 Contests & Activities: July 14, 2021 Issue [#10835] |
This week: Trinkets Edited by: NaNoNette  
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Dear Writing.Com members,
Writing and reviewing are the bread and butter of our existence here. Trinkets are the salt, the spices, the sugar, and the frosting. If you don't like the food analogies, let's call them sticker collections. |
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Trinkets
Love them or hate them, most everyone on this site has at least heard of trinkets. But what are they, really? You might remember the sticker collection albums from your childhood. Trinkets are kind of like that. Once you are hooked, you want them all. However, they have one distinct advantage: You will never have the two of the same kind in the bag. Each trinket will be unique. When trinkets first arrived on the site, they were a huge trend. Many members tried their hand at creating one. Because trinkets can be limited by how many can be collected, they can cause quite the excitement.
Trinkets are one of the creations of the site owners to give us more autonomy to create pictures that can work in similar ways to merit badges. The main feature is that you can make your own trinkets. In contrast, merit badges are handcrafted by The StoryMistress  . While ordering a merit badge costs 500,000 gift points, a trinket has a creation fee of only 50,000 gift points. All you needed is an image and a little bit of text.
"Writing.Com 101" gives a good explanation of the technical aspects of trinkets here "Beta: Trinkets" . This document explains how to make a trinket, collect it, and more of the technical aspects.
You can find all trinkets made by all members in The Book of Trinkets . I should say you can view them. The Book of Trinkets is a showcase of what's possible. You will have to go and find the trinkets around the site. Many trinkets give a clue or tell you outright where to find them.
And what do they do? So many things.
They can be used to lure other members into a hide and seek game in portfolios. They can be used as incentives to enter contests. Trinkets show up on fundraiser activities as freebies or as part of the loot in auction packages or raffle tickets. Trinkets are a fun way to share some personal history. Some members use trinkets as a community building tool on the newsfeed through games and riddles. Next-level trinket creators use trinkets as keys to open up some of their items. It's really quite tricky to catch them all. But oh so much fun!
Have you ever created a trinket and used it as a key to open one of your items?
Let me know in the comment box below.
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