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Re: question about texting memes.

[thelongcon]

If you could provide a bit more detail on it, (here, or PM any one of the mods) we'll get back to you.

[(Anonymous)]

I have a few ideas!

You lost your phone and someone else finds it meme.

You've ghosted someone and they're trying to find you meme.

A tindr/grindr-esque meme.

Things like that?

[thelongcon]

There's an existing tindr/grindr meme (linked meme is just one example) - so that's fine to post by itself.

The other two sound like they could work as prompts to the same meme - but also not necessarily a texting meme, but that's my two cents. I'm not sure they would work very well as individual memes.

If you want to start with existing options and tweak them see:

Phone Hell (which would have too much overlap in that version), and the craigslist missing connections meme.

I can't recall any mistaken identity memes with texting as an option - but it could easily be added, or the FML meme geared towards phone mishaps.

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds good! I didn't know about all those other memes.

In general, though, is there a strict rule about when you're allowed to post texting memes, or is it a case by case basis sort of thing?

[thelongcon]

Not for texting itself - it's a popular concept so it comes up in different memes (besides the ones that are scheduled during the week, and why there are so many). A major factor is now different the premise it sets for players is.

We do have a minimum gap of 1 week as a cool down for all memes

There is some flexibility towards alternate versions of a meme going up if there have been a lot of one type already posted, (ex: generic/shipping oriented/smut oriented) but never more than a day. The timezone for the comm is in EST, though timestamps from people are affected by their own journal settings, so we do get occasional dates that 'jump the queue' with timestamps jumping back and forth.

Posting wise - how many end up playing in the meme, how well the concept plays out, as well as how burned out the playerbase is towards the meme/meme type are something to consider.