Five Figure Fanwork Exchange

This is the beta post for the 2024-2025 round of fffx.

Please comment below if you can offer brainstorming, critique, canon-checking, fact-checking, or tips on structure, perspective, or visual effects for art or stories in this exchange! Thank you to all volunteers.

Sign-up summary of requested fandoms
Requests in the app
Tag set

Optional template to fill out:

<strong>AO3 name</strong>: <strong>How to contact you</strong>: <strong>Fandoms</strong>: <strong>Specific topics of expertise</strong>: <strong>What can you beta and when? (Media, content, length, doc types, availability by calendar)</strong>:

Thank you!

We also have outstanding pinch hits available. Some pinch hits can be claimed in part, for 5,000-word stories or 20-panel comics.

Hello all! Thanks for checking in. Current assignments and the following pinch hits are due at the main deadline of Saturday 18 January 2025, 11:59pm EST. This is the second of two active pinch hit posts - please also see pinch hits #1, 23, and 35-47 on the previous post.

To claim, please reply with the pinch hit you want and your AO3 name (comments are screened; if you comment without logging in, you will not see your comment or replies to it). You're also welcome to claim by emailing me.

If you are claiming a pinch hit because you want to swap it for your current assignment, please say so directly when claiming - otherwise, I'll assume you want both.

Minimum requirements: An art gift must be a completed comic at least 10 pages or 40 panels long; a fic gift must be a story at least 10,000 words long. You can also fulfil a pinch hit by giving two complete half-length works, if your recipient has opted into that for the fandom(s) you are creating in. Any work must be for a fandom your recipient has requested and one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, and must avoid their DNWs.

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Please check the pinch hits tag for the most recent pinch hits.

Click for previous pinch hit details

( Pinch hit #55 - fic - Secret Circle - L. J. Smith, Jurassic Park Original Trilogy (Movies), Good Omens (TV), Bones (TV), The West Wing, Stargate Atlantis, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Doctor Who (2005), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, A Stitch in Time - Andrew J. Robinson (Book) )

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( Pinch hit #56 - art, fic [varies by request] - Drop-Out (Webcomic), Echo (Visual Novel 2019), Lost (TV 2004), NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE (Visual Novel), Serious Weakness - Porpentine Charity Heartscape, 咎狗の血 | Togainu no Chi (Visual Novel), 素晴らしき日々 〜不連続存在〜 | Wonderful Everyday ~Diskontinuierliches Dasein~ (Video Game) )

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( Pinch hit #57 - art, fic - Hell Followed With Us - Andrew Joseph White, The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart, Yotsuba to! | Yotsuba&!, The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), Doctor Who (2005) )

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( Pinch hit #58 - art, fic - One Piece (Anime & Manga), ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series) )

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( Pinch hit #59 - art, fic [varies by request] - Watch Dogs (Video Games), 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime), 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), Blade Runner (Movies) )

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( Pinch hit #60 - art, fic - Discworld - Terry Pratchett, Trese (Cartoon), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Orphan Black (TV), Teen Wolf (TV), Thor (Movies) )

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( Pinch hit #61 - fic - The Aurelian Cycle - Rosaria Munda, The Marvels (Movie 2023), Alex Rider (TV 2020), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin )

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( Pinch hit #62 - fic - Leverage (US TV 2008), Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars Original Trilogy, White Collar (TV 2009), DCU (Comics), Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) )

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Thanks to everyone who's responded, either by confirming you're still involved in this exchange, or by defaulting! I'm still hoping to hear from approximately 50 participants.

If you haven't checked in yet, please go to the check-in post, read it, and follow the instructions there. Check-in closes at 11:59pm EST, Saturday 16th November.

The check-in is for pinch hitters as well as for people who signed up.


Since it's come up a couple of times:

-You don't need a Dreamwidth account to reply to the post. You can reply as a guest. If you want me to email you to confirm your guest comment, please say so, otherwise I'll just record it.

-If you think it's very likely you'll create two half-size gifts rather than one full-size gift, please let me know (by comment there or by email) and I'll send you another assignment. It's okay if you change your mind later. In that case, you just have to fulfil one assignment with the full amount, then default on the other.

Hello all! I hope your assignments and treats are going well. Works are due in twelve weeks.

Check-In Week is Coming
Check-in week is next month: 9-16 November. During check-in week, I ask people who are working on assignments to fill in a form to say that yes, you still intend to you complete your work. Samples are not required. You will not receive an email or other reminder of the check-in period: it all happens on this community. You do not need to check in if:
- you have already completed your work at that time (congrats!)
- you decide instead you need to default - in that case, please hit the default button
- you are picking up a pinch hit on THIS post (PHs 1, 23, 26-34).


Heart Attack is now High Adrenaline: Schedule Is Up
Our shortest sibling exchange has re-named to highadrenalineexchange (keeping the same initials so it can continue under the benevolently chaotic aegis of Hap the Pony). The coming round's schedule overlaps with FFFX, as follows:

High Adrenaline Nominations Open: Sat 18 Jan 2025 10:00AM EDT
Sign-up Opens: Sat 25 Jan 2025 01:00PM EDT
Sign-up Closes (assignments follow ASAP): Sat 1 Feb 2025 9:59PM EDT
Assignments Due: Sun 16 Feb 2025 9:59PM EDT (countdown)
Works Revealed: Sun 2 Mar 2025 9:59PM EDT

For comparison, key FFFX dates:
Assignments due: 18 January 2025 (11:59pm EST)
Works revealed: 22 February (5pm EST)
Creators revealed: 8 March (5pm EST)

I commonly give deadline extensions in fffx - however, if you are planning to take part in both events, I recommend treating 18 January as a hard deadline and leaving yourself only edits between FFFX's deadline and reveals date. Please also allocate time for commenting on your FFFX gift(s), as comments are required.


Fic in a Box Also Has Pinch Hits Now
Our other sibling exchange, ficinabox, has a wide variety of pinch hits due on November 10th! Pinch hits for Fic in a Box can be picked up in increments of 1k+ (so if you see a request where 7k is required, but you think you can write a 2k story, it's fine to claim just 2k), and can be fulfilled with a wide variety of fanwork types, depending on what the recipient has opted into.


Now for FFFX pinch hits!

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The following pinch hits are due at the main deadline of Saturday 18 January 2025, 11:59pm EST. If claiming a pinch hit listed below, you do not need to also check in between 9 and 16 November.

To claim, please reply with the pinch hit you want and your AO3 name (comments are screened; if you comment without logging in, you will not see your comment or replies to it). You're also welcome to claim by emailing me.

If you are claiming a pinch hit because you want to swap it for your current assignment, please say so directly when claiming - otherwise, I'll assume you want both.

Minimum requirements: An art gift must be a completed comic at least 10 pages or 40 panels long; a fic gift must be a story at least 10,000 words long. You can also fulfil a pinch hit by giving two complete half-length works, if your recipient has opted into that for the fandom(s) you are creating in. Any work must be for a fandom your recipient has requested and one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, and must avoid their DNWs.

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This post is no longer being updated

Please check the pinch hits tag for the most recent pinch hits.

Click for previous pinch hit details

( Pinch hit #1 - art, fic [varies by request] - Chants of Sennaar (Video Game), 不機嫌なモノノケ庵 | Fukigen na Mononokean | The Morose Mononokean, Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, 光の伝説 | Hikari no Densetsu | Legend of Light (Anime), Onmyouji | The Yin-Yang Master (Movies 2001 2003) )

Canon promo: The Morose Mononokean

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( Pinch hit #23 - fic - Fast & Furious (Movies), Plane (2023), Air (2015), Leverage (US TV 2008) )

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( Pinch hit #31 - art, fic - DCU (Comics) x2, White Collar (TV 2009), SPY x FAMILY (Anime), Star Trek: The Next Generation )

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( Pinch hit #33 - art, fic - Blue Lock (Manga), Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, IDOLiSH7 (Anime), One Piece (Anime & Manga), Wind Breaker - にいさとる | Nii Satoru (Manga), Persona 5, Code Geass )

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Happy September! Thanks to everyone who has completed their letters! I am reaching out to some people where this is not clear - please check you can access the email associated with your AO3 account.

If you took part in last year's leg of Triple Crown, or even just fulfilled a pinch hit in the last round of FFFX, you may be eligible to enter a set of raffles for Triple Crown Round Four. Raffles must be entered by September 6. I hope you find something inspiring at the link!

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The following pinch hits are due at the main deadline of Saturday 18 January 2025, 11:59pm EST. Pinch hitters must also check in between 9 and 16 November to confirm your are still part of the exchange.

To claim, please reply with the pinch hit you want and your AO3 name (comments are screened; if you comment without logging in, you will not see your comment or replies to it). You're also welcome to claim by emailing me.

If you are claiming a pinch hit because you want to swap it for your current assignment, please say so directly when claiming - otherwise, I'll assume you want both.

Minimum requirements: An art gift must be a completed comic at least 10 pages or 40 panels long; a fic gift must be a story at least 10,000 words long. You can also fulfil a pinch hit by giving two complete half-length works, if your recipient has opted into that for the fandom(s) you are creating in. Any work must be for a fandom your recipient has requested and one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, and must avoid their DNWs.

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This post is no longer being updated

Please check the pinch hits tag for the most recent pinch hits.

Click for previous pinch hit details

( Pinch hit #1 - art, fic [varies by request] - Chants of Sennaar (Video Game), 不機嫌なモノノケ庵 | Fukigen na Mononokean | The Morose Mononokean, Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, 光の伝説 | Hikari no Densetsu | Legend of Light (Anime), Onmyouji | The Yin-Yang Master (Movies 2001 2003) )

Canon promo: The Morose Mononokean

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( Pinch hit #23 - fic - Fast & Furious (Movies), Plane (2023), Air (2015), Leverage (US TV 2008) )

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( CLAIMED )

These pinch hits are due at the main deadline of Saturday 18 January 2025, 11:59pm EST. To claim, please reply with the pinch hit you want and your AO3 name (comments are screened; if you comment without logging in, you will not see your comment or replies to it). You're also welcome to claim by emailing me.

If you are claiming a pinch hit because you want to swap it for your current assignment, please say so when claiming - otherwise, I'll assume you want both.

Minimum requirements: An art gift must be a completed comic at least 10 pages or 40 panels long; a fic gift must be a story at least 10,000 words long. You can also fulfil a pinch hit by giving two complete half-length works, if your recipient has opted into that for the fandom(s) you are creating in. Any work must be for a fandom your recipient has requested and one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, and must avoid their DNWs.

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This post is no longer being updated

Please check the pinch hits tag for the most recent pinch hits.

Click for previous pinch hit details

( Pinch hit #1 - art, fic [varies by request] - Chants of Sennaar (Video Game), 不機嫌なモノノケ庵 | Fukigen na Mononokean | The Morose Mononokean, Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, 光の伝説 | Hikari no Densetsu | Legend of Light (Anime), Onmyouji | The Yin-Yang Master (Movies 2001 2003) )

Canon promo: The Morose Mononokean

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( Pinch hit #15 - fic - 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), 刀使ノ巫女 | Toji no Miko | Katana Maidens (Anime), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), Xenoblade Chronicles (Video Game), Crossover Fandom [various] )

Canon promos: Sunday Without God, Katana Maidens, Atelier Ryza & Märchen Forest, Eva Evergreen

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( Pinch hit #17 - art, fic - Final Fantasy IV, Star Ocean: The Second Story | Second Evolution, Burn Notice, Final Fantasy X, Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Disco Elysium (Video Game), 龍が如く | Ryuu ga Gotoku | Yakuza (Video Games), The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir, Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy VIII )

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hello! assignments are almost ready to go out, but I forgot to line up 2 people who would be willing to temporarily hold the extra assignments I generate For Reasons.

If you are signed up and willing to volunteer, please supply your AO3 name. Person 1 will temporarily hold a little under 600 assignments. Person 2 will temporarily hold 3-4 (their own, plus the extra assignments for Person 1). I will then default you of all but your actual assignment.

Thanks heaps! - volunteers noted, thanks again!

Thanks everyone! Sign-ups are now closed.

A reminder before we go into this round: comments are required, and after you get your assignment, there's a check-in period in November where you need to reach out to me to confirm you're still committed to your assignment.

What next
I will run matching. I will contact you if the algorithm gives you no possible matches, if you are requesting 3 or fewer different fandoms, and if you have nothing in the optional details box except DNWs. You will have a chance to adjust these things but if I don't hear from you I will delete your sign-up.

I will then check the additional notes to make sure that people have matches after those preferences are taken into account.


A lot of people sign up in the last day, and I'm comfortable with people adjusting their offers on that basis - if you would like to make changes to your offers, please contact me by 16 August - mod.modzilla@gmail.com. After I've decided on the final arrangement for matches, I need to run a process to generate extra assignments, so I need to cut off the changes you submit after that point.

If you've linked a letter, please complete it as soon as you can - deadline is August 31.

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.

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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Additionally, triplecrownofexchanges has raffle offers open. If you'd like to contribute something to reward previous winners, please fill the form in soon, and thank you!