Tagset corrections are in, and signups are opening soon! It’s just about time to decide what you’ll be requesting and offering.
This year, you can request eight fandoms! Previously, it was six. Because of that, we're reviewing our process for
sending author questions.
Each year, we receive questions from authors about their recipient’s requests. These might include clarification on prompts or requests to understand how a DNW applies to a specific fandom–for example,
does a DNW for character death include discussion of deaths that occur in canon?We’re always happy to pass these questions along! Please always contact the mods directly rather than reaching out to the recipient yourself.
Traditionally, when we send these questions to recipients, we try to disguise the fandom the author plans to write for, so the gift is still a surprise. If the question is generic and applies to all fandoms, we can pass it along as-is. If the question is specific to one fandom, our team of volunteers writes decoy questions for the other fandoms and sends along the whole set.
This is fun for us to do, but it takes time. It's also extra work for the recipients to read and respond to multiple questions. This year, as we’re allowing up to 8 requested fandoms (which could mean up to 7 mod-created questions), it seems like a good time to check in and see if our participants find it helpful.
So, a poll! Going forward, which would you prefer mods do?
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 48
Going forward, which would you prefer mods do with author questions?
View AnswersMods should continue to send decoy questions for all fandoms, along with the author’s actual question, to maximize the mystery of which fandom a recipient will receive. (This is how things work currently.)
10 (20.8%)
Mods should send questions for several fandoms, including the author’s actual question, but possibly not all–even though that could narrow down which fandom a recipient may receive.
37 (77.1%)
Something else (Please let us know in comments!)
1 (2.1%)
Keep in mind the question may be from a potential treat writer, so receiving questions for a particular set of fandoms isn’t a guarantee that your final gift will be in one of those fandoms.
We may not necessarily change our process this year based on community feedback, but it will be helpful in making our decision!
We'd also love to hear from you if you'd like to share a past experience with sending or receiving questions! If that has never happened to you, we hope you enjoy this peek behind the administrative curtain.
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