24 September 2012 @ 07:46 pm
Yuletide nominations are now open!  
Yuletide is now open for nominating fandoms. (Yippee!) This means, of course, that I now definitely have to decide what I'm going to put in the form.

I asked earlier whether other people were planning on nominating Forever Knight. I intend to do so myself; and [livejournal.com profile] foxy11814 has also offered, though not, I gather, planning to participate. It would be really nice if some third person also chipped in—all that's needed is to be on AO3, which is true of everyone who did [livejournal.com profile] fkficfest this year.

Now, you may be wondering why Forever Knight needs more nominations.

As a fandom, of course, it doesn't: once one person has asked for it, then it's in. (At least, it's "in" assuming it's approved, as it has been in previous years). However, one is only permitted to nominate four characters. Four characters per nominator, that is. If there are two nominators, they can name up to eight characters. If there are three nominators, they can name up to twelve. And, as we all know, Forever Knight has a lot of characters, since the line-up changed each season.

Why is this important?

Well, when it comes time for people to put in prompts for their gift, they can pick up to four fandoms. (Yes, you can only nominate three, but you may ask for four.) It is quite possible, therefore, that someone who did not nominate Forever Knight might nevertheless ask for it. Indeed, this has happened most years. However, they are only permitted to mention characters who are on the nomination list. It is important that this list have the characters most likely to have broad appeal, since they're the ones most likely to inspire prompts.

So we have Nick, Natalie, Lacroix, Janette, Schanke, Tracy, Vachon.... As you can see, we're already up to seven!

Now, I'd like to request Amanda Cohen. I also have a soft spot for Feliks Twist. If [livejournal.com profile] foxy11814 does make a nomination, we can cover eight. If someone else nominates Forever Knight (and, as I said, it doesn't have to be someone who plans to do Yuletide this year), we can get four more characters in: maybe the other captains, or Urs, or Screed, or Divia, or.... (Well, there's plenty of choice.)

Since [livejournal.com profile] foxy11814 has asked for instructions on nominating (and others may need it too), I'm putting them here:
1. First, of course, you have to decide what/who you're going to nominate. Then you go to the nominations page.

2. Scroll down a little to where it says, "Tag Nominations". Just under that is "Fandom 1", with a box beside it. Type "Forever Knight" into the box. (No quotation marks, of course.)

3. Immediately underneath are four more boxes, each labelled "Character". In each one, enter the name of a character.

4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page. On the far right, there is a little "Submit" button. Hit it.

And you're done.
(Mind you, it is possible that a friend might have asked you to nominate some other fandom for hir, in which case you'll fill the boxes for Fandom 2 and/or Fandom 3 before hitting "Submit")

After you're done, please come back and tell us who you nominated. That way, we can avoid duplications. (Duplicate names don't count, you see.)

And THANK YOU!
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[identity profile] foxy11814.livejournal.com on September 25th, 2012 12:27 am (UTC)
Sounds rather easy! I don't know what I was reading last year! Haha!

Anyway, yes, I'll nominate and who knows, I might participate since I'll be able to nominate two other fandoms, as well. It could be a lot of fun! Thanks for the heads-up! Now, the question is who are you going to nominate first and when are you going to do so. I gather it will probably be Feliks Twist and Amanda Cohen, but who else? =)
[identity profile] greerwatson.livejournal.com on September 25th, 2012 12:52 am (UTC)
Um. Well, in all fairness, since I'm asking for two minor characters, I should fill my slots with major ones, shouldn't I?

Which characters do you plan to nominate?
[identity profile] foxy11814.livejournal.com on September 25th, 2012 12:54 am (UTC)
LOL, that's what I was figuring. I was just going to wait until you said what you were going to do and then I'd make my decision from there. I mean, honestly, you could tell me who to nominate and I would do it, haha. So, I have no definite plans of who I'm going to nominate. ;)
[identity profile] greerwatson.livejournal.com on September 25th, 2012 01:17 am (UTC)
(She wants me to tell her who to nominate.)

Okay, why don't we start with the ones most likely to be asked for by someone who likes Forever Knight, but isn't currently very active. They'll expect to see Nick Knight, Lucien Lacroix, and Natalie Lambert, right? So the question then becomes, who should you nominate as your fourth: Don Schanke, Tracy Vetter, or Janette Ducharme. Or Vachon, I guess.

You see why I wish some third person would chip in to help. Because that's four more people to fit into three spaces. And those are only the major characters!

Anyway, if you do Nick, Lacroix, Natalie, and (pick one), then tell me who you picked...?
[identity profile] foxy11814.livejournal.com on September 25th, 2012 01:20 am (UTC)
(She wants me to tell her who to nominate.)

LMBO! Not necessarily. I gather that it doesn't really matter who nominates what since you get to ask for things later on. I just wanted to figure out who you were just in case I was wrong. But yeah, generally, I would pick Nick, Lacroix, Natalie, and Tracy. (Sometimes Schanke, but let's not complicate things, haha.)

--EDITED--I'm actually excited to nominate something else, so that's why I'm in a rush to get FK out of the way, haha. I have a feeling if I just did what I wanted, it wouldn't let me submit later on, or am I wrong on that?

Edited 2012-09-25 01:23 am (UTC)
[identity profile] greerwatson.livejournal.com on September 25th, 2012 02:05 am (UTC)
You get three nominations in total (up to four characters per nomination).

There's about a week to get your nominations in; and you can do them one at a time. However, basically, once you've done a nomination, it's fixed.

You can do Forever Knight now; and then you can take your time over picking the other two choices. All you have to do is click on the link again, and go back to the form. You'll find that the remaining fandoms are still there for you to fill in.

Remember, though: this is a gift exchange for rare fandoms only. There is a list here (http://yuletide-admin.livejournal.com/133918.html#cutid1) of fandoms that are definitely NOT eligible. So don't waste a nomination on any of those.

If you want to see what other people have already asked for, you can do that here (http://yuletide.livejournal.com/1089821.html). People are listing the fandoms/characters they've nominated that have been accepted. I should warn you that it's already a very long list, and it's going to get longer. However, that's the way to check whether someone's already asked for something to be put on the list. (Again, this is to avoid duplication.)

Edited 2012-09-25 02:06 am (UTC)
[identity profile] foxy11814.livejournal.com on September 25th, 2012 09:58 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I saw that it was a rare fandom earlier. Thanks for the heads-up, though. =)
[identity profile] foxy11814.livejournal.com on September 25th, 2012 10:47 pm (UTC)
Just letting you know, I went ahead and submitted FK and everything was approved: Nick, Lacroix, Natalie, and Tracy!
[identity profile] greerwatson.livejournal.com on September 25th, 2012 11:50 pm (UTC)
Okay, I've just added Cohen, Feliks, Schanke, and Vachon. I figured Schanke, being a major character; and Vachon, because it opens up a whole range of possible story requests. Not officially approved yet; but I can't see why not.

If only a third fan were here, we could get Janette in, too. Ah, well.

What other fandom(s) have you nominated/are thinking of nominating? Masters of the Universe?

[identity profile] foxy11814.livejournal.com on September 25th, 2012 11:54 pm (UTC)
Yep, that's one and it was already approved right along with my FK characters. A few I was considering have already been posted by others, so I'm debating about just adding characters or nominating a new fandom to get it on there.

What other fandoms might you nominate/ write for? Just curious.

Edited 2012-09-25 11:55 pm (UTC)
[identity profile] greerwatson.livejournal.com on September 26th, 2012 01:45 am (UTC)
I'm on the horns of a dilemma, actually.

I've already nominated my other main fandom: Mary Renault's novel, The Charioteer (approved, with all four characters). However, that only leaves me with one slot—and two possibles.

I'm going eeny-meeny at the moment, and it keeps coming out different.

One possibility is the third fandom I nominated last year, Prehistoric Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_Park). (That link is to the Wikipedia article.) It's a six-part British "mockumentary" in which time-travelling paleontologists go into prehistory to bring back extinct animals for a wildlife park where they plan eventually to breed them. One episode they went back to the Ice Age and returned with, among other things, a mammoth. In other episodes, they visited the Cretaceous for assorted dinosaurs. Part of each episode involved the time journeys; part was set back at the park as they received the "newcomers", housed them, and dealt with problems—with a measure of continuity across the series. Alas, it never had a second season.

The other possibility is Time Team RPF (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Team). Time Team is a long-running British documentary series in which a group of archæologists (a core group, and assorted associates) do three-day digs in places that usually haven't been excavated before—sometimes places that no one would expect would permit it, such as the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral or the Inns of Court. This is real archaeology: sometimes they find things that are genuinely important. (Sometimes the dig is a dud. You don't know until you watch the show.) Anyway, what I'd like to ask for is a behind-the-scenes making -of-an-episode type of story. Definitely gen.

Probably, whichever one I nominate, I won't get a story for it. These are fandoms of miniscule proportions. Prehistoric Park does have some (bad) fic on ff.net; but the only Time Team story I know of is a Stargate SG-1 crossover.

Yuletide is, though, the one time when you can nominate the eensy-teensiest of fandoms and keep your fingers crossed with genuine hope.

Edited 2012-09-26 01:50 am (UTC)
[identity profile] foxy11814.livejournal.com on September 29th, 2012 01:29 am (UTC)
Yeah, I never heard of those, but then again, there are a lot of things being nominated that I've never heard of. That's the name of the game, but I've found that there are a LOT I do know, as well. I'm still debating on whether I'll actually participate, but it does seem like a lot of fun working with rare fandoms. =)

Anyway, I wish you luck on someone picking one of these two since they seem the most improbable!
[identity profile] greerwatson.livejournal.com on September 25th, 2012 11:56 pm (UTC)
Oh, right! (I just checked the nominations page.) Yes, MOTU—I figured. *g*

Are you going to put in a third nomination?
[identity profile] foxy11814.livejournal.com on September 29th, 2012 01:29 am (UTC)
No, I'm not going to. I just added characters to someone else's nomination. =)
[identity profile] greerwatson.livejournal.com on September 26th, 2012 12:15 am (UTC)
My four characters are also now approved.
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