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npt_adminWhat is Not Ready For Prime Time (Fandoms)?
Not Ready For Prime Time (Fandoms), or otherwise known as Not Prime Time, is a gen, het, femslash, and slash multifandom secret fiction exchange for medium sized fandoms. The name was taken from the nickname of the SNL cast who were called "Not ready for prime time players" when the show first began. Basically? This is for the fandoms that are no longer eligible for Yuletide but are not megafandoms.Not Prime Time was inspired by Yuletide (the obscure or rarely written fandoms project) and much of the format and rules are based off that exchange.
Who runs the project?
Bridget McKennitt and Jenn Calaelen do. Bridget mostly runs the front end of the exchange while Jenn runs the back end as well as the pinch hitters group.They can be found at bridgetmc / bridgetmkennitt and jenn_calaelen /
jenn_calaelen. If you have any questions about the exchange, please contact us at notprimetime@gmail.comWho can participate?
Anyone who has an Archive of Our Own (otherwise known as AO3) account can sign up. If you don't have an AO3 account, please let us know ahead of time so we can get you an invite. There will be a post in npt_admin offering AO3 invites as well.Do I have to have a Livejournal/Dreamwidth account to participate in Not Prime Time?
No. The exchange is happening on AO3, including sign ups and nominations. The comms are for important announcements from the moderators or for discussion and sharing. This can be done without a LJ/DW, though we highly recommend following the npt_admin comms.You can subscribe to the comms on either or both journaling sites if you’d like. While not a requirement, in case LJ does have issues, we do suggest you also subscribe to the comms on DW for up to date information.
We also have a Not Prime Time tumblr that will mirror posts from npt_admin if that suits your needs better.
What is the 2013 Not Prime Time schedule?
April 5 to 12 - Nominations
April 12 to 15 - Corrections
April 18 to 25 - Sign ups
April 28 - Assignments go out by the latest
May 5 - Madness collection open for uploading
June 28 - Stories due
July 3 - Main collection goes live
July 6 - Madness collection goes live
July 10 - Author reveals
How do I contact the moderators?
Email us at notprimetime@gmail.comHow is the list of fandoms created?
Each year we compile a new list of fandoms from potential participants; each person nominating up to four fandoms. For a fandom to be included in the current year, it must be newly nominated by at least one person and still within the guidelines of a medium sized fandom.What constitutes a medium sized fandom?
Our guidelines for a medium sized fandom is a) a fandom that isn't listed on the current Yuletide nominations list and b) isn't a fandom with over 20,000 fics available. (megafandom list) Anything else is a judgement call between the moderators.If you have a correction to be made, please comment to the Corrections entry with links and data showing that a particular fandom should be on the nomination list or shouldn't be on the nomination list. We greatly appreciate it.
RPF is allowed within Not Prime Time and is an exception to the requirement of “a fandom that isn’t listed on the current Yuletide nominations list” though we ask that participants keep to the spirit of the exchange and do not nominate/request very rare RPF. It is still held to the megafandoms requirement, however.
Generally, if a fandom has over 1000 stories that are complete, written in English, and over 1000 words on fanfiction.net or over 200 stories that are complete, written in English, and over 1000 words on AO3 or has its own fandom-specific archive of more than 500 stories, it is eligible for Not Prime Time.
Remember that even if a fandom has, potentially, 5000 fics on fanfiction.net at first glance, check off on "completed," "English," and "over 1000 words" to see the results. The numbers may drop below 1000 and the fandom may be Yuletide eligible.
A new ruling for 2013 is that movie fandoms with over 1000 stories on fanfiction.net and/or over 100 stories on AO3 will be considered medium sized fandoms, as long as they are not considered megafandoms. The reason for this is movie fandoms tend to have a shorter lifespan than other fandoms because of its smaller canon so we're adjusting for that. Many movie fandoms will overlap in eligibility with Yuletide and we are aware of that.
*We are aware that not so rare fandoms do slip through the cracks and are eligible for Yuletide, especially anime/manga/video game fandoms. If you’d like to nominate one of those fandoms for Not Prime Time, nominate it and it can be discussed during Corrections. We are also aware that a fandom may have grown bigger since it was nominated in Yuletide. Nominate it and it can be rectified during Corrections.
Who decides whether a fandom is included, or not?
The ultimate decision lies with the moderators, though we will take everything into consideration.What about fandoms that are part of a franchise?
Fandoms are considered on an individual level, not as a franchise as a whole. So if, as an example, Final Fantasy VII has over 35,000 stories on Fanfiction.Net (which it currently does), it doesn’t mean that the other Final Fantasy games are ineligible for Not Prime Time, provided they are within the guidelines for a medium sized fandom.
Can I suggest a medium sized fandom even if I don't write/am not going to sign up for Not Prime Time?
You technically can, but we would prefer if people nominating were those who were going to sign up so requesting and offering numbers are better matched. There will be a discussion post on the comms to get people to suggest fandoms and get people talking - non-participants are encouraged to participate in this.How do I nominate a fandom for the challenge? Do I need to use a qualifier on the name?
Nominations will be done at AO3 and will be announced on the LJ/DW comms. Typing in the fandom field should bring up the fandom you wish to nominate. Make sure the fandom you are going to nominate is the correct one as you may want to nominate Fandom the TV show, but you accidentally clicked on Fandom the Book Series.Detailed information about nominations is available on npt_admin through the 'nominations' tag.
Remember that characters, not just fandoms, can be nominated.
How do I sign up?
Sign ups will be done on AO3. There will be an announcement in the comms and a link to the sign up form will be provided along with instructions. It can be found through the 'signups' tag on the comm.How many fandoms/characters can I request?
You may request up to 4 fandoms, minimum of 3. The maximum of characters you can request in one fandom is 4. If you’d like to request fic about a group of characters, don’t forget to nominate the ensemble during nominations (as an example, on AO3, The Lord of the Rings fandom has a character tag called The Fellowship of the Ring to denote a specific group of characters).You can request the same fandom twice with different sets of characters, provided you have a minimum of 3 different fandoms.
You can also offer the same fandom twice with different sets of characters, provided you have a minimum of 3 different fandoms.
Can I request a crossover?
No, though you may add in your optional details that you wouldn’t mind having a crossover with the fandom you requested. It is not a guarantee though.
What can I put in the additional details field? How specific can I get?
Whatever you like! However, the more specific and demanding you are, the more stressful it will be for your writer! Generally giving them an idea of what you would like and vague prompts is better than describing a story in detail, eg “I like happy ending, snark, character backstory. It would be interesting to see what character A would do if they had to deal with a plot” is much better than “I would like a story where character A and character B visit a museum and while they are there discover a plot, and having to hide in the dinosaur hall overnight and they end up getting together.”If you want to supply further additional details, you can always write a letter (like the Yuletide ones) in your journal with more information. It is useful to include your general likes and dislikes as well as ideas about the fandom. Please remember to mention anything that you really don’t want in your story - otherwise your author would not necessarily know. More information about “Dear Prime Time Player” letters can be found below.
Letter writing is optional.
How many fandoms can I/do I have to offer to write?
You must offer at least three different fandoms. Beyond that, you may offer as many fandoms as ten. More information will be available about this in a post on npt_admin.You can also offer the same fandom twice with different sets of characters, provided you have a minimum of 3 different fandoms.
How many characters can I offer to write?
For each fandom you select, you can specify up to four characters, or you can choose 'Any' to indicate that you're willing to write any nominated characters with the fandom.I already signed up, but I saw another fandom that I'd rather write/request. Can I change my submission before the deadline?
Yes. You can edit your sign up form until sign ups close.When will I get my assignment?
Assignments should be sent out within 1-3 days after the close of sign ups. A post will be made to the LJ/DW comms after assignments are issued. If you have not received your assignment within a day of this posting, please email us at notprimetime@gmail.com.Don’t forget to check your Spam folder.
How are writers and recipients matched up?
Writers and recipients are matched through AO3’s matching process. You are only guaranteed to be matched on one fandom and its characters. Anything more is a bonus.What happens if nobody matches to any of my requests or offers?
In the event that nobody matches to your requests or offers, we’ll ask you for additional options in order to better match you. People who cannot be matched initially might be sent out as pinch hits. Two people might be assigned to one person.When is the deadline for uploading my story?
The deadline for stories will be announced in the comms for each round, 11:59 pm Eastern Time. If you finish earlier than that, and a huge congrats if you do, you can upload it at any time after you receive your assignment.When are the stories available?
Once everyone has a story uploaded within the collection, stories will be available [TBD] though we cannot be exact on time. All stories will remain anonymous until author reveals seven days later.Assignments
I received four different fandom possibilities, do I have to write all of them?
Nope! The matching process automatically sends you your recipient's full list of requests, but you only have to write a single story over 1000 words. However, you can choose to write any one of your recipient's four requests, whether you offered the fandom during sign ups or not.Can I request a reassignment?
Unless you were assigned a fandom you didn't volunteer for, then I'm sorry, but no. Everyone is paired with someone else who listed at least one request that matched something they offered to write. That's the best we can do.I don't recognize any of the fandoms on my recipient's list.
If that's the case, please email us at notprimetime@gmail.com as soon as possible so we can reassign you.Note: if we have to assign you a new recipient, it probably means that you'll be writing for someone who already has an assigned writer. This is not unheard of, as the matching process always has a few stray authors that we have to double-assign, as well as recipients that have to immediately go out for a pinch hit, because it's very unlikely that everyone will make requests and offers that match up exactly, with nothing left over.
Can I find out more about my recipient's request/tastes/opinions?
We ask that you not contact your recipient directly, even in an anonymous comment on their journal.If you need clarification, or more information, please email us at notprimetime@gmail.com, and we will act as go-between for your questions. This will preserve not only your anonymity, but conceal any indication of which request you're planning to write, as we will make up questions for each of the requested fandoms to disguise your real intent.
Writers may also like to poke around their recipients' LJs/blogs/websites to see what kinds of things they seem to like, so feel free to do so (and leave some notes in your own LJ/blog, if you have one, for your writer!).
Do I have to write the specific characters/pairings/situations they ask for?
Optional details are optional. The only requirements for your story is that a) the completed story is over 1000 words, b) it’s written in a fandom that was requested, and c) it uses all nominated characters they specify unless their details say otherwise.That said, try to accommodate your recipient on what they'd like because it is a gift to them from you. If you can't, then please don't write their squicks if they’re stated in their details or letters. Basically, try not to be an asshole.
Can I talk about my assignment with other people?
Try to keep your assignment a secret. If you need to talk about it on your journal, use vague comments. We'd like to keep the authors behind the stories a secret until reveals. However, we encourage people to have their stories beta read, and obviously that requires sharing it - but remember that it is a secret story.I don't really know any of the fandoms my recipient asked for very well. I didn't think I'd get assigned any of those. What do I do?
DO NOT SIGN UP FOR ANY FANDOMS YOU AREN'T MORE THAN HAPPY TO WRITE. Chances are, the fandom you are least comfortable with writing will be the one you receive as an assignment and the other fandoms requested are ones you aren’t familiar with (as luck would have it), so make sure you offer wisely.My recipient listed a fandom that I didn't sign up for, but I have an idea. Can I write in that fandom instead?
Absolutely! Once you receive your assignment, you're free to write in any of the fandoms on that list, whether you signed up for it or not. If you luck out and get a recipient who has requested more than one fandom you could write in, even if you didn't offer them, then you have your pick!I'm not comfortable with the fandoms I offered that my recipient wanted, but I have this other fandom I like/there's this other fandom I see she likes on her LJ/website that I could write. Can I do that?
No. You are limited to the fandoms and characters that your recipient requested, at least one of which you offered to write. If you fail to do so without defaulting, we may determine that you failed to fulfill the requirements of the challenge, and ban you from future participation.How can I provide my author with more information?
Write it in your journal/website and provide a link in your sign up or through the comm post where participants can leave their links to their letters/leave their letters directly in a comment.I'm not going to be able to complete my assignment, what do I do? Can I have an extension?
Unfortunately, no, you cannot receive an extension. Tell the mods - we will not be angry with you - and the assignment will be given to a pinch hitter. This ensures that everyone will get a story on time. We understand that life can make things difficult for people and they need to give up their assignment. We will not penalise people for this (although this may be changed in future years if it seems to be being abused) - we want people to be able to take part with this being as unstressful as we can make it. However, if you don’t tell us that you need to drop out, it means that we will have to find someone to write a story at the last minute and this will be stressful for the mods.I need a beta, what do I do?
The problem with soliciting a beta publicly is that you generally will have to reveal the fandom, and this will interfere with the "secret" part of the challenge. If you just need a general beta, you can ask in your journal, or the Not Prime Time comm on either LJ or DW, and see who offers -- and not choose your recipient, if they offer. If you need a more fandom-specific beta, you might try advertising on a comm or list specific to that fandom, and not specifically identify it as a Not Prime Time story. There will also be a "Beta" post on the Not Prime Time comm, where people can post saying what fandoms they're able to beta.Not Prime Time has an IRC chat called #notprimetime that people can enter and chat with each other as well as find betas for their stories.
What are the minimum requirements for my story?
You are required to write a completed story with a minimum of 1000 words in the fandom your recipient requested (any of the three/four fandoms requested) with the nominated characters requested, unless their details state differently, like they’re okay with additional characters or wouldn’t mind a crossover. By requested, we mean the fandom and characters must be the focus of the fic and not other characters, both original and fannish, unless given the okay by the recipient.
If your story is reported for having failed to meet the minimum requirements, the moderators will investigate the report and make a final decision.
What if my story isn’t 1000 words?
If your story isn’t 1000 words by the deadline, you will be considered as having dropped out and we will need to find a pinch hitter for your recipient. However, you can still upload your completed story as a Prime Time Madness treat for your recipient.
How do I upload my story?
More information can be found by clicking on the 'uploading' tag in the npt_admin comms.
I uploaded the wrong version/made a mistake in my story, Help?
You can edit your own story after you upload it to the AO3 collection! If you notice any mistakes, please don’t hesitate in fixing them.
Can I thank my beta/include author notes in my story?
Yes - after reveals. You can do so before if you don’t think it will give away who you are.
What is the check in?
The check in is our way of checking to see how our participants are faring with their stories. It is not mandatory, however, feel free to use that time to let us know if you're defaulting or having issues as well.
Those who know beforehand that they cannot check in when we put up the post can email the mods at notprimetime@gmail.com to let them know ahead of time of their situation. We will count this as checking in.
What happens if I need to drop out of Not Prime Time or I don’t write a story over 1000 words? What can get me banned?
We do not penalise participants who drop out of the exchange or who can’t write a completed story over 1000 words for their recipient, though that may change in the future if this is abused. If either case applies to you, please let the mods know as soon as possible so we can arrange a pinch hitter for your recipient. There is also a Default button on AO3 that you can use.
We will ban participants from future Not Prime Time exchanges, however, for failing to write a story that is written in their recipient’s requested fandom and with their requested characters (unless it was noted otherwise in their details/letters).
We will also ban participants from future Not Prime Time exchanges for having an uploaded story over 1000 words that is not completed by the time the collection goes live. If it is reported to the mods that a story is not complete, whether by the recipient or not, we will investigate and take action.
In general, if an issue is brought to our attention, we will discuss it and decide whether or not to take action and in what form.
As Not Prime Time is still new, the mods will make adjustments as needed.
Pinch Hitting
What is pinch hitting?Sometimes an assigned writer has to drop out of the challenge. In this case the mods will try and find another writer so that everyone has a story.
However, if you default and so does your writer before we assign a pinch hitter for your requests, we will not look for a pinch hitter. You will not receive a story unless your original writer pulls through and/or someone writes you a treat.
I’d like to volunteer to write extra stories...
You can do so by signing up to: not-primetime-pinch-hits@googlegroups.co
Do I have to be a participant to pinch hit?
No. Anyone can pinch hit, but if you get a pinch hit you are then under the same constraints as participants regarding any penalties for not completing or submitting an inappropriate story.
How exactly does this work?
When there is a pinch hitter needed the mods will email that list with the details (all the info that is in the sign up). Then anyone interested can respond by email. After around 24 hours (except for last minute pinch hits) a writer will be chosen at random for each pinch hit - however, no one will be chosen twice if there are other volunteers. This will allow pinch hits to be claimed by people in all time zones and allow people to think about whether they want to claim a pinch hit.
More information concerning pinch hitting.
I didn’t get a pinch hit, can I write a story for that person anyway?
Yes! You can uploaded it as a treat for that person - the more stories the better!
What is the deadline for pinch hits?
For most pinch hits, the deadline is the same as it is for everyone else. The absolute latest a pinch hit can be uploaded, unless stated otherwise by the mods, is when the collection is due to open.
If I’m a non-participant pinch hitting, do I get something in return?
Sort of. We will collect prompts from non-participant pinch hitters and add their prompts to the prompt list that will be released in time for Prime Time Madness. While there is no guarantee you’ll receive a story, the possibility is there to receive something from Prime Time Madness or Hiatus Resolution.
After the Reveal: Authors
When/how can I reply to comments on my story?
If you’d like, you can start replying to comments as soon as they arrive, however please do so anonymously as author reveals have not happened yet. After author reveals happen, you may reply to your comments logged in whenever you want.
Can I post my story to my LJ/website/another archive?
Yes! After reveal you can do whatever you want (although please don’t delete your story from the archive as it is a gift for someone and this would make them and us unhappy). You can orphan it on AO3 if you want - this means that your info will not be associated with the story, but please note that if you do this it is permanent and can’t be undone!
After the Reveal: Recipients
I think the story I got really sucks/doesn't do what I asked for, what do I do?
Smile and say thank you, and read the other stories! As this is an exchange for medium sized fandoms, chances are that there are plenty of other stories in your fandom for you to read that you may enjoy. Your author is bound solely by your fandom and character requests, and while we hope they’ll take your details into account, they aren’t obligated to do so.
If your writer failed to write in any of the fandoms you requested and/or did not include the characters that you specified, then this is grounds for banning them from future Not Prime Times - if it is reported to us, whether by the recipient or someone else.
The main collection has gone live, and I don't have a story in the archive, why is that?
If you signed up as a participant and did not default, please email the mods at once! This is probably because your original author failed to finish their story, and we had to find a pinch hitter, who wasn't able to get something uploaded for you in time. We're very sorry. We will do our very best to get a story uploaded for you by reveals. In the mean time, please enjoy the other stories posted in the collection.
Authors have been revealed and I still don’t have a story in the archive. What do I do?
If you signed up as a participant and did not default, please email the mods at once! Obviously at this point, we let something slip through the cracks and for that we are very sorry. We will rectify the mistake immediately.
Prime Time Madness
The show’s about to begin and things are chaotic! Prime Time Madness is the moderators’ way of ensuring everyone has something to read when the Not Prime Time stories go live. Anyone, participants or not, can write treats for a participant’s prompt and upload it. The treat doesn’t have to be over 1000 words, but it should be completed.
Sometime after assignments have gone out, we will post a link of everyone’s prompts.
If the treat is 1000 words and over, please upload it to the main Not Prime Time collection (and these stories can be uploaded at any time). If the treat is under 1000 words, please upload it to the Prime Time Madness collection. The Prime Time Madness collection will be available for uploading a few weeks before the assignment deadline.
Once the date stories are due has gone by, and you have a treat that's over 1000 words, please upload it to the Madness collection.
The Prime Time Madness collection will open a few days after the main collection.
Can I create something other than a story for Prime Time Madness?
Yes! If someone’s prompt strikes you to create a batch of icons or fanart or a vid or something else, then we’re not going to stop you. The best part is that graphics and vids can be uploaded to AO3 and placed in the collection (vids have to be uploaded elsewhere but can be embedded onto AO3).
This option is only for treats, not pinch hits or main assignments.
If you need an anon host for your vids/podfics/art/icons, please email us at notprimetime@gmail.com so we can host it (permanently or temporarily). Send us the work and once we send you the link, you can "upload" that to AO3.
Dear Prime Time Player letters
Writing a Prime Time Player letter is optional.
Just like Yuletide and other challenges, you can write a letter to your writer to give them further additional details about the fandoms and characters you requested. Remember though that optional details are optional. There is no right or wrong with writing your letters. Make sure that if you are posting your letter in your journal, that the letter is unlocked. If you have any squicks or triggers, this is the place to list them.
We will post an entry in the not_primetime comm where you can link to your letters so your writer can find them.
Letters can also be used by participants and non-participants in order to write treats for you, though there are no guarantees you will be written a story because you’ve written a letter. If you are hoping for treats, as a suggestion, don’t forget to list the fandoms and characters you requested along with your prompts and AO3 username.
Hiatus Resolution
Just like Yuletide has New Year’s Resolution, Not Prime Time has Hiatus Resolution. Once author reveals are over, a new collection will be available for anyone who wants to fill one of prompts from the prompt list. You didn't have to participate in the latest Not Prime Time exchange to fulfill a prompt.
Just like with Not Prime Time, having a story that matches the fandom and characters of a request and meets the minimum 1000 word limit is all we require.
We will not delete requests as they are filled, but we do ask that you try and fulfill unanswered ones if you can, rather than one that's already gotten one or more responses. But if you've already started a story for a given request, don't give up on it just because someone beat you to posting it. Or if you just get particularly inspired by a given request -- go ahead. In the end, it all adds to the richness of the archive.
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Date: 2012-01-13 10:18 pm (UTC)When you say "isn't a fandom with over 20,000 fics available," what kind of fic are you talking about? Do you mean "any kind of fic at all," or do you refer just to some specific types? For instance, do fics with less than 1,000 words count towards the 20,000 total? What about WIPs? And non-English fics? Do those count towards the 20k total as well?
Using Final Fantasy VII as an example, it certainly won't count as a medium sized fandom if you take the total amount of fics currently available at FF.net, which is 35,156 as of now. However, if you only count complete fics in English with 1,000 or more words, the total amount of FF VII stories that fit this criteria at FF.net is only 11,065 right now, which would made this fandom eligible for your exchange unless someone finds 9,000 different fics hosted elsewhere.
I swear I'm not trying to be difficult or nitpicky. I'm just asking these questions because I want to fully understand your criteria for fandom eligibility, so I can think of my nominations ahead of time and invite my friends to do the same. :-)
Personally, I'm crossing my fingers that you'll stick with the simplest criteria possible, i. e., drawing the line at 20,000 fics, regardless of their language, completion status or word count. But obviously I'll respect whatever you decide. :-) I'm just really curious and excited about this new exchange!
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Date: 2012-01-13 10:27 pm (UTC)Questions are very welcome! :)
We're counting any stories, as if there are 20,000 stories on one archive, then the fandom doesn't likely need encouragement from this challenge. However, we are only counting stories in one place (atm ff.net mostly) because there is no easy way to check for duplicates. However, if anyone wants to provide evidence of size of the fandom, we'll look at it and make a decision from it.
Please feel free to ask more questions - I think we'd both prefer to get nitpicking of rules done before nominations open (and hopefully ensure that the rules are clear to everyone)
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Date: 2012-01-13 10:54 pm (UTC)The only additional questions that I can think of at the moment are: what about medium sized fandoms that already have one or more exchanges of their own? Will they be eligible or not? As I couldn't find anything in the rules about this particular topic, I thought I'd ask about it here. :-)
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Date: 2012-01-13 10:58 pm (UTC)They are eligible (partly just to keep the rules simple, but also to allow people to request or offer to write in fandoms that they don't want to do the other in) :)
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Date: 2012-02-03 03:06 pm (UTC)I’d like to volunteer to write extra stories...
You can do so by signing up to: not-primetime-pinch-hits@googlegroups.co
How do you sign up for a Google group? Do you have to have some kind of account? Or do you have to send an email requesting to join to that address?
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Date: 2012-02-04 04:07 pm (UTC)https://groups.google.com/group/not-pri
Either way is fine for claiming pinch hits as I think you should still be able to reply to messages, but I have not tested that yet. (if it doesn't work, sending a normal email with the reply to a pinch hit will work)
Hope this makes it slightly clearer. :)
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Date: 2012-03-20 04:24 pm (UTC)On fanfiction.net, there's been at least 100 stories posted within the last three months.
As for your original question, it is something I would need to discuss with my co-mod.
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Am I missing something?
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Date: 2012-05-04 06:08 pm (UTC)https://groups.google.com/group/not-pri
Is the address for the group. There should be a link there to join, or you can send an email to notprimetime@gmail.com or leave you email address here and I can send you an invite.
Hope this helps. :)
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Date: 2012-05-09 02:12 am (UTC)I was guessing that it's the former, given that the schedule says that the Madness collection will open for uploading on May 19, well before the challenge deadline, and unless prompts have been posted before that it's unlikely that anyone will have anything to upload. Still, better to be sure than to guess and find out I've guessed wrong.
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Date: 2012-05-09 02:49 am (UTC)It's the latter actually. We will post everyone's prompts a day before the main collection goes live. The reason that the Madness collection is opening a lot earlier is a little bit of easing on AO3's servers and a little bit of personal experience on my end for writing treats that weren't 1000 words and waiting until almost the end in order to upload them, especially since Madness can also include icons/vids/podfics/etc and not just fics.
unless prompts have been posted before that it's unlikely that anyone will have anything to upload
There's always the letters people have been posting. I'll talk it over with Jenn though and see about opening up prompts maybe a week or two earlier.
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Date: 2012-05-09 03:09 am (UTC)However you decide to have the timing work, I'm sure that it will work, and splendidly. And now I must go back to agonizing over the sign-up form, and trying to decide whether to commit or to lurk and swoop in at the last minute, which is always the safer option . . . well, sometimes the safer option. Except when it isn't.
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Date: 2012-05-09 03:26 am (UTC)What fandoms were you thinking of requesting if you decide to sign up, if I may ask?
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Date: 2012-05-09 03:45 am (UTC)As it is, if I wimp out on the signup it will be in part because I have a good guess about two of my three likely matches as of the last reliable signup summary, and can indeed do as you suggest and stalk their Dear Writer letters. I have no idea who the third is, but with time and patience I've got a decent shot of finding that person, too, and possibly even the handful of longshot matches.
And then I will feel like an idiot, because the last exchange I did resulted in people writing some really awesome things for me. But it won't mean I'm not writing.
ETA: Okay, I talked myself into it and have now signed up. Which means it's time for my Mandatory Apologetic Note to the Mod, which goes: If matching me causes problems in either direction, please, please don't jump through hoops to make it happen. Just delete the formal signup, and I'll be perfectly happy to lurk, find a likely prompt, and go from there. Really, really, I mean it!
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Date: 2012-05-09 04:55 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2013-04-24 02:31 am (UTC)It's entirely up to you, but I would suggest not offering Any if you're unsure you could write a story with any of the potential nominated characters.