The new rules won't effect the fandoms I plan to ask for (except Night Vale. R.I.P. Intern Dana fic I'll never get), but if I had planned to write for Greek Mythology or one of a hundred different things, I'd just give up on Yuletide. This seems like a short sighted move that might have been more tenable if there'd been some rationale behind it presented other than "OMG IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE YOU GUYS."
I'm starting to look at alternative holiday exchanges. I like the warm fuzzies that come from writing gifts for other people even if I don't get anything in return. Do you know of any other exchanges aside from Fandom_Stocking that aren't fandom specific?
It has, but sometimes I feel like the sass and hellfire has gone out of fail-fandomanon.
I just saw the rules update. I'm glad that they reconsidered the two noms rule. One of the fandoms I'm going to request, the Longmire novels, might not have gotten in if it stood. I don't think they're going to budge on the characters. The baby is going right out the window with the bathwater on this one. I've never done fandom_stocking, but I think it'd be pleasant if some of us could get together on it. The barrier for entry doesn't look too high, so it seems like a pleasant and low key exchange.
I'd be surprised if someone didn't come up with an alternative to Yuletide given the character tagging wank.
I actually promoted that exchange on a WTNV tumblr I was maintaining for a while. I'm too afraid of fucking up the tone to ever write WTNV fic and no one is around to goad me into it anyway.
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I'm starting to look at alternative holiday exchanges. I like the warm fuzzies that come from writing gifts for other people even if I don't get anything in return. Do you know of any other exchanges aside from Fandom_Stocking that aren't fandom specific?
Sidebar: where is _coal when you need it?
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The new rules killed half of my planned requests, so I'm out if they don't reconsider. I've never done fandom_stocking but I'd like to! Have you?
I'm sure more alternatives will bubble up in the next couple of weeks!
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I just saw the rules update. I'm glad that they reconsidered the two noms rule. One of the fandoms I'm going to request, the Longmire novels, might not have gotten in if it stood. I don't think they're going to budge on the characters. The baby is going right out the window with the bathwater on this one. I've never done fandom_stocking, but I think it'd be pleasant if some of us could get together on it. The barrier for entry doesn't look too high, so it seems like a pleasant and low key exchange.
I'd be surprised if someone didn't come up with an alternative to Yuletide given the character tagging wank.
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