Worldbuilding Exchange

The vast majority of assignments are now in; thank you to everyone, especially the pinch hitters. All remaining open assignments are either post-deadline pinch hits, or one of a handful that I have given a further extension to. I will check all of these at 2155 UTC on Wednesday (originally advertised as the due date for the most recent batch of pinch hits) but please do get in touch if you need a bit of flexibility beyond that point.

Overall, I am currently feeling optimistic about the collection opening on time at 2155 UTC on Friday 22nd (just over four days away). You can edit as much as you like between now and then, but please note that over the next couple of days, I will be checking for the most obvious sorts of placeholders/unfinished works; in general, your work at this stage should at least pass the "bus test" (if you were involved in an accident tomorrow such that you were unable to get back online, would your gift at least meet the minimum requirements?). If you think I might mistake a deliberate choice you have made for evidence of the work being a placeholder (the risk of this seems to me to be highest for works further over to the in-universe meta side of the equation), please email me at worldbuildingmod@gmx.com to explain.

The collection will remain open for treating until the anon period ends at 2155 UTC on the 29th.

As of this post, there are just over 24 hours left until the assignment deadline.

I will do my best to approve works as they come in, but I have learned the hard way not to try to do that sort of thing on mobile, so it will be restricted to when I can get to the computer.

Thanks to everyone who has uploaded already. If you're nearly there, but don't think you're quite going to make it by the deadline, please do get in touch about an extension, either via DW messages, or by email to worldbuildingmod@gmx.com

All current assignments are due in two weeks, at 2355 UTC on Friday 16th March.

A week from now, Friday 9th March, is the "default deadline" - there are in fact no penalties for defaulting after this date, so it exists more as a gentle request to consider whether or not you are definitely going to manage to complete your assignment, since if not, defaulting sooner than the assignment deadline would give a pinch hitter more time to work.

If you think that you are on track to complete but might need an extension, please do get in touch (via DW direct message, or email to worldbuildingmod@gmx.com) - I would much rather be pleasantly surprised when people turn out not to need them, than the other way around.

When you do come to post your assignment, please read the information on avoiding the reveals bug. Part of the technique to avoid this involves the collection being on moderated status - I am currently checking and approving works every two or three days or so, so please don't worry if there is a slight delay in yours being approved after you upload. When we get into the final stretch, I will check more frequently.

Works are due in just under a week from the time of this post.

If you think you might need an extension, please email me at worldbuildingmod@gmx.com - I would very strongly prefer to be pleasantly surprised when people turn out not to need them, rather than the other way around.

Existing pinch hits (many thanks to those who picked them up) have the same due date as other works. Any new pinch hits which arise between now and 1st April will have a later due date of 06:59 UTC on Weds 5th April.

I am aware of the ongoing issue with posting works to AO3 being difficult. If you do encounter significant problems with uploading your completed work, please get in touch.

If anyone's interested, of the 18 works already in the collection, 13 are completed assignments and five are treats.