2019 Schedule, Rules, & FAQ

[friendlylocalmod]

Welcome to the second round of Turing Fest, a fanwork exchange for robotic characters!

"Robotic" characters, for the purposes of this exchange, are characters in the realm of AIs, robots, androids, mecha, machines, cyborgs, and any other technology-focused characters.

By signing up for this exchange, you're signing up to create a gift for at least one person, and receive a gift in return. Gifts can be either fanfiction (at least 800 words minimum) or fanart (at least finished lineart and on unlined paper, if drawing traditionally).

Important Links & Contacts

AO3 Collection
AO3 Tagset
Mod email: turingfestmod@gmail.com

Schedule

Nominations open - Saturday, April 6
Nominations close - Saturday, April 20 (11:59 PM Central)
Signups open - Monday, April 22
Signups close - Sunday, May 5 (11:59 PM Central)
Assignments due - Sunday, June 9 (11:59 PM Central)
Gift reveals - Saturday, June 15 (11:59 PM Central)
Author reveals - Saturday, June 22

This year, we're using Central as the timezone for deadlines, which means the actual deadline may be earlier in your timezone! Countdowns will be posted for all major deadlines, so you can have an easy reference and make your plans accordingly.

Rules

( Eligibility )

( Nominations )

( Signing Up )

( Assignments )

( Defaulting )

( Pinch Hits )

( Treats )

( Other )

If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to comment on this post (anon is enabled) or email the mods!

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[friendlylocalmod]

Looks like it's once again the time of year to show your appreciation for your favorite robots, AIs, and other digital friends. Thank you to everyone for a fantastic first exchange last year, and welcome to any new fans who want to join the robot fun!

The rules and schedule post for this year is right here (and now stickied at the top of the comm). You'll notice a few changes to the schedule. We extended the nominations and signup periods to give participants more room to breathe, and we switched to using Central Time as the deadline timezone rather than UTC, as it makes more sense for both the mods, and will prevent any timezone confusion on our end.

Other than the schedule, the rules and requirements are identical to last year. Nominations open tomorrow, so get ready!

(Accessibility note: We've received positive feedback on the comm's robot theme, so I opted to keep it as the default, but I understand the colors may cause eyestrain or be tricky to read for some. There will always be a link at the top right column for a plain text version of the community!)