Is There Coal On Mars?

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Tis the season.

Nominations: Mon 19 Sept to Thurs 29 Sept
Sign-ups: Fri 14 Oct to Sat 22 Oct
Assignments out by: Mon 24 Oct
Default deadline: Sun 11 Dec
Assignment deadline: Sun 18 Dec
Reveals: Sun 25 Dec

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[(Anonymous)]

Yay! Thank you coalcube!

[(Anonymous)]

I've been waiting eagerly for coaltide to open up for the last week or so. HELLO, COALIES! Before we get into the usual insults and butts and such I will take a moment to be very genuine. I've missed you all. Can't wait to keep you company in this upcoming writing holiday season



butts butts butts butts butts butts butts

Promo post

[(Anonymous)]

what are you already checking out from the promo post?

which promos left you with barely more information than when you started reading?

Re: Promo post

[(Anonymous)]

I watched a couple of the short YouTube links! The 5-min animated movie about the circus performers was cute, although not something I'd be fannish about. The series of music videos with the goth/cheerleader f/f romance was fun, although I guess I'm old because I found the word "fuck" in the songs distracting. I was very into the dark-haired gal though, esp in HS.

[(Anonymous)]

OK, I'll accept any comments of being stupid, but I'm new here, what is this exchange about exactly?

[(Anonymous)]

Fandoms with zero-to-a-very-small-amount-of fic about them aka "rare" fandoms. Getting more fic for those fandoms. That's the core premise of Yuletide.

After that, what exchanges are you familiar with? That might help for aligning context.

"Ephemeral canons" is a fad I could do without

[(Anonymous)]

That includes commercials. Do your own ephemeral exchange, dammit!

Re: "Ephemeral canons" is a fad I could do without

[(Anonymous)]

I'd say the grand tradition of the Folgers Incest Commercial elevates Ephemeral canons above a fad?

omg

[(Anonymous)]

New post!!!!!!!!!!

Evidence post

[(Anonymous)]

https://yuletide-admin.dreamwidth.org/93462.html#comments

It's the best time of year! I love rubbernecking these things.

Re: Evidence post

[(Anonymous)]

"SoftBank's Next 30-Year Vision (2010 corporate PDF)" is delightfully creepy.

FINALLY

[(Anonymous)]

YULETIDE HAS COME BACK TO FANDOM!!!

Re: FINALLY

[(Anonymous)]

WE'RE BACK!!!

[(Anonymous)]

welcome back wheres all the butts

[(Anonymous)]

look over your shoulder. should be back there somewhere

Decisions, decisions

[(Anonymous)]

I have TOO MANY THINGS I want to nominate.

Coalies, how do you pare down nominations to only a few when you equally want ALL of these things and don't have time to make half a dozen sock accounts???

Re: Decisions, decisions

[(Anonymous)]

I don’t. I already have socks. More than I need tbh.

Yuletide nominations are open!!!!!!!!

[(Anonymous)]

What are coalies nominating?

Re: Yuletide nominations are open!!!!!!!!

[(Anonymous)]

At least a couple of songs. I love fic based on songs and it also means I can make a Yuletide playlist... and also, they're easy canons to pick up if someone feels like trying something new.

Soooo...

[(Anonymous)]

Which wankers are gonna sign up, and how will they be wanky this year?

Re: Soooo...

[(Anonymous)]

We'll very likely see the same tedious group of non-commenters. And probably Untherius, although he's been pretty boring the last couple of years IIRC.

[(Anonymous)]

Are we gonna get a nominations coordination post this year?

[(Anonymous)]

yes, just went up! https://yuletide.dreamwidth.org/281651.html

Since nominations are happening...

[(Anonymous)]

...and i've seen quite a few really interesting ones on the promo and evidence posts (like the Amazon reviews, and that one Powerpoint presentation) - I'm curious, what's the strangest/most interesting thing you've ever seen nominated for Yuletide?

Re: Since nominations are happening...

[(Anonymous)]

I liked the Immanuel Kant Evidentiary Approaches thing, a spin-off scenario from a judge's decision IIRC?

[(Anonymous)]

I love reading the promo post SO MUCH.

[(Anonymous)]

Same! Then I remember I don't have time to consume all those canons, much less before signups close D:

[(Anonymous)]

Lordy, the fine fandom slicing in the evidence post is hilarious. Pick something actually rare, people.

[(Anonymous)]

I always find the evidence post so soothing. The stuff that's obviously not gonna be accepted, the stuff that's very obviously gonna be accepted and absolutely didn't need any kind of evidence, the comments that actually make sense, all of it. Love that shit.

[(Anonymous)]

Wondering if I should do a promo post for one of my fandoms, but it's hard to put into words why I love this fandom. I just love it, is all!

[(Anonymous)]

Whereas I'm wondering if it's worth it to write my own promo post for a canon I'm not even offering or requesting it because the person who did it last year likes a lot of the same things I do but their post was incredibly spoilery for the most recent instalment and imho the spoilers were unnecessary.

[(Anonymous)]

What I should be doing: Deciding what I want to nominate for Yuletide.

What I'm actually doing: Watching videos about cute baby monkeys.

[(Anonymous)]

you can't just say something like that and not share a link

[(Anonymous)]

They should just make anything adjacent to a megafandom ineligible by default. This exchange is for rare fandoms not your juggernauts.

[(Anonymous)]

true enough, but then you've got things like star wars and doctor who spinoffs with characters and settings that get completely ignored by the main fandom. that's what i'm here for sometimes

Exciting noms

[(Anonymous)]

What looks good so far? Or just weird?

Re: Exciting noms

[(Anonymous)]

I'm delighted to see Grand Designs return.

New to you fandoms

[(Anonymous)]

What might you nominate this year that you never have before?

Re: New to you fandoms

[(Anonymous)]

I nominated a song! I'm not sure yet if I'll request it, but it's the very first time I nominated a non-traditional fandom.

[(Anonymous)]

Three original online series by fanwriters; a very obscure podcast; a very old SF novel; a recent youtube series. We'll see how it narrows nows.

[(Anonymous)]

Is it a good SF novel?

Weirdest thing you want to request this year?

[(Anonymous)]

What's the oddest fandom - or who's the most unusual character - on your wish list this year for YT?

Re: Weirdest thing you want to request this year?

[(Anonymous)]

Probably characters in songs, if by weirdest you mean most obscure!

Femslash canons promo

[(Anonymous)]

What femslash canons are you nominating that I could consume before signups? Ideally canons that have actual queer women, but also interested in things you're nominating to ask for non-canonical femslash. I am considering "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo," which is an Old Hollywood historical novel with canonical queerness...

Re: Femslash canons promo

[(Anonymous)]

How are you about shorter Chinese canons? So canon f/f but censorship means no actual physical affection on screen.

im sorry butt

[(Anonymous)]

u cant do yule tide unless u wash ur butt. im sorry but it really pongs ok. please just wash it i beg u.

Re: im sorry butt

[(Anonymous)]

This is too mean-spirited to be our butts coalie. Bring back the real butts coalie!!!

Why is it so quiet in here???

[(Anonymous)]

People are nominating! Yuletide is coming! Where's the party???

Also FFA is blocked at my workplace and I'm booooooored. :(

Re: Why is it so quiet in here???

[(Anonymous)]

coal is quiet until the letters part of sign ups, tbqh. the casuals show up to rubberneck and self rec.

the big influx hits twice: when assignments go out and again when fics go live.