#MTOS Hosts Wanted

Well, hello there. First, I would really like for everyone interested in hosting #MTOS to go through this entire post before commenting below. Also I would like to thank a few people who have been instrumental in making #MTOS what it is today.

Rachel (@askimrach) - Who has been the best co-founder ever and deserves all the credit for making #MTOS popular. She is also the one who has kept me sane when things got a little irritating, to put it lightly :-)

Hash Tracking (@HashTracking) - The team of Hash Tracking and especially Charlie have helped compile the statistics of every #MTOS for free from the start. It has helped us actually see our small talk grow and also provides transcripts for people who for one reason or another miss out. So, thank you for being so generous.

Hosts - There have been quite a few and I have mentioned them all below, but you have been great in helping us organize the event and honestly making it so much easier for us. Simply put, you are the lifeline of #MTOS

Participants - #MTOS would not exist without all the participants. We have had so much love from everyone, even if they do not take part, we cannot thank you enough. From mentions in podcasts and blog posts to a team doing round-ups to ReTweets to just generally being exited and talking about #MTOS, you all make #MTOS what it is today. So, THANK YOU, and YOU, and YOU!!

Now, getting down to business, we have had tremendous interest for the hosting duties of #MTOS. We simply love and cannot believe the excitement that we see in all the people. To make things a little simpler this is how you can sign-up for being a host from the start of January till the end of April;

Below I have mentioned all the previous #MTOS we have had with the themes and the hosts. Please go through the list to make sure your choice of theme has not already been done. Eventually we will be repeating themes, but for now we would like to go with new themes only.  

After that, just for reference, I have mentioned all the dates that are available for hosting in the months of January - April. Please remember that all dates lie on a Sunday and #MTOS begins at 20:00 GMT. As a host you will also be responsible for writing a blog with the 10 questions relating to your theme on the Tuesday before your hosting date. 

All you have to do in order to host is comment below with your preferential date, your theme, and your twitter handle. There are a total of 18 spots that are available.

IMPORTANT: Please read the following points carefully before commenting below;

The months of January and February are reserved only for "new" hosts. So if you have already hosted #MTOS and would like to host again, please only select a date in March or April.

Please, before commenting, read all the comments to make sure you are not duplicating a date that has already been taken. If you do duplicate, we cannot guarantee you a spot at a later date.

Kindly select only one date. If you are unsure, select a later or earlier date. If you mention two dates in your post, once again we will be unable to guarantee you a spot on either of the dates.

Also, please try and make sure that your theme has not been taken or done before. If you do select a duplicate theme, you can change it at a later stage, but at that point, you might have limited choice. If you are unsure, simply state the Theme as "To Be Decided" for now.

If you have already hosted #MTOS and you select a date in January or February, then again we will not be able to guarantee you a spot at a later stage, so please be careful about the date you choose.

Lastly, please make sure that your comment is showing in the comment box, by refreshing the page.

All this might seem a tad complicated, but we felt it would be the fairest way to go about selecting the hosts.

The way #MTOS is going, I am sure we will continue to have the event for a long time, so please if you do not get a spot this time, you will surely have a better chance in the next round of bookings that we plan to open in March.

Previous #MTOS Hosts and Themes of 2011

7th August                  New York & Films        @raghavmodi 

14th August                 Superhero Films            @askimrach 

21st August                 Sci-fi &Fantasy             @filmoria

28th August                Action Films                  @raghavmodi

4th September            Horror Films                  @cine_cite

11th September          Romantic Films              @realtormathew

18th September          Foreign/ World Cinema @RozD

25th September          Thrillers                         @RozD

2nd October              Comedies                      @Discuss_Cinema

9th October               Sequels                         @PopPeelings

16th October             Mystery Films               @love_cinema

23rd October            High School Films         @filmsamurai

30th October             Animation                     @UberTorso

6th November           War Movies                  @kindamoviesnob

13th November         Books to Films              @filmvsbook

20th November         Movie Duels                  @ArcaneMovieTees

27th November         Time Travel Movies       @Zack_Parks

4th December           Gangster Films               @maxwellhubbard

11th December         So Bad So Good           @DrunkonVHS

18th December         To Be Decided              @FlixChatter

25th December         OPEN HOUSE

Themes: "Going to the Movies", "Hollywood Fails", and "James Bond" have been requested. The people requesting them have not been guaranteed a spot, but if they do get a spot, please leave the themes for them.

AVAILABLE DATES (Sunday) for JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH/APRIL

01 January 2012 TAKEN

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Thank you