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Woohoo! Our fic archive is now a collection at AO3!

2023-11-19T10:58:17Z

Posted by: beelikej

IT IS DONE! All fanfics from our Nick&Greg archive What Makes The Desert Beautiful (WMTDB) are now imported to our AO3 collection!
Go check it out: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/WhatMakesTheDesertBeautiful

In 30 days all unclaimed fics will be unlocked, in total there have been over 2000 stories posted since 2004 \o/

Big thanks to the OTW's Open Doors volunteers who helped realise this transfer behind the scenes. It's been a process of a couple of years, and I'm very happy our little fandom's big history is now safely stored on AO3 :-)

Don't forget to leave Kudos and Comments if you've enjoyed a fic!

Your NicknGreg mod,
BeeLikeJ

P.S. The WMTDB website will still be up for a while as well; final step of the process is to hand over the domain to AO3:-)

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Update WMTDB and AO3

2023-04-23T09:35:45Z

Posted by: beelikej

Hello everyone :-)

Just a head's up for everyone who noticed that the WMTDB (nickandgreg.net) is currently unavailable. I received a notification of malware, which I suspect is because of the sudden increase in traffic to the site. As a precaution, our server provider has locked the site temporarily to give us a chance to look into the issue.

As you know, I'm working with the Open Doors Project of the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) to move the WMTDB archive to Archive of Our Own (AO3). We have made a complete back-up of the site, so all content is safe, nothing is lost.

In the past few weeks, we've sent out mails to all creators in the WMTDB archive; if you haven't received a mail, contact me! (As the WMTDB goes back all the way to 2003, your email address may have changed over the years;) You can also find information in the sticky-post here on how you can help the proces.

Since I first reached out to Open Doors in the Summer of 2021, it's been a long time sorting stuff out behind the scenes, but things have now really been set in motion for everyone to see! You can read up on the OTW news page, that has all the information as well as a link to our new home at AO3: OTW_News about WMTDB

It would be great if you could spread the word on Twitter and Tumblr.

If you have any questions, you can leave a comment or mail me:)

NicknGregMod (BeeLikeJ)
nickngreglj@gmail.com

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Other NicknGreg Hangouts!

2022-03-12T15:34:18Z

Posted by: beelikej

Hello y'all!

I have now updated our NicknGreg Dreamwidth community with all the posts from 2020-2022 from our NicknGreg Livejournal You're welcome to join us wherever you feel comfortable:)

We also still keep our NicknGreg Tumblr active and there's a whole fanvid collection on our YouTube Channel, so if you're looking for other spaces to get your dose of Nick&Greg, we got you covered!

Last but not least: a reminder that our WMTDB Nick/Greg fic archive is going to be imported to the Archive of Our Own. If you have an author account on What Makes the Desert Beautiful, please read this post to find out how you can make sure your fics will be transfered to AO3

If you have any questions, contact me at nickngreglj@gmail.com

Mod BeeLikeJ

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nickngreg @ 2022-01-30T16:09:00

2022-03-12T15:10:40Z

Posted by: beelikej

Hey everyone!

This is your reminder that our WMTDB Nick/Greg fic archive is going to be imported to the Archive of Our Own. If you have an author account on What Makes the Desert Beautiful, please read this post to find out how you can make sure your fics will be transfered to AO3

If you have any questions contact me at nickngreglj@gmail.com

Mod BeeLikeJ

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Calling all authors: WMTDB is moving to AO3!

2022-03-12T15:05:58Z

Posted by: beelikej

Hello everybody,

This is a message especially for What Makes the Desert Beautiful authors, I hope at least some of you are still around on Dreamwidth! I have posted this on our Livejournal and Tumblr and on WMTDB as well. Please spread the word if you can, to reach as many authors as possible:).

Because I have BIG NEWS: What Makes the Desert Beautiful is going to be imported to the Archive of Our Own (AO3)! The WMTDB archive was built with an old fashioned eFiction script and after nearly 18 years it is no longer maintainable to keep the website running because of this outdated system and its security issues. So to ensure safekeeping of all fanfics, I have decided to move them to AO3.

I have contacted the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) for assistance in moving the What Makes the Desert Beautiful archive’s content to a collection on the multi-fandom archive they maintain, the Archive of Our Own (AO3), and set up automatic redirects for any future readers following old links. (Specifically, I will be working with the Open Doors committee. You can read about their recent import projects at this link.)

Here is where I would like to ask for your help!

1. If you already have an AO3 account and have posted your What Makes the Desert Beautiful works there, please let me know your nickandgreg.net pseud(s) and e-mail address(es) as well, so that we won’t import your stories. (There is a tutorial on the Open Doors website with instructions for mass-adding stories to the new collection on the AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/WhatMakesTheDesertBeautiful)

2. If you don’t already have an AO3 account but would like one to import your stories yourself, please let me know your nickandgreg.net pseud(s), and the preferred e-mail address to send the AO3 invite to. (There is a tutorial on the Open Doors website with instructions for importing stories and adding them to the new collection on the AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/WhatMakesTheDesertBeautiful)

3. If you would NOT like your works moved, please send me your nickandgreg.net pseud(s) and e-mail address(es) so that we will not add them. (If you would not mind them being preserved but do not want your name attached to them any longer, please let me know that too—we can orphan your works instead of leaving them behind to be deleted.)

We’ll be collecting responses over the next several weeks before we start importing works. All works imported on a creator’s behalf will be attributed with their name in the summary of the work. As we import works, we will e-mail notifications to the address associated with the work. (If you know of any authors that no longer have access to their nickandgreg.net e-mail address, please tell them to contact me directly.)
When all stories have been accounted for, the Open Doors committee will set up the URL redirects, and I will permanently close down the site. (Even though this whole process will take a while, please don't postpone getting in touch!)

Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks!

NicknGregMod (BeeLikeJ)
Contact me at nickngreglj@gmail.com

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Happy New Year!

2017-01-07T20:05:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

A note for all the Nick/Greg fans on LJ to let y'all know we're still around:)
It may seem quiet here, but the community on Tumblr is expanding every week. We're posting screencaps of our favorite CSI guys there every day!

We would also like to remind you of our massive fanfic collection at WMTDB and we want to thank michaelchance for keeping us updated on additions to the Nick/Greg archives at CSI Slash.

Last but not least, have some pretty:

This is an edit by beelikej from a filtered S15Ep13 photo posted to Instagram by Assistent-Director Lem Fishburn that we shared on Tumblr a couple of days ago.

Have a great 2017, everyone! We hope you'll continue to enjoy our little fandom wherever you find us:)

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PSA: wmtdb maintenance notice

2016-01-08T13:54:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

Hello y'all:)

Happy New Year!
It was quite a rollercoasterride for Nick & Greg in 2015 and we're sad there won't be any more new CSI episodes, but we have 15 years of great memories. Hopefully these will continue to be treasured and build upon by our little fandom.
We know there are still new people discovering our favorite CSIs, because our NicknGreg Tumblr is growing steady with new followers every day! (Even if some of the other N/G-fandom-corners are quiet that's the place to go for a daily dose of our guys:)

NOTICE
This weekend we'll be doing some maintenance on our fic archive What Makes The Desert Beautiful and the site may be down for a couple of hours. We'll let y'all know when we're done. If you notice anything wonky, tell us in the comments:)

The mods

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Spam :/

2015-08-15T16:25:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

Hi, here a quick post from your mods. As you might have noticed, a lot of spam is being posted to communities all over LJ. So we've switched to moderated posting for a few days, just until the spam problem as been taken care off.

Hopefully it won't take to long for LJ to take care of this. Thanks for understanding!

the mods <3

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Yay, 1000 followers on Tumblr (and counting!)

2015-07-19T17:35:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

Oh yes, Nick&Greg did it: we now have (over!) 1000 followers on Tumblr and there are still fans joining us every day \o/ We celebrated with a special banner (and champagne;). To share the joy, here are some statistics:
( behind the cut )
aaaand a gifset with two classic scenes, made by everynineyearsandthirtyfourdays, that never fails to make us giggle (and stare at Nick's butt and Greg's HAIR, oh my:)
( All work and no play... )

Congratulations, NicknGreg fandom for still being fabulous. *twirls you all*

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This fandom is still growing!

2015-07-13T20:30:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

Hey Y'all!
I know it seems quiet in these parts and maybe that makes you feel like you're the only NicknGreg fan left, but that's not true! Our community is still growing on Tumblr, with new followers joining every day. In fact: we're pretty close to another milestone, as the counter is currently on 995! How exciting is that?
We'll think of something special to do when we get to a thousand;)

This fandom may not get any more new Nick & Greg scenes in canon (although never say never with a TV movie apparently in the works;) but we'll always treasure our extensive wmtdb fanfic archive, our fabulous NicknGreg fanvids and with CSI still showing all over the world, we'll keep reaching out to new fans on whatever social network they want to hang out:)

Here's to Stokes and Sanders FOREVER \o/

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WMTDB: up & running again!

2015-05-24T19:36:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

Hello everyone,

after a couple of days of checking issues that came up with transferring the site to a new host and a day of fixing the archaic coding, we managed to get our WMTDB-fanfic archives accessible again. \o/ We are currently running on a mirror site for final testing, but the address remains the same now and in the future: www.nickandgreg.net

Come over and log in to upload stories or comment. You don't need to register if you just want to browse the archives -alfabetically by story or author- and read;)

If you do run into any problems, let us know! Thanks for your patience and support.

Happy writing and reading!

Mod BeeLikeJ

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Transfer wmtdb

2015-05-17T08:59:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

Hello everyone,

Apparently the transfer of the wmtdb site to a new host didn't go as smoothly as we hoped. We are currently working like crazy behind the scenes of What Makes The Desert Beautiful to get things rolling again. The 60 day lock on the transfer has been lifted a couple of days ago and after the required reconsideration period (five days) we finally have complete access to the site for administration again. We planned all the promised maintenance within the next week.
There will be a mod-post as soon as I can guarantee the wmtdb is fully functional again.

Meanwhile you can get your NicknGreg fix on

our Tumblr (a classic scene every day!)

our YouTube (hundreds of fanvids!) and

the Nick/Greg corner of CSI Slash (fanfic archive:)

Our apologies for the inconvenience, thanks for your continued support!

Mod BeeLikeJ

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wmtdb update!

2015-03-23T20:05:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

Hello everyone,

After a lot of dealings behind the scenes, we can finally give you a proper update on WMTDB, our NicknGreg fanfic archive.

In november 2014 we ran into some issues with our hosting company, when they changed coding without notifying us, resulting in problems with the functionality of the site. Unfortunately even after numerous attempts, we weren't able to contact them and we had to resort to making our own repairs. We were relieved we managed to at least get the site back up and running, but not so happy with the lack of communication and help from our host. After only hearing from them when it was time to renew our contract, we decided to move to another company.
The transition will take place in the first week of May and shouldn't be noticable for users, but just in case you can't reach the site around that time, know that we are working on it!

After we update our settings, we will finally be able to truly fix the coding and have a fully functional archive again. This is where you can help us out: so far we are aware of the problems with the alphabet search and the log in process; if you ran or run into any other issues, please let us know!

If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to comment or mail us: nickngreglj@gmail.com

The mods

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New episode discussion post: it's a Double feature finale!

2015-02-15T15:25:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

The mods are not caught up yet, but for everyone who is, the CSI season already comes to an end tonight :( CBS is giving us a final double dose and we hope you can watch! As usual we offer a place to comment afterwards with your thoughts on the case and specifically on what's going on with Nick & Greg:)
Catch up anytime at the previous episode discussion or check out all of the season through the s15episode tag.

Here are tonight's titles *drumroll*

S15Ep17: Under My Skin

S15Ep18: The End Game

Swoon about Nick & Greg scenes or rant about the lack thereof. How do you feel about the end of the season? Join in the discussion any time, but remember to warn for spoilers about future episodes or meta talk! <--- this goes for your own posts to the community too! Please put any information about S15 and beyond behind a spoiler cut!! (Use an lj-cut or lj-spoiler)

The mods

P.S. beelikej and sillie82 are doing a CSI S15 marathon session in two weeks. We will be avoiding spoilers until then, but you may expect a picspam of NicknGreg goodness in March. We hope y'all keep each other company until then:)

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New episode discussion post: S15Ep16*

2015-01-28T10:24:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

*We don't know what's going on with CSI, but seems like there was a new episode on a weekday all of a sudden! How are we supposed to catch our breath in between this overload of NicknGreg goodness? We haven't even talked about last weekend's double feature yet!
But for everyone who is ready for more:

S15Ep16: The Last Ride

Did the episode make you jump for joy or do you want to stomp your feet in frustration? Swoon about Nick & Greg scenes or rant about the lack thereof. Join in the comments any time, but remember to warn for spoilers about future episodes or meta talk!

The mods

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New episode discussion post: S15Ep14 + S15Ep15*

2015-01-26T14:36:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

*Okay, people who watch CSI on CBS need to confirm this, because all the episode guides on the internet are confused and the mods are still trying to catch up from the other side of the Ocean... Apparently there was a double dose of Nick&Greg yesterday, so there are two episodes to talk about! If -like us- you're still stuck on the 2014 part of the season, check out the episode 13 discussion post here before jumping in with your opinion on last night's cases:)

S15Ep14: Merchants of Menace

S15Ep15: Hero to Zero

Swoon about Nick & Greg scenes or rant about the lack thereof. Did the episodes make you jump for joy or do you want to stomp your feet in frustration? Join in any time, but remember to warn for spoilers about future episodes or meta talk!

The mods

Need to catch up with all of season 15? Here's a handy linklist to all discussionposts:)

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How many S15 episoded did you watch?

2015-01-11T21:27:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

No new episode tonight! Since our CSIs kept working during the holidays, they are now finally taking a little break with a 2 week hiatus. Which gives us time to catch up with comments on the season so far! Did you notice Nick and or Greg do something (extra)ordinary? Did you notice subtext or were they focused on the job? All these episodes could do with your opinion, whether it's love or loathing:

S15Ep01 | S15Ep02 | S15Ep03
S15Ep04 | S15Ep05 | S15Ep06
S15Ep07 | S15Ep08 | S15Ep09
S15Ep10 | S15Ep11 | S15Ep12
S15Ep13 | Or if you'd rather read fanfic click here:)

The mods.

P.S. We'd also loved to have a new quote for the sidebar. What's your favorite thing Nick and/or Greg ever said?

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New episode discussion post: S15Ep13

2015-01-04T19:23:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

Happy New Year, everybody! We hope Nick & Greg will keep you entertained in 2015, no matter how short the CSI season is going to be this year;) Fortunately there are still some episodes to go!

This is the place to swoon about Nick & Greg scenes or to rant about the lack thereof. Remember: you can join in anytime and if you're still catching up, check out the previous discussion post here. Now, let's get ready for tonight...

S15Ep13: The Greater Good

Did the episode make you jump for joy or do you want to stomp your feet in frustration? You're welcome to chat away in the comments, but please warn for spoilers about future episodes or meta talk.

The mods

P.S. Did you recognize the scene with the champagne? You can find a classic Nick/Greg moment every day on our Tumblr:)

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New episode discussion post: S15Ep12

2014-12-28T22:55:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

The holidays don't keep Nick and Greg from working! If you missed the last episode due to festivities, you can always go back to catch up on comments and get ready for tonight's case...

S15Ep12: Dead Woods

This is the place to swoon about Nick & Greg scenes or to rant about the lack thereof. Did the episode make you jump for joy or do you want to stomp your feet in frustration? Join in any time, but remember to warn for spoilers about future episodes or meta talk.

The mods

If you're still in the holiday spirit, why not check out this CSI Slash post and see if you can spread some joy through their Chirstmas Wish List;)

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New episode discussion post: S15Ep11

2014-12-21T21:15:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

How odd to not have a holiday hiatus; the CSI season just keeps going! We hope tonight's episode gets everyone in a festive mood or maybe a reflective one, if that's what you prefer this time of year:)

S15Ep11: Angle of Attack

Did the episode make you jump for joy or do you want to stomp your feet in frustration? This is the place to swoon about Nick & Greg scenes or to rant about the lack thereof. Join in any time, but remember to warn for spoilers about future episodes or meta talk.

The mods

P.S. It's never too late to comment on last week's episode !

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New episode discussion post: S15Ep10

2014-12-14T18:32:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

Double digits, it's already the tenth episode of the season tonight! For those of you who are behind, you can still comment on last week's episode , whenever you're ready:)

S15Ep10: Dead Rails

This is the place to swoon about Nick & Greg scenes or rant about the lack thereof. Did the episode make you jump for joy or do you want to stomp your feet in frustration? Join in any time, but remember to warn for spoilers about future episodes or meta talk.

The mods

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New episode discussion post: S15Ep09

2014-12-07T14:05:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

Has anyone caught up with last week's episode yet? The response so far suggests we're not prepared for a new case, but it will be on tonight! Let's hope for a good dose of Nick and Greg.

S15Ep09: Let's Make a Deal

Did the episode make you jump for joy or do you want to stomp your feet in frustration? This is the place to swoon about Nick & Greg scenes or rant about the lack thereof. Feel free to join in the discussion whenever you watch the episode!

The mods

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New episode discussion post: S15Ep08

2014-11-30T16:14:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

We posted a lovely pic in the comments of last week's episode discussion (It's spoiler free if you want to take a look;) Let's hope we can get some more useful evidence from tonight's case! Share the result of your investigation below.

S15Ep08: Rubbery Homicide

Did the episode make you jump for joy or do you want to stomp your feet in frustration? Feel free to join in whenever you watch the episode! This is the place to swoon about Nick & Greg scenes or rant about the lack thereof...

The mods

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New episode discussion post: S15Ep07

2014-11-23T18:59:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

How are y'all doin'? Ready for tonight's episode? Or still catching up with last week? We're looking forward to your comments!

S15Ep07: Road To Recovery

Whether the episode made you jump for joy or want to stomp your feet in frustration: feel free to join the conversation whenever you watch it! Comment to swoon or rant about Nick & Greg scenes or the lack thereof...

The mods

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New episode discussion post: S15Ep06

2014-11-16T12:27:00Z

Posted by: nickngregmod.livejournal.com

We're pretty sure there will actually be a new episode tonight. If the Sunday schedule is still confusing to you, don't worry, you can go back to talk about last week's episode and the rest of Season 15 anytime:)
Now, let's see if both our boys are working tonight...

S15Ep06: The Twin Paradox

Did the episode make you jump for joy or do you want to stomp your feet in frustration? Feel free to join in whenever you watch the episode! Comment to swoon or rant about Nick & Greg scenes or the lack thereof...

The mods

P.S. We are working on the issue with our wmtdb-archive. In the meantime, check out these other sources for a dose of fanfic: CSI Slash has a cozy NicknGreg corner and in our favorite fic tag there are links to author-journals and other story-collections. If you have additional tips for reading, let us know!

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