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[brightknightie]

May 5 will be the 28^th anniversary of "Dark Knight," Forever Knight's series premiere. May 18 will be the 24^th anniversary of "Last Knight," the finale. And 2020 will be our 11th FKFicFest!

Would you like to play this year? If so, when and how?

This poll is for community members. (Join us!) The poll will close at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time) on Sunday, January 19, 2020 (or, really, a reasonable hour the next morning, which will be MLK Day in the US). Thanks!

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If we play exchange-style this year, I propose that we modify our sign-up template to a new model (below) based on that used by the HL exchange. What do you think of this draft?

REQUEST:
1. Preferred characters: [names]
2. Preferred types of relationships: [for example: gen, m/f, f/f, m/m, canonical relationships, non-canonical relationships, familial relationships, etc.]
3. Preferred themes, tropes & elements: [for example: happy endings, self-sacrifice, first meetings, flying, mysteries, romance, post-series, historical, humor, AUs, Nick regaining mortality, etc.]
4. Disliked themes, tropes & elements: [for example: explicit sex, second-person narration, main character death, etc.]
5. Optional: Preferred crossovers: [series/work titles]
6. Optional: Scenarios/Dear Author Letter: [link]
OFFER:
1. Characters I won't write: [names]
2. Themes, tropes & elements I won't write: [for example: explicit sex, main character death, humor]
3. Optional: Crossovers offered: [series/work titles]

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Poll #23251 2020_FKFicFest_HowToPlay

This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 8

Will you play in FKFicFest 2020?

Yes (or probably yes)
6 (75.0%)

No (or probably no)
2 (25.0%)

What should our minimum wordcount be?

250 words
0 (0.0%)

500 words
4 (50.0%)

1,500 words
4 (50.0%)

Should we play a challenge or an exchange?

Challenge (common prompt(s) shared in common by all writers)
4 (50.0%)

Exchange (one-to-one requests paired with offers)
4 (50.0%)

If we play a challenge, how many prompts should we have? (We'll nominate and elect any prompt(s) we use!)

1 common prompt shared across all players
1 (12.5%)

3 prompts from which players independently pick
7 (87.5%)

If we play an exchange, should we make the sign-ups public or keep them private?

Private, for only the mod and the writer to see, as always
1 (12.5%)

Public, for potential players to see during sign-ups
7 (87.5%)

If we play an exchange with public sign-ups, should we match the usual way, or with "ranked-choice" guidance?

Mod matches to the best of her ability, as always
4 (50.0%)

Players privately submit lists of the order in which they'd like to write the sign-ups, and the mod tries to give each player the highest listed choice (*some may still get low-ranked choices*)
4 (50.0%)

If we play an exchange, should we switch to a sign-up template more like that the HL exchange uses? (See a draft in the post above.)

Keep our traditional sign-up template
1 (12.5%)

Switch to this new sign-up template
7 (87.5%)

Other (will explain in comments)
0 (0.0%)

If we play an exchange and have defaults, would you be able to pinch hit?

Yes (or probably yes)
1 (12.5%)

No (or probably no)
1 (12.5%)

Ask me when the time comes; I'll try!
6 (75.0%)

When should our stories come due? (Minimum 2 months to write.)

March 29
1 (14.3%)

April 5
1 (14.3%)

April 12 (Easter Sunday; during Passover)
0 (0.0%)

April 19
2 (28.6%)

April 26
1 (14.3%)

May 3
2 (28.6%)

What else should we be considering, to make the game more fun and accessible?

Comments

Typo in the question about wordcount

[brightknightie]

The question about wordcount should offer the options: 250, 500 and 1,000 (not 1,500).

Polls can't be edited once published. I didn't notice the error until after 3 people had answered the poll.

I'm sorry for my mistake.

[pj1228]

I picked March 29, but any of the suggested due dates is fine for me.