One Wank After Another

[coalcube]

A blank assignment is a funny thing, isn't it? When you have it, you don't appreciate it, and when you miss it, it's gone.

Wednesday 10 December: Default deadline (9pm UTC)
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Comments

Re: Unpopular Opinion Time

[(Anonymous)]

I went out to pinch hit for the first time this year and I'm trying to remember why anyone wants that to happen. I just feel bad that my writer either disliked my requests or is having a bad time irl.

Re: Unpopular Opinion Time

[(Anonymous)]

I always thought I would be happy to show up on the pinch hits list - more exposure for my requests and chance for my zero-offers fandoms to get picked up, plus I don't think there's anything wrong with my requests so it would just have to be an unlucky mismatch or issue on the writer's end - and then last year when I actually did I was weirdly irrationally anxious about it and Did Not Like It at all. I was genuinely surprised how much it bugged me because it's not like I judge other people's requests for showing up there no matter how long they linger, but when mine were up there, argh, no, take them away.

Re: Unpopular Opinion Time

[(Anonymous)]

I'm trying to remember why anyone wants that to happen

More eyes on your request. Statistically, I've been getting more treats when I went out to PH vs. when I didn't.

I just feel bad that my writer either disliked my requests or is having a bad time irl.

As someone who just defaulted (not in Yuletide but a different exchange), don't. Unless there was something wrong with your request, it's not your fault and I wouldn't want my recip to feel bad. (For me, I defaulted because I had a big id mismatch with the recip. What they liked and what I liked was a venn diagram with almost no overlap, but that's not their fault or mine. It just happens.)

Re: Unpopular Opinion Time

[(Anonymous)]

Treats would be nice... actually I'm surprised I went out to PH because I already have one. Do treats only get promoted to gifts if the default is too late to get a PH?