We Invented the Remix... Redux

We Invented the Remix...Redux (or simply Remix/Redux) was an annual remix exchange challenge for fic writers. It began in 2003, inspired by We Invented the Remix, a popslash challenge, and the last round was in 2015.laurificus, Remix 13 - still in need of a name!(archived) in remixers-lounge. Posted 10 July 2016. Accessed 01 September 2016.
==History==
===Origins===
===Platform===
The challenge began on Unfitforsociety.net in 2003 but moved to Illuminatedtext.com for 2004-2006. In 2007, challenge works were archived at remix_redux on Livejournal, in 2008 at remixredux08,(admin) Remix/Redux 6 Sign-ups Open "People can sign up for the challenge until 11:59 PM EST February 23. Assignments will be handed out no later than March 1. And then the stories aren't due until 11:59 PM EST April 12." "This year, everyone must have written five stories in at least one of the qualifying fandoms (there are approximately 40 qualifying fandoms--see the sign-up form for the list; obscure and/or smaller, yuletide-type fandoms are not among them. Sorry. You can still remix/be remixed in a small fandom, but you must have written in/wish to write in at least one medium-to-large size fandom listed to participate)." Posted Jan. 29, 2008. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. and in 2009 at remixredux09. Challenge posting then moved to Archive of Our Own in 2010 to make running the challenge easier on the moderator.
Admin was originally organized via email and the website on Unfitforsociety, but it moved to remixredux on Livejournal for 2004-2006. From 2007 on, Remixer's Lounge was the organizing community for the challenge, though remixredux, remixredux08, and remixredux09 included key admin posts that were generally mirrored at Remixer's Lounge.
===Posting Method===
Limited time anonymity of the writers has always been part of the challenge. Various methods of posting have been used to achieve that.
Originally, stories were emailed to the moderator, who withheld author names until a specified date, then edited the website to add them. From 2007-2009, posters used sockpuppet accounts set up by the mods to post their works anonymously to Livejournal communities.Remix/Redux V: Changes and new rules and tentative timeline "This year, there will be a Remix/Redux community on LJ, and you will be posting your own stories to the community. I will be creating a number of sockpuppet LJs (remixer1, remixer2, etc.) for people to use to post, so anonymity can be maintained. When you are ready to post, you will notify me, and I will send you a username and password to use." "as of this year, to participate, one will need five (5) stories of at least 500 words in at least one (1) fandom to participate." "Remember, if you are in a small or a really new fandom, you will have to recruit people who have written in that fandom to come with you, so that you will have someone to remix in your chosen fandom" Posted Jan. 5, 2007. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. In 2010, the challenge moved to AO3, which allowed it to use the challenge code developed for Yuletide to hide authors for the first week. According to musesfool, Remix Redux was "the first challenge to use [the AO3 challenge system] from sign-up to reveal."musesfool, comment on Some (Incredibly Long-Winded) Thoughts on Running a Fic/Art Exchange. 2010-07-04. Archived.
===Dates and Participation===
Year	Title 	Signups 	Due Date 	Public 	Reveals 	Participants 	Works 	Fandoms
2003	We Invented the Remix...Redux 	? 	? 	? 	? 	73 	? 	?
2004	Remix/Redux II: Electric Bugaloo 	Jan 9-30 	May 1Remix deadline extended to May 1 "Okay, due to the overwhelming 74 in favor v. 1 opposed in the poll, I am extending the Remix/Redux deadline to May 1, with the stories going live by May 15, with feedback form attached, and a little searchable database etc., because Diebin is a goddess." Posted Apr. 14, 2004. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013.	May 15Remix...Redux II: Electric Boogaloo: Open for Business "The Archive is open. 155 stories (um, give or take. Math is not my strong suit) in 32 fandoms from Alias to X-Men, and many more in between." "the authors will remain anonymous until oh, Friday (I think)." Posted May 15, 2004. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013.	May 21 	147Registration closed. Remix to begin soon... "147 people signed up, which means that the number of people participating this year is *double* what we had last year (73, for those of you as inept at math as I am)." Posted Jan. 30, 2004. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013.	155 	32
2005	Remix/Redux III: Reloaded 	Jan 24-Feb 3We Invented the Remix...Redux III: Reloaded - Registration OPEN "People can sign up for the challenge until 11:59 PM EST February 3." "And then the stories aren't due until 11:59 PM EST March 15." Posted Jan. 24, 2005. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. 	Mar 15 	Mar 20 	Mar 25Remix...Redux III: Authors revealed "The veil of Remix anonymity has been lifted, so feel free to lay claim publicly to the story you wrote and brag, and also to answer any feedback you received." Posted March 25, 2005. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013.	160Remix/Redux III: Reloaded - Assignments sent out "I've just sent out all 160 assignment emails." Posted Feb. 5, 2005. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. 	166Remix/Redux III: Reloaded - Open for Business "166 stories in 45 (or so) fandoms from Alias to X-Men, and many more in between." Posted March 20, 2005. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013.	45
2006	Remix/Redux IV: I Know What You Did Last Remix 	Jan 29-Feb 3We Invented the Remix...Redux IV: Registration Open "People can sign up for the challenge until 11:59 PM EST February 3." "And then the stories aren't due until 11:59 PM EST March 20." Posted Jan. 29, 2006. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. 	Mar 20 	Mar 26Remix/Redux IV: Archive Open "325 stories in 55 (or so) fandoms from Alias to X-Men, and many more in between. This year we have poetry, play and graphic entries, as well." Posted Mar 26, 2006. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. 	Apr 2(admin) All is revealed "Authors' names are now up at the archive" Posted Apr 2, 2006. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. 	305Assignment emails have all been sent "All the assignment emails (305!" Posted Feb. 6, 2006. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. 	325 	55
2007	Remix/Redux V: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut 	Jan 29-Feb 12(admin) Remix/Redux V Signups Open "Sign-ups have been extended until 11:59 pm EST Monday, February 12." Posted Jan. 29, 2007. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. 	Apr 14 	Apr 22Remix/Redux V Archive Open for Business "The Archive is open. 325 stories in 77 (or so) fandoms" Posted Apr. 22, 2007. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. 	Apr 29(admin) authors' names revealed Posted Apr. 29, 2007. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. 	318We Invented the Remix... Redux V - Tags Number of "Original Author" tags is 318. Accessed March 13, 2014. 	325 	77
2008	Remix/Redux 6: There Are Many Copies...And They Have a Plan	Feb 18-23 	Apr 12 	Apr 19(admin) Remix/Redux 6: Archive Open for Business "The Archive is open. 270 stories in 50 (or so) fandoms" Posted Apr. 19, 2008. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. 	Apr 26(admin) Let all be revealed Posted Apr. 26, 2008. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. 	255We Invented the Remix...Redux 6 - Tags Number of "Original Author" tags is 255. This doesn't reflect pinch hitters. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. 	270 	50
2009	Remix/Redux 7: Do you feel lucky? 	May 31-June 6Remix/Redux 7 Sign-ups Open "People can sign up for the challenge until 11:59 PM EDT June 6, 2009. Assignments will be handed out no later than June 13, 2009. And then the stories are due at 11:59 PM EDT July 12, 2009." Posted May 31, 2009. Accessed March 13, 2014.	July 12 	July 19 	July 26All is revealed Posted July 26, 2009. Accessed March 13, 2014. 	230We Invented the Remix... Redux 7 - Tags 230 "Original Author" tags. This doesn't reflect pinch hitters. Accessed March 13, 2014. 	235Remix/Redux 7: Archive Open for Business "235 stories in 65 (or so) fandoms", posted July 19, 2009. Accessed March 13, 2014. 	64
2010	Remix/Redux 8: Magic Eight Ball 	Mar 21-31Remix/Redux 8 Signups Open Posted March 21, 2010. Accessed March 13, 2014.Remix...Redux 8: Magic Eight Ball Profile may not include individuals who signed up and then requested to drop before matching. It also doesn't include pinch hitters. Accessed March 13, 2014. 	May 16Schedule changes! Posted April 7, 2010. Accessed March 13, 2014. 	May 23 	May 30 	274 	277 	54Summary Challenge Signup 54 fandoms listed in the signup summary. Accessed March 13, 2014./151
2011	Remix Redux 9: Love Potion No. 9 	Jan 15-Mar 19Remix/Redux 2011 profile Accessed 01 September 2018. 	April 23 	May 1 	May 8 	272 	282 	115
2012	Remix Redux 10: X Marks the Spot 	Mar 03-12Remix/Redux 2012 profile Accessed 01 September 2018. 	April 16 	April 22 	April 29 	207 	218 	92
2013	There was no challenge run in 2013. 	There was no challenge run in 2013. 	There was no challenge run in 2013. 	There was no challenge run in 2013. 	There was no challenge run in 2013. 	There was no challenge run in 2013. 	There was no challenge run in 2013. 	There was no challenge run in 2013.
2014	Remix Redux 11: The Eleventh Hour 	Mar 22-30laurificus, remixers-lounge "remix 2014" tag Accessed 01 September 2018. 	May 42014 profile Accessed 01 September 2018. 	May 11 	May 18 	206 	210 	100
2015	Remix Redux 12: The Dirty Dozen 	May 3–17laurificus, remixers-lounge "remix 2015" tag Accessed 01 September 2018. 	Jun 212015 profile Accessed 01 September 2018. 	Jun 28 	Jul 05 	152 	156 	113
Please note that challenge names are not consistently formatted. This table uses Remix/Redux versions and leaves off the "We Invented the" parts, which were sometimes used in early challenges.
There are two different fandom numbers for the years the challenge ran on AO3. The first is the number of eligible fandoms that were requested, which are listed on the signup form. The second is the total number of fandoms tagged on all works in that year's challenge.
===Rules===
RemixRedux was originally limited to FPF.Basic rules and sign up information (Remix/Redux II) "Assignments will be handed out by February 1, probably sometime in the evening. And then the stories aren't due until 11:59 PM EST April 17." "Please note that this version is for FPF only. No RPF will be accepted." "This is a multifandom challenge, so everyone from XF to DS to HP and beyond should join in." Posted Jan. 9, 2004. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. However, in 2010 it switched over to allow RPF because the original "We Invented the Remix" challenge had stopped running. It is multi-fandom, but participants must have a minimum number of stories in certain popular fandoms to make matching easier for the moderators.[ ] "" Posted . Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. Otherwise, the rules are similar to the original challenge,We Invented the Remix FAQ Posted Jan. 2004. Accessed Oct. 2, 2013. with some modifications added over the years.
===Matching Issues===
As the challenge became more popular, the moderator tried various methods to ensure that everyone had a match. One was to require that writers in fandoms relatively unknown to the challenge (for example, anime/manga fandoms) brought friends with them who were in those fandoms. A 2006 rules clarification post explained:
In 2007, the minimum number of works in a single fandom was raised to 5 (of 500 words or more).
==Challenge links==
* Remix Redux on LiveJournal
* Remix Redux archive 2003-2006
* Remix Redux archive on LiveJournal, 2007
* Remix Redux archive on LiveJournal, 2008
* Remix Redux archive on LiveJournal, 2009
* AO3 challenge collection, 2010-2015
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Remix Challenges Category:Multifandom Challenges