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Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups are open at AO3. They will remain open until 11:59pm EDT, August 11.Basics
-Ask for 4-10 fandoms, 1-10 "character" tags in each, and in each of your requests, tick at least one of the additional tags that specifies what kind of gift you're interested in.
-Offer 3-10 fandoms, 1-10 "character" tags in each, and in each of your offers, tick at least two of the additional tags that specifies what kind of gift you're willing to create.
-In fffx's tagset, the "characters" field covers characters, relationships, and worldbuilding. fffx uses OR matching - you will get, or create, a gift focusing on one of those tags. The best way to request all the characters you want together is to select a single "character" tag that names all of them in your preferred configuration.
-You can repeat fandoms - ie, you can ask for Original Work twice. You still need 4 unique fandom requests. I recommend entering at least 3 different fandoms in your offers, but as long as you have someone you can create for, it doesn't matter to me if you are offering just one fandom three times.
-Please list dealbreaking Do-Not-Wants in your sign-ups. You must also put some other indication of your interests in each request - this can be a likes list, some prompts, or just talking about what you like about the canon & characters.
Please consider your DNWs carefully. "DNW: unrequested relationships" might suit a 1k relationship-based exchange that also matches on freeforms like "trapped together in an elevator", but may cause stress to someone considering a longer plot. DNWs should give guidance but not constrict your author to a plot that is exponentially narrower than the possibilities of the tag you requested.
-Participants must be aged 18 or over.
-There is a space in Offers called "Notes to Mod". You can use this space to tell me more about your matching preferences, if you like. You can also leave it blank.
How the Additional Tags Work
If you request Fanart: 1 x 10-Page Comic, you will receive 1 gift that is a comic of at least 10 pages or at least 40 panels. (Ie, if there are 40 distinct panels, it can have 9 pages. If there are 10 full pages, it's okay if there are only 36 panels.)
If you request Fanart: 1 x 10-Page Comic OR 2 x 5-Page Comics at Artist's Discretion, you may receive 1 gift that is a comic of 10 pages or at least 40 panels, or you may receive 2 gifts of 2 comics that are each half that long. (If selecting that option, I recommend also selecting Fanart: 1 x 10-Page Comic - there are no drawbacks. But you don't have to.)
If you request Fanfic: 1 x 10000-Word Fic, you will receive 1 gift that is a fanfic of at least 10,000 words.
If you request Fanfic: 1 x 10000-Word Fic OR 2 x 5000-Word Fics at Author's Discretion, you may receive 1 gift that is a fanfic of at least 10,000 words, or you may receive 2 gifts of 2 fic that are each half that long. (If selecting that option, I recommend also selecting Fanfic: 1 x 10000-Word Fic - there are no drawbacks. But you don't have to.)
It is possible that if you select both Fanart: 1 x 10-Page Comic OR 2 x 5-Page Comics at Artist's Discretion AND Fanfic: 1 x 10000-Word Fic OR 2 x 5000-Word Fics at Author's Discretion, you may get two gifts, one of which is a 5-page comic and 1 of which is a 5,000-word fic. It is possible that if you select "2 x 5" tags for more than one fandom, you will get half-length gifts from two different fandoms. This is up to your creators.
You have to offer two Additional Tags. If you are someone who creates only in 1 medium, you can select both the Fanart tags, or you can select both the Fanfic tags.
Unusual Things fffx Is Doing
Please be aware before you sign up that:
-Letters left incomplete or locked on August 31 will be removed from your sign-up. Please don't link to a letter (an external document containing prompts, general preferences, etc) unless you're confident you can complete it. Of course, you can't predict the future, but if you can't finish your letter within 20 days of sign-ups ending (preferably earlier!), I believe it's better for everyone if your creator is set free to go ahead with their own ideas. I will send a reminder before removing your letter, but depending on what communication channels I can use or you can check, you may not see it. Letters, of course, are optional - you don't have to link one at all.
-This exchange requires you to put prompts, or general likes, or something you like about the canon, in the AO3 form. It doesn't have to be long or eloquent, but something other than your DNWs is required.
-Please sign up with one account only.
-There are also extra deadlines - August 31 for asking to swap your assignment for any other assignment & for finishing your letter, and November 26 for confirming you're still committed to your assignment, as well as the posting deadline of January 22.
-You must comment on any gifts you receive or, if you cannot, discuss the situation with the mod.
Additional nominations
The tag set is open again. You have 3 fandoms with 3 slots in each. Please only add nominations that you, personally, plan to offer or request, or where you are adding them for a friend who intends to offer or request them. Please note I will not be posting round-ups of new tags.
Errors in tag set
There will inevitably be some. Feel free to let me know and I'll do what I can to sort them out (this may not be until sign-ups close). I mostly care about errors that could cause confusion.
X-Men ATM
Date: 2021-07-31 02:02 am (UTC)Group: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier (Peter Maximoff (X-Men ATM)
Re: X-Men ATM
Date: 2021-07-31 02:12 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-07-31 03:26 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-07-31 04:47 am (UTC)(Despite the two names, there's currently just one mod. I wanted to reserve the name and set up a cute icon for it because having a pair of mod accounts called Modthra and Modzilla amused me too much.)
(no subject)
Date: 2021-07-31 10:59 am (UTC)I understand that nominations are over, but the pre-existing tags for the 'Characters' field currently seem quite minimal. There are a few fandoms I'd like to offer for but the only existing tags for e.g. ships in that fandom are not ones I'd want to write. Is the idea that we fill in that field ignoring the pre-existing tags if they aren't what we want to request/offer? If so how would you like them formatted?
Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but I can't quite wrap my head around whether this counts as 'nominating' a ship or not. Thank you regardless for running this exchange - as something of a fandom veteran who's struggled to find community spaces it was a real pleasure to stumble across!
(no subject)
Date: 2021-07-31 11:05 am (UTC)https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/7369/
and you have up to 3 "character" slots in 3 fandoms.
There are more nominations guidelines here:
https://fffx.dreamwidth.org/15884.html
Also, may I recommend
(no subject)
Date: 2021-07-31 11:08 am (UTC)I will definitely look into fandomcalendar!
(no subject)
Date: 2021-07-31 11:16 am (UTC)Practically, I recommend submitting nominations before the 11th. The reason for that is: if they aren't in the tag set, other people cannot add them to their sign-ups, and if they're not in other people's sign-ups, it's hard for you to match to anyone.
If, when sign-ups close, there is no one asking for a tag you've offered to write, I'll contact you (and others in that position) by the email attached to your AO3 account to give you a chance to add more offers. But I won't ask people if they'd like to add more requests to match other people's offers.
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Date: 2021-07-31 11:19 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2021-07-31 05:16 pm (UTC)I'm attempting to sign up with Castle Waiting, but the character tag for Sister Peace (which is in the tagset) isn't showing up as an option in the dropdown menu. What should I do?
(no subject)
Date: 2021-07-31 09:18 pm (UTC)This is unfortunately a classic bug. You can copy and paste it exactly as it appears in the tag set, then press tab, enter, or comma so that it 'accepts' into the field. Then save.
(no subject)
Date: 2021-08-02 06:21 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-08-01 04:17 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-08-01 10:31 pm (UTC)messed up my nomination
Date: 2021-08-04 01:52 pm (UTC)Re: messed up my nomination
Date: 2021-08-04 07:03 pm (UTC)Re: messed up my nomination
Date: 2021-08-04 07:09 pm (UTC)Re: messed up my nomination
Date: 2021-08-04 09:38 pm (UTC)You can go to the tag set:
https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/7369/
then My Nominations, then Edit.
Re: messed up my nomination
Date: 2021-08-05 10:05 am (UTC)Re: messed up my nomination
Date: 2021-08-05 10:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2021-08-06 09:03 am (UTC)Not sure if I made a mistake, or if the nom was corrected because of the unusual relationship format; it's fine either way but if it's the latter: can I use my extra noms to submit the first tag, or should I go about it another way? (ie. nominate Su Xiyan & Tianlang-Jun & Zhuzhi-lang and add in letter/details that I'm not opposed to Su Xiyan/Tianlang-Jun or something -- for ref, Su Xiyan/Tianlang-Jun is a canon ship and Tianlang-Jun & Zhuzhi-lang are related, hence the specific format)
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Date: 2021-08-06 09:31 am (UTC)(no subject)
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