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[moddington]

Here! 

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[griselda_gimpel]

Just because I want to make sure I understand this correctly:

Nominations: What we're willing to create
Signups: What we're willing to receive

Or do I have that backwards?

[sirvalkyrie]

Not a mod.

Nominations are basically to create the list of things people can offer and request. It makes sure there are things people want to get and give available without the mod having to guess.

[griselda_gimpel]

Then are sign-up what we want to receive?

This is my first time participating in something like this, so I want to make sure I understand it correctly.

[sirvalkyrie]

Yes, both what you want to receive and what you want to give.

[griselda_gimpel]

Oh, so when two people sign up for something similar, they can be matched with each other, right? Thank you for explaining.

[(Anonymous)]

You could match to each other, yes. But it's also possible that you're assigned to create a gift for them, but someone else is assigned to create a gift for you. It's a surprise.

/not the mod either

[(Anonymous)]

When you click through to sign-ups, it will ask you to add 3-10 requests (things you're happy to receive) and 3-10 offers (things you're happy to create). And then, as you say, two people who sign up for something similar can be matched with each other.

But you can only offer or request things that have already been nominated. The tagset is basically a list of what's been nominated: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/5325

There's an optional 'Description' box where you can write a little bit about the kind of things you like, things you don't want, and suggested prompts if you want to give them. That way your assigned creator gets some guidance beyond just characters or relationships.

You can't see what other people are offering, but if you look at the 'Requests' page you can see what other people are asking for: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/BlackIsBeautiful2021/requests.

/also not a mod

[griselda_gimpel]

Thank you!

[(Anonymous)]

The other important thing is to add your DNWs to the Description box. DNWs are Do Not Wants, or things you absolutely don't want to receive (such as character death, spiders, etc).

[moddington]

Some very helpful people beat me to the response, but I'd just like to verify that it's all good information! Please let me know if you have any other questions about the process.