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Thursday, March 14th, 2024 09:55 pm


Welcome to Iwatobi White Day 2014!


 ♥♥♥  Iwatobi White Day has closed for 2014 but Iwatobi-chan hopes you will enjoy some of the gifts while you're here. And there's always next year! :D  ♥♥♥

Modeled after [community profile] fandom_stocking, Iwatobi White Day is a low-pressure/low-stress gift-giving event for Free! fandom, centered around Valentine's and White Day. Although the event is hosted on Dreamwidth, a DW account is not required to participate.


 TIMELINE (revised)
  • Wishlist Submissions open: January 14, 2014.
  • Shoe Lockers open and gift giving begins: February 14, 2014 (Valentine's Day)
    • Shoe Lockers will be posted on a rolling basis as they come in, until wishlist submissions close.
    • Gifts will be screened until the reveal.
  • Wishlist Submissions close: February 21, 2014.
  • Last day of gift-giving & Reveal: March 14, 2014 (White Day) March 16, 2014 — come celebrate White Day Weekend with us!

This is not a traditional exchange so there are no assignments. Here's an overview of how it works:

RECEIVING GIFTS (Wishlist submissions for 2014 are now closed.)
  • Anyone who wants to can submit a wishlist. 
  • Everyone who submits a wishlist will get their own "shoe locker": a post with their name in the subject line and their wishlist as the text of the post.
  • Nearly all Free!-related wishes are welcome. (More details at the Sign-Up/Wishlist Submission post.)
    • All characters and pairings are most welcome!
    • Wishes and gifts do not have to involve romance. 
GIVING GIFTS (The official gift giving period for 2014 is now closed.)
  • Anyone is welcome to give gifts, regardless of whether you've submitted a wishlist yourself.
  • Rather than assignments, everyone is encouraged to browse the lockers and create gifts. You might do it for a friend or a crush or someone you admire or even someone you don't know whose wishlist details inspire you.
  • Comments to the "shoe locker" posts will be screened until the reveal.
  • Shoe Lockers will remain open until the end of the reveal day.
  • For full details, please check out the Gifting Guidelines.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact info is in the journal profile or you can leave a comment to this post.

Thanks for stopping by. We hope you join the team! ♥


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iwatobiwhiteday: portrait of iwatobi-chan, by haru (Default)
Monday, April 14th, 2014 04:05 pm

The gift giving period for 2014 is now closed! (But there's always next year. :D)





HOW GIFTING WORKS

  • Anyone is welcome to give gifts!
    • You do not have to have your own shoe locker to leave a gift.
    • You do not have to be a Secret Admirer to leave a gift.
    • You do not have to have a Dreamwidth account to leave a gift (but if you want one, you can create a free account by clicking here).
  • There is no obligation to put anything into anyone's shoe locker, even if you've submitted a wishlist—although Iwatobi-chan hopes you'll want to! The more we all put into this, the more we'll all get out of it. :D
  • Rather than assignments, everyone is encouraged to browse the lockers and create gifts inspired by the wishlists. You might do it for a friend or a crush or someone you admire or even someone you don't know whose wishlist details are relevant to your interests.
    • If you're looking for a specific person's locker, check the tags index.

GIFT GUIDELINES
  • There are no limits on the number of gifts you may give.
  • Gifts may be art, comics, fic, vids, fanmixes, icons and other graphics, simple wishes of holiday cheer, or whatever you can think of/want to give.
    • Please do not use art or anything else created by another fan without their explicit permission.
  • Gifts should be original works, previously unposted anywhere.
  • There are no requirements or minimums for these gifts: drabbles/comment fic and sketches are very welcome and highly encouraged; longer and more complicated pieces are also allowed, as is everything in between. 
    • Having said that, please keep in mind that what you're giving is a gift. ;)
    • Gifts should be complete and stand on their own or be accompanied by a companion gift piece.
  • This probably goes without saying, but please respect everyone's wishlist details (that is, try to give them something from their "likes" and don't include anything from "dislikes").
  • Since we're all about celebrating and sharing the love here, we do ask that you kindly refrain from gifts that involve character- and/or ship-bashing. Thank you for helping Iwatobi-chan keep the Free!dom a happy and comfortable place for everyone!

POSTING GIFTS
  • To leave a gift, card, or message for someone, click on "~leave a love note~" at the bottom of their shoe locker post.
  • While you're encouraged to take credit for your gifts, anonymous commenting is on if you don't have a Dreamwidth account or if you're in a shy or mysterious mood. 
  • Comments to the shoe locker posts will be screened until the reveal on White Day, March 14th. This means you can post a gift here at any time and it will be kept secret until White Day.
    • Please do not post gifts anywhere else until the day after the reveal, since that might ruin the fun of the surprise. ;D (To avoid confusion, Iwatobi-chan will make an announcement once the reveal is over and you're free to post all over the place.)
  • Please post gifts directly to the shoe lockers here. Use as many comments as you like or need to — that's what they're there for!
  • Shoe Lockers will remain open for gifts until the end of March 16th are closed for 2014 gifts.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact info is in the journal profile or you can leave a comment to this post.

Thank you and have fun! ♥

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iwatobiwhiteday: portrait of iwatobi-chan, by haru (Default)
Monday, March 17th, 2014 10:17 am
Iwatobi White Day 2014 is now officially closed.

To everyone who participated by signing up for a locker, giving someone a gift, and even just taking the time to leave a comment—thank you for making this event so much fun! Special thanks to the Secret Admirers who helped fill the lockers and to Ellen for the super cute White Day card everyone got (also below). ♥♥

Iwatobi-chan hopes you will enjoy all the fic, art, poetry, graphics, and fanmixes created for this year's event. Shoe lockers are still open for comments, so please consider leaving a word of appreciation if you find something you like. :D

See you next White Day!




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iwatobiwhiteday: portrait of iwatobi-chan, by haru (Default)
Thursday, March 13th, 2014 09:14 am

Gifts and cards for Iwatobi White Day 2014 have been revealed—please enjoy!

This year's gifts include fic, poetry, art, graphics, and fanmixes for pairings from the most popular around to the more obscure. \0/

  • To find your locker, look for your name in the tags index (also located in the left-hand navigation pane).
  • This probably goes without saying, but please take a moment to thank those who made you a gift or card. ♥
  • Iwatobi-chan will try to create an index of gifts once the event is over, so you'll be able to find things by characters and pairings. For now, whether or not you have one of your own, you can browse through the lockers—and please feel free to leave a kind word if you see something you like, even if it wasn't made for you. :D
As mentioned a couple of days ago, the gift giving period has been extended through Sunday, to celebrate Iwatobi White Day Weekend. Gift giving will be open as long as it’s the weekend somewhere on Earth, ending the last second of March 16th in the last time zone possible. Here's a countdown clock to help you keep track:

Iwatobi White Day 2014 Gift Giving Ends
The official gift giving period has now ended.

Most sincere thanks to the Secret Admirers and everyone else who left something in a locker—the success of this event is all down to you. ♥♥♥


A NOTE ON POSTING OUTSIDE THE IWATOBI WHITE DAY COMM:
It would be great if you could include a link to the DW comm wherever you post. That way more people will be able to find us and hopefully participate themselves next year. :D


the Iwatobi Swim Club boys with flowers
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iwatobiwhiteday: portrait of iwatobi-chan, by haru (Default)
Thursday, February 20th, 2014 09:16 pm
This is the Iwatobi White Day 2014 shoe locker for Ellen!

Want to leave a little something in this locker? )