Posting Instructions for DSSS ARTISTS!
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ds_ssdiscussionThese instructions are for posting DSSS ART ONLY.
The deadline is Friday, December 17th at 11:59pm Chicago time.
Artists have to get a URL from the mods, so please plan ahead. (It isn't the end of the world if we get last second URL requests, but the sooner you upload, the less you'll have to compete with Yuletide to get the page to load.)
As of this moment we have no vids, but if anyone decides to put together a last minute vid, the procedure is identical as for art.
When you're ready to upload, please follow these step-by-step instructions.
1. Email the file with your art to us at dsss.admin at gmail dot com. If the file is large, please use a file sharing site like MediaFire or SendSpace.
2. We will respond with a url where your art is hosted. (This may take a day or so, given the different timezones the mods are in.)
3. Go to the DSSS 2010 Collection at the AO3.
4. Be sure you're logged in.
5. Click "Post to Collection".
6. Enter the form's required data. (Optional info is optional.)
If you're already familiar with the form, skip ahead to letters J, L & N-P in the list below and read carefully: this info MUST be entered correctly so that your recipient receives their gift and to preserve your anonymity! Now I'm going to walk through all the blanks, ticky boxes, and text fields for everyone who is brand-new to the AO3. Then I'll have some extra AO3 user hints at the end.
Instructions are the same as for writers up to P.
A) Rating: is required.
B) Archive Warnings: "Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings" is checked by default; uncheck it if you're going to tick any of the other boxes. Warnings can also (optionally) go in the Author's Notes field (L) and/or Additional Freeform tags (G).
C) Fandoms: If your work is a crossover, enter both fandoms separated by a comma. Otherwise, just enter "due South."
D) Category: tick the box(es) of your choice. "Multi" seems to mean 3+ people in the relationship. "Other" might mean things beyond binary gender or a work that is neither gen nor a relationship fic... Use your best judgment. :)
E) Relationships: If your work has no relationships, you can leave this blank. If it does, start typing a character's name, and you'll see a drop-down list of suggested pairing tags. AO3 defaults to listing characters in alphabetical order of last name. If your pairing isn't in the list, that's okay! It may be too far down the alphabet to appear in the drop-down OR it may be new to the archive. Enter it anyway. If you have multiple pairings, separate them with commas. (See the AO3 Hints section below for much more on tags.)
F) Characters: You don't have to re-enter characters you just listed in relationship tags, although you can if you want to. Again, if you start typing a character's name, a list of possible tags will automatically appear. If the character you want to add isn't on the list, enter it anyway! Include as few or as many characters as you want. Use commas between tags.
G) Additional Tags: Here you can enter any additional Freeform tags you like, separated by commas. Examples include: Fanart (recommended), Canon - TV, Post-canon, Pre-canon, Case Fic, Canada, Canadian Shack, Car Sex, Crossover, AU, Space AU, Apocalypse, Sex Pollen, etc. Again, if a tag you want to use isn't in the system, that's fine. Enter it anyway! Use as few or as many tags as you want, but be aware that they'll be visible on the index and may be considered spoilery for your work's content. (See AO3 Hints below and, if you want, you can select any AO3 fandom to see what this looks like in practice.)
H) Work Title: is required.
I) Add co-authors?: This doesn't apply to this challenge, so you can skip it.
J) Select author/pseudonym: AO3 allows you to use multiple pseudonyms under the same account. For DSSS, you MUST use the same pseudonym to upload your work as you did when you entered your requests and offers! This is how we'll know you're you and that you've fulfilled your assignment!
K) Summary: always helpful! *g*
L) Add notes (at the beginning): If you want to include Author's Notes, protect your anonymity! That may include holding back on naming your betas individually until AFTER Reveal Day. Then, you can edit all identifying info into your notes.
M) Add notes (at the end): Optional.
N) Post to Collections/Challenges: If you began with clicking "Post to Collection" on the DSSS Collection page, then this blank should be auto-filled with "dSSS_2010".
O) Recipient: REQUIRED! REQUIRED! REQUIRED! Enter your recipient's username EXACTLY as it appeared in your assignment email! If you don't have the correct name, please come find a mod & we'll get it to you!
P) You can skip the remix and series blanks.
Q) This work has multiple chapters: As we are embedding images into AO3, I think the size of your file should not be an issue. However, if you have more than one image, you may want to use multiple chapters. To do so: follow the normal upload instructions below – but ONLY paste your first image's url into the Work Text field – and tick this line's ticky box.When you've posted your first chapter, click "Edit" (under your work in the Collection index). Click the "Add Chapter" button at the top of the edit screen, insert chapter number/title, paste in the next image's url, and upload. Repeat as needed.)
R) Set a different publication date: You can skip this. It's mostly for backdating old fic to its original publication date.
S) Only show your work to registered users: Click ONLY if you want to lock your work so it can only be seen by logged-in AO3 users. People without AO3 accounts will be unable to view your work.
T) Work Text: In this box, all you need to post is the following html:
<#img src= "the url we sent you"#> (without any hash marks)
U) Preview: Click Preview and check your work's appearance thoroughly! At the bottom of the Preview screen, you'll find the buttons to edit again or post. Hitting Cancel will wipe your entire upload session after an "are you sure?" pop-up. Please use the Preview and Edit buttons as much as necessary! (See AO3 Hints below!)
AO3 Hints
• Site load is enormous this month, thanks to all the holiday challenges going on, so the AO3 is running slow. If you're right up against the deadline, get your bare bones info uploaded first: fill in the REQUIRED data fields and your recipient info, and upload your work! AFTER your basic draft is safely in the system, you can take your time editing tags, notes, etc. and making everything pretty.
• Word counts. The 'Work Text' box has a minimum of ten characters. The html for your image should exceed that easily.
• Tags are comma-separated with slashes indicating relationships. For example: multiple relationship tags in a single work could look like: "Elaine Besbriss/Frannie Vecchio, Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Benton Fraser/Ray Vecchio, Ray Kowalski/Ray Vecchio, Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski/Ray Vecchio". (In case you got lost, that's one fic with Elaine/Frannie, F/K, F/V, Ray/Ray, and FKV.)
• You CAN choose to ignore the official canonical pairing tags in the drop-down list and simply type them the way you want them to look, such as "Ray/Ray" or "Frannie/Turnbull". The AO3 tag wranglers synonymize casual forms of pairing tags with their canonical forms, so ALL forms of the tag will show up correctly in relationship filters.
• Warning! The AO3 accepts ALL user-generated tags. Even misspelled ones. Even mistakenly applied ones.
• AO3 tag wranglers are unable to correct misspelled or mistakenly applied tags! Their mission is to curate rather than edit, and they are completely unable to delete or alter the text of existing tags. That power belongs solely to the user. So, if there's a mistake in your tags, you alone can fix it. To do so, click the "Edit Tags" button under your work title in the index (There are several: the dSSS_2010 index, the main due South fandom index, or your own My Works page. The "Edit" links appear on every index that contains your work, if you're logged in). "Edit Tags" lets you edit the tags only & causes less server load than the full "Edit" screen; hence it may load faster.
• You can edit your work after uploading and forever into the future. Just click the "Edit" button to do so.
• You can track the AO3's status on its Twitter. Traffic and site load varies per time of day and region, so you may have better luck uploading in the wee hours, North America time. If the deadline comes and the AO3 completely fails to load for you, get in touch with us and keep us in the loop. In a worst case scenario, we may look into getting someone to upload your work for you.
More on using the AO3
There are some nifty user tools on the My Preferences page. To get there: make sure you're logged in and click "my home" on the top menu bar. Then click "My Preferences" in the left nav bar.
You can then change your privacy, site display (& skins), statistics, comments, collections & gifts, and various miscellaneous settings. For example, you can choose whether to minimize search engine visibility on your stories, whether you want to see hit counts, whether to show adult content without the prompt screen, whether to see chapters separately or in-line, whether to see warnings, whether you want AO3 to provide you your viewing history, and so on. Take your time (once your story's done! *g*) and explore!
If you need help with your upload, please consult these instructions first! I know there are a lot of steps, but they're fairly easy and quite a few are entirely optional. If you still have questions specific to your upload OR if something goes horribly wrong, please email us at dsss.admin at gmail & we'll do what we can to help! If it's beyond our understanding, then we can contact AO3 support. (Note: I am in Australia & Sage is in Texas, so hopefully one of us will be around, but time zones and RL factors may delay an immediate reply depending on when you try to reach us.)
If you have general questions, email us or comment below! (Comments are visible to all, so please be vague about the details of your work and recipient!)
Remember, the DSSS posting deadline is this Friday at 11:59pm Chicago time. We have to hear from you by then, or else we'll pass your assignment to a pinch hitter.
Thank you all so much for playing! Yay DSSS 2010!!! \o/
These instructions were written by the most excellent Sage, and modified by me. Errors, therefore, will be mine.
The deadline is Friday, December 17th at 11:59pm Chicago time.
Artists have to get a URL from the mods, so please plan ahead. (It isn't the end of the world if we get last second URL requests, but the sooner you upload, the less you'll have to compete with Yuletide to get the page to load.)
As of this moment we have no vids, but if anyone decides to put together a last minute vid, the procedure is identical as for art.
When you're ready to upload, please follow these step-by-step instructions.
1. Email the file with your art to us at dsss.admin at gmail dot com. If the file is large, please use a file sharing site like MediaFire or SendSpace.
2. We will respond with a url where your art is hosted. (This may take a day or so, given the different timezones the mods are in.)
3. Go to the DSSS 2010 Collection at the AO3.
4. Be sure you're logged in.
5. Click "Post to Collection".
6. Enter the form's required data. (Optional info is optional.)
If you're already familiar with the form, skip ahead to letters J, L & N-P in the list below and read carefully: this info MUST be entered correctly so that your recipient receives their gift and to preserve your anonymity! Now I'm going to walk through all the blanks, ticky boxes, and text fields for everyone who is brand-new to the AO3. Then I'll have some extra AO3 user hints at the end.
Instructions are the same as for writers up to P.
A) Rating: is required.
B) Archive Warnings: "Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings" is checked by default; uncheck it if you're going to tick any of the other boxes. Warnings can also (optionally) go in the Author's Notes field (L) and/or Additional Freeform tags (G).
C) Fandoms: If your work is a crossover, enter both fandoms separated by a comma. Otherwise, just enter "due South."
D) Category: tick the box(es) of your choice. "Multi" seems to mean 3+ people in the relationship. "Other" might mean things beyond binary gender or a work that is neither gen nor a relationship fic... Use your best judgment. :)
E) Relationships: If your work has no relationships, you can leave this blank. If it does, start typing a character's name, and you'll see a drop-down list of suggested pairing tags. AO3 defaults to listing characters in alphabetical order of last name. If your pairing isn't in the list, that's okay! It may be too far down the alphabet to appear in the drop-down OR it may be new to the archive. Enter it anyway. If you have multiple pairings, separate them with commas. (See the AO3 Hints section below for much more on tags.)
F) Characters: You don't have to re-enter characters you just listed in relationship tags, although you can if you want to. Again, if you start typing a character's name, a list of possible tags will automatically appear. If the character you want to add isn't on the list, enter it anyway! Include as few or as many characters as you want. Use commas between tags.
G) Additional Tags: Here you can enter any additional Freeform tags you like, separated by commas. Examples include: Fanart (recommended), Canon - TV, Post-canon, Pre-canon, Case Fic, Canada, Canadian Shack, Car Sex, Crossover, AU, Space AU, Apocalypse, Sex Pollen, etc. Again, if a tag you want to use isn't in the system, that's fine. Enter it anyway! Use as few or as many tags as you want, but be aware that they'll be visible on the index and may be considered spoilery for your work's content. (See AO3 Hints below and, if you want, you can select any AO3 fandom to see what this looks like in practice.)
H) Work Title: is required.
I) Add co-authors?: This doesn't apply to this challenge, so you can skip it.
J) Select author/pseudonym: AO3 allows you to use multiple pseudonyms under the same account. For DSSS, you MUST use the same pseudonym to upload your work as you did when you entered your requests and offers! This is how we'll know you're you and that you've fulfilled your assignment!
K) Summary: always helpful! *g*
L) Add notes (at the beginning): If you want to include Author's Notes, protect your anonymity! That may include holding back on naming your betas individually until AFTER Reveal Day. Then, you can edit all identifying info into your notes.
M) Add notes (at the end): Optional.
N) Post to Collections/Challenges: If you began with clicking "Post to Collection" on the DSSS Collection page, then this blank should be auto-filled with "dSSS_2010".
O) Recipient: REQUIRED! REQUIRED! REQUIRED! Enter your recipient's username EXACTLY as it appeared in your assignment email! If you don't have the correct name, please come find a mod & we'll get it to you!
P) You can skip the remix and series blanks.
Q) This work has multiple chapters: As we are embedding images into AO3, I think the size of your file should not be an issue. However, if you have more than one image, you may want to use multiple chapters. To do so: follow the normal upload instructions below – but ONLY paste your first image's url into the Work Text field – and tick this line's ticky box.When you've posted your first chapter, click "Edit" (under your work in the Collection index). Click the "Add Chapter" button at the top of the edit screen, insert chapter number/title, paste in the next image's url, and upload. Repeat as needed.)
R) Set a different publication date: You can skip this. It's mostly for backdating old fic to its original publication date.
S) Only show your work to registered users: Click ONLY if you want to lock your work so it can only be seen by logged-in AO3 users. People without AO3 accounts will be unable to view your work.
T) Work Text: In this box, all you need to post is the following html:
<#img src= "the url we sent you"#> (without any hash marks)
U) Preview: Click Preview and check your work's appearance thoroughly! At the bottom of the Preview screen, you'll find the buttons to edit again or post. Hitting Cancel will wipe your entire upload session after an "are you sure?" pop-up. Please use the Preview and Edit buttons as much as necessary! (See AO3 Hints below!)
AO3 Hints
• Site load is enormous this month, thanks to all the holiday challenges going on, so the AO3 is running slow. If you're right up against the deadline, get your bare bones info uploaded first: fill in the REQUIRED data fields and your recipient info, and upload your work! AFTER your basic draft is safely in the system, you can take your time editing tags, notes, etc. and making everything pretty.
• Word counts. The 'Work Text' box has a minimum of ten characters. The html for your image should exceed that easily.
• Tags are comma-separated with slashes indicating relationships. For example: multiple relationship tags in a single work could look like: "Elaine Besbriss/Frannie Vecchio, Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Benton Fraser/Ray Vecchio, Ray Kowalski/Ray Vecchio, Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski/Ray Vecchio". (In case you got lost, that's one fic with Elaine/Frannie, F/K, F/V, Ray/Ray, and FKV.)
• You CAN choose to ignore the official canonical pairing tags in the drop-down list and simply type them the way you want them to look, such as "Ray/Ray" or "Frannie/Turnbull". The AO3 tag wranglers synonymize casual forms of pairing tags with their canonical forms, so ALL forms of the tag will show up correctly in relationship filters.
• Warning! The AO3 accepts ALL user-generated tags. Even misspelled ones. Even mistakenly applied ones.
• AO3 tag wranglers are unable to correct misspelled or mistakenly applied tags! Their mission is to curate rather than edit, and they are completely unable to delete or alter the text of existing tags. That power belongs solely to the user. So, if there's a mistake in your tags, you alone can fix it. To do so, click the "Edit Tags" button under your work title in the index (There are several: the dSSS_2010 index, the main due South fandom index, or your own My Works page. The "Edit" links appear on every index that contains your work, if you're logged in). "Edit Tags" lets you edit the tags only & causes less server load than the full "Edit" screen; hence it may load faster.
• You can edit your work after uploading and forever into the future. Just click the "Edit" button to do so.
• You can track the AO3's status on its Twitter. Traffic and site load varies per time of day and region, so you may have better luck uploading in the wee hours, North America time. If the deadline comes and the AO3 completely fails to load for you, get in touch with us and keep us in the loop. In a worst case scenario, we may look into getting someone to upload your work for you.
More on using the AO3
There are some nifty user tools on the My Preferences page. To get there: make sure you're logged in and click "my home" on the top menu bar. Then click "My Preferences" in the left nav bar.
You can then change your privacy, site display (& skins), statistics, comments, collections & gifts, and various miscellaneous settings. For example, you can choose whether to minimize search engine visibility on your stories, whether you want to see hit counts, whether to show adult content without the prompt screen, whether to see chapters separately or in-line, whether to see warnings, whether you want AO3 to provide you your viewing history, and so on. Take your time (once your story's done! *g*) and explore!
If you need help with your upload, please consult these instructions first! I know there are a lot of steps, but they're fairly easy and quite a few are entirely optional. If you still have questions specific to your upload OR if something goes horribly wrong, please email us at dsss.admin at gmail & we'll do what we can to help! If it's beyond our understanding, then we can contact AO3 support. (Note: I am in Australia & Sage is in Texas, so hopefully one of us will be around, but time zones and RL factors may delay an immediate reply depending on when you try to reach us.)
If you have general questions, email us or comment below! (Comments are visible to all, so please be vague about the details of your work and recipient!)
Remember, the DSSS posting deadline is this Friday at 11:59pm Chicago time. We have to hear from you by then, or else we'll pass your assignment to a pinch hitter.
Thank you all so much for playing! Yay DSSS 2010!!! \o/
These instructions were written by the most excellent Sage, and modified by me. Errors, therefore, will be mine.
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