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coalie ([personal profile] coalcube) wrote in [community profile] coaltide2023-09-17 01:42 pm
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C-c-c-c-c-coal bomb!

Surprise, bitch.

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Nominations: Monday 18 to Thursday 28 September (Coordination | Evidence Post)
Sign-ups: Friday 13 to Saturday 21 October (NYR | Promo Post)
Assignments Out: Monday 23 October (may be earlier)
Default Deadline: Monday 11 December
Assignment Deadline: Monday 18 December
Main Collection Opens: Monday 25 December
Madness Opens: Tuesday 26 December
Author Reveals: Monday 1 January


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(Anonymous) 2023-09-19 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
FUCK SHIT HELL DAMN FUCKITTY FUCK FUCK.

I am going to have to drop this fandom because it's one the racist asshole tends to request. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.

(Anonymous) 2023-09-20 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
If only there were a single, solitary, unique racist in Yuletide.

(Anonymous) 2023-09-20 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
DC I assumed this referred to Gheyn.

(Anonymous) 2023-09-20 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Probably, but the point stands.

(Anonymous) 2023-09-20 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
NC

I assumed Gheyn too. My sympathies, OP.

Other coalies are right that Gheyn's not the only racist in YT, however. Just the currently wankiest.

(Anonymous) 2023-09-21 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
This is a situation where I don't think anyone would blame you for

-getting Gheyn as your recipient
-immediately picking someone else to write a treat for
-holding on to your assignment until deadline & auto-defaulting
-posting your treat to ensure you can sign up next year

(Anonymous) 2023-09-22 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
+1

(Anonymous) 2023-09-22 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
Ugh, my apologies. Which fandom, for those who are now paranoid about this very possibility?

(Anonymous) 2023-09-29 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
So if you happen to get assigned, write 1000 words of nothing actually happens crap, orphan, then go write treats. I don't see the problem with offering. Requesting is a different matter.

(Anonymous) 2023-10-15 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
There's always ChatGPT.

(Anonymous) 2023-10-15 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
For those with no remaining pride.

(Anonymous) 2023-10-15 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
I had to look what this was in response to, and now I’m wishing ChatGPT could write a decent letter for me because I absolutely loathe doing it but it’s so integral to getting treats or even just signup offers in your fandoms. But my brain treats it like a job application cover letter and runs the other way.

(Anonymous) 2023-10-15 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
For what it's worth, letters are optional! If you just want to stick with the DNWs in your sign-up, then that's perfectly fine. But if you really want a letter, you could just list some tropes/kinks/things you like for your fandoms.

(Anonymous) 2023-10-15 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
cyrt

I know, but since I rely heavily on other people’s letters both in writing my fic and deciding what to offer, it would be hypocritical of me not to try to write one myself.

(Anonymous) 2023-10-15 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
Even then, there are plenty of letters every year in the app/spreadsheet that are just a copy+paste of the signup. As long as your signup covers what it needs to, you really don't need to do anything more.