Five Things LianneW Said

In FiveThings LianneW talks about researching acafandom and oral history projects as an OTW Fanhackers volunteer! https://otw-news.org/2p8tztdy

Five Things Claudia Rebaza Said

In Five Things, Claudia discusses challenges in the OTW, what's substituted for time in fandom, and what sort of headaches everyone can relate to. Read more at https://otw-news.org/2p8mnypc

5 Things Jennifer D2 Said

In FiveThings Jennifer D2 discusses how much the AO3 Support team wants users to write in with questions and her fellow volunteers’ willingness to teach each other new things. Read more at 5 Things Jennifer D2 Said

Five Things Remi Said

In Five Things, Remi discusses looking for varied fannish content and learning new facts about how other OTW committees work while modding the OTW Tumblr account. Read more at https://otw.news/un3

Five Things with Tanya D. Zuk

In Five Things, Tanya D. Zuk discusses the constant emails and the importance of not being behind a paywall in her role as an assistant editor for Transformative Works and Cultures. Read more at https://otw.news/4c0aef

Five Things Dae Said

In Five Things, Dae discusses the Fanlore Policy & Admin team’s work and the challenges of setting limits when one wants to volunteer everywhere! Read more at https://otw.news/p3o

Five Things petricores Said

In Five Things, petricores discusses the challenges of providing AO3 user support via text-based communication and compares volunteering for AO3 Support to getting weekly Christmas presents. Read more at https://otw.news/5ij

Five Things Mel Stanfill Said

In Five Things, Mel Stanfill discusses helping broader academia and fans recognize fandom as an area of study via our academic journal TWC. Read more at https://otw.news/rul

Five Things Alex Johnson Said

In FiveThings Alex Johnson discusses synthesizing their knowledge of what’s happening in every OTW committee to draft and implement our strategic plans. Read more at: https://otw.news/9lj

Five Things Amy Lowell Said

OTW’s donation form is up and running again!  

And in today’s Five Things, we chat with Amy Lowell, who works in the Development & Membership Committee, which handles donations and thank you gifts.  Learn more about what this is like and also why her Christmases are particularly fannish: https://otw.news/1b494a

Five Things Marion McGowan Said

In Five Things, Marion McGowan discusses addressing unexpected hiccoughs during the Board of Directors election season and not letting initial rejection get her down before she became an Elections volunteer! Read more at https://otw.news/182aa5

Five Things Gloria L Said

In Five Things, Gloria L discusses wrangling the wranglers and honing their communication skills as a Tag Wrangling supervisor. Read more at https://otw.news/cb3d7b

Five Things sveritas Said

In Five Things, sveritas discusses guiding and welcoming prospective Directors to the OTW Board as an Elections volunteer, and their responsibilities during the election season and the off season. Read more at https://otw.news/bc5385

Five Things Alicia Said

In Five Things, Alicia discusses protecting fanworks, communities, and history on Fanlore and accounting for millions of fans’ perspectives when making OTW policy. Read more at https://otw.news/five-things-ffea81

Five Things Francesca Coppa Said

As part of #OTW15, our Five Things this month is with Francesca Coppa. She looks back at her time in the organization, what challenges it faces and what changes have taken place since our launch in 2007. Read more at https://otw.news/five-things-e4500d

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Five Things Szabó Dorottya Said

In Five Things, Szabó Dorottya discusses how contributing to the OTW’s Fanhackers project is like organizing fannish events, plus their dreams for the project’s future. Read more at https://otw.news/five-things-27c70f

Five Things Frost the Fox Said

In Five Things, Frost talks about what OTW’s Systems Committee does and what the challenges can be of working for it, plus bouncing around fandoms old and new.  Read more at https://otw.news/five-things-21a7a2