Rule 63 Exchange

• 2022 Schedule/Dates
• Assignment Rules
• Nominating Guidelines
  • Eligibility
  • Dividing fandoms
• Sign-Up Guidelines
  • Answers to other FAQ




2022 Schedule/Dates

Please see the schedule.



Assignment Rules

1. The minimum word count for a story is 1000 words.
2. The minimum fill for an art request is a clean lined drawing of the requested character(s) on unlined paper, or its equivalent in painting/digital form.
3. Defaulting before the assignment deadline will not be punished. Defaults after the deadline will result in being barred from the next year’s round of the exchange.
4. Anyone not 63ed in the relationship nomination is assumed to be their canonical self, unless okayed by the requester.
5. DNWs, or Do Not Wants, will be enforced if they are put in the Optional Details field of your request. DNWs located only in letters/external links will not be enforced.




Nominating Guidelines

You may nominate up to 10 fandoms, with 10 relationships in each.
1. Use “/” for romantic or sexual relationships, “&” for platonic relationships.
2. You may nominate a solo character by using “& None.” This does not mean that no one else may appear in the story; rather, that you will match on a solo character rather than a relationship.
3. Every relationship tag must include a minimum of one character who is Rule 63ed. (eg. “Sleeping Beauty/F!Prince,” “F!Harry Potter & F!Ron Weasley & M!Hermione Granger” and “NB!Jonathan Sims & None,” are permitted, “Sleeping Beauty & None” is not permitted.)
4. Relationships with "Any" or with original characters are not permitted. Please either nominate the specific relationships you are interested in, or nominate the genderswapped character "& None."
5. Crossovers are permitted. Please nominate them under Crossover Fandom and indicate the fandom of each character, eg. "NB!Dorian Gray (Picture of Dorian Gray)/F!Henry Jekyll (Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)".
6. Original Works are not permitted.
7. RPF is permitted, but people who are under 18 or who aren’t famous in their own right are not permitted.




Eligibility

1. Please use common sense and don't nominate canon versions of characters as genderswaps - "M!Natasha Stark" (aka Tony Stark), "F!Garrett Hawke" (aka Marian Hawke), "M!C-3PO", "F!Pearl (Steven Universe)" (two characters where human ideas of sex/gender are less applicable, but who are treated in canon as having a gender), and "F!Haruhi Fujioka" (arguably but not canonically nonbinary) are not eligible tags. F!Tony Stark would remain eligible, since a female Tony is assumed to be a swap of canon Tony rather than a request for the Natasha continuity (just as an F!Loki tag is assumed to be a request/offer for a non-canon scenario, not for the part of canon continuity where Loki is Lady Loki). You can use the evidence post to present evidence that a tag would still be eligible in light of this rule, or leave a comment/email us if you have questions.
2. As participants have previously expressed interest in, for instance, stories in which a trans character is magically granted their ideal body, trans characters may also be nominated as their canonical gender (eg. "M!Ned Wynert"), not just as a swapped gender. We recognize that this formulation is awkward but we hope that it will allow participants to request and tell the various kinds of stories that interest them. Since participants are otherwise required to include at least one swapped character in a nominated tag, if you wish to nominate a trans character "swapped to" their canonical gender and are concerned that the mod would not be able to tell that the character is canonically trans from a quick search, we suggest that you comment in the evidence post. The mod will enforce DNWs of characters being written as cis if they are canonically trans.
3. You may nominate 63ed groups. Please avoid ambiguity - eg. "F!Amis de l'ABC" is a good shorthand for "F!Enjolras & F!Combeferre & F!Courfeyrac & F!Feuilly" etc., and "M!Murdered Wives of Bluebeard & M!Judith" is a way of nominating a group with no distinct personalities, but tags like "M!Everyone" or "F!Slytherin House" are not allowed. If you want to do a full swap of a mixed group, your best bet is probably something like "F!Male Avengers & M!Female Avengers" ("F!Avengers & None" is permitted and would indicate that you want characters like Natasha Romanoff to remain female). To exclude a character or characters from a swap, you might nominate "F!Amis de l'ABC & Enjolras."

Dividing fandoms

1. You may separate out commonly used subdivisions of giant continuities in this exchange as in other exchanges, eg. Star Wars Original Trilogy/Star Wars Sequel Trilogy (instead of All Media Types) or Lord of the Rings/Silmarillion (instead of TOLKIEN J.R.R. - Works). Please plan to respect the spirit of a multifandom exchange and do not sign up with three different Star Wars installments for your three minimum fandoms; mods may ask you to add fandoms in this case.
2. "All Media Types" nominations will be queried for clarification where it is a case of different adaptations (eg. Les Misérables - All Media Types) rather than a case of one continuity existing across several media types and subfandoms.
3. We will not accept nominations of eg. "Disney" or "Shakespeare" as a single continuity; if you want to offer or request a crossover between multiple works from the same author or company, please nominate it under Crossover Fandom.


Sign-Up Guidelines

• You may request 3-10 fandoms.
• You may offer 3-10 fandoms.
• You may request or offer the same fandom more than once if there are different freeforms, mediums, and/or ratings that you want to request/offer for different ships. However, you must offer and request a minimum of three unique fandoms.

Character:

• This is being used to differentiate between fanfiction and fanart requests. You may request or offer one or both of them.

Rating Tags:

• Rating tags show whether you are interested in smut, non-smut, or both. General Audiences does not restrict your writer/artist from using a Teen or Mature rating, only from writing/drawing smut.

Relationship Tags:

• Relationship tags match on OR, ie. you may match to anyone offering/requesting any one of the tags you have selected.
• Recall that “/” refers to a romantic or sexual relationship, “&” to a platonic relationship, and “& None” to a solo character. The latter does not mean that no one else may appear in the story; rather, that you will match on a solo character rather than a relationship.

Freeforms:

• Available freeforms are “Always a 63,” “Temporarily a 63,” and “Permanently a 63.” The latter two refer to a change that takes place as part of the plot of the story. You may request/offer one, two, or all three.

Optional Details:

• This is the place to include likes, prompts, or anything else that might help your author or artist create something you'll love!
• Include any DNWs in this field. DNWs that are only in your letter, and not in your signup, will not be enforced. Recall that DNWs must be reasonable and cannot be used to box your writer into writing something specific that they did not match on; eg. even if you would only be happy with noncon, you cannot "DNW consent."




It is possible to match on any combination of ship, medium, rating, and freeform tag that occurs within a single request. If you have some ships in a fandom for which you do not want to draw smut and others for which you do, or some ships in a fandom you only want to read as Always a 63 and some that you only want to read as Temporarily a 63, it is a good idea to make multiple requests/offers for the same fandom.





Answers to other FAQ

• You can create for a request that is different from the one you matched on if something else strikes your fancy. As a requester, however, do not assume that your assigned creator is familiar with your other fandoms.


• You may request characters who are trans versions of the gender they are being swapped to, eg. requesting "F!Sherlock Holmes" as a trans woman. "Permanently a 63" may be an appropriate freeform to use if you are specifically interested in the story exploring the character's transition, since this tag refers to the change taking place within the story. Otherwise, "Always a 63" may be an appropriate freeform for a story where the character identifies/lives as the requested gender. It is not possible to match on this theme specifically or to ensure that you receive it/are able to write it.


• It's not necessary for the change back to the character's original gender to occur onscreen within the timeframe of the story, in a story matching on Temporarily a 63, as long as the assumption is that it will be reversible.


Happy requesting/writing/drawing!

• 2020 Schedule/Dates
• Assignment Rules
• Nominating Guidelines
  • Eligibility
• Sign-Up Guidelines
  • How Matching Works




2020 Schedule/Dates

Please see the schedule.



Assignment Rules

1. The minimum word count for a story is 1000 words.
2. The minimum fill for an art request is a clean lined drawing of the requested character(s) on unlined paper, or its equivalent in painting/digital form.
3. Defaulting before the assignment deadline will not be punished. Defaults after the deadline will result in being barred from the next year’s round of the exchange.
4. Anyone not 63ed in the relationship nomination is assumed to be their canonical self, unless okayed by the requester.
5. DNWs, or Do Not Wants, will be enforced if they are put in the Optional Details field of your request. DNWs within external links will not be enforced.




Nominating Guidelines

You may nominate up to 10 fandoms, with 10 relationships in each.
1. Use “/” for romantic or sexual relationships, “&” for platonic relationships.
2. You may nominate a solo character by using “& None.” This does not mean that no one else may appear in the story; rather, that you will match on a solo character rather than a relationship.
3. Every relationship tag must include a minimum of one character who is Rule 63ed. (eg. “Sleeping Beauty/F!Prince,” “F!Harry Potter & F!Ron Weasley & M!Hermione Granger” and “NB!Jonathan Sims & None,” are permitted, “Sleeping Beauty & None” is not permitted.)
4. Crossovers are permitted. Please nominate them under Crossover Fandom and indicate the fandom of each character, eg. "NB!Dorian Gray (Picture of Dorian Gray)/F!Henry Jekyll (Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)".
5. Original Works are not permitted.
6. RPF is permitted, but people who are under 18 or who aren’t famous in their own right are not permitted.




Eligibility

1. Please use common sense and don't nominate canon versions of characters as genderswaps - "M!Natasha Stark" (aka Tony Stark), "F!Garrett Hawke" (aka Marian Hawke), "M!C-3PO", "F!Pearl (Steven Universe)" (two characters where human ideas of sex/gender are less applicable, but who are treated in canon as having a gender), and "F!Haruhi Fujioka" (arguably but not canonically nonbinary) are not eligible tags. F!Tony Stark would remain eligible, since a female Tony is assumed to be a swap of canon Tony rather than a request for the Natasha continuity (just as an F!Loki tag is assumed to be a request/offer for a non-canon scenario, not for the part of canon continuity where Loki is Lady Loki). You can use the evidence post to present evidence that a tag would still be eligible in light of this rule, or leave a comment/email us if you have questions.
2. As participants have previously expressed interest in, for instance, stories in which a trans character is magically granted their ideal body, trans characters may also be nominated as their canonical gender (eg. "M!Ned Wynert"), not just as a swapped gender. We recognize that this formulation is awkward but we hope that it will allow participants to request and tell the various kinds of stories that interest them.  Since participants are otherwise required to include at least one swapped character in a nominated tag, if you wish to nominate a trans character "swapped to" their canonical gender and are concerned that the mod would not be able to tell that the character is canonically trans from a quick search, we suggest that you comment in the evidence post. The mod will enforce DNWs of characters being written as cis if they are canonically trans.
3. You may nominate 63ed groups. Please avoid ambiguity - eg. "F!Amis de l'ABC" is a good shorthand for "F!Enjolras & F!Combeferre & F!Courfeyrac & F!Feuilly" etc., and "M!Murdered Wives of Bluebeard & M!Judith" is a way of nominating a group with no distinct personalities, but tags like "M!Everyone" or "F!Slytherin House" are not allowed. If you want to do a full swap of a mixed group, your best bet is probably something like "F!Male Avengers & M!Female Avengers" ("F!Avengers & None" is permitted and would indicate that you want characters like Natasha Romanoff to remain female). To exclude a character or characters from a swap, you might nominate "F!Amis de l'ABC & Enjolras."


Sign-Up Guidelines

• You may request 3-10 fandoms.
• You may offer 3-10 fandoms.
• You may request or offer the same fandom more than once if there are different freeforms, mediums, and/or ratings that you want to request/offer for different ships. However, you must offer and request a minimum of three unique fandoms.

Character:

• This is being used to differentiate between fanfiction and fanart requests. You may request or offer one or both of them.

Rating Tags:

• Rating tags show whether you are interested in smut, non-smut, or both. General Audiences does not restrict your writer/artist from using a Teen or Mature rating, only from writing/drawing smut.

Relationship Tags:

• Relationship tags match on OR, ie. you may match to anyone offering/requesting any one of the tags you have selected.
• Recall that “/” refers to a romantic or sexual relationship, “&” to a platonic relationship, and “& None” to a solo character. The latter does not mean that no one else may appear in the story; rather, that you will match on a solo character rather than a relationship.

Freeforms:

• Available freeforms are “Always a 63,” “Temporarily a 63,” and “Permanently a 63.” The latter two refer to a change that takes place as part of the plot of the story. You may request/offer one, two, or all three.

Optional Details:

• This is the place to include likes, prompts, or anything else that might help your author or artist create something you'll love! 
• Include any DNWs in this field. DNWs that are only in your letter, and not in your signup, will not be enforced. Recall that DNWs must be reasonable and cannot be used to box your writer into writing something specific that they did not match on; eg. even if you would only be happy with noncon, you cannot "DNW consent."




How Matching Works

Request 1 by GottaSwapEmAll
Fandom: Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling
Rating: General Audiences
Character: Medium: Fanfiction, Medium: Fanart
Relationships: F!Harry Potter & None, M!Luna Lovegood/Harry Potter, F!Harry Potter/F!Ron Weasley
Freeform: Always a 63, Permanently 63ed

Request 2 by GottaSwapEmAll
Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice
Rating: Explicit
Character: Medium: Fanfiction
Relationships: F!Katsuki Yuuri/F!Victor Nikiforov
Freeform: Always a 63


OfferWhiz who offers Harry Potter fanart with Always a 63 and the relationship F!Harry Potter & None can match with this request (whether or not they also offer the other ships or freeforms that GottaSwapEmAll is requesting). They can also choose to fill their assignment by drawing M!Luna/Harry or by writing an explicit story about F!Yuuri/F!Victor, even if they didn't offer those tags - but requester GottaSwapEmAll knows that their matched creator might only be familiar with one of their fandoms or interested in one of their ships.

Happy requesting/writing/drawing!

2019 Schedule/Dates

Assignment Rules

1. The minimum word count for a story is 1000 words.
2. The minimum fill for an art request is a clean lined drawing of the requested character(s) on unlined paper, or its equivalent in painting/digital form.
3. Defaulting before the assignment deadline will not be punished. Defaults after the deadline will result in being barred from the next year’s round of the exchange.
4. Anyone not 63ed in the relationship nomination is assumed to be their canonical self, unless okayed by the requester.
5. DNWs, or Do Not Wants, will be enforced if they are put within the request prompt space itself. DNWs within external links will not be enforced. 

Nominating Guidelines

1. Use “/” for romantic or sexual relationships, “&” for platonic relationships.
2. You may nominate a solo character by using “& None.” This does not mean that no one else may appear in the story; rather, that you will match on a solo character rather than a relationship.
3. Every relationship tag must include a minimum of one character who is Rule 63ed. (ex. “Sleeping Beauty/F!Prince,” “M!Cinderella & M!Stepmother,” and “M!Snow White & None” are permitted, “Sleeping Beauty & None” is not permitted.)
4. Crossovers are permitted.
5. Original Works are not permitted.
6. RPF is permitted, but people who are under 18 or who aren’t famous in their own right are not permitted.

Eligibility

1. Genderswaps of canonical alternate-gender versions of a character are not eligible for this exchange if those alternate versions are of equal or lesser prominence (ex. “M!Natasha Stark,” “F!Prince Gumball,” “F!Garrett Hawke” are not permitted; “F!Tony Stark” is permitted). If you believe the difference is significant, please post in the evidence post on Dreamwidth.
2. The default gender presentation of a character who can shapeshift will be assumed to be their canonical one. Shapeshifter characters who canonically change sex (ex. Marvel Comics’ Loki) will be considered eligible for “Always a 63” freeforms where “F!” or “M!” will be understood as referring to their default form, but not for freeforms involving changing their sex.
3. A character who is canonically nonbinary, or who can be interpreted as such, may be “63ed” to the opposite assigned sex if known (ex. “M!Haruhi Fujioka” is permitted, “F!Haruhi Fujioka” is not). If unknown, we will assume nominations are being made in good faith.
4. Robots and other beings where sex and gender are less obviously applicable will be understood as having a canonical binary gender if they are referred to as “he” or “she” by a majority of the cast. (ex. F!God & None (Christian Bible) is an eligible tag). In more ambiguous cases, we will assume nominations are being made in good faith.
5. Trans characters: See this post.
6. Groups of characters: See this post.

Sign-Up Guidelines

• You may request 3-10 fandoms.
• You may offer 3-10 fandoms.
• Please note that while you may request or offer the same fandom more than once in order to keep different ship/freeform combinations separate (eg. one request for “Always a 63 F!James Bond & M” and a separate request for “Temporarily a 63 F!James Bond & Q”, if you do not want “Always a 63 F!Bond & Q” or “Temporarily a 63 F!Bond & M”), you must offer and request a minimum of three unique fandoms.

• This is being used to differentiate between fanfiction and fanart requests. You may request one or both of them.

• Rating tags show whether you are interested in smut, non-smut, or both. General Audiences does not restrict your writer from using a Teen or Mature rating, only from writing smut.

• Relationship tags match on OR, ie. you may match to anyone offering/requesting any one of the tags you have selected.
• Recall that “/” refers to a romantic or sexual relationship, “&” to a platonic relationship, and “& None” to a solo character. This does not mean that no one else may appear in the story; rather, that you will match on a solo character rather than a relationship.

• Available freeforms are “Always a 63,” “Temporarily a 63,” and “Permanently a 63.”
• In “Always a 63”, the character was born 63ed and does not identify with their canonical gender. Non-binary or ambiguous identification is fine.
• In “Temporarily a 63”, the character lived in their canonical body before being changed, and sees the change as temporary.
• In “Permanently a 63”, the character lived in their canonical body before being changed, believes that the change is permanent, and does not change back to their original form.
• You may request as many freeforms in your signup as you desire. Keep in mind that you cannot DNW a particular freeform or medium applying to a particular relationship if it is within the same request.

How Requests Work

Requester001
Request 1
Fandom: Exampleverse
Rating: General Audiences
Character: Medium: Fanfiction, Medium: Fanart
Relationships: Example/M!Sample, F!Example & None, F!Data & F!Example
Freeform: Always a 63, Permanently 63ed
Request 2
Fandom: Shrek (Movies)
Rating: Explicit
Character: Medium: Fanfiction, Medium: Fanart
Relationships: F!Shrek/Fiona
Freeform: Always a 63