MEET & TWEET
‘There’s a Lot of Shit to Do’
Explained BOF in the moderately tweety meeting of 17 Jan 22
We set a date for this year’s Comedy Camp at the Brearley Estate! June 17–20, 2022
Unusually, Susan was already there talking when I zoomed in only 3 minutes early. She’s feeling better! Congrats on achieving your HSDP, ICF ACC, IMBA credentials, Cap’n! Joining us and Lucia Siochi, BOFace, Gary Chapin, Andrew Rodwin, Sarah Paris, and Amy Sea were two special guests, Ryan Zaharako and Toni Crowe.
Gary, in Maine, has been shoveling snow and must resume shoveling postmeeting. BOF’s going on a bike ride. He lives in Dumb and Dumber-land — Cranston, New Jersey. Andrew’s in Acton, Massachusetts. Ryan — Arizona. Lucia — Denver, North Carolina. Susan — upper New York State. Toni retired in Palm Harbor, Florida. I retired last year to outside Black Diamond in Washington State. Sarah’s in Colorado Springs. Amy lives outside Chicago.
Susan was revamping our GoFundMe. ICYWW, it now benefits MuddyUm’s editorial staff individually, if’n’when an emergency arises. Rachael Ann Sand needs us to rally ’round now.
Twitter Twitty Bang Bang
Ryan spawned our Twitter initiative with 10 things to do to increase our followers. Thanks, Ryan!
- Andrew “summarized” Ryan’s Twitter thoughts into about two dozen points and dropped them in chat
- Gary’s tweeting the #DailyMuddyFunny each morning. For now it’s his pick among stories from the last 24 hours, but that’s not immutable
- Toni: Why not set up daily tweets in advance? Andrew and Amy are Twitter team leads. Automatic retweets?
- Ryan: Trending hashtags. Make the tweet itself — the intro to the link — funny
- Don’t overuse “this is a great/funny story” — good advice for Facebook and LinkedIn too
- Don’t worry about having too many tweets; use repetitive AND trending hashtags
- Pirate jokes? One-liner joke writers — Susan will note on Facebook. Ryan has six Twitter personas
Twitterfolks on Slack — Andrew posted there about how to set up auto-retweets but has since turned his off. MuddyUm has 214 Twitter followers right now.
Tick Tock TikTok
Muddy internship? Muddy isn’t on TikTok yet. We could expand into the TikTok demographic. College student summer internship? Instagram?←Sarah; hold off a bit on TikTok.
Andrew wrote an intern job description. The TikTok intern should document everything they do. Look at multiple candidates.
Last Week’s Hangover
Andrew’s item #3, Disposition of articles that aren’t funny
My only note is BOF’s wishing he hadn’t brought up his rejection of a depressing, nonfunny rant. Turns out Ryan, who claims he’s often depressing, wrote it. Enjoy Ryan’s Muddy funnies here!
Our procedure is to consult other Mudditors on Slack if we find your darling baby unfunny. Rejection for that reason means one or more other Mudditors agree. If a contrary Mudditor takes point for editing your story, it could be published anyway since humor is subjective.
Newsletter
Gary’s got it covered with The First MuddyUm Poetry Collection.
Susan says
“Our newsletters are like clockwork, unlike some publications — we’re a well-oiled machine.” My mind veered off to booze jokes. For this cap’n’s crew, it’s cannabis jokes. Oddly, our pot theme music was absent from this meeting. Perhaps Susan didn’t want to alarm our special guests.
BOF says “Good thing we have a lot of editors ’cause there’s a lot of shit to do.”
In a last-ditch effort to impress Toni, who was evaluating us so those who remembered were on their best behavior, Susan talks up her sociocratic management style. Every voice matters but Susan has the final say.
Has Toni decided?
It worked! Toni is in! We’re excited to learn that she’s an authoritarian who rails against authority.
It’s Andrew’s fault this is the most serious/least funny meeting we’ve had. Andrew’s right brain will be here next week. There’s no such thing as a representative Mudditor meeting.
Amy’s Prompt Suggestion
Depressing articles you’ve written. No one volunteered. Ryan, here’s your big chance.
BOF says he is an old man this week since Carol Lennox isn’t here. Are you bragging or complaining, BOF?
Comedy Camp
All the comedy retreats Toni has attended featured a streaker running naked through the lobby. Should we hire a stripper for ours? BOF’s on point since he’s old + has done most of it and seen the rest.
You may recall from last week that we’re retreating to the Brearley Estate, not Ashokan. The Brearley Estate has kick-ass food. Susan talked to the catering manager. Three meals, snacks, wine! Samantha Jones — improv gal, Roz Warren, Scott Dikkers.
We set a date for MuddyUm’s 2022 Comedy Camp at the Brearley Estate! June 17–20
Mudditors will be wait staff, paid in lodging; other Outlaws camp or find their own lodging. Susan’s figuring out costs. BOF likes to feel useful. We’ll include interns.
Highlighting etiquette
I did not know highlighting etiquette exists. Where’s the handbook of unwritten rules for the neuroatypical? Apparently, some ppl find a lot of highlighting intrusive. I’m just glad when someone appears to appreciate reading something I wrote.
- Pro Tip: Making even a tiny edit to highlighted text makes the highlighting vanish
Input for MuddyUm 101
- BOF: don’t dismiss the private notes
- Me: protocol for writers — let your editor finish editing before you start revising
Susan reviewed mudditorial policies and protocols for Toni. Toni revealed that she’s an early bird — often up writing & submitting stories in the wee hours, 2 to 4 a.m.
Meeting attendee reputations
We’re not a shy group.
- BOF’s known for his “unnecessary word” suggestions
- Toni has rhino-thick skin
- Gary — dinosaurs
Ryan’s specialties are cryptozoology, bigfoot, UFOs. He thanked us, all but BOF. Ryan’s good Twitter sensibilities outweigh his depressing writing style. “Guy who does own research.” Is Ryan contributing to the insanity?
Susan thanked Ryan for his youthful infusion of new energy.
A toast to those who wish us well. Those who don’t can go to hell.
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