Some [Incredibly Long-Winded] Thoughts on Running a Fic/Art Exchange

[bethbethbeth]

Before I begin, I need to make a couple of comments:

1. I'm mostly not going to be talking about Fests. When I think of Fests, what comes to my mind (rightly or wrongly) is a prompt-driven Fic and/or Art festival that focuses on a single theme or pairing or fandom. While Fests and Exchanges have many things in common, my main interest (in part

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[pokeystar]

1. I love reading about mechanics and organization. I am weird that way.

2. Snape/Hermione exchange, for example, are currently overseeing a BINGO game in which you give feedback, and then get your square based on the names of recipients, and that seems to be helping keep the comment levels higher than normal, but...the sshg_exchange has a gazillion participants, so we'll see what the comment levels look like in another month.

a. Thanks for the shout out!

b. Though we set it up for the ss/hg exchange, exchange_bingo is intended to be used by any fandom for any fest/exchange with a minimum of 24 participants (so there are no name repeats on a single card). Any interested party with a "worker crew" (we recommend two-three people) can sign up with us and receive all the templates/spreadsheets/posting access to run a bingo of their own from the exchange bingo comm.

[bethbethbeth]

Re: a, you're welcome (although I would like to object to the fact that I haven't won yet. I clearly must have been sent faulty bingo cards! *g*)

[pokeystar]

I would like to object too! As a mod, I thought I had the Tim-Tams in the bag. I'm not even close to winning. ~sigh~

[bethbethbeth]

speaking of winning: is there a list of all the offers somewhere?

[pokeystar]

prize list: https://spreadsheets0.google.com/ccc?key=tCVKVpPMWkwnYc3zQ5DHLbA&hl=en#gid=0 (two sheets, tabs at bottom; large and small)

the prize winner entry at exchange_bingo: http://community.livejournal.com/exchange_bingo/970.html