Sign Up Clarification: How "Any" Works
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justmarriedexchangeMatching in this exchange is OR. This means you may make one request for Fandom 1 with relationships A/B and C/D, and freeforms X, Y, and Z. Your creator will be assigned if they match ONE facet of your request. You may match on Fandom 1, but your creator may only have offered A/B and freeform Z, which means they are not obligated to write C/D and freeform Y.
This means that if you select "any" in a relationship or freeform field in a request, you are signing up to be matched with a creator who offered any available choice from the tag set. If you request Fandom 2 and "any" relationship, your creator may match on A/B, C/D, D/F, or any other nominated relationship in that fandom. If you request "any" freeform tag, this means your creator may have matched on any freeform tag in the tag set.
If you do not want (DNW) specific relationships or tags, using the "any" field on your request will NOT match you to your preferences. The algorithm may match you to a creator who only offered relationships or freeform tags that conflict with your DNWs.
We request that you do not use the "any" field if you have specific relationships or freeform tags you do not want to see. Instead, please select specific options.
This means that if you select "any" in a relationship or freeform field in a request, you are signing up to be matched with a creator who offered any available choice from the tag set. If you request Fandom 2 and "any" relationship, your creator may match on A/B, C/D, D/F, or any other nominated relationship in that fandom. If you request "any" freeform tag, this means your creator may have matched on any freeform tag in the tag set.
If you do not want (DNW) specific relationships or tags, using the "any" field on your request will NOT match you to your preferences. The algorithm may match you to a creator who only offered relationships or freeform tags that conflict with your DNWs.
We request that you do not use the "any" field if you have specific relationships or freeform tags you do not want to see. Instead, please select specific options.
