[sticky entry] Sticky: Schedule and rules

Schedule (2019)


(all times 20:59 BST)

  • Nominations Open: 28 April
  • Nominations Close: 5 May
  • Signups Open: 6 May
  • Signups Close: 13 May
  • Deadline: 29 June
  • Works Reveal: 6 July
  • Authors Reveal: 13 July

  • - AO3 Collection
    - Tagset
    - Tagset sorting spreadsheet



    MCU Exchange is a fanworks exchange for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This includes Marvel Netflix.

    Please note that the requests and tagset for this exchange will contain Endgame spoilers!



    Please direct any questions to the Dreamwidth community (comment on this post - anon commenting is on) or email the mod at thedevilchicken+mcu@gmail.com.

    Participants will either write a newly-created work of fanfiction of at least 500 words or create an original piece of art at the 'nice sketch' stage (no manipulations and graphics) fulfilling one of their recipient's requests.

    The exchange is run on AO3. Updates and information will be posted on the Dreamwidth community.

    This exchange is open to fanworks focusing on single characters and on relationships (gen or romantic). All ships, characters, ratings and genres are welcome. Participants are expected to be respectful of others' likes/dislikes. Bashing of ships, characters, kinks, requests, etc. will lead to an immediate ban from this exchange.


    ExpandNominations/eligibility )
    ExpandSignups )
    ExpandAssignments )
    ExpandPosting your work )
    ExpandDefaulting, pinch-hitting, and treats )

    Creators revealed!

    Gift creators are now revealed!

    A huge thank you to everyone involved in the exchange - I've enjoyed it a lot and I hope you have, too.

    Any lingering issues with gifts, feel free to email me at thedevilchicken+mcu@gmail.com.

    Also: if anyone is still working on a treat or two, the collection will remain open indefinitely - please do feel free to post. It's never too late! ;)

    Collection open!

    The collection is now revealed! You can find the works here.

    All participants who posted a gift fulfilling their assignment should have a gift work waiting for them in the collection. I

    Please get in touch at thedevilchicken+mcu@gmail.com (including your AO3 username and a note of the issue) if any of these things are true:

    • you fulfilled your assignment on time (or an agreed extension) but you have not received a gift
    • your gift does not include a character/ship that you requested
    • your gift contains a DNW that you stated in your signup on AO3

    Unless any of the above are true (and if they are, please contact me ASAP), please do take the time to read/view and comment on your gift!

    A big thank you to everyone who signed up and to all our pinch hitters - I hope you all enjoy!

    Post-deadline pinch hits!

    Post-deadline pinch hits are under the cuts below.

    The deadline for these is Thursday 4 July at 20:59 BST. View the pinch hit deadline here. Every signed up participant who completes their assignment by the deadline must have a gift before the collection can open.

    To claim: please reply to this post with your AO3 username and the name/number of the pinch hit you want to claim. Comments are screened.

    You don't have to be signed up to the exchange to claim a pinch hit, but you do need an AO3 account.




    CLAIMED - ExpandPinch hit 1: James 'Bucky' Barnes/Sam Wilson; Tony Stark/Sam Wilson; James 'Bucky' Barnes/Tony Stark )

    CLAIMED - ExpandPinch hit 2: Carol Danvers/Minn-Erva; Carol Danvers/Soren/Talos; Carol Danvers/Supreme Intelligence; Carol Danvers & Nebula & Okoye & Natasha Romanov; Frigga/Brunnhilde | Valkyrie; Jane Foster/Frigga; Maria Hill & Okoye & Pepper Potts; Maria Hill/Okoye/Pepper Potts; Okoye/Ramonda; Okoye & Ramonda; Nebula/Okoye; Peggy Carter/Diana Prince (DCEU); Peggy Carter/Janet Van Dyne; Hope Van Dyne/Ava Starr; Mantis/Natasha Romanov; Natasha Romanov; Maria Hill/Pepper Potts/Natasha Romanov; 2023!Maria Hill/2023!Pepper Potts; May Parker/Pepper Potts; Maria Hill & Sam Wilson; Maria Hill/Sam Wilson; James 'Bucky' Barnes/Sam Wilson & Maria Hill )

    CLAIMED - ExpandPinch hit 3: Rocket Raccoon & Yondu Udonta; Rocket Raccoon/Yondu Udonta; Groot & Rocket Raccoon; Gamora/Nebula; Jessica Jones/Patricia Walker; Steve Rogers/Sam Wilson; James 'Bucky' Barnes/Sam Wilson; James 'Bucky' Barnes/Steve Rogers/Sam Wilson )

    CLAIMED - ExpandPinch hit 4: Jack Rollins/Brock Rumlow; Jack Rollins; Brock Rumlow )

    CLAIMED - ExpandPinch hit 5: Shuri/Ava Starr; Janet Van Dyne/Ava Starr; Luke Cage/Mariah Dillard; Nebula/Shuri; James  )

    CLAIMED ExpandPinch hit 6: En Dwi Gast | Grandmaster/Loki; En Dwi Gast | Grandmaster/Loki/Thor; Hela/Loki/Thor; Hela/Loki; Hela/Fenrir; Hela/Thor; Loki/Thor; Heimdall/Thor; Heimdall/Loki/Thor; Heimdall/Loki; Rocket Raccoon/Thor; Loki/Odin; Loki/Snakes; Surtur/Thor; Dormammu/Stephen Strange; Kaecilius/Stephen Strange; Loki/Stephen Strange; Tony Stark/Stephen Strange; Howard Stark/Steve Rogers; Steve Rogers/Tony Stark; Tony Stark/Bruce Wayne (The Dark Knight Trilogy); Tony Stark/Bruce Wayne (DCU) )

    CLAIMED - ExpandPinch hit 7: Fandral/Loki; Heimdall/Loki; Loki/Thor; James 'Bucky' Barnes/Brock Rumlow; James 'Bucky' Barnes/Sam Wilson; James 'Bucky' Barnes/Sam Wilson & Old Steve Rogers; James 'Bucky' Barnes/T'Challa; James 'Bucky' Barnes/Wakandan OMC; Steve Rogers/Sam Wilson; Natasha Romanov/Nebula; Phil Coulson/Nick Fury; Scott Lang/Jimmy Woo )

    CLAIMED - ExpandPinch hit 8: Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov; Quentin Beck | Mysterio/Peter Parker; Thor/Brunnhilde | Valkyrie; James 'Bucky' Barnes/Sam Wilson; Loki/Brunnhilde | Valkyrie )

    CLAIMED - ExpandPinch hit 9: Carol Danvers/Maria Rambeau; Mar-Vell/Carol Danvers; James 'Bucky' Barnes & Morgan Stark; Nebula & Morgan Stark; James  )


    I'll be checking gifts over the next couple of days so there is a possibility that more pinch hits will be posted.

    If you don't have a gift in the collection and your requests aren't listed here, chances are your gift creator has an extension. If you defaulted and your assignment isn't listed here, chances are your recipient also defaulted. However, if you want to check with me or have any other questions, feel free to email thedevilchicken+mcu@gmail.com!

    Deadline passed!

    The deadline has now passed.

    I will default participants who haven't posted their assignment (and haven't requested an extension). There will be a few post-deadline pinch hits posted shortly.

    Under 24 hours to deadline!

    The deadline approaches ever more swiftly! Just over 22 hours remain as of posting this.

    View the countdown here. The collection is here.

    Remember: all works must be complete (e.g. not chapter 1/?, no placeholder text, etc.). Also: drafts cannot fulfil assignments; if your work is a draft, please update!

    If you won't be able to fulfil your assignment on time, please either default or contact me to request an extension. If you do contact me, please estimate how much extra time you will require. Email me at thedevilchicken+mcu@gmail.com; do not comment here for extensions.

    There will be a (hopefully small!) batch of pinch hits to be posted after the deadline.

    Assignments Sent!

    Assignments have now been sent!

    There are no initial pinch hits. Everyone was matchable! If any pinch hits come up, they will be posted to the Dreamwidth community.

    The deadline is set for Saturday 29 June at 20:59 BST. You can view a countdown here.

    If your assignment does not contain a combination of tags that you offered, please get in touch ASAP at thedevilchicken+mcu@gmail.com. Please include your AO3 name and a description of the issue (please email; do not comment here). Bear in mind you are only guaranteed to match on one character/ship and one medium. Assignments cannot be changed for any other reason.

    Info about posting, defaulting, treats, etc. is in the rules post here.

    Locked/placeholder letters: Assignments have been sent earlier than expected so some locked letters and placeholders are absolutely to be expected - mine is, so I can't throw stones. However, if you linked to a letter in your signup and it's currently locked and/or is a placeholder, it would be much appreciated if you could complete and/or unlock it as soon as you're able!

    Recipient questions: Remember, if you need to ask your recipient a question related to your assignment, please email your question to me at thedevilchicken+mcu@gmail.com and I'll send it on your behalf. Do not contact them direct. This is in order to maintain your anonymity and keep the character/ship they're receiving a surprise!

    Any issues, please email me at thedevilchicken+mcu@gmail.com.

    Signups closed!

    Signups are now closed!

    I'll start matching now and post an update tomorrow morning BST at the latest.

    In the event that there are unmatchable people who I need to contact; they'll have 24 hours to reply, so keep an eye on the email connected to your AO3 account and please don't expect assignments to be sent out immediately!

    If you'd like to peruse the signups in the meantime, you'll find find the requests summary here.

    1 hour left for signups!

    A quick reminder that signups will close at 20:59 BST tonight, Monday 13 May. That's just over 1 hour away!

    View the countdown here.

    (Note: there's potentially going to be a few minutes' grace before I close signups, depending on when I get back to my PC.)

    - Signup form
    - Requests Summary
    - Sign-up Summary
    - Tagset
    - Searchable tagset spreadsheet

    If you haven't signed up and still want to, or you've signed up and want to adjust your requests/offers, please do so by then. (If you've signed up with more than one account, please make sure your accounts can't match with each other.)

    If anyone is unmatchable as a creator, I will contact them after signups close. Please keep an eye on the email connected to your AO3 account just in case!

    24 hours remaining for signups!

    A quick reminder that signups will close at 20:59 BST tomorrow, Monday 13 May. That's just over 24 hours from this post.

    View the countdown here!

    - Signup form
    - Requests Summary
    - Sign-up Summary
    - Tagset
    - Searchable tagset spreadsheet

    If you haven't signed up and still want to, or you've signed up and want to adjust your requests/offers, please do so by then. (If you've signed up with more than one account, please make sure your accounts can't match with each other.)

    If anyone is unmatchable as a creator, I will contact them after signups close. Please keep an eye on the email connected to your AO3 account just in case!

    Signups open!

    Signups are open (somewhat earlier than expected)!

    They will remain open until 20:59 BST on Monday 13 May. View the countdown here.

    - Signup form
    - Requests Summary
    - Sign-up Summary
    - Tagset
    - Searchable tagset spreadsheet


    Remember: there's a known bug that means not all nominated tags will appear in the dropdown! If you encounter this, copy and paste the tag straight from the tagset (not the spreadsheet) and it should work.

    Please note that requests and the tagset will contain Endgame spoilers.


    Instructions:

    • You must request a minimum of 2 characters and/or relationships (1-5 per request slot; maximum 50). You can request fanfic and/or fanart.

    • You must offer a minimum of 3 characters and/or relationships (1-5 per request slot; maximum 50). You can offer fanfic and/or fanart.

    • Note: crossover relationships will not count toward these minimums (i.e. you must request 2 and offer 3 characters/ships in addition to any crossovers.

    • Please include anything you absolutely don't want to receive (Do Not Wants) in the Optional Details field in your AO3 signup. In the event that a DNW is included in your gift, only reasonable DNWs noted in your signup will be enforced.

    • Optional details may be included in your signup in order to give your gift creator further details on your likes and dislikes. This is optional.

    • Dear Creator letters may be linked to in your signup in order to give your gift creator further details on your likes and dislikes. These are optional.

    • You can edit or delete your signup as long as signups are open.

    • You are only guaranteed to match on one character/relationship and one medium (fic or art).

    Nominations closed!

    Nominations are now closed! You can view the currently approved tags here.

    I'll be checking the tagset over the next few hours, approving the remaining nominations and then checking for duplicates and errors.

    If you spot any issues (duplicates or typos, etc.) or have any questions, please feel free to comment here or email me at thedevilchicken+mcu@gmail.com. Note that I won't change tags after signups open.

    (I'll also take additional tags until signups open (which will be soon!) - comment on this post or email me with a list of tags, correctly formatted and within the AO3 character limit, and I'll edit them in).

    Tagset queries #2 (and one day left for nominations)

    One day left for nominations! Noms close at 20:59 BST on Sunday 5 May. View the countdown here.

    As of this post we have 648 tags in the tagset!

    Useful links:
    - Tagset
    - Searchable tagset spreadsheet
    - Rules and schedule
    - AO3 collection

    Any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments.

    Remember: there are Endgame spoilers in the tagset!



    ExpandNominations questions under the cut )

    Two days left for nominations!

    Quick reminder that there are just over two days left for nominations! Noms close at 20:59 BST on Sunday 5 May. View the countdown here.

    As of this post we have 591 tags in the tagset! Individual characters, / relationships and & relationships are all eligible, as are crossover relationships.

    Useful links:
    - Tagset
    - Searchable tagset spreadsheet
    - Rules and schedule
    - AO3 collection

    Any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments.

    Remember: there are Endgame spoilers in the tagset!

    Tagset queries #1

    A few quick queries regarding nominations below!

    - You can find the tagset here.
    - You can find a tagset-sorting spreadsheet (for readability) here.

    The tag set will close for nominations at 20:59 BST on Sunday 5 May. View the countdown here.

    I'll work on putting together a more readable spreadsheet for the tagset shortly.

    Note: I'll be rearranging the order of some of the nominated tags so they're alphabetical by surname, just to help avoid duplicates, e.g. Group: Natasha Romanov/Steve Rogers has been rearranged to Group: Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov. Feel free to let me know in the comments if you spot any duplicates.

    Quick reminder that some of the nominations may be spoilery, as may the questions and answers about them.



    ExpandNominations questions under the cut )