#i GOT prompts i can do multiple prompt cards for different eras if there's enough interest

[marq-lynch]

Okay hear me out...

I may be addicted to running fandom events.

And I may have terminal 'thinking about them 24/7' disease and an agenda to get more art, vids, and most importantly number of fics in AO3 up so we can crack the top ten pairings for AEW.

But there are just over 8 weeks until Revolution and I can smell StrickPage coming back in the air with this Ricochet angle lately and the way Swerve has been posting.

So if people's excuses are 'it's a great ship I just don't have any prompt ideas' I will absolutely do a StrickPage StrikeOut Bingo card prompt challenge for the week before revolution, is that enough time?

If I get... Five people to respond (likes do not count) I will go all out baybee.

[ninja-muse]

Introducing the Comfort Zone Bingo Challenge!

Tired of reading the same old genres? Want to expand your horizons? Wish you exuded an air of “well-readness”?

Have I got a challenge for you!

The Comfort Zone Bingo is intended to push your reading boundaries, introduce you to new genres and topics, and get you thinking more widely and creatively about your TBR. To get you out of your comfort zone, in other words!

Prompts draw from: genres, popular tropes, eras of history, diversity, typical bookworm problems, and a few random other things I threw in just because. (Yes, this is why I was soliciting favourite tropes back in December. No, I did not include everyone’s.)

I’d originally planned this to launch in January 2020, but then I chickened out. Given that we’re in the middle of a nightmare, I thought maybe now would be the right time. Give us all something to do, that sort of thing. I recognize that a lot of us are currently limited to whatever books we have at home, but this isn’t a challenge with a set end date. You can take six months, a year, a decade—it doesn’t really matter. The real point of the challenge is to get people reading outside their usual ranges and that can happen any time at all.

That said, if you’re reading this from the future and you want to jump on board, sure thing! Please do! I should have enough bingo cards for everyone and I can always make more.

If you want to keep track of your progress, post the books you’re reading, solicit recommendations for squares, or anything along those lines, the hashtag is:

#comfortzonebingo

Want to sign up? All you’ve got to do is send me an ask, and I’ll send you a bingo card. Or two. Or five, if you’re feeling really confident.

FAQ

Are you going to hold me accountable to actually complete this?

Absolutely not.

Do I have to do this in a certain amount of time?

A year seems like a nice round number, but also no. Take however much time you’d like.

Can I use the same books for a different reading challenge?

Of course!

Can I use the same books to fill multiple squares?

I guess? If you want? But that sort of defeats the “challenge” aspect, no?

What counts as a bingo?

Get a line, any line, and you’ve won. Get two lines, you’ve won twice. Get a blackout, that’s like ten wins at least.

Do I win anything when I get a bingo?

Bragging rights.

No, seriously, what do I win?

The admiration of your peers? If you’re fishing for a free book or something, you’re out of luck, sorry.

[naruto-rarepair-bingo]

FAQ

This is meant to be a collection of answers to various asks; if you have a question check here to see if it’s been clarified! New answers will be added here if new questions come up.

Q: Is (insert ship) a rarepair? A: If it has under 400 fics on ao3 it qualifies! We listed the ships that have 400 or more here. If you believe a ship has been left off that list let us know and we’ll check!

Q: A ship recently made 400(+). Does the fill I started for it still count? A: Yes! The list is set for this year, so no new ships will be added to it for now. However, if future events are hosted they will be added to the list and no longer count. 

Q: What if the a ship in the 400(+) group is mostly a background ship? A: Because it is so hard/tedious to find out what is a background pairing for now we are treating anything with 400+ fics as non-rare based on the idea that, even if it’s a background pair, that many fics including it displays a certain level of popularity/commonness within the fandom in general.

Q:Can a non-rarepair be mentioned in a fic? Or used as a sidepair? A:That is fine! As long as a rarepair is the main focus the sidepairs can be from the non-rare list.

Q: Boruto charters don’t count towards ships, but can I do a ship with characters that are from the original series set in the Boruto era? (ex. hanabi/konohamaru) A: Yes!

Q: Can we fill out multiple boards or switch between them? A:Yes! While a bingo is the intended goal, you can fill out whichever squares, on whichever boards, in whatever order you desire. As long as a fill meets the rules and is properly tagged and submitted it will be accepted.

Q: What counts as bingo? A: For this event bingo will be any combination of five in a row. Up-and-down, side-to-side, or diagonal.

Q: So the goal is to get a bingo on any of the three boards? A: The desired goal is to achieve a bingo on whichever board you choose, but people can participate even if they don’t think they’ll make bingo. 

Q: Is there a minimum word count needed? What type of fills are accepted? A: Any type of fill is accepted, not just fics, and as long as you include the pair and the prompt there is no word requirement. The only criteria is that the fill includes a rarepair and the prompt of the square it is meant for.

Q: Where can we post? A: You can posts fills on whatever platform you desire and just link it on tumblr, as long as you properly tag it and say what the link is to. If for some reason you cannot post the link/fill to your own blog you can submit it here!

Q: How do we tag on ao3? A: You can add the information on which square you are filling and anything else that would be tagged on tumblr to an author’s note, the summary, or the actual tags on ao3, whichever way you prefer.

Q: Is there a collection on ao3 or twitter? A: While you can post to twitter there is no collection or official event blog there. Currently there is also no collection on ao3, but one will likely be created afterwords. Keep an eye out for a message requesting permission for your fic to be added to it after the event closes if you post there!

Q: Can one work be used for more than one field? Can one work be counted across multiple boards? A: You can only submit a fill for one square of a board, so you cannot cover multiple prompts on a single board in one work and submit it for multiple squares. However, you can submit one work as a fill for two separate boards, as allowing a fill to count for both cannot result in one work being two of the spaces in a single bingo. The point is for every individual bingo to have five separate fills to go with all five of its squares. 

Q: What do the spaces with character names mean? A: The prompt for those spaces is any rarepair involving that character! If the space says ‘Ino’ any rarepair including her will count.

Q: What if tumblr blocks a warning/trigger tag? A: Just tell us the tag that’s blocked and the alternative you plan to use that tumblr doesn’t block and we’ll add it to the rules post so that it can be blacklisted.

Q: How does the free space work? A: For this event the free space is not a freely given one, but rather a creator’s choice space, similar to a ‘free day’ during a week long event.

Q: What is the randomizer and what is it for? A: It is a tool that randomly generates a rarepair for anyone who would like a to shake it up or who plans to complete the randomizer space as explained in the rules post. Using it is not mandatory if you do not do that space.

Q: Where is the randomizer? What ships are in it? Can I request one be added? A: The randomizer is available here, a list of the ships in it is here, and you can send a request at anytime! We’ll add it, but any asks will not be published to avoid clogging dashes.

Q: What if the ultra-rarepair we are creating for gets a 5th fic before we post? A: Any fics posted to ao3 March 1st or later will not count towards the 0-4 fics for the ultra-rare space. The posting period remains unchanged, this date is just to help people who start writing or creating early not have their idea ruined!

Q: Is there an easy way to know if a ship is eligible for ultra-rare? A: Unfortunately because of the way tagging works and the bulk of ships that qualify there is no easy list. You can manually check by searching for the tag/pair on ao3 or you can send an ask and we will check for you!

Q: Is it okay to have under 18 characters if they are both under 18 and it is sfw? A: Yes, if it’s all sfw two similarly-aged underage characters is fine!

Q: Can I submit a fill for an ot3 (or more)? A: Yes! No paring with three or more characters has 400 fics on ao3, so they’re all eligible.

Q:What do meet cute and h/c mean? A: Meet cute is a trope that refers to the first meeting between a couple, likely a cute romantic meeting similar to a romcom type movie, and h/c is an abbreviation for hurt/comfort fic in which someone is hurt (emotionally or physically) and the other person comforts them.

Q: Can I just have the character from a character bingo square be in the fill but not be a part of the ship? A: No, for the character bingo squares the character must be a part of the ship.

Q: Is there a discord? A: There is not currently one for this specific event and in order to create one more mods would be needed to manage it. However, if enough people display interest it could be looked into.

Q:Do we just fill out boards as we please? Or will there be a prompt announced each day like live bingo? A: Because of various logistic issues, such as the fact all spaces would have to eventually called and that the event doesn’t just end when the first person reaches bingo, calling a different prompt everyday seems arbitrary. Participants can post whenever best suits them within the scheduled months.

Q: What happens when you get bingo or at the end of the event? A: We will be keeping track of participants bingo cards. A post will be made announcing everyone who got bingo at the end of the event. After that a masterlist of fills labeled by the board and prompt they are for will be posted. There will also be a post following the bingo announcement giving special mention to any of those participants who completed an entire board.