Things To Remember About We Are All So Rad

Hey y'all... This is Summer. I started We're All So Rad at camp, Jennyrose started it here... So my "rules" (more like guidelines...) don't officially apply, and of course we don't have rules on Wiki Wiki... But I thought I'd note a few things about the workshop's guidelines, just as... eh, something to keep in mind:

	* Part of the point is for /everyone/ to have something nice said about
them. I realize what you say about your best friend in the whole world is
going to be different from what you say about Joe Blow who you met once...
And certianly you won't have anything to say if you've never had any contact
or know anything about a person. But assuming that you've met them or seen
something they wrote or some such, part of the point is for you to stretch
yourself a bit, and say something nice about the people it may be harder for
you to do. That way it doesn't turn into a popularity contest.
Unfortunately, that also makes the workshops /really/ long, and I know this
page is ultra-long already. So don't feel, on here, that you have to honor
what I'm sayin about the workshops and say something about /every single
person/ -- not all of you have as much free time as me. *g*. But maybe just
keep it in mind if you see someone you know or have met who only has one or
two entries so far... dig and I'm sure you can find the beauty you recognize
in that person. 

	* This is very very very subjective, but sometimes at the workshops I hear
compliments that end up sounding kind of... insulting. "You're really cool
even though....", "I never see you around and I guess you're shy or
something, but...", "It was hard for me to come up with something for you,
so uh..."     That sort of thing doesn't make people feel good. Avoid it if
possible. 

	* I know this is going to sound weird to some of you, but... I highly
encourage you to add something rad about yourself to your own page. It's a
good exercise is self-love and truly remembering that We're /All/ So Rad
includes /you/! I try to remember in workshops these days to have people say
nice things about themselves at the beginning or the end -- the rule just
above applies very much here... It happens even more often when people are
talking about themselves "Well, I can't do this or that or this, but I
can..." No! Think positive, dearies! 

	* One of the benefits of this particular medium is that this goes on
indefinetly. There's no time limitation. So if, four days after you've
posted something in someone's AllSoRad page, you realize something new you
think is rad about them -- /add it/! By all means! This is changeable,
remember! You could also just rewrite something if you rethink the person
with more care later -- I've done that several times already.

	* Kind of like what Anon says below... it's always more meaningful, if
possible, if you have a /personal/ take on someone. If you hardly know the
person, I understand saying that they "seem nice". But if you have something
to say that really applies to /your/ relationship or experiences you've had
with the person, please favor that. It makes the whole thing a lot more
interesting, varied, and (of course) personal. 

	* Don't hold back. I think the good vibes are flowing here, I wouldn't
worry at /all/ about gushing if that's what you need to do. Trite or
overused corniness is something else entirely, but if you want to go on and
on and on about how wonderful someone is, don't stop yourself because you
think it's sappy. "The best things in life are corny" sez my mom. And my
mom's rad! 

Anon. adds: In my personal opinion, being specific is far more meaningful and interesting for all involved than strings of warm-fuzzy adjectives. Tell a story, note a specific act, tendancy, moment...

And now we have a special page for StorRys ...!