Femslash Exchange - New Mods and 2017 Schedule

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withinadream
[femslashex]

23 July 2017 @ 06:50 pm

New Mods and 2017 Schedule

Hello, everyone!

shopfront and I are joining

samuraiteras co-mods for

femslashex, and we’re both very excited for this year’s round. The rules and schedule will be going up shortly, but here’s a shortlist of changes from previous rounds:

Schedule: The exchange will be running a few weeks earlier this year, with nominations starting July 26

Visible Requests: Requests will be visible during sign-ups. This will allow participants to check they are matchable if they want to request and offer only smaller fandoms, and also allow treaters to start writing sooner.

Default Penalty: There is a partial new mod amnesty for defaulters. Participants who defaulted after the deadline, defaulted after an extension, or submitted a placeholder in 2016 will continue to have to sit out this round before signing up again. Participants who have defaulted multiple years in a row will have to complete a treat from a previous year’s requests before signing up for this year’s round, or sit out a round, counting from 2016 onwards. That means that if you defaulted last year and it was a second default for you you can still participate this year. Anyone who defaulted last year and also defaults this year will need to complete a treat or sit out a year.

Exchange 101 and Tumblr: In last year’s wrap-up post, several people requested an “Exchange 101” post for people new to AO3 exchanges; that will be up within the week. More of a Tumblr presence was also suggested, and we’ll be more active on Tumblr this round. If you have any suggestions for tags to post to or communities to signal-boost Tumblr announcements, please let us know!

shopfront

2017 schedule

26 July-10 August:

13-23 August::

26 August:

7 October:

13 October:

21 October:

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gwenfrankenstien on July 24th, 2017 01:23 am (UTC)

Do you have a list of people who defaulted last year/Am I on it? I believe that I did post my assignment but posted it after the deadline by mistake. I understand if I have to sit out this year because of that but I'd like to know if I'm allowed to play before nominations start.

It seems odd to me that people who defaulted twice are allowed back in but people who only defaulted last year are not, unless I'm misunderstanding the new rule.

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gwenfrankenstien on July 24th, 2017 01:33 am (UTC)

On second thought, I may have been thinking of another year or another exchange? It still seems odd to me that people who defaulted last year can't do a treat and get back in, whether or not I'm one of them, though!

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withinadream on July 24th, 2017 03:24 pm (UTC)

You defaulted at-deadline last year, so unfortunately you'll have to sit this round out. We hope to see you back in 2018!

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gwenfrankenstien on July 24th, 2017 11:10 pm (UTC)

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly! I'll keep my eye out for pinch hits I guess :)

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withinadream on July 24th, 2017 02:44 am (UTC)

The full rules will hopefully be clearer, but the people with a one-year ban are those who no-show defaulted, i.e. didn't post their fic by the works deadline. Creators who defaulted before the works deadline last year will have no penalty, and the two-defaults penalty is also for creators who defaulted before the deadline.

As for you specifically, I'll check with the co-mods and we'll get back to you very soon! And thank you for asking, so I know what to clarify in the rules.

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