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hs_olympics2012-08-28 10:10 pm
hso_mods) wrote in hs_olympics2012-08-28 10:10 pm
BANNERS/PARTY POST
And now, the moment you've been waiting so patiently for: the very last HSO post!
We'd like to thank everyone who helped make this challenge possible--mods, first readers, data crunchers, and emergency volunteers of all stripes (y'all know who you are!)--but especially all of you, for participating. When we first started up HSO, we could never have imagined that it would become the behemoth that it did, and we have been continually astounded by the effort, creativity, and sheer ambition of the work you've put forth here, both in 2011 and now. And we just want to say--we've never thought of this as a competition! You guys are all awesome, points or no points, and you should be proud of what you've accomplished over the past couple of months.
Unfortunately, it's become increasingly obvious that even with a full team of supporting mods, the HSO has gotten way, way too big for us to handle. This sort of event really isn't structured to handle more than a couple hundred participants, and it's simply not fair to anyone involved for us to try to keep going.
In short, we regret to announce that there will be no HSO 2013--this is the end of the line for us. Running the HSO for the past two seasons has been an unforgettable experience, and we're so glad you could share it with us! We wish you all the best in your future shipping endeavors.
Sincerely,
Your friendly mod team
Full team rankings and breakdown
Feel free to use this post to celebrate! Y'all rock. ♥
We'd like to thank everyone who helped make this challenge possible--mods, first readers, data crunchers, and emergency volunteers of all stripes (y'all know who you are!)--but especially all of you, for participating. When we first started up HSO, we could never have imagined that it would become the behemoth that it did, and we have been continually astounded by the effort, creativity, and sheer ambition of the work you've put forth here, both in 2011 and now. And we just want to say--we've never thought of this as a competition! You guys are all awesome, points or no points, and you should be proud of what you've accomplished over the past couple of months.
Unfortunately, it's become increasingly obvious that even with a full team of supporting mods, the HSO has gotten way, way too big for us to handle. This sort of event really isn't structured to handle more than a couple hundred participants, and it's simply not fair to anyone involved for us to try to keep going.
In short, we regret to announce that there will be no HSO 2013--this is the end of the line for us. Running the HSO for the past two seasons has been an unforgettable experience, and we're so glad you could share it with us! We wish you all the best in your future shipping endeavors.
Sincerely,
Your friendly mod team
Full team rankings and breakdown
Feel free to use this post to celebrate! Y'all rock. ♥
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Horray!
To my team Aradia<3Feferi - you guys have been amazing to work with. I may not have talked with all of you as much as I would have liked, but you have been an amazing team to have a long side me. The enthusiasm you have shown and your complete love for what is essentially a crack ship is admirable. Especially to my vice-honcho, Rochi - she has been a god send to both me and the team, keeping track of points and participating in literally every round.
I'd also like to thank everybody here - this event had let me met people, enjoy my ships, receive some amazing gifts from both artists/writers I admire and then some and do some things I never thought I would with the home stuck community. Those choose your own adventure stories? One of my favorite parts of the whole thing!
Hearing there will not be a HSO next year is somewhat heart breaking - I loved seeing so much stuff done in such high spirits, and I was really looking forward to trying again next year. But I guess it is for good reason, and better not to let HSO lie how it is.
Thank you mods for being amazing and somehow keeping track of so many people, thank you HSO community for making this the wonderful event it was, and thank you to team Aradia<3Feferi for making this an experience to remember. Being your palhoncho was certainly an experience of a lifetime. *ba dum tsk*
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I had a blast working with my teammates, and also it was great getting to meet tons of folks from diff. teams through the different bonus rounds! Super, super fun, and we made METRIC TONS of sweet shipping swag. Everyone pat yourselves on the back! o7
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Oh well. It was fun. It's a shame we don't get to do it again next year. I'd all sworn to win next year and everything all dramatic-like. But it's understandable why there isn't gonna be one next year. Congrats to the winning teams.
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Thank you, mods, for giving up so much of your time and putting so much energy and thought into making this work, despite the monstrous size of it -- you've done a really fabulous thing for the fandom and you should feel really good about yourselves. ♥
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I think that was worth the late summer nights up! And we were so productive, I mean dude so much awesome stuff. So much fun and learning and inspiration and aaaaaa <3 <3 <3
Thank you so much mods, beautiful job everybody!!! *(*´∀｀*)☆
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Now if you'll excuse me, I have some entries to catch up on. :D
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Yes, seconding all of this for our team, and thank you mods for suffering through this absolutely terrifying experience to bring us one more year of HSO--as a participant, it was spectacularly fun, and left me feeling like I love the fandom all over again. Thanks, y'all. Thall.
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Congratulations to all of the teams.
And, even more importantly, THANK YOU to the mods for making this possible. <3
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Thank you so much, mods and all the other people involved in running this! It was so much fun, this year and last year. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, HSO ~<3
And yesssss, 'Participated in Every Round'. If there is one thing we were good at, it is showing up. Go Team Sol♥Kar~
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You rock, HSO! ♥
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Fucking.
Yes.
Congratulations to everyone, there have been some really great things produced for this year's HSO, and thank you to the mods for running the whole thing! I AM PLEASED.
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Congrats to all the teams that won and all the teams that didn't and all the teams that reminded me why I shipped their pairing and all the teams that convinced me to start shipping their pairing and all the teams that made really awesome stuff I enjoyed even if I would never ship it! The amount of talent and effort and imagination put into this whole thing has just been phenomenal, and I think everyone deserves a round of applause here!!
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Thank you everyone for a great HSO experience with a lot of fun, especially the mods. So many fanworks came out of this that I adore.
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And congrats to all the teams that participated.
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i really enjoyed being of part of this even though i didnt do as much as everyone else. ;~;
thank hso mods for making this all possible!
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