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blackbrothersfest2023-06-13 09:37 pm
xslytherclawx) wrote in blackbrothersfest2023-06-13 09:37 pm
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Nominations Open! & Tagset FAQ
Nominations are now open on AO3!
For your convenience, we have preseeded the tagset with all Sirius and/or Regulus relationships with over 50 associated works on AO3 - this means not just the biggest ships are there, but a large number of smaller ones, too.
You can nominate any ship you want - even if it doesn't exist! Nominations allow us to create any new tag we want, so it does not need to already exist on AO3. (The mods may change formatting though, to fit in with AO3 wrangling guidelines)
One fun thing we're doing is combined relationship tags - AO3 will not allow you to post with these, but you can nominate them and prompt with them. Examples:
If you'd like to nominate a ship that involves a character from another canon, you are more than welcome to do so, but please disambiguate the other canon, like so:
We will be using this tag set as well for future years! tag set!
Tags in the tagset are the only things participants can sign up to request/prompt and then claim — it's a way of making sure we're all consistent in the tags we use when we sign up so that half of us aren't offering Character A & Character B and the other half Character B & Character A, since those tags wouldn't be able to match to each other.
If I nominate tags, does that mean I have to participate?
No. Please nominate tags that you want to prompt or claim even if you're only vaguely thinking of signing up or treating, because otherwise you'll be stuck with what other people have nominated.
My nomination(s) haven't been accepted! Why?
Well, for one, the tagset approval process is kind of wonky and disorganized, so I can only see so many tags at once. Maybe I just haven't gotten to yours yet! There might be other tags to go to first, or I went to bed, or something. You should also check out the nomination clarification posts to see if I've asked you to correct your tag or explain why you think a character should be eligible or something.
My nomination(s) were rejected! Why?
Maybe you nominated a character who doesn't qualify for the fest... or maybe your nomination was really close to a nomination we already have.... or maybe I made a mistake! Rejected characters/tags should be listed in the nominations clarification posts. If you don't see anything that explains your rejection, comment on the most recent clarifications post to ask me about it.
My nomination(s) were accepted but I just noticed an error/typo. What do I do?
This happens to all of us. Please comment on the most recent clarifications post so that I can fix it. There will also be a period of tagset clean up to look for errors and duplicates before sign ups open. If sign ups have already opened and someone has already used the tag, I'm sorry to say it's basically too late.
For your convenience, we have preseeded the tagset with all Sirius and/or Regulus relationships with over 50 associated works on AO3 - this means not just the biggest ships are there, but a large number of smaller ones, too.
You can nominate any ship you want - even if it doesn't exist! Nominations allow us to create any new tag we want, so it does not need to already exist on AO3. (The mods may change formatting though, to fit in with AO3 wrangling guidelines)
One fun thing we're doing is combined relationship tags - AO3 will not allow you to post with these, but you can nominate them and prompt with them. Examples:
- Harry Potter & Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
- Sirius Black & Regulus Black/James Potter
- Sirius Black/Remus Lupin & James Potter/Lily Evans Potter
If you'd like to nominate a ship that involves a character from another canon, you are more than welcome to do so, but please disambiguate the other canon, like so:
- Sirius Black/Tony Stark (MCU)
- Regulus Black & Mirnatius (Spinning Silver)
We will be using this tag set as well for future years! tag set!
What are nominated tags for?
Tags in the tagset are the only things participants can sign up to request/prompt and then claim — it's a way of making sure we're all consistent in the tags we use when we sign up so that half of us aren't offering Character A & Character B and the other half Character B & Character A, since those tags wouldn't be able to match to each other.
If I nominate tags, does that mean I have to participate?
No. Please nominate tags that you want to prompt or claim even if you're only vaguely thinking of signing up or treating, because otherwise you'll be stuck with what other people have nominated.
My nomination(s) haven't been accepted! Why?
Well, for one, the tagset approval process is kind of wonky and disorganized, so I can only see so many tags at once. Maybe I just haven't gotten to yours yet! There might be other tags to go to first, or I went to bed, or something. You should also check out the nomination clarification posts to see if I've asked you to correct your tag or explain why you think a character should be eligible or something.
My nomination(s) were rejected! Why?
Maybe you nominated a character who doesn't qualify for the fest... or maybe your nomination was really close to a nomination we already have.... or maybe I made a mistake! Rejected characters/tags should be listed in the nominations clarification posts. If you don't see anything that explains your rejection, comment on the most recent clarifications post to ask me about it.
My nomination(s) were accepted but I just noticed an error/typo. What do I do?
This happens to all of us. Please comment on the most recent clarifications post so that I can fix it. There will also be a period of tagset clean up to look for errors and duplicates before sign ups open. If sign ups have already opened and someone has already used the tag, I'm sorry to say it's basically too late.