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Write a single-post short story in response to a prompt chosen weekly (posted with the #WedC tag).
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The #MondayNightDanceParty is a communal music event started in 2012. It's run by [[@jdscolam]] every Monday night at 8:30PM CST, using [[MNDP.tv]] to request and listen to music together.
  
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== How it works ==
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Often, the DJs will update the MNDP.tv front page with a message of the day or theme for the dance party.
  
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* Write a 1-post entry based around the week’s theme, chosen each Wednesday.
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==Instructions==
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* Post it, remembering to include either the tag [https://pnut.io/tags/WedC #WedC] (preferred) or [https://pnut.io/tags/WednesdayChallenge #WednesdayChallenge] if your muse isn’t being helpful and you need to fill space!
 
  
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=== More answers to questions ===
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===How to participate===
  
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* An extended version can be posted elsewhere (e.g. your own blog).
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* Though the challenge starts on Wednesday there are no pressures to hit deadlines - writing runs for the full week. You don’t even have to publicize your involvement, if writing is the thing that spreads your toes.
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<li>Find a recording of a song you like on YouTube</li>
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* Given the 256-character post limit most people will use #WedC. The original #WednesdayChallenge tag was abbreviated in response to the inevitable observation that 14 superfluous character of tag is silly.
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<li>Log into https://mndp.tv</li>
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<li>Request your song!</li>
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<li>Sit back and chat about your week, the weather, and other sundries</li>
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<li>[[@jdscolam]] or a friendly stand-in DJ will arrange the songs in the MNDP interface. Listen and enjoy!</li>
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</ol>
  
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== History ==
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===When===
  
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On App.net, [[@nitinkhanna]] called for the first Wednesday Challenge{{ref|first}} and @duerig, creator of [[Patter]], suggested it be a weekly thing{{ref|first_suggestion}}. This conversation took place in the Writers Write room set up by @richardleis.{{ref|writers_room}}, who introduced the #hourofwriting{{ref|hour_of_writing}}, a similar challenge activity, during which people write at the same time for an hour non-stop.
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Every Monday, starting at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20180925T013000&p1=605 8:30PM Central Time, USA] for ~2 hours.
  
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=== Previous Prompts ===
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===Where===
  
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* June 5: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/615377 "Jeopardy"]
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Homes and work places around the world! But mostly in American time zones, and some crazy European night owls' homes and streets.
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* April 10: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/587850 "medieval"]
 
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* March 27: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/581121 "qualm"]
 
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* March 13: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/574326 "alias"]
 
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* February 6: [https://posts.pnut.io/554873 "a place to scream"]
 
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* January 30: [https://posts.pnut.io/551353 "cold snap"]
 
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* January 23: [https://posts.pnut.io/547543 "there once was a girl from Nantucket..."]
 
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* January 2: [https://posts.pnut.io/534703 "resolution"]
 
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* December 26: [https://posts.pnut.io/531269 "misspelled"]
 
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* December 19: [https://posts.pnut.io/526318 "throwing"]
 
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* December 12: [https://posts.pnut.io/522801 "prompt"]
 
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* December 5: [https://posts.pnut.io/517794 "hush"]
 
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* November 28: [https://posts.pnut.io/513162 "Caribbean"]
 
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* November 21: [https://posts.pnut.io/500494 "cruft"]
 
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* November 14: improvise
 
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* November 7: [https://posts.pnut.io/498083 "with a grain of salt"]
 
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* October 31: [https://posts.pnut.io/492331 "hollow"]
 
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* October 24: [https://posts.pnut.io/486797 "dead battery"]
 
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* October 17: [https://posts.pnut.io/482246 "supertramp"]
 
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* October 10: [https://posts.pnut.io/477543 "register"]
 
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* October 3: [https://posts.pnut.io/473141 "comte"]
 
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* September 26: "Victorian hat"
 
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* September 19: "green"
 
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* September 12: "team building"
 
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* September 5: "underscore"
 
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* August 29: "cabal"
 
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* August 8: "insomnia"
 
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* August 1: "readme"
 
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* July 25: "wildfire"
 
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* June 27: "Double take"
 
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* June 20: "swelter"
 
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* June 6: "🍁"
 
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* May 30: "Ring of Honor"
 
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* May 23: "paraph"
 
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* May 16: "euphoria?"
 
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* May 9: "loss"
 
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* April 30: "airport"
 
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* April 25: "paint"
 
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* April 11: "bananas"
 
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* April 4: "lamb"
 
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* March 28: "yegg"
 
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* March 14: "moon"
 
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* February 21: "rān|reyn|reɪn"
 
  
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== Deutsch ==
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https://mndp.tv hosts a web app to chat and interact. That's the [[MNDP.tv]] app on Pnut. You may also use a chat-capable Pnut app with channel 600, e.g., [https://beta.pnut.io/messages/600 Chat room 600] on the [[Beta|Beta web app]] or [https://patter.chat/room/600 Chat room 600] on the [[Patter|Patter web app]], just to chat and see requests from the [[@mndp]] bot.
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* From [https://posts.pnut.io/64400|@schmidt_fu’s pnut.io post:]
 
  
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: “Guten Abend, nach altem Brauch ([https://pnut.io/tags/WednesdayChallenge #WednesdayChallenge]) rufe ich auf, eine kurze Geschichte zu schreiben. Sie passe in 256 Zeichen, trage das Zeichen [https://pnut.io/tags/WedC #WedC] oder [https://pnut.io/tags/MitC #MitC] und treffe das Thema dieser Woche “Links” (Deutsch oder Englisch) [https://pnut.io/tags/MittwochsChallenge #MittwochsChallenge]”
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==Playlist==
  
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== Footnotes ==
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As of [[January 6]], 2020, https://mndp.tv/playlist shows the played requests from the last few dance parties, to peruse later.
  
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* {{note|first}} #WednesdayChallenge - @nitinkhanna: Write a short story in 256 characters involving the words "Pope","battle" and "moon".The wilder the better. :) - app.net, March 13 2013.
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==Backup DJs==
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* {{note|first_suggestion}} #@duerig: That was fun. We should do this every wednesday. - Writer's Write Patter archive, March 13 2013
 
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* {{note|writers_room}} #@pamdavis: We also used to do #hourofwriting, which anyone could call for. That was started by the room owner @richardleis. - app.net, October 2013 recollection.
 
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* {{note|hour_of_writing}} #@richardleis: I got the idea for #hourofwriting from Jane Espenson (TV writer and producer). She often calls for one on Twitter. Hope your writing is going well! - app.net, April 2013.
 
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* {{note|agreement}} #@thelma: @duerig That actually sounds great! If @bazbt3 and @annatarkov concur, we can let everyone know? @nitinkhanna said he wanted to sit this week out. - app.net, October 2013
 
  
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[[@darthgrammar]], [[@thedoctor]], [[@darkhawk]]
  
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==History==
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* [[18 November 2019]] - one of a handful of weeks the dance party ''did not happen''.
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* [[20 August 2012]] - [[@po]], [[@jdscolam]], and [[@33MHz]] meet on the new social network App.net, and begin sharing music spontaneously.
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* October-November 2012? - [[@duerig]], [[@ryantharp]], and [[@q]] build the first app for MNDP on App.net, called Vidcast.
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* [[13 March 2017]] - live MNDP in St. Louis, MO, USA marking the end of App.net
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* July 2017? - [[@jdscolam]] builds a new app for the MNDP, on Pnut
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* [[13 August 2018]] - live MNDP in St. Louis, MO, USA marking the 6th anniversary of the dance party
  
 
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Revision as of 14:29, 15 January 2020

The #MondayNightDanceParty is a communal music event started in 2012. It's run by @jdscolam every Monday night at 8:30PM CST, using MNDP.tv to request and listen to music together.

Often, the DJs will update the MNDP.tv front page with a message of the day or theme for the dance party.

Instructions

How to participate

  1. Find a recording of a song you like on YouTube
  2. Log into https://mndp.tv
  3. Request your song!
  4. Sit back and chat about your week, the weather, and other sundries
  5. @jdscolam or a friendly stand-in DJ will arrange the songs in the MNDP interface. Listen and enjoy!

When

Every Monday, starting at 8:30PM Central Time, USA for ~2 hours.

Where

Homes and work places around the world! But mostly in American time zones, and some crazy European night owls' homes and streets.

https://mndp.tv hosts a web app to chat and interact. That's the MNDP.tv app on Pnut. You may also use a chat-capable Pnut app with channel 600, e.g., Chat room 600 on the Beta web app or Chat room 600 on the Patter web app, just to chat and see requests from the @mndp bot.

Playlist

As of January 6, 2020, https://mndp.tv/playlist shows the played requests from the last few dance parties, to peruse later.

Backup DJs

@darthgrammar, @thedoctor, @darkhawk

History

  • 18 November 2019 - one of a handful of weeks the dance party did not happen.
  • 20 August 2012 - @po, @jdscolam, and @33MHz meet on the new social network App.net, and begin sharing music spontaneously.
  • October-November 2012? - @duerig, @ryantharp, and @q build the first app for MNDP on App.net, called Vidcast.
  • 13 March 2017 - live MNDP in St. Louis, MO, USA marking the end of App.net
  • July 2017? - @jdscolam builds a new app for the MNDP, on Pnut
  • 13 August 2018 - live MNDP in St. Louis, MO, USA marking the 6th anniversary of the dance party
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