Nominations Queries 3 - Sign-Ups Soon

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Much gratitude to AO3 Support and AD&T teams, plus the multifandomtropefest mods and karanguni, for helping sort out our tag set! The remaining broken things are on me.

Sign-ups will be slightly delayed, sorry, but should begin before the end of July 31 in EST.

Please continue to check the tag set for errors - we really appreciate it!

Please also help us with the following queries:

Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic) - who counts within the group "Batfam" for this canon, please? This follows an earlier discussion.

Dangan Ronpa Series - we are folding Dangan Ronpa 2 and Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc into this nomination. Please let us know if there are problems here.

崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game) - which characters are covered by the "Stellaron Hunters", please?

Dragon Age (Video Games) - we have merged II and Inquisition into this label. Please let us know if there are problems here.

Marvel Cinematic Universe - we have approved the characters under Crossover Fandom according to our best guesses; please correct us if something is wrong.

Saiyuki (Anime & Manga) - we're having trouble finding the character "The Uten Sanzo". Please help us out. Is this an implied or original character?

Saiyuki Ibun - we're not quite sure who's meant by "The current Muten & Maten & Seiten Sanzos (Saiyuki Ibun)". Current to what - and are these implied or original characters? Please help us out.

Star Trek: Prodigy - for the nomination of Caitian(s) and Gwyndala, could you please confirm if this is a specific group, or original Caitian characters, or something else?

Star Trek: The Original Series - for the Enterprise nominations, it's not clear to us that the ship is a character - could you clarify please?

Top Gun (Movies) - Who is counted in the Dagger Squad, please?

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Warning - if you like to check what you nominated during sign-ups, please save your nominations now; I will clear nominations when I begin sign-ups so that people can add a few extra things.

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Canon Promo Post 2024

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Sign-ups will start soon - tag set corrections continue. Meanwhile...

Please use this post to promote the fandoms you plan to request, or ask for recommendations of canons that suit you! FFFX is a long-haul exchange - someone might not have time to get into your canon before sign-ups close, but they definitely have time to check it out over the course of the exchange overall.

Promoting your canons

Comment here with information about the canons you are thinking of requesting, or otherwise want to get people into!


Information you might include

Title
Please put your fandom's title in the subject of your comment. This helps people find your promo again.

Media

Approx length

Where to find it (If giving links, please only link to legal sources. You may want to encourage people to contact you directly if they are having trouble finding a canon and you can give them tips)

What is it, in summary?

What do you love about it?

What sort of things are you likely to request for it?

Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?

Content notes (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence) - this is at your discretion and is not expected to be comprehensive

Some examples: Yuletide, Fandom5k, previous fffx posts.


Please keep an eye on comments, as people may have follow-up questions about your canons.

Asking for recs

You're also welcome to leave comments (anon or not) asking people to rec you canons that they are likely to request.

For example: "Please tell me about canons for which you'd be excited to receive interactive fiction."

If asking for recs, consider letting people know if you're interested in specific media only, or have other restrictions.

Round 5 Sign-Ups

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Heya! Sappy, but I'm really happy to be here. Watching people's sign-ups accrue is one of my favorite parts of exchanges - seeing people's cool ideas and enthusiasm and thinking about all the potential in the works that might result. Thanks for your interest and thanks to Reshiel, VSSAKJ, and within_a_dream for sorting out nominations.

Sign-up instructions

You can sign up at the collection.

Sign-ups are open until 11:59pm EDT, August 11.

Basics
-Ask for 4-10 fandoms, 1-10 "relationship" 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 1-10 fandoms, 1-10 "relationship" 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 "relationships" field covers characters, relationships, and worldbuilding. fffx uses OR matching - you will get, or create, a gift focusing on one of those tags. If you want specific characters to interact, select a single "relationship" tag that names all of them and uses & and / as appropriate.

-You can repeat fandoms in your requests - ie, you can ask for Original Work twice. You still need 4 unique fandom requests. Offers can be be as minimal as you like, but you will need someone to create for in order to receive an assignment.

-Please list dealbreaking Do-Not-Wants in your sign-ups. You must also put some other, positive information about 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 dramatically narrower than the possibilities of the tag you requested.

-Participants must be aged 18 or over.

-Do not use generative AI for fic or art. This is a new rule - please reach out to me directly if you're not sure if your assistive tool counts.

-There is a space in Offers - Title - for "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. If you have Do-Not-Match requests, I may follow up with you for more information - ie, how pinch hits will be handled.

-You are not eligible to sign up if you have not commented on previous gifts or discussed the situation with the mod. You are not eligible to sign up if you either defaulted after check-in, failed to check in during check-in, or posted a placeholder for which I banned you, unless you've posted a make-up work. If you simply defaulted at any time in rounds one, two, or three, you are now welcome to sign up again whether or not you've posted a make-up work.


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 20-panel 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.


Groups
Groups & Creator's Choice tags works like this:
"Thop the Gribble & the Splonks"
This means a story focusing on Thop and his platonic relationship with two characters who fit into the category of Splonk. The characters chosen from the Splonks are up to the creator.

"Gribbles/Splonks"
This means a sexual or romantic relationship including at least two Gribbles and at least two Splonks.

"Gribbles & ALL: Splonks"
This means a story featuring platonic relationships between at least two Gribbles and all of the characters who can be defined as splonks.

"Creator's Choice of Gribble & Splonks"
This means a story featuring platonic relationships between ONE Gribble and at least two Splonks.

When ALL is part of the tag, all members of the group must play significant roles in the work. If it isn't, the creator gets to choose which character feature. Requesters may not select within the tag or DNW members of the group.

Groups that are nominated in this way should be discrete and clearly defined.

If an existing group or Creator's Choice tag doesn't work for you, please use your supplementary nominations slots to nominate a tag between specific characters.

If requesting a group, I recommend using your prompts to talk about who you see as part of the group, just in case your creator has a different idea.



Unusual Things fffx Is Doing
Please be aware before you sign up that:

-Comments are really important. This exchange is scheduled to reveal on March 8 2025; I recommend reconsidering signing up if you think you'll struggle to comment in that month. It is a requirement of this exchange that you must comment on any gifts you receive or, if you cannot, discuss the situation with the mod.

-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 ~2 weeks after sign-ups end (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. Ie, Optional Details are only optional for creators - they are not completely optional for requesters.

-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 16 for confirming you're still committed to your assignment, as well as the posting deadline of January 18.

Additional nominations

The tag set is open again. You have 3 fandoms with 2 slots in each. Please only add nominations that you, personally, plan to request, or where you are adding them for a friend who intends to request them. Please note I will not be posting round-ups of new tags. I may need to ask for more information about your tags, especially if they're new fandoms or involve large groups.

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 or difficulty in matching.

Welcome.