Our minimum number of matching requests per person is set to 3, and our minimum number of offers is set to 4. That means everyone who signs up must choose a minimum of 3 unique ship tags (which could be characters or platonic relationships too) to request. Many people in prior rounds wanted to ask for more possible ships so we opened the settings to allow for more offers and requests for anyone who wants them. Yes, you still only match on one and the matching software treats each tag you list as a unique request or offer.
In each request box, you could request a single ship and list twenty different prompts if you'd like, or a list of things you always like in fic or art. The request box on AO3 should minimally list things you absolutely do not want in your gift. For example, maybe you do not want a gift where Obi-Wan is dead or a gift with mentions of Jabba the Hutt. You can say that. (Stay polite with your DNWs. Characters and plot points you don't like may be the favorites of the person assigned to write or draw for you.)
You can link to a letter (The "Dear Yoda" letter) you've written, a Tumblr post or a Dreamwidth post for example, where you go into more detail about why you like the characters you're asking for. You can list fifty more prompts in your Dear Yoda if you like. That goes into the provided box. You can also leave that blank and put everything into the signup field.
Please reach out with any other questions you have. I'm happy to walk you through the process.
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Date: 2021-03-11 12:34 pm (UTC)Our minimum number of matching requests per person is set to 3, and our minimum number of offers is set to 4. That means everyone who signs up must choose a minimum of 3 unique ship tags (which could be characters or platonic relationships too) to request. Many people in prior rounds wanted to ask for more possible ships so we opened the settings to allow for more offers and requests for anyone who wants them. Yes, you still only match on one and the matching software treats each tag you list as a unique request or offer.
In each request box, you could request a single ship and list twenty different prompts if you'd like, or a list of things you always like in fic or art. The request box on AO3 should minimally list things you absolutely do not want in your gift. For example, maybe you do not want a gift where Obi-Wan is dead or a gift with mentions of Jabba the Hutt. You can say that. (Stay polite with your DNWs. Characters and plot points you don't like may be the favorites of the person assigned to write or draw for you.)
You can link to a letter (The "Dear Yoda" letter) you've written, a Tumblr post or a Dreamwidth post for example, where you go into more detail about why you like the characters you're asking for. You can list fifty more prompts in your Dear Yoda if you like. That goes into the provided box. You can also leave that blank and put everything into the signup field.
Please reach out with any other questions you have. I'm happy to walk you through the process.