The sunflower_auction was a one-time thing at the beginning of the war, so it would have been easy to miss if you weren't in places where it was promoted at the time (here and Tumblr, I think). The timeline was also one year.
I wouldn't worry too much about the recipient not liking and being loud about it... It's not a commission. It's a charity for fans to come together and do something good. Anyone vocal about disliking would be a jerk. From what I understand, it seems more common that the creator never finishes their gift, but even then because it's a charity event people tend to grumble but they're not mean or loud about it. I think it helped that I participated in a few exchanges before, like the ones you see on fandomcalendar. As long as you make a good faith effort to get their general prompt and likes right, and don't hit any Do Not Want, it's like a nice gift rather than something super tailored. Kind of like, adding more fanworks for their fandom or ship is a win for fandom overall.
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Date: 2023-07-18 06:44 pm (UTC)I wouldn't worry too much about the recipient not liking and being loud about it... It's not a commission. It's a charity for fans to come together and do something good. Anyone vocal about disliking would be a jerk. From what I understand, it seems more common that the creator never finishes their gift, but even then because it's a charity event people tend to grumble but they're not mean or loud about it. I think it helped that I participated in a few exchanges before, like the ones you see on