merlinrpf | Prompt Fest 2018 | Prompts and Claims Guidelines

Prompting

There will be a separate post where you can leave your prompts.

Anyone can leave a prompt. You are NOT required to also create a fanwork if you have left a prompt. (We all contribute in different, valuable ways.)

You can prompt anonymously.

You can leave as many prompts as you like. (Perhaps, however, quality counts for more than quantity…?)

Claiming

Anyone can claim a prompt and contribute a fanwork. You are NOT required to have also left a prompt.

Prompts can be claimed by any creator for any kind of fanwork. However, each claim for a particular prompt must be for a different kind of fanwork. That is, if one creator has claimed a prompt for art, then any other creator wanting to claim that prompt must claim it for fic, a drabble set, an icon set, interpretive knitting, or a mosaic, and so on.

You can contribute a fanwork anonymously.

Collaborations between creators are very welcome.

Creators can claim their own prompts, if they wish. (Though perhaps wait and see if anyone else responds first…?)

Creators can contribute their own independent fanworks based on their own ideas, without claiming or following any prompts.

Creators can post as many fanworks as they like. (Again, though, perhaps quality counts for more than quantity?)

Entering into the Spirit of Things

The purpose of prompts is to share ideas, or brainstorm, and encourage the fun.

Prompts should not be overly specific or detailed. They should be given freely, without ‘likes’ or ‘dislikes’ or caveats.

A participant isn’t necessarily creating their fanwork FOR a prompter, but for the community. However, creators and prompters are free to discuss particular ideas and details, if they both wish.

Variations on a prompt are allowed. However, if the creator is heading off into significantly different territory, this should be flagged in the claim or subsequent comments. If another creator then wants to take a more literal approach, they can claim the prompt for any kind of fanwork.

(I am particularly grateful to emjayelle for helping set the tone here!)

Content

Let’s make this as inclusive as possible. All ‘characters’ and all pairings / moresomes are welcome. All ratings. All genres, tropes and kinks.

I’d love this to include the rare pairs and lower profile ‘characters’ as well as the more popular.

I’d also love this to include general and ‘character’-related work as well as romantic / sexual relationships.

Links

Master Post: https://merlinrpf.livejournal.com/208393.html

Fills Guidelines: https://merlinrpf.livejournal.com/209006.html