Supernatural Rarepair Shipfest 2012

The Main Round 3 community has been created and all team leaders should have received invitations to it. Please remember to post your entries before the deadline this Saturday, following the rules laid out for MR1 and MR2.

As always, you should contact us immediately if a problem arises with posting, or if a second member of the team requires posting rights due to team leader unavailability or absence.

An AO3 collection for this round can be found at srs2012_r3. This collection is anonymous, and therefore may be posted to before the voting deadline has passed if you wish to do so.

Please also remember that MR2 voting and the final Bonus Round both end this Saturday.

Entries for Main Round One need to be submitted by posting them to the Main Round One comm. All team leaders or their appointed replacements should have been invited to this comm already, and have posting rights. If they do not, they should contact the mods immediately.

Formatting for entries is detailed below. Everything within [square brackets], including the square brackets themselves, should be deleted and replaced with the specifics of your entry.

The title for the entry post must be in the following format:

[MEDIA]: [Title] ([Team])

For example:

FIC: The Woman In White (Team Chuck)

When creating the body of the post, you should navigate to the HTML tab at the top of the post editor (next to the subject line) and copy-paste the following.

<b>Summary:</b> [A short summary of the entry.] <b>Word Count:</b> [This line can be deleted for non-written works (works with less than 1000 words).] <b>Characters:</b> [A list of all characters appearing in the fic.] <b>Pairings:</b> [A list of all pairings appearing in the fic, including the team pairing.] <b>Tags:</b> [Failure to use tags in the tagging policy may be penalised, but any other tags can be included if you feel they are suitable.] <cut text="[Entry Title]"> [The body of the entry goes here. This can include formatting, links and embedded media in addition to text.] </cut>

You can then continue editing in normal view or HTML as you prefer and the correct formatting should be produced.

The mods will be using wordcounter.net for consistency and openness in word counts. However, you can use other word count software (which may produce slightly different figures) provided your word count falls within the limits for the media you have chosen.

Please remember that any text within images should be captioned, and will count towards the total word count. The full list of required tags can be found in the Tagging Policy.

Entries must be submitted by midday GMT, December 15 2012 in order to earn participation points for this round. Late entries will be posted late, but may still be voted for and receive placement points.

Note: Only one entry per team can be submitted. If there is some problem and you need to resubmit your entry, please contact the mods to alert them to this. Teams which submit multiple entries without contacting the mods will have points deducted.

Signups are now officially over!

If you have not signed up to the competition at this point, it is now too late to do so. You will still be able to view competition works, but you will not be able to vote or produce works of your own.

If you have signed up, we recommend you check the team roster now for your current team allocation and its status.

If your team is full or confirmed, then you should ensure you have joined the team comm when the link appears. If no team leader has yet been appointed, candidates will be contacted shortly. Team leaders should contact us with their team comm names as soon as possible.

Please be aware that this period is the last one in which you can transfer teams and retain the points you have earned thus far in the bonus rounds. Members of full or confirmed teams are welcome to transfer as outlined below, but should remember that if their original team drops below three members it will lose its confirmed status.

If your team is still unconfirmed, then you have until midday GMT, Wednesday November 21 to find a place on a confirmed team. There are three ways to do this:

1. Convincing other participants to transfer to your current team to reach at least three members.
2. Transferring to another existing team which has at least two other members.
3. Forming a new team and convincing at least two other participants to transfer to it.

This post is provided as a forum for arranging transfers.

Please remember while arranging transfers that Team Monster of the Week is never full; if it reaches five members it will expand into two teams. You may also choose to transfer to Team Chuck, or drop out of the competition entirely.

If you wish to transfer team, please alert the mods via a comment on this post headed TEAM TRANSFER, or an email to srs2012mods@gmail.com with TEAM TRANSFER in the subject line. If contacting us via email, please remember to include your Dreamwidth username.

You should also contact us with your preference of team in case the deadline passes and your team is unconfirmed: Team MotW, Team Chuck or non-competitor. Signup preferences will no longer be taken into account in the team assignment process. Anyone who does not alert us to their transfer or alternate preference by the deadline will be automatically transferred to Team Chuck.

Edit: The Team Shuffle period is now over.

There is now an unofficial SRS discussion comm at http://theaxismundi.dreamwidth.org/

This was created by a volunteer from Team Chuck, but is open to anyone involved in the competition for friendly discussion and moral support.

Head over there and check it out!

As teams are confirmed, team leaders will be receiving their confirmation emails with instructions on what to do next.

One of the most important next steps for your team is the creation of a team Dreamwidth community, which all team members should be a member of. This will serve as the organisational hub of your team. You are welcome to host team discussions on other websites if you wish, but remember that some team members may not have accounts, or be in different time zones.

The name/URL for your team community is up to you, and does not need to be the official ship name. We encourage the use of creative nicknames. Once the community is created, your team leader must contact us with the dreamwidth URL, and it will be added to your team's information on the signup list.

We recommend that the first post in your team community is dedicated to introductions. Remember to include:

• Time zone.
• Preferred pronouns - she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc.
• Methods of contact - email, Dreamwidth PMs, etc.
• Preferred creative media - writing, art, video, etc.

You may also wish to begin discussing who will be available to participate in each of the main rounds.

Remember that the team rosters are subject to change throughout signups. It is the team leader's responsibility to ensure that new team members can access the community promptly.

There is no need to create a team community until after you receive your Team Leader Confirmation email.

The signup period is now over. No new signups will be accepted.

Before signing up, you will need the following:

• A valid email address.
• A valid Dreamwidth username.
• To have read the Rules and Behaviour Policy.
• Knowledge of which team(s) you wish to join.
• Knowledge of your willingness to act as team leader.

When deciding on which ships to sign up for, please consult the list of current teams.

Your email address and DW username will be checked, and if either is invalid your signup will be deleted without notification.
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