Nominations open!

[ishie]

Nominations are now open on AO3!

We're so excited for this year's exchange, we're getting started a little early: you will have until July 15 @ 11:59 PM PDT to nominate up to 8 fandoms you might want to request or offer for Crossovering. (What time is that for me?)


Don't worry, we'll give warnings here and on Tumblr multiple times before we close nominations, and we'll make sure everyone has plenty of time to get them in.

Now, here's how it works:

• If you've done nominations for Yuletide or another exchange, this will be very familiar. You'll go here under your AO3 account and select up to 8 fandoms.
• If the Archive provides you with a fandom tag while you're typing, please use that. It will make the process run much more smoothly.
• Once you've filled all of the slots, just click on submit at the bottom of the page and you're done! (Of course, you aren't required to use all 8 slots.)
• For fandoms with multiple continuities, you have the option of using the umbrella fandom tag (Fandom X - All Media Types, or Fandom Y and related fandoms, for example), or nominating each continuity separately (Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy VIII, &c.). Please check in at the Brainstorming Post to see if you have any overlap with another participant. 
• Nominating fandoms is not a commitment to participate in the exchange itself! We'd love to have you, but if you just want to make sure the bases are covered for friends or to make sure there is something you're interested in if you do sign up, go right ahead! No one can write it or request it if it isn't nominated.
• If you're still unsure about how the exchange works, make sure you take a look at our FAQ page.
• If you need to let the mods know information about your fandom that will help it get approved or tagged properly, please leave that info in the comments so we can refer to it when we review nominations. Any other questions or comments or discussion of nominations can take place here as well.

As always, if you have any questions or need any assistance, do not hesitate to ask! Happy Nominating! 

Comments

[gehayi]

It would be better if the tagset were visible. There's no point in nominating the same characters and crossovers over and over again.

[weasleytook]

Hi gehayi! :) We have never made the tagset visible in past years, and while there have been changes this year, that won't be one of them. I explained it in a comment above why, but mostly if we can do ONE thing to keep the tagset to a reasonable number, this is that one thing. (We might be deluding ourselves, but we need to maintain at least a little control even though we've loosened other things up this year. Hope you understand.)

[(Anonymous)]

Fully understand your perspective. However, being able to see what's been nominated might actually make your life easier, if it prevents the same thing from being nominated under four slightly different names. Worth considering for next year, maybe.

[weasleytook]

Admittedly, we were a little blindsided by the request to make the tags visible. We're usually better at foresight, but this one didn't even cross our minds.

As I said in a different post, we always listen to every comment, both good and bad, which is what led to the other changes made this year. So, we will definitely discuss this particular issue further in the future and see how it all plays out. Thanks for understanding. :)