Signups Now Open!

[littlefics]

Signups are now open! They will remain open until May 7, 11:59pm Eastern (Countdown). You can browse the requests in the app!

The tagset will remain open for nominations through the end of signups. If AO3 won't let you request a character that you know is definitely in the tagset, please comment here with the exact fandom and character(s) you were trying to request. A mod will then batch load it for you on the backend, and you will be able to request it.

• You must request 3-10 fandoms with 1-20 characters and 1-7 drabble types each. Fandoms in your requests must be unique, but may be related (e.g., three Star Wars requests would be fine, as long as it was three separate Star Wars fandoms).

• If you wish, you may request Any for drabble type. This means you are open to receiving any of the 7 drabble types in the tagset.

• If you wish, you may request Any character. This means any character in the canon (NOT just the tagset). Please do not request Any unless you really are open to receiving any character from that canon.

• If you have character DNWs, requesting Any might not be the best idea, as this could end up with a bad match with someone who had only offered that character. We will be checking for this before we send assignments, but it's possible we could miss something, which would lead to us having to re-assign your writer and send you to pinch hit. (Note that the character DNW would still be upheld in this situation.) If you are requesting Any and do not wish to receive fic about objects etc, you should DNW that as well.

• Blank signups are allowed, but prompts, likes, and a list of DNWs are strongly encouraged.

 

Offers:

• You must offer 3-10 fandoms with 1-20 characters and 1-7 drabble types each. Fandoms in your offers must be unique, but may be related (e.g., three Star Wars offers would be fine, as long as it was three separate Star Wars fandoms).

• If you wish, you may offer Any for drabble type. This means you are open to writing any of the 7 drabble types in the tagset. (Note that unless your recipient has also requested Any, you must write one of the specific drabble types they requested.)

• If you wish, you may offer Any character. This means any character in the tagset (i.e., if your recipient has requested specific characters, you must write one of them). Please do not offer Any unless you really are open to writing any character in the tagset for that fandom (including any last-minute additions to the tagset).

 

Do Not Wants:

• Only reasonable DNWs in your AO3 signup will be enforced.

• A reasonable DNW is a DNW that is clear and does not attempt to box your writer into writing just one thing.

Other:

• Some tags may not appear in the drop-down menu, but can still be used by copy-pasting from the tagset itself. This is a known AO3 bug.

 

• If you encounter any issues while signing up, please let us know ASAP, as AO3 bugs can sometimes hit exchanges. (We are aware of the character tag issue; please see the note at the top of this post!)

• If you need to let us know something about your signup (such as not wanting to be assigned to a specific other participant), please contact us via email (seasonsofdrabbles AT gmail) or the mod contact post.

Comments

[snickfic]

Hi, I'm trying to request this approved character, but AO3 won't let me:
Captain Marvel (2019), Yon-Rogg (Captain Marvel)

[littlefics]

Hello, you should be able to request them now! Thank you for letting us know.

[snickfic]

Thank you!! :)

[fensandmarshes]

Hi!

> These character tags in your request are not in the selected fandom(s), Dimension 20 (Web Series): Rosamund du Prix (Dimension 20), Saccharina Frostwhip (Dimension 20) (Your moderator may be able to fix this.)
These character tags in your request are not in the selected fandom(s), Dream SMP: Philza (Dream SMP) (Your moderator may be able to fix this.)
These character tags in your offer are not in the selected fandom(s), Dream SMP: Philza (Dream SMP) (Your moderator may be able to fix this.)

[knave_of_swords]

Hi, the following characters should be in the Hermitcraft SMP fandom, but aren't:

bdoubleO100 (Hermitcraft)
GeminiTay (Hermitcraft)
GoodTimesWithScar (Hermitcraft)
TangoTek (Hermitcraft)

[littlefics]

Hello, you should be able to sign up for those characters now!

Character tag issue

[(Anonymous)]

I ran into the character tag issue while signing up, and copy-pasted the tag as per instructions, but AO3 still refused to save the sign-up and I had to delete that request. Is there another work-around for this issue, please?

Re: Character tag issue

[littlefics]

Hello, if AO3 won't let you request a character that you know is definitely in the tagset, please let us know the exact fandom and character(s) you were trying to request. A mod will then batch load it for you on the backend, and you will be able to request it.

Edited to add further explanation: Because the tagset is open for nominations through the end of signups, there is sometimes a caching issue. It's an annoying bug but, thankfully, straightforward for us to fix. The copy-paste workaround is for a different bug. We know it's confusing, but hopefully this explanation helps!

[(Anonymous)]

These character tags in your offer are not in the selected fandom(s), Schlitze (Freaks) (Your moderator may be able to fix this.)

[littlefics]

Hi there, you should be able to sign up for this character now. Thank you for notifying us about the problem!

[ultra_fic]

I was in the Original Works section of the tag set to see what had been added for this round and stumbled across 'Aphelios (League of Legends)' which seems to have gone astray from it's rightful place.

[littlefics]

Haha, that is definitely not correct! It's fixed now, thanks for bringing it to our attention.

[ultra_fic]

No probs :)

Unfortunately, now I'm having trouble requesting/offering characters that are definitely in the tagset...

- Pocahontas (Disney Movies): John Smith (Pocahontas), Pocahontas (Disney's Pocahontas)

- Friends (TV): Joey Tribianni (Friends)

[littlefics]

They should be working now!

[ultra_fic]

Excellent - thank you very much :)

[pinkygrocket]

Hello! The character tag Peppino Spaghetti (Pizza Tower) for the fandom Pizza Tower (Video Game) needs to be batch loaded. Thank you!

[littlefics]

Done, thank you for letting us know!

[bonstrosity]

These character tags in your request are not in the selected fandom(s), 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga): Todoroki Shouto (BNHA)

Thanks for all y'all are doing!

[littlefics]

Thanks so much, that should be fixed now!

[bonstrosity]

Thank youuuu!

[lionessvalenti]

Hello, AO3 won't let me add Margot Mills (The Menu) for The Menu (2022). Thank you!

[littlefics]

Thanks, it's been fixed!

[uneasyshield]

Hello! I'm getting the character request bug for the following in Vocaloid: Kagamine Rin (Vocaloid), Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid). Thank you!

[littlefics]

It should be fixed now, thank you!

[aroberuka]

Hi! AO3 won’t let me add the following characters to my requests:

Dragonlance - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman: Tasslehoff Burrfoot (Dragonlance)
Temeraire - Naomi Novik: Sipho (Temeraire)

[littlefics]

Thank you, it's fixed now!

[aroberuka]

Awesome, thank you!

[lelex]

Hi,

Jason Grace (Percy Jackson) and all of the Soul Eater characters (but specifically Maka Albarn (Soul Eater) and Soul Eater Evans (Soul Eater) don't auto-populate and don't register when copy-pasted.

Thank you!!

[littlefics]

Thanks so much, they should be working now!