2019 Nominations Open!
Yuletide 2019 nominations are now open!
Why should I nominate?
To create the pool of fandoms available for this year’s Yuletide. More at AO3.
What can I nominate?
Up to 3 rare fandoms and 4 characters you want to request or offer. See what’s eligible: LJ | DW.
When can I nominate?
From now until 11 October, at 9am UTC (may be 10 October or early morning on the 11th for you). Until then, you can also edit your nominations.
Where can I nominate?
Tag set.
Who can nominate?
People with AO3 accounts who intend to take part in Yuletide. You may use only one account for nominations. If you don’t have an AO3 account, add yourself immediately to the invite queue or email the mods.
How do I nominate?
If you’ve never submitted nominations on AO3, here’s a past nominations tutorial. If you need to explain or argue for your fandom, please make a case for it on the Evidence Post ( LJ | DW) as well as nominating on AO3.
Do I have to use fandom tags that exist on AO3?
Yes please, except in the following cases:
Please labels fandoms according to the Archive's wrangling style. If you’re not sure how to label your fandom, please ask.
Disambiguation
When a character name could appear in more than one fandom, or is common, or short, please put information in brackets after the name to show where it belongs. For example:
-Bonnie Parker (Bonnie and Clyde (1967))
-Robin Hood (Prince of Thieves)
-Tulku (The Shadow 1994)
-Leonardo da Vinci (Da Vinci's Demons)
Disambiguation will also solve your problems if you receive the error message: “This character was rejected because it was nominated in another fandom.” If that happens, add more information to the name and resubmit.
Other character tips
If you submit a character that is new or rarely used on AO3, a suggestion from AO3 may appear in bold and in brackets next to your nomination after it has been submitted. This is okay, and does not mean that your nomination will be automatically changed. However, it is a sign that you might want to add disambiguation because there may be another character with that name. Even if your character has two names such as “Harrison Chase” or “Elizabeth Burke”, that name may appear in multiple unrelated fandoms - if you see a disambig in the dropdown, there’s a reason.
RPF and Anthropomorphic fandoms must be nominated with characters. Other fandoms will be approved without characters if none are nominated.
Superhero and similar names may belong to more than one character. Please sure it’s clear which one you mean - you may want to use their “wallet” name.
Check your nominations!
After submitting, check that your nominations have gone through: click away from the tag set, click back, and, if still logged into the same account, you should be able to see "My Nominations" at top right. Check the spelling and formatting! You can edit your nominations until the nominations period ends.
Enjoy!
PS: as pre-approved nominations can only be seen by mods, consider telling other participants what you nominated at this coordinations post.
Schedule, Rules, & Collection | Contact Mods | Community LJ | Community DW | Discord | Pinch hits
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Why should I nominate?
To create the pool of fandoms available for this year’s Yuletide. More at AO3.
What can I nominate?
Up to 3 rare fandoms and 4 characters you want to request or offer. See what’s eligible: LJ | DW.
When can I nominate?
From now until 11 October, at 9am UTC (may be 10 October or early morning on the 11th for you). Until then, you can also edit your nominations.
Where can I nominate?
Tag set.
Who can nominate?
People with AO3 accounts who intend to take part in Yuletide. You may use only one account for nominations. If you don’t have an AO3 account, add yourself immediately to the invite queue or email the mods.
How do I nominate?
If you’ve never submitted nominations on AO3, here’s a past nominations tutorial. If you need to explain or argue for your fandom, please make a case for it on the Evidence Post ( LJ | DW) as well as nominating on AO3.
Do I have to use fandom tags that exist on AO3?
Yes please, except in the following cases:
- There is no tag for your fandom (it's totally okay to nominate something with no fic!). Make one up, following this guide.
- The tag that exists on the Archive describes a larger fandom with many parts and your fandom is one distinct part or subset. Please make sure your nomination describes your specific subfandom.
- The tag that exists on the Archive has the words 'All Media Types' or '& Related Fandoms' in it. Please don't use a label that includes those words.
Please labels fandoms according to the Archive's wrangling style. If you’re not sure how to label your fandom, please ask.
Disambiguation
When a character name could appear in more than one fandom, or is common, or short, please put information in brackets after the name to show where it belongs. For example:
-Bonnie Parker (Bonnie and Clyde (1967))
-Robin Hood (Prince of Thieves)
-Tulku (The Shadow 1994)
-Leonardo da Vinci (Da Vinci's Demons)
Disambiguation will also solve your problems if you receive the error message: “This character was rejected because it was nominated in another fandom.” If that happens, add more information to the name and resubmit.
Other character tips
If you submit a character that is new or rarely used on AO3, a suggestion from AO3 may appear in bold and in brackets next to your nomination after it has been submitted. This is okay, and does not mean that your nomination will be automatically changed. However, it is a sign that you might want to add disambiguation because there may be another character with that name. Even if your character has two names such as “Harrison Chase” or “Elizabeth Burke”, that name may appear in multiple unrelated fandoms - if you see a disambig in the dropdown, there’s a reason.
RPF and Anthropomorphic fandoms must be nominated with characters. Other fandoms will be approved without characters if none are nominated.
Superhero and similar names may belong to more than one character. Please sure it’s clear which one you mean - you may want to use their “wallet” name.
Check your nominations!
After submitting, check that your nominations have gone through: click away from the tag set, click back, and, if still logged into the same account, you should be able to see "My Nominations" at top right. Check the spelling and formatting! You can edit your nominations until the nominations period ends.
Enjoy!
PS: as pre-approved nominations can only be seen by mods, consider telling other participants what you nominated at this coordinations post.
Schedule, Rules, & Collection | Contact Mods | Community LJ | Community DW | Discord | Pinch hits
This post on DW