2018 Cap-Ironman Big Bang Posting Instructions

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It's almost time for Big Bang posting! All scheduled posting dates will be emailed out to everyone, and a calendar is available here.

Big Bang stories and accompanying artwork should be completed, formatted, and ready to post by your posting date.

Each participating writer and artist will upload their own fic or art individually. Remember to link to your partner's work when your team has posted, and acknowledge the hard work they've put into this collaboration!

All works must be posted on your scheduled posting date by midnight, Pacific Standard Time. If something comes up, contact the mods and we'll be able to make arrangements to ensure your work is posted on time.

POSTING YOUR WORK

WRITERS:
For long term accessibility reasons we require the finished story be hosted on Archive of Our Own and posted to the collection (2018_Cap_Ironman_Big_Bang). For the masterpost, you must link to the story's AO3 page.

Writers, please be aware that depending on the writing program you are using, your word count may be different from AO3's when posting. Mods will be going by AO3 for the 25,000 word minimum, so make sure your fic meets that requirement.

ARTISTS:
For art, do not host your artwork on a site where it can easily be deleted, requires special access, or use a link that can be broken. For example: when a blog name is changed on Tumblr, prior link addresses will contain the old username and will result in broken links, as they do not automatically redirect to the new blog. For this reason, we ask that you do not link back to a Tumblr URL as your primary art link for the masterpost. We recommend posting your work on AO3 and adding it to the collection, embedding your artwork to a post on the community, or—if those options are unavailable—providing a permalink to your artwork.

If you need to make an AO3 account, please request an invite here and keep in mind that it might take a few days for you to get it and be able to create the account. If you run into trouble, contact us ASAP!

When posting your work onto AO3, be sure to add your works to the 2018 Captain America/Iron Man Big Bang collection (2018_Cap_Ironman_Big_Bang).

For help on AO3 posting, from embedding images to posting in a collection, please check out our AO3 Guide for Cap-Ironman Events.

POSTING THE MASTERPOST (REQUIRED)

On your chosen posting day, ONE member from your entire team is required to make a masterpost to the main Dreamwidth community. Writers, if your fic was claimed twice by two different artists, you will be expected to coordinate with both of your artists and include both of their works in the masterpost.

Please use the following form:

<strong>Title:</strong> <br /><strong>Author:</strong> <br /><strong>Artist:</strong> <br /><strong>Universe:</strong> <br /><strong>Rating (both fic and art):</strong> <br /><strong>Word Count:</strong> <br /><strong>Warnings:</strong> <br /><strong>Notes:</strong> <br /><br /><strong>Fic Summary:</strong> <br /><br /><strong><a href="FIC_URL_GOES_HERE">Link to Fic Page</a></strong> <br /><strong><a href="ART_URL_GOES_HERE">Link to Art Page</a></strong>

Art thumbnails are allowed in your post, but not required. Please make sure all thumbnails are SFW (safe for work). If you are opting to post artwork directly to the community, you are welcome to do so, but please make sure the image is under a Dreamwidth cut and, if necessary, warn appropriately for content:

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Please tag your masterpost with the following: challenge: big bang, fanart, fanfic, genre, rating, universe and all team members' usernames. Usernames are in the format x: USERNAMEHERE. If someone on your team doesn’t have a tag, please make a note of it in the text of your masterpost and a mod will get right to it!

You can find all of the community's existing tags here and additional posting guidelines if needed.

In case none of your team members have a Dreamwidth account, you can either set one up and make your master post, or you can contact the Big Bang mod team by emailing cap.im.events@gmail.com before your posting date to make arrangements. Your masterpost will then be published on your behalf using the mod account.

CROSSPOSTS

If you'd like to share your fic or art on other social media platforms, please make sure to indicate that it is a work for the Cap-Iron Man Big Bang Challenge and link to your partner's work(s) in the post.

If posting on Tumblr, be sure to tag your post with #capimbb within the first 5 tags so the mods will be able to find it or email us a rebloggable link to guarantee that it'd be reblogged. Please note that we'll be queueing the posts as we see them, so it may take a couple of days for them to be shared on our blog. If your post features art, we will only reblog SFW (safe for work) posts: we encourage you to post a 'safe for work' crop with a link or cut to the full version.

Remember this is a collaborative event; we will not reblog Big Bang works that do not link to the accompanying fic or art.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please let us know by emailing cap.im.events@gmail.com!

2018 Cap-Iron Man Big Bang Date Claims Information

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It's time for you to decide on posting date! Date claims will run differently from last year's challenge. Inspired by other fandom Big Bangs, we request that all teams choose multiple preferred posting dates and the schedule will be created based on each team's selection. This way, we can accommodate everyone's scheduling requirements.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

By claiming a posting date, you are committing to having your work complete and ready for posting by the date you have picked; this counts as your check in for the BB. If your team does not claim a date by October 29th, 19:00 UTC, we'll assume your team can reasonably post on any date, and will assign your team to a date accordingly.

We will not grant any pre-emptive extension requests at this time. Extensions will be considered only after posting dates are claimed. We strongly encourage all participants to meet their posting deadline, and only ask for an extension as a final resort. If you believe you won't be able to finish your work by next month, please communicate your concerns with your partner(s) and the mods as soon as possible.

Incomplete works, failure to meet the deadline, or a complete lack of communication on and after your posting date will result in a ban. Bans are done individually and not as a team; participants who have completed their event work will not be held responsible for the actions of their partner(s). For further details on bans, read through the Defaulting and Participation Eligibility policies.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR DATE

30 posting dates are available from November 1 to November 30. Only one team will be posting on any given day so that all of your brilliant new Stevetony content is staggered for people to enjoy!

Before picking your date preferences, please make sure you have discussed this with your partner(s). If you have multiple partners (if a work was double claimed), you are required to have all the work posted on the same date by midnight, PST, so make sure the dates you pick will work for everyone on the team. Only one member from the team should claim a date; make sure you coordinate and figure out if there are any dates that absolutely will not work for you and your teammate(s), and be prepared in case you are unable to pick your initial choices.

Date claims will be done through a Doodle poll, which only needs to be filled out once per team. Please use your Team Name when picking dates; all teams are required to select exactly 3 dates for when they will be available to post their Big Bang works. Each available date will have a maximum of three slots, meaning only three teams will be able to select it. Each team will only be scheduled for one posting date by the mods.

Your posting date will be determined by which dates you have chosen and where you are on the queue. By default, your posting date will be scheduled for the latest date you have chosen on the Doodle poll, but if you have a different preference, please make a comment on the poll itself, leave a comment on this post, or contact the mods at cap.im.events@gmail.com.

(In the image example above, Team Cap will be scheduled for November 13th and Team Iron Man will scheduled for November 14th, the latest dates they have chosen. Team Nomad will be scheduled for November 9th, their top choice. Team Extremis' request cannot be accommodated because each posting date is limited to one team, so they will be scheduled for November 11th, their top choice.)

If you have any specific requests regarding your chosen dates, please let the mods know on the poll, as a comment to this post, or through email. For example, if you are participating more than once in this year's challenge, you can request to have your posting dates for both teams within the same week, as far apart as possible, etc. If there is a range of dates for which you'd be available to post beyond the three dates you have chosen, you may also let us know through the comments. Please note that we cannot guarantee to accommodate all special requests, and will address them on a first come, first served basis.

The Doodle poll will be available on October 28th at 19:00 UTC (what time is that for me?) until October 29th at 19:00 UTC. Date claims are now closed.

 Remember, you must choose your dates within that 24 hour period, otherwise you will be assigned a posting date by the mods. If you or your partner(s) are unavailable during that time, you may use a proxy or contact the mods for help.

On October 30th, teams will receive an email with their scheduled date and additional information regarding their deadline. A calendar of all teams and their posting dates will be provided once all the posting dates are scheduled.

WHAT TO DO ON YOUR POSTING DATE

On your scheduled posting date, your team is responsible for uploading your story and artwork(s) individually, then having one member of the team make a masterpost on the Dreamwidth community. Be sure to read the posting instructions linked below: 2018 Big Bang Posting Instructions

All posts must be made before midnight, Pacific Standard Time on your posting date. Do not post your work early. If something comes up and you won't be able to upload your work on your posting date, you must contact the mods at cap.im.events@gmail.com as soon as possible and we can make arrangements.