Rules - SPN ABO Bingo

## SPN ABO Bingo Rules

1. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO RESPECT THE WORK OF ALL PARTICIPANTS. Anyone caught behaving otherwise will be automatically disqualified from participation and blocked from all future rounds of the challenge.
2. Every fill must have something to do with ABO, even if the prompt is not ABO related. Any interpretation of ABO is accepted in this challenge; please don't enforce your ABO rules on other members - everyone has a slightly different take on ABO. We have many ABO references linked on the wiki, please explore.
3. Any SPN ships/kinks/ratings are permissible, as are all AUs, Rule 63s, and any interpretations of sexual orientations/gender identities. Please tag ships/kinks/ratings appropriately. EXCEPTION: No fills featuring any real-life person currently under the age of 18 are allowed, not even if you age them up.
4. You must create a separate fill for each square - no doubling up!
5. Each card is 5x5 square (24 prompts plus a free space). You may complete more than one card. When you have blacked out your first card, you may ask for a second card to be sent to you.
6. If you wish to replace squares on your card, requests can be made until June 1st. If you want more than 10 squares replaced, you will receive an entirely new card. You may only request one remake on your first card.
7. A second card may be requested upon the blackout of your first card. Participants may only have 2 cards in one round of the bingo.
8. If you are creating Fanart, Graphics, Gifsets, or Picspams, please host them on another site and link to them, following Tumblr’s anti-P\*rn guidelines.
9. Participants must be 18, due to the mature and explicit nature of the ABO universe.
10. Review the FAQ below for more information.

## FAQ

**What is the SPN ABO BINGO?**

It is a creation opportunity that allows you to create new ABO content based upon prompts given to you on a Bingo board.

**Okay…. but what is ABO though?**

Stands for Alpha Beta Omega. Still don’t know what that means? I suggest you do a bit of research. There are quite a few articles linked under the ABO Info dropdown on the left side of our desktop theme.

**What do the cards look like?**

See a sample card here.

**Do I need to complete them all?**

This is not Pokemon. No, do what you can or what you want. If you want to black out your card and attempt a second card, shine on you crazy little diamond!

**When is the due date for this round of stories?**

Check the schedule, it will say there.

**I need an extension! My creations are not done!**

WE ARE GIVING YOU ALMOST A YEAR! No.

**How long do the stories need to be?**

A minimum of 300 words. That’s barely a paragraph.

**What if I want to art?**

Do the art!  Here are the minimums.

**If you black out your card and want a second card?**

 We will provide you a second card.

**Do ALL of the creations have to be centered around sex?**

NO! But they do HAVE to be centered around ABO. If you get a square about Mating and don’t want it to be sexualized, you could have the characters reminisce about the events leading up to the mating or planning for a mating ceremony. If it is about Claiming, make it a classroom setting and make it more scholarly like. The point of this challenge is just that, to CHALLENGE you to try creating something perhaps a little different. Make it fun!

**I got three scents listed, what is that about?**

Scents are a huge part of the ABO world! Use them as you would in the creation! Are they scents that would attract a mate or repulse them? Are they something that would cause someone to remember a parent? Or make them long for a long forgotten mate?

**Can I create fills including characters who are underage?**

 Yes, you can create fills including characters who are underage.  Some prompts call for it (like First Heat, First Rut, Presentation).  Many of those creations will be mature or explicit in rating.  We just ask that you tag accordingly.

**Can I write RPF pairings?**

Yep. Just no explicit work using underage (under 18) actors, even if you age them up.

**Are we able to do crossover ships?**

No, we are wanting to keep this strictly in the Supernatural realm. However if you are wanting to do a cross over between say SPN RPF and SPN then that would be fine, say Dean/Jensen, that would be okay.

**Are you going to do an AO3 collection for the fics?**

Yes! Found here!

**Do I need a Beta reader?**

No, but it would be nice…

**I’m under 18, can I participate in ABO Bingo?**

No, we are not allowing under 18 participants.  While ABO content can be created without a mature or explicit rating, the concept of ABO itself is based purely on sex and gender.  (And most ABO content is rated mature or explicit for that reason.)  Sorry, please come back when your over 18!

**So… I have a question…**

Cool, we have an ask box for that. Ask away. However, in order to sign up we needed to be a little more, stringent because it was apparent some people had not read all the rules before they signed the dotted line, so to speak. So to ensure that we are all on the same page, we are requiring that you insert a specific term into your sign up sheet when you get there. This ensures we know you read this and this and it makes us rest a little easier. At least, if nothing else, it lets us know you are aware of its existence and that is half the battle. The term is *kale*. Without that, your application will be rejected. You have been warned.

**I have a series ….?**

Yep, sure fine… As long as this is fresh and previously unpublished.

**Can I combine squares?**

Slow down there, skippy. That’s just crazy talk. You can combine concepts but you won’t get the credit. For example, if you have a Destiel square and a Mating square and write a store about Destiel mating, then you need to pick ONE of these squares to credit it. Not both. Sorry.

**Are there going to be very many ship-specific squares? So far I’ve only written Destiel, and don’t wanna miss out on a ton of squares just because I don’t ship it.**

 It’s why we asked so many questions on the application. If you don’t have a lot of ships, then we give you other things to write about. If you have a lot of ships we may throw more of those at you. Each persons card will be unique to them.

If you are unhappy with a square or realized “OH DEAR GOD I FORGOT HOW MUCH I HATED <INSERT CHARACTER NAME HERE>” and want a square changed you can contact us and let us know you want a square or squares changed. HOWEVER, you can only do this once. Which means, say you want two squares changed on your card, so we change them and now you have two new squares and you’re not happy with them either… we will not change those again. You will have to deal with that. Now we ask a ton of questions to work with you to give you a card that we think you will be happy with. That we HOPE you’ll be happy with. So please keep in mind. We want to challenge you but we won’t put something on your card if you say no to it on your application.

**But… I want to create the smut.**

\*Whispers\* Create the smut.  Just remember if you are creating explicit Fanart, Graphics, Gifsets, or Picspams, please host them on another site and link to them, following Tumblr’s anti-P\*rn guidelines.