New Comms

zipperxhead, a community dedicated to the love of Glitch. And here I thought that was the point of my personal journal.

tinman_in_cuffs, a comm for kinky fic. And now I am highly distracted by the idea of Cain in handcuffs because yes plz *makes note for Surreal's next round of drabble requests and goes back to read that one chapter of AO! again*

perfect_enemies, being a a comm for fic of Cain's canon ship. Not that one. Or that one. Or that one. The one with all the hate sex. No, not that one either. Look, it's Cain/Zero, go be squeeful!

Around LJ

Happenings over at glitch_wyatt with a new mod coming on board in the form of andrealyn. With a new mod comes a new layout and an icon contest and a streamlined tagging system. Good times!

witchywanda666 is taking drabble requests.

tm_challenge needs some tie-breaking votes for the last word challenge, also final submissions for the first fall picture challenge are due by Sept. 5.

At ohzeebooks the true name of the technicolor turkeys is pondered.

Over on tinman_meta there is a discussion on the underlying causes and proliferation of wank which is monumental in its depth and- who am I kidding, we talk about cookies and how pretty Neal McDonough is some more and agree with blade_girl a lot. Another day at the office.

In other news people continue to be shocked (shocked I say!) at the idea of Ambrose being a baby-daddy. There are a couple thinly-veiled silly hat posts, and kseda wonders how y'all feel about being ripped off.

Note From Your Editor

Yes, it has been a while since we've done a newsletter post, so if I missed anything please do comment with it, or use ye olde submission post.

New Comm:

tmcrossovers, for all your canon hoppping needs!

Seen In and Around LJ:

Sunday saw the beginning of Author Appreciation Week! Hug your favourite Tin Man author today!

On tm_challenge, the Fall Quote Challenge has been released into the wild.

Over on tinman_meta, blade_girl sets out in search of the elusive fannish lurker. The lurkers respond, "Please don't do that again."

At thegraygale, luchia13 has completed her week of recs, and verilyverity takes over.

On glitch_wyatt, pennies_4_eyes is seeking drabble prompts.

Due to some sort of utter insanity, a post has appeared on tinman_meta in which IP logging is turned of, anonymous posting is permitted, and fandom lurkers are encouraged to spout their opinions.

This editor, for one, thinks that nothing will come of this but is eager to be proven wrong.

Comm News:
Due to a sharp drop-off in participation tinman100 closes its doors, with plans to be somehow absorbed into tm_challenge. The editor blames herself, you, you, and you over there on the left.

teamtinman exists. Or not.

Around LJ:
BREAKING NEWS: The winners of tm_challenge's Summer Grand Prix are announcned.

The mods at tm_challenge would like your input on the structure of future challenges.

penny_hill declares that the week of August 10-16 shall be Author Appreciation Week. Get ready to give your favorite writers some lovin'.

luchia13 began her week of recs at thegraygale. In other TGG news there is another request-a-rec post up.

midnight_burn wondered what it was about that one painting of the queen and her flunkey that made everyone think they Totaly Did It. Other explanations are offered, including magic-Photoshop.

At tinman_meta blade_girl reassured us that fandom is not pining for the fjords. To test that theory, kseda tried to destroy fandom by posting a shipping poll over at tinman_fans. If that weren't enough she went on to make a post at tinman_meta to analyze the findings. In any other fandom this would have caused a wankstorm, but not us. We get a drinking game out of it.

A few days ago there was a total solar eclipse in Asia. Thankfully the world didn't end. This time.

A Word From the Editor(s):
WAUGH!

No, that's not it. Of late we have noticed a smattering (okay, three) of "Tin Man"-related secrets popping up at fandomsecrets. We feel that there is no reason for these secrets to be secret, and encourage you all to be fearless in your fannishness. All of your ideas intrigue us, and we would like to syndicate your newsletter.

- Ed.

IRL:

theoziantimes congratulates Kathleen Robertson on the birth of her son.

Seen In and Around LJ:

theoziantimes invites its readers to urge the author of secret #167 to join us on the dark side. erinm_4600 is enjoined to provide the necessary bribes.

penny_hill has begun her week of recs at thegraygale.

Voting for Round 9 of the Tin Man Grand Prix is currently open on tm_challenge.

Over on tinman_meta, erinm_4600 wants to know where the Ozian paparazzi are, midnight_burn suspects a cover-up, and kseda starts a rumour that Tin Man fandom is dying.

On ohzeebooks, amedia shares her thoughts on yaoi betas, and candacestls wants one.

Cast Apperances:

Alan Cumming is appearing in "The Bacchae" at the Lincoln Center in New York City. This reporter is sorely tempted to try for live coverage, just as soon as she can hop into a time machine and go back to LAST NIGHT *cries* Still looking forward to any icons resulting from linking to this article.

Neal McDonough will be appearing on "Desperate Housewives" this fall. New Neal, every week. Think about that.

Zooey Deschanel is on tour as one-half of She & Him through July and August. Guess which half.

Callum Keith Rennie will be in the X-Files movie which is out July 25 in the States. He's playing the "2nd Abductor." Make your own jokes.

New Comm:

tmquotes, home of Tin Man fandom's wit and wisdom, or a hive of self-congratulatory fawning.

Newish Comm:

tinman_fuhqfest, which I suppose is like the kink meme only less kinky, not anonymous, and somehow even less popular.

Linked because I still think this fandom needs moar porn.

Seen In And Around LJ:

kseda takes over editing duties for theoziantimes. In other news, verilyverity begins the search for a new co-mod as well as more submissions of news.

Challeneges at tinman100 will be two-weeks long until further notice.

At ohzeebooks, candacestls has a query about how to properly address an Earl. BREAKING NEWS: oddsbobs is in search of an artist for a seekrit project.

tinman_meta discovered the joy of polls. catyuy wondered about who people ship Jeb with and if there was a correlation between the Doctor Who finale and Tin Man fandom "going quiet." kseda busted out the Sorting Hat and tried to institute silly cat day.

And finally at thegraygale, n_e_star finished up another week of reccing and theredoormouse began one.

New Comms:

tm_ficfest, Tin Man fandom's very own fest community, is open for business and taking entries and theme suggestions. Current theme is "Cliche-fic". Mod is also currently accepting theme suggestions here.

Largely overlooked due to abysmal PR.

ahamo_thequeen is Tin Man's official shipping comm for the only extant canon pairing we have.

Also ignored due to lousy PR.

Newish Comms:

mr_and_mrs_cain: the comm for that other canon pairing.

You know, the one without DG.

rawesometm: your one stop shop for all things Raw.

You know, Raw.

The fuzzy one.

No, that was not just a smudge on the camera, that was a character.

tin_man_mix: Providing music to write fic by.


Seen In and Around LJ:

After missing several deadlines, theoziantimes makes it's inaugural post to tepid reviews.

The newbie's guide to Tin Man on Livejournal has been updated.

Round seven of the tm_challenge Grand Prix is currently running. If you haven't yet, it's not too late to join.

On tinman_meta, kseda wants to know where everyone is, verilyverity wants to know what you people have been smoking, erinm_4600 wants to know how that got there, and dmr2158 wants to know who this "Raw" guy is.

On ohzeebooks, eleanor_ariail and moony_blues are seeking betas.

On thegraygale, lattelady6 has just completed her run of recs, and annehiro has just begun hers. Sign-ups are currently and continually open.

Finally, that little minx kseda has started a meme.

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