Winners Announced TODAY!!!

Winners Announced TODAY!!!

Get ready, the very first results of the annual SessKag Awards will be revealed shortly!

At 12pm EST, two posts will go live that contain the winners of the Fanart and Fanfiction categories, respectively.

I’m excited to share them with you all!  Stay tuned!

<3The SKA

ONE DAY LEFT!!!

There is ONE DAY LEFT to nominate!  You have until midnight EST to get your submission forms in!!! Be sure to read up on the rules, categories, and nominated folks before you send your forms in–all information on the above topics is given in the links below: The SessKag Awards InfoPacket Nominees Fanfiction Nomination Form Fanart Nomination Form

LET’S DO THIS!!!

<3The SKA

Voting is now OPEN!

The first annual SESSKAG AWARDS are now OPEN FOR VOTING!

Below, you’ll find the link to the ballot–please use mobile devices for the best viewing experience!  

If you’re having trouble reading the fanfiction excerpts, a table with all the quotes has been made in GoogleSpreadsheets, with the quotes alphebetized by fic title!

SessKag Awards 2021 Ballot Fanfiction 2021 Excerpts Table

You have FIVE DAYS to vote!  The ballots close THIS FRIDAY (October 22nd) at midnight EST.

Happy Voting! <3The SKA

New SessKag Site

Hello Everyone,

As many of you already know, I have taken on the endeavor of building the community a new SessKag site, and I wanted to share some of the details here with you as a matter of transparency. 

First things first, this idea did not sprout up overnight. In earnest, it has been an idea that has been festering in my brain for several years now. It wasn’t until recently though, that I had the wherewithal to attempt to take on this project. You see, I’ve been a lurker within the community for over a decade, quietly supporting the fandom without actively taking part. It wasn’t until December 2020 that I decided to take the leap and become an active member of the SessKag fandom. 

That leap is what really opened my eyes to the general struggles of the community at large.

The sequel, for example, seems to have opened up a can of worms for the fandom as a whole. There’s a distinct divide between the groups, with many of those in support of the sequel acting aggressively towards other ships. It makes for websites (such as tumblr, which has always been a haven for most fandoms) a metaphorical battlefield - where cruising down your feed gives the same feeling as attempting to avoid landmines. 

It’s anxiety inducing. 

It makes the fandom feel unsafe. 

Now, unlike other ships, we - as a SessKag community - have been absolutely blessed with our very own website that has been around since 2008. It’s been a staple within the community and has provided one of the few, true, safe spaces for us. It offered a sense of community, a place where you could go to see things especially curated for our OTP. It was, and still is, a wonderful place! 

But, over the years, there has been a definite decline in user involvement, and updates to the site have been almost nonexistent since 2014. This is not my opinion on the matter, these are irrefutable facts. The platform is outdated in terms of functionality and has had significant data loss. 

For instance, last year there was a major loss of fanart from the community. All fanart between April 2010 - August 2020 was lost. That’s about 40% of the collective fanart created by the community - gone. 

This is the issue with having a sole source provider - if anything goes wrong, that’s it, there’s no additional entity to support the cause. 

This is my field of work irl - I’m a Senior Program Manager and I deal in the defense industrial base. I literally work with companies who go through this very issue on the day to day, and try to help mitigate these types of risks. Having sole source providers is seen as an unnecessarily high risk that we try to avoid if at all possible. I deal with massive projects that span multiple years - so I find myself highly qualified to take on the project of creating a new space for us - and in the unique position of having resources and professional contacts to help this project come to fruition.

Many of you have voiced concerns about the validity of the project and have asked “ Is Dokuga going to disappear? Why isn’t Dokuga being updated? Are the works going to be ported over? ”

Here is the immediate answer to those specific questions:

Is Dokuga going to disappear? I honestly can’t say. Dokuga and the new website (The Pink Moon Observatory) are not affiliated with one another. They are two separate entities that are functioning within the same fandom. I’ve spoken to Wiccan about the creation of a new site and I have her support. She had a list of very reasonable requests that I follow and I was more than happy to oblige. However, I have no control over what happens to Dokuga, nor am I responsible for its care. 

Why isn’t Dokuga being updated? Again, Dokuga belongs to Wiccan and her mod team - I am not going to speculate as to why the site hasn’t been updated in all these years. The addition of a new site provides opportunities for a community as a whole to broaden their horizons, and maintain content continuity.

Are the works going to be ported over? No, not at this time. Again - the PMO and Dok are two separate entities entirely and currently are not affiliated with one another. Under no circumstances will I be taking anyone’s work and post it on the PMO without their permission. I do plan on keeping open communication with Wiccan and the Dok team in case they need support in the future. If at any point they need a place to store the history of the fandom - the PMO’s doors will always be open.

Maintaining our history is something I feel very passionate about.

And please, don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions, comments, or concerns about this issue or others. I understand that the realization of a new site felt abrupt - I kinda kicked the hornets nest when I announced - but that was me saying “Hey, this is happening, it’s already in progress and now is your chance to contribute on the ground floor before too much development gets under way”.

I am a creator of change - it’s what I do. With that title I know that change can be scary. People don’t want to be left behind but the idea of the unknown is also terrifying. I want everyone to feel included in the project and feel that they have a voice. Everyone’s voice matters! Not just the big players within the community, but every reader, every artist, everyone who loves SessKag deserves a voice. 

But, with these types of projects, discussion is the death of progress. I have a dedicated timeline already set, milestones that I need to reach within a certain time frame to meet my estimated launch date, and other individuals who are waiting for inputs before they can proceed with their parts. This means that things need to get done in a timely manner, and I reserve all administrative and executive decision rights. 

So! Let’s start talking about the new website and let me share some of the background and resources for the community to use:

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Voting is now OPEN!

The first annual SESSKAG AWARDS are now OPEN FOR VOTING!

Below, you’ll find the link to the ballot–please use mobile devices for the best viewing experience!  

If you’re having trouble reading the fanfiction excerpts, a table with all the quotes has been made in GoogleSpreadsheets, with the quotes alphebetized by fic title!

SessKag Awards 2021 Ballot Fanfiction 2021 Excerpts Table

You have FIVE DAYS to vote!  The ballots close THIS FRIDAY (October 22nd) at midnight EST.

Happy Voting! <3The SKA