"TBA" in an exchange request body on the AO3...?

[brightknightie]

I poked through the early sign-ups for the everywoman '22 exchange, and I saw a fair percentage that had selected the fandom and characters, but said only "TBA" in the request body.

Is that a normal and acceptable thing? Could I put in all my requests now, so that people know, and then go back and fill them in later? (There's no chance of getting accidentally trapped into a blank request, unless I lose all internet access between now and the end of sign-ups?)

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[sholio]

Yes, you can edit them afterwards, and it's pretty normal to do so; people often have their request details half-filled-in early in the exchange. You completely lose all editing capability once signups close, though, so it needs to be finished by then.

[brightknightie]

Thank you! I think that I will go ahead and do this, then. I'd like to wave the flag for anyone wondering whether any of my fandoms will be requested.

I think that I will include "[To Be Added]" and a link to a "to be completed" author letter, just in case of the unlikely and unexpected.

[senmut]

As long as Sign Ups are open, your sign up is editable.

(I am pre-emptively asking to be filtered out of your brainstroming for this one, as we do overlap on fandoms and I actually signed up this year.)

[brightknightie]

Thank you for the info!

And thank you for the pre-emptive ask. I will go right now and update my brainstorming filter for until after Everywoman.

[senmut]

I started poking fandoms and tags for same... and said 'I need to tell Brightknightie I signed up this year'. Then it slipped my mind, so I was glad you posted this.

[brightknightie]

:-) Filter updated. I am delighted to think that I could potentially get you as a match in this exchange. :-)

[senmut]

Likewise!

[skieswideopen]

Yep, you can do it. You'll be able to edit until sign-ups close.

If you're really worried about getting trapped offering a blank request, you can also create a TBA DW entry, and link to that in your sign-up. That way, even if you somehow miss the closing of sign-ups, you'll have something you can edit. (ETA: And now I see above that you've already thought of this.)

I was going to point you to the Automagic App, in case you didn't know about it, for easier tracking of requests, but it looks like the mods haven't fully set up the exchange on on AO3--there are no dates in the profile--so I'm not sure the app will be able to scrape it.

[brightknightie]

Thank you! I did not know about that app! I will try it, and see. Maybe it will work later, if it does not today.

Yes, I should have thought of the placeholder letter from the beginning.

[skieswideopen]

Well, if it doesn't work for everywoman, perhaps you'll find it useful in the future. It really is wonderful for letting you see the specific requests for fandoms you're interested in without having to scroll through endless sign-ups.