Admin Post: December Bannermaker Signups

[fanweeklymod]

I can't believe it's almost the end of November! Sorry this is a bit late, but I've finally gotten my prompts for December rearranged/set in stone, so I'm opening bannermaker signups for those weeks. I've listed the dates below; if you're interested in making banners next month, please leave a comment here with the date range that would work best for you, and I'll message you with that week's prompt.

12/4/19-12/11/19: Challenge 034
12/11/19-12/18/19: Challenge 035
12/18/19-1/1/20: Challenge 036
1/1/20-1/15/20: Challenge 037

Also, since I know that the end of December can be pretty busy for a lot of people, I've been considering providing two-week windows for prompts between 12/15 and 1/15. That would give people extra time to write their fills without trying to work around family commitments, travel, end-of-semester busyness and so on; it would also give the bannermakers a little extra time. Does that sound like a good idea, or would you guys prefer to stick to the one-week schedule?

Edit: It looks like a lot of people would prefer the two-week windows around the holidays, so I'm going to go ahead and confirm that! The prompt dates above have been adjusted to reflect that Challenges 036 and 037 will run for two weeks each. After 1/15/20, we'll go back to the usual one-week schedule.

Bannermaker guidelines below the cut, in case anyone wants to review those before signing up.



Stylistically, the design is up to each maker! They can be as simple or as complex as you want, and can be any size that will fit reasonably on a DW reading page. Each banner should:
Include the community name "fandomweekly"
Include the challenge number (ex: "#007") and (optionally) the theme itself
Include the winner's username (from the winner's post)
Include the place they won (first/1st/second/2nd/etc)
Be posted with the banners tag and the correct challenge tag from the tags list
EX: #banners, 007 - traveling
And should be posted at any point in the week following the voting announcement.


If you are not able to make the banners for your week, please let me know as early as possible so I can find a backup option!

Comments

[gwenhwyfar1984]

That would be great. I haven't been able to participate despite wanting to because of other stuff. A two week window for those would really help.

[badly_knitted]

I'd welcome the extra time for end/beginning of year challenges. It's hard to fit everything in at the best of times without all the additional seasonal fuss and bother.

[sumilong]

I'm fine with any week. :)

Also, I think a two week window for that time slot is also a good idea given the holidays coming up.

[pipisafoat]

So challenge 034 runs 12/4-12/11 and banners would be created/posted by 12/18? Am I understanding correctly? If so, I can do any week, but I'd rather do only one this month unless you get desperate.

[snakeandmoon]

I don’t mind either way re: time to fill prompts.

Happy to make some more banners though, any week suits me!

[autobotscoutriella]

Looks like that's a popular opinion! I've just updated the post with new dates for Challenges 036 and 037. Hopefully that'll give people more options for holiday participation without stress.

[autobotscoutriella]

Yeah, this time of year can be really rough with regards to finding writing time, let alone reading/voting time! I've updated the post with new dates for the challenges that cover 12/18-1/15, since everyone seems okay with two-week options.

[autobotscoutriella]

Would you be open to covering 12/11-12/18? I can PM you the prompt if so.

That seems to be the general consensus! Both Challenge 036 and Challenge 037 have been extended to two weeks.

[autobotscoutriella]

That's about it, yep! I usually send bannermakers the prompt via PM as soon as they've confirmed they can cover a week, so they can get started early if they want. I'm okay with banners taking a little longer than a week if life stuff comes up; if it's going to be more than two weeks after the prompt ends, though, I'd appreciate a heads-up from the bannermaker so I can let the winners know they haven't been forgotten. I generally prefer for people to do no more than one per month, if at all possible, so that shouldn't be a concern. If we really get desperate, I can pitch in and make a few banners myself.

If all that still sounds good to you, would you be okay with covering 12/18-1/1? (You can have 12/4-12/11 if you want it, but I was planning to do that one myself since the signup post went up late--I don't want anyone to feel pressured to get things done in that short of a time frame!)

[autobotscoutriella]

Would 1/1-1/15 work for you? (I know that's technically not December, but extending the prompts does push it a little further into January!) If so, I'll send you the prompt!

[sumilong]

Yeah that's good with me. :D

[badly_knitted]

Yay!

[pipisafoat]

That sounds good to me!

[m_findlow]

If there are any unfilled slots, please let me know. I can be pretty flexible. :)

[stefanyeah]

Are any slots even open still? I could do any week.

[autobotscoutriella]

12/4-12/11 is still available, if you want to do it on super-short notice! (Totally okay if not--I got the sign-up post up pretty late this month.)

[snakeandmoon]

That's fine :D

[autobotscoutriella]

Your messages don't seem to be turned on - is there a different way I could send you the prompt? (If not, I'll see if there's a way to screen just one comment! Sorry for the hassle.)

[stefanyeah]

That'd be the next challenge already, right?
Could do, I take it the two weeks time count in this case, too?

[autobotscoutriella]

It would, yeah. I'm totally okay with a two-week time period for that; the actual challenge is only running for a week, but for banners, two weeks is no problem.

If you'd rather not do it on short notice, though, that's fine with me too--I could go ahead and put you down for a January challenge if you're okay with waiting a week or so to find out what the prompt is.

[stefanyeah]

I'll be okay with the short notice. :)

[autobotscoutriella]

Just sent you the prompt! Thank you so much!

[snakeandmoon]

Oops, sorry! Turned them on now :)