| How to get through a backlog (AKA my own version of MAL's bingo challenge): Make a list of 24 anime you want to watch/finish. "On-hold" anime is fine too. Arrange the list in numbered, alphabetical order. Use this site (or something similar/another method) to create a randomized 5X5 bingo card with the numbers 1-24 and a free space in the center. http://myfreebingocards.com/bingo-card-generator (just make a copy of the first card generated) To choose what to start with, use an online RNG to pick a number randomly from 1-24. Watch and finish whatever item corresponds to the number. Once it's completed, mark that space on the card. After a row of 5 has been completed, take a break for awhile (a week or so), and replace the completed items with more of your backlog. Repeat. Note: You can also give yourself one free pass each time you're on a new card just in case you get an anime you really don't want to watch at that time. In addition, you can replace the free space with an anime you're currently watching that's not on the list, or just use as an already "completed" space. Also, if you use this method with something more time-consuming like video games, shrink the card down to 3X3 and the list down to 8 items (or 9 if you want to cut out the free space). It may also be a good idea to have a time limit for each item. For example: Movies - Watch within 48 hours. Series - Watch/finish with 1 week. Series over 30 episodes: watch within 2 weeks. Average game: Finish within 2 weeks. RPG: Finish within 1 month. etc. I'm currently getting ready to start this with my anime backlog by using 3 separate cards. I chose anime that I've been planning to watch/finish forever, and I also went back through my Plan to Watch list and removed anything that I knew I'd probably never get around to ever watching. If you come up with any similar or helpful ideas, post them here! |
| this seems fun im doing the mal challenge too but now I have over 100 ptw's now i guess i'll use that link for some of my onholds to siphon them out ;] |
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| Let me know if it works well! I'm in Tokyo right now, but once I'm back at my place in Sendai, I'll be starting this. I'm going to try to get through at least 70 from my backlog before the end of the next year. |
| Also, does anyone know a better topic to post this under? I'd like to share this idea with more people, but I think it might just get buried in this section. |
| maybe the discussion board so people can talk about it http://mfbc.us/m/voajj thats my board :] |
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| Ah, you mean the discussion board for MAL Bingo? |
| Did mine too since I got one month break coming up. http://mfbc.us/m/a5j6nx But instead of numbers, I directly put the anime titles for easy reference. Progress can be seen at my profile. It works well for me so far ~ |
| I have 1000 plan to watch anime. I just use a number randomizer |
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I actually do a screenshot of the bingo page when I marked it and saved it as an image. I put up the image on Google Drive as I can easily update the image whenever I make changes so I don't have to change the embed link for my profile. |
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