DOINK! 2011 Signup Form Preview, Supported Fandoms, and Proxy Instructions!

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As signups are just under a week away, we want to make sure that those who will not be around during signups still have a chance to register for DOINK! 2011, and that everyone else knows what to expect! We have an important change in signup procedure to alert you to, as well as instructions for signing up by proxy.

[ETA 2011-03-11 Based on feedback, we have made some changes to the wording of the signup form. We know that some of you have already made proxy arrangements, and we want to assure you that this should not impact those arrangements — none of the options or function of the form have changed. However, we did try to edit the wording on the surrounding text to be more inclusive. The original wording is preserved in this comment. Thank you for your feedback and patience!]


Arranging a Proxy

While we hope that registering should only take a few minutes of internet time — especially if you've thought out your prompts in advance! — in cases where you're pretty sure you can't make it that week, we recommend using a proxy. A proxy will complete your signup for you and check its correctness. Please note that if you choose to use a proxy arrangement, you and your proxy are responsible for your signup; the mods cannot change your information once signups close.

We'll try to make the proxy process as painless and easy as possible, though! Here are the steps to arranging a proxy:

1. Prepare answers to each signup question; use the signup form preview below. Communicate these to your proxy.


2. Leave a comment on this post (comments are screened) with your AO3 name and the passcode you plan to use. This will alert the mods to expect a proxy and will help us ensure there is no abuse of the system.


3. Your proxy will fill in the signup form during signup week. The form will generate an automatic confirmation email — make sure your own email address is used in the signup, not your proxy's, as this is the address we will use to send your prompts and other communication. These confirmation emails are also used by participants to double-check their signup, so if your proxy is worried about not being able to check their work, rest assured — there is a confirmation screen right before submission where all the answers can be reviewed. We recommend that your proxy save the text on this screen, just in case they find something wrong later; this will make it easier for them to go back and make changes.


4. If you find an unsolicited confirmation email in your inbox, you will have 24 hours after signups close to appeal your inclusion in the exchange. The mods will only take appeals for extracting a signup from the exchange entirely; we will not be able to edit errors — ensuring correctness is up to you and your proxy.

If you have any questions about the process, please let us know!



Signup Form Preview and Supported Fandoms

While we'll go over some of the essentials of signups again in the post opening signups week, we're previewing the process now so that you have time to arrange proxies — or just get your answers ready ahead of time!

The biggest change in signup procedure this year is the passcode: we'll be asking for your AO3 username and email address, same as last year, but will also require a passcode. This can be any short phrase or code, and we need it for a little extra security if you have to edit your signup after submission. Other than that, it's all pretty much the same as last year!


Supported Fandoms

This is the full list of supported fandoms; we know that there's a lot of excitement about some upcoming releases, but DOINK! only supports canons which are in wide circulation before signups open, so that people have enough time to familiarize themselves with it. We look forward to supporting even more canon next round!

Please note that, throughout the form, you can only mark individual canons, not entire compilations — each markable canon has a "»" beside it. If you're using a proxy, please make sure that your proxy knows exactly which canon(s) to choose.

»  Final Fantasy I   »  Final Fantasy II   »  Final Fantasy III       Final Fantasy IV (Series)          »  Final Fantasy IV          »  Final Fantasy IV: The After Years       Final Fantasy V (Series)          »  Final Fantasy V          »  Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals   »  Final Fantasy VI       Compilation of Final Fantasy VII          »  Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII          »  Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII          »  Last Order: Final Fantasy VII          »  Final Fantasy VII          »  Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children          »  Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII   »  Final Fantasy VIII   »  Final Fantasy IX       Final Fantasy X & X-2          »  Final Fantasy X          »  Final Fantasy X-2

»  Final Fantasy XI       Ivalice Alliance          »  Final Fantasy XII          »  Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings          »  Vagrant Story          »  Final Fantasy Tactics          »  Final Fantasy Tactics Advance          »  Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2: Grimoire of the Rift       Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII          »  Final Fantasy XIII   »  Final Fantasy XIV       Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Series)          »  Dissidia: Final Fantasy       Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles          »  Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles          »  FFCC: Ring of Fates          »  FFCC: My Life as King          »  FFCC: My Life as a Dark Lord          »  FFCC: Echoes of Time          »  FFCC: The Crystal Bearers   »  Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within   »  Final Fantasy Unlimited   »  Final Fantasy Mystic Quest   »  Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light

Signup Form Preview!

We have some screenshots of the form, so you know exactly what it will look like. All the form fields are reproduced as text below as well.

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*)

1: Requests and Contact Info	2: Giving!

Page 1: Requests and Contact Info

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*)

Contact Info
Username on AO3*  ___________________
Email Address*        ___________________
Passcode*               ___________________
Site/Journal URL       ___________________


What media would you like to receive?*
  [  ]  Fic
  [  ]  Art
       Other media and preferences: _____________________________
       (Feel free to let us know if you prefer fic over art or vice versa!)


Requests (x4)
There are four of these, each having the following fields:

       Fandom*: [Select from a dropdown — see fandom list above]
       (Select a universe, then check the ticky box(es) for the canon(s) you want)

       Crossover: _____________
       (If you'd like to request a crossover, select the first canon as usual, then type the rest in here)

       Prompt*: _____________________________________________


What ratings are you comfortable receiving?*
  [  ]  G
  [  ]  PG
  [  ]  PG-13
  [  ]  R (violence)
  [  ]  R (sexual content)
  [  ]  NC-17 (violence)
  [  ]  NC-17 (sexual content)


Content Preferences for Receiving
Please use the checkboxes to opt out of concepts or situations you do NOT feel absolutely comfortable receiving; we also encourage you to note anything you particularly DO want in the freeform text box at the bottom of the form.
 * This list has been compiled only from what participants listed in their preferences in the first two rounds, and is not comprehensive.
 * It is our intent to respect all preferences, and we ask that you express your preferences with consideration for those of others.

[  ]  Abuse: Emotional   [  ]  Abuse: Physical   [  ]  Age-Related         Please specify age-related restrictions: ___________________   [  ]  Alternate Reality         (Still set in canon universe, but with some different events or outcomes)   [  ]  Alternate Universe         (Completely different setting from canon: high school AU, pirate AU, etc.)   [  ]  Angst   [  ]  Bestiality   [  ]  Bloodplay   [  ]  Bodily fluids or functions         (not including blood)   [  ]  Bondage   [  ]  Character Death   [  ]  Crack   [  ]  Dominance/submission Dynamics

[  ]  Drugs/Drug Use   [  ]  Dub-con   [  ]  Fluff   [  ]  Furry   [  ]  Gender Swap   [  ]  Humiliation   [  ]  Humour/Comedy   [  ]  Incest   [  ]  Male Pregnancy   [  ]  Necrophilia   [  ]  Rape/Non-con   [  ]  Sadomasochism   [  ]  Seme/Uke Dynamics   [  ]  Tentacles   [  ]  Torture   [  ]  Xenokink: Humanoid         (e.g Fran, Barbariccia)   [  ]  Xenokink: Non-humanoid         (e.g Red XIII)

  [  ]  Copy my preferences to the Giving page
        (Your checkmarks will be copied over to the next page, where you'll be able to edit them if you want.)


       Are there characters or relationships you do NOT want to receive?

       _________________________________________________



       Additional comments on what you'd like to receive

       _________________________________________________

       (This is a good place to tell us about anything you particularly LOVE to get, or cover any topics we missed above!)

Page 2: Giving!

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*)

What media do you produce?*
  [  ]  Fic
  [  ]  Art
       Other media and preferences: _____________________________
       (Let us know if you prefer to make fic rather than art or vice versa, and if you work in any other media!)


What canons are you comfortable producing fanwork in?*

You are asked to mark the ticky boxes of the appropriate canons; see above for the canons list.

       Other canons or canon-media preferences? ___________________________________
       (If you have media restrictions for any canons, such as being willing to draw but not write FFVI, this is the place to let us know!)


What ratings are you comfortable producing?*
  [  ]  G
  [  ]  PG
  [  ]  PG-13
  [  ]  R (violence)
  [  ]  R (sexual content)
  [  ]  NC-17 (violence)
  [  ]  NC-17 (sexual content)


What gender combinations are you comfortable producing?*
  [  ]  F/F
  [  ]  F/M
  [  ]  M/M
  [  ]  Threesomes/moresomes: all F
  [  ]  Threesomes/moresomes: all M
  [  ]  Threesomes/moresomes: mixed gender
  [  ]  Gen (no romantic or sexual content with any genders)
  [  ]  I prefer not to create sexual content with any genders (but romance is okay)
  [  ]  Trans or non-binary genders
        Other gender and relationship preferences: ___________________________________


Content Preferences for Gifting
Please use the checkboxes to opt out of concepts or situations you do NOT feel absolutely comfortable producing; we also encourage you to note anything you particularly DO want in the freeform text box at the bottom of the form.
 * This list has been compiled only from what participants listed in their preferences in the first two rounds, and is not comprehensive.
 * It is our intent to respect all preferences, and we ask that you express your preferences with consideration for those of others.

The list is exactly the same as on Page 1 — you can even automatically copy over your answers from there!


       Are there characters or relationships you do NOT want to producing?

       _________________________________________________



       Additional comments on what you'd like to produce

       _________________________________________________

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at ff.exchange@gmail.com or leave a comment!





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