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17/12/2015 18h59

The Virtual Symposium Returns: Let’s Pick A Topic!

The fourteenth virtual symposium (Participants List For The Fourteenth Virtual Symposium First Dates) brought out a fine mix of remembrances, advice, and interpretations. We had a handful of newbies join us – blogland lives! – and some fine veteran hands return. Once again, there was concern over whether the topic would be workable… and once again, those with concerns rose to the occasion.

Once we put most of the holidays in the rear view mirror, let’s do it again! It’s time to pick the topic for the fifteenth virtual symposium, a topic which hopefully will open itself for a cornucopia of essays, fiction, poems, photos, erotica, personal memories, artwork, and all-around goodwill and support of fellow bloggers. Let’s pick one from those listed below, and on the morning of Sunday, December 27 – just in time to clear one’s ears of holiday whining – I’ll provide a central landing page which will have links to all contributors’ offerings. No matter which topic we ultimately choose, I hope folks will warp it as wildly as befits their personalities. The more offbeat the interpretation, the better!

A suggestion: Since there have been a few site hiccups, I’d recommend writing your in either a word processing program or (if you don’t want it hanging around on a shared computer) an email you send to yourself. On symposium Sunday, all you’ll have to do is cut, paste, and place images. Oh, and once I’ve put up a master list, if you could edit your post and provide a link so your readers can enjoy the other contributions, that would be jolly good show…

Once you do, be sure to leave a message on either this post the master list post indicating that you've made a . I get notifications here faster than through any other channel...

A note: While we’ll accept contributions all day, this site’s problems with links going live should come as no surprise to anyone. The earlier folks post their contributions, the sooner, it seems, links go live.

Regarding the symposium itself, the only two rules are: A ) Please post as early on the chosen day as possible, to allow for maximum exposure (and, quite frankly, so I’m not glued to my desk all day), and B ) the posts should be entirely original, as opposed to commenting on other posts from the topic. Ideally, posts should be created beforehand, and put on the site on the designated day. (The comments sections, of course, would be fair game!) In deference to those of us with advancing ages and eyesight to match, posting entries in size 2 (this size) is appreciated, but not necessary.

A suggestion: Participants may want to refer to either the virtual symposium or the topic itself in their headline. Not a requirement – there are no requirements, save for originality and participation – but a suggestion which will let the wide blog community know what we’re doing. They should definitely let me know, once they’ve posted, that they’ve done so in the comments section on the blog: I get those notifications faster than through the site email system.

And… this is not a contest. No souvenir mugs will be sent, nor ribbons or bling awarded. The idea here is for those interested to, on a single day, offer an interpretation of a single topic for the sheer fun of it.

By all means, encourage other bloggers to participate – and to let me know they’re doing so through this post, so on December 27 I can link to their posts. Oh, and consider this permission – nay, encouragement – to pimp the symposium and link back to this post! I’d like to make sure folks interested in participating have the opportunity to do so. Pimp, pimp, pimp – and remember, pimping is a great way to influence your topic of choice.

Electioneering is perfectly legal, here… so feel free to leave reactions, persuasive arguments, and snide asides (about topics, but NOT bloggers) in the comments section below. Also: A comment or two here will increase the symposium’s visibility… and it would be nice to affirm what the blogosphere can be.

So what topic will we use for the next virtual symposium? I’ve listed four – I think they’re general enough that, whichever one we end up choosing, most folks should be comfortable offering reactions. At any rate, here are the choices. Feel free to electioneer in the comments, below, for any you find particularly compelling.

Voting for the topic will close at end-day on Tuesday, December 22. Pimp this vote… and let’s get some newbies involved!

Participants are encouraged to note in their contributions that they’re part of a communal effort and provide a link to the central page (adding that link retroactively, after I’ve created the central page, would be very helpful). Doing so allows someone who stumbles on one individual’s blog item to enjoy as many of our pieces as he/she wants… and further strengthens a sense of virtual community.

Pimp that vote -- newbie participants are always welcome!

	Comics and cartoons
	Fetishes
	Black and white
	Religion
	Other (Write it in below. Longshot, but… why not? One of these days a write-in is going to win!)

Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic

khuXBFXM8u 62H

10296 messages
17/12/2015 19h21

Of course I all over religion... lots of controversy, which I love

Find pleasure in giving pleasure

redrockrascal 65H

23580 messages
17/12/2015 19h47

Geez HL, I thought you were going to include FWB as a choice since it got a lot of "approval" last time. So I am "electioneering" (a.k.a. whoring) for FWB.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

gardenboy321 60H

41936 messages
17/12/2015 20h13

Black & White or Fetishes...

bring it!

Thoughts from the Garden...

KItkat1415 61F

20051 messages
17/12/2015 20h15

I voted fetishes.
But then again, I have a blog named "Kinks and High Jinks" and I write about kinks and fetishes.
I hope that we all like the subject picked.
Kitkat

The observant make the best lovers,
I may not do right, but I do write,
I have bliss, joy, and happiness in my life,
Kitkat
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kzoopair 73H/71F

25831 messages
17/12/2015 22h20

I'm voting for comics and cartoons, and bringing up the rear as usual. But I like that position! >>! It feels natural.

Become a member now and get a free tote bag.

arconedia 69H

455 messages
17/12/2015 23h23

bonjour en noir et blanc

Annie_34 65T

5945 messages
18/12/2015 12h20

Hello Humorlife
Je suis en train de tapiner pour toi [post 3746152]
Toujours pas de nouvelle de Gntilhom J'ai pas encore fait mon choix

I'm trying to hustle for you [post 3746152]
Still no new of Gntilhom I have not yet my choise .
A plus . See you later
♥ Poton ♥ Bisou ♥ Kisses ♥ Annie ♠

Notre vie est un voyage-♦-Dans l'hiver et dans la nuit
Nous cherchons notre passage-♦-Dans le ciel où rien ne luit .

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