What on earth is going on at NaNoWriMo HQ? Here's a high level summary compiled by an anonymous community member.
Classifieds
The Classifieds forum (formerly Marketing, Self-promotion, and Stuff for Sale until September 2019) resides in the Outside the Box forum. It has seen posts for Alphasmarts for sale, editing services, blog promoting, handmade crafts, published novels, and more.
Each active forum participant may post one promotional thread in this forum. Members are not allowed to post self-promotional posts outside of this forum, though a promotional link in their signature was accepted when signatures existed. Promotional posts made elsewhere may be moved to this forum, or deleted. Members who join only to post a self-promotional thread, or whose first post is in this forum, will have the post removed and be warned; spambots are banned outright. Items do not have to be for sale; promoting personal websites and blogs or free material is also permitted. Typically, the posts are promoting the items of the user; sites not affiliated with the poster that are being recommended for writing usefulness are posted in Helpful Resources instead.
The forum contains a sticky post for Offers from Non Participants, which can be submitted to NaNoWriMo through the Forums contact form. Offers and promotions from companies and organizations that sponsor NaNoWriMo are posted and discussed in a separate Sponsor Offers forum.
Forum Description
"Spread the word about your just-released book, sell off your old Alphasmart, or read about special Wrimo-only deals being offered by otherwise-reputable companies." (2005-2006)
"Our own little swap meet where everyone gets a stall to spread the word about your just-released book, sell off your old Alphasmart, or read about special Wrimo-only deals being offered by otherwise-reputable companies." (2007)
"Our own little swap meet where NaNoWriMo participants get a stall to spread the word about their just-released book, sell off their old Alphasmart, or sing the praises of their writing blog." (2008-2012)
Our own little swap meet where NaNoWriMo participants get a stall to spread the word about their just-released book, sell off their old Alphasmart, share their not-for-profit projects, or sing the praises of their writing blog. (2013-2014)
"Our own little swap meet where NaNoWriMo participants get a stall to spread the word about their just-released book, sell off their old laptop, share their not-for-profit projects, or sing the praises of their writing blog." (2015-present)
Moderators
Current Moderators
- Heather Dudley (2008-present)
- The global moderators (September 2019-present)
Former Moderators
- Cybele May (2004-2007)
- Loriba (2007-2012)
- jamey85 (2014)
- elyndra (2015-September 2019) (joined the global moderators)
