National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) was a fun idea that started as a Yahoo discussion lost. Somewhere along the line it commercialized, forming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (you might argue that this is non-commercial, but I struggle to understand why it needed financial organization at all). Anyhow, the inevitable happened: NaNoWriMo "announced on Monday evening that it is shutting down." The causes of the commercial failure included "longstanding financial issues that have made it difficult to operate", board member resignations over its stance on AI, and "controversies over content moderation." My suggestion: create and follow a #nanowrimo hashtag on Mastodon, write what you want this November, and share your stories using the hashtag. No commercial organization needed.
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