amplificathon 2014: calculating points

[podmod]

we liked the way the points worked last year so we're pretty much keeping things the same! please read each section, and if you have any questions please ask us in the comments.


please figure your points and put the point value(s) on the post where you announce your recording(s). please present your points for fandom, pairing, bonus earnings and length for each podfic, then at the bottom of the entry include the total points for all podfics in your post (for easier mod tracking). the numbers will be added up and posted throughout the challenge.

a) fandom points:
- giant fandoms - 1 point (spn & spn rpf; stargate atlantis; merlin; harry potter; avengers movie; my chemical romance; teen wolf; sherlock)
- represented fandoms - 5 points awarded - any fandom that was represented in the archive as of march 9, 2014
- unrepresented fandoms - 10 points awarded

b) relationship points (gen or any romantic groupings):
- giant relationships - 1 point awarded (rodney mckay/john sheppard; dean winchester/sam winchester; jensen ackles/jared padalecki; derek hale/stiles stilinksi; merlin/arthur pendragon; sherlock holmes/john watson; castiel/dean winchester)
- represented relationships - 5 points awarded - any relationship (or gen) that was represented in the archive as of march 9, 2014
- unrepresented relationships (or gen) - 10 points

c) bonus points:
- non-english language bonus: 10 pts
- new podficcer bonus: 10 pts for each podfic done for the fest (applies if your first ever podfic is posted during amplificathon)

a+b+c = subtotal
subtotal x length multiplier = total

length multiplier:
under 10 min: 1
10:01-20: 2
20:01-40: 3
40:01-70: 4
70:01-120: 5
120:01-170: 6
170:01-220: 7
220:01-270: 8
270:01-320: 9
320:01-370: 10
370:01-470: 20
470:01-570: 25
570:01-670: 30
670:01+: 40

examples!

Comments

[paraka]

So, if you record a gen crossover fic, you only count the gen once, right?

ETA: To be more clear, if I were recording, say, a gen crossover fic that was a Star Trek/Star Wars/The Office US AU, I wouldn't have the gen points be 5+5+5, right? It would just be 5 total?

[aphelant]

sorry on my phone so this may be messy:

you DO count gen points for every fandom in a gen crossover! so you would get fandom points for every fandom, and gen points for every fandom (because gen works like relationships, consider every fandom in a podfic with no romantic pairings as being a pairing itself). does that answer your question? :)

[paraka]

Yes, thank you! Wow, then I just found a story that'll be a *lot* of points if I record it. O_O

[velocitym1]

Just to confuse things further...
say the fic isn't gen but only has relationships in one fandom. Do i get the gen points for the other fandoms?

[aphelant]

again, replying from my phone!

any story that has a pairing is inherently not gen, therefore no, you cannot claim gen points when you are claiming relationship points. there should be at least one example of this if you follow the example link at the bottom of this post. let me know if you have any more questions!

[zoebug]

Question about the new podficcer bonus.
Does it only apply to our first podfic? Or to all of our podfics if this is our first amplificathon? Or to the first podfic posted during amplificathon? Can the podfic have been post elsewhere (AO3) and only posted to amplificathon now and still receive the bonus?
Sorry for the confustion.

[podmod]

The bonus applies to each podfic done for the fest. This means that your first ever posted podfic has to occur during amplificathon, and then all of your podfics for the 'thon receive new podficcer bonus points. It sounds like this won't apply to you as you've made podfic previously?

[zoebug]

Ahhh ok, I understand now! Thank you for clearing that up :)

[kalakirya]

just checking: the length multiplier levels out after 670 minutes?

[kalakirya]

NVM, actually did the math, and it's a moot point XD