Multifandom Tropefest

Multifandom Tropefest is a multifandom exchange that started in 2018 dedicated to "tropes, variations on tropes, and trope subversions."Multifandom Tropefest AO3 profile. Accessed 06 September 2018. The exchange allows both fanfiction and fanart.
==Trope requirements and nominations process==
The freeform tags submitted to the tagset during nominations are required to be "common thematic element or plot or character device in some genre of fiction."scribblemyname, Nominations Clarifications Post #2 - 8/24/18. Accessed 06 September 2018. This excludes genres, kinks, and fusions, but participants who are aiming to write or recieve a particular genre, kink, or fusion should, "try to think of the tropes using that kink or that appear in the canon you like."scribblemyname, Nominations are Open!, posted 22 August 2018. Accessed 06 September 2018.
Many tropes submitted to the exchange are generic versions of specific canonical events, such as "Dimension Travel - Summoned to Another World by a Magical Artifact" which was submitted to mimic Susan's horn from The Chronicles of Narnia.Anonymous, commenting on Nominations Clarifications Post #3 - 8/26/18. Accessed 06 September 2018.
Tropes are split into related buckets for easy browsing, increased clarity, fine-tuned matching, and to make sure they fit the definition of trope that the exchange is using. The mods sometimes approve tropes as-is, but often change them to be grouped under a parent trope. Clarification posts are used to make sure tag nominators are okay with tag changes.
Sometimes the mods create their new parent tropes, such as the aforementioned dimensional travel, which was created to encompass everything that would have fit under the alternate reality parent trope but that involves explicit travelscribblemyname, replying to anonymous on Nominations Clarifications Post #3 - 8/26/18. Accessed 06 September 2018. and also probably in relation to this discussion of alternate universes, canon tropes, and fanfiction genres:
For example, the tag "Alternate Universe: Established Relationship" was confusing because in fanfiction an established relationship usually means the author has skipped the getting together parts. This is a genre, not a trope, according to the Tropefest rules, but the tag was then clarified and approved as "Falling Into Alternate Universe - Established Relationship"Nominations Clarifications Post #1 - 8/22/18. Accessed 06 September 2018. before later reaching its final form "Dimension Travel - Falling Into Alternate Universe where in an Established Relationship"Multifandom Tropefest 2018 Tag Set. Accessed 06 September 2018. when the dimensional universe parent trope was created.
==2018 Schedule==
==2019 Schedule==
==Matching, requests, and assignments==
Multifandom Tropefest matches on fandoms, characters/relationship, tropes, and mediums. "Mediums" in this exchange aren't just fanfiction or fanart but also includes canon compliant, canon divergent, or alternate universe, so the six mediums are:
* canon compliant fic
* canon compliant art
* canon divergent fic
* canon divergent art
* alternate universe fic
* alternate universe art.
The trope and medium fields also allow participants to select the "any" checkbox.
The minimum for participation is both offering and requesting three unique fandoms, one character or relationship, one trope, and one medium. THe maximum for both is 10 unique fandoms, 20 characters/relationships, and 20 tropes. Each offer and request can only have one fandom.
Assignment requirements are as follows:
==References==
Category:2018 Challenges
Category:2019 Challenges
Category:2020 Challenges
Category:2021 Challenges
Category:2022 Challenges