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Assignments have been sent! 🥳

If you have any issues with yours, please reach out to the mods as soon as possible via email at rarepairexmod@gmail.com. (Please be aware that anonymous commenting is enabled on this post, but screening is not, so please email us any concerns and issues to keep your anonymity intact.)

We have 29 IPHs that will be posted in the next few hours. Have fun creating!
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We've run matching and have contacted our unmatchable participants via email. If your username starts with H, M or S, please check your email within the next 24 hours!

We will be deleting anyone we don't hear from so we can proceed with sending out assignments and posting initial pinch hits.

(Please also make sure your Dear Creator letters are complete if you have included one in your sign-up!)
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Sign-ups are closed!

We will be running matching shortly. We will update you again once it is complete and we have contacted participants who are unmatchable. Please make sure that your AO3 emails are up to date in case we need to contact you. :D
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There are approximately three days left until sign-ups close! They will close on May 11th, 11:59PM EDT. [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]

HELPFUL LINKS: | Tagset. | AO3 app | Exchange rules.

An AO3 account is required to participate. If you need an AO3 invite, please reach out to the mods via email.

A few important notes:
  • We will review sign-ups over the next few days. We may need to reach out to you in case we have any questions, so please make sure your AO3 account's email is the correct one.

  • This exchange has a mandatory commenting rule, so if you didn't comment on your gift from the last round by April 15th, your sign-up will be removed. We checked via the username you signed up with last round. If you commented under another pseud, please reach out to us immediately.

  • If you have a half finished sign-up, please make sure that you complete it before sign-ups close because you will not be able to edit! We will not be accepting requests to edit sign-ups once they close. This also includes adding any 'Dear Creator' letter links. Please make sure your sign-up includes everything, especially your do not wants (DNWs). We will only be abiding by the DNWs in your sign-up (not your letter) in the instance of a violation, so please double-check that these are included and clear.

  • If you have written a Dear Creator letter, please make sure it is unlocked by the time assignments go out so your creator has more information to go off of when creating your fanwork. Creators will be free to use the information in your sign-up if your letter is not available for them to use (and they'll be able to use this information even if your letter is available, so please be mindful of what you include and exclude in your optional details).

  • Please only request ships using the fandom they are listed under in the tagset. There seems to be a glitch that allows users to add ships under a fandom they weren't nominated under. We suspect this is likely due to wandering tags during the nomination process. We ask that you only use the tags related to your requested/offered fandom. We will do our best to catch sign-ups that have selected relationships under the wrong fandom tags, but please ensure you are following the exchange rules and requesting ships that were approved within that fandom.

  • We will be accepting do not match requests up until sign-ups close, so if you do not wish to be matched to a participant, please email us. Check out the sign-ups announcement for details on do not match requests.

    If you have any comments/questions, you can leave them here (anon is on, screening isn't), or reach out via email at rarepairexmod@gmail.com.
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    Sign-Ups are now open! They will close on May 11th, 11:59PM EDT [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]

    HELPFUL LINKS: | Tagset. | AO3 app | Exchange rules.

    An AO3 account is required to participate. If you need an AO3 invite, please reach out to the mods via email.

    Regarding requests:
    • You can request a minimum of 3 unique fandoms with a maximum of 10 fandoms, with 1-10 ships and a choice of fiction, art, or both.

    • There is a known bug with AO3 where the ship may be in the tagset but might not appear in the drop-down option. If that is the case, copy the ship from the tagset, paste it into the box (press enter afterwards), and AO3 should accept it.

    • You can edit/delete your sign-up until the sign-up period closes. We will not be editing sign-ups when the sign-up period closes, so please make sure your sign-up contains the fandoms/ships you want and all the information your creator will need to create you a fanwork!

    • If a sign-up does not include the required number of fandoms, it will be deleted when sign-ups close.

    • Optional details can be added in the box provided. We encourage you to list your likes and do not wants and put prompts for your creator. This will give your creator a better picture of what you would/wouldn't enjoy.

      We strongly advise against using this as an opportunity to box your creator into making a specific type of work. (You risk having your sign-up deleted if you do this.)

    • If you're requesting more than one ship, please do not express preferences for one fandom/ship over the rest in your optional details and/or letter. Your creator will be matching to any of the fandoms you select, so please make sure you request fandoms and ships you'd be happy to receive a fanwork for!

    • Please make sure you list your do not wants (DNWs) clearly. We will not be upholding DNWs in the instance where one is violated if the DNWs are not clearly stated and are unreasonable. DNWs in letters will not be upheld if there is a violation in the fanwork you receive, so please ensure these are in the optional details of your sign-up.

      "Do not wants" are tropes, subjects, plots, etc. that you do not want to have incorporated into your gift because it would ruin your enjoyment of the work.

      Please avoid using defamatory language when expressing your dislikes and dealbreakers. What you dislike may be something someone else likes.

    • If you're open to treats, please make a mention of this in the optional details of your sign-up. You're welcome to request only art and opt into fic treats and visa versa (as well as opt into both). You are also welcome to opt out of treats. Please remember stating you're open to treats does not guarantee you a treat.

    • We also encourage you to write a letter to your creator if you wish to expand on your likes and prompts. This is optional and not at all mandatory. If you choose to create a letter, it must be completed by the time sign-ups close so you can to give your creator the maximum amount of time to work on your gift.

    • All fandoms and ships requested and offered in this exchange must be chosen from the approved 2024 tagset.

    • You will match based on one fandom, ship, and medium.

    • If there aren't any offers that match your requests, you will go out for claiming as an initial pinch hit.

    • Pinch hits will be posted after assignments are sent out.


    Regarding offers:
    • You must offer a minimum of 3 unique fandoms with at least 1 ship. You can offer a maximum of 10 offers and 10 ships per offer.

    • You can offer a choice of art, fic, or both.

    • You will be matched on one fandom, ship, and medium, so please review the requests carefully.

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    • You cannot swap assignments, so please ensure you offer what you are eager to create.

    • Once sign-ups close, if there aren't any requests that match your offers, the mods will contact you at the email address associated with your AO3 account to see if there is anything else you can offer. If you do not reply within 24 hours, or there is nothing else you can offer, your sign-up will be deleted. Please check your email's junk/spam folders!


    Regarding do not match requests:
    • We accept do not match requests for this exchange and will accept them until sign-ups close.

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    • Please do not use this as an opportunity to try and match to a specific creator.


    A reminder about mandatory commenting on your assignment:
    • Please be aware that if you sign up for this exchange, commenting on the fanwork you receive is mandatory for you to be able to participate in the next round.

    • If you participated in our 2023 round and did not comment on your gift, you will not be able to participate in the 2024 round.


    We may contact you if your sign-up breaks any of the above rules or is found to be in bad faith. We hold the right to delete your sign-up without warning if you act in bad faith. We want everyone to have fun enjoying their rare pairs!

    If you have any questions or comments, you can either leave a comment here (anon is on, screening is not) or email the mods at rarepairexmod@gmail.com. Please allow us two business days to respond to you before following up.
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    Our final nominations clarification post is the smallest of this round! Thank you to everyone who has informed us of wandering tags and duplicates. Please check your nominations and their fandoms to ensure there aren't duplicates—we won't be able to remove these once sign-ups open.

    We have a few queries regarding a small handful of nominations, and we would appreciate advice from the nominator or anyone with canon knowledge.

    陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
    Lan An/Wen Mao (Modao Zushi)

    Is this a crossover? Leaving as is.

    魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
    Jin Guangshan/Meng Yao | Jin Guangyao

    Is this a crossover? Leaving as is.

    Crossover Fandom
    Achroma | Colress (Pokemon: Black 2 & White 2)/Giima | Grimsley (Pokemon: Black & White)

    Would these two Pokemon fandoms be considered the same fandom? Can we move it out of Crossover Fandom and under Pocket Monsters: Black & White | Pokemon Black and White Versions fandom? Deleted from Crossover Fandom as it is in the Main Video Game Series tag.

    Crossover Fandom
    Christopher Pike/Vina (any series)

    Can the nominator please select a series? Did you want Star Trek: The Original Series or Star Trek: Discovery? We do not accept "any series" for this exchange.

    Star Trek: Voyager
    Kathryn Janeway/Justin Tighe (Star Trek: Voyager)

    Can the nominator or someone familiar with Star Trek: Voyager please let us know if the Star Trek: Voyager novels are considered to be episode tie-ins? We are assuming that they are, but we only have Wikipedia to go off. Leaving as is.

    Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series) and Pocket Monsters: Sword & Shield | Pokemon Sword & Shield Versions
    Beet | Bede/Hop (Pokemon MVGS)
    Beet | Bede/Hop (Pocket Monsters: Sword & Shield | Pokemon Sword & Shield Versions)
    Mary | Marnie/Yuuri | Gloria (Pokemon MVGS)
    Mary | Marnie/Yuuri | Gloria (Pocket Monsters: Sword & Shield | Pokemon Sword & Shield Versions)

    Can we please get guidance as to which fandom these pairings belong under? We have duplicates of both in the fandoms listed above in bold.

    Currently seeking guidance as to whether we can merge all Pocket Monster fandoms under "Main Video Game Series" with the intentions of leaving the disambiguations intact given how many tags have been nominated.
    All Pocket Monster fandoms under Video Games have been mered under "Pocket Monsters (Main Video Game Series)".

    Crossover Fandom
    James Bond/Austin Powers

    Which James Bond does the nominator want? If you want a specific James Bond, we need to make this clear in the disambiguation. If James Bond is not disambiguated, we will not enforce any requests that specify which James Bond actor in the optional sign-up details. (If you want Daniel Craig but get Sean Connery, we will not send the request to pinch hit if the tag remains as is.)

    逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
    Garyuu Kyouya | Klavier Gavin/Ichijou Mikumo | Kay Faraday/Ichiyanagi Yumihiko | Sebastian Debeste

    This has been accepted as "Garyuu Kyouya/Ichijou Mikumo/Ichiyanagi Yumihiko (AA)" as the original tag was too long.


    This nomination has been changed to - "Klavier Gavin/Kay Faraday/Sebastian Debeste (AA)".

    Thank you!
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    Nominations are now closed. We will work through the remaining nominations that have yet to be reviewed and comb through the tagset before posting a final questions/clarifications post.

    We'd appreciate anyone taking some time to look through the tagset with fandoms they're familiar with to let us know about any duplicate tags, misspellings, and incorrectly placed tags. (Please let us know on this post or any of our nomination queries posts.)

    Sign-ups will be opening on April 27. See you then!
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    Please ensure you familiarise yourself with our rules and the nominations post before nominating. We still have outstanding queries from our second nominations post that we would appreciate nominators providing feedback on or editing their nominations so that they can be approved.

    Please disambiguate your nominations and ensure that they are correct! Disambiguations are causing a few issues for us this year.

    Thank you to everyone who has commented or emailed about duplicates, wandering tags, and disambiguations that can be firmer. We'll be responding to you as soon as possible. (Apologies if some of those queries are duplicated here.)

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    We do not accept "All Media Types" nominations unless the fandom has been specified in our nominations post as the exception to this rule, or a participant makes a case for it. Please specify the single canon source you are nominating.

    Ivanhoe - All Media Types
    Brian de Bois-Guilbert/Rebecca of York

    Is this film, TV, theatre, books? Please amend the fandom and add the disambiguation. This has been moved to "Ivanhoe - Walter Scott".

    Star Wars - All Media Types
    Armitage Hux/Jannah
    Finn/Anakin Skywalker
    Finn/Armitage Hux
    Finn/Armitage Hux/Kylo Ren
    Finn/Jannah (Star Wars)
    Finn/Kylo Ren
    Jannah/Rose Tico
    Rey/Rose Tico

    These nominations have been moved to sit under Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. Please let us know if any of the ships have been incorrectly placed in this subfandom.

    A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
    Jojen Reed/Bran Stark

    Please amend your nomination to specify whether this is from "Game of Thrones (TV)" or "A Song of Ice and Fire (Books)". Please add the correct disambiguation. This has been moved to "ASOIAF — George R.R. Martin".

    Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
    Aradin/Zevlor (Baldur's Gate)

    Please specify which video game. Is this Baldur's Gate 3? Thank you! This has been accepted under BG3.

    Marvel Cinematic Universe
    Edmund (Daredevil TV)/Matt Murdock
    Lester | Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter/Matt Murdock

    Please amend your nomination to "Daredevil (TV)" and add the disambiguation. This has been moved to "Daredevil".

    PIERCE Tamora - Works
    Dedicate Lark/Dedicate Rosethorn (Emelan)
    Lalasa Isran/Tianine Plowman
    Rizuka fa Dalach/Daja Kisubo

    Do these all exist in the same universe? When checking, we saw that these ships came up with the subfandoms of Tortalls, The Immortals, etc. The mods are unfamiliar with this canon, so guidance would be greatly appreciated. Can the nominator please amend the fandom so Dedicate Lark/Dedicate Rosethorn is nominated under "Emelan - Tamora Pierce" and the other two ships are under "Tortall - Tamora Pierce"? If the nominator does not have space to nominate another fandom, please let us know and we will add it. These have been moved to "Emelan - Tamora Pierce" and "Tortall - Tamora Pierce".

    If these nominations are not amended by the time nominations close, we will reject them.

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    We believe these nominations belong under "Crossover Fandom". Can the nominators please edit their nominations to place these ships under the correct fandom ("Crossover Fandom") or confirm that they belong in the nominated fandoms listed below. Please ensure you disambiguate your nominations.

    Overwatch (Video Game)
    Alexstrasza (Warcraft)/Hanzo Shimada

    Should this be Warcraft/Overwatch? Please update the fandom to "Crossover Fandom" and add the disambiguation for Hanzo. This has been moved to "Crossover Fandom".

    Marvel Cinematic Universe
    Erik Lehnsherr/Wade Wilson
    James "Bucky" Barnes/Wade Wilson
    Steve Rogers/Wade Wilson
    Tony Stark/Wade Wilson

    Erik Lensherr and Wade Wilson are not a part of the MCU yet. Please amend your nomination and add disambiguations. We are happy to hear cases that Wade Wilson is prior to the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, but currently we do not consider him as such as his big MCU appearance is anticipated with this movie.

    Marvel Cinematic Universe
    Frank Castle/Wade Wilson
    Frank Castle/Steve Rogers
    James "Bucky" Barnes/Frank Castle

    Frank Castle is not a part of the MCU but Marvel TV. Please amend his disambiguation to Daredevil or The Punisher. The other characters require a disambiguation. This nomination belongs under "Crossover Fandom".

    Marvel Cinematic Universe
    Steve Rogers/Claire Temple (MCU)

    Claire Temple is not a part of the MCU but Marvel TV. Please amend her disambiguation to Daredevil or Luke Cage. Please add Steve Rogers' disambiguation. This nomination belongs under "Crossover Fandom".

    Marvel Cinematic Universe
    John Walker/Sam Wilson (Marvel)
    John Walker/Sam Wilson (Marvel)
    Lemar Hoskins/John Walker
    Sam Wilson/Helmut Zemo

    These nominations belong under "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier". Please amend your nomination to the correct fandom title and add the disambiguation. These have been moved to the TFATWS fandom.

    Video Blogging RPF
    Mark Fischbach/Ellie Goulding
    Mark Fischbach/Ellie Goulding/Amy Nelson/Ethan Nestor

    When we checked these tags, Ellie Goulding works were also tagged with "Music RPF". We believe Ellie belongs under "Music RPF", making this a crossover. Please amend your nomination and add the disambiguations.

    Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
    Finn/Anakin Skywalker

    Should this be a crossover with the Original Trilogy? If so, please amend the fandom and add the disambiguation. This has been moved to "Crossover Fandom".

    The Mandalorian (TV)
    Din Djarin/Anakin Skywalker (Mandalorian)

    Should this be a crossover with the Original Trilogy? Wikipedia tells us Anakin Skywalker is only mentioned in The Mandalorian. Thank you!

    The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
    Kaz Brekker/Nikolai Lantsov (Six of Crows Grishaverse)

    Kaz Brekker does not appear in The Grisha Trilogy. This needs to be moved to sit under "Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo" if you want Nikolai Lantsov as he appears in Crooked Kingdom or be nominated as "Crossover Fandom" if you want Nikolai Lantsov from The Grisha Trilogy. Please add disambiguations. (Please avoid using "Grishaverse" as a disambiguation.) This has been moved to "Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo".

    The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo
    Kaz Brekker/The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova (Six of Crows Grishaverse)

    The Darkling does not appear in Six of Crows and Kaz Brekker does not appear in The Grisha Trilogy. Please amend your nomination with "Crossover Fandom" as the fandom and disambiguate your nomination. (Please avoid using "Grishaverse" as a disambiguation.) This has been moved to "Crossover Fandom".

    Black Sails
    Israel Hands/John Silver (Black Sails)

    Israel Hands is a character from Our Flag Means Death. Please amend this to "Crossover Fandom" and add his disambiguation. Keeping as is, thank you!

    The Terror (TV 2018)
    Cornelius Hickey (The Terror)/Henry Drax (The North Water)
    Cornelius Hickey (The Terror)/Patrick Sumner (The North Water)

    Please amend the fandom to "Crossover Fandom". The disambiguations are fine as they are.

    山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)
    Meng Yao|Jin Guangyao (The Untamed)/Xie Wang (Word of Honor)
    Nie Huaisang (The Untamed)/Xie Wang (Word of Honor)

    Please amend the fandom to "Crossover Fandom". The disambiguations are fine as they are.

    If these nominations are not amended by the time nominations close, we will reject them.

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    The following nominations are approved, but we can't process them as they're over AO3's character limit! We were going to shorten these, but we worried doing so canonblind might lead them to lose their meaning to those familiar with the canons.

    Digimon Adventure Zero Two | Digimon Adventure 02
    Ichijouji Ken/Motomiya Daisuke/Takaishi Takeru/Yagami Hikari
    Inoue Miyako | Yolei Inoue/Yagami Hikari | Kari Kamiya
    Motomiya Daisuke | Davis Motomiya/Takaishi Takeru | T.K. Takaishi/Yagami Hikari | Kari Kamiya

    If the nominator could edit these nominations to be shorter, we would greatly appreciate this. (Piping can be removed.)

    Kill la Kill (Anime & Manga)
    Gamagoori Ira/Inumuta Houka/Jakuzure Nonon/Kiyruuin Satsuki/Sanageyama Uzu

    If the nominator could edit this nomination to be shorter, we would greatly appreciate this. (Remove surnames if you can.)


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    Can we please get confirmation if the following characters can be customised or if this is a genderbent nomination? We do not allow genderbent nominations.

    Fire Emblem: If | Fire Emblem: Fates
    f!Corrin/Silas (Fire Emblem: Fates)

    Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses
    m!Byleth/Gatekeeper (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

    These will be accepted as they are. Thank you!

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    Can we please get confirmation as to whether this nomination has a misspelling? (We have approved it but want to ensure it's spelt correctly.)

    僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
    Komori Konoku/Kuroiro Shihai (MHA)

    Thank you!

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    We do not accept & nominations. The following nominations have been rejected:

    Star Trek: Enterprise
    Crew of the Starship Enterprise & Original Character(s)
    Jonathan Archer & Charles "Trip" Tucker III
    Jonathan Archer & Malcolm Reed
    Malcolm Reed & T'Pol


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    We do not accept inanimate objects as nominations.

    Inception (2010)
    Saito (inception)/Saito's Carpet


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    We do not accept nominations that do not feature people.

    Historical RPF
    Alexandros III of Macedon | Alexander the Great/Boukephalas | Bucephalas the Horse (Hist RPF)


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    The following nominations are over 250 works and have been rejected.

    Star Trek: Enterprise
    Malcolm Reed/Charles "Trip" Tucker III

    This ship has 1,757 works.

    The Vampire Diaries (TV)
    Alaric Saltzman/Damon Salvatore (The Vampire Diaries)

    This ship has 278 works.
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    This is your friendly reminder that we have a little over one day left before nominations close on April 24, 11:59PM EDT! [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]

    Please ensure you read the nominations post before nominating.

    We will have two final nomination query posts before we finalise the tagset for sign-ups. If your nominations are not approved, please refer to our nomination queries (from this year) to see if we're waiting for you to provide feedback or make an amendment to your nominations so we can approve them. (Once nominations close and we have not heard back regarding our outstanding queries, we will reject those nominations.)

    Please remember that some nominations haven't made it onto our dashboard yet!

    If you see any errors or duplicates in the tagset, please let us know on one of our nomination posts.

    We will not be accepting late nominations, so please ensure you nominate the rare pairs you want to request and offer before nominations close!
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    Our next nominations queries post is a big one. Please ensure you familiarise yourself with our rules and the nominations post.

    Please remember to disambiguate your nominations!

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    We will not be accepting RPF nominations featuring controversial public figures. We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause, but we are not comfortable featuring fanworks about these people in our exchange.

    Political RPF - Russian 21st c.
    Ramzan Kadyrov/Vladimir Putin (Political RPF)

    This nomination will not be accepted.

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    We do not accept "All Media Types" nominations unless the fandom has been specified in our nominations post as the exception to this rule, or a participant makes a case for it. Please specify the single canon source you are nominating.

    Babylon 5 & Related Fandoms
    Marcus Cole/Susan Ivanova (Babylon 5)
    Marcus Cole/Susan Ivanova/Talia Winters (Babylon 5)
    Susan Ivanova/Talia Winters (Babylon 5)

    Can the nominator please confirm the canon source? If we do not hear back from the nominator, these will be moved to "Babylon 5 (TV)".
    These have been accepted as Babylon 5 (TV) nominations.

    Hunger Games Series - All Media Types
    Annie Cresta/Johanna Mason
    Cinna/Finnick Odair
    Gloss/Finnick Odair
    Haymitch Abernathy/Cashmere
    Haymitch Abernathy/Chaff
    Haymitch Abernathy/Finnick Odair
    Haymitch Abernathy/Hazelle Hawthorne
    Katniss Everdeen/Madge Undersee
    Katniss Everdeen/Peeta Mellark/Finnick Odair
    Peeta Mellark/Finnick Odair

    Can the nominator please confirm if this belongs under books or movies? If we do not hear back, these will be moved to sit under the books.
    These have been moved to sit under books. The nominator has until nominations close to let us know the canon source they wanted to nominate these ships under.

    The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
    Diamond Took/Pippin Took
    Frodo Baggins/Rose Cotton/Sam Gamgee
    Merry Brandybuck/Éowyn

    Can the nominator please confirm the canon source—books, TV show or movies? These sit under "LOTR Movies".

    Star Wars - All Media Types
    Cal Kestis/Kanan Jarrus (Star Wars)
    Han Solo/Kanan Jarrus (Star Wars)
    CC-2224 | Cody/Darth Vader

    Can the nominator please confirm if this belongs under Clone Wars or another branch of Star Wars?
    Nominations closed: These have been moved to sit under Crossover Fandom.

    The following nominations have been moved to sit under "Baldur's Gate 3".

    Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
    Ansur/Balduran (Baldur's Gate)
    Dammon/Karlach (Baldur's Gate)
    Gale/Karlach (Baldur's Gate)
    Gale/Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate)
    Halsin/Jaheira (Baldur's Gate)
    Jaheira/Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate)
    Karlach/Tav/Wyll (Baldur's Gate)

    Please let us know if any of these characters do not belong to BG3. Thank you!

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    Can the nominator please edit their nominations to place these under "Marvel Cinematic Universe"? We've listed in our nominations post that MCU movies such as Captain Marvel need to be nominated under the MCU fandom tag.

    Captain Marvel (2019)
    Brunnhilde | Valkyrie/Carol Danvers
    Carol Danvers/Soren/Talos
    Carol Danvers/Talos
    Carol Danvers/Yon-Rogg
    Soren/Talos (Marvel)


    These have been moved to sit under "MCU".


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    We believe these nominations belong under "Crossover Fandom". Can the nominators please edit their nominations to place these ships under the correct fandom ("Crossover Fandom") or confirm that they belong in the nominated fandoms listed below. Please ensure you disambiguate your nominations.

    Austin Powers (Movies)
    James Bond/Austin Powers

    Please also add the correct disambiguation. Which James Bond are you after? (Please use the actor, i.e. "James Bond (Daniel Craig 007)".) This has been moved under "Crossover Fandom". James Bond has not been specified.

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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    Olivia Benson/Alexandra Eames

    Olivia Benson is in Law & Order: SVU. Can the nominator please edit this nomination to sit under "Crossover Fandom" and add the disambiguation? This has been moved to "Crossover Fandom".

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    成化十四年 | The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty (TV)
    Tang fan/nie huaisang
    Wang zhi/meng yao|jin guangyao

    This has been accepted into "Crossover Fandom". Thank you!

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    山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)
    Meng Yao | Jin Guangyao/Xie Wang (Faraway Wanderers)
    Nie Huaisang/Xie Wang (Faraway Wanderers)

    If we do not hear back in 24 hours, these nominations will be rejected.

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    We want to merge Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 nominations to sit under "Final Fantasy X Series". These are the ships accepted in the tagset that would be impacted by this:

    Final Fantasy X Series
    Auron/Rikku (FF X-2)
    Auron/Braska/Jecht (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Baralai/Gippal/Nooj/Paine (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Lulu/Rikku/Wakka (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Lulu/Yuna (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Paine/Rikku/Yuna (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Paine/Yuna (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Rikku/Tidus (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Rikku/Tidus/Yuna (Final Fantasy X Series)


    Final Fantasy X-2
    Auron/Rikku (FF X-2)
    Auron/Braska/Jecht (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Baralai/Gippal/Nooj/Paine (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Lulu/Rikku/Wakka (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Lulu/Yuna (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Paine/Rikku/Yuna (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Paine/Yuna (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Rikku/Tidus (Final Fantasy X Series)
    Rikku/Tidus/Yuna (Final Fantasy X Series)

    Can the nominators (and those familiar with these games who intend to request them) please let us know if they see any issues with this? The mods are not familiar with FFX and we'd appreciate any guidance as to whether this may muddle sign-ups. (Please let us know if we need to include another fandom subcategory that's already accepted in the tagset to sit under "Final Fantasy X Series".)

    Final Fantasy X-2 has been merged with Final Fantasy X Series.

    We have also merged Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth with Valkyrie Profile Series.

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    Can we please get some guidance from our Tolkien and Rings of Power nominators? We have a few disambiguations that risk muddling sign-ups.

    As it currently stands, we have the below in the tagset:

    The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
    Arwen/Éowyn (Lord of the Rings)
    Elladan/Elrohir (Lord of the Rings)
    Éowyn/Lothíriel (Lord of the Rings)
    Imrahil/Legolas (Lord of the Rings)
    Théodred/Gríma Wormtongue (The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien)
    Celeborn/Galadriel (Tolkien)
    Celeborn/Galadriel/Sauron (Tolkien)
    Celeborn/Glorfindel (Tolkien)
    Celeborn/Sauron (Tolkien)
    Galadriel (Tolkien)/Halbrand (The Rings of Power)

    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
    Galadriel (Tolkien)/Halbrand (The Rings of Power)
    Celeborn/Galadriel (Tolkien)
    Celeborn/Galadriel/Sauron (Tolkien)
    Celeborn/Sauron (Tolkien)

    Can the nominators please let us know if:
  • the tags with the "(Tolkien)" disambiguation in "The Rings of Power (TV)" fandom need to be either corrected to reflect that they want the television version of these ships or if they need to be moved to the book fandom?
  • if "Galadriel (Tolkien)/Halbrand (The Rings of Power)"'s disambiguation needs to be corrected to "(Rings of Power)" and moved to sit under the TV show, or if it needs to be amended to "(Tolkien)" and remain where it is under the LOTR books?
  • if any of the ships are sitting under the wrong canon source and need to be moved?

  • Thank you, everyone! Please feel free to provide us with further guidance if you see errors in the tagset for any LOTR-related properties.

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    Please ensure your ships meet our exchange criteria of less than 250 works, be marked as completed, written in English, and filtered using otp: true filter.

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    Alexandra Eames/Robert Goren

    This ship has 256 works.

    Miraculous Ladybug
    Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug/Kagami Tsurugi

    This ship has 253 works.

    成化十四年 | The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty (TV)
    Sui Zhou/Tang Fan

    This ship has 287 works.


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    We do not accept & nominations. This is stated in our rules and the nominations post. Please do not nominate & relationships—we will reject these outright.

    The following have been rejected as they are not eligible for the exchange:

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    James Deakins & Alexandra Eames
    Robert Goren & Original Female Character(s)
    Ron Carver and Alexandra Eames
    Zach Nichols & Danny Ross & Megan Wheeler

    The Villains Of Valley View (TV)
    Colby Madden | Flashform & Jake Madden | Chaos
    Colby Madden | Flashform & Vic Madden | Kraniac
    Hartley & Amy Madden | Havoc
    Hartley & Amy Madden | Havoc & Eva Madden | Surge
    Milo Covington & Amy Madden | Havoc

    Andromeda (TV)
    Beka Valentine & Rafe Valentine
    Gabriel & Rommie (Andromeda)
    Seamus Harper & Rommie
    Trance Gemini & Rafe Valentine

    Robotech The Macross Saga
    Roy Fokker and Claudia Grant

    Frasier (TV)
    Frasier Crane & Martin Crane
    Frasier Crane & Martin Crane & Niles Crane
    Niles Crane & Daphne Moon
    Niles Crane & Roz Doyle

    Defiance (TV)
    Amanda Rosewater & Kenya Rosewater
    Irisa Nyira & Alak Tarr
    Joshua Nolan & Amanda Rosewater
    Joshua Nolan & Irisa Nyira
    Tommy Lasalle & Joshua Nolan

    Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
    Alice & Caterpillar & Cheshire Cat & March Hare (Alice in Wonderland)
    Alice & Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland)
    Alice & Mad Hatter (Alice in Wonderland)
    Alice & Red Queen (Alice in Wonderland)
    Mad Hatter & White Queen (Alice in Wonderland)

    Tailchaser's Song - Tad Williams
    Tailchaser's Song - Tad Williams

    Bodies (TV 2023)
    Esther Jankovsky & Charles Whiteman | Karl Weissman

    세계관 최강자들이 내게 집착한다 | The Most Powerful Characters in the World are Obsessed with Me (Webcomic)
    Alexander Duncan Michelio II & Dalia Pesteros (TMPitWaOwM)

    Dune (Movies - Villeneuve)
    Paul Atreides & Jessica

    We Are Lady Parts (TV)
    Amina Hussein & Saira

    The nominators are welcome to re-nominate these as / ships.

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    Thank you for your help!
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    Thank you for your nominations! If you're looking to nominate, please see the nominations post. Thank you to everyone who's brought duplicates and other errors to our attention. We will be working our way through those and will have them sorted before nominations close. Please keep letting us know of any duplicates or errors you see via replying to the nominations posts.

    We have our first nominations queries post, with several queries that we would like to rectify. If we do not get clarification on these in 24 hours, we will need to reject these nominations.

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    We do not accept "All Media Types" unless the fandom has been specified in our nominations post as the exception to this rule, or a participant makes a case for it. Please specify the single canon source you are nominating.

    Dune - All Media Types
    Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen/Vladimir Harkonnen (Dune)
    Irulan Corrino/Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen (Dune)
    Irulan Corrino/Shaddam Corrino IV (Dune)
    Leto Atreides I/Paul Atreides (Dune)
    Paul Atreides/Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen (Dune)
    Paul Atreides/Jessica (Dune)
    Paul Atreides/Vladimir Harkonnen (Dune)
    Vladimir Harkonnen/Jessica (Dune)

    Can the nominator please let us know what canon source they are nominating? Is this books or the movie?
    These nominations have been moved to "Dune (2021)". The nominator has until nominations close to let us know if this is not the canon source they intended to nominate these tags under.

    Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types
    Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach/Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon/Emhyr var Emreis (The Witcher)
    Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach/Emhyr var Emreis (The Witcher)
    Cirilla Fiona | False Ciri/Emhyr var Emreis (The Witcher)
    Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon/Emhyr var Emreis (The Witcher)
    Emhyr var Emreis/Pavetta (The Witcher) (Emhyr var Emreis/Pavetta)

    Can the nominator please let us know what canon source they are nominating? Is this books, TV show, or the video game?

    Hunger Games Series - All Media Types
    Coriolanus Snow/Tigris (The Hunger Games)
    Haymitch Abernathy/Coriolanus Snow (The Hunger Games)
    Haymitch Abernathy/Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)
    Katniss Everdeen/Coriolanus Snow (The Hunger Games)

    Can the nominator please let us know what canon source they are nominating? Is this books or the movie?
    These nominations have been moved to sit under "The Hunger Games (Movies)". The nominator has until nominations close to let us know if this is not the canon source they intended to nominate these tags under.

    Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types
    Akane | Whitney/Kotone | Lyra
    Aoi | Juliana/Colza | Brassius (Pokemon Scarlet & Violet)
    Giratina/Hikari | Dawn
    Kai | Irida/Shou | Akari
    Kotone | Lyra/Silver
    Leaf/Ookido Green | Blue Oak
    Mei | Rosa/N | Natural Harmonia Gropius
    Mei | Rosa/Touko | Hilda
    Sana | Shauna/Serena
    Seki | Adaman/Shou | Akari

    Can the nominator please let us know what canon source they are nominating?
    These nominations will be moved to sit under "Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Video Game)".

    Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
    Alfira/Lakrissa (Baldur's Gate)
    Araj Oblodra/Aurelia (Baldur's Gate)
    Astarion/Halsin/Tav (Baldur's Gate)
    Blurg/Dror Ragzlin (Baldur's Gate)
    Blurg/Omeluum (Baldur's Gate)
    Gale/Halsin (Baldur's Gate)
    Karlach/Lae'zel/Nocturne/Shadowheart/Wyll (Baldur's Gate)
    Karlach/Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate)
    Kith'rak Voss (Baldur's Gate)/Original Character(s)
    Nocturne/Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate)
    Omeluum (Baldur's Gate)/Original Male Character(s)
    Omeluum/Original Gith Character(s)
    Orpheus/Kith'rak Voss (Baldur's Gate)
    Tav/Zevlor (Baldur's Gate)
    The Dark Urge/Enver Gortash/Orin the Red
    The Dark Urge/Tav (Baldur's Gate)
    The Emperor/Orpheus (Baldur's Gate)
    The Emperor/Tav (Baldur's Gate)

    Can the nominator please let us know what canon source they are nominating? Is this Baldur's Gate 3? We have accepted "Baldur's Gate 3" as a nominated fandom.
    These nominations will sit under "Baldur's Gate 3".

    The Muppets - All Media Types
    Beaker/Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
    Bobo/Uncle Deadly (The Muppets)
    Fozzie Bear/Kermit the Frog
    Janice/Floyd Pepper/Dr. Teeth
    Julius Strangepork/Link Hogthrob
    Kermit the Frog/Miss Piggy
    Statler/Waldorf (The Muppets)

    Can the nominator please let us know what canon source they are nominating?
    These will be moved to sit under The Muppet Show. The nominator has until nominations close to let us know if this is not the canon source they intended to nominate these tags under.


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    Baldur's Gate 3 (Video Game)
    Wyll Ravengard/Male The Dark Urge (BG3)

    Can the nominator please confirm if "Male The Dark Urge" is genderbending The Dark Urge? (This isn't consistent with other nominations featuring The Dark Urge, and the mods are not familiar enough with BG3 to know.)
    This nomination will be accepted as is.

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    Star Trek: Picard
    Raffi Musiker/B'Elanna Torres
    Raffi Musiker/Seven of Nine/B'Elanna Torres

    These ships will be moved to "Crossover".

    Please ensure you are nominating under "Crossover" if your characters exist in separate subfandoms.

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    Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses
    My Unit | Byleth/Seteth

    This ship was rejected as it has 534 works and is not eligible for the exchange.

    Please ensure your ships meet our exchange criteria of less than 250 works, be marked as completed, written in English, and filtered using otp: true filter.
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    Share what you love about the rare ships you've nominated and will either request and/or offer! Some of the rare ships in the tagset belong to rare canons. If you love trying new canons or are currently on the hunt to become obsessive about something else, this is a great post for you!

    You can use the form below to get started. (You don't have to if you don't want to, but we advise trying to make your comment easy to read.)

      Canon:

      Ships:

      Media:

      A summary of the canon:

      What do you love about this ship/these ships?:

      What sort of things are you likely to request for it?:

      Content warnings:

      If you want to copy/paste the HTML:



    A few things to consider:
  • Please try to keep your thirst to one comment.

  • Please try to limit the number of gifs and videos you post, if you choose to provide some supportive material. (We recommend any more than one gif/video that you can link for anyone with a slower Internet connection.)

  • Please link and mark anything that is NSFW, especially if you're posting gifs/videos. (We'd also appreciate trigger warnings for the big triggers. If you think it needs a trigger warning, please add it.)

    Please remember that this post may contain triggering topics due to canon content that may or may not be warned for, so please view the content at your own discretion.

  • You can also use this post to ask for canon recs. We recommend advising what you're looking for (a particular medium or a canon that's so many hours long?)—and it wouldn't hurt to mention what kind of ship dynamics/tropes you're into since that's why we're here!

  • We won't be moderating this page as closely, but we will screen/freeze threads as needed. If you need to get in contact with us, please reply to this comment.


  • Thanks to [community profile] yuletide for the inspiration for the form.
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    Nominations are now open! They will be open until April 24th, 11:59PM EDT. [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]

    Please make sure you read the rules, especially regarding ship eligibility and further information about nominations that is not covered in this post.

    An AO3 account is required to make nominations. Should you need an invitation, please reach out to the mods via email or the comments section of this post. Anon comments are on, but they are not screened.

    IMPORTANT REMINDER: To qualify for this exchange, the ship needs to have less than 250 works on AO3, be complete and written in English, and be filtered using the otp:true filter. If you're unsure of how to filter a work via AO3, please see this comment here on the Rules/Guidelines post explaining how to use the "otp:true filter".

    Key points to keep in mind while nominating:
    • You can nominate up to 10 fandoms with 10 relationships ("/" only) each. We will not be accepting solo character nominations or relationships using "&".

    • All nominations must be disambiguated with the name of the canon after the ship, e.g. "Theodore "Laurie" Laurence/Amy March (Little Women — Gerwig 2019)". If they are not disambiguated, you risk your nomination being rejected.

    • Please specify which version of canon you would like rather than nominating under the 'all media' version of the tag, e.g. "Dragon Age (Video Games)" vs "Dragon Age (All Media)".

    • The only current exceptions to the above rule are Assassin's Creed and American Girl Dolls. Both can be nominated under their "All Media Types" tag.

    • Crossover nominations: Please nominate crossovers with "Crossover Fandom" in the "Fandom" section of the nomination form, with the crossover relationships filling up the relationship textbox. i.e. "Crossover Fandom", "Natasha Romanov (MCU)/Dinah Lance (DCEU)".

    • We do not allow Reader/Canon Character pairings and recursive fic to be nominated for this exchange.


    Regarding specific fandoms with various umbrella fandoms:
    • Arrowverse/DCTV: Please nominate under "Arrowverse (TV)". Shows the aren't specifically in the Arrowverse but are considered to exist within the DCTV universe (i.e. Smallville, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Titans, Doom Patrol, etc.) should remain with their original tag. Arrow, The Flash (2014), and Supergirl belong under "Arrowverse".

    • DC Extended Universe: Please nominate under the "DCEU", i.e. "Dinah Lance/Lois Lane (DCEU)".

    • MCU: Please nominate under "Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)", e.g. "Maria Hill/Sam Wilson (MCU)". Movies such as Captain America, Guardians of the Galaxy, etc. should be nominated under "MCU".

      Marvel TV shows (i.e. Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, WandaVision, TFATWS, Agent Carter, What If …?, Loki, etc.) are to be nominated as separate entities from MCU (i.e. WandaVision would be nominated under "WandaVision", not "MCU").

    • Doctor Who/Star Wars/Star Trek/X-Men/Stargate: Please refer to the specific version that you are nominating. For X-Men, please use either "The Original Trilogy" or "ATS" (for "Alternate Timeline Series") for the live action films, and ensure that any cartoon nominations are disambiguated with their cartoon canons i.e. "X-Men '97".

    • Comics: Please nominate these under their specific category. For DCU, that would be "DCU (Comics)". With Marvel, please specify the version that you are nominating (Noir, 616, etc.), i.e. "Natasha Romanov/Carol Danvers (Marvel 616)".

    • Characters who are in separate subfandoms (e.g. "Jadzia Dax (Star Trek: DS9)/B'Elanna Torres (Star Trek: Voyager)") belong to the "Crossover Fandom" category.

    • Original characters in non-original canons: You may nominate Canon Character/Original Character(s), e.g. "Diana (Wonder Woman)/Original Female Character"; "Jess Mariano (Gilmore Girls)/Original Characters". These belong under the canon character's fandom.

      You can be as specific as you would like. If you do not specify a gender within the tag, you cannot box your creator into a specific combination, so please make sure to request the dynamic you would prefer.

    • Original Works: These must be nominated under "Original Work" in the following format: "Character Type/Character Type", e.g. "Princess/Maid", "Pilot/Soldier/General", etc. If they are not nominated in this way, they will be rejected.

      You can be as specific as you like, i.e. "Pilot (M)/Soldier (M)/General (F)". Please remember that you cannot box your creator in with a specific dynamic that isn't already indicated by the nominated tag.


    If you have any questions or would like to seek clarification on a potential nomination, please comment here or email the mods at rarepairexmod@gmail.com. Happy nominating!
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    We're excited to be running another round of Rare Pair Exchange for 2024! Please make sure that if you participated last year you have commented on all of your gifts. We have a mandatory rule that all gifts must be commented on in good faith for participants to be able to participate again.

    If you have not commented on your gifts, you will not be able to participate in this round of the exchange.

    Please comment on all of your gifts by April 15 2024 (11.59pm EDT).
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    We're the Rare Pair Exchange, a multifandom exchange focused on ships (romantic and/or sexual) with less than 250 works on AO3, completed, written in English, and filtered using the otp:true filter. The minimum requirements are either a 1,000 word fic or a piece of clean lineart on unlined paper.

    You must be 18+ to participate.

    2024 Schedule:

    Nominations: April 15th-24th (closes at 11:59PM EDT) [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]
    Ship Promo Post: Nerd out about your rare pairs!
    Sign-Ups Open: April 27th
    Sign-Ups Close: May 11th, 11:59PM EDT [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]
    Assignments Out: May 14th
    Assignments Due: July 13th, 11:59PM EDT [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]
    Works Revealed: July 20th, 11:59PM EDT August 4th, 11:59PM EDT [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]
    Creators Revealed: July 27th, 11:59PM EDT August 11th, 11:59PM EDT [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]


    Tag Set | AO3 Collection | Rules & Guidelines | AO3 app

    Bonus: Pinch Hitter treats

    Contact: rarepairexmod@gmail.com

    (And, yes, we like 🍐s!)
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    Please familiarise yourself with the rules of the exchange before participating. We've compiled these to ensure that participants have a great time with us, and that nominations and works created are in line with the exchange's theme.

    If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them on this post (anonymous commenting is on) or email rarepairexmod@gmail.com. (If you email us, please allow two business days for a response before following up.)

    Eligibility )

    Nominations )

    Sign-Ups )

    Assignments )

    Posting )

    Defaulting )

    Pinch Hits )

    Treats )

    Commenting )

    Miscellaneous )
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    Thank you again to everyone who participated in our first round of Rare Pair Exchange! We would love your feedback on your experience this round for us to consider for round two in 2024.

    We've flagged a few things ourselves that we'd appreciate receiving any feedback on:

    • Schedule: We set the 2023 schedule based on moderator availability. We are considering moving the schedule by a month, with nominations occurring in June. (Please note any feedback on the schedule will be taken on board, but ultimately, we will finalise a schedule that works best for the moderators.)


    • Creation period: We've allocated a month for the creation period and would like to keep this for round two, but we welcome feedback from participants. Was this too long?


    • Recursive fic/art: We would appreciate hearing your thoughts on dis/allowing recursive fic and art in the exchange. We initially refused to include recursive works in the exchange as we felt it was being used as a loophole to allow big non-rare ships to be nominated, which went against our theme of rare pairs.

      We would consider allowing recursive works to be nominated as long as the ship being nominated is a rare pair outside of the context of the recursive work. We feel this is fair and in line with our theme—rare pairs. (That means juggernauts will not be accepted in any form, i.e. genderswap.)

      If we allow recursive fic and art to be nominated, we will make a post during round two for nominators to leave a permission link. We will reject nominations that do not have a permission link provided by the nominator. (Checking nomination eligibility is a lot of work on the moderator side, so we will request this as a mandatory component of nominations to ease our workload and allow us to work through approvals as quickly as possible.)


    • Tagging treats as 'Treats': We are considering asking that all treat gifts be tagged as 'treat' when submitted for ease of checking works on the moderator side.


    • Disallowing "Gen" works: We had a few works tagged as "Gen" in the exchange, which we feel goes against the spirit of a shipping exchange. We are considering tightening this rule and disallowing any works categorised as "Gen" on AO3.

      We are also considering disallowing any works to have the requested pairing tagged with "&" alongside a "/" tag. The exchange is for "/" tagged works, not "&". There were several instances where works were tagged with both "Tom/Jerry" and "Tom & Jerry".


    If you'd prefer to leave feedback privately, please email us at rarepairexmod@gmail.com and we will take note of it for next year. As for this post, anon is on, but screening is not.

    While we may not reply to comments, please be reassured that we are noting them to discuss next year.

    Thank you again for a great first round!
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    Creators have been revealed!! With that, our first round ends.

    Thank you to everyone for participating and helping make this exchange a success! We finished with over 260 works in 190 fandoms!

    • Please remember that commenting is mandatory in this exchange. You must comment on your gifts before the start of the round next year (dates TBD) to be eligible to sign up.

    • The collection will remain open indefinitely so you're welcome to post late treats. (Please make sure they have a recipient.)

    • If you have any questions/comments, please feel free to comment on this post (anon is on, screening isn't) or reach out via email at rarepairexmod@gmail.com

    • We will be posting a feedback post in the next few days, so please stick around!


    Thank you again! See you next year. :)
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    Go forth and enjoy your rare pairs! The collection is open!

    • Please remember that commenting on your gift(s) is mandatory for this exchange. Please do so in good faith.


    • We encourage everyone to comment on any works that they enjoy. We have a fantastic collection of stories and art!


    • Please reach out to the mods via email at rarepairexmod@gmail.com as soon as possible if there are any issues with your gift. (Please let us know your AO3 name.)


    • The collection will remain open to treats! We recommend browsing the app for prompts and treating a pinch hitter.


    • Works will be revealed September 1 at 11:59PM EDT! [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]


    • If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to drop them on this post (anon is on, screening is not) or email us at rarepairexmod@gmail.com


    • Happy Rare Pairs 2023! ♥

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