Land Communities
What is a land community?
It's a community where fans of a specific fandom* come together to participate in writing, graphics, media, puzzle, luck and trivia challenges to accumulate points for their teams. The team with the most points, of course, wins the current round and may receive a celebratory banner as well as bragging rights. It's also a lovely way to make new friends in the LiveJournal world. If all that still sounds a bit confusing, don't panic. Most land comms usually provide a Rules & FAQ page (like the one I'm citing from cw_land).
* I say this loosely, as I've encountered land comms for specific fandom genres, too. Like spy_land and scifiverse. They normally provide a list of fandoms you can use for the challenges.
What kind of land comms are out there?
Good question. I've been a part of a little more than ten so far, and that still isn't all of them. I guess it depends on the fandom, how popular it is and how active the fanbase is. Here's a list of the ones I've joined, as well as some other miscellaneous things I'd like to keep track of:
Land Community
Activity Status
Team
Signature Tag
Misc. Banners
atlaland (Avatar: TLA)
Inactive
The Water Tribe *
1 2 3 4
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 4 TPE | Round 4 TPE (WT)
avengers_land / avland (The Avengers, etc)
ACTIVE
Team Sidekicks / Team Magic *
1 2 3 4
Mission 5
bigbang_land (The Big Bang Theory)
Inactive
Team Homunculus
1 2
Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6
caseland (police procedural fandoms)
On Hiatus
Team Cops
1 2
N/A
cw_land (The CW Network)
On Hiatus
Team BAMF
1
Season 2
disneyverse (Disney movies)
Inactive
Team Pixar
1 2
Phase 1 | Phase 2
fandomverse (all fandoms)
Inactive
Team Crime
1 2 3 4 5 6
N/A
gleek_land (Glee)
Inactive
Team Mash Up
1 2 3
N/A
h50land (Hawaii Five-0)
Inactive
Team HPD
1 2 3
N/A
hawaii50_land (Hawaii Five-0)
Inactive
Team Kono
1 2
Round 1
hogwartsishome (Harry Potter)
ACTIVE
Gryffindor
album
Term XX CC Nominee | Term XX MoM Battle | Term XXI TBP
inception_land (Inception)
Inactive
Team Architect *
1 2 3 4
N/A
landofart (all fandoms)
ACTIVE
Team Steampunk
1 2 3 4 5
N/A
land_deduction (Sherlock/Elementary)
ACTIVE
Team Brownstone
1 2 3
N/A
ncis_verse / ncis_verse (NCIS)
Inactive
Team Laboratory
1 2
N/A
ohanythinggoes (all fandoms)
Inactive
Team Puffin
1 2
N/A
onceuponaland (Once Upon A Time)
ACTIVE
Team Snow
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Round 6
potter_land (Harry Potter)
Inactive
Team Godric
1 2 3 4
N/A
puzzlemania (all puzzles)
Inactive
Snakes and Ladders
1 2
N/A
scifiland (scifi shows)
Inactive
Team Anti-Hero *
1 2 3
Phase 4 Bingo All-Star
scifiverse (scifi fandoms)
Inactive
Team Aliens
1 2
Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 2 TPE
sleepyhollowlnd (Sleepy Hollow)
ACTIVE
Team Horsemen *
1 2
N/A
spnland (Supernatural)
Inactive
Team Hunter *
1 2
N/A
spy_land (spy-related fandoms)
Inactive
Team CIA
1 2 3
Phase 1 | Phase 2
thefandomzoo (all fandoms)
Inactive
The Party Penguins
1 2
N/A
throneland (Game of Thrones)
Inactive
Team Stark
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Phase 1
tv_universe (all TV shows)
ACTIVE
Team Bunnyears *
1 2
N/A
tvrealm (all TV shows)
Inactive
Team Animation
1 2 3
Season 1
universe_the (all fandoms)
ACTIVE
Team Water
1
Phase 3
womenverse (all fandoms)
ACTIVE
Team Combat Boots
1 2 3 4
Round 6
writers_land (all fandoms)
Inactive
Team Romance
1
N/A
writerverse (all fandoms)
ACTIVE
Team Prose
1 2 3 4 5
N/A
It's a community where fans of a specific fandom* come together to participate in writing, graphics, media, puzzle, luck and trivia challenges to accumulate points for their teams. The team with the most points, of course, wins the current round and may receive a celebratory banner as well as bragging rights. It's also a lovely way to make new friends in the LiveJournal world. If all that still sounds a bit confusing, don't panic. Most land comms usually provide a Rules & FAQ page (like the one I'm citing from cw_land).
* I say this loosely, as I've encountered land comms for specific fandom genres, too. Like spy_land and scifiverse. They normally provide a list of fandoms you can use for the challenges.
What kind of land comms are out there?
Good question. I've been a part of a little more than ten so far, and that still isn't all of them. I guess it depends on the fandom, how popular it is and how active the fanbase is. Here's a list of the ones I've joined, as well as some other miscellaneous things I'd like to keep track of:
Land Community
Activity Status
Team
Signature Tag
Misc. Banners
atlaland (Avatar: TLA)
Inactive
The Water Tribe *
1 2 3 4
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 4 TPE | Round 4 TPE (WT)
avengers_land / avland (The Avengers, etc)
ACTIVE
Team Sidekicks / Team Magic *
1 2 3 4
Mission 5
bigbang_land (The Big Bang Theory)
Inactive
Team Homunculus
1 2
Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6
caseland (police procedural fandoms)
On Hiatus
Team Cops
1 2
N/A
cw_land (The CW Network)
On Hiatus
Team BAMF
1
Season 2
disneyverse (Disney movies)
Inactive
Team Pixar
1 2
Phase 1 | Phase 2
fandomverse (all fandoms)
Inactive
Team Crime
1 2 3 4 5 6
N/A
gleek_land (Glee)
Inactive
Team Mash Up
1 2 3
N/A
h50land (Hawaii Five-0)
Inactive
Team HPD
1 2 3
N/A
hawaii50_land (Hawaii Five-0)
Inactive
Team Kono
1 2
Round 1
hogwartsishome (Harry Potter)
ACTIVE
Gryffindor
album
Term XX CC Nominee | Term XX MoM Battle | Term XXI TBP
inception_land (Inception)
Inactive
Team Architect *
1 2 3 4
N/A
landofart (all fandoms)
ACTIVE
Team Steampunk
1 2 3 4 5
N/A
land_deduction (Sherlock/Elementary)
ACTIVE
Team Brownstone
1 2 3
N/A
ncis_verse / ncis_verse (NCIS)
Inactive
Team Laboratory
1 2
N/A
ohanythinggoes (all fandoms)
Inactive
Team Puffin
1 2
N/A
onceuponaland (Once Upon A Time)
ACTIVE
Team Snow
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Round 6
potter_land (Harry Potter)
Inactive
Team Godric
1 2 3 4
N/A
puzzlemania (all puzzles)
Inactive
Snakes and Ladders
1 2
N/A
scifiland (scifi shows)
Inactive
Team Anti-Hero *
1 2 3
Phase 4 Bingo All-Star
scifiverse (scifi fandoms)
Inactive
Team Aliens
1 2
Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 2 TPE
sleepyhollowlnd (Sleepy Hollow)
ACTIVE
Team Horsemen *
1 2
N/A
spnland (Supernatural)
Inactive
Team Hunter *
1 2
N/A
spy_land (spy-related fandoms)
Inactive
Team CIA
1 2 3
Phase 1 | Phase 2
thefandomzoo (all fandoms)
Inactive
The Party Penguins
1 2
N/A
throneland (Game of Thrones)
Inactive
Team Stark
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Phase 1
tv_universe (all TV shows)
ACTIVE
Team Bunnyears *
1 2
N/A
tvrealm (all TV shows)
Inactive
Team Animation
1 2 3
Season 1
universe_the (all fandoms)
ACTIVE
Team Water
1
Phase 3
womenverse (all fandoms)
ACTIVE
Team Combat Boots
1 2 3 4
Round 6
writers_land (all fandoms)
Inactive
Team Romance
1
N/A
writerverse (all fandoms)
ACTIVE
Team Prose
1 2 3 4 5
N/A