Hi there! Thank you for your patience, jesterlady (she is a vidder!) and I discussed this last night and we agreed to change the limit from two minutes to one minute. The Rules/FAQ will be updated to reflect this change.
We do understand that there are different workloads involved with the different fanwork types. All fanworkers get the same 2.5-3 months (with the Amnesty date on May 16th) to work on their fanworks and need to judge for themselves if they can complete the project on time before taking it on.
We strongly urge fanworkers to not take on a project they aren't reasonably certain they can finish! For instance, I do draw fanart, however, I'm extremely slow and it can take me months to finish one drawing, versus my wife that can draw several pieces in a day. It's just not viable for me to take on a fanart piece, so I know not to offer to do it.
Every medium is going to have different challenges and each fanworker is going to have a different method and pace and we mods really try to stress that fanworkers not take on a project or projects they're not reasonably certain they can finish. (This goes for stories and authors too, that choose to paired with a fanworker! Please don't choose to be paired with a fanworker if you're not reasonably sure you can finish your story on time.)
Thank you for bringing this to our attention! We do want to be as encouraging as possible and we're happy to make changes in the best interest of participants and the community. =D Don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything else!
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We do understand that there are different workloads involved with the different fanwork types. All fanworkers get the same 2.5-3 months (with the Amnesty date on May 16th) to work on their fanworks and need to judge for themselves if they can complete the project on time before taking it on.
We strongly urge fanworkers to not take on a project they aren't reasonably certain they can finish! For instance, I do draw fanart, however, I'm extremely slow and it can take me months to finish one drawing, versus my wife that can draw several pieces in a day. It's just not viable for me to take on a fanart piece, so I know not to offer to do it.
Every medium is going to have different challenges and each fanworker is going to have a different method and pace and we mods really try to stress that fanworkers not take on a project or projects they're not reasonably certain they can finish. (This goes for stories and authors too, that choose to paired with a fanworker! Please don't choose to be paired with a fanworker if you're not reasonably sure you can finish your story on time.)
Thank you for bringing this to our attention! We do want to be as encouraging as possible and we're happy to make changes in the best interest of participants and the community. =D Don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything else!