SPECIAL EVENTS - GUESS THE CREATOR GAME + NIF EXCHANGE AWARDS

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 WELCOME TO NIF EXCHANGE 2019 SPECIAL EVENTS!!

This year we are running two(2!) after-posting special events in order to: 

Encourage people to check out a broader selection of NIF exchange works

Leave more feedback on those works

Show your love and appreciation for the creators
Engage with the NIF fandom at large

Most importantly, to have a lot of fun!!

GUESS THE CREATOR GAME 

Thank you for the suggestion, Umichii! 

WHEN? 

December 15th to December 25th 2019 (will close just before creator reveals). 

WHO? 

ANYONE IS WELCOME TO PLAY, whether you have created for the exchange or not.  

WHAT? 

As you make your way through the 2019 NIF Exchange collection, fill out  THIS FORM  with your guesses about which creator made which work. 

The guesser with most correct answers will win a special lil surprise! 
PLEASE NOTE:

+Treats are part of the pool as well!

+Some creators will have created more than one work due to treating or pinch-hitting! You can refer to THIS LIST to see who has created more than once.

+The form is editable, so you can fill it out as you go!

+++ If you submit a treat after December 15th, your treat will not be added to the Guessing list. However, it will be eligible for the Awards +++ 

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THE 2019 NIF EXCHANGE AWARDS! 

WHEN? 

December 15th, 2019 to January 25th, 2020. Winners will be announced on February 5th, 2020. 

WHO CAN PLAY? 

Everyone and anyone at all. You do NOT have to have participated in the NIF exchange to nominate or vote for your favorite works. Creators, betas, treaters, pinch-hitters, cheerleaders, readers, lurkers, absolutely everyone is welcome to play!
We do however ask you to comment while signed into AO3. In the event you do not have an AO3 account, you can comment as a guest but please sign each comment with the same username/email, so that we may keep track of your participation and contact you if necessary. 

HOW DOES IT WORKS? 

All works, including treats, from the 2019 NIF exchange collection are eligible to be nominated for various award categories. (With the exception of any works tagged “NIFEX AWARDS OPT-OUT”.) 

 

Nominate your favorite works for an appropriate set award category, or make up your own free category. Other participants can agree with your nomination by adding votes for that work in said category. For each category, votes will be tallied at the end to see which work had collected the most, and be declared the winner of that category.
There are no limits on how many categories a single work can be nominated for. Simply put, go nuts. 

To nominate a work for a category, simply comment on a work. 

To help mods out, please include at the beginning of your comment this phrase:
“I nominate this work for (name of category) in the 2019 NIF exchange awards.” 

Once a work has been nominated, if you agree with this nomination, you can add your vote to that work in the specified category. To vote, comment on the work and include this phrase:
“I vote for this work in the (name of category) for the 2019 NIF exchange awards.”

Obviously, you are HIGHLY encouraged to elaborate in detail, in your comment, on why you have nominated or voted for the work for that category. 

OOOOH, WHAT DO WE WIN?

Love and appreciation and bragging rights!! Perhaps banners if mods can muster it. 

WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES? 

You can nominate works using this list of set categories, or make up a free category of your own: 

SET CATEGORIES

1. Best Mei Chang Su/Lin Shu
2. Best Lin Chen
3. Best Jing Yan
4. Best Ni Huang
5. Best Jing mum
6. Best Zhan Ying
7. Best Xia Dong
8. Best Prince
9. Best Underappreciated Female Character 
10. Best JiangHu (pugilist world)
11. Best Courtly Shenanigans
12. Best Worldbuilding
13. Best Alternate Universe (crossover, fusion, modern, etc) 
14. Hurtiest Pining
15. Sharpest Knife
16. Crackiest Humour
17. Fluffiest Fluff
18. Kissiest Kiss
19. Hottest Smut 
20. Pun-tastic
21. Best use of Color (applicable for any medium) 
22. Best Line (applicable for any medium) 
23. Caused most screaming (either distressed or delighted)
24. Most original media work (only applicable to non-fic works)
25. Most original overall work (applicable to any medium) 

 

When votes and nominations are all tallied, works may also be eligible for: 

• Most overall nominations

• Most different category nominations

• Most overall votes, all categories confounded

FREE CATEGORIES

If these 25 set categories do not fit a work you wish to honour, or if you have something very specific you want to honour in a work, you are more than welcome to make up your own category, be it serious or completely silly. The exact same nominating and voting procedure applies. 

 

For example: “best use of the word shenanigans”, “most likely to be made into a podfic” “Most likely to cause dehydration” “Caused reader to stay up latest reading it” 

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TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND COME PLAY!! 

If you have any concerns/questions/suggestions, do not hesitate to communicate with mods at nifexchange@gmail.com