2020 Date Claims Open!
Hello everyone! Date claiming is now open! I apologize for the lateness of this, reveal date claiming is from now through October 12th.
This will be working differently from past years, so please make sure to read everything before filling out the claiming form. If you have any other questions, please contact me ASAP! Please also make sure to do the final, mandatory check-in as well!
If your author or artist partner is not responding to you, please contact LuciferxDamien in private immediately, either via Discord or by emailing dcubang@gmail.com.
This year, there will not be any limits on how many stories can be posted on a single day. Just choose the date(s) that works best for you and your team, if you are working with an artist/co-author. Some days may have multiple stories and other days may have none, this is fine and to be expected! Make sure you coordinate with your artist(s) and/or author(s) if you are working in a Tandem team or Traditional team to pick a date (or dates if you are posting more than one story) that will work for your whole group.
The due date for all works is October 25th through October 31st, when the DCU Bang 2020 Ao3 Collection will open. Works posted during this timeframe will be hidden and revealed on the date that is selected between now and October 12th. If you do not post to the collection by the 31st of October, a reminder email will be sent out. If you cannot post by the 31st, but still wish to finish the Bang, the Amnesty Posting Period is November 22-30. Please contact me to let me know you need the Amnesty Posting Period!
Works are set to reveal at about 5PM MST daily. It may be later some days, but works will not reveal before 5PM MST daily.
If your work is not in the collection by October 31st, you will need to wait until the Amnesty Posting Period. Any participant that has not posted by November 30th will be considered as dropped out or incomplete. Depending on the circumstances, this can lead to a 1 round ban, meaning you will not be able to participate in DCU Bang 2021. Bans will be issued on a case-by-case basis.
If you do not have an Ao3 already, please get in queue ASAP for an Ao3 account and start familiarizing yourself with the site! I’ve got some invites, but I only want to hand those out closer to posting time.
Full posting guidelines will be posted before works are due. Beneath the cut is some important information for posting before the full guidelines come out:
Authors
If you're an author that has never used Ao3 before, here is Ao3's guide to posting on the Archive! All stories must be posted to Ao3 this year!!!
Authors, your complete work must be posted in its entirety on your chosen reveal date.
-----E.g.: You have chosen November10th for your reveal date, and your story is 100k with 19 chapters. All 19 chapters and 100k words must be ready to be revealed on November 10th. There will be no exceptions made to post on a schedule.
If your title changes before reveals:
If you’re not settled on a title yet, this is okay! You can put “Untitled” if you haven’t decided on a title yet, and then let me know the title once you’ve decided. If you change your title after filling out the date claiming form, just contact me to let me know the new title! You can contact me by sending a DM on Discord, or by sending an email to dcubang@gmail.com.
Artists/Fanworkers
Artists/fanworkers do not need to post to Ao3 this year, but all stories must be posted to Ao3. Artist/fanworkers can post on Ao3, LiveJournal, DreamWidth, Tumblr, Twitter, etc. so long as the fanwork is publicly viewable and is linked in the story somewhere, either via embedding, or a simple link in the Author Notes!
If you're an artist and you've never posted to Ao3 before, here's a quick guide to follow! I recommend using the HTML editor, not the Rich Text editor, as it has a tendency to mess things up. If you need help with HTML, please reach out to me and I will do my best to assist you!
Ao3's Image Posting Guidelines
Podfic, vids, and fanmixes can also be posted to Ao3! For more information on how to do that, and what embedding sites are whitelisted, visit this link on Ao3.
FAQs
When do I post my story/fanwork?
For 2020, October 25-31 is the “due date”. Rather than choosing a single day that all works are due, we will be giving everyone 6 days to get their works into the Ao3 collection before reveals happen. This allows more flexibility for authors and artists to check over their works on Ao3 before going live and being revealed. This also allows the mods to check over works to make sure they are complete. Do not submit works that are incomplete. If your work is not complete, it could be revealed before you are ready for it to be revealed and no one wants that! Authors are welcome to submit their works and do minor editing and polishing while they wait for their reveal date to come. Please contact the mods if you will not be able to post your story by October 31st, so that we can help you decide if you can post during the amnesty period or not!
Fanworks do not need to be posted at the exact same time as their stories. It's difficult to coordinate these things, especially with getting links to your author/artist! Just do your best to post on the same day and update links ASAP.
What is the reveal date?
The reveal date will be whatever you choose date you choose between now and October 12th, this is not to be confused with the due date, which is October 25-31. Works are set to reveal at about 5PM MST daily. It may be later some days, but works will not reveal before 5PM MST daily.
The official reveal period will run between November 1st through November 14. If you will not have your work completed and polished in this time, please do not post to the Ao3 collection, contact the mods instead to discuss things and set up for amnesty posting instead! We’re here to help and work with you, but we cannot help if you do not contact us!
How does posting work?
2020’s posting will be the same as last years, and that information can be found right here! 2020’s posting guidelines will be online in a few days, with updated dates. Please reach out if you have any questions!
Thank you for taking the time to read this information, now go forth and claim your date!
Reveals Date Claiming Form
If you have any questions, concerns, here is the Page-A-Mod Post You can also contact the mods via, dcubang@gmail.com, or by sending a PM on DreamWidth/LiveJournal to luciferxdamien, or sending a DM on Discord to LuciferxDamien.
Twitter and Tumblr are NOT the quickest way to get in touch with me, as those accounts are not checked as frequently. If your matter is urgent, Discord or email are the quickest way to receive a response!
This will be working differently from past years, so please make sure to read everything before filling out the claiming form. If you have any other questions, please contact me ASAP! Please also make sure to do the final, mandatory check-in as well!
If your author or artist partner is not responding to you, please contact LuciferxDamien in private immediately, either via Discord or by emailing dcubang@gmail.com.
This year, there will not be any limits on how many stories can be posted on a single day. Just choose the date(s) that works best for you and your team, if you are working with an artist/co-author. Some days may have multiple stories and other days may have none, this is fine and to be expected! Make sure you coordinate with your artist(s) and/or author(s) if you are working in a Tandem team or Traditional team to pick a date (or dates if you are posting more than one story) that will work for your whole group.
The due date for all works is October 25th through October 31st, when the DCU Bang 2020 Ao3 Collection will open. Works posted during this timeframe will be hidden and revealed on the date that is selected between now and October 12th. If you do not post to the collection by the 31st of October, a reminder email will be sent out. If you cannot post by the 31st, but still wish to finish the Bang, the Amnesty Posting Period is November 22-30. Please contact me to let me know you need the Amnesty Posting Period!
Works are set to reveal at about 5PM MST daily. It may be later some days, but works will not reveal before 5PM MST daily.
If your work is not in the collection by October 31st, you will need to wait until the Amnesty Posting Period. Any participant that has not posted by November 30th will be considered as dropped out or incomplete. Depending on the circumstances, this can lead to a 1 round ban, meaning you will not be able to participate in DCU Bang 2021. Bans will be issued on a case-by-case basis.
If you do not have an Ao3 already, please get in queue ASAP for an Ao3 account and start familiarizing yourself with the site! I’ve got some invites, but I only want to hand those out closer to posting time.
Full posting guidelines will be posted before works are due. Beneath the cut is some important information for posting before the full guidelines come out:
Authors
If you're an author that has never used Ao3 before, here is Ao3's guide to posting on the Archive! All stories must be posted to Ao3 this year!!!
Authors, your complete work must be posted in its entirety on your chosen reveal date.
-----E.g.: You have chosen November10th for your reveal date, and your story is 100k with 19 chapters. All 19 chapters and 100k words must be ready to be revealed on November 10th. There will be no exceptions made to post on a schedule.
If your title changes before reveals:
If you’re not settled on a title yet, this is okay! You can put “Untitled” if you haven’t decided on a title yet, and then let me know the title once you’ve decided. If you change your title after filling out the date claiming form, just contact me to let me know the new title! You can contact me by sending a DM on Discord, or by sending an email to dcubang@gmail.com.
Artists/Fanworkers
Artists/fanworkers do not need to post to Ao3 this year, but all stories must be posted to Ao3. Artist/fanworkers can post on Ao3, LiveJournal, DreamWidth, Tumblr, Twitter, etc. so long as the fanwork is publicly viewable and is linked in the story somewhere, either via embedding, or a simple link in the Author Notes!
If you're an artist and you've never posted to Ao3 before, here's a quick guide to follow! I recommend using the HTML editor, not the Rich Text editor, as it has a tendency to mess things up. If you need help with HTML, please reach out to me and I will do my best to assist you!
Ao3's Image Posting Guidelines
Podfic, vids, and fanmixes can also be posted to Ao3! For more information on how to do that, and what embedding sites are whitelisted, visit this link on Ao3.
FAQs
When do I post my story/fanwork?
For 2020, October 25-31 is the “due date”. Rather than choosing a single day that all works are due, we will be giving everyone 6 days to get their works into the Ao3 collection before reveals happen. This allows more flexibility for authors and artists to check over their works on Ao3 before going live and being revealed. This also allows the mods to check over works to make sure they are complete. Do not submit works that are incomplete. If your work is not complete, it could be revealed before you are ready for it to be revealed and no one wants that! Authors are welcome to submit their works and do minor editing and polishing while they wait for their reveal date to come. Please contact the mods if you will not be able to post your story by October 31st, so that we can help you decide if you can post during the amnesty period or not!
Fanworks do not need to be posted at the exact same time as their stories. It's difficult to coordinate these things, especially with getting links to your author/artist! Just do your best to post on the same day and update links ASAP.
What is the reveal date?
The reveal date will be whatever you choose date you choose between now and October 12th, this is not to be confused with the due date, which is October 25-31. Works are set to reveal at about 5PM MST daily. It may be later some days, but works will not reveal before 5PM MST daily.
The official reveal period will run between November 1st through November 14. If you will not have your work completed and polished in this time, please do not post to the Ao3 collection, contact the mods instead to discuss things and set up for amnesty posting instead! We’re here to help and work with you, but we cannot help if you do not contact us!
How does posting work?
2020’s posting will be the same as last years, and that information can be found right here! 2020’s posting guidelines will be online in a few days, with updated dates. Please reach out if you have any questions!
Thank you for taking the time to read this information, now go forth and claim your date!
Reveals Date Claiming Form
If you have any questions, concerns, here is the Page-A-Mod Post You can also contact the mods via, dcubang@gmail.com, or by sending a PM on DreamWidth/LiveJournal to luciferxdamien, or sending a DM on Discord to LuciferxDamien.
Twitter and Tumblr are NOT the quickest way to get in touch with me, as those accounts are not checked as frequently. If your matter is urgent, Discord or email are the quickest way to receive a response!