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Signups will be open until August 21st at 11:59pm EDT
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Requests

Requests are for saying what you would like to recieve. They are visible to everyone. You must use only tags from the tagset.

You must have a minimum of 3 requests. They can all be from the same fandom, but your three requests must be substantially different (for example, involving three different relationships slot tags).
If you are requesting less than 3 fandoms with distinct lore, and are out as a pinch hit after October 10th you will be asked to add additional fandoms. If you are unable or unwilling to add additional fandoms, your pinch hit will stay up, but we won't hold up reveals for you. We will hold reveals until everyone who requests 3+ fandoms with distinct lore has a gift.

You may select 1-20 tags per request in the relationships field.
Your creator will be matched to you based on one fandom and one relationship/character; you should therefore request as if you will only get ONE of your requested relationships/characters
Ambiguous groups are any group where the characters aren't explicitly listed, for example "The Losers Club" or "Death Eaters". If you're requesting a tag with an ambiguous group, you are guaranteed that one member of that group will be in your gift.
Original works, original character, and Reader tags which do not mention gender are open to the creator's interpretation.
"Any" tags and "Creator's Choice of…" tags must bake in any character types you wish to exclude; otherwise it really is the creator's choice! You cannot request "Solo: Any Jedi" and then DNW Yoda; you cannot request "Creator's Choice of Lannister(s)/Any Character" and then DNW incest. underage, or poly.

If you would like to possibly receive lengths shorter than 1k or mediums besides fic, you should opt in to them using the provided "Medium Opt-In" tags. This is so that your gifts can be checked against your sign up easily.
You can select 0-20 medium/length opt-ins per request in the "Additional tags" field. If you want more mediums than 20, your extras can go into the "Optional tags" field where they must be copied directly from the tagset.
Please remember that anything you opt into has the potential to be your entire gift! While it is unlikely you will receive 100 Drabbles if you choose "Length Opt-In: Drabbles", it is technically possible!
Please also remember that you are not matching on opt-in tags; they are optional to your creator. Be prepared to receive gift(s) that are 1k-10k fic(s).
We suggest making a copy of this google sheet to generate lists of additional tags that you can copy/paste directly into your AO3 sign up.

Dear Creator letters may be linked to in your signup in order to give your gifter further details on your likes and dislikes. These are optional as long as you have something in your AO3 signup saying what you like.
If you're using Tumblr we would like to remind you not to change your URL before the end of the exchange.
If you're using Google Docs we would like to let you know that your letter will be much more accessible to your fellow participants if you use the Publish to the Web function.

Please include anything you absolutely don't want to receive (Do Not Wants) in the Optional Details field in your AO3 signup. In the event that a DNW is included in your gift, only reasonable DNWs noted in your signup will be enforced. (Please bear in mind that DNWs cannot be used to box your creator into producing a very specific work.)
You must include something in your optional details to indicate what you like or have an unlocked letter before signups close. This can be short (For example: "I really like h/c and fluff!") or long, but it needs to be present. If you're linking to a letter which already has publicly visible information to this effect, that is also acceptable.
You may not ask your creator not to make something within the default range of the exchange (for example, you cannot try to say that all fics for you must be over 5k, since 1k per fic is the exchange minimum).

Offers are for saying what you would like to make. They aren't visible to anyone but the mods. You can only select tags from the tagset.
You can offer 1-10 fandoms, each with 1-20 relationships/characters/WB: tags.
If you are someone who works in another medium and you'd like to guarantee you match on that medium, please contact the mods before signups close letting us know. You can use this google form or you can email us at ficinaboxmod@gmail.com
When you receive your assignment it will list all of your recipient's requests, but you are only required to create for one of them. If you would like to create for a request you didn't match on or if you would like to create for several of your recipient's requests, that's fine!

If there is someone you do not want to be matched to as a recipient and/or creator, please contact us. We'll need their AO3 name(s) and how you would like us to handle it if you're their only possible assignment or they try to pick up your pinch hit.
If you are unmatchable as a recipient (i.e. no one is offering anything you are requesting), your requests will be posted to the Dreamwidth community for claiming as a pinch hit.
If you are unmatchable as a creator (i.e. no one is requesting anything you are willing to create), the mods will contact you when signups close and ask you to add more offers. If you do not reply within 24 hours, your signup will be deleted.
You may sign up with a maximum of one sock. (Two accounts per person).