Quark/Odo fan community

Hi everyone!

I was posting an update on DeviantArt and realized I meant to ask for some feedback on planned changes to Quodo Mini-fest before it starts up again. I am planning on running it as normal from January to Feb 14 (Valentine's Day), although if this timeframe doesn't work for you, do let me know.

The main change that I was thinking about making in terms of Quodo Mini-fest's rules is changing it so that, if you're without a gift after the deadline and you haven't commented on gifts you've gotten in previous rounds of Quodo Mini-fest, I will not seek out a pinch hitter to fill your request.

While I do generally like the setup we've had so far, where everyone who signs up gets a gift regardless of whether they turn something in or not, I feel like when it comes to filling post-deadline pinch hits in particular, there's been some situations where seeking out a last-minute pinch hitter was probably too stressful of a thing to do and I probably should not have done this.

In general, filling post-deadline pinch hits in this event has been fairly difficult because the time between the deadline and when the collection opens is quite short. The fanwork minimums are pretty low so that mitigates some of that issue, but depending on the prompts, it can be hard to fill with a short/quick work, and it can just be hard for someone to schedule time to make something with a window so short. One thing I could do that would help remove some of this pressure would be to adjust the schedule to make the deadline earlier and the buffer period longer, and I'm definitely open to doing this.

However, there is still another issue, which is that it feels weird to ask for a tight-turnaround pinch hit when it's unlikely that the person whom the gift is for will comment on it. I don't want to make someone producing works on short notice feel like their effort was wasted! And if someone doesn't have a gift and multiple people work on something at the same time, we can end up in a situation where multiple gifts get made for a person that aren't actually acknowledged later.

So in short, proposed change: After the deadline, before I post the list of replacement gifts needed, I will check if the recipient has any gifts in previous rounds of Quodo Mini-fest they haven't commented on and will make a decision about whether to include that sign-up on the list of needed pinch hits on that basis. (If you haven't participated in any rounds of Quodo Mini-fest previously, the benefit of the doubt will obviously be granted!)

I also plan on clarifying in the rules that works submitted to this event have to be complete i.e. stories have to be self-contained / have a beginning/middle/end, and art pieces have to convey a complete idea, even if the work is short, sketchy, low-effort, etc.

So please let me know what you think about the above changes.
- How is the schedule/timeframe of this event? Would you like it moved? Would you like a longer gap between when works are due and when the works are scheduled to be revealed?
- Only seek post-deadline pinch hitters for recipients who have commented on gifts in the past -- yea/nay?
- Anything else you want to suggest?

Hi everyone! Day 2 of reveals -- in addition to the works revealed yesterday, we have four works today: 3 fics over 4k words and a surprise art!

• [Art] handsy by shinebrightlikeanimon for neptuneflytrap. Some dreamy romantic art featuring intertwined arms and staring into each other's eyes.


• An Innocent Man (Guilty as Charged) by jazzypizzaz for cool_ha_ha. The first chapter in an alternate first meeting AU, where Quark and Odo meet as cellmates in the same Cardassian prison. Enjoy this first installment!


• Warship Mine by spacedogfromspace for Cakedoom. An action-packed story where it's up to Quark to rescue Odo from a band of rogue Jem'Hadar.


• A Memorable Misunderstanding by colorcoded for cool_ha_ha. Another alternate first meeting: Odo and Quark first meet at a party and accidentally almost sleep together, then meet again years later on Terok Nor.

Tomorrow will feature one last longfic, plus late gifts.

If your work got revealed today, note that now would be a good time to redate it so that it doesn't show up several pages back in the DS9 tag. To redate, edit your work, go down to the "Associations" section, check the "Set a different publication date" box, and then put in today's date. The listings may take a few minutes to update.

Pinch hit here, although I'm working on something, so there should be a gift ready by tomorrow.

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Also, just a note that I will be postponing the Quodo in Every Episode discussion again -- still swamped with modding and I have a cold, so it's not happening this weekend. We'll pick it up next week!

Hi everyone! This is just to say that I've decided to push the collection opening date back a week for Quodo Mini-fest. It's a busy time, at least for me, and I hope this makes it easier for people to make some gifts.

Second, I will also be pushing the Quodo in Every Episode schedule back a week to help me focus on the modding tasks needed for Quodo Mini-fest. So the current discussion (6x24 "Time's Orphan") will continue into next week. A new discussion will be posted Sunday 23 February.

Finally, this year we've gotten quite a few longer fics for Quodo Mini-fest, so I will be staggering the reveals of works. Art and short fic will be revealed on Friday 21 February, and then longer fics will be revealed on subsequent day(s).

We currently have two unclaimed pinch hits for Quodo Mini-fest.

Quodo Mini-fest AO3 Collection

Annnd assignments are now out for Quodo Mini-fest! However, just a heads up that I accidentally sent out the wrong assignments initially (I forgot to save my custom assignments before sending...). So if you received two emails, please ignore the earlier one! I apologize for the confusion.

If you want to be sure which one is your REAL assignment, you can check your assignments page, e.g.:

https://archiveofourown.org/users/PUTYOURUSERNAMEHERE/assignments

(Swap out the PUTYOURUSERNAMEHERE for your actual username. Or you can find it on AO3 by going to the menu at the top > My Assignments, or feel free to just email/DM me and I can confirm who you should be making for. Sorry about this!)

Gifts are due February 10th (11:59P PST/UTC-8). [countdown]

Just a reminder that the minimum requirements for this event are a 100-word fic, a sketch or doodle, a podfic for any existing work, a fanvid of any length, 3 icons or 1 larger graphic, or similar effort for other media at your discretion. To post your work, go to "My Assignments" and hit the "Fulfill" button. If you don't think you'll be able to make something by the deadline, use the "Default" button on AO3. Very excited to see what people come up with!

It's that time again! Quodo Mini-fest is a low-pressure exchange that's basically just an excuse to have a little explosion of Quodo fanwork goodness. I will be running this event very much like I have in previous years. Sign-ups open soon (1 January)!

Schedule:
Signups: 1-10 11 January 11:59 PM PST
Assignments go out: ~12 January
Posting deadline: 10 February 11:59 PM PST
Work/creator reveal: 14 February 00:00 AM PST

AO3 Collection (check here for rules and information)

( More information on staggering works )
( Note on participating if you defaulted in previous rounds )

Hi all, I got sick a couple of days ago and have been having difficulty staying on top of things. That plus there are still unclaimed pinch hits means that I have decided to delay the opening of the collection for a few days. Hopefully this helps everyone, including me! All pinch hits are now due 16 February 11:59PM PST. I apologize if the wrong date was written on the pinch hit email from AO3.

You can take a look at our pinch hits here.

Assignments have now been sent out! Please let me know if you didn't receive an assignment or there is a problem with the assignment you received.

Gifts are due February 10th (11:59P PST/UTC-8). [countdown]

Just a reminder that the minimum requirements for this event are a 100-word fic, a sketch or doodle, a podfic for any existing work, a fanvid of any length, 3 icons or 1 larger graphic, or similar effort for other media at your discretion. To post your work, go to "My Assignments" and hit the "Fulfill" button. If you don't think you'll be able to make something by the deadline, use the "Default" button on AO3. Very excited to see what people come up with!

Quodo Mini-fest is a low-pressure exchange that's basically just an excuse to have a little explosion of Quodo fanwork goodness. I will be running this event very much like I have in previous years. The main changes this year is that I might choose to stagger work reveals if we get a significant number of longer works, and that I have explicitly specified that AI-generated works are not allowed for this event.

Schedule:
Signups: 1-10 January 11:59 PM PST
Assignments go out: ~11 January
Posting deadline: 10 February 11:59 PM PST (countdown)
Work/creator reveal: 14 February 17 February 00:00 AM PST

AO3 Collection (check here for rules and information)

( More information on staggering works )

Hi everyone, now that the deadline has passed, we have several more pinch hits! To claim the pinch hit, either reply to this post with the number of the pinch hit you want and your AO3 username, or send me a message on Discord (chacusha#4353). If you're the first person to claim the pinch hit, you will see a new assignment show up for you in AO3. The deadline to make a gift is 13 February 11:59 PM PST.

( CLAIMED - Pinch hit #2: beleghir )
( CLAIMED - Pinch hit #3: cool_ha_ha )
( CLAIMED - Pinch hit #4: jazzypizzaz )

Assignments have now been sent out! Note that this exchange is hand-matched and I struggled a bit with the AO3 interface when setting assignments, so please let me know if you didn't receive an assignment or there is a problem with the assignment you received.

Gifts are due February 10th (11:59P PST/UTC-8). [countdown]

To post your work, go to "My Assignments" and hit the "Fulfill" button. If you don't think you'll be able to make something by the deadline, use the "Default" button on AO3. Very excited to see what people come up with!