Active Buffyverse communities

[thenewbuzwuzz]

I made this post on my journal a few days ago, but I realize it would be better made here.

These comms are for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the Series fandom. I can vouch that they currently  have good content and regularly, even if the "regularly" is 'once a year' in some cases (such are the joys of seasonal comms). Sorted in order of how soon one can expect new posts.

Name: seasonal_spuffy 
Type: seasonal community for fanworks
Scope: Spuffy 
What gets posted there: new fanworks of practically any format, including fic and art etc.
When it's active: each year, it has one round sometime in the spring and one round sometime in the fall (roughly a couple of weeks each), and sometimes smaller events. The closest event is on December 21st.
What you can do with it:
- post your new, previously unposted Spuffy fanworks, depending on whether posting is open on Dreamwidth for that round,
- read and look at art and stuff,
What you can't do with it:
- post all-human AUs
- post when it's not your posting day or a free-for-all day
- share older work
How much of it is on Dreamwidth: depends. Lately, the site is determined by a poll before each round. In some past rounds, fic and art has been posted here. For the past few rounds, there are mod announcements and daily link posts on DW during the round even if the actual entries are posted mostly or entirely on LiveJournal. The closest event, on December 21st, WILL be open for posting on DW.
Link to list of works posted in Fall 2018


Name: summer_of_giles 
Type: seasonal community for fanworks
Scope: Rupert Giles has to make an appearance
What gets posted there: fic, art, and other fanworks
When it's active: June through July
What you can do with it:
- sign up for a posting day to share your new Giles work
- subscribe to read and enjoy art
- participate in occasional comment games like Haiku Day
What you can't do with it:
- post on days other than your posting day
- share older work
How much of it is on Dreamwidth: it's based mainly on DW for the past few rounds.
Link to list of works posted in 2018


Name: buffyversetop5 
Type: seasonal community for recs
Scope: Whedonverse
What gets posted there: fanwork rec lists
When it's active: in late October
What you can do with it:
- post rec lists
- find recs of new (and old) stuff during each year's session
- browse their archive to find older recs
What you can't do with it:
- post during the rest of the year
- put more than 5 recs in one post
How much of it is on Dreamwidth: for the past couple of rounds, it runs on Dreamwidth and some other sites.
Link to their tag page, which gives an idea about the breadth of their archive