testdog65 (testdog65) wrote in qaf_challenges, @ 2007-04-19 10:03:00 |
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Original poster: _alicesprings
I was going to put this community on permanent hiatus because it requires so much time and effort, but I've been convinced to keep it going.
In order to do that I need to really crack down on the rules. From now on I must ask that everyone follows these instructions in order to preserve what little sanity I still have.
* No late fics will be accepted. I don't care if it's one minute past midnight. I will not accept any late entries.
* All fics must be coded. This includes bold text on the header, lj cut, lj usernames correctly coded, all italics that are required, centred text etc. If you don't know what I'm talking about or how to do it, ask your flist or ask a beta but don't send me your fic if it's not coded. I will not run it.
* All fics must include the EXACT header that I provide. No more information, and no less.
* You MUST do a private post in your journal before you send me your fic. This is to check 2 things. 1. If your fic fits in one post, and 2. To make sure none of your code tags are broken. If your entire fic comes up bold, or in italics, or centred because you have a broken tag, I will delete it. I will not fix it. I will delete it.
If your fic needs to be split into two posts, please send them to me as separate documents with all the header information on both.
* Because of problems with opening certain documents please be sure you save your fic as a WORD document only. Also, copy and pasting the fic directly into the email is a help too, but not essential.
* Make sure you send me the correct version of your fic. I will accept ONE version only. Double check before you send it.
* I will NOT replace anything after it is posted. For this reason, make sure there are no spelling or punctuation errors or anything else you might want to change later because once a fic is posted, I will NOT edit it in any way. Don't bother asking.
* Use a beta. No unbeta'd fics will be accepted. If I find the word "Pittsburg" somewhere, I will not accept your fic. There is a list of betas on the user info page so there's no excuse not to use one.
If English is not your first language, have someone for whom it is beta your fic BEFORE you send it to me.
* Fics written for this community must have a Brian/Justin pairing. To me, this means that the relationship explored within the fic must be about Brian and Justin. They can be apart during the fic but they must be together by the end of it (death fics not included).
Fics that explore Brian, but don't have Justin in them, as part of a B/J pairing, are not accepted. Similarly, fics about Justin that do not also feature him as part of a B/J pairing will not be accepted.
This community is interested only in the relationship. Not the separate characters or relationships they may have with other men.
I'm not going to argue the definition of a B/J fic with anyone. This is the qaf_challenges definition, so keep that in mind before signing up for a challenge.
* And of course, adhere to the rules spelled out on the user info page of this community.
* Any fics that do not adhere to these requirements will not be accepted, so don't bother sending them in. I cannot stress exactly how serious I am about enforcing these rules.
If anyone's still interested, the sign up post for the next challenge will be up shortly.
Thank you.