SIGN UPS OPEN
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mgsxThe Metal Gear Solid Exchange, or MGSX is an open-minded, free for all exchange for fanart and fanfic of the Metal Gear series!
SIGN UPS ARE NOW OPEN! Sign ups close on December 25th, 11:59 EST
2023 AO3 COLLECTION
2023 TAGSET
If you'd like to promo the event, here is a template post for your convenience. Feel free to edit it as you wish. Put it in your Dreamwitdh or Tumblr HTML edit field.
SIGN UPS
Why?
In order to get your request in, you must fill out the signup form. it will be linked on the AO3 collection and is easy to get to.
How?
At this stage, the only tags you will be able to use are from the tagset. Make sure to nominate as much as you can!
You can now use the tags you nominated to create requests and offers. You must have 2 ships and 4 freeforms as a minimum per request and offer. Or, you may put any ship or freeform with the Any check-box. Its all up to you.
Use the tags allowes in your offers to match to someone else's request in the collection. Your offers are what you are willing to create and you are free to put do not match notes, but you must be matchable to at least one other person.
If you are unmatchable, or do not have an offer that pairs with someone else's request, I will contact you through your ao3 email. Please keep tabs on your ao3 email around the dates of December 25th-28th. This is when I will be reaching out to unmatchable people. If I don't hear back from you by the 28th, I will delete your sign up. So please keep in touch if you don't go out of your way to be matchable!
Pinch hit?
A pinch hit is when someone doesn't have anyone to make a gift for them. I will post their requests on my page and wait until someone takes it. The collection wont open until everyone has a gift.
If you have any questions related to sign ups, feel free to email me at mgsx22@gmail.com or comment on the dreamwidth contact post.
ASSIGNMENTS/DUE DATES
Why?
Everything must adhere to the schedule so that the collection can open on time with everyone having a gift that meets the minimums. Like a traditional secret santa! Everyone who participates should get something on the reveal date.
How?
You must be finished with your gift, either 500 words of fic or a clean sketch if you draw, by January 29th 2023, 11:59 PM est. You have a whole month to create something. If you arent done by then, or think you wont be done by then, please contact me immediately via email (mgsx22@gmail.com).
Defaulting?
If you must default, please press the Default button in your ao3 assignment tab. You do not need to contact me or ask permission to default. Just do it as soon as you can (Any time before January 27th, 2023) so we can get a pinch hit for your recipient.
Treating?
Treating is when you create something for a person you were not assigned to. Maybe you were really inspired by their prompt but only saw it after signups closed, and you weren't able to match to them! You are free to write/draw for them too.
How?
Simply post your gift work as you usually would, but put it in the mgsx_2023 collection. You can do this from the 'Post to collection' button on most pages of the collection Be sure to spell your recipients name correctly.
Please make sure that gifting is enabled on your ao3 account, everyone!
Feel free to contact me through the Contact post or via E-mail (mgsx22@gmail.com) for any further questions.
SIGN UPS ARE NOW OPEN! Sign ups close on December 25th, 11:59 EST
2023 AO3 COLLECTION
2023 TAGSET
If you'd like to promo the event, here is a template post for your convenience. Feel free to edit it as you wish. Put it in your Dreamwitdh or Tumblr HTML edit field.
SIGN UPS
Why?
In order to get your request in, you must fill out the signup form. it will be linked on the AO3 collection and is easy to get to.
How?
At this stage, the only tags you will be able to use are from the tagset. Make sure to nominate as much as you can!
You can now use the tags you nominated to create requests and offers. You must have 2 ships and 4 freeforms as a minimum per request and offer. Or, you may put any ship or freeform with the Any check-box. Its all up to you.
Use the tags allowes in your offers to match to someone else's request in the collection. Your offers are what you are willing to create and you are free to put do not match notes, but you must be matchable to at least one other person.
If you are unmatchable, or do not have an offer that pairs with someone else's request, I will contact you through your ao3 email. Please keep tabs on your ao3 email around the dates of December 25th-28th. This is when I will be reaching out to unmatchable people. If I don't hear back from you by the 28th, I will delete your sign up. So please keep in touch if you don't go out of your way to be matchable!
Pinch hit?
A pinch hit is when someone doesn't have anyone to make a gift for them. I will post their requests on my page and wait until someone takes it. The collection wont open until everyone has a gift.
If you have any questions related to sign ups, feel free to email me at mgsx22@gmail.com or comment on the dreamwidth contact post.
ASSIGNMENTS/DUE DATES
Why?
Everything must adhere to the schedule so that the collection can open on time with everyone having a gift that meets the minimums. Like a traditional secret santa! Everyone who participates should get something on the reveal date.
How?
You must be finished with your gift, either 500 words of fic or a clean sketch if you draw, by January 29th 2023, 11:59 PM est. You have a whole month to create something. If you arent done by then, or think you wont be done by then, please contact me immediately via email (mgsx22@gmail.com).
Defaulting?
If you must default, please press the Default button in your ao3 assignment tab. You do not need to contact me or ask permission to default. Just do it as soon as you can (Any time before January 27th, 2023) so we can get a pinch hit for your recipient.
Treating?
Treating is when you create something for a person you were not assigned to. Maybe you were really inspired by their prompt but only saw it after signups closed, and you weren't able to match to them! You are free to write/draw for them too.
How?
Simply post your gift work as you usually would, but put it in the mgsx_2023 collection. You can do this from the 'Post to collection' button on most pages of the collection Be sure to spell your recipients name correctly.
Please make sure that gifting is enabled on your ao3 account, everyone!
Feel free to contact me through the Contact post or via E-mail (mgsx22@gmail.com) for any further questions.
