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The '''NaNoWriMo forums''' are the primary online hub of activity for [[Wrimo|Wrimos]] to communicate with each other.  They are by far the largest facet of the site and consume the most site resources.  Many Wrimos solely attend to the forums (often when in-person meetings are not available) and some former Wrimos may continue to frequent the forums even if they are not doing Nano.  The site's largest surge is during November, and there are also significant surges during October, Camp Sessions, and in the month before each camp session. However, the sense of community is so strong that the forums still see significant activity (as high as medium-high at times) during the off-season, which is currently (considering the 2013 camp sessions) December - February, May, and August-September.  
The '''NaNoWriMo forums''' are the primary online hub of activity for [[Wrimo|Wrimos]] to communicate with each other.  They are by far the largest facet of the [[NaNoWriMo website]] and consume the most site resources.  Many Wrimos solely attend to the forums (often when in-person meetings are not available) and some past participants may continue to frequent the forums even if they are not doing Nano.  The site's largest surge is during November, and there are also significant surges during October, Camp Sessions, and in the month before each camp session. However, the sense of community is so strong that the forums still see activity when there is no NaNoWriMo event coming up or currently happening.  


The forums serve many purposes: to let Wrimos gather and talk to each other about writing, to discuss their novels and the noveling experience, to find Wrimos in their area via [[Regional Lounge|regional lounges]], and to procrastinate on reaching [[50,000 words]].  Many Wrimos may form new friendships with people in threads they frequent, and some forums, such as the [[Games, Diversions, and Other Exciting Forms of Procrastination|games]] and [[Role Playing and Communal Story Building|roleplaying forums]] are practically a culture unto themselves.
The forums serve many purposes: to let Wrimos gather and talk to each other about writing, to discuss their novels and the noveling experience, to find Wrimos in their area via [[Regional Lounge|regional lounges]], and to procrastinate on reaching [[50,000 words]].  Many Wrimos may form new friendships with people in threads they frequent, and some forums, such as the [[Games, Diversions, and Other Exciting Forms of Procrastination|games]] and [[Role Playing and Communal Story Building|roleplaying forums]] are practically a culture unto themselves.
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The forums have been around since 2002 and originally ran on [[PhpBB]].  The tech team used [[Xoops]] and later [[Drupal]] for the forum software.  As of 2011, the site and forums now operate on [[Ruby on Rails]].  
The forums have been around since 2002 and originally ran on [[PhpBB]].  The tech team used [[Xoops]] and later [[Drupal]] for the forum software.  As of 2011, the site and forums now operate on [[Ruby on Rails]].  


== Currently Active Forums and their Catergories ==
As of October 2016, the forums are only visible to logged-in users. Blame the spammers.
 
== Currently Active Forums and their Categories ==
*[[Official Stuff]]
*[[Official Stuff]]
**[[Preview Site Bug Reports]]
**[[30 Covers, 30 Days]]
**[[30 Covers, 30 Days]]
**[[NaNoWriMo sponsors|Special Offers from NaNo Sponsors]]
**[[Special Offers and Greetings from NaNo Sponsors]]
**[[NaNoVideo]]
*[[NaNo Tips and Strategies]]
*[[NaNo Tips and Strategies]]
**[[NaNo Prep]]
**[[Reference Desk]] (formerly "Character and Plot Realism")
**[[Reference Desk]] (formerly "Character and Plot Realism")
**[[Plot Doctoring]]
**[[Plot Doctoring]]
**[[Worldbuilding]]
**[[Writing 101]] (in Resources and Writing support pre-2015)
**[[NaNo Prep]]
**[[Reaching 50,000]]
**[[Adoption Society]]
**[[Appellation Station]]
**[[Appellation Station]]
**[[Beyond 50k]]
**[[Character Cafe]]
**[[Character Cafe]]
**[[Worldbuilding]]
*[[Mechanics, Logistics, and Other Technical Stuff]]
**[[Rules, Regulations, and Other Minutiae]]
**[[Site and Message Board Feedback and Suggestions]]
**[[Tech Help & Site Bug Reports]]
*[[Life During NaNo]]
*[[Life During NaNo]]
**[[All-Ages Coffee House]]
**[[All-Ages Coffee House]]
**[[Reaching 50,000]] (in Nano Tips and Strategies pre-2015)
**[[NaNoWriMo Ate My Soul]] (formerly "I Hate Myself and Want to Die")
**[[NaNoWriMo Ate My Soul]] (formerly "I Hate Myself and Want to Die")
**[[Beyond 50k]] (in Nano Tips and Strategies pre-2015)
**[[This is Going Better Than I'd Hoped]] (formerly "This is Working Far Better Than I Had Hoped" and "This is Going Better Than I Expected")
**[[This is Going Better Than I'd Hoped]] (formerly "This is Working Far Better Than I Had Hoped" and "This is Going Better Than I Expected")
**[[Word Wars, Prompts, & Sprints]]
**[[Word Wars, Prompts, & Sprints]]
**[[Shoutout]]s
**[[Shoutout]]s
**[[Night of Writing Dangerously|Dangerous Writers: Night of Writing Dangerously]]
**[[Night of Writing Dangerously|Dangerous Writers: Night of Writing Dangerously]]
*[[Mechanics, Logistics, and Other Technical Stuff]]
**[[Rules, Regulations, and Other Minutiae]]
**[[Site and Message Board Feedback and Suggestions]]
**[[Tech Help & Site Bug Reports]]
*[[Resources and Writing Support]]
*[[Resources and Writing Support]]
**[[Helpful Orgs and Sites]]
**[[Adoption Society]]
**[[Social Media]]
**[[Helpful Resources and Sites]]
**[[NaNo Artisans]] (in Outside the Box pre-2015)
**[[NaNo Soundtracks]]
**[[NaNo Soundtracks]]
**[[NaNo Technology]]
**[[NaNo Technology]]
**[[The Polling Booth]]
**[[The Polling Booth]]
**[[Writing 101]]
*[[Genre Lounge]]s
*[[Genre Lounge]]s
*[[NaNo Groups]]
*[[NaNo Groups]]
**[[Newbie|Newbies!]]
**[[Newbie|Newbies!]]
**[[NaNo University]] for students and instructors
**[[NaNo University]]
**[[Come Write In]]
**[[Come Write In]]
**[[Age Group: Teens]]
**[[Age Group: Teens]]
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**[[Age Group: 30s & 40s]]
**[[Age Group: 30s & 40s]]
**[[Age Group: 50+]]
**[[Age Group: 50+]]
**[[Military Lounge]]
**[[YWP Alumni]]
**[[Mess Hall]]
**[[NaNo Rebels]] (in Outside the Box pre-2015)
**[[Fans and Critics]]
**[[Fans and Critics]]
**[[Writing Groups and Clubs]]
**[[Writing Groups and Clubs]]
**[[Virtual Worlds]]
**[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[Outside the Box]]
*[[Outside the Box]]
**[[NaNo Artisans]]
**[[NaNo Rebel]]s
**[[Off Topic]]
**[[Off Topic]]
**[[Script Frenzy]]
**[[Script Frenzy]]
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**[[Games, Diversions, and Other Exciting Forms of Procrastination]] (formerly "How to Procrastinate Effectively")
**[[Games, Diversions, and Other Exciting Forms of Procrastination]] (formerly "How to Procrastinate Effectively")
**[[Role Playing and Communal Story Building]]
**[[Role Playing and Communal Story Building]]
*[[I Wrote a Novel, Now What?]] (previously December and Beyond)
**[[The Year of Doing Big, Fun, Scary Things Together]]
**[[Critiques, Feedback, and Novel Swaps]] (In Resources and Writing Support in 2014)
**[[Novel Draft Aftercare]] (In Resources and Writing Support in 2014)
**[[Life After NaNoWriMo]]
*[[Regional Lounge|Regional Lounges]]
*[[Regional Lounge|Regional Lounges]]
After December the following forums (under the catergory [[December and Beyond]]) become active:
*[[Critiques, Feedback, and Novel Swaps]]
*[[Novel Draft Aftercare]]
*[[The Year of Doing Big, Fun, Scary Things Together]]
*[[Life After NaNoWriMo]]


There are also separate forums for [[Camp NaNoWriMo]] that appear during camp season. In 2011 the forum was simply named Camp NaNoWriMo and appeared in the December and Beyond section; however, in 2012 the following forums became active:
There are also separate forums for [[Camp NaNoWriMo]] that appear during camp season. In 2011 the forum was simply named Camp NaNoWriMo and appeared in the December and Beyond section; however, in 2012 the following forums became active:
* [[Campfire Circle]]
* [[Campfire Circle]]
* [[Camp Tech Help]]
* [[Camp Tech Help and Feedback]]
* [[Finding Cabin Mates]] (added 2013)
* [[Finding Cabin Mates]] (added 2013)
* [[Special Offers and Greetings from Camp NaNo Sponsors]] (added 2013)
* [[Special Offers and Greetings from Camp NaNo Sponsors]] (added 2013)
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== Former NaNoWriMo forums ==
== Former NaNoWriMo forums ==
*[[The Great NaNoWriMo Book Drive]] in 2010 - the book drive did not return for 2011
*[[The Great NaNoWriMo Book Drive]] in 2010 - the book drive did not return for 2011
*[[Want to swap trading cards?]] (2012 season)
*[[NaNoVideo]] (2011-2014)
*NaNo Missed Connections
*NaNo Missed Connections
*Inspirational Quotes
*Inspirational Quotes
*NaNoWriMo Alumni Lounge (for returning Wrimos)
*Important Things We Need to Tell You
*Important Things We Need to Tell You
**(Late) Breaking News, a similar forum
**(Late) Breaking News, a similar forum
** Annoucements from Headquarters, a similar forum used in the off-season before 2011
** Announcements from Headquarters, a similar forum used in the off-season before 2011
*NaNoWriMo Alumni Lounge (for returning Wrimos)
*Teaching NaNoWriMo (revived as [[NaNo University]], which briefly had separate forums for students and teachers before being combined into the current forum)
*Teaching NaNoWriMo (revived as NaNo University)
*Me And My Genre (replaced by separate [[Genre Lounge|Genre Lounges]])
*Me And My Genre (replaced by separate [[Genre Lounge|Genre Lounges]])
*What I'm Going To Do With My 2002 Novel
*What I'm Going To Do With My 2002 Novel (the spiritual predecessor to the I Wrote a Novel, Now What? forums)
*NaNo Veterans (Military)
*NaNo Veterans (Military) (succeeded by the '''Military Lounge''' and then the [[Mess Hall]])
*[[Want to swap trading cards?]] (2012 season)
*Life as a [[Municipal Liaison]] (public forum, succeeded by the private ML forums)
*NaNoWriMo in the Classroom (succeeded by the [[Young Writers Program]])


==External Links==
==External Links==
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[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:NaNoWriMo forums]]
[[Category:NaNoWriMo forums]]
[[Category:NaNoWriMo website]]
[[Category:Former NaNoWriMo forums]]

Revision as of 11:05, 3 February 2019

The NaNoWriMo forums are the primary online hub of activity for Wrimos to communicate with each other. They are by far the largest facet of the NaNoWriMo website and consume the most site resources. Many Wrimos solely attend to the forums (often when in-person meetings are not available) and some past participants may continue to frequent the forums even if they are not doing Nano. The site's largest surge is during November, and there are also significant surges during October, Camp Sessions, and in the month before each camp session. However, the sense of community is so strong that the forums still see activity when there is no NaNoWriMo event coming up or currently happening.

The forums serve many purposes: to let Wrimos gather and talk to each other about writing, to discuss their novels and the noveling experience, to find Wrimos in their area via regional lounges, and to procrastinate on reaching 50,000 words. Many Wrimos may form new friendships with people in threads they frequent, and some forums, such as the games and roleplaying forums are practically a culture unto themselves.

The forums have been around since 2002 and originally ran on PhpBB. The tech team used Xoops and later Drupal for the forum software. As of 2011, the site and forums now operate on Ruby on Rails.

As of October 2016, the forums are only visible to logged-in users. Blame the spammers.

Currently Active Forums and their Categories

There are also separate forums for Camp NaNoWriMo that appear during camp season. In 2011 the forum was simply named Camp NaNoWriMo and appeared in the December and Beyond section; however, in 2012 the following forums became active:

Former NaNoWriMo forums

  • The Great NaNoWriMo Book Drive in 2010 - the book drive did not return for 2011
  • Want to swap trading cards? (2012 season)
  • NaNoVideo (2011-2014)
  • NaNo Missed Connections
  • Inspirational Quotes
  • NaNoWriMo Alumni Lounge (for returning Wrimos)
  • Important Things We Need to Tell You
    • (Late) Breaking News, a similar forum
    • Announcements from Headquarters, a similar forum used in the off-season before 2011
  • Teaching NaNoWriMo (revived as NaNo University, which briefly had separate forums for students and teachers before being combined into the current forum)
  • Me And My Genre (replaced by separate Genre Lounges)
  • What I'm Going To Do With My 2002 Novel (the spiritual predecessor to the I Wrote a Novel, Now What? forums)
  • NaNo Veterans (Military) (succeeded by the Military Lounge and then the Mess Hall)
  • Life as a Municipal Liaison (public forum, succeeded by the private ML forums)
  • NaNoWriMo in the Classroom (succeeded by the Young Writers Program)

External Links

NaNoWriMo forums