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More Olympic Challenges

Well, the Olympics are about halfway over, and how amazing in Michael Phelps? Seriously, its pretty awesome. And I decided to find something else sports related for the challenges.

1) Dunder-Mifflin Tennis Tournament (Halpert) - So I was watching Wimbledon and wondered what would happen if the Dunder Mifflin employees had to participate in a tennis tournament against other companies. Will Karen be paired with Pam? How is Dwight's serve against Jim's backhand?

2) Paintball (Lizzy559) -
Jim and Pam team up in the 1st annual Dunder-Mifflin paintball tournament out at Dwight's beet farm.

Okay, so I may be stretching some definitions of sports a bit, but if it gets you writing, its worth it.

And as a reminder, if you have challenge ideas, you can submit them in the challenges thread on the forum, or email them to us at morethanthat1@gmail.com. Thanks!

EmilyHalpert on August 19, 2008 11:01 am
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Olympic Challenges

The Olympics are in full swing (and we even have a thread about it in the forum), so why not some sports-themed challenges to get in the spirit.

1) Play Ball! (EmilyHalpert) -
I really want to see Pam at a baseball game... really, I guess Pam at any sporting event will be cool, but Pam+baseball=love.

2) Let's Get Physical (Jess) -
Dunder Mifflin has a new employee gym. All types of hilarity and locker room awkwardness ensue. Of course Michael probably wears something ridiculous and ends up hurting himself.

We may not be able to be in China with the Olympics, but you can write like you are (lame, confusing, I know!)

And as a reminder, if you have challenge ideas, you can submit them in the challenges thread on the forum, or email them to us at morethanthat1@gmail.com. Thanks!

EmilyHalpert on August 12, 2008 06:20 am
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Travel Challenges

New challenges time!

Well, I just got back from a fun vacation (okay, workcation ;)), and so I decided to pick two challenges that have to do with travel...

1) Road Trip (samsmom) -
Jim and Pam on a road trip. I don't know where they are going or when it takes place. It is all up to you.

2) 55 Words To Leave Scranton (Morning Angel)
Write 55 words about someone departing Scranton.

Any takers for some traveling fun?

And as a reminder, if you have challenge ideas, you can submit them in the challenges thread on the forum, or email them to us at morethanthat1@gmail.com. Thanks!

EmilyHalpert on August 05, 2008 10:01 am
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New Challenges

We haven't had any challenges featured in a while, and with summer in full swing, here are some summer related challenges to get you writing! (come on, writing fanfic is better than being outside in this heat!)

1) Summer Jobs (Cousin Mose) -
What did Dunder-Mifflin employees do for work as teenagers or during college? Did Jim have a paper route? Did Dwight sell beets door to door? Did Angela ever work at Hot Dog on a Stick? It's summertime...go get a job!

2) Hot Hot Heat
It's rather hot outside, so why not have a challenge with Jim and Pam trying to get relief from the heat.
(an MTTer sent in this challenge, but did not provide their name, if you suggested it, let me know so I can give you credit)

So, get writing!

And as a reminder, if you have challenge ideas, you can submit them in the challenges thread on the forum, or email them to us at morethanthat1@gmail.com. Thanks!

EmilyHalpert on July 28, 2008 12:07 pm
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Happy Second Birthday, MTT!

I was out of town for the last few days so I forgot to post this before, but on July 9th, the archive turned 2. Thank you all for having made this place such a wonderful community!

Morning Angel on July 13, 2008 03:38 pm
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Vote for Your Favourite Stories

You can now pick stories you think should be included in the fanfic primer. Go vote for your favourite Jim/Pam and Other stories!

Morning Angel on June 15, 2008 10:46 am
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A Few Additional Precisions About the New Submission System

1) It doesn't change anything as far as how you submit stories. You still click "Add Story" and submit. The only difference is that it goes to a queue for the mods to review before it is added to the "Most Recent" page

2) We're not making this change to interfere with what people want to write; the goal is not censorship. You can still write whatever pairings or genres of stories that you want provided they fall within the guidelines that have always been in place in this archive.

3) We are NOT trying to make it an archive for a select crowd, nor do we want to discourage newbies. In fact, we are wanting to make this a more pleasant and welcoming place for all to come and read or share their writing. What we are trying to avoid are stories that are poorly formatted making it really difficult to read, look untouched by a spell checker, or look put together in 5 minutes. A systematic review also gives us the chance to ensure spoiler warnings are present, and that proper ratings and labels are applied.

I hope this clears up some questions.

Morning Angel on June 06, 2008 02:50 pm
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Major Change in Story Submission

In the past few months at MTT we've noticed a couple of new trends. The first, an increase in the quantity of fics being published, is actually a good thing (Who doesn't love more fanfic, right?). But when this trend is accompanied by the second, a decrease in the quality of fics being published, I think we can all agree that some changes need to be made.

In light of this, we've decided to change our submission policy at MTT. As all published authors (and I think most readers) are aware, the current set-up allows authors to instantaneously add new stories and chapters to the archive.

Beginning June 6th, this will no longer be the case. Instead, the archive admins will be reviewing each new story before it's made available to the public. This review will simply be a quick check that your submission follows the MTT submission guidelines that have always been in place. If it does, your story will be made available to everyone. If not, we will contact you and explain what you will need to revise before we can let your story be published.

This change in our system will give new authors additional support as they post their first stories. Our admin team will be making sure that there are no problems with formatting, rating or categorizing since the MTT readership has come to expect stories that are polished both in content and in form.

We know that the majority of authors here are conscientious about following the guidelines. That's why we'll also be establishing a system to let experienced authors bypass this review after you've proved to us that you're capable of posting correctly. For some authors this may mean you'll never even have to worry about this.

If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, feel free to contact us at morethanthat1@gmail.com

We appreciate your patience as we make this change. We want MTT to be a welcoming place for everyone, and we know it can be with your cooperation. Thanks everyone!

MTT Admin Team on June 05, 2008 08:48 pm
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Fanfic by Mood or Theme

On the boards, we created a folder for reading suggestions. Every week, we'll add a new theme or mood and ask you the readers to mention stories that you have enjoyed that fall under that given category. It's nice if you explain why you liked that story or how it relates to the theme. Then, we hope these threads can serve as a reference to use when you feel like reading something specific.

Since summer is fast approaching, go to the boards and give us some summer-themed (or heat-related) stories.

If you have any theme/mood/scenario you'd like to see featured, do PM one of the admins or email us at morethanthat1@gmail.com

Morning Angel on May 31, 2008 07:11 pm
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MTT Primer Update

Announcing the fanfic primer update!

Hello MTT-ers. We're asking for your help as we update MTT's fanfic primer. The current primer is sadly outdated and we'd like to come up with a new one that recognizes both the "classics" of Office fanfic, and some outstanding newer stories.

In order to do this, we need you to email us your top 5 Jam stories and your top 5 "Other" stories. (Other includes ensemble fics and stories about other pairings.) If you only want to nominate stories for one category that's fine. We welcome any input.

Please note that you are only allowed to send us one set of nominations and your nomination email should include your MTT penname. When we receive your nomination we'll send you an email confirming that we got it. If you don't get this email within three days of sending us your nomination, please contact one of the mods; we want to make sure everyone's vote gets counted.

We're going to give you until midnight EDT on Saturday, June 14th to send us your nominations, after which we'll be narrowing down the choices a bit more.

If you have questions feel free to contact us at morethanthat1@gmail.com. Thanks for your help!

Azlin on May 28, 2008 01:13 pm
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