**Thread for VOLUNTEERS to HOST Photo Contests in 2023!**

[CaliforniaPeggy]

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We've had two very successful years having volunteers running the monthly contests.

Now it's time to think about next year, 2023!

ALREADY???

If you've never hosted a contest, here is a thread that will describe that: https://www.democraticunderground.com/103649550


Here are the months. If you would like to host, please respond and identify which month you would like to host. The SEASONAL Contests run in March, June, September, and December. All other months are theme oriented contests where the winner will be awarded the prize of choosing the theme for the contest in the next theme oriented month. As in the past, the winner--because of selecting the theme--does not get to participate in the next contest, but hosts are allowed to participate (unless by chance the person who is scheduled to host also happens to win the previous month and selects the theme!) As an example, the winner of this November's Contest (2022) will choose the theme for the January 2023 contest because the contest for December 2022 will be a Seasonal Contest (AUTUMN)

It would be really wonderful if some of the winners from this past year would VOLUNTEER to HOST!

As people respond with the months they would like to host, I will put the names together with the months so that we can refer back to this thread to see who has volunteered for hosting any particular month in 2022. Just indicate in a response to this thread which month you'd like to VOLUNTEER to host, and I will match your name to the month. I have already picked out the two that I will run this coming year.

2023

January--AndyS

February--Callalily

March(Seasonal Contest for WINTER)--CaliforniaPeggy

April--Tom Kitten

May--Dyedinthewoolliberal

June--(Seasonal Contest for SPRING)--Grumpy Old Guy

July--Mira

August--Grumpy Old Guy

September--(Seasonal Contest for SUMMER)--CaliforniaPeggy

October--AndyS

November--Tom Kitten

December--(Seasonal Contest for AUTUMN)--urbanhermit

[AndyS]

1. I'll float as required but note that March,

April and May are not good for me.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thanks, Andy. I will make sure not to put you in any of those months. n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. I'll put your name in for January and October of next year. Thanks so much, Andy! n/t

[Grumpy Old Guy]

3. I'm flexible too.

I have a big trip planned for April, so March and April are out. The summer months would probably work best for me. Put me down for two of them.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thank you, my dear Grumpy!

How about May and July? I don't want to give you two in a row!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

5. How about June & August?

My April trip might run into May.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. June and August is just fine! I will add your name to those months. Thanks again! n/t

[AndyS]

6. Having done it I found it quite easy and even

enjoyable. I got a rhythm and it only took about a half hour to post the preliminaries .

[Grumpy Old Guy]

9. Lots of cutting and pasting,

And attention to detail.

[AndyS]

11. That's why the creators of DU made preview!

And won't let you post a thread without a title. Edit the preliminaries all you want, preview and check the links then add the title and post. Still had to edit for corrections but went pretty smoothly and easily for me.

Was a bit intimidated at the start as it was a new experience and there's that 'giving a lecture in the nude' feeling that we all have dreamed about -- at least I hope I'm not the only one with that phobia -- but the actual process wasn't that hard or time consuming. (He said before posting he finals and the winners.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Half of next year's contests have now been covered!

Don't miss out!

If there's a month that's convenient for you, come and get it while it's still available.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

12. sign me up for May

I will be happy to help

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Thanks so much! I'll sign you up!