POSTING BEGINS!
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Hello everyone! :) Posting for the 2008 Winter Fic Exchange will begin shortly, but first we'd like to say a few things.
First and foremost, thank you to all those who participated! ♥ We hope you had a lot of fun with this... we know we did. Also, a huge shout-out to our wonderful pinch-hitters: thank you so very much! You're amazing!
We will be posting three fics a day for eight days, and the big reveal will be on Christmas Day - so please wait until then before you starting posting your fics around everywhere. All writers must remain anonymous until the masterlist is posted.
Now, for the not-so-nice stuff. We have to admit, we're a little disappointed. We've been extremely flexible and lax in the past, but we can't do that anymore if people are going to take advantage of us. We've had a rather large proportion of people drop-out irresponsibly. Assignments were sent out all the way back in September - and while we understand that real life circumstances take precedence, there is no excuse for dropping out long after deadline passes and AFTER our repeated attempts to contact you. The responsible thing to do is to contact us the moment something comes up. We've had to track down and hound a number of you, and frankly, we hate doing that. Because of this, we're going to enact a few rules about the exchanges - we're sorry to have to do this, because we do want to be fair to everyone and give you all a lot of time. It's just that things can't continue the way they turned out for this round.
01. Sign-ups will now only be a week, and you will now only get a month to write your fics.
02. We can't give any more than a week-and-half as an extension.
03. We will check in with you periodically to see how your fic is coming along.
04. If deadline passes and we don't hear from you within two days, we will automatically assume you've dropped out. We can't waste any more time and energy trying to hunt you down - it isn't fair.
05. Those who dropped out irresponsibly will not be allowed to participate in the next round. (We'll make a list at the end of the round.) A few of you actually gave us notice that you were dropping out (meaning we didn't have to hound you), so don't worry - you won't be penalized.
Again, we're sorry to have to be more strict about this.
Anyway, happy holidays to you all! :DD Enjoy your fics, and remember to read and review! ♥
First and foremost, thank you to all those who participated! ♥ We hope you had a lot of fun with this... we know we did. Also, a huge shout-out to our wonderful pinch-hitters: thank you so very much! You're amazing!
We will be posting three fics a day for eight days, and the big reveal will be on Christmas Day - so please wait until then before you starting posting your fics around everywhere. All writers must remain anonymous until the masterlist is posted.
Now, for the not-so-nice stuff. We have to admit, we're a little disappointed. We've been extremely flexible and lax in the past, but we can't do that anymore if people are going to take advantage of us. We've had a rather large proportion of people drop-out irresponsibly. Assignments were sent out all the way back in September - and while we understand that real life circumstances take precedence, there is no excuse for dropping out long after deadline passes and AFTER our repeated attempts to contact you. The responsible thing to do is to contact us the moment something comes up. We've had to track down and hound a number of you, and frankly, we hate doing that. Because of this, we're going to enact a few rules about the exchanges - we're sorry to have to do this, because we do want to be fair to everyone and give you all a lot of time. It's just that things can't continue the way they turned out for this round.
01. Sign-ups will now only be a week, and you will now only get a month to write your fics.
02. We can't give any more than a week-and-half as an extension.
03. We will check in with you periodically to see how your fic is coming along.
04. If deadline passes and we don't hear from you within two days, we will automatically assume you've dropped out. We can't waste any more time and energy trying to hunt you down - it isn't fair.
05. Those who dropped out irresponsibly will not be allowed to participate in the next round. (We'll make a list at the end of the round.) A few of you actually gave us notice that you were dropping out (meaning we didn't have to hound you), so don't worry - you won't be penalized.
Again, we're sorry to have to be more strict about this.
Anyway, happy holidays to you all! :DD Enjoy your fics, and remember to read and review! ♥
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Date: 2008-12-17 12:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-17 01:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-17 02:20 am (UTC)Also, new layout? Very snazzy!
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Date: 2008-12-17 03:05 am (UTC)And these rules make fine sense, sorry you guys had so much trouble with this exchange.
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Date: 2008-12-17 05:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-17 11:32 am (UTC)I'm looking forward to reading these.
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Date: 2008-12-17 02:23 pm (UTC)♥