Official 2016 dates, collection, tagset and rule change

[dhampyresa]

The official dates and times of the 2016 exchange, given by Ao3 are:

Sign-up Opens: Sat 02 Apr 2016 11:59PM UTC (07:59PM EDT)
Sign-up Closes: Sat 16 Apr 2016 11:59PM UTC (07:59PM EDT)
Assignments Due: Wed 15 Jun 2016 11:59PM UTC (07:59PM EDT)
Works Revealed: Tue 21 Jun 2016 11:59PM UTC (07:59PM EDT)
Authors Revealed: Tue 28 Jun 2016 11:59PM UTC (07:59PM EDT)

The collection can be found here and the tagset will be found here. The exchange will allow relationship nominations as "characters" and the FAQ now reads:

How does nominating work?

Nominations will open on the AO3 collection at some point in late March or early April. Participants can nominate four fandoms, and five characters or relationships from each.

Please use the following format when nominating relationships: "Relationship: Yoko Tsuno/Khany" for romantic relationships and "Relationship: Hannibal Barca & Scipio Africanus" for platonic relationships.

The exchange will also allow for matching on media type (fic or art). This part of the new exchange rules is still being worked on and should be finalised soon. Nominations will open when it does.


Edit: Dates of reveals fixed.