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Hey, all -

If you frequent this section, you may be familiar with the Carnival of Aros, a monthly blogging event where aros can connect with other aros and talk about being aromantic. Hosting is really easy. It only takes about an hour at the beginning of the month and an hour at the end. At the beginning of the month, you pick a topic you want to hear other aros talk about. You post the topic and tell people how to reach you. At the end of the month, you make a post with all the responses that were submitted throughout the month. That's it! It's easy and a fun way to connect to the community.

And 2023 is totally open for hosts! We need volunteers! You can volunteer for whatever month you want. If you have a bit of time or think this might be a fun or interesting experience, please consider volunteering to host here: https://carnivalofaros.wordpress.com/volunteer-to-host/

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3 hours ago, hemogoblin said:

Hey, all -

If you frequent this section, you may be familiar with the Carnival of Aros, a monthly blogging event where aros can connect with other aros and talk about being aromantic. Hosting is really easy. It only takes about an hour at the beginning of the month and an hour at the end. At the beginning of the month, you pick a topic you want to hear other aros talk about. You post the topic and tell people how to reach you. At the end of the month, you make a post with all the responses that were submitted throughout the month. That's it! It's easy and a fun way to connect to the community.

And 2023 is totally open for hosts! We need volunteers! You can volunteer for whatever month you want. If you have a bit of time or think this might be a fun or interesting experience, please consider volunteering to host here: https://carnivalofaros.wordpress.com/volunteer-to-host/

So being a host just means that you ask a lot of questions to people, kinda like a talk show host and then wait for the answers? Are there any other responsibilities involved, or is what you wrote all-inclusive? Well, I guess it can't be too bad then.

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4 hours ago, MulticulturalFarmer said:

So being a host just means that you ask a lot of questions to people, kinda like a talk show host and then wait for the answers? Are there any other responsibilities involved, or is what you wrote all-inclusive? Well, I guess it can't be too bad then.

Pretty much! You propose a general, open-ended topic for people to respond to. Hosts usually ask some questions to help prompt/inspire people to respond. You can see some examples of previous calls here (Getting Old, Sentimentality, and Expression). Your post can really be as long or as short as you want. It's nice to include an explanation of what the Carnival is, what your topic is, and some ideas for how people may respond.

And that, the round-up, and notifying the Carnival of where you've posted the call for submissions/round-ups are it for the responsibilities! You can choose to help promote your topic throughout the month, but it's not required. Promotion is actually a part of my job, so you post on whatever platform works best for you, and I'll cross-post it in some other places for you to help get more responses.

Hosting seems kinda big and scary if you've never done it before, but it's pretty simple! It's purposefully designed that way to be welcoming to people with a variety of responsibilities/time commitments, experience with social media or other hosting events, etc. :) Ime, the hardest part is usually coming up with a topic or settling on just one idea!

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13 hours ago, hemogoblin said:

Pretty much! You propose a general, open-ended topic for people to respond to. Hosts usually ask some questions to help prompt/inspire people to respond. You can see some examples of previous calls here (Getting Old, Sentimentality, and Expression). Your post can really be as long or as short as you want. It's nice to include an explanation of what the Carnival is, what your topic is, and some ideas for how people may respond.

And that, the round-up, and notifying the Carnival of where you've posted the call for submissions/round-ups are it for the responsibilities! You can choose to help promote your topic throughout the month, but it's not required. Promotion is actually a part of my job, so you post on whatever platform works best for you, and I'll cross-post it in some other places for you to help get more responses.

Hosting seems kinda big and scary if you've never done it before, but it's pretty simple! It's purposefully designed that way to be welcoming to people with a variety of responsibilities/time commitments, experience with social media or other hosting events, etc. :) Ime, the hardest part is usually coming up with a topic or settling on just one idea!

Sounds good, could we participate just for one or two times and then relinquish our responsibilities? Btw, thanks for all the information.

What does it mean to have promotion part of your job? 

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4 hours ago, MulticulturalFarmer said:

Sounds good, could we participate just for one or two times and then relinquish our responsibilities? Btw, thanks for all the information.

What does it mean to have promotion part of your job? 

You volunteer for a month at a time (people get one month to respond to your prompt, so it's a month's commitment). It's not a regular position. You could volunteer for February and then never touch the Carnival again if you didn't want. The link I included in the first post contains more information. =)

I volunteer with running the Carnival.

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On 1/4/2023 at 6:35 PM, hemogoblin said:

You volunteer for a month at a time (people get one month to respond to your prompt, so it's a month's commitment). It's not a regular position. You could volunteer for February and then never touch the Carnival again if you didn't want. The link I included in the first post contains more information. =)

I volunteer with running the Carnival.

Oh cool. And btw if we are interested or know someone who is, do we just write to "Carnival of Aros" wordpress or do we contact you? It's good to know for future reference :) 

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1 hour ago, MulticulturalFarmer said:

Oh cool. And btw if we are interested or know someone who is, do we just write to "Carnival of Aros" wordpress or do we contact you? It's good to know for future reference :) 

Commenting on the Carnival WordPress or sending the Carnival an email is best (since we regularly monitor those places), but you can also reach out to me personally here on the forum or on tumblr! We're very flexible.

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11 hours ago, AromanticAardvark said:

Do you need a Wordpress to volunteer or can you do it on Arocalypse or Tumblr?

You can host literally wherever you want that works for you. Arocalypse, tumblr, reddit, pillowfort, mastodon, wordpress... Idk - facebook. I can't see twitter ever being an accessible way to host but more power to you if you can manage it. :o The beautiful thing about a blogging carnival is that it's extremely open and accessible and transcends platforms. You can contact me here, anonymously comment on the wordpress, or email us if you wish to volunteer to host! The only thing we'd ask is that, since the carnival is meant to be accessible on a variety of platforms that you have some way people can submit to you without having to have an account on said platform, such as providing an email, a google forms, or allowing anonymous asks/submissions/comments to your blog. =)

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Excuse the double post, but I thought I might provide some examples of things I see around here that could make interesting Carnival of Aros, if anybody wants to adopt an idea. I think sometimes people get stuck on having a "good enough" idea when any idea is a good one!

Aro Symbols

  • What aro symbols do you know of?
  • How do you subtly connect with other aros?
  • What are some symbols you might hope catch on?
  • How does the lack of symbols or knowledge of them make you feel?
  • What feelings does the aro flag evoke in you? Do you know what the colors mean?
  • What symbols give you a feeling of joy and fun (could be meme/joke related)?

Queerplatonic Relationships

  • What does queerplatonic mean or symbolize for you?
  • What's your ideal type of queerplatonic relationship?
  • Have you ever been in a queerplatonic relationship?
  • What observations do you have about how queerplatonic relationships are sometimes used to uphold amatonormativity and/or relationship hierarchy?

Representation/Media

  • Are you aware of any aromantic representation in media? Could include representation that has been erased (such as Sherlock being aro-coded but never aro in shows or Jughead being aroace and that completely erased in Riverdale).
  • What are the barriers aromanticism faces in becoming more visible?
  • Is there a type of media (books, music, games, film) or a genre of media you prefer because it's more aro-friendly?
  • Do you participate in fandom and represent aromanticism in any fanworks you create?
  • What representation would you like to see in media?
  • What are some ways media could be more aro-friendly even without including aro characters (ex. not romantically pairing up every single character)?
  • Do you have lots of aromantic headcanons? What's your experience in sharing those with fandom?

Questioning/Discovery

  • What brought you to question if you were aro?
  • What helped you decide that aromantic was the right label for you?
  • What kind of signs were there that you were aro even before you identified as such?
  • What was the most difficult part of questioning/ID'ing as aro?
  • How did you find the term aromantic?

Visibility

  • What might have changed for you if you'd heard of aromanticism earlier on?
  • Where would you like to see more about aromanticism to help visibility (media, advocacy, studies/surveys)?
  • What problems do you foresee cropping up as aromanticism gains visibility?
  • Is there anything you do to help aromantic become more visible?
  • What does aromanticism being more visible mean to you personally?
  • How could your life change now if aromantic becomes more visible?
  • What sorts of support/resources would help you out as an aromantic person?

Tertiary Attraction

  • Does tertiary attraction play into how you identify? Why or why not?
  • How does tertiary attraction impact your experiences?
  • Did tertiary attraction play a part in making your attraction being hard to recognize or define?

Romanticism

  • How do you define romance/romantic/romantic attraction from an aromantic perspective?
  • What do you think a romantic attraction is?
  • What sort of actions do you consider to be romantic?
  • What is your relationship to romance?
  • If you're interested in or have a romantic attraction, how does your aromantic identity impact what you want out of a romantic relationship or what you're able to offer in a romantic relationship?
  • If you want romance in theory but not in reality, how do you cope with these conflicting desires?

Grief

  • What sort of things did you grieve, if any, in accepting your aromantic identity (ex. the ideal of settling down with a nuclear family or coming to terms with disappointing parents who expect you to get married and have a family)?
  • How have you coped with grief of things that society forces upon you that aromanticism means you don't want?
  • Have you ever lost friends to romantic relationships? How did you cope? Or how did you and your friend navigate keeping your friendship while they date?
  • What things did you grieve or think you would grieve that have turned out to be a joy or a relief?
  • How have you moved past your grief and found ways to celebrate, if you have?

Stereotypes

  • What stereotypes are there about aromanticism?
  • Do you fit any stereotypes? What are your feelings on this?
  • How do you accept or defy stereotypes and live as yourself?
  • If you identify as loveless and/or heartless, how did you come to this decision?
  • How do stereotypes differ within the community versus without?

Missing Topics

  • What sort of topics do you wish were discussed or defined better within the aromantic community?
  • What sort of topics are pretty well established within the community but you want alloros to understand better?
  • Are there topics you think tend to be discussed without nuance? What is your nuanced take?
  • Where does the aromantic community fall short in making room for everyone? What intracommunity issues do we need to address?

Milestones

  • What are your thoughts on expected adult milestones like getting married or having kids? How do you feel about meeting or not meeting these expectations?
  • What sort of non-amatonormative goals do you have for yourself?
  • Are you worried about the pressure of meeting societal milestones? How do you cope with this?
  • How have your personal goals changed over time?

Queerness

  • Do you identify as queer? Is your aromantic identity a part of this?
  • What does queer mean to you?
  • How does aromanticism fit in with queerness?
  • Do you have experience being an out aromantic within an offline queer space? What was it like?
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