Darcy Lewis Bingo Reader Edition
We have one more surprise for 2024! Our brand new Reader Bingo for the Darcy Lewis fandom!
Darcy Lewis Bingo HQ 2024 Reader Bingo Guidelines
The Card!—Every reader begins this round with the same Darcy Lewis Bingo HQ (DLBHQ) reader card—no exceptions, no changes, no swaps, no customization of any kind for reader bingo. You customize your experience by choosing what to read to complete each fill.
Squares & Fills—There is only one prompt per square on our Reader Bingo Card. To complete a square, a fill is considered maximum interaction, which means reading the work, and leaving kudos, and making a comment that is a positive or uplifting contribution to the creator.
Constructive criticism, no matter how well intended, is not considered an uplifting contribution after a fanwork is already posted publicly and won’t count towards a square fill, so don’t do it in the name of Darcy Reader Bingo. If the Darcy Bingo HQ mod team discovers anyone is leaving unrequested or unprompted constructive criticism in lieu of uplifting comments in the name of Darcy Bingo or for participation in Darcy Reader Bingo, that person risks being restricted from access to all future rounds of Darcy Bingo, blocked by Darcy Lewis Bingo HQ on tumblr, and being banned from the Darcy Lewis Bingo HQ Discord server. The time to edit someone else’s work after it’s posted is never. Don’t do it.
If you’re completing a square that’s for a fannish work other than a fanfic, be sure to check your Reader Bingo Key to double-check which actions you need to complete for maximum reader interaction to complete the fill for that type of fanwork.
What’s the Point?—The goal for this bingo is maximum reader/audience interaction, so it won’t be enough just to read fics for bingo credit and tell us which fics you read on your final masterpost.
Maximum Effort—You’ll need to put in maximum effort for every completed square and fan creation, such as reading, leaving kudos, and a positive, encouraging, or uplifting text comment. And since bingo card squares are so small, we’ve abbreviated the most commonly repeated parts of the instructions for prompts and we’re including a key to help clarify what each of the abbreviations on your card mean.
challenge fic = anything written for events like Soultember, Promptober, Holiday Advent, Darcy Bingo, etc.
fic = any text longer than 100 words posted to a fanfiction platform
l/c/reb = like, comment, & reblog (Remember to tell the artist if it’s your favorite!)
l/k/c = listen, kudos, & comment
r/c/reb = read, comment, & reblog
r/k/c = read, kudos, & comment
rer/k/c/rec = reread, kudos, comment, & recommend (Remember to tell the writer if it’s your favorite!)
w/k/c = watch, kudos, & comment
Recs—Wherever a prompt requires interaction with others beyond kudos and comments, such as recommendations, the recommendation needs to be public and linkable, so sites like tumblr, Threads, X, and the Archive are preferred. Wherever you have a fannish blog is allowed, however, if you can link back to it. If you rec the work somewhere and can’t link to your rec, you’ll need to figure out how to prove completion of the prompt square. Links are easy to copy, easy to save, easy to share. Highly recommend. 👌🏼
On our Discord, you’ll find a brand new channel for Reader Bingo Fills. If you have a rec to share, feel free to post it there or share it on your tumblr or other fandom space if you haven’t chosen to join us in Discord.
Deadlines—We have no deadlines, really. Just a form to fill out when you’re done with the current card and completed all the badges you’re interested in. Set your own goals and fill out the bingo award badge request form whenever you’re ready. (If you just need to know how long you have before the next reader bingo to work on this one, probably June 2025, if Reader Bingo is a success and we bring it back next year.)
Masterposts—Masterposts are due whenever you’re done with this card and have achieved the goals you’ve set for yourself, whether that’s a bingo or a total blackout. We recommend posting your masterpost to tumblr, Threads, X, Dreamwidth—or wherever your fandom blog home is—before the next reader bingo round.
Your masterpost should include a link to the fics you’ve read to complete each square and a recommendation to those who read your masterpost to convince them why they should read each work, too. 😄
The Darcy Lewis Bingo HQ mod team will also need to be able to read your masterpost wherever you post it, so plan accordingly if you don’t yet have a tumblr account so you can link back to your masterpost to share it for bingo credit.
On Discord, you can share your masterpost in our Master-posts Channel whenever it’s complete.
Reader Bingo Award Badges
2024 Reader Bingo, Truly, a Classic Achievement—fill 5 squares in a row, column, or diagonally on your DLBHQ reader edition bingo card.
2024 Reader Bingo Blackout Badge—complete all 25 fills on your DLBHQ reader edition bingo card and blackout all 25 squares.
Darcy Lewis Bingo Reader Edition Card Badge Claim Form—Claim your bingo badges here.
