Feedback Post

[littlefics]

Hello everyone, thanks for another great round! We have a couple questions we'd be interested in getting your thoughts on! If you'd prefer to share your feedback privately, you can also leave a comment on the Mod Contact post, where all comments are screened.

1. Age requirement. We do not currently have an age requirement in place. Would you support adopting one? If so, would you like it to be an absolute cutoff (e.g., must be 18+ to participate at all) or conditional (e.g., participants under 18 may not request/write NSFW drabbles)? Please let us know if you have other suggestions, as well.

2. Timing of next round. We'd be curious to know when participants would prefer that the next round take place—the options are September, October, and/or November.

Comments

[themorikelife]

1. I haven't encountered a minor to my knowledge in this exchange, but I run in pretty niche fandoms that skew older for exchange participants. My vote would be a conditional age restriction if you were to implement, since that to me seems more welcoming.

2. November is my first choice, October is my second :)

This is one of my favorite exchanges. Thank you for running it!

[hogwartstoalexandria]

Always love this exchange, thank you for running it so often <3

1. I'm always in favor of 18+ only.

2. With FIAB and ToT which are two very treat/intensity-heavy exchanges in October, my vote would be to avoid that month for more treating energy to go into the round. No opinion on whether before or after is better but YT participants may be deep in their YT plans in November.

Thanks again! 💙

[redgear]

1. I prefer 18+

2. September sounds good!

[klutzygirl]

1) 18+ only

2) November

[something_ignites]

1. In strong support of 18+ only

2. Strong favor of November. October is Trick or Treat, which is a similar low-minimum exchange; first drafts of FIAB are also due in October. September/October is also when much effort is placed into Yuletide coordination and sign-ups.

[sweetsorcery]

1. 18+ gets my vote

2. A lot of current exchanges are going on into September, plus that's only next month. :)
For me, late October/early November would be nice before the end of year bout of writing, but I guess everyone participates in different things.

[eller]

1. 18+ is good

2. I'd like September. After that, I think many will be busy with Yuletide.

[speperteristico]

1. Another vote for 18+

2. September feels too close and November feels too crowded already exchange wise, so I'd say October. (Personally, a late September/early October schedule would be ideal)

[catchmeifyoucreon]

1. I would prefer the exchange to be 18+.

2. Late October or November would be best for me, personally.

[angswin]

I have no problem with 18+

I think October would be a great time for the next round - especially since it is already almost September and November is full of holiday writing events.

[octahedrite]

1. I think the conditional age requirement is good.

2. I'm in favor of either October or November. (September is not a hard no from me, but it's very soon.)

[e_k_braveman]

1. Conditional 18+ is good.

2. October or November is preferable, since September is just a total no-go for me.

[evilmuffins]

I missed the last few rounds, so I'd like September :) October is too close to Trick or Treat.

I'd like a blanket 18+ requirement.

[(Anonymous)]

1. 18+ only
2. October because there's not many events in October and drabbles are the perfect treats to make during that period.

[snickfic]

I would prefer an absolute cutoff that all participants must be 18+.

No preference on timing for the fall round.

[(Anonymous)]

1. Conditional is cool so everyone can participate :)

2. Late Sept/Early October sounds ideal in my head

[(Anonymous)]

1) Agreed on blanket 18 and up

2) September please!

[celamity]

1. If age restriction, I would prefer a conditional one.

2. Early November?

[peachpai]

1. While I think it may be more work with regard to moderation, I do think the conditional age rule is a good choice to continue to be inclusive of younger writers. I don't have a problem with minors being in the exchange.

2. My vote is for October or November since I think I will be pretty busy in September.

[maharetr]

1. I'd be sad if 16/17 year olds couldn't participate at all. I support having no age requirement. If we're getting one, though, I support a conditional one.

2. September-into-October works for me.

[komadori]

1. Conditional
2. November

[jubileen]

1. Conditional age requirement

2. Late September/Early October

[swankitty]

1) I would strongly prefer there to not be a 18+ limit age requirement. I think exchanges, especially an exchange like this one where the word count requirement is not very large, are great events for people of all ages to participate. There's no need to have a hard 18+ limit for an event that isn't centered around NSFW.

If there must be some sort of age limit, I would prefer the conditional version, where those under 18 cannot prompt or fill NSFW prompts.

2) No opinion.