dreamingofsunshine | [Dreaming of Sunshine Exchange] Nominations Guidelines 2020 C

Please read this post carefully BEFORE nominating.

Instructions

Everyone can nominate 7 fandoms with 10 relationships each and 4 freeforms. You can only match on tags that have been nominated and accepted into the tagset, so nominate anything you want to receive or offer.

To nominate:

You read the Nomination Guidelines (this post!) and make sure you understand them — don't be afraid to ask me questions if you don't!
You go to the tagset and make sure you're logged in to your AO3 account.
You click the nominate button and fill in the nomination page with tags you want to request.
When I have time, I approve them... assuming you filled it out correctly/assuming that I understand your nomination.
If you did it wrong or I'm confused, I'll ask you about it in a nominations clarification post on this Dreamwidth community. You just have to comment on the post or email me to clear things up!
I can't see who's nominated what so I can't just ask you directly, you have to pay attention!
Lingering incorrect nominations may be rejected, but I will always be willing to add the correct versions in for you if you provide correctly formatted tags later on.

What fandoms can I request?

The main fandom for this exchange is Dreaming of Sunshine. It's in the tagset as Dreaming of Sunshine - Silver Queen and to nominate relationships under it, you just have to copy/paste exactly that fandom name into the "Fandom" slot on your nominations sheet.

You can also nominate under Reincarnation Roulette - Silver Queen! I decided not to put them in separate fandoms because request slots are limited.

Naruto and Boruto are not eligible on their own. But they are eligible as...

Crossovers!

All crossover fandoms need to start with Dreaming of Sunshine - Silver Queen/ or Reincarnation Roulette - Silver Queen/ followed by the name of the fandom you want to crossover with.
- So, the Harry Potter crossover fandom in the tagset is Dreaming of Sunshine - Silver Queen/Harry Potter - JK Rowling.
- The fandom tag for crossovers between Dreaming of Sunshine and canon Naruto is Dreaming of Sunshine - Silver Queen/Naruto
Don't nominate any crossovers using abbreviations/initialisms, that'll be too confusing.
If the AO3 canonical is one of those piped tags with non-English characters before the english version, please feel free to put in only the English name — there's a character limit so it might not fit otherwise.
You can request a crossover with any fandom! I will just assume the fandom exists and that you've spelled the character's names right, so spell-/fact-check your own nominations please.
If you nominate for a large fandom with lots of constituent bits (such as the MCU or Star Wars) please keep your eyes on the nomination clarification posts because it's likely I'll have to ask everyone how compressed they want those big fandoms to be. I will err on the side of keeping big fandoms together rather then splitting them because people have limited request slots.
I will consider crossovers with other fics on a case-by-case basis. Please comment about fics you might want to nominate on this post or email me — and be prepared to prove that the non-DoS fic's author is cool with recursive fic!

Relationship Tag Formatting

It's important to format your nominations correctly! You need to know these things:

AO3's algorithm can only match tags that are exactly the same.
The tagset will be unhappy with you if you try to submit a tag in one fandom that already exists verbatim in another.
Sometimes the tagset fucks up and I have to reassociate tags, which means I might need to know where your tags are supposed to be.
If you try to nominate a tag in one category that already exists in another category, AO3 will tack something extra onto it.
- For example, if you nomatined just Nara Shikako in the Relationships category, AO3 would turn it into Nara Shikako - Relationship
- ...which also means if we nominated single characters who haven't been used before into the Relationships category, people who try to use that single character in the Characters category would suddenly end up having to a tag with - Character on the end. :( That would be terrible, we don't want to ruin tags for people!

SO, with that in mind... please follow these nomination guidelines:

ALL NON-CROSSOVER RELATIONSHIPS need to have their source fandom after them in parenthesis. For example: Haruno Sakura & Tsunade (DoS)
ALL CHARACTERS IN CROSSOVER FANDOMS need to have their source fandom after them in parenthesis. For example: Gaara (DoS) & Gaara (Naruto)
All characters (and groups) need to be eligible in the fandom they're nominated under (like, they have to exist; more on that below after we get the important formatting things out of the way!)
Nominate sexual and/or romantic relationships with a /. For example: Momochi Zabuza/Terumi Mei (DoS)
Nominate platonic relationships with an &. For example: Nara Shikako & Yamashiro Aoba (DoS)
Nominate single characters and groups with "Solo:" in front. For example: Solo: Hatake Kakashi (DoS) or Solo: Jounin Sensei (DoS)
- This doesn't mean Kakashi won't interact with anyone else, just that you want the focus to be on Kakashi.
- For crossovers you can add the other fandom in the crossover like so: Solo: Hatake Kakashi (DoS) in Naruto or Solo: Harry Potter (HP) in Dreaming of Sunshine
You can also mix-and-match. For example: Nara Shikamaru/Tenten & Nara Shikako (DoS)
If you want a focus on the members of a group interacting with someone else, use & like you would for a normal gen pairing. For example: Kunoichi Club (DoS) & Senju Tsunade (DoS)
You can put as many characters in a relationship tags as the length limit will allow.
Threesomes, moresomes, age gap relationships, and crackships are all allowed. If you don't like something that was nominated, don't offer or request it.

What characters can be nominated in each fandom?

Dreaming of Sunshine - Silver Queen

For the DoS fandom, participants can only nominate relationships involving characters who definitely exist in the universe of Dreaming of Sunshine. You may find the minor character list helpful. All Dreaming of Sunshine characters should have (DoS) after them when you nomatine them.

Here are some examples characters and their approval status:

Uchiha Shisui (DoS): Approved! Shisui is mentioned in a recent chapter when Sasuke and Shikako are going through paperwork, so he definitely exists.
Zetsu (DoS): Not approved; Shikako is pretty sure this weird plant guy exists, but he hasn't shown up or been mentioned by anyone else.
Kakuzu: Not approved; Kakuzu definitely exists, but he needs to be nominated as Kakuzu (DoS) in whatever relationship.
Deidara (DoS): Approved! Although he's not mentioned by name, Shikako's conversation with Onoki in Chapter 139 implies that Shikako definitely knows he exists.

Unnamed characters from Dreaming of Sunshine are obviously eligible if you can concisely describe them in your nominated tag. Eg: Unnamed Foreign ANBU from Lost Child Arc would be approved.

Reincarnation Roulette - Silver Queen

All characters confirmed to be in Dreaming of Sunshine will be assumed to exist in Reincarnation Roulette! You will need to specify which Reincarnation Roulette chapter you want characters to be from, however. Hatake Norashi (RR3) & Hatake Kakashi (RR3) vs Hatake Norashi (RR3) & Hatake Kakashi (RR1), for example.

I won't accept the alternate reincarnations nominated without their RR designation.
I won't accept the alternate reincarnations nominated with a different RR designation.

Naruto & Boruto

You can nominate any Naruto characters under Boruto, but you cannot nominate Boruto-only characters under Naruto. Remember to include (Naruto) and (Boruto) after those characters!

Crossovers

I will usually assume you know your canon well enough to nominate characters that actually exist. Please put some version of the canon's name in parenthesis (an abbreviation is fine) in case the tags get unassociated or another fandom has a character with the same name.

What are groups? What kind of groups will be accepted in nominations?

Groups are defined as a set of two or more characters who either definitely exist or can be reasonably assumed to exist in either the canon of Dreaming of Sunshine or the crossover canon you're nominating them under.

Groups can either be a broad category of unassociated people who share a common trait, as in Desk Ninja (DoS)
Groups can be a narrow selection of associated characters, preferably that has a basis in canon. For example: Kunoichi Club (DoS), Jinchuuriki (DoS), or The Avengers (MCU)
Groups may be rejected if they're confusing, have little to no basis in canon, or seem to be angling too close to being prompts for a certain plot. I will try to work with the nominator to get something close to what they want!
Please be aware that if you request a tag with one of these groups you are only guaranteed to get a fic including ONE member of the selected group. For example, a Desk Ninja & Jinchuuriki tag could be filled with a work that involves one desk ninja OC and any canonical jinchuuriki; the creator wouldn't have to include all nine jinchuuriki because that would be crazy.

Freeform/Additional Tag Eligibility

In this exchange, freeforms are are meant to be Dreaming of Sunshine-specific concepts, places, and time periods that help people match on various settings or concepts. There are also a few broad genre tags (ex. backstory, worldbuilding). Admittedly this is probably most useful for fic, but please feel free to submit things for other mediums!

Eligible freeforms will fit these criteria:

Tropes that are relevant to/extremely prevalent in Dreaming of Sunshine fanworks. Examples:
- Yes: Alternate Reincarnation (present in fics like Pre!Kako and even Reincarnation Roulette) or Gardens fic.
- No: Huddling For Warmth (A good trope! But it falls under the Hurt/Comfort genre and we don't need to get more granular than that.)
Broadly applicable across many characters/relationships. Examples:
- Yes: Backstory (A fic genre) or Land of Rain (A location)
- No: 5 Times Killing Danzō Improved The Situation And One Time It Didn't Hurt (A great freeform for a different exchange, but too specific of a prompt here. Note that freeforms must be for general situations, and not prompts.)

Freeforms describing general fic tropes, non-DoS specific AU types, and hyperspecific scenarios will probably be rejected or grouped into a broader umbrella at the mods' discretion. I may make some exceptions for Naruto-specific tropes, because we cannot deny our fic roots.

PLEASE READ the list of already available freeforms, I am unlikely to accept ones that fall under a general freeform we already have. I have, for example, probably already covered every time period we might conceivably need. If you want to guide your creator into making a fic that more specific likes or prompts, please include those in optional details or a letter.

Why do we need these freeforms? Do we match on them? Do I have to include them?

These freeforms help with matching but do not have to be incorporated into your gift. The purpose of these freeforms is NOT to determine what will be in your gift; the purpose is to help you match to people who share your GENERAL taste in fanworks.

Suppose you, Participant A, Participant B, and Participant C have all offered/requested the exact same fandoms, mediums, and relationships.
You also request the freeform tag Hurt/Comfort.
Participant A has requested and offered Hurt/Comfort.
Participants B and C have not selected any freeforms.
You and Participant A have the most tags in common, so you will match to each other instead of to B or C.
Neither you or Participant A are required to write Hurt/Comfort, but because you both like it, you're probably a better match.

Please Keep In Mind....

The tagset system on AO3 is kind of janky, so I can't see who's nominated what and I can't see all unapproved tags at the same time. We'll need to communicate via Dreamwidth if I have questions about your tags, so keep an eye out!

Here's a link to the nominations section of the FAQ. Please reply below with any additional questions. Anonymous commenting is on, so you don't need an account to do so.

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