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And that's a wrap! Thank you to all participants for your hard work!
Now in terms of next year I am considering some rule changes. I'm looking at rule changes in relation to the following:
Now in terms of next year I am considering some rule changes. I'm looking at rule changes in relation to the following:
- A rule requiring that each person only sign up with one account; and
- A possible penalty for participants who default at the deadline, so as to spread out pinch hits.
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Date: 2017-02-21 02:27 pm (UTC)Thanks for hosting a great fest. I really enjoyed participating this year.
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Date: 2017-02-21 07:10 pm (UTC)Thanks for moderating! :)
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Date: 2017-02-21 07:19 pm (UTC)Also in favor of a penalty for no-show at deadline, or a penalty for an earlier "default" deadline.
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Date: 2017-02-21 09:13 pm (UTC)And do you mean people who defaulted BEFORE the deadline or default AFTER it?
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Date: 2017-02-21 09:20 pm (UTC)The second rule is targeting people who do not default and so I have to default them when the deadline passes. This year we had 60+ people who were defaulted at that deadline, and that's a lot to deal with! I accept that there will always be a number of people who simply wait out the deadline, but I'm trying to split the number of pinch hits over a period of time so that I have a bit more time to get all the pinch hits out.
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Date: 2017-02-21 10:13 pm (UTC)Second one, yep that's fine with me. Whatever makes it easier for you to mod. I <3 this fic exchange and would like to see it continue.
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Date: 2017-02-21 11:00 pm (UTC)I think both proposed rules make a lot of sense.
If you do go with the default penalty, it might also be worth considering a no-penalty default deadline a week or so before the regular deadline, to encourage people to default earlier rather than hanging on until just before the deadline.
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Date: 2017-02-22 12:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-02-22 01:10 am (UTC)Agree there should be a penalty for last-minute default, similar to YT.
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Date: 2017-02-22 02:45 am (UTC)I say two treats rather than one, because treats are the stories you choose to write, while an assignment is the one that you have to write "or else".
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Date: 2017-02-22 09:08 am (UTC)1) Makes sense to me, especially given the popularity of the treatless spreadsheet. People already put in a lot of effort to try to get every recipient a treat, so signing up under two (or more) accounts to get two (or more) full works is pretty rude.
2) Like many of the other commenters, I support a) a no-penalty "warning shot" earlier default deadline and b) the penalty being at one or two treats, rather than completing the original assignment.
A request for next year: author reveals at midnight on the 21st, if possible! I waited hours and it was hard. *pathetic puppy eyes*
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Date: 2017-02-22 10:24 am (UTC)I understand why you're considering the "only one account" rule, because there are people constantly abusing the use of socks, but it would also be hitting people who are trying to keep fannish identities apart for good reasons (like not wanting certain fandoms/ships/content associated with their main account) and who are model participants with all their accounts. I don't think they should be punished for other people's bad behavior.
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Date: 2017-02-22 01:18 pm (UTC)I think both rules sound reasonable. I can only imagine the administrative nightmare of trying to organize so many last minute pinch hits!
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