1D Back For You Collab

1D Back For You Collab is a small, big bang-style challenge in the One Direction fandom designed to encourage writers to finish works in progress. Writers were also allowed to write sequels to already-posted fic. It is one of a few 1D challenges that specifically exclude larries or tinhats from participating.
The name of the challenge may be a reference to the 1D song "Back For You" from their second album, Take Me Home. (As a solo artist Louis Tomlinson also had a 2017 single titled "Back to You".)
==Inspiration==
The mod posted in March 2018 about their inspiration for starting the challenge:
==Challenge History==
The challenge ran for two rounds in 2018-2019. 
For Round One, writer and artist signups began April 1, 2018, and works were scheduled to be completed in September-October. Five fics with accompanying art were listed on the schedule., by 1dbackforyoucollab, 16 September 2018. As of 18 January 2022, this tumblr post has 21 notes. As of 2022, seven works are visible in the AO3 collection, though only four are marked complete. Five are tagged with Niall Horan/Harry Styles., AO3 collection. Accessed 18 January 2022.
Between rounds one and two the mod also ran a monthly writing challenge to "Write 500 words a day for seven days" in December 2018-March 2019.
For Round Two, signups began March 3, 2019, and works were scheduled to be completed in October. The rules were expanded to include writers who hadn't started posting their WIPs yet. Five fics with accompanying art were listed on the schedule., by 1dbackforyoucollab, 10 October 2019. Accessed 18 January 2022. As of 2022, only three works are visible in the AO3 collection., AO3 collection. Accessed 18 January 2022.
In January 2020, the mod posted to say that there would not be a round three., by 1dbackforyoucollab, 7 January 2020. Accessed 18 January 2022.
==No Tinhats Policy==
A few weeks after signups for round one opened, someone sent an anonymous ask to clarify the challenge's position on conspiracy theorists. The mod replied:
The mod followed up with a general announcement that "this collab is not authorizing any conspiracy theorists or Tinhats to be involved.", by 1dbackforyoucollab, 13 April 2018. As of 18 January 2022, this tumblr post has 7 notes. The mod also commented that they had assumed that as a Harry/Niall writer their challenge wouldn't come to the attention of larries and that they regretted the oversight.
A few more anon asks were sent to the blog by larries and one ziam tinhat:
*"So I'm confused. You don't want Larries taking part, yet you will accept Larry fan fic? We can write about Louis and Harry being a couple as long as we don't believe it? Am I being dumb or....? ", 14 April 2018. Accessed 18 January 2022.
*"Your criteria is too broad. I'm a 'tinhat' as you say but I've never once said anything to any of the boys or their families. How can you possibly verify that? Also there was 0 indication of who the mod was or your ridiculous principled stand in the original posts. That's why larries were willing to participate.", 14 April 2018. Accessed 18 January 2022.
*"I get what you're saying about not wanting people who harass any of the boys or their families to participate; I wouldn't want them to either, but what about those of us who are Ziam's but don't interact with the boys online aside from liking their social media posts and don't interact with their family members at all? I get called a tinhat because I believe in Ziam. Am I, and other fans like me, not allowed to participate either, despite never saying a bad word against any of the boys?", 14 April 2018. Accessed 18 January 2022.
*"What an awful policy you’ve adopted for this exchange. Was considering signing up, now I won’t. And I’m not even one of the people you’re targeting. For people who supposedly support the boys and their inclusive ideas, to exclude people this way is reprehensible. What happened to “treat people with kindness?” Won’t be reading any fics for this exchange. Sad for your writers to be associated with this type of unwarranted hate.", 14 April 2018. Accessed 18 January 2022.
The mod confirmed that Harry/Louis fic was fine, but people who believed their ship was real were not welcome, even if they weren't actively harassing anyone, because tinhatting was a slippery slope. In response to the last ask, the mod replied,
The mod then followed up with an apology for "all the discourse" and explained,
==References==
Category:One Direction
Category:2018 Challenges
Category:2019 Challenges