Happy 2018!
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maythe4thbewithyouMay the 4th Be With You is gearing up for another round! As always, if it's Star Wars, it's in. Holiday Special, yes! Forces of Destiny, yes! Campaign podcast, why not? As in previous rounds, the rules are simple: create a minimum 500 word story or 500 x 500 pixel piece of fan art based on your recipient's requested character(s) or relationship(s) and respecting their Do Not Wants.
The tentative schedule is as follows, with most due dates and deadlines at 1159 PM UTC (Edit: Schedule has been updated with new dates!):
Feb 18 - Mar 6: Nominations
Mar 4: Tag set clean-up and last minute discussion
Mar 6 - Mar 16: Sign ups
Mar 17ish: Matching and assignments go out, requests go live
Apr 20: Early default deadline
Apr 27: Assignments due, pinch hits go out
May 2: Pinch hits due
May 3: Last minute scrambling and panic
May 4: Works go live
May 11: Archive closes and creators revealed
Nominations and assignments were early before due to real life commitments which are not a factor this year. If you have strong opinions about the timing, this is a great opportunity to speak up. We're also taking ideas for the Initiate Trials, a set of mini-challenges that we ran last year. Did you like them? Did you care? Would you rather aim for a bingo-style challenge? What kinds of activities, incentives, or games would you like to see this year? We are continuing both character and relationship matching, using the "Character & None" style in the Relationships field for nominations. We are continuing with one archive for assignments and treats. Are there other changes you'd like to see? Let us know and we can discuss it here in the comments to this post.
The tentative schedule is as follows, with most due dates and deadlines at 1159 PM UTC (Edit: Schedule has been updated with new dates!):
Feb 18 - Mar 6: Nominations
Mar 4: Tag set clean-up and last minute discussion
Mar 6 - Mar 16: Sign ups
Mar 17ish: Matching and assignments go out, requests go live
Apr 20: Early default deadline
Apr 27: Assignments due, pinch hits go out
May 2: Pinch hits due
May 3: Last minute scrambling and panic
May 4: Works go live
May 11: Archive closes and creators revealed
Nominations and assignments were early before due to real life commitments which are not a factor this year. If you have strong opinions about the timing, this is a great opportunity to speak up. We're also taking ideas for the Initiate Trials, a set of mini-challenges that we ran last year. Did you like them? Did you care? Would you rather aim for a bingo-style challenge? What kinds of activities, incentives, or games would you like to see this year? We are continuing both character and relationship matching, using the "Character & None" style in the Relationships field for nominations. We are continuing with one archive for assignments and treats. Are there other changes you'd like to see? Let us know and we can discuss it here in the comments to this post.
