Biggles exchange part 2: scheduling

[sholio]

It looks like there's definitely enough interest to have a Biggles exchange!

Before I get things all set up, there are a few questions that need working out, particularly the schedule one. (The exchange almost certainly will be run through AO3 unless this causes people to desert in droves, in which case I'm open to other options.)

Poll #27935

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Deadline preference?

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Due Dec. 28, reveal Jan. 1
1 (10.0%)

Due Jan. 1, reveal Jan. 4
3 (30.0%)

Either is equally fine
4 (40.0%)

A different schedule I will suggest in comments
2 (20.0%)

What's your preference for a minimum word count for gifts? (They'll need to be at least this much, but can be as long as you want.)

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300 words
1 (10.0%)

500 words
3 (30.0%)

Either is equally fine with me
6 (60.0%)

A different amount I will suggest in comments
0 (0.0%)

How do you feel about the exchange being run through AO3?

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I'm fine with participating in an AO3 exchange.
10 (100.0%)

AO3 is a dealbreaker but I'd participate in an exchange run off AO3.
0 (0.0%)

My answer is too complicated for radio buttons (see comments)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[rachelmanija]

I voted the way I did to have it be separated completely from Yuletide, so I can enjoy the Yuletide author reveals and everyone's reveal posts on Jan 1 and have the Biggles reveal on a slightly later date.

[sholio]

Separating them out also generally makes sense to keep the Biggles fics from being lost in the Yuletide deluge, now that I'm thinking about it.

[genarti]

I voted for the "something else" because something even further out from Yuletide and the holidays would be useful for me -- a January 1 deadline still feels very hard on the heels of Yuletide writing and editing and betaing and reveals -- but January 1 is more doable to me than December 28!

Edit: Whoops, I was reading backwards through my friendslist, and just hit the earlier post about this being a December Secret Santa type of exchange specifically. Never mind, I see why the tight timeframe!

[sholio]

Yeah, it's limited from that perspective; I wouldn't otherwise try to work it around the (very crowded!) December exchange calendar! It's probably going to be the Jan. 1 deadline, though I know that's awfully tight for some people.