Organization for Transformative Works ([syndicated profile] otw_news_feed) wrote2025-07-06 03:38 pm

OTW Board Meeting, July 20, 2025

Posted by callmeri

The OTW Board will be holding its next public meeting from midnight to 1 a.m. UTC on July 20 (what time is that for me?).

This meeting will be held in the Board Discord server. The server will have a team of moderators, a set of rules (including question rules), and community guidelines. The server will remain open even after the meeting, but the channels for meeting and asking questions will be read-only. Board will be posting replies to questions that do not get addressed during the scheduled meeting two weeks after the meeting in the server’s #questions-answers channel.

The agenda will include:

  • Decisions made since the last public board meeting
  • OTW Board Election
  • Updates to the Board Year Roadmap
  • Updates to the OTW Culture Roadmap
  • Any other business (Questions & Answers)

Prior to this meeting, there is an opportunity to ask questions in advance to be answered as part of the meeting. This allows anyone who wishes to ask the Board questions, whether they will be able to attend the meeting live or not. (The Board will also accept questions during the meeting.)

Questions submitted to this Google Form will be accepted up to three days before the meeting begins or until 50 questions have been submitted. At that point, the form will be turned off. You need to be logged in to a Google account to submit a question. In the future, these rules may be amended to adjust as needed. Further information will be available in the OTW Board Discord server.

I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-06 09:00 am

Kind coworker agrees to watch employee's cat and finds strange symbols in their basement, leaving hi

Posted by Blake Seidel

Howdy and happy weekend, feline fam. We've got a spooky story for you on this purrfectly auspicious Sunday. Imagine you are a simple purrson who loves cats (so far, so good), and one of your coworkers asks you to check up on their cats for a few days while they're gone. You agree because you're a good purrson, and any chance to meet a new cat is a pawsitive opportunity. So you go over to their house to meet their cute cat, and you get bored, leading you to wander around their house.

They maybe have the occasional knick-knack here and odd item there, but everything seems purrfectly normal. That is, until you get to the basement. Upon arriving at the base of the stairs, you see a wooden board covered in strange symbols, looking like something out of a ritualistic ceremony. What could it be? Some people think it's the cat's recharging station, others think it's something more devious. Scroll down to see more hissterical comments below!

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I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-06 08:00 am

'They were shocked at how I left the place': Cat lover takes 7 vacation days to watch entitled frien

Posted by Blake Seidel

We have great friends, feline fam. They would do anything for us. Once, we got stuck on vacation and our cat sitter had to leave (not their fault, our flights were cancelled and our trip was extended an extra four days), so we frantically searched for someone to look after our purrecious fur babies in our absence. Our friends said yes without hesitation, and we told them to order whatever they wanted for food as we weren't sure what was even there anymore. 

We didn't expect our friend to clean because they were doing us a favor. However, apparently not everyone is as pawsitively generous as we are. After this cat lover took 7 vacation days and drove 6 hours to watch his friends' newly adopted cat while they went away for free, they returned at the end and said they were disappointed in him for the way he left their apartment. He said he tidied up, but they didn't seem to think so. Read through the whole messy situation below!

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I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-06 07:00 am

20 of the Funniest and Freshest Feline Tweets to Fill Your Week With Pawsitivity (July 6, 2025)

Posted by Mariel Ruvinsky

Gooood morning, cat people! It's Sunday, and that means that we have a whole entire day left to do the things that we love doing. To not thinking abut work. To not worry about dramas. To simply sit back, laugh at silly cat memes, and enjoy life the way that we want to. Because this is what life is all about, is it not? Enjoying the little things, making the best out of every meowment, and we certainly are about to make the best out of this Sunday morning. 

Because what we have for you here are not just any funny cat memes. Like we do every single week, today, we brought you the best cat tweets of the week. The funniest, the most wholesome, the most ridiculous. Because this is what we want to be doing on a Sunday morning. Cats, tweets, smiles, and nothing in our lives to worry about. At least for the next five minutes, 

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I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-06 06:00 am

A Purrfect Platter of 24 Cat Memes to Flip Your Frown Around

Posted by Mariel Ruvinsky

Sunday is here. And goodness, we feel like we needed this day more than usual. We don't know what it is lately, but it really feels like time is flying by, like we are not keeping up. We need to rest. We deserve it. And we deserve to start our days with smiles and pawsitivity and nothing but those things. Of course, that's easier said than done when we are running around all day, trying to keep up, but on Sunday, it's actually something that is very easy to get done. All that you need is to start your day with some funny cat memes

It really is that simple. Some cat memes first thing in the morning means starting the day with a smile. Silly cat memes right when you wake up means that you haven't looked at anything else, anything heavy, anything dramatic and difficult. Cat memes are a reminder of the good things that exist in the world, and we need it. 

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I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-06 03:00 pm

'Their discomfort really doesn’t seem worth his company': Tensions rise as pawrent draws the line ov

Posted by Sarah Brown

Here's a classic catastrophe brewing: this person's best friend's boyfriend is a chronic complainer who's already snarked about everything, including the location of a cookout at the cat owner's place. To make things trickier, he's allergic to cats, and the pawrent has two furry divas who hide when guests arrive. Despite the boyfriend visiting twice with no complaints, the best friend insists the cats be locked away all day to spare his sneezes.

This pawrent isn't having it, suggesting the boyfriend take allergy meds instead of putting the cats through the stress of isolation. It's a real cat-and-mouse game between making guests comfortable and protecting the well-being of beloved pets. Sure, the boyfriend's grumpy attitude might be rubbing fur the wrong way, but prioritizing the cats' comfort over a difficult guest seems totally pawsible.

At the end of the day, it's about respecting boundaries, especially when cats are involved. Sometimes standing firm is the best way to keep the peace and avoid turning the home into a feline fiasco.

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I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-06 10:00 am

23 Feline Funnies for the Sleep-Deprived Cat Pawrents Who Were Wakened by Constant “Meow!”s

Posted by Ayala Sorotsky

There's a special kind of bond between a cat and their hooman… and it gets especially intense around 3 or 4 AM. If you're reading this while heavy-eyed and running on zero sleep because your feline friend decided this was the time to knock things off shelves, sprint around the house like a fuzzy lightning bolt, or demand snacks with a symphony of "MEOW!" - you are not alone.

Sleep-deprived cat pawrents everywhere know this struggle. The moment your head hits the pillow, your cat suddenly remembers they're a mighty nocturnal hunter with a full to-do list: yell at invisible ghosts, rearrange the furniture, practice opera in the hallway, or just stare at you until you wake up. Why? Because they can.

So, what's a tired hooman to do while their cat is mid-zoomies and their dreams are on pause? Scroll through some weirdly relatable and delightfully unhinged cat memes, of course. These feline funnies were practically made for 4 AM scrolling sessions. They're the purrfect companion for your late-night wake-up calls… right alongside the fluffy chaos gremlin currently sitting on your chest.

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I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-06 09:00 am

Kind coworkers agrees to watch employee's cat and finds strange symbols in their basement, leaving c

Posted by Blake Seidel

Howdy and happy weekend, feline fam. We've got a spooky story for you on this purrfectly auspicious Sunday. Imagine you are a simple purrson who loves cats (so far, so good), and one of your coworkers asks you to check up on their cats for a few days while they're gone. You agree because you're a good purrson, and any chance to meet a new cat is a pawsitive opportunity. So you go over to their house to meet their cute cat, and you get bored, leading you to wander around their house.

They maybe have the occasional knick-knack here and odd item there, but everything seems purrfectly normal. That is, until you get to the basement. Upon arriving at the base of the stairs, you see a wooden board covered in strange symbols, looking like something out of a ritualistic ceremony. What could it be? Some people think it's the cat's recharging station, others think it's something more devious. Scroll down to see more hissterical comments below!

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I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-05 06:00 pm

23 Cozy Cat Memes for Anyone Still in Their Pajamas at 1PM

Posted by Laurent Shinar

First off, you are still in your pajamas, and it is before 1pm, we commend you nonetheless, for Caturday is a day to embrace the lazy, to bathe in the sun, to reach for the snack and to cuddle up into a tiny little ball and pretend you are a kitty. But if you for some silly reason have decided to remove your pajamas and get dressed for the day, then we implore you to get your behind back into your bedroom and put those pajamas on post-haste.

For if we do not do our best to differentiate the weekend from the working week then what have we really achieved by not going to the office? So once you have your pajamas on, we will approve you to keep on scrolling and to enjoy this list of cozy cat memes, that has been designed exclusively for anyone who has the courage and creativity to still be in their pajamas after 1pm on a Caturday.

I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-05 03:00 pm

20 of the Derpiest Feline Wonders the Cat Corner of the Internet Has to Offer

Posted by kalila courban

Greetings, fellow feline aficionados! If there's one undeniable truth about cats, it's that they are equal parts majestic and utterly ridiculous. These elegant creatures can go from regal rulers of the household to complete goofballs in the blink of an eye. These creatures are walking contradictions wrapped in fur. They strut around our homes like royalty, radiating superiority and self-importance. To them, they are flawless. Untouchable. Forever graceful and composed. But we, the humble hoomans who live in their service, know the truth.

We know that under that puffed-up chest and unbothered gaze lies a being of pure, unfiltered derp. These cats, our so-called dignified companions, are the same ones who sprint full speed into walls for no reason. The ones who get their heads stuck in tissue boxes and dramatically flop off furniture like they've just been betrayed. They are weird, loud, unpredictable, and endlessly entertaining, and we wouldn't have it any other way. While they might believe their every moment is picture-perfect, we've got the photos to prove otherwise. Thanks to our ever-watchful eyes and lightning-quick cameras, we've captured these glorious goofballs in all their unfiltered glory. 


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Whatever ([syndicated profile] scalziwhatever_feed) wrote2025-07-05 10:16 pm

New Cover: “Everyday”

Posted by John Scalzi

It’s a short and sweet oldy but a goody this time out, from Buddy Holly. Why this one? Why not? It’s been covered by just about everyone, from James Taylor to Erasure, and I really like the song, and I had free time this weekend, so here we are. If you like it, fabulous, if you don’t, well, it’s two minutes long, it’ll be over quickly enough.

And for those of you who have somehow never heard the original, here you go:

— JS

I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-05 02:00 pm

24 Pictures of Feline Flyers with Airplane Ears Ready for Takeoff

Posted by Sarah Brown

You haven't truly experienced pawrenthood until you've witnessed the glorious phenomenon known as airplane ears. It's that unmistakable sideways ear flattening that makes your feline look like they're about to taxi down a runway and we're here for every dramatic second.

Whether it's because you made a suspicious noise, introduced a new item into their territory (how dare you bring home a houseplant), or simply walked past them the wrong way, cats will deploy their in-flight mode with full cattitude. These whiskered wonders can turn even the most minor inconvenience into a furst class scandal.

No matter how miffed they look, it's absolutely hissterical. Paired with a puffed-up tail or a judgmental glare, airplane ears are a top-tier cat expression, right up there with loafing and the slow blink of royal approval.

So next time you see your kitty channeling their inner aircraft, just salute your pilot, give them a treat, and back away slowly. Airplane ears might signal a moment of feline drama, but they always land right back in your heart.

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I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-05 01:00 pm

'I don't want to feel like I'm abandoning her': A dad's move sparks son's dilemma about taking their

Posted by Sarah Brown

This son is facing a tough decision about the family cat who's lived with his dad for over 12 years. With his father moving overseas and unable to take her, he's torn between bringing the cat to his small apartment across the country, where she knows him but life is busy, or leaving her with the new family moving into her longtime home.

His place is familiar, but small and shared with a roommate, which might mean less attention. The new family is larger, with kids who seem ready to give her plenty of love and playtime. He worries about how she'll adjust, whether she'll handle leaving the home she's known or thrive in a livelier environment.

It's a tough call, but in the end, sometimes the best home isn't about the size of the space or even who feeds her. It's wherever she feels safe, loved, and cared for. 

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I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-05 12:00 pm

22 Pictures of Purrfectly Chill Cats Conquering Summer Heat, One Catsicle at a Time

Posted by Sarah Brown

When the sun's blazing and the AC just isn't cutting it, these cool cats are turning to the true hero of summer: ice cream (or at least the cat-safe version). One lick at a time, they're serving serious popsipaw energy.

From slurping tuna-flavored ices to cautiously poking at a melting scoop with their toe beans, these kitties are here to chillax. Some delicately nibble like fancy little fluffballs at a five-star meowgurt bar, while others go full chaos mode, face-first into the frosty treat like it owes them rent.

And let's not forget the dramatic reaction. Wide eyes, scrunched noses, or that one judgmental glare that screams, "Too cold, hooman. Fix it." But even with brain freeze on the horizon, they keep going back for more.

It's hot out there, but these cats aren't sweating it. They're striking a purrfectly cool balance between melting and meowgical. Honestly? Same. Summer may be sizzlin', but with frozen fun and a frosty treat or two, these kitties are keeping it pawsitively chill.

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I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-05 11:00 am

Caturday Cuteness Made of 23 Aww-Inducing Cat Memes to Warm Your Heart

Posted by Ayala Sorotsky

Hey there, fellow cat pawrents! How's your Caturday treating you so far? More importantly, how's your cat doing? Are they already deep into the weekend vibe, snuggled up in their favorite nap spot and pretending the world doesn't exist? Because let's be honest - if there's one day made specifically for cats and cat lovers, it's Caturday. It's literally in the name.

If you haven't kicked off your Caturday cuddle session yet, consider this your sign. Go ahead and give your floof a little pspspsps, coax them over to the coziest corner, grab a blanket, and initiate the sacred Weekend Snuggle Ritual™.

Once you're all cozied up and the purring has commenced, it's time for the next level of feline joy: cat memes. Because what goes better with a sleepy, warm cat on your lap than a collection of wholesome, hilarious feline funnies? We gathered these just for you (and maybe for your cat too, if they're awake). But let's be honest - if they're napping, they've already mastered the true spirit of Caturday.

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I Can Has Cheezburger? ([syndicated profile] icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-07-05 10:00 am

22 Feel-Good Feline Memes for Your Caturday Mood-Boost

Posted by Ayala Sorotsky

Fellow feline fanatic fans, let's play pretend for a second: Caturday is no more (dreadful, we know). It's only a regular Saturday - plain, boring, and catless. You might be in the weekend, but there are no cats around you at all. You wander around the house, yet no curious floofy creature follows you with determination, "mrrp?"ing like they ask you "what'ch doing?". You log online and see no cat memes anywhere, just walls of text (because that's what the internet feels like with no cat memes). Sounds awful, isn't it?

A world with no cats is plain, less cute, and lacking some meowing energy. A Caturday with no cat is just and ol' Saturday - plain and boring. So how do we ensure a cute Caturday overrides the boring Saturday? You surround yourself with as many cats as possible, of course. First of all, give your cat an extra pet and treat from us. And secondly, you might as well fill your conciousness with as many feel-good feline memes as possible, for your Caturday mood-boost.

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Organization for Transformative Works ([syndicated profile] otw_news_feed) wrote2025-07-05 05:46 pm

June 2025 Newsletter, Volume 201

Posted by Elintiriel

I. SPOTLIGHT ON FICTIONALLEY IMPORT

Open Doors has nearly finished importing FictionAlley, a Harry Potter archive. With approximately 29,000 works imported so far, it is Open Doors’ largest import yet. You can check out all imported works at the FictionAlley collection. Unclaimed works are currently locked to logged-in AO3 users only, but per Open Doors’ agreement with the FictionAlley archivist, they will be unlocked 30 days after the import is fully completed.

All FictionAlley creators should have received one or more emails with links to claim, orphan, delete their works, or prevent the import of any additional works of theirs in the future. If you were a creator and did not receive this email, please contact Open Doors for assistance. You can also contact Open Doors if you would like to prevent future imports of your Harry Potter works specifically.

Open Doors has two other Harry Potter archives currently in their queue: HarryPotterFanFiction.com and MuggleNet Fan Fiction. If your email address has changed since you were a member of either archive, or you would like Open Doors not to import your works, please contact Open Doors. Please refer to the import announcements for a full list of how Open Doors can assist you with either import.

II. ARCHIVE OF OUR OWN

Accessibility, Design & Technology (AD&T) coordinated with Board and Volunteers & Recruiting to formally decommission the Quality Assurance & Testing (QA&T) subcommittee—thank you to everyone who has served on QA&T over the years. Quality assurance and testing of AO3’s code will continue under the oversight of AD&T’s new QA Supervisor role. AD&T’s latest releases have focused on various bug fixes, code clean-up, and monitoring improvements: check out the release notes. Also, Systems has installed some new Elasticsearch servers and repurposed the old ones as application servers! \o/

Open Doors announced the import of Absolution – The Inugrrrl Memorial, an InuYasha fanfiction memorial archive.

In May, Support received 3,177 tickets, while Policy & Abuse (PAC) received 3,763 tickets—a nearly 40% increase which is likely due to PAC’s recent TOS spotlight series. PAC worked with Legal and Communications’ News Post Moderation subcommittee to review over 1,700 comments across seven posts, with more than 400 comments receiving a reply. PAC will also be recruiting soon, so look out for the upcoming recruitment post!

In June, Tag Wrangling neared completion of phase two of three of their committee-wide guideline discussions on fandom metatags. They also launched a new procedure which streamlines creation of new “No Fandom” canonical tags, which are canonical tags not specific to any particular fandom. The committee plans to post announcements periodically detailing new tags, including one in a few weeks.

In May, Tag Wrangling handled over 610,000 tags, or over 1,200 tags per wrangling volunteer.

III. ELSEWHERE AT THE OTW

Fanlore’s Annual Bingo was a huge success! \o/ 25 participants completed at least one bingo, and 16 got a total blackout. Thanks to everyone who took part!

In July, Fanlore is running a themed month—Fandom in Color—which celebrates characters of color, the contributions of fans of color, and more! Check out their social media (Bluesky and Tumblr) for page spotlights throughout the month.

Communications is now overseeing the OTW’s Convention Outreach division, which was previously run by Development & Membership. If you have inquiries regarding OTW’s convention presence, Communications can be reached through their contact form on the OTW website.

TWC is finalizing their upcoming general issue of Transformative Works and Cultures, volume 46, which will be published on September 15. They are still accepting submissions for their Latin American Fandoms special issue until January 1, 2026.

IV. THE 2025 ELECTION AND GOVERNANCE

Elections announced the 2025 Election candidates; this year’s election is contested, with three candidates running for two open seats in this year’s election. Their platforms are available on the Elections website. Communications has been coordinating public posts, while Translation is working on translating candidates’ platforms.

2025’s OTW Board Election will take place on August 15-18. OTW Members who plan to nominate a proxy should contact Elections by August 6. Specific dates for Q&A and Candidate Chats will be made available on the 2025 Election Timeline page.

Development & Membership has been checking membership for Board candidates and donors who want to vote in this year’s election, while Finance has begun preparing for the 2024 audit.

Board uploaded minutes from the April 2025 Board public meeting to the OTW website. They also approved two new Finance Bookkeepers, held check-in meetings with Legal and the Paid Staff Transition Lead, and continued to work with the Organizational Culture Roadmap Workgroup. The Board Assistants Team’s work also continues on several projects, including the Procurement Policy and Board Discord Server Guidelines revamp.

V. OUR VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers & Recruiting conducted recruitment for two committees—Tag Wrangling and Support—and two subcommittees—News Post Moderation and Internal Complaint and Conflict Resolution—this month.

From May 19 to June 22, Volunteers & Recruiting received 147 new requests and completed 139, leaving them with 53 open requests (including induction and removal tasks listed below).

As of June 22, 2025, the OTW has 944 volunteers. \o/

New Committee Chairs/Leads: 2 Organizational Culture Roadmap Workgroup Heads
New AD&T Volunteers: 1 QA Supervisor
New Communications Volunteers: 2 Convention Specialists and 3 TikTok Moderators
New Communications News Post Moderation Volunteers: Mossie, Vihi, and 1 other News Post Moderator
New Fanlore Volunteers: 90PercentHuman, Hobgirl, Sparrow, and 1 other Policy & Admin Volunteer
New Finance Volunteers: Scott and 1 other Bookkeeper
New Open Doors Volunteers: Bette, devinwolfi, Kelpie, korry, November_Clouds, Pat Zarzecka, scattered_coreopsis, Starlings and 6 other Import Assistants
New Organizational Culture Roadmap Workgroup Volunteers: 1 Goal Supervisor; megidola and 1 other Volunteer
New Support Volunteers: 2 Chair Assistants
New Translation Volunteers: 1 Volunteer Manager; Adri Jaimes, Lia404, ttom1323, and 5 other Translators
New User Response Translation Volunteers: Felipe and friki (Translators)

Departing Committee Chairs/Leads: Nary (Support) and 2 QA&T Leads
Departing AD&T QA&T Volunteers: runt and 1 other QA&T Testing Volunteer
Departing AO3 Documentation Volunteers: Leja, Evolcahra, and 1 other Editor
Departing Communications Volunteers: 1 TikTok Lead
Departing Development & Membership Volunteers: 1 Convention Specialist
Departing Fanlore Volunteers: 1 Policy & Admin Volunteer
Departing Open Doors Volunteers: 2 Import Assistants and 1 Technical Volunteer
Departing Policy & Abuse Volunteers: 1 Volunteer
Departing Support Volunteers: Sandra 002 (Volunteer)
Departing Tag Wrangling Volunteers: ladydragona (Supervisor); Daniailís, MFY11EP, Barbara Thomas, and 3 other Volunteers
Departing Translation Volunteers: 1 Volunteer Manager; Mirjam, DaisyJane, DanielUL, and 6 other Translators
Departing Volunteers & Recruiting Volunteers: 1 Volunteer

For more information about our committees and their regular activities, you can refer to the committee pages on our website.