"The details are all at the link. There are no particular themes for any of the events, there will be independent volunteer judging panels to judge the best entries."
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James Baillie's Discussions
Nerdfighteria, and my concerns over its culture (Vlog style)
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Okay, Nerdfighteria has done some fantastic things and will continue to do so; there are some fascinating people here, who do some really interesting stuff and greatly help to decrease suck and…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Hannah Aug 25, 2011.
The Exilian Games 2011 - Team Ning!
The Exilian Games, 2011, are happening soon!Essentially the premise is that my site, the Exilian, is hosting a set of forum versus forum competitions in a variety of disciplines including gaming,…Continue
Started Jul 2, 2011
"He walked through the darkness, and so saw the light..."
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Vertigo_One [Ops Mod] commented on James Baillie's blog post The Exilian Atheniad 2012"Just a brief question, I notice it talks about writing contests. How will these be organised? Will there be themes/prompts etc? Or what?"
James Baillie's blog post was featuredThe Exilian Atheniad 2012
Dear people of the Ning,I am blogging this to tell you about the upcoming EXILIAN ATHENIAD of 2012. This event, from 10 to 22 September, will feature a series of contests where entrants compete for honour, pride, glory, and muffins (okay, maybe not the muffins). Contests will include poetry, slam poetry, writing, gaming, chess and scrabble; atheniad teams are organised by website, so you can sign up to battle against other sites for the Ning!The main control centre, with all details about how…See More
James Baillie posted a blog postThe Exilian Atheniad 2012
Dear people of the Ning,I am blogging this to tell you about the upcoming EXILIAN ATHENIAD of 2012. This event, from 10 to 22 September, will feature a series of contests where entrants compete for honour, pride, glory, and muffins (okay, maybe not the muffins). Contests will include poetry, slam poetry, writing, gaming, chess and scrabble; atheniad teams are organised by website, so you can sign up to battle against other sites for the Ning!The main control centre, with all details about how…See More
James Baillie commented on God ~blogs admin ~'s blog post They're not Nerdfighters, right?"I was going to post a really controversial rant in the hope of getting some debate going... but actually I completely agree with this. (Particularly the additional mod advertising, thankyou! :p)
It does amuse me when people are dubious about me for…"
James Baillie replied to Melifresh's discussion What should the NF community be?"I am not advocating a popularity contest, I am advocating a greater democratic say in the running of this site for its members. You also seem to be saying that on the one hand, anyone could become a staff member, and on the other you don't WANT…"
James Baillie replied to Melifresh's discussion What should the NF community be?"I'm arguing this on a point of principle rather than grievance - that this is a better and more stable way to run community websites for the long term, and helps engage users across the site with the issues of staffing and running a site like…"
James Baillie replied to Melifresh's discussion What should the NF community be?"Yeah, I'm sure any system we set up would have to evolve to meet the needs of the Ning - no two sites are the same. I just think that a good system where people are given a genuine voice tends to work better and be more stable than a system…"
James Baillie replied to Melifresh's discussion What should the NF community be?"I do think there are ways of decreasing the popularity contest element; requiring people to write detailed summaries of why they want the job, and making sure the contests are run with a serious tone, both usually help hammer home the importance of…"
James Baillie replied to Melifresh's discussion What should the NF community be?"Okay, I tend to be fairly quiet and not nail my colours to the mast much on this site, but what the hell, I'm feeling capable of taking some criticism for once.
I think, strongly, that the NF site should have democratic elements to it.…"
Profile Information
- What Kind of Nerdfighter Are You?
- The enigmatic kind
- About Me:
- Student, political theorist and activist, amateur musician, gamer, web designer and general nerd from rural Norfolk. That was kind of succinct, but then again I forgot the AI programming. And the writing, and the e-zine I edit. And maybe game modding should get another category.
- Favorite Books, Movies, Music, and more
- Lord of the Rings (cliche for a good reason), The Once and Future King, His Dark Materials, The Grapes of Wrath, The Road to Wigan Pier, Animal Farm. Music-wise anything by SHow of Hands, Bellowhead, Kris Drever, Pete Atkin, Spiers & Boden, Cara Dillon.
- What's your favorite thing to put on your head?
- Dock leaves.
- If you could do your happy dance with anyone who would it be with?
- Anyone who didn't mind me falling over in the middle, since dancing != strong point...
- Website:
- http://www.exilian.co.uk
- When did you start watching the Vlogbrothers?
- 2011
- Make up your own DFTBA initialism!
- Dwarves Forge The Battle Axes!
Comment Wall (20 comments)
- At 11:13am on March 8, 2012,
Emma Eriksson (GroupsNM) said… Great comment on the Kony-post man! :)
- At 2:37pm on February 20, 2012,
Sara said… Hey, I couldn't help but leave a comment when I saw that Grapes of Wrath is listed as one of your favorite books. I just read it and loved it! I just got a copy of Animal Farm, too, and can't wait to start it. (:
- At 11:16am on February 10, 2012, someone gave James Baillie a gift…
- At 10:10am on January 14, 2012,
Mandy Danyele said… haha Thanks! I am currently writing a realistic young adult novel :)
- At 7:18am on January 02, 2012, Kay Hazelden gave James Baillie a gift…
- At 6:06am on October 15, 2011,
Lena Maher said… I go to City College, so only really go to Norwich for that, I mean im a skint student, not like I'm gonna be shopping...
I'm not very sociable either, life consists of college, boyfriend, college work, work placement and holiday in 3 days (Turkey, I'm not paying, im skint remember? aha)
What are you studying?
- At 5:42am on October 15, 2011, Lena Maher said…
- I used to go to Diss a lot with my family. Im pretty much just in Norwich, 20 minutes from the city :) but in a village that seems to be the middle of nowhere...
- At 5:36am on October 15, 2011, Lena Maher said…
- I have been looking for fellow Norfolk walkers for ages ;)
- At 8:07pm on October 7, 2011,
Jennifer Somers Walker said… fun! I have no idea what that is. radical politics does sound interesting though...
:/
Im almost done with my homework, and my long weekend is starting tomorrow! :D so im happy.
- At 4:45am on October 7, 2011, Jennifer Somers Walker said…
- :/ I'm writing an essay rgith now. Its not fun. <_< what are you writing your essay on? other than my essay, nothing much. I have school soon.
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The Exilian Atheniad 2012
Dear people of the Ning,
I am blogging this to tell you about the upcoming EXILIAN ATHENIAD of 2012. This event, from 10 to 22 September, will feature a series of contests where entrants compete for honour, pride, glory, and muffins (okay, maybe not the muffins). Contests will include poetry, slam poetry, writing, gaming, chess and scrabble; atheniad teams are organised by website, so you can sign up to battle against other sites for the Ning!
The main control…
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