This is Yuletide, everybody make a scene

[coalcube]

I am the sock with the tear-away face

Low-effort with your gift and gone without a trace

I am the "who" when you call, "Who does an exchange without acknowledging their gift?"
I am the wanker blowing through your fics comments
I am the coalie dragging your letter at night
Filling your exchange to the brim with fright!

This is Coaltide!

Nominations: Tuesday 22 September to Thursday 1 October

Sign-ups: Friday 16 October to Monday 26 October

Assignments out: between 26 & 28 October

Default deadline: Friday 11 December

Assignment Deadline: Friday 18 December

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Re: Is an AO3 account not enough?

[(Anonymous)]

I'd just start a new fandom identity. I've had to do it a few times now because of an IRL stalker so I definitely get where you're coming from. Each time I do my first exchange on a new account I know some people will think I'm a sock and avoid me, but it's never prevented me from getting a gift.

Re: Is an AO3 account not enough?

[(Anonymous)]

I've done similar to avoid a stalker. The account I'm doing yuletide on this year doesn't have much, and the linked tumblr and twitter have sporadic bouts of activity, but when I've done it before I've never had an issue with not getting fic. The last time I had to switch accounts I got a bunch of treats as my letter got recced a few times so honestly I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Re: Is an AO3 account not enough?

[(Anonymous)]

NC

I really want to sign up this year, but I’m avoiding someone who is totally creepy enough to figure out who I am based on congruence of fandoms. Even if they’re new to me fandoms, they’re all fandoms of one and I’m pretty damn distinctive (for the weirdo keeping hyper close track of my online movements.)

I nominated, because I’m still dithering, but it definitely sucks to feel entirely unavoidable even if I sick.

Re: Is an AO3 account not enough?

[(Anonymous)]

DA. Omg, Coalie, I'm so sorry to hear that!

I have experienced the same thing. A former friend turned stalker has a bad habit of trying to hunt me down using our shared fandoms, to the point where I'm going to have to start a new fandom identity myself. And after our last extremely unsettling encounter, I've realized I'm going to have to spread these shared fandoms across two different accounts. I've never had a dental practice before, so it's a new adventure for me.

But this stalking culture is just so unsettling.

Who cares if this person has the same fandoms as you, or someone you want to be friends with, or someone you want to get back in touch with, or even someone you don't like? I mean, who the hell has so much time on their hands that they go through and look for that sort of information when it comes to a stranger on the internet? And all over fanfiction?! JFC.

Have they committed war crimes? Murder? Rape? No? Leave them the fuck alone, FFS. If they want to talk to you, they will.