purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (ot3)
[personal profile] purpleyin
Hi everyone!
 
As the end of the year is approaching, and with it Holly Poly season, we’d like to hear from you about a few things, including how the exchange went last year.

Use this post to give us feedback on any of the following:
  • Any constructive feedback in general on how it went last year
  • Specific feedback on any tagset issues, for example, if you think fandom any splits/merges should be done differently in future
  • What are your thoughts on adding new fanwork types for this year? (Current options are: fanfiction, fanvids, fanart, podfic) If so, which ones would you like to see, and what minimum requirements would you suggest for each type? 
  • What are your thoughts on importing previous year's tagsets to save time for the mods during the nominations process?
  • Any comments on possible issues that might come up this year with any new fandoms? E.g. Game of Thrones being separate from House of the Dragon, Arcane being separate from League of Legends, etc.
 
We are very excited to hear from you to make this year’s Holly Poly run as smoothly as possible.
wallwalker: A green fruit tree with sparkling fruits surrounded by orange flowers and snowy mountains. (peacetree)
[personal profile] wallwalker
Hi everyone!

The 2022 collection is no longer anonymous, so you can now view creator names.

Thank you everyone for participating, and thank you for being patient with the mods while getting used to running this. We have a few more messages we need to respond to, and as soon as one of us is able we will get it taken care of.

The archive will not be closed; you can feel free to post any additional gifts or treats whenever you like!
wallwalker: Venetian mask, dark purple with gold gilding. (Default)
[personal profile] wallwalker
Hi everyone!

I hope everyone is doing well! We've been doing our best to keep on top of e-mails, what with some issues the mods have been handling outside of this exchange. If you have any issues feel free to contact us via e-mail, we will respond ASAP.

Reminder that the creators will be revealed on January 21st 2023 at 11:59 PM.

As we've had a few people mention that they haven't yet received comments or kudos from recipients, here is a reminder to please interact with your gift and thank your creator! Once again, if any issues are preventing you from doing that or if there is a problem, please e-mail holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com.

Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holly_poly_ex
wallwalker: Venetian mask, dark purple with gold gilding. (Default)
[personal profile] wallwalker
Hi everyone,

The collection for this year has been revealed! You should also receive e-mails with links to your gifts. (If you have multiple gifts you may receive nested e-mails, so be sure to check your Gifts list on AO3 to make sure you don't miss anything. This is from personal experience.)

The archive is not being closed, so please feel free to post any additional treats that you may wish to create (this also applies to anyone who needs to post a treat for eligibility reasons.)

Remember to comment on your gift and thank your gifter!

As always, if you have any questions or issues, please e-mail us at holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com.

Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holly_poly_ex
purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (ot3)
[personal profile] purpleyin
Sorry for the delay getting these out on here - we have two post-deadline pinch hits. Hopefully this will be the last batch of pinch hits, but there are a few fanworks still being worked on so we'll see if everything is still on target over the next couple of days.

Please see below for general details. More specific information can be found by clicking the links. The deadline for these pinch hits is 11:59pm EST on 13 January 2023, with a possible 24 hour extension if needed as long as you send an update before then to confirm you'll be finished by golive at 11:59pm EST on 14 January.

If you're interested in claiming any of these pinch hits, send an e-mail to holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com with your AO3 name or reply to this post. (Comments are screened.)

#5: CLAIMED - X-Men (Alternate Timeline Movies), Marvel Noir, Marvel 616, X-Men Evolution )

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#23: CLAIMED - Marvel Cinematic Universe, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Doctor Who )

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Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holly_poly_ex
wallwalker: Venetian mask, dark purple with gold gilding. (Default)
[personal profile] wallwalker
Hi all -

As a quick note, the deadline has passed.

I believe we have already replied to everyone who has asked for extensions - for those of you with extensions, the due date is now 11:59pm EST on 10 January. (If you sent an e-mail earlier and we did not reply, please send us a reminder.) We have a few other questions that we are looking at and will reply to ASAP.

Please note that it will be a few more hours before we can start sending out the pinch hits for any defaults. They'll be posted on the Google Group first as per usual, then to other social media if needed. So keep an eye on the Group first.

Thanks to everyone who has contacted us until now, and if there are more questions don't hesitate to ask.

Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holly_poly_ex
purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (ot3)
[personal profile] purpleyin
This is another reminder that the deadline for posting your assignment is 11:59pm EST on 9 January, which is in a little over 1 day. Please click here to see a countdown.

Please remember that we're only allowing extensions of 24 hours. If you'll need one, send an e-mail to holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com before the deadline gets here.

Make certain that your assignment is actually posted by the deadline and not still a draft. Also, for fics, if you're posting something that's multiple chapters then make certain all chapters have been posted by the deadline. If a work is still clearly unfinished at the deadline, it will not count as being posted even if you've started to post it.

We also still have one outstanding pinch hit we need help for - one of the initial pinch hits. Here's the details on the pinch hit again:
#4: Last Cloudia (Video Game), Romancing SaGa 3 (Video Game), Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe (Video Game), 明日方舟 | Arknights (Video Game), Emperors SaGa, Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song (Video Game), The de Burghs - Deborah Simmons, Granblue Fantasy (Video Game) )

If you're interested in claiming this pinch hit, send an e-mail to holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com with your AO3 name or reply to this post. (Comments are screened.)

Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holly_poly_ex
purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (ot3)
[personal profile] purpleyin
This is a reminder that the deadline for posting your assignment is 11:59pm EST on 9 January, which is in a little over two days. Please click here to see a countdown.

Please remember that we're only allowing extensions of 24 hours. If you'll need one, send an e-mail to holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com before the deadline gets here.

Make certain that your assignment is actually posted by the deadline and not still a draft. Also, for fics, if you're posting something that's multiple chapters then make certain all chapters have been posted by the deadline. If a work is still clearly unfinished at the deadline, it will not count as being posted even if you've started to post it.

Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holly_poly_ex
purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (holly poly)
[personal profile] purpleyin
The default deadline passed about a day and a half ago, and there were five new pinch hits posted to the google group yesterday evening, one of which has already been claimed.

We also still have one lingering initial pinch hit (#4) that is proving hard to fill - if you know anyone in any of those fandoms please help spread the word to them if you think they might be interested or might know someone else who would be.

All five six outstanding pinch hits are below. More specific information can be found by clicking the links. Right now, the deadline for these pinch hits is the regular deadline of January 9, but if they linger more than a day or so we can definitely negotiate. If you're interested in claiming any of these pinch hits, send an e-mail to holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com with your AO3 name or reply to this post. (Comments are screened.)

#4: Last Cloudia (Video Game), Romancing SaGa 3 (Video Game), Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe (Video Game), 明日方舟 | Arknights (Video Game), Emperors SaGa, Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song (Video Game), The de Burghs - Deborah Simmons, Granblue Fantasy (Video Game) )
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#16: CLAIMED - Marvel Cinematic Universe, Leverage, Doctor Who, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Mr. Malcolm's List - All Media Types, Shadow and Bone (TV) )
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#17: CLAIMED - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Numb3rs (TV), Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen )
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#18: CLAIMED - Banana Fish (Anime & Manga), DCU (Comics), The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Castlevania (Cartoon 2017-2021), KinnPorsche: The Series (TV), Sense8 (TV), 绅探 | Detective L (TV), 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021) )
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#19: CLAIMED - League of Legends & Related Fandoms, Arthurian Mythology, ちはやふる | Chihayafuru (Anime & Manga), Overwatch (Video Game) )
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#21: CLAIMED - 大逆転裁判 | Dai Gyakuten Saiban | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Video Games), Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Anime & Manga), Hardy Boys - Franklin W. Dixon, バチカン奇跡調査官 | Vatican Kiseki Chousakan | Vatican Miracle Examiner (Anime) )
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Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holly_poly_ex
purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (ot3)
[personal profile] purpleyin
This is one last reminder that the default deadline is in a little over 29 hours at 11:59pm EST on January 2, 2023 - please click here to see when the deadline is for your timezone.

If you don't think that you're going to be able to finish your assignment by the final deadline of January 9, please go ahead and default. You can still post your original assignment as a treat if you manage to finish it on time after all.

As a reminder, if you default prior to the default deadline, you may participate next year without any issues. If you default after the default deadline, there will be additional requirements depending on when exactly you default.

purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (ot3)
[personal profile] purpleyin
This is just a reminder that the default deadline is at 11:59pm EST on January 2, 2023, which is this coming Monday - please click here to see when the deadline is for your timezone.

Please consider where you are with your assignment and, if you don't think that you're going to be able to finish it by January 9th, make certain to default before the default deadline passes.
 
As a reminder, if you default prior to the default deadline, you may participate next year without any issues. If you default after the default deadline, there will be additional requirements depending on when exactly you default.
 
wallwalker: space (space)
[personal profile] wallwalker
Hi everyone,

In addition to two lingering pinch hits from the initial batch, we have one other that has recently been added and not yet claimed. Please take a look at these and let us know if you can assist! Or if you know someone in the fandoms who could possibly assist, point them towards this post!

If you're interested in claiming any of these pinch hits, send an e-mail to holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com with your AO3 name or reply to this post. (Comments are screened.)

#4: Last Cloudia (Video Game), Romancing SaGa 3 (Video Game), Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe (Video Game), 明日方舟 | Arknights (Video Game), Emperors SaGa, Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song (Video Game), The de Burghs - Deborah Simmons, Granblue Fantasy (Video Game) )
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(CLAIMED) #5: X-Men (Alternate Timeline Movies), Marvel Noir, Marvel 616, X-Men Evolution )
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#9: The Boys (TV 2019), Dead Ringers (1988), Original Work )


Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holly_poly_ex
purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (ot3)
[personal profile] purpleyin
Two of the initial pinch hits are still lingering, so if you're familiar with any of the requested fandoms, or know anyone who is, please try to point people in this direction. It would be great if we could get them claimed soon. More specific information can be found by clicking the links.

If you're interested in claiming either of these pinch hits, send an e-mail to holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com with your AO3 name or reply to this post. (Comments are screened.)

 
#4: Last Cloudia (Video Game), Romancing SaGa 3 (Video Game), Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe (Video Game), 明日方舟 | Arknights (Video Game), Emperors SaGa, Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song (Video Game), The de Burghs - Deborah Simmons, Granblue Fantasy (Video Game) )

#5: CLAIMED - X-Men (Alternate Timeline Movies), Marvel Noir, Marvel 616, X-Men Evolution )

Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holly_poly_ex

purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (ot3)
[personal profile] purpleyin
Anyone who is interested in pinch hitting can sign up for pinch hits at this link. You do not have to be signed up to participate in the exchange in order to claim pinch hits. Claims will occur on a first come, first served basis. Simply reply to the message posted on the group and provide your AO3 name to claim a pinch hit.
 
The six initial pinch hits are below too. More specific information can be found by clicking the links. If you're interested in claiming any of these pinch hits, send an e-mail to holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com with your AO3 name or reply to this post. (Comments are screened.)

We will also post to the Dreamwidth community whenever a new pinch hit goes out, and if any of them linger then multiple reminders will be posted until someone has claimed the request in question. If you have any questions, let us know.


#1: CLAIMED - The Queen's Thief - Megan Whalen Turner, Shane - Jack Schaefer, Morocco (1930), Gerald Poole and the Pirates - Johannes T. Evans )

#2: CLAIMED - Star Trek: Classic Timeline, Talents Series - Anne McCaffrey, The Windrose Chronicles - Barbara Hambly, Quantum Leap (TV 1989) )


#3: CLAIMED - Middle Earth – J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle Earth (Movies), Fandom: Crimson Peak (2015), YuYu Hakusho: Ghost Files (Anime & Manga) )

#4: Last Cloudia (Video Game), Romancing SaGa 3 (Video Game), Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe (Video Game), 明日方舟 | Arknights (Video Game), Emperors SaGa, Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song (Video Game), The de Burghs - Deborah Simmons, Granblue Fantasy (Video Game) )
purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (ot3)
[personal profile] purpleyin
Assignments are out! You should be receiving your assignment shortly if you haven't already. If you wrote a Dear Creator letter, make sure to unlock it so that the person assigned to create for you can read it.
 
There are six initial pinch hits that we'll be sending out soon.
 
If there's any issue with your assignment, please send us an e-mail at holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com ASAP so that we can try to get it resolved.

Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holly_poly_ex
purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (ot3)
[personal profile] purpleyin
Sign-ups are now closed, with a total of 93 this year.
 
We've done the initial matching, and there's two people who are unmatchable at this time. If you've signed up for the exchange, please check the email attached to your AO3 account to see if you have a message from us.
 
Once those people get back to us, we'll take a closer look at the matching to work out the various kinks and make sure everyone has an assignment. Assignments should still go out sometime this week, as expected, but the exact timing is still up in the air at the moment.

Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holly_poly_ex
purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (holly poly)
[personal profile] purpleyin
This is a reminder that sign-ups will close at 11:59pm EDT on 31 October, which is a little over 27 hours from now. Please click here to see when the deadline is for your timezone.

If you're interested in signing up for the exchange and haven't done so yet, make sure to get your sign-up submitted before the deadline.

If you have any difficulties, let us know by commenting on this post or sending an e-mail to holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com.

Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holly_poly_ex
purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (ot3)
[personal profile] purpleyin
Signups are now open. They will remain so until 11:59pm EDT on 31 October. Please click here to see when the deadline is for your timezone.

The sign-up form is here. If you have any difficulties, let us know by commenting on this post or sending an e-mail to holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com.

As a reminder:

- You can request/offer 3-10 fandoms
- You can request/offer 1-20 relationships per fandom
- If you would like to request/offer any nominated relationship, tick the "Any" box
- Make certain to choose which medium or mediums you are willing to create for each fandom

Please remember that Any really does mean any. Do not request or offer Any unless you mean it. Any does not mean "any relationships except for these certain ones" or "any relationships involving this character" or "this relationship that I really like but forgot to nominate." It means any relationship whatsoever that was nominated under that fandom and is currently listed in the tag set.

It is fine to include prompts asking that a fourth/fifth/sixth/etc. character be added to the relationship you've requested. (For example, if you requested Harry/Hermione/Ron, you can include a prompt along the lines of: "... and if you want to have Neville join in, that's fine with me!") As with everything included in the Optional Details box or Dear Creator letter, though, please note that any such request is optional. Your creator is only required to create a fanwork for the specific relationship that you matched on.

Under the Requests section of the sign-up, there is a field to put a link to a Dear Creator letter if you have written one. There is also a box for Optional Details where you can put Do Not Wants, prompts, and various other details. While the optional details section of signups is optional, it is strongly suggested that participants include DNWs. Any DNWs or triggers included in the signup itself will be enforced by the mods as long as they are reasonable (ie, something that the mods can easily look for and that isn't extremely subjective).

Any DNWs listed in letters but not the signup itself, as well as any general likes/dislikes/prompts/etc. listed in the signup or in letters, are optional for the creator.

Anyone requesting vids is encouraged to list any accessibility requirements they have in their sign-up alongside other DNWs, such as no flashing lights, fast-moving cuts, songs by [insert artist here], etc. Please try to at least provide details about general music that you like/dislike as well.

For anyone requesting podfics, please indicate whether or not you'd like your own fanworks podficced and gifted to you. If possible, try to provide more information about your likes/dislikes as well so that the person creating a podfic for you can try to make sure the fic they're recording is one that you will enjoy.

When you submit your sign-up, there is also an Optional Details box located under the Offers section. If there is any specific topic that is a strong DNW or trigger for you and you don't want to receive an assignment that mentions said topic even as an optional prompt, please provide details in that box. We will do our best to accommodate such requests when doing matching but cannot make any promises. You are also welcome to send an e-mail to the above address, if you prefer.

Participants will be matched on fandom, relationship, and medium (fanart, fanfic, fanvid, podfic). Please note that you only need to create a fanwork for one of the relationships requested; if you match on more than one, it is your decision which one (or ones) to choose.

Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holly_poly_ex
purpleyin: Black background with three hands holding together (two hands are light skinned and one hand is brown) (ot3)
[personal profile] purpleyin
Sign-ups should be opening in about 10 hours, but we still have 12 clarifications we need information for.

If you nominated the fandom Mr. Malcolm's List, can you clarify if you mean the novel, the 2022 film, the 2019 short film or potentially the podcast script reading. If we don't hear back about this we'll process this as Mr. Malcolm's List - All Media Types. Also for the ship Selina Dalton/Jeremiah Dalton/Henry Ossory/Lord Cassidy, did you mean to write Jeremiah Malcolm rather than Dalton? We can't find a character of Jeremiah Dalton, only Jeremiah Malcolm, so if we don't hear back we'll assume that was an error.

If you nominated the fandom ユリ熊嵐 | Yuri Kuma Arashi, can you clarify if you meant the anime or the manga since they look to have the same characters but very different plotlines. If we don't hear back about this we'll be processing this as ユリ熊嵐 | Yuri Kuma Arashi (Anime).

If you nominated Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg under Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, this is only 2 people and we don't allow 2 people ships. If you meant to write in a third person, please let us know who and also whether the ship is for The Witcher books, games or TV.

If you nominated Bewildered Older Brother/Older Brother's BF/Horny Younger Brother Wishing to be in a Sandwich (OW) under Original Work, please can you spell out what BF should mean. If we don't hear back we'll assume it means boyfriend and approve with that added.

If you nominated Beranardi al Auriga/Mandala Flynn/Hikaru Sulu under Star Trek: Classic Timeline, can you confirm if this is meant to be Bernardi al Auriga from the The Entropy Effect novel. If we don't hear back we'll assume it was a typo and add it with Bernardi al Auriga.

If you nominated Marlene Alraune/Layla El-Faouly/Steven Grant/Jake Lockley/Marc Spector under Moon Knight (TV), can you confirm whether Marlene Alraune actually appears in the TV show? From what we could tell looking online it looked like she wasn't. If we don't hear back this will be added under Crossover - fandom instead.

If you nominated Zakia Asalache/Capheus Onyango/Jela/Jela's wife under Sense8, can you confirm if you mean the specific canon character of Eleana for Jela's wife or Jela's wife as a general concept? If we don't hear back we'll assume it means general concept and approve as is. 

If you nominated Logan/Ororo Munroe/Kurt Wagner under X-Men (Comicverse), please can you let us know if you meant Marvel 616 or another comics universe. If we don't hear back we will add this under Marvel 616.

If we don't hear back about the following nominations they will be rejected:

If you nominated Raffi Musiker/Seven of Nine/B'Elanna Torres AU under Star Trek: Classic Timeline, can you clarify what you mean by B'Elanna Torres AU. If it's an AU version of her from a particular episode the episode name added would help identify who you mean.

If you nominated Raffi Musiker/Seven of Nine/B'Elanna Torres freeform under Star Trek: Classic Timeline, can you clarify what you mean by freeform, is this referring to the AO3 tag as a freeform tag or something else? If you just meant Raffi Musiker/Seven of Nine/B'Elanna Torres, that tag is already in the tagset.

If you nominated Gong Jun | Simon/Yu Xiang/Zhang Zhehan under
山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021) RPF, we weren't 100% sure if we'd found the right actor for Yu Xiang, is Yun_Xiang who plays Bi Xingming in Word of Honor the correct person? If we don't hear back this nomination will be rejected since we need to be able to find details on the people in RPF ships so that we can confirm their ages are 18+.

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment on this post. You can also send an e-mail to holly.poly.exchange@gmail.com.

Collection: https://ao3.org/collections/holly_poly_2022
Tag Set: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/12906
Tumblr: https://holly-poly.tumblr.com/
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