Round 3 Sign-Ups

[modzilla]

Sign-up instructions

Sign-ups are open at AO3. They will remain open until 11:59pm EDT, August 18.

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. The best way to request all the characters you want together is to select a single "relationship" 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 have set up the form to require two different 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 with identical tags in each of your offers.

-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 exponentially narrower than the possibilities of the tag you requested.

-Participants must be aged 18 or over.

-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.

-You are not eligible to sign up if you have not commented on previous gifts or discussed the situation with the mod. If you defaulted in the first (2020-2021) round, you are now eligible 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.


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

-Letters left incomplete or locked on September 10 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 ~3 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 - September 10 for asking to swap your assignment for any other assignment & for finishing your letter, and November 27 for confirming you're still committed to your assignment, as well as the posting deadline of January 21.

-You must comment on any gifts you receive or, if you cannot, discuss the situation with the mod.


Additional this year
I have approved a lot of tags in the style "[CHAR] & Member(s) of [GROUP]". I recommend, but won't enforce, saying explicitly in your request or letter whom you consider to be a member of the relevant GROUP, as a safeguard to ensure you and your creator are on the same page. This will also help me see how well it's working this year.

Additional nominations

The tag set is open again. You have 4 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.

Comments

[firecat]

The Original Work noms in my first nomination list didn’t make it into the tag set. Should I re-add them? I don’t plan to request all of them, but I do plan to offer them.

My original nomination list has disappeared so I can’t check whether the noms were overlooked or disapproved.

Thanks.

[modzilla]

Sorry - which ones are those? (I can't see the previous nominations any more either.)

[firecat]

I don’t remember the exact wording I used the first time round, but:

-Noir Detective/Genie from magic lamp (OW)
-Expert in magic/Expert in alien tech (OW)
-Undercover spy & Observant child in their neighborhood (OW)

[modzilla]

Okay, added. I wonder what happened to them - there was nothing unapproved when I opened sign-ups. (maybe an accidental rejection earlier?)

[firecat]

Thanks for adding them!