http://iterations-portal.com/endless/mission/ Troubleshooter Central en Copyright 2007 2007-02-26T15:57:51-08:00 http://iterations-portal.com/endless/mission/viewthread/4/ http://iterations-portal.com/endless/mission/viewthread/4/#When:15:57:51Z <p>The FAQ is being built; but I do expect that people will still have questions. Post them here and I’ll add them to the FAQ.</p> 2007-02-26T15:57:51-08:00 http://iterations-portal.com/endless/mission/viewthread/3/ http://iterations-portal.com/endless/mission/viewthread/3/#When:17:51:09Z <p>I’ve been participating in Internet memes since the late 1990s, starting with (I believe) the original Friday Five. I also participated in Blogger Insider, where bloggers were paired up and then “interviewed” each other; Baker’s Dozen, where people posted twelve items and one photo about their week; Free for all Friday, where bloggers “gave out the keys” to guest posters for the day; Thursday Threesome, which gave out a different three-word phrase each week for free association; the Alchera Project, a monthly writing meme; the If Project, another regular writing meme; and at least two different image-based memes (image creation, not digital photos - this was in 2000 when digital cameras were not nearly as prevalent). The most recent was Thursday Thirteen. I’m sure there have been others along the way.</p> <p>Each of these was subtly different from the others. Some had a different theme each round, some didn’t; some required visits to other peoples’ sites; almost all had a central site for getting the original code and for listing off member posts. Each of them had things that I enjoyed, things that I didn’t really use or pay attention to, things that mildly irritated me, and things that I felt were missing. So when Thursday Thirteen’s creator announced that meme’s retirement this past week, I decided to finally do something myself: put together a community that combined things that I really enjoyed.</p> <p>Enter Iterations. Since each week may be just slightly different from previous weeks &mdash; variations on a theme &mdash; Iterations is an excellent name. There are two levels of participation, so that people can &ldquo;stick their toe in&rdquo; and see if the community works for them. Take a look around, read the content that’s already in place, ask questions, and pose suggestions.</p> <p>And don’t forget to check back on Wednesday!</p> 2007-02-24T17:51:09-08:00