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The Virtual Burning Pony Express
May 22, 2020

In this Issue

** VDF is a GO! **
** SUBMIT ALL THE THINGS BY NOON TODAY**
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 Event Submissions**
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 Theme Camps **
** Volunteering **
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 Communal Pony Burn **
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 Immediacy Now! **
** Adult Content and Consent at VDF **
** PDF Ticket Refund Update**
 

VDF STARTS TONIGHT AT 6:00 PM ET!

 



virtual.playadelfuego.org


VDF is a sanctioned Burning Man Regional Burn!
 
Please join us tonight at 6:00 PM ET for gate opening!. 
You'll be able to create a login and get properly greeted then!

SUBMIT ALL THE THINGS BY NOON TODAY!

 

VDF Event Submissions


EVENT SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS TODAY AT NOON ET!

Submissions are now being accepted for any sort of event you can dream up. You can: 
  • grab a one hour timeslot on the Main Stage (all ages) or Backstage (18+)
  • create your own Immediacy Room on the when you need it (good for longer events, or super short ones)
  • host an event in your Theme Camp's room (apply for one here)
  • provide a link to an external website ( Facebook Live, Zoom, etc.) where you will host an event
Submit an Event
Sign Up for All Ages Stage
Sign Up for 18+ Stage

Theme Camps

 
THEME CAMP SUBMISSIONS CLOSE TODAY AT NOON!
 
Theme Camps get a dedicated space with pre-set rooms! 
 
Apply for a Theme Camp

Volunteering at VDF

Greeter and Sanctuary Shifts are still available!

Missed Sanctuary or Greeter training? 
No problem!
Sign up for a shift later in the weekend and a lead will contact you!


ModeRanger shifts are closed.
Thank you to all the great Rangers that signed up and attended training! 
 

Sign Up for Greeters
Sign Up for Sanctuary

Communal Pony Burn

Saturday the 23rd 9 PM ET to 11 PM ET

The Main Stage (all ages) and Backstage (18+) rooms are reserved for a Pony Burn from on Saturday May 23rd, but how is that going to work when we're all online?

Everyone is a Pony Builder this year because we're having a Communal Pony Burn!!!

Looking for ideas on how to build YOUR pony?  There's a good thread on the VDF Facebook Group on potential materials, everything from tater tots to toothpicks to debris in the yard!

As you consider materials and design for your Pony, please take safety into consideration!  Burn Brightly AND Burn Safely!

Participants Burn all the Things at their own risk!

Immediacy Now!

A small and dedicated team of volunteers has been busy building a website to find a way to create communal spaces in virtual places! 

It may not be pretty or flashy, but we think we've created something unique and special that no other virtual burn or online event has done yet!  We've built the platform, now the community needs to come!   

We've set aside time for a communal Pony burn, but other events you might expect at a burn are being left to the community to create.  Want a temple? Build one!  Want a conclave?  Organize one!  Want to dance all night?  Poke your DJ friend to get involved or make your own playlist!  

Participants will be able to create an Immediacy Room at any time, which will populate in Open Camping!

Understanding Adult Content and Consent at VDF

The VDF Online Code of Conduct was created to find the balance between Radical Self Expression and Civic Responsibility when it comes to minors and Adult Content (18+).  

So, what is 18+ content, exactly?  The Code defines 18+ content as "Any explicit sexual content and / or nudity for erotic purposes or of an erotic nature."

What that means is that non-erotic nudity is allowed in All Ages rooms, just like at a camp at a physical burn.   However, any nudity that IS of an erotic nature (including sexual arousal) must be in an 18+ room.

AND - All participants in an 18+ room MUST be on a live video stream to reasonably ensure that no minors are present.  We call it “no lurking”.   If everyone in an 18+ room consents, adult content of all kinds is allowed. 

Please read the entire VDF Onlline Code of Conduct for all the details on 18+ content, Consent and Consent Violations in a virtual world, other prohibited behaviors such as hate speech or online bullying, how to report an incident, and more. 

Read the Code of Conduct

PDF Ticket Refunds

We are done with all of the refunds that we were able to do. If you have not gotten your refund that means there was some type of hiccup and we need your help!  There are a very small handful left!

Please email caitlin@firepony.org if you have not received your refund and I will help you sort it out.

Thanks to each and every one of you who bought a ticket to our event and we are sorry we won't be able to see you this year.

Got Questions?

Email us at
vdf-leads@firepony.org

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