pre-promised poll!

[el_em_en_oh_pee]

So acidpop25 mentioned a hankering for a rarepair remix. Today, we discussed the topic, came up with some thoughts, etc. etc. eg: No pairings that are listed as 'major pairings' here or here, no pairings that include two 'major' characters (Trio, Ginny, Draco, or Snape, namely), etc. etc. Participants would have to have at least five rarepair fics, and would get one 'safe' fic (one that no-one will remix), and one more with each additional five rarepair fics. Sound like fun? I thought so.

We're thinking of giving about two, two and a half months' writing time, BUT we want to know when the best time to have the fest (in the humble opinions of all you lovely fandomers out there :D) is.

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In conclusion: capitol_barbie, where are you?!

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[capitol-barbie.livejournal.com]

here, duh :|

[el-em-en-oh-pee.livejournal.com]

well, clearly you are now :|

[tresa-cho.livejournal.com]

CAN'T do it anytime in the near future. Spring or summer would be best for me. NaNoWriMo is in November. DDDDDD:

[el-em-en-oh-pee.livejournal.com]

THAT ICON IS SO CAPTIVATING I JUST SPENT THE LAST FIVE MINUTES WATCHING IT.

Oh, yes. I should do that again this year. :D

[thisiamdenied.livejournal.com]

I JUST WATCHED IT A LOT TO.

[acidpop25.livejournal.com]

I ship that ticky with the one above it. That ticky is clearly a bottom.

[el-em-en-oh-pee.livejournal.com]

CLEARLY.

[sivullinen.livejournal.com]

no pairings that include two 'major' characters (Trio, Ginny, Draco, or Snape, namely), etc. etc

So you would count, say, Ginny/Snape as a major pairing? O_O

And would it have to be five different rare pairings, or if a writer has written 5+ fics of the same rare pairing, would that be okay? I can understand if not, because it would force the remixer to write that one pairing, with no real choice...

If answer to any of those questions is yes, I should write some more rare pairing fic before I could participate, but I'd definitely be following the remix ;)

[willfully.livejournal.com]

I am not sure that I have five fics :| Does Neville/Luna count? Draco/Pansy?

Well, I have lots of Draco/Morag, Draco/Neville, and a Millicent/Pansy... do fics for other exchanges count once they've been revealed?

[willfully.livejournal.com]

And E/T, of course. :P

[fall-into-life.livejournal.com]

I don't understand...

[nqdonne.livejournal.com]

Hello :D I voted for "in the spring" but I'd like to qualify that: my best advice, generally, but also because I am a mod, is that you don't pick dates that conflict with hp_valensmut or hp_springsmut. Esp. springsmut (not only because it's my comm, but because that would be rarepair overkill in the same month). Springsmut does sign-ups/assignments in December, due dates in February and posting in March, as I'm sure you know :D. I would suggest late December and/or January sign-ups shooting for posting in April or May. The only fest competition I can think of during that time is crossover_hp (April posting). Also, just a note in case you wanna aim for later spring/summer... if there's some writing period overlap with the end of springsmut, people would be able to remix things people had written in that fest :D

But, yes, sounds like a good idea. As long as any and every Percy pairing is eligible :D

[nqdonne.livejournal.com]

Oh, and also, I would advise revising that "two major characters" rule. Only because, say, does that really make Harry/Remus or Remus/Draco, etc. a non-rarepair? Cause I'd say they are. Or Draco/Snape (def. NOT a common pairing). It might be best to keep it to defined rarepairs, and just make an exact list of what isn't rare, to avoid confusion.

[summerborn.livejournal.com]

I agree with this timing suggestion!

[melusinahp.livejournal.com]

Hi. Linked her from the Quibbler. I think this is a great idea and I would totally sign up if it were after the X-mas exchanges. Would we be able to say that we wouldn't write certain characters altogether, though. Like no Percy or no Dumbledore, or whatever?

[melusinahp.livejournal.com]

*rolls eyes at self* I honest to god did post this before reading the above comments.

[purplefluffycat.livejournal.com]

Hello! Well, I'll be the first one to ask then :-P What exactly is a remix, and how does it differ from an exchange or a prompt-based fest?

PurpleFluffyCat x

[el-em-en-oh-pee.livejournal.com]

A remix is an exchange, and technically prompt-based, too. The difference is that, in a remix, participants are assigned another participant, and they basically rewrite a fic that their assignee has written in the past: changing POV, making it more sequel/prequelish, et cetera. Some examples include hd_remix and remix_redux. :D

nqdonne explained it much better than I could here, in the context of a Percy remix fest.

Hope that helps!