgirl

*mini-hiatus on account of mods’ para-Sherlockian RL hijinks*

August 12th - Remix - Murder Will Out by

keerawa and Intimate Knowledge by

tiltedsyllogism, led by

cherrytide
August 19th - OT3 - The Making Of by

emmagrant01, led by

phoenix_glow
August 26th - Crossover/Fusion - the Queen of Gondal series by AJHall, led by

dioscureantwins

please note: our first discussion kicks off TOMORROW. We hope that announcing the fic selections for the Leader's Choice streams gave you enough time to read in advance.

reading221b-mod.livejournal.com

We are happy to announce the lineup for Round Three's discussions. There were some contests that were close right up to the very end, but we're happy with our lineup, and hope that everyone will find something they enjoy reading over the next few weeks.

Wednesday, February 11 - Romance - The Progress of Sherlock Holmes by

ivyblossom, discussion lead by

cherrytide
Wednesday, February 18 - Canon-Compliant/Missing Scene - Seven Times a Night at Baker Street by

achray, discussion lead by

donutgirl
Wednesday, February 25 - Humor - A Trope Too Far by

persiflager, discussion lead by

donutgirl
Wednesday, March 4 - Angst - sensation of falling as you just hit sleep by

greywash, discussion lead by

pickles7437
Wednesday, March 11 - Omegaverse - The Heart in Him by

azriona, discussion lead by

jmarlinquin
Wednesday, March 18 - Holmescest - Cake and Other Sins by

indybaggins, discussion lead by

pickles7437
Wednesday, March 25 - AU - Crazy for Love by prettyvk, discussion lead by

jmarlinquin and

twofingerpost

Congratulations to the discussion leads and the authors of the fics we'll be talking about. We hope that everyone has a wonderful time discussing them.

The mods would also like to take this opportunity to roll out our modified Author Participation Policy - which isn't so much changing things as it is cementing a method that most authors have already used, and which seems to have worked very well:

Authors are welcome to participate in discussion on a limited basis, by starting a dedicated thread for author interactions and limiting their comments to that one thread. We ask that authors wait 48 hours before posting, so that the discussion has time to build in response to the readers' questions and concerns.

In the next week, we'll also be rolling out a Conduct Code for our membership - again, nothing very drastic, merely spelling out things that most of us already do. Every round is a learning experience for us, with new challenges and questions - and one of these days, we might actually get it right!

Have a happy reading session, all, and see you on February 11th!

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Hello all! Here is the calendar for the next round of fic discussions:

Nov 19th: The Cold Song Series by

eldritchhorrors, discussion led by

pennypaperbrain (Sex-focused fics stream)
Nov 26th: Red Velvet and Reciprocity by

cherrytide, discussion led by

frozen_delight (Hidden Gems stream)
November 30: I Used To Live Alone Before I Met You by

etothepii, led by

jmarlinquin (short AUs stream)
Dec 3: The Scotch 'Verse Series by

earlgreytea68, led by

azriona (Mystrade stream)
Dec 10: Winter in London by

w_a_i_d, led by

keerawa (ACD stream)
Dec 14: The River Variations by

withoutawish, led by

swissmarg (short Casefic stream)
Dec 17: Don't Is Not The Same As Haven't by Impractical Beekeeping, led by

tiltedsyllogism (Rare Pair stream)

How this will work:
On discussion days, the discussion leads will make a post to kick off our conversation. Please keep all conversation about the fic in that post, which will be locked to members only. (You're obviously allowed to say whatever you like about whatever you like on your own journals, but we'd like to try to keep the conversation all in one place for ease of reading.)

On the spirit of conversation
Please remember that we are striving to be an inclusive and encouraging safe where people feel comfortable expressing a range of opinions and judgments. While we encourage thoughtful and constructive criticism, we will not tolerate author-bashing, character-bashing, fic-bashing or reader-bashing of any kind. Everyone's response to a fic is legitimate, and it is perfectly okay to not like one part of a fic while loving another. If you want to disagree with something that someone else has said, make sure your response is focused on the difference in interpretation, not on the person with whom you disagree. Please try to respect the spirit in which others have commented: someone who says "this scene is structured in order to make the reader feel uncomfortable" is making an interpretation you can challenge if you disagree with it, but someone who says "this scene made me uncomfortable" is speaking only about their own response, and their comments should be respected as such. You are absolutely allowed to be critical and questioning; you are not allowed to be rude or abrasive, or to put someone down for enjoying what you disliked.

We are very eagerly looking forward to each of these conversations, and we hope you are, too!

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Hello all! Sorry for the delay. Here is the calendar for Round 1 Discussions:

Sept 10 - The Speed of Objects in Motion by holyfant, led by

violethuntress (Angst stream)

Sept 17 - The Frost is All Over by Chryse, led by

mars_daydream (Alt Universe stream)

Sept 24 - The Paradox series by wordstrings, led by

birggitt (Alt Narrative stream)

Oct 1 - Hitting the Water at Sixty Miles an Hour by what_alchemy, led by

ruth0007 (Wild Card stream)

Oct 8 - What to Do When Your Flatmate is Homicidal by hyacinth_sky747, discussion leader TBA (Humor stream)

Oct 15 - Given in Evidence by verityburns, discussion leaders mathe_roni and

kizzia (Casefic stream)

These six genre streams are the ones that drew an overwhelming response, and these were the fics that came out on top in each of them (although some of those votes were very, very close!). We realized early on that jumping straight in with thirteen streams was more than the mods would be able to handle, which is why we are running discussions only in the most popular categories this time around, but our long-term plan definitely involves expanding the list to include lots more streams. There were so many fantastic fics nominated, in every category, that it was hard to let any of them go by; but this is just the first round of what we hope will be a great many. So if there's a fic or a stream you wanted to discuss that's not on the list above, we welcome you to nominate it again for later rounds.

As always, we welcome suggestions, and we'll make a point of reviewing with all of you how the process has gone before we start the next phase.

How this will Work:
On discussion days, the discussion leads will make a post to kick off our conversation. Please keep all conversation about the fic in that post, which will be locked to members only. (You're obviously allowed to say whatever you like about whatever you like on your own journals, but we'd like to try to keep the conversation all in one place for ease of reading.)

Please remember that we are striving to be a wank-free zone - that is, while we encourage thoughtful and constructive criticism, we will not tolerate author-bashing, character-bashing, fic-bashing or reader-bashing of any kind. Everyone's response to a fic is completely valid, and it is perfectly okay to not like one part of a fic while loving another. You are absolutely allowed to be critical and questioning; you are not allowed to be rude or abrassive, or to put someone down for enjoying what you disliked.

We greatly look forward to the conversations over the next couple of weeks. We're all going to have so much fun!

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