Community Profile

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Welcome to Bridge to Sickbay, a Star Trek Drabbling Community!
Bridge to Sickbay is a Star Trek reworking of the Harry Potter community queerditch_pub. Anything familiar in this userinfo or format is taken from there with permission.

Bridge to Sickbay is a bi-weekly timed-drabble community. Drabbling currently takes place at 3:00pm Eastern Time. Our community is comprised of two seperate but equally fun parts. We have the drabbling itself; it begins when one of the moderators posts the challenge on the community. The challenge consists of 3 or more separate pairing/prompts, along the lines of "Kirk, McCoy - moisturizer". Each drabbler chooses the prompt they are interested in writing, and attempts to get out a small bit of writing within 20 minutes. They then post the finished drabble as a comment to the challenge post. We all take ten minutes to read the drabbles and relax between rounds, and then it all repeats until all the challenge-sets are done!

Challenges are taken from the weekly challenge prompt posts, which show up on the bridge2sickbay community approximately two days before drabbling will begin. Community members simply check out the theme, and then leave a comment with their prompt. For example, if the theme is household items, you could prompt Kirk, Spock - wooden spoon. It's not mandatory to submit a prompt in order to participate in Sunday's drabbling session, but it is recommended. Additionally, if you have more than one suggestion, leave them both (though we can't guarantee all of them will be used).

The chat is the second, and entirely optional, part of Bridge to Sickbay. One of the moderators -- probably lauriegilbert, but occasionally someone else -- opens up a Meebo chatroom titled "Bridge2Sickbay" 30 minutes before drabbling will begin, where everyone is encouraged to act like a mad fool. We work on Meebo, but we have on occasion moved to Y!M, AIM or GTalk in the case of some members being unable to access their meebo accounts.

We offer a no-pressure drabbling environment and we love new people. We maintain a very relaxed atmosphere, which we think helps everyone produce their very best. So if you're curious, by all means friend this community and reply to the next Schedule post if you want to take part. And there's no lasting commitment, either, so if you only want to try it once, and never approach us again, that's perfectly fine. And if you've no inclination to take part, that's more than all right, too. If you'd like to watch, friend the community in any case, and enjoy the drabbles! We've got some wonderful people here, so we're sure you'll enjoy your reads.



Frequently Asked Questions:

Do the drabbles have to be 100 words?
No, not at all. Regardless of your personal definition of drabble, Bridge to Sickbay is, as stated, VERY relaxed. Write when you want and stop when you're done.

I submitted a prompt but now can't make it. Is this okay?
Yes!

I didn't submit a prompt, but now I want to come. Is this okay?
Yes!

I want to participate but don't have Meebo. Am I still allowed?
Yep. You can either simply drabble on LJ and refresh the community every half hour to find new prompts or visit Meebo to register. And no, the chat is NOT necessary.

Meebo blows.
This is not a question, but, yes, it kinda does sometimes. But we still like it better than Yahoo!Messenger which plagues us with technical issues.

What happens if I don't finish within 20 minutes?
You get ten extra minutes before the next round is posted. Finish up. Or don't. Again, very flexible. We like to make amusing threats often involving hyposprays, but there's no carrying them out. It's all for fun here, right?

Wait, what do I do with my drabble?
Leave it as a comment in whatever post you found your inspiring prompt. Once you've posted it there, you're welcome to post it wherever you want.

Ooo, this round has some good stuff. Can I write two of them?
Write as many as you want.

Can I post my drabbles if I write them after drabbling for that round is finished?
Most definitely.

I wrote my drabble, but it ended up having a different character/something not including the prompt. Can I still post it?
That's fine. These things - the themes, the prompts - are intended as jumping off points. We use two characters instead of one (ie Scotty, Chekov - Risa; instead of Chekov - Risa) because it gives a bit more flexibility. You're welcome to write a gen drabble, or focus on one of the characters.

I didn't get an invite, why not?
If there is no visible year of birth or age statement in your profile, bridge2sickbay will not offer you an invite. Many of our drabbles and chat sessions can have adult content and we are not comfortable having those not of age joining us for this reason.

Do these instructions make no sense? Important questions we've failed to answer? Please direct all questions and comments to lauriegilbert, florahart or exiled_mind.

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