Wow, when I got the email notification, I totally assumed your comment was on the post I just made, so I was sooooo confused for about thirty seconds, haha!
First, I think you're apologizing for doing swaps without having signed up for Yuletide this year? Don't worry about that! While we do sometimes check if you're a current or past YT participant, have an active AO3, etc. we a) can't do it as easily when we open/close sign-ups before Yuletide proper, and b) are not here to aggressively gatekeep YT community members, especially longtime swappers who are taking time away from writing fic or, like you, missed Yuletide sign-ups.
(And tbh, even if we wanted to kick you out, it would be pretty annoying now that all the matches are done! Haha.)
But I'm so sorry to hear you meant to sign up for Yuletide and missed it! That's such a bummer. You should join the pinch-hit list if you haven't already, and you can always treat! The deadline really crept up on us this year too.
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First, I think you're apologizing for doing swaps without having signed up for Yuletide this year? Don't worry about that! While we do sometimes check if you're a current or past YT participant, have an active AO3, etc. we a) can't do it as easily when we open/close sign-ups before Yuletide proper, and b) are not here to aggressively gatekeep YT community members, especially longtime swappers who are taking time away from writing fic or, like you, missed Yuletide sign-ups.
(And tbh, even if we wanted to kick you out, it would be pretty annoying now that all the matches are done! Haha.)
But I'm so sorry to hear you meant to sign up for Yuletide and missed it! That's such a bummer. You should join the pinch-hit list if you haven't already, and you can always treat! The deadline really crept up on us this year too.