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Cap-IM Events: An Overview for New Participants
Cap-IM Events: An Overview for New Participants
You can find our currently-running events and their guidelines in our Intro post on Dreamwidth, or on our Tumblr sidebar. An overview of our general event guidelines can be found here.
Cap-Ironman Events
So you're interested in creating more Steve/Tony or Steve&Tony-centric works? Awesome!
Our events welcome all works that focus on the relationship between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark, in any context (platonic, pre-slash, romantic or otherwise) and any setting or universe you can think of.
Supporting characters are of course allowed—your work doesn't have to be about Tony and Steve in isolation. We do ask that additional relationships featured in the work are secondary to Steve and Tony's relationship with each other, and that Steve/Tony is the endgame if you have multiple relationships featuring Steve or Tony.
For example:
ANNUAL EVENTS
All ofcap_ironman's event and challenge masterlists from 2010 onwards can be found here!
Remix Event (December - February)
Reverse Bang (January - May)
Big Bang (May - November)
Holiday Exchange and Community Gifts (November - January)
Rec Week (a week in June/July)
STONY Bingo! (Round 1: February 1-July 31, Round 2: August 1 - January 31)
REGULAR EVENTS
Comment Bingo
Tiny Reverse Bang (June - September)
Art/Fic Midyear Exchange (June - September)
STONY Trivia Quiz
Kink Meme
Our events welcome all works that focus on the relationship between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark, in any context (platonic, pre-slash, romantic or otherwise) and any setting or universe you can think of.
Supporting characters are of course allowed—your work doesn't have to be about Tony and Steve in isolation. We do ask that additional relationships featured in the work are secondary to Steve and Tony's relationship with each other, and that Steve/Tony is the endgame if you have multiple relationships featuring Steve or Tony.
For example:
- If your work strongly features Bucky Barnes/Sam Wilson or Tony Stark & Misty Knight, those relationships must not be more prominent than Steve and Tony's.
- If Tony and Tiberius are together at the start of your work, they should be split up by the end of it, and Tony should either be single or paired with Steve.
- If Tony dies, Steve can't get together with another character by the end of the work (unless it's Tony from another universe!)
ANNUAL EVENTS
All of
cap_ironman's event and challenge masterlists from 2010 onwards can be found here!Remix Event (December - February)
The Remix Challenges (Exchange, Relay, and Madness) are usually the first events in the year, where participants are asked to remix each other’s works. You can read more about what a remix is here and check out the capimremix Tumblr tag or Dreamwidth tag for all our Remix posts.
Eligible Worktypes:- Exchange: Fanart (traditional & digital), Fanfic, Fanmixes (with cover art), Fanvids, Manips & Gifs, Podfics
- Relay: Fanart (traditional & digital), Fanfics
- Madness: Any worktype!
Reverse Bang (January - May)
The Reverse Bang (RBB), similar to Big Bang challenges, is an event where creators are asked to collaborate on an illustrated story together. In RBB, artists submit their artwork first and writers and podficcers will create stories inspired by the art they've claimed. You can check out the capimrbb Tumblr tag or Dreamwidth tag for all RBB posts.
Eligible Worktypes:- Submissions: Fanart (traditional & digital), Fanmixes (with cover art), Fanvids, Manips & Gifs
- Claimants: Fanfics, Podfics
Big Bang (May - November)
Big Bang is one of our oldest and longest challenges. Writers in the fandom will work on their fic year long until draft submissions, after which creators will claim fics to begin the collaborative stage of the challenge. You can find all BB posts in the capimbb Tumblr tag or Dreamwidth tag.
Eligible Worktypes:- Submissions: Fanfics
- Claimants: Fanart (traditional & digital), Fanmixes (with cover art), Fanvids, Manips & Gifs, Podfics
Holiday Exchange and Community Gifts (November - January)
The Holiday Exchange and Community Gifts are run during the holiday seasons! In the exchange, the goal is for each participant to create work for another participant. For community gifts, everyone is free to submit Stony prompts, and then encouraged to create fills as a gift to the fandom. You can find our HE and Community Gifts posts in the capimexchange Tumblr tag or Dreamwidth tag.
Eligible Worktypes:- Exchange: Fanart (traditional & digital), Fanfic, Fanmixes (with cover art), Fanvids, Manips & Gifs, Podfics
- Community Gifts: Any worktype!
Rec Week (a week in June/July)
Rec Week is an annual event where everyone is invited to rec their favorite Steve/Tony works corresponding to seven prompts, one for each day of the Rec Week. We encourage everyone to get involved and give love to their favourite works and creators, as well as explore our resulting Masterlist of recs for new gems to enjoy. You can find previous roundups and posts in our capimrecweek Tumblr tag or Dreamwidth tag.
Eligible Worktypes:- Any recs for any worktypes!
STONY Bingo! (Round 1: February 1-July 31, Round 2: August 1 - January 31)
The STONY Bingo is a regular challenge that runs two rounds a year. Participants receive a card full of prompts and have six months to complete a line or black out their card. All posts relating to bingo can be found in the capimbingo Tumblr tag or Dreamwidth tag.
Eligible Worktypes:- Fanart, Fanfic, Fanvid, Podfic
REGULAR EVENTS
Comment Bingo
Comment Bingo is a regular challenge that runs two rounds a year. The goal? Let creators in the fandom know how much you love and appreciate their work! Participants receive a card full of prompts and have six months to complete a line or black out their card. You can check out past rounds and prizes in our capimcommentbingo Tumblr tag or Dreamwidth tag.
Tiny Reverse Bang (June - September)
The Tiny Reverse Bang is a mid-year challenge, run as a fun and low-commitment version of RBB. Inspiration fanworks are submitted and then revealed weekly, with creators invited to make fills for as many as or as few works as they'd like! All posts can be found in the TRB sideblog or in our Dreamwidth tag.
Eligible Worktypes:- Submissions: Fanart (traditional & digital), Fanvids, Manips & Gifs
- Fills: Fanfics, Fanvids, Podfics
Art/Fic Midyear Exchange (June - September)
The Art/fic Exchange is a mid-year challenge where artists sign up to receive a fic for one of their artworks, and writers sign up to receive an artwork for one of their fics. All posts can be found in the capimmidyearexchange Tumbr tag or Dreamwidth tag.
Eligible Worktypes:- Fanart (traditional & digital), Fanfics
STONY Trivia Quiz
First launched in 2020, this event is open to all participants and runs like a virtual pub quiz on Discord. Teams sign up and compete with each other on Steve/Tony trivia to win a prize! Scroll through past quizzes on Discord, and check out the past winning teams in our Dreamwidth tag
Kink Meme
This is a Steve/Tony-only kink meme. Anybody can post prompts and fills, anonymously or not, and fills are collected as part of the monthly cap-ironman Newsletter and Fanwork Round-ups. For all the rounds and posts, check out the capimkinkmeme tag.
Code of Conduct
Our events will state any age restrictions that apply to that event. If there are no specific restrictions in the event's rules, you can assume it is open to participants of all ages.
Please note that it is the responsibility of all participants and community members to curate their viewing experience. The default setting of our community is set to "appropriate for everyone" as the majority of our posts are SFW, and to make the community more accessible to people who are not logged into Dreamwidth.
By viewing our posts, you acknowledge that the community may contain discussions and content pertaining to adult themes and language.
You must heed all content warnings. By participating in any event marked 18+ or clicking on any work with adjacent warnings, you are stating that you're old enough to do so. If we find out that you're not, please be aware that we may exclude you from participating in events.
EVENT DOS AND DONTS
EXTENSIONS
The drop-out deadline for collaborative events (Big Bang, Reverse Bang) is the claims date. The drop-out deadline for other events will be noted in the event's schedule for that year. Withdrawing from events prior to the drop-out deadline is penalty-free.
If you need an extension, please contact the mods as soon as possible. Make sure you communicate how much extra time you need.
You do not need to justify your request, though it is useful for mods to know why you need an extension if that's something you are comfortable disclosing. Extensions are given on a case-by-case basis, but most events will have a short extension period built into the schedule, so don't be afraid to request one!
Depending on the event, a draft of your event work might be required before an extension is granted.
PINCH HITS
We do our best to make sure that everyone has a gift or partner for all of our exchange and collaborative events.
That's why we're always looking for pinch hitters to add to our list! Pinch hitters are creators who are willing to step in at short notice to ensure that every participant will have their request fulfilled or have a partner in an event. It's a great way to get involved if you have the availability, whether you've signed up for an event or not.
If you're interested in pinch hitting, please sign up to our Cap-IM Pinch Hitter List, and you will be notified via email when a pinch hit becomes available to claim.
SHARING EVENT WORKS
Please note that it is the responsibility of all participants and community members to curate their viewing experience. The default setting of our community is set to "appropriate for everyone" as the majority of our posts are SFW, and to make the community more accessible to people who are not logged into Dreamwidth.
By viewing our posts, you acknowledge that the community may contain discussions and content pertaining to adult themes and language.
You must heed all content warnings. By participating in any event marked 18+ or clicking on any work with adjacent warnings, you are stating that you're old enough to do so. If we find out that you're not, please be aware that we may exclude you from participating in events.
EVENT DOS AND DONTS
- Do read all event guidelines, and make sure you understand the requirements, before signing up to an event.
- Do check the event information posts and FAQs before asking a question.
- Do follow prompts as well as you are able.
- Do put as much care into your gift as you hope your gifter would put into the work you're receiving, no matter who your recipient is.
- Do let your partner(s) and the mods know if you need to drop out, or need an extension, as soon as possible.
- Do comment and kudos on works that you are gifted, collaborations that you've worked with, prompt fills written for you, and works that you've enjoyed.
- Don't break anonymity during anon periods of events: for exchanges, remember that your recipient could be in any public space so don't give away what you're creating and for whom.
- Don't badmouth your recipient or creator.
- Don't post an incomplete work, or a work that has been published before.
- Don't create a work that hits on someone's Do Not Wants.
- Don't disappear without warning.
EXTENSIONS
The drop-out deadline for collaborative events (Big Bang, Reverse Bang) is the claims date. The drop-out deadline for other events will be noted in the event's schedule for that year. Withdrawing from events prior to the drop-out deadline is penalty-free.
If you need an extension, please contact the mods as soon as possible. Make sure you communicate how much extra time you need.
You do not need to justify your request, though it is useful for mods to know why you need an extension if that's something you are comfortable disclosing. Extensions are given on a case-by-case basis, but most events will have a short extension period built into the schedule, so don't be afraid to request one!
Depending on the event, a draft of your event work might be required before an extension is granted.
PINCH HITS
We do our best to make sure that everyone has a gift or partner for all of our exchange and collaborative events.
That's why we're always looking for pinch hitters to add to our list! Pinch hitters are creators who are willing to step in at short notice to ensure that every participant will have their request fulfilled or have a partner in an event. It's a great way to get involved if you have the availability, whether you've signed up for an event or not.
If you're interested in pinch hitting, please sign up to our Cap-IM Pinch Hitter List, and you will be notified via email when a pinch hit becomes available to claim.
SHARING EVENT WORKS
After creator reveals have passed, or your posting day has arrived, you can crosspost your event work to any additional platforms of your choosing.
We do participant reblogs on Tumblr and Twitter for our events. If you would like us to share your event work, please make sure to mentioncap_ironman so that we will get a notification about it.
Each event has specific tags affiliated with it, which you can see on our announcement posts. You may also use the event tag on Tumblr to have it show up in the tag feed. Please note that currently Tumblr searches will not show works unless the searched tags are in the first five tags, and that some posts or blogs are hidden by Tumblr's Safe Mode so don't show up at all.
Depending on the volume of works posted, works may be reblogged with a delay, but if you think we've missed your post, you can email cap.im.events@gmail.com or IM us a link!
The Cap-Ironman Tumblr does not reblog posts with explicit or 'not safe for work' content displayed. Such posts will be reblogged if a post is 'safe for work', with any NSFW content accessible through a link or hidden by a cut.
If an event requires posting on Dreamwidth, instructions will be found in the event's guidelines. If you'd like to post a work to our Dreamwidth community outside of an event, you are welcome to do so! Step-by-step instructions on posting can be found in our posting guidelines.
We do participant reblogs on Tumblr and Twitter for our events. If you would like us to share your event work, please make sure to mention
cap_ironman so that we will get a notification about it.Each event has specific tags affiliated with it, which you can see on our announcement posts. You may also use the event tag on Tumblr to have it show up in the tag feed. Please note that currently Tumblr searches will not show works unless the searched tags are in the first five tags, and that some posts or blogs are hidden by Tumblr's Safe Mode so don't show up at all.
Depending on the volume of works posted, works may be reblogged with a delay, but if you think we've missed your post, you can email cap.im.events@gmail.com or IM us a link!
The Cap-Ironman Tumblr does not reblog posts with explicit or 'not safe for work' content displayed. Such posts will be reblogged if a post is 'safe for work', with any NSFW content accessible through a link or hidden by a cut.
If an event requires posting on Dreamwidth, instructions will be found in the event's guidelines. If you'd like to post a work to our Dreamwidth community outside of an event, you are welcome to do so! Step-by-step instructions on posting can be found in our posting guidelines.
Archive Of Our Own Tips
Here is our AO3 Posting Guide for Cap-IM Events.
⭐ Sometimes when you are trying to add a draft work to an AO3 collection by using the Post to Collection / Challenges field in the Associations section, it will not appear as an option in the dropdown menu. This is a common glitch — don't worry! You can add your work to the collection by copying its URL name (found in the collection's URL e.g. archiveofourown.org/collections/cap_ironman_2021_RBB) and pasting it directly into the Post to Collection / Challenges field, then pressing ENTER.
⭐ Another way to add your work to a collection is to go directly to the AO3 collection dashboard and click the POST TO COLLECTION button. This will create a draft work that has already been added to the collection.
⭐ If you have created a draft of your AO3 work, its link will be the same as when you publish it. This means that you can pass on your AO3 link to a partner, prepare a Tumblr post, or fill out a Masterpost Information form before you publish your work on posting day.
⭐ To find your work in an unrevealed collection after submitting your work, go to your AO3 profile's statistics page (archiveofourown.org/users/YOUR USERNAME HERE/stats) and scroll to the title of your work. Clicking on the link will take you to the work's page. Alternatively, you can find your listing by scrolling through all the works in the collection until you find yours, which will not appear as Mysterious Work, but show the title.
⭐ For works posted in collections with moderated reveals (meaning your original posting date will be different from the date the work is revealed), we suggest that you update the posting date of your work after it's been revealed so it shows up in chronological AO3 searches. More information on this can be found here, under set a different publication date. Regrettably, this will not trigger AO3 feeds because of how automatically generated AO3 feeds work.
⭐ Sometimes when you are trying to add a draft work to an AO3 collection by using the Post to Collection / Challenges field in the Associations section, it will not appear as an option in the dropdown menu. This is a common glitch — don't worry! You can add your work to the collection by copying its URL name (found in the collection's URL e.g. archiveofourown.org/collections/cap_ironman_2021_RBB) and pasting it directly into the Post to Collection / Challenges field, then pressing ENTER.
⭐ Another way to add your work to a collection is to go directly to the AO3 collection dashboard and click the POST TO COLLECTION button. This will create a draft work that has already been added to the collection.
⭐ If you have created a draft of your AO3 work, its link will be the same as when you publish it. This means that you can pass on your AO3 link to a partner, prepare a Tumblr post, or fill out a Masterpost Information form before you publish your work on posting day.
⭐ To find your work in an unrevealed collection after submitting your work, go to your AO3 profile's statistics page (archiveofourown.org/users/YOUR USERNAME HERE/stats) and scroll to the title of your work. Clicking on the link will take you to the work's page. Alternatively, you can find your listing by scrolling through all the works in the collection until you find yours, which will not appear as Mysterious Work, but show the title.
⭐ For works posted in collections with moderated reveals (meaning your original posting date will be different from the date the work is revealed), we suggest that you update the posting date of your work after it's been revealed so it shows up in chronological AO3 searches. More information on this can be found here, under set a different publication date. Regrettably, this will not trigger AO3 feeds because of how automatically generated AO3 feeds work.
Any Questions?
If you have any questions regarding a specific Cap-Iron Man event, you can contact the event mods at cap.im.events@gmail.com or the ways listed here. We request that you do not reach out to individual mods if you need clarification on any rules or the running of the event.
All other questions regarding the community or any of the information listed in this page should be directed to cap.im.mods@gmail.com.
All other questions regarding the community or any of the information listed in this page should be directed to cap.im.mods@gmail.com.