Wayback Exchange

Collection Revealed!

Thu, 14 May 2020 15:59:41 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Works are now live! Creators will remain anonymous until May 21. You may still post treats if you like up until that date.

Thank you again to our pinch hitters, and to all the participants this round for a low key, low stress exchange! I hope you all

Go forth!

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Collection Complete + Reveals

Wed, 13 May 2020 19:22:12 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Everyone now has a gift, and we are on track to open the collection tomorrow morning at 9 AM, MST! Thank you especially to our pinch hitters.

Treats may still be posted in the collection up until authors are revealed on May 21. You may also edit your works as much as you like!

COUNTDOWN

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Posting deadline has passed! + Pinch Hits

Fri, 01 May 2020 04:54:43 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

The posting deadline has now passed, and anyone who has not posted their work, and did not reach out for an extension, has been defaulted. And as a result, we have two post-deadline pinch hits!

These will be due May 7th, at 10 PM MST.

( PH 9: CLAIMED )

( PH 10: CLAIMED )

Comments are screened - remember to include your AO3 name if you'd like to claim one!

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~6 hours to posting deadline

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:49:19 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

If you need an extension, don't hesitate to get in touch at waybackexchange@gmail.com! You may also comment on this post - comments are screened!

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Pinch Hit 8

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 01:06:56 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

One more, due at the same time as regular assignments.

( CLAIMED )

Remember to include your AO3 name to claim!

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Pinch Hit 7

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 19:54:08 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

One more. Due at the same time as regular assignments! Don't forget to include your AO3 name if you'd like to claim.

( Pinch Hit 7: CLAIMED )

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Pinch Hits 5 & 6

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:18:39 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

We have a couple more pinch hits available for claiming! These works are due at the same time as regular assignments, on April 30.

( Pinch Hit 5: CLAIMED )

( Pinch Hit 6: CLAIMED )

Comments are screened. Remember to include your AO3 name in your comment if you're claiming!

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Assignments Sent + Initial Pinch Hits

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 01:02:36 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Assignments are out! Get in touch ASAP if you signed up and did not receive an email. Remember to check the address associated with your AO3 account.

We have four initial pinch hits. To claim, please include your AO3 name in your comment. Comments are screened!

( PH 1: CLAIMED )

( PH 2: CLAIMED )

( PH 3: CLAIMED )

( PH 4: CLAIMED )

Assignments are due April 30, at 10 PM MST.
What time is that for me? | Countdown

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6ish hours left to sign up!

Sun, 01 Mar 2020 23:14:39 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

COLLECTION

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Sign Ups Open + Instructions

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 14:25:57 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Sign ups are now open! Some quick instructions:

FOR REQUESTS:

- You must pick at least 4 fandoms, but you may choose up to 10. For each fandom, you are required to choose a medium (fic, art, podfic), and at least one tag (a character or a relationship). The maximum amount of character/relationship tags you are allowed is 20.

- Fandoms must be unique. That means you cannot request the same fandom twice.

- You are very welcome to leave prompts and/or a letter to your writer in your sign up. However, your writer is only required to create something that fulfills the minimum requirements of your request (medium, fandom, and character/relationship).

- If you have DNWs, include them in your sign up form. If they're not in your sign up, they won't be enforced. If you receive a work that includes a DNW, a new creator will be arranged for your request. Please do get in touch if this happens to you!

- You may select "any" when choosing tags for a specific fandom. This means that your request can be assigned to any creator who offered any combination of tags in that fandom. Use that option wisely!

FOR OFFERS:

- You must offer at least 4 fandoms, maximum is 10. Your fandoms must be unique for offers as well.

- You must also offer a medium (remember you may choose more than one), and between 2 - 20 character/relationship tags for each fandom.

- "Any" is an option for offers as well. Again, be sure you really mean "any" when choosing that option. Double check the tagset!

- For fandoms with only one nominated character/relationship tag: the sign up form normally requires you to select at least two. If there is only one tag nominated in the fandom, that means you must select "any."

SIGN UPS CLOSE MARCH 1ST, 10 PM MST.
WHAT TIME IS THAT FOR ME? | COUNTDOWN

TAGSET | COLLECTION

Have fun!

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Nomination Clarification #2

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:11:36 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Almost done! Sign ups will open once these last two fandoms have been decided on.

Lord Peter Wimsey - Dorothy Sayers

This series was continued by another author, the last novel being published in 2012. Are the new novels distinct enough to be counted as a separate canon?

天地無用! | Tenchi Muyo!

There are OVA series that have been released past 2010, but I can't tell if they're adaptations of the original manga, or sequels? Can someone please clarify?

Thank you!

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Tagset closed!

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:22:02 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

The tagset is now closed to nominations!

Keep an eye on the community for any further clarification posts. As I work my way through approvals, it will also help if you point out any typos/duplicate tags, or other errors.

Thank you!

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8ish hours left to nominate!

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:26:11 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

TAGSET | COLLECTION | ELIGIBILITY POST

Countdown to Close of Nominations

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Nomination Clarification #1

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:39:11 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Some more information needed on the following nominated tags!

Akira (Togainu no Chi)/Konoe (Lamento): These characters appear to be from two different fandoms, yet they were nominated under Togainu no Chi. If this is a crossover pairing, it needs to be nominated under Crossover Fandom!

And the following fandoms seem to be ineligible, unless I'm missing something. If there's ambiguity in the new material, or something I don't know, please speak up! Otherwise, feel free to go in and change your nominations so you don't lose your slots.

Death Note (Anime & Manga): There is a new chapter of Death Note due to be published next week.

Misfits TV: This show was on air until 2013, which would make it ineligible.

Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski: The last book in this series was published in 2013. Is it in the same continuity/contain the same characters?

Also, if you notice any typos, mistakes, or floating tags, do let me know so I can fix. Thank you, everyone!

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Nominations Open!

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 05:58:09 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Opening up a little early, since I won't have much time tomorrow morning. The tagset is here!

You may nominate up to 6 fandoms, with up to 8 tags (either a character, or a relationship).

& is for platonic. / is for romantic/sexual. Please don't mix them up! Combinations of & and / ARE allowed. (Example: Martha Wayne/Thomas Wayne & Bruce Wayne)

Please format solo character nominations as follows: Firstname Lastname & None. Rest assured - this means you are still matching on a single character! This is a workaround to make the AO3 interface accommodate the type of matching we're doing. So for example, to nominate James Kirk, please format your nomination as "James Kirk & None."

If you are nominating a crossover pairing, please include the canons in parentheses, and be sure to nominate it under Crossover Fandom. Example: James Kirk (Star Trek: TOS)/Aeryn Sun (Farscape)

Make sure you follow the community (or check in regularly) for clarification questions. Remember that you can still make a case for your borderline fandoms on the eligibility post up until the tagset closes on February 11.

Any questions, leave me a comment or shoot me an email at waybackexchange@gmail.com!

TAGSET | COLLECTION | ELIGIBILITY POST

Countdown to Close of Nominations

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2020 Schedule + Eligibility Post

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 22:26:30 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Hi there, and welcome back! I had a fun time last year, so let's go for a second round, shall we? Below is the schedule for 2020 - modified slightly so that reveals are sliiiightly earlier.

Eligibility Review Period: January 16 - 28
Nominations: January 28 - February 11
Sign Ups: February 16 - March 1
Assignments will be sent by: March 6
Works due: April 30
Works Revealed: May 14, 9 AM MST
Authors Revealed: May 21

The pinned FAQ post, as well as the DW profile, has been updated with the 2020 schedule. Remember, for this year's round, the new cut off for fandoms is December 31, 2010. A new decade!

This post will also function as the eligibility post, for any fandoms you wish to nominate that you believe are on the line. Fandoms that were accepted last year will be automatically accepted this year, no need to make a case for those. The tagset is here if you wish to take a look.

When making your case, please include the canon's full name (as you would nominate it in the tagset), the date(s) of all the canon material that has been released, and your reasoning as to why I should accept it. Here's an example:

Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine (1997)

A prequel, Ogre Enchanted, was published in 2018. While the events of Ogre take place in the same timeline/continuity, it follows a main character who did not appear in Ella. The main cast of Ogre is for the most part completely separate, apart from two characters (their identities being spoilers) who were extensively mentioned in Ella, but appeared only briefly in the original book. Therefore, I feel as if the two novels should be considered separate canons.

In cases of tie-in comics and novels, my rule of thumb is: 1. are the tie-ins well known? 2. are they by the same creators? and 3. does it clearly follow the original canon in terms of continuity/characters? If the answer is "no" to at least two of these, I won't consider them as disqualifying material. If you disagree with me about a particular judgment call, feel free to point out why - I'm not super familiar with everything, and Google can only do so much!

Lastly: you can comment here anonymously, and commenting here with your fandom does not qualify as an actual nomination. The tagset/collection for 2020 are not up yet, but I will add links to the pinned post once they are.

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Radical! Authors Revealed + Feedback

Mon, 27 May 2019 15:01:08 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Authors have now been revealed! Thank you to everyone who participated, and a special extra thanks to our pinch hitters. This was the first year for this exchange, and I'm so very pleased and grateful that it turned out successfully. I hope everyone had fun!

If you have any comments or feedback for me on the rules, schedule, eligibility process - or whatever! - please leave them here on this post. I realize the schedule was quite long - since this exchange overlapped with several others, I built in extra writing time thinking that several of you might have multiple assignments to work on at once. Did this work for you? Is there another time of year that would work better?

Thank you again for making my job painless and enjoyable. Good luck in your future exchanges - I'll probably see you there!

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Tubular! Fics revealed!

Mon, 20 May 2019 04:01:52 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

The collection is now revealed. Go forth and enjoy! A big, super extra thank you to our pinch hitters, who definitely kept us on track.

Authors will be revealed on May 27. Have fun!

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15 minute warning!

Mon, 20 May 2019 03:45:54 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

COUNTDOWN

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ETA: 10 Hours!

Sun, 19 May 2019 17:49:19 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

We're on track for fics to be revealed on time, tonight at 10 PM MST! Get your last minute edits in!

Treats can be posted up until author reveals. Remember to respect your creator's anonymity until that date, especially for folks receiving podfics!

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Pinch Hit + Collection Opening

Wed, 15 May 2019 16:11:04 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Thank you to all our pinch hitters so far, and to everyone who has posted their stories as well - the collection looks great! However, we still have one lingering pinch hit left to be claimed. I won't open the collection until everyone has a gift, so please spread the word if you or anyone you know might be interested in writing for this assignment.

( PH 8: CLAIMED )

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3 outstanding PHs!

Mon, 13 May 2019 00:45:09 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Three left! Comment to claim, first come first served. I'm moving the due date for these to May 18, 10 PM MST.

( PH 8: Biggles Series - W.E. Johns, Black Jack, Desert Peach, CyberSix )

( PH 9: CLAIMED )

( PH 15: CLAIMED )

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Posting deadline has passed! + Pinch Hits

Sat, 11 May 2019 04:38:14 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Anyone who has not fulfilled their assignment or arranged for an extension has now been defaulted. We have seven post-deadline pinch hits. If you defaulted on your assignment, and your writer subsequently defaulted on you, I will not be arranging a pinch hitter for your requests. You are, however, still free to write treats/sign up again next year.

These pinch hits are due May 16, 10pm MST.

( PH 8: Biggles Series - W.E. Johns, Black Jack, Desert Peach, CyberSix )

( PH 9: Alias, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Live Action TV), Fullmetal Alchemist, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi | Spirited Away )

( PH 10: CLAIMED )

( PH 11: CLAIMED )

( PH 12: CLAIMED )

( PH 13: CLAIMED )

( PH 14: CLAIMED )

ETA: A new pinch hit has been added! This one is also due on May 16th.

( PH 15: CLAIMED )

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~6 hours to posting deadline

Fri, 10 May 2019 21:51:30 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Please get in touch if you need an extension! I'll be posting post-deadline pinch hits tonight once the 10 PM deadline passes.

WHAT TIME IS THAT FOR ME? | COUNTDOWN

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Pinch Hit 7

Wed, 08 May 2019 02:51:23 GMT

Posted by: ficmod

Another pinch hit. Any further pinch hits will be posted with the post-deadline ones on May 11th.

This PH is due May 14 at 10 PM MST.

( CLAIMED )

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