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This is a prefix now. You only need to fill it out!
Put at the top of your swap thread:
Swap Due Date - Month Day
Signup/withdraw date - Month day
Number of Cards - 3 for 3
Number of participants -
- In the title box, put the swap name, then a comma, then the due date as Month Date. Like this:
Frida Swap, Due Feb 14th
(If you don't do it correctly, our helpful Moderators will fix them for you as they find them - LisaB)
- If your title has an error, you can't edit it. But Mods can! Just PM a Mod and they will fix it for you.
Remember to ask PERMISSION before you post links to other people's art!
Hosts add to Regular Swap Directions:
Players - when you receive your cards for the swap, remember to leave Feedback for the Host (me) and Rep Points for the people you received cards from! - optional
Taken From Our FAQ: Swap Hosting FAQ
Who Can Host an ATC Swap?
All Hosts must be active members of this site for the 3 months immediately prior to hosting a swap and have a positive Feedback rating of +15.
New hosts are limited to one swap at a time, with a limit to the number of participants they can have per swap. Once 3 successful swaps have been hosted, then the host is granted full hosting privileges.
You must have your profile page filed in.
How Many Swaps Can I Host?
You may host no more than 6 swaps at one time. (both open and active, total includes both mail art and ATC combined.)
* First Time Hosts are limited to 12 players and a 3 for 3 card swap.
(First Swap must be completed [mailed out/Feedback received from a few players] before starting a second swap)
New hosts are limited to one swap at a time until they've completed 3 successful swaps. Read more here-->Swap Hosting FAQ
Clarification:
Once the swap returns have been mailed and players start to post to the swap thread that they have received their cards, a new Host can open a 2nd or 3rd swap.
How Do I Start a Swap?
Swaps must be started in the Open Swaps Forum. Please open a thread with the name of your swap as the thread title. Include information on the theme, the number of cards to submit and a due date for submission.
If this is your first time hosting a swap at this website, please supply your full contact information
Your information will not be made public or shared with members of this site. Your contact information is only required in case we need to contact you offline regarding your swap.
Notify players to send a Conversation to you for your mailing address, or if you prefer send it to them upon signup. For safety reasons, we do not permit addresses to be posted in threads and will remove them.
Sending Out Returns
All Swaps must be completed in 90 days (or less), no exceptions.
Hosts must send out return ATCs within 2 weeks of the swap closing date. Please return any late cards to the artist.
Commitments of Hosting
Hosts must be prepared for the time and financial commitment of hosting a swap. Most players in the same country will send you a SASE for their returns. However, international participants may not be able to do this. You should be prepared to cover some of the postage of returns to international participants. If funds are short, please limit the total number of participants in your swap rather than not accepting international participants.
Hosts are allowed to request return postage from their players, either in stamps from the player's country, well concealed dollar bills or PayPal.
Hosts who do not send out the cards received from swap participants will be asked to leave the site and will be permanently banned. If you are unable to fulfill your hosting duties, whatever the reason, just contact us and we will take over your swap for you and pay to get the cards from you to a new host. We do want to help if you're having a problem. Please don't run away with other peoples' cards.
Hosts are expected to update members of their swaps in the thread at least once a week. This is so that all the members are aware of when their cards have arrived and so the swap doesn't appear to be inactive.
We highly recommend that hosts take their packages and envelopes to their local post office to mail returns so that the postage can be double checked. This helps prevent delays in returns for participants.
Uneven Swaps
Hosts cannot host uneven swaps. If the artist is required to send in 3 cards for the swap, then they must receive 3 cards in return. Please do not ask participating artists to send you extra cards in lieu of postage. An extra card is a gift should the participating artist want to thank you for hosting.
Pick-A-Theme (PAT) Swap Host Guidelines:
Pick-a-Theme (PATs) swaps are swaps where participants join groups (usually limited to 5 per group). Each person in the group has chosen a theme. You will make one card for each person in your group in the theme that they have chosen.
In return, each person in your group will make you a card in the theme that you have chosen. All cards for PATs are sent to the host who will swap them out just like a standard swap
--To host a Pick a Theme (AKA: PAT) Swap you must have a minimum Feedback of +30, and have been an active member at least 6 months.
--To host a PAT you must have successfully hosted 3 regular swaps first.
--PATs should be completed and mailed out in 90 days, or less
--You can only host ONE PAT at a time.
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This is a prefix now. You only need to fill it out!
Signup/withdraw date - Month day
Number of Cards - 3 for 3
Number of participants -
- In the title box, put the swap name, then a comma, then the due date as Month Date. Like this:
Frida Swap, Due Feb 14th
(If you don't do it correctly, our helpful Moderators will fix them for you as they find them - LisaB)
- If your title has an error, you can't edit it. But Mods can! Just PM a Mod and they will fix it for you.
Remember to ask PERMISSION before you post links to other people's art!
Hosts add to Regular Swap Directions:
Players - when you receive your cards for the swap, remember to leave Feedback for the Host (me) and Rep Points for the people you received cards from! - optional
Taken From Our FAQ: Swap Hosting FAQ
Who Can Host an ATC Swap?
All Hosts must be active members of this site for the 3 months immediately prior to hosting a swap and have a positive Feedback rating of +15.
New hosts are limited to one swap at a time, with a limit to the number of participants they can have per swap. Once 3 successful swaps have been hosted, then the host is granted full hosting privileges.
You must have your profile page filed in.
How Many Swaps Can I Host?
You may host no more than 6 swaps at one time. (both open and active, total includes both mail art and ATC combined.)
* First Time Hosts are limited to 12 players and a 3 for 3 card swap.
(First Swap must be completed [mailed out/Feedback received from a few players] before starting a second swap)
New hosts are limited to one swap at a time until they've completed 3 successful swaps. Read more here-->Swap Hosting FAQ
Clarification:
Once the swap returns have been mailed and players start to post to the swap thread that they have received their cards, a new Host can open a 2nd or 3rd swap.
How Do I Start a Swap?
Swaps must be started in the Open Swaps Forum. Please open a thread with the name of your swap as the thread title. Include information on the theme, the number of cards to submit and a due date for submission.
If this is your first time hosting a swap at this website, please supply your full contact information
* Your real life name.
* A real home address.
* Two contact phone numbers
* Your email address
to AFA by emailing or sending a private message to any moderator. * A real home address.
* Two contact phone numbers
* Your email address
Your information will not be made public or shared with members of this site. Your contact information is only required in case we need to contact you offline regarding your swap.
Notify players to send a Conversation to you for your mailing address, or if you prefer send it to them upon signup. For safety reasons, we do not permit addresses to be posted in threads and will remove them.
Sending Out Returns
All Swaps must be completed in 90 days (or less), no exceptions.
Hosts must send out return ATCs within 2 weeks of the swap closing date. Please return any late cards to the artist.
Commitments of Hosting
Hosts must be prepared for the time and financial commitment of hosting a swap. Most players in the same country will send you a SASE for their returns. However, international participants may not be able to do this. You should be prepared to cover some of the postage of returns to international participants. If funds are short, please limit the total number of participants in your swap rather than not accepting international participants.
Hosts are allowed to request return postage from their players, either in stamps from the player's country, well concealed dollar bills or PayPal.
Hosts who do not send out the cards received from swap participants will be asked to leave the site and will be permanently banned. If you are unable to fulfill your hosting duties, whatever the reason, just contact us and we will take over your swap for you and pay to get the cards from you to a new host. We do want to help if you're having a problem. Please don't run away with other peoples' cards.
Hosts are expected to update members of their swaps in the thread at least once a week. This is so that all the members are aware of when their cards have arrived and so the swap doesn't appear to be inactive.
We highly recommend that hosts take their packages and envelopes to their local post office to mail returns so that the postage can be double checked. This helps prevent delays in returns for participants.
Uneven Swaps
Hosts cannot host uneven swaps. If the artist is required to send in 3 cards for the swap, then they must receive 3 cards in return. Please do not ask participating artists to send you extra cards in lieu of postage. An extra card is a gift should the participating artist want to thank you for hosting.
Pick-A-Theme (PAT) Swap Host Guidelines:
Pick-a-Theme (PATs) swaps are swaps where participants join groups (usually limited to 5 per group). Each person in the group has chosen a theme. You will make one card for each person in your group in the theme that they have chosen.
In return, each person in your group will make you a card in the theme that you have chosen. All cards for PATs are sent to the host who will swap them out just like a standard swap
--To host a Pick a Theme (AKA: PAT) Swap you must have a minimum Feedback of +30, and have been an active member at least 6 months.
--To host a PAT you must have successfully hosted 3 regular swaps first.
--PATs should be completed and mailed out in 90 days, or less
--You can only host ONE PAT at a time.
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