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Creators have been revealed! If you haven't already, please thank your gift creator(s) and comment on all the lovely artwork and stories. :)

I will have a post up in the next couple of days asking for feedback and improvement, particularly as it relates to DC fandoms.
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Our collection is open!

Read the stories, view the art, thank your creator, and please comment!
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All the stories are in, but I wanted to give you a little space before opening the archive. If you have any edits to make to your story or art, or you want to write any treats (remember: treats can be any size; here are the requests by fandom), please do so now!

The collection will open Tuesday, April 7 at noon CDT. What time is that for me?
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We still have two people without gifts, and the archive won't open until they do have gifts. There's someone I'm getting in touch with about their assignment (possible future pinch hit, depending on their response), and then there's Pinch Hit #4, which you can view and claim at the Google Group or at this LJ post (fandoms: Daredevil, Spider-Gwen, Princeless).
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This outstanding assignment might cause us to push back the archive opening a little. If you can cover this pinch hit, please let me know either via responding to the message thread or commenting here (comments are screened) with your AO3 username.

Pinch Hit #4: Daredevil, Spider-Gwen, Princeless

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Mar. 30th, 2015 10:22 am
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The deadline for turning in assignments passed last night. I have sent emails to everyone who did not officially default. If you still plan to complete your assignment, let me know ASAP. Extensions are possible in exchanges, but you have to communicate with me (PM or email me at aghostonfilm@gmail.com). Without any communication by this evening (I'm in CDT), I will send out your assignment as a pinch hit in the morning and you will be banned from any future rounds.

Speaking off, all three pinch hits that have gone out on the list are now covered. Thank you all!

The plan for opening the collection is still for this Friday afternoon, barring any further delays.
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Stories and art are due Sunday, March 29 at 8 PM CDT. What time is that for me?

Pinch Hit #1 has been taken, but #2 is still up for grabs! Pinch hitters are welcome to a little extra time if necessary - amount negotiable. Feel free to PM me with questions or email me at aghostonfilm@gmail.com
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The no-penalty default deadline has passed, so we're entering the final stretch of the exchange. It's almost time to turn in your stories and art! The deadline for completing works on time is Sunday, March 29 at 8 PM CDT. What time is that for me?

However, we won't open the collection until everyone has a story. There are still two open pinch hits that need to be claimed. The sooner the better!
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There are about two weeks left before assignments are due. Meanwhile, there are two pinch hits on the books that need taking. Scurry on over to the Google Group to claim them!

Pinch Hit #1: JLA, Green Lantern, The Flash, Iron Man Noir, Captain America

Pinch Hit #2: X-Men, The Multiversity, Gotham Academy, Shutter, X-Factor
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Assignments have been sent! You should be getting a notification very soon. By a mystery of luck and magic (and terrific, flexible participants!), there are no pinch hits to send out at this time.

Link to the FAQ about assignments
For your questions about uploading, requirements, etc, please check here first!

If you receive a pairing/ship in your assignment, please know it is optional. You are required to include the requested characters in your fic/artwork, but that is all. However, please avoid drawing or writing anything your recipient says explicitly that they do not want. It's their gift!

The deadline for turning in assignments is Sunday, March 29 at 8 PM CST. What time is that for me?

In the meantime, please check out our letters posts (Livejournal, Dreamwidth) and our pinch hit list!
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Signups will close in a half an hour and I will check everyone's matches.
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Thanks to everyone who's gotten back to me already; you've been very accommodating, and things are looking up!

Even if you don't need to change your signups or offers, consider checking out the Signup Summary and looking for needy fandoms (the ones with 1:0 and 1:1 ratios) to add to your offers, if you are up to it.

eta: We've had a couple of dropouts from people who were unmatchable; nothing to be worried about.
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Fandoms represented: Young Avengers, Gotham Academy, Wonder Woman, Rat Queens, and Captain Marvel/Ms. Marvel.

I've posted a few to my Tumblr, which you can reblog if you like so your flist sees it:
Young Avengers
Gotham Academy
Journey into Mystery
Carol & Kamala

Or you are more than welcome to post pics and posts of your own and link back to the sign-up instructions! (This is good if there is a tag I missed; reblogging a post and adding a new tag yourself won't add it to that tag's page on Tumblr).


HTML & 5 more under the cut! )

update 3

Feb. 2nd, 2015 04:57 pm
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I spent the afternoon with a spreadsheet trying to work out possible matches myself. It's less hopeless than I expected, fortunately, but I'm going to get in touch with a few people to discuss their signups and go ahead and delay the end of signups for a few days to see if we can get a few more people involved.

The new deadline for signups is Thursday, February 5th at 8 PM CST. What time is that for me?

I have also made the requests public. This is potentially a double-edged sword, because it means people can try to avoid being matched, but my hope is that public requests will make people more comfortable with offering titles they'd otherwise be unsure about, especially comics with long and varied histories.

It's not time to panic or throw in the towel just yet. If you are in some way unmatchable, I will get in touch with you soon. Regardless, I will be posting some new banners soon in the hopes that you will steal them and promote the exchange where your fandoms are (whether they're large or small doesn't matter, if you can find warm bodies willing to get involved).

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Feb. 2nd, 2015 12:14 pm
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More bad news: It looks like the auto-match process is stuck. This happened to a different exchange of mine last year, and it ended up taking five weeks for Support to get back to me. There is no hand-matching without the auto-match running first, unfortunately, so hopefully it doesn't take that long. If Support doesn't get back to me pretty quickly (i.e., today), I will open signups back up, encourage advertising out the wazoo for the next few days in hopes of luring people in (I made some new banners!), and try to run it again. (Speaking from experience, it will get stuck again, and then we will really have to wait.)

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Feb. 1st, 2015 11:49 pm
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I've started the AO3 automatic matching process, to see what comes up. It hasn't finished yet, so I'll check it in the morning and see what we will do from there. Thanks for your patience!
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... in less than an hour, technically.

However, we only have 18 people signed up - less than half the total number of last year - and I think we're going to have some real problems matching people with that number. I'm not sure why this is; could be Yuletide slump, or maybe I advertised more last year. :(

I don't want to keep signups open indefinitely until we reach some arbitrary number (what an enthusiasm- and momentum-killer), but I'm concerned. I will check numbers again after signups are supposed to close, in case of last minute signups, but if there aren't many, I'm thinking I will extend signups for three days and pretty much beg y'all to advertise on your fandom spaces, wherever they are - Tumblr, DW, etc., in hopes of getting more people involved.

Whatever the number, I will give matching a shot and see what comes out. We'll figure it out from there.
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Visit our sign-up post for instructions on how to sign up! Signups close tomorrow, Sunday the 1st, at 6:00 PM CST. What time is that for me?

Every year, there are people who drop out and need their assignments covered. If you are interested in pinch hitting for BP this year, we've started a new Google Group, Beyond Panels Pinch Hits. All pinch hits will be posted and assigned through that mailing list this year. Signing up for the list doesn't commit you to anything - it only means you'll receive email notifications when a message is posted. You are welcome to sign up for the list or be a pinch hitter without being signed up for the exchange itself. We appreciate you!
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Visit our sign-up post for instructions on how to sign up!

Now that sign-ups have begun, it's time to start thinking about letters! "Dear Creator" letters are a 100% optional way to expand on your requests and perhaps invite a treat or two. There's a space to include your link on the sign-up form, and you're welcome to drop a link here, too. Just fill out the following form in a comment:



And if you are so moved, browse others' letters and look for requests to write or draw as treats!

Link to letters post on Livejournal
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We've cleared up the tagset to the best of our abilities (knock on wood), so it's time for signups!

Signup instructions/faq at AO3 profile
Read the relevant parts of the FAQ here. Both fic and art are welcome.

Link to the Tag Set
Only the fandoms and characters here are eligible to be requested and offered.

And then make sure to ...

SIGN UP HERE

There is a persistent AO3 bug where some characters who are approved in the tag set do not show in the sign-up drop-down form. If a character does not appear in the auto-fill, you must copy and paste the character's tag directly from the tag set, then add a comma after it.

Please ask if you have any questions not covered in the FAQ.

Sign-ups will run until 6:00 PM CST on Sunday, February 1st. What time is that for me?
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