Gift Stories in the Collection

[kenazfiction.livejournal.com]

It has come to my attention that people are jumping to conclusions that they have been defaulted on because they don't yet see a gift notice in their AO3 account.

PEOPLE.  This is the equivalent of feeling disappointment when you don't see a brand new bike under the Christmas tree for you when Christmas is still a week away.  Conjecture and assumption causes unnecessary stress and makes your moderator panic. Currently, there are several writers on extension, and many more have not yet added their recipient's name on the upload form. I gave people the option of learning their recipient's name during the writing period, once they were ready to upload their story, or after all the stories are revealed-- and some people really don't want to know who they're writing for until the archive opens. Many people *still* won't have gift notices on AO3 when the archive opens because the writers are waiting until after the reveal to add them.

The master fic list, which will be posted here and emailed to all participants, will list ALL the stories received and their recipients, even if the giftee's name isn't yet in AO3.

Stop shaking the boxes under the tree.  Be patient. Christmas is coming, but it's not here yet.

Comments

[larienelengasse.livejournal.com]

Bless your patience, my friend.

[nuinzilien.livejournal.com]

If I may say (and I'm sure I've said this before, but it bears repeating), THANK YOU for moving the swap to AO3! With the exception of a spacing issue (which is more likely my lack of understanding HTML and Rich Text), I really haven't had any trouble submitting my stories.

Thanks again for another great swap!