Just Married Post-Deadline Pinch Hits Due August 29
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pinchhitsEvent:Just Married, a marriage tropes exchange
Event link:justmarriedexchange
Pinch hit link: https://justmarriedexchange.dreamwidth.org/38109.html
Due date: August 29, 11:59PM UTC (countdown)
Post 1
PH 27 - Biggles Series - W. E. Johns, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen, Beauty and the Beast (Disney Animated Movies), Labyrinth (1986)
PH 29 - Glee (TV 2009), Glee (TV 2009), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, Beetlejuice (Movies), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
PH 32 - ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon, Critical Role (Web Series), Bridgerton (TV), Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
PH 33 - Dial M for Murder (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), Dial M for Murder - Hatcher
PH 34 - 说英雄谁是英雄 | Heroes (TV 2022), 师兄请按剧本来 | Stick to the Script! (TV), 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
PH 36 - 괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Got Dropped into a Ghost Story Still Gotta Work - Baek Deoksoo, 괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Got Dropped into a Ghost Story Still Gotta Work - Baek Deoksoo, 괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Got Dropped into a Ghost Story Still Gotta Work - Baek Deoksoo, 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong, 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong, 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong, 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong, 내가 키운 S급들 - 근서 | S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo, 내가 키운 S급들 - 근서 | S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo, 내가 키운 S급들 - 근서 | S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo
Post 2
PH 39 - Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series), Doctor Who (2005), 4thewords (Video Game), Stranger Things (TV 2016)
PH 44 - Disco Elysium (Video Game), Charmed (TV 1998), Dracula - Bram Stoker (Novel 1897)
PH 45 - Bridgerton (TV), A League of Extraordinary Women - Evie Dunmore, A League of Extraordinary Women - Evie Dunmore, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Post 3
PH 46 - 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney, Dishonored (Video Games), Dishonored (Video Games), Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Girl Genius (Webcomic), Lackadaisy (Webcomic), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, Psychonauts (Video Games)
PH 47 - Fire Emblem: Soen no Kiseki/Akatsuki no Megami | Fire Emblem Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Crossover Fandom, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Naruto (Anime & Manga)
PH 48 - Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), 黄金の太陽 | Golden Sun Series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga)
Event link:
justmarriedexchangePinch hit link: https://justmarriedexchange.dreamwidth.org/38109.html
Due date: August 29, 11:59PM UTC (countdown)
Post 1
PH 27 - Biggles Series - W. E. Johns, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen, Beauty and the Beast (Disney Animated Movies), Labyrinth (1986)
PH 29 - Glee (TV 2009), Glee (TV 2009), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, Beetlejuice (Movies), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
PH 32 - ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon, Critical Role (Web Series), Bridgerton (TV), Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
PH 33 - Dial M for Murder (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), Dial M for Murder - Hatcher
PH 34 - 说英雄谁是英雄 | Heroes (TV 2022), 师兄请按剧本来 | Stick to the Script! (TV), 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
PH 36 - 괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Got Dropped into a Ghost Story Still Gotta Work - Baek Deoksoo, 괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Got Dropped into a Ghost Story Still Gotta Work - Baek Deoksoo, 괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Got Dropped into a Ghost Story Still Gotta Work - Baek Deoksoo, 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong, 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong, 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong, 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong, 내가 키운 S급들 - 근서 | S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo, 내가 키운 S급들 - 근서 | S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo, 내가 키운 S급들 - 근서 | S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo
Post 2
PH 39 - Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series), Doctor Who (2005), 4thewords (Video Game), Stranger Things (TV 2016)
PH 44 - Disco Elysium (Video Game), Charmed (TV 1998), Dracula - Bram Stoker (Novel 1897)
PH 45 - Bridgerton (TV), A League of Extraordinary Women - Evie Dunmore, A League of Extraordinary Women - Evie Dunmore, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Post 3
PH 46 - 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney, Dishonored (Video Games), Dishonored (Video Games), Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Girl Genius (Webcomic), Lackadaisy (Webcomic), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, Psychonauts (Video Games)
PH 47 - Fire Emblem: Soen no Kiseki/Akatsuki no Megami | Fire Emblem Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Crossover Fandom, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Naruto (Anime & Manga)
PH 48 - Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), 黄金の太陽 | Golden Sun Series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga)
Rules Updates & Nominations Open
Aug. 18th, 2025 05:00 pmmodzilla posting in fffxNominations
Nominate HERE at the tag set. Nominations close at 11:59pm EDT on August 27.Everyone may nominate up to 8 fandoms and 6 characters or relationships per fandom. Limited further nominations can be added during sign-ups. (I recommend keeping a record of what you nominated.)
After you've nominated, please check this community again before nominations end. We may need more information about what you've nominated, and we will post questions here.
FFFX uses the Fandom and the Relationship tag slots for nominations. You can nominate relationships, single characters, and a worldbuilding option. Please read further for how to format each of these.
In the Fandom field, you can enter a canonical or non-canonical fandom (it's okay if there's no work for it yet on AO3). There are tips on labelling new fandoms here.
What to enter in the Relationships field
To nominate a relationship, please enter Character/Character (Fandom) (for romantic or sexual relationships) or Character & Character (Fandom) (for platonic relationships).
Do NOT put "Group" or another prefix in front of a relationship nomination.
The punctuation / and & is very important to indicate what sort of relationship it is.
Putting the fandom at the end of the nomination is really helpful to stop tag misbehaviour.
Multiple relationships in one tag are OK - ie, "Character/Character & Character/Character" means you're asking for two sets of pairings who are doing something together or otherwise relate to each other.
To nominate a character, enter them in the format "Char: Name (Fandom)" - that is, actually type out "Char: ", but swap in the appropriate name and fandom, such as Char: Lucy Pevensie (Narnia - Lewis).
All nominated characters should explicitly exist in the fandom where they're nominated. Original characters are also fine as long as you describe a character who could have existed in canon, such as Char: Original Force-sensitive Character (Star Wars Original Trilogy).
To nominate Worldbuilding for a canon, enter it in the format "Oth: Worldbuilding (Fandom)" (filling in the relevant fandom), e.g. Oth: Worldbuilding (Narnia - Lewis). Not "Other".
Group nominations (ie "The Marauders") should be formatted as follows:
- Nominations with a character and a group, like "Lily Evans & Marauders (HP JKR)" (where "Marauders" means four characters, namely Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and James Potter) means that at least two members of the group must feature prominently in the gift. which two is up to the creator.
- "Creator's Choice of [GROUP]" means that one member of the group must feature prominently in the gift - the creator, not the recipient, gets to decide which.
- "All: [GROUP]" means that all members of the group must feature.
If a group is quite large (10+), if it is subjective who belongs in the group, or if it is hard to know who belongs in the group without having canon knowledge, I am less likely to approve that group. For example - much as I can appreciate why you might want to nominate a set like "Canonical DILFs", I will not approve it, as it adds work and ambiguity.
I will check throughout nominations about who might appear in a particular group. If you want to speed up the approval of your nomination, please drop me a line when nominating to explain which characters are included in a group.
Some fandom notes
Please separate out Marvel movies and separate TV shows - ie, Iron Man (Movies) rather than MCU.
I will not approve "Star Wars (All Media Types)". Trilogies are fine. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types is an allowed exception. Please nominate The Acolyte as its own canon.
DC's Arrowverse includes (at least?): Arrow, Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning, and Batwoman.
"All Media Types" fandoms will probably be approved last, overall, because if someone else wants a more specific version of canon, we'd prefer to approve that. If you believe All Media Types is what's right for your fandom, please comment so we can discuss that. Assassin's Creed - All Media Types is fine.
Where possible, we will not approve a larger set of fandom and a subset that is covered by the larger set.
To nominate a relationship between characters who appear in different fandoms, please nominate them under Crossover Fandom and include the fandom for each. For example: Arya Stark (ASoIF)/Elsa (Frozen - Movies). Please be specific if the fandom name could refer to different versions and adaptations. You can ask for general crossovers between fandoms by nominating "Oth: Worldbuilding (Fandom 1 & Fandom 2)"
You can also nominate characters and groups under Original Work. Please indicate the genders of the characters if that is important to you. If someone requests Original Work characters or relationships with ambiguous genders, the preference of the person requesting takes precedence over the preference of the person offering. (But you can ask to add a more specific version to the tag set during sign-ups if that is an issue.)
Sign-up requirements
The following information about sign-ups may help you plan your nominations:
-You need to request at least 4 separate fandoms with at least 1 relationship in each - so every nominated fandom needs at least one character, or one relationship, or one worldbuilding tag nominated underneath it
-Offer minimums are set as low as possible - you just have to be able to offer for someone else's request
-It's fine to request or offer a fandom more than once using different tags (so you can divide up your art/fic requests/offers with different tags)
Other
Please feel free to use the comments to ask questions or brainstorm with others.
If you find it helpful to keep a record of your own nominations, please save that information off AO3, because we will clear personal nominations during sign-ups to make it easier to add things at that time.
Rules updates
-There is still a deadline for completing any letter (aka any external document describing your prompts and preferences that you link to in your AO3 sign-up). That deadline is September 21. Previously, the consequence when someone failed to complete their letter in time was that their letter link would be deleted. Specific deadlines and consequences are useful, but I wasn't happy with that consequence because I didn't think it actually helped anything. So, going forward, the consequence will be different. If you are matched to a recipient whose letter is incomplete, you may request to swap to another recipient at any time before the January deadline while the letter is still incomplete.
I will also encourage letter-writers to include a date of completion at the top, but this is not mandatory.
-I will continue to hold a check-in week on Dreamwidth; this year it'll be between 23 and 30 November. However, this year I will also send an email reminder of the check-in to the email associated with everyone's AO3 account. Further, if you find check-ins very difficult, and you have successfully completed at least one previous round of FFFX, you are welcome to discuss with me during sign-ups whether you can be excused from checking in.
-Last year I was asked if there were any particular rules about the proportion of your requests that are recursive fandoms (ie, you've nominated someone else's fanfic to request, because it includes a permission statement allowing you to do so). There weren't, so let's try the idea that at least two of your requests must NOT be recursive fandoms.
-Reminders rather than new rules, but: If you defaulted in round 4 or earlier, you are now welcome to sign up again (Exception: if you posted a placeholder and were banned for that reason). However, participants who failed to comment on gifts are not welcome while that requirement remains unfulfilled. This is an excellent time to check if your comment went through on a previous gift. Try plugging your AO3 name in here:
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/fffx/gifts?recipient=Modzilla
to quickly bring up all gifts from previous rounds.
Late Relationship/Solo/WB Nominations
Aug. 17th, 2025 10:03 pmfic_in_a_box_mod posting in ficinaboxDuring signups we're willing to take late nominations in comments on this post! Please only nominate tags that you intend to immediately request.
Late Relationship/Solo/WB Nominations
Limitations
- We will add at most 10 fandoms per person.
- We will add at most 10 relationship/Solo:/WB: tags per person per fandom.*
- Tags must meet all of the below requirements.
- We will not be workshopping or fixing any nominations at this point..
(*We will add in WB: Any tags to any new fandom free of charge, though.)
Requirements:
- Late nominations must be in batch load format: Fandom,Tag,Tag,Tag(...)
- Each fandom should be on a separate line.
- Fandoms which are already in the tagset must be exactly as they appear in the tagset. If you're nominating a fandom that isn't in the tagset please let us know which fandoms are new.
- Relationships and characters must be in the format listed in the guidelines. If you think a character may be confusing (such as characters that canonically have more than one version and need to be distinguished, or characters who have names that make them sound like inanimate objects or abstract concepts) then please include an explanation.
- Worldbuilding tags must be in the format listed in the guidelines and adhere to all of the guidelines for WB tags. In addition, please include an explanation separate from the list for each worldbuilding tag for what it is (This doesn't need to be complicated, just enough that we'll know it fits the rules!). We will not be accepting worldbuilding tags that need workshopped, though you're welcome to workshop it yourself (or on the Newbie Discord Server if you need help!) and try again. You may find the nominations queries a useful reference.
Late Relationship/WB Nominations will close on August 30th at 10:00PM Eastern (Countdown)! Make sure you request them before then! No new tags will be added after that point because your usual late nominations mod will be traveling for the rest of sign ups.
Sign ups open!
Aug. 17th, 2025 09:45 pmfic_in_a_box_mod posting in ficinaboxSign ups!
Signups are open! Go to the collection here (link) to sign up!
Signups will be open until August 31st at 9:59pm EDT (Countdown)
You must be 18+ to sign up.
Other links:
- Tagset
- Mediums Ruleset Post
- AO3 Automagic App (for browsing requests!)
- Sheet to help you select medium opt-in tags that produces a list you can copy/paste into AO3
- Late Nominations (These close on August 30th at 10:00PM Eastern)
- Fandom Promo
- FIAB Newbie Discord Server (we'll answer all your questions!)
( What Are Sign Ups? )
( Request Instructions )
( Offer Instructions (On AO3, For Participants Offering Fic) )
( Offer Instructions (Non-Fic Mediums) )
Seasons of Drabbles: Initial Pinch Hit due August 23
Aug. 17th, 2025 04:43 pmlittlefics posting in pinchhitsEvent: Seasons of Drabbles is an exchange for the creation of drabbles and drabble variants. The minimum is 100 words.
Event link: Dreamwidth | AO3 Collection
Due date: Saturday, August 23, 11:59pm Eastern Daylight time (Countdown).
Pinch hit link: Please view the details and claim it at this post.
PH 4 - Fireworks (1947)/Succession (TV 2018), O Fantasma (2000), O Fantasma (2000)/Succession (TV 2018), The Sergeant (1968), Succession (TV 2018)
Event link: Dreamwidth | AO3 Collection
Due date: Saturday, August 23, 11:59pm Eastern Daylight time (Countdown).
Pinch hit link: Please view the details and claim it at this post.
PH 4 - Fireworks (1947)/Succession (TV 2018), O Fantasma (2000), O Fantasma (2000)/Succession (TV 2018), The Sergeant (1968), Succession (TV 2018)
Rare Male Slash Exchange Pinch Hits Due August 24th
Aug. 17th, 2025 10:05 amtentaclemod posting in pinchhitsEvent: Rare Male Slash Exchange, a gift exchange for rare male slash pairings, creating fanart, podfic and fic. These are post deadline pinchhits, the exchange reveals without delays on August 30th.
Event link: AO3| DW
Pinch hit link: Post Deadline Pinchhits
Due date: Sunday 24 August at 20:00 UTC. You can view a countdown here.
PDPH 1 - [All Fanart, Some Fanfic]Crossover Fandom, Naruto (Anime & Manga), 新世界狂歡｜NU: carnival (Video Game)
PDPH 2 - [All Fanfic] 英雄伝説 閃の軌跡 | Sen no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Series (Video Games), 英雄伝説 黎の軌跡 | Kuro no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak Series (Video Games), Star Ocean: The Second Story | Second Evolution, 찌질한 서브공이 되었습니다 | I Became the Lousy Side Top (Webcomic), Ensemble Stars! (Video Game), Original Work, Chrono Trigger, 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime)
PDPH 3 - [All Fanfic + Podfic] Biggles Series - W. E. Johns, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Labyrinth (1986), Sime~Gen - Jacqueline Lichtenberg & Jean Lorrah, Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band (Song), Original Work
PDPH 4 - [All Fanfic, Some Fanart] Top Gun (Movies), The Pitt (TV), Stargate Atlantis, The Expendables (Movies), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Teen Wolf (TV), Call of Duty (Video Games)
PDPH 5 - [All Fanfic + Fanart + Podfic] The Expanse Series - James S. A. Corey, The Expanse (TV), Frankenstein - Mary Shelley, The Idylls of the Queen - Phyllis Ann Karr, Jaws (Movies), Mesopotamian Mythology, Moby Dick - Herman Melville
PDPH 6 - [All Fanart + Fanfic] NoPixel (Web Series), 鴨乃橋ロンの禁断推理 | Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri | Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective (Manga), 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, 吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ | Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu | The Vampire Dies in No Time (Anime), Runescape (Video Games)
PDPH 7 - [All Fanart + Fanfic + Podfic]人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 大梦归离 | Fangs of Fortune (TV), Original Work
PDPH 8 - [All Fanfic] 六爻 | Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect - priest, 余污 - 肉包不吃肉 | Remnants of Filth - Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat, Green Creek Series - T.J. Klune, 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon), 魔尊也想知道 - 青色羽翼 | Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know - Cyan Wings, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV), 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, All For The Game - Nora Sakavic, The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
PDPH 9 - [All Fanfic] Dishonored (Video Games), BioShock 1 & 2 (Video Games), Revenge (1990)
PDPH 10 - [All Fanart + Fanfic + Podfic] The Slow Mo Guys – RPF, Inside No. 9 (TV), Star Trek: The Next Generation, Black Mirror (TV), Our Flag Means Death (TV), Severance (TV), The Thick of It (TV), Palo Santo - Years & Years (Music Video), Star Wars Original Trilogy, South Park RPF
PDPH 11 - [All Fanfic] The Game and the Candle - Eleanor M. Ingram, Lucifer's Wife - Eleanor M. Ingram, Don Estevan's Honor - Eleanor M. Ingram
PDPH 12 - [All Fanfic] Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies), Leverage (US TV 2008), The Librarians (TV 2014), The Librarians: The Next Chapter (TV 2025), Star Wars Original Trilogy, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom, White Collar (TV 2009), DCU (Comics)
Event link: AO3| DW
Pinch hit link: Post Deadline Pinchhits
Due date: Sunday 24 August at 20:00 UTC. You can view a countdown here.
PDPH 1 - [All Fanart, Some Fanfic]Crossover Fandom, Naruto (Anime & Manga), 新世界狂歡｜NU: carnival (Video Game)
PDPH 2 - [All Fanfic] 英雄伝説 閃の軌跡 | Sen no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Series (Video Games), 英雄伝説 黎の軌跡 | Kuro no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak Series (Video Games), Star Ocean: The Second Story | Second Evolution, 찌질한 서브공이 되었습니다 | I Became the Lousy Side Top (Webcomic), Ensemble Stars! (Video Game), Original Work, Chrono Trigger, 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime)
PDPH 3 - [All Fanfic + Podfic] Biggles Series - W. E. Johns, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Labyrinth (1986), Sime~Gen - Jacqueline Lichtenberg & Jean Lorrah, Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band (Song), Original Work
PDPH 4 - [All Fanfic, Some Fanart] Top Gun (Movies), The Pitt (TV), Stargate Atlantis, The Expendables (Movies), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Teen Wolf (TV), Call of Duty (Video Games)
PDPH 5 - [All Fanfic + Fanart + Podfic] The Expanse Series - James S. A. Corey, The Expanse (TV), Frankenstein - Mary Shelley, The Idylls of the Queen - Phyllis Ann Karr, Jaws (Movies), Mesopotamian Mythology, Moby Dick - Herman Melville
PDPH 6 - [All Fanart + Fanfic] NoPixel (Web Series), 鴨乃橋ロンの禁断推理 | Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri | Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective (Manga), 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, 吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ | Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu | The Vampire Dies in No Time (Anime), Runescape (Video Games)
PDPH 7 - [All Fanart + Fanfic + Podfic]人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 大梦归离 | Fangs of Fortune (TV), Original Work
PDPH 8 - [All Fanfic] 六爻 | Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect - priest, 余污 - 肉包不吃肉 | Remnants of Filth - Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat, Green Creek Series - T.J. Klune, 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon), 魔尊也想知道 - 青色羽翼 | Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know - Cyan Wings, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV), 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, All For The Game - Nora Sakavic, The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
PDPH 9 - [All Fanfic] Dishonored (Video Games), BioShock 1 & 2 (Video Games), Revenge (1990)
PDPH 10 - [All Fanart + Fanfic + Podfic] The Slow Mo Guys – RPF, Inside No. 9 (TV), Star Trek: The Next Generation, Black Mirror (TV), Our Flag Means Death (TV), Severance (TV), The Thick of It (TV), Palo Santo - Years & Years (Music Video), Star Wars Original Trilogy, South Park RPF
PDPH 11 - [All Fanfic] The Game and the Candle - Eleanor M. Ingram, Lucifer's Wife - Eleanor M. Ingram, Don Estevan's Honor - Eleanor M. Ingram
PDPH 12 - [All Fanfic] Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies), Leverage (US TV 2008), The Librarians (TV 2014), The Librarians: The Next Chapter (TV 2025), Star Wars Original Trilogy, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom, White Collar (TV 2009), DCU (Comics)
Post-Deadline Pinch Hits #1 - #12
Aug. 17th, 2025 09:51 amtentaclemod posting in raremaleslashexThe Pinch Hits are due on Sunday 24 August at 20:00 UTC. You can view a countdown here.
To claim: please reply to this post with your AO3 username and the name and number of the pinch hit you want to claim. Comments are screened. You can also email tentaclemod@gmail.com.
Anon commenting is fine but bear in mind that I cannot reply if you comment anon!
You don't have to be signed up to the exchange to claim a pinch hit, but you do need an AO3 account.
All pinch hits must comply with the rules here. The minimum is a completed work of fanfiction of at least 1000 words or a completed piece of fanart or 500 words of podfic (depending on what the recipient has requested).
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( PDPH 9 - [All Fanfic] Dishonored (Video Games), BioShock 1 & 2 (Video Games), Revenge (1990) )
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( PDPH 11 - [All Fanfic] The Game and the Candle - Eleanor M. Ingram, Lucifer's Wife - Eleanor M. Ingram, Don Estevan's Honor - Eleanor M. Ingram )
CLAIMED!
To claim: please reply to this post with your AO3 username and the name and number of the pinch hit you want to claim. Comments are screened. You can also email tentaclemod@gmail.com.
Anon commenting is fine but bear in mind that I cannot reply if you comment anon!
You don't have to be signed up to the exchange to claim a pinch hit, but you do need an AO3 account.
All pinch hits must comply with the rules here. The minimum is a completed work of fanfiction of at least 1000 words or a completed piece of fanart or 500 words of podfic (depending on what the recipient has requested).
CLAIMED! PDPH 1 - Crossover Fandom, Naruto (Anime & Manga), 新世界狂歡｜NU: carnival (Video Game)
CLAIMED! PDPH 2 - 英雄伝説 閃の軌跡 | Sen no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Series (Video Games), 英雄伝説 黎の軌跡 | Kuro no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak Series (Video Games), Star Ocean: The Second Story | Second Evolution, 찌질한 서브공이 되었습니다 | I Became the Lousy Side Top (Webcomic), Ensemble Stars! (Video Game), Original Work, Chrono Trigger, 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime)
CLAIMED! PDPH 3 - Biggles Series - W. E. Johns, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Labyrinth (1986), Sime~Gen - Jacqueline Lichtenberg & Jean Lorrah, Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band (Song), Original Work
CLAIMED! PDPH 4 - Top Gun (Movies), The Pitt (TV), Stargate Atlantis, The Expendables (Movies), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Teen Wolf (TV), Call of Duty (Video Games)
CLAIMED! PDPH 5 - The Expanse Series - James S. A. Corey, The Expanse (TV), Frankenstein - Mary Shelley, The Idylls of the Queen - Phyllis Ann Karr, Jaws (Movies), Mesopotamian Mythology, Moby Dick - Herman Melville
CLAIMED! PDPH 6 - NoPixel (Web Series), 鴨乃橋ロンの禁断推理 | Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri | Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective (Manga), 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, 吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ | Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu | The Vampire Dies in No Time (Anime), Runescape (Video Games)
CLAIMED! PDPH 7 - 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 大梦归离 | Fangs of Fortune (TV), Original Work
CLAIMED! PDPH 8 - 六爻 | Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect - priest, 余污 - 肉包不吃肉 | Remnants of Filth - Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat, Green Creek Series - T.J. Klune, 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon), 魔尊也想知道 - 青色羽翼 | Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know - Cyan Wings, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV), 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, All For The Game - Nora Sakavic, The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
( PDPH 9 - [All Fanfic] Dishonored (Video Games), BioShock 1 & 2 (Video Games), Revenge (1990) )
CLAIMED! PDPH 10 - The Slow Mo Guys – RPF, Inside No. 9 (TV), Star Trek: The Next Generation, Black Mirror (TV), Our Flag Means Death (TV), Severance (TV), The Thick of It (TV), Palo Santo - Years & Years (Music Video), Star Wars Original Trilogy, South Park RPF
( PDPH 11 - [All Fanfic] The Game and the Candle - Eleanor M. Ingram, Lucifer's Wife - Eleanor M. Ingram, Don Estevan's Honor - Eleanor M. Ingram )
CLAIMED!PDPH 12 - Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies), Leverage (US TV 2008), The Librarians (TV 2014), The Librarians: The Next Chapter (TV 2025), Star Wars Original Trilogy, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom, White Collar (TV 2009), DCU (Comics)
Creators Revealed and 2026 Announcement
Aug. 16th, 2025 10:53 pmlongficmod posting in fandom5kCreators are revealed, but the collection is still open for new works, of which we've had several already! And, of course, you can continue to read and comment to your heart's content.
Find more to read here!
Thank you to everyone who participated this year, and especially to all the pinch hitters who got us across the finish line--I appreciate you very much.
I also have an announcement to make:
Next year will be the tenth round of Fandom5K, if you can believe that! I've also decided it will be the last.
I've had a great time running this exchange, I've met some amazing people, and I've been delighted to see millions and millions of words posted to make other fans happy. However, ten years is a long time to do anything, and I'm ready to focus on personal projects. The exchange scene is much busier now than it was when CBMod and I kicked this off--hopefully participants can find plenty of other options throughout the year.
My plan is to retire the exchange rather than handing it over to a new mod, but of course anyone is welcome to start up an exchange on a similar theme. If you are interested in doing so and have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
To make the tenth and final year something we can all look forward to, two sub-announcements:
First, I plan to announce the 2026 schedule by 1 February, 2026.
Hopefully that way everyone who wants to join can plan ahead more easily, and hopefully I can keep myself from letting the schedule creep later and later every year, as it has a habit of doing.
Second, I am issuing an amnesty to anyone who defaulted late in 2025 or previous years, as long as that default occurred before the works due deadline.
That is, if you forgot to contact me during check-in week, or you checked in but then hit the default button before the deadline because something came up, you no longer need to create a make-up assignment to participate in the final round.
If you didn't default before the works due deadline--maybe you simply didn't show up on that date and never turned a work in, or you defaulted with an extension--I will still ask you to turn in a makeup assignment before signing up next year. This also may apply if you turned in a placeholder or your gift otherwise didn't fulfill our rules.
If you have any questions about how this amnesty applies to you, please let me know! I may take a little time to get back to you during the offseason, so I'd suggest asking early if you need to plan ahead.
Find more to read here!
Thank you to everyone who participated this year, and especially to all the pinch hitters who got us across the finish line--I appreciate you very much.
I also have an announcement to make:
Next year will be the tenth round of Fandom5K, if you can believe that! I've also decided it will be the last.
I've had a great time running this exchange, I've met some amazing people, and I've been delighted to see millions and millions of words posted to make other fans happy. However, ten years is a long time to do anything, and I'm ready to focus on personal projects. The exchange scene is much busier now than it was when CBMod and I kicked this off--hopefully participants can find plenty of other options throughout the year.
My plan is to retire the exchange rather than handing it over to a new mod, but of course anyone is welcome to start up an exchange on a similar theme. If you are interested in doing so and have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
To make the tenth and final year something we can all look forward to, two sub-announcements:
First, I plan to announce the 2026 schedule by 1 February, 2026.
Hopefully that way everyone who wants to join can plan ahead more easily, and hopefully I can keep myself from letting the schedule creep later and later every year, as it has a habit of doing.
Second, I am issuing an amnesty to anyone who defaulted late in 2025 or previous years, as long as that default occurred before the works due deadline.
That is, if you forgot to contact me during check-in week, or you checked in but then hit the default button before the deadline because something came up, you no longer need to create a make-up assignment to participate in the final round.
If you didn't default before the works due deadline--maybe you simply didn't show up on that date and never turned a work in, or you defaulted with an extension--I will still ask you to turn in a makeup assignment before signing up next year. This also may apply if you turned in a placeholder or your gift otherwise didn't fulfill our rules.
If you have any questions about how this amnesty applies to you, please let me know! I may take a little time to get back to you during the offseason, so I'd suggest asking early if you need to plan ahead.
Deadline Has Passed
Aug. 16th, 2025 10:20 pmtentaclemod posting in raremaleslashexPost deadline pinch hits will take me until tomorrow, but meanwhile some old ones are remaining here.
Tagset Clean Up
Aug. 15th, 2025 11:52 pmfic_in_a_box_mod posting in ficinaboxNavigation: Rules/General Info | AO3 Collection | Nominations Guidelines | Medium Nominations | Tagset | Mod Contact: ficinaboxmod@gmail.com OR Screened Mod Contact Post
Tagset Clean Up
This post is very specifically for issues with tags already in the tagset. If you have a question about a queried/rejected nomination or if you think tags you nominated got lost in the shuffle, please instead comment on the last Nominations Clarification post.
Your report must include:
- The tag(s)
- The fandom
- The issue and if necessary what needs to be changed to fix it.
Things to definitely report to us
- Wandering tags: These are tags that belong in one tagset fandom, but are showing up in others. This is usually caused by the fandoms being connected, but some tags just like to show up any ol place. Please indicate both the correct fandom and the fandom(s) being invaded.
- Misspellings: Please tell me the correct spelling.
- Duplicate tags: One will need to be removed, so please say which you would rather keep.
- Doubled disambiguation: Sometimes we do this by accident, I will trim it back off.
- Synning catastrophes: Sometimes a tag, or even a whole fandom, is synned to another thing in the tagset which then devours it. Make sure to tell me both the devoured tag/fandom and what is consuming it.
- Tones/diacritics: Did you nominate Jiang Cheng/Wei Wuxian (The Untamed) and now the tagset has Jiāng Chéng/Wèi Wúxiàn (The Untamed)? We'll fix this!
- Ambiguous tags: Does a relationship in your fandom use a codename/alias/assumed name/etc that could apply to more than one character? Let us know which characters.
- Confusing tags: Are you just not sure what a tag means? We might not be able to fix it, but we'd like to know.
- Mod whoopses: Did we say to do things one way and then went and accepted it the wrong way? Hopefully this won't happen often, but if it does please report it here!
- Other structural fixes: Things I missed that aren't on the lists below.
Things you don't need to report
- Crossover tags with ambiguous or AMT fandoms – we're happy to leave picking the specific adaptation up to the creator for those tags.
- Fandoms sorted into the wrong media category – official AO3 tag wranglers handle this, we don't have any control over it and thus can't fix it.
- Anything in the "Unassociated Characters & Relationships" bucket at the bottom.
- Weird spaces in your disambiguations: I probably put them there to fix some issue.
Nominations Clarification 5
Aug. 16th, 2025 12:14 amfic_in_a_box_mod posting in ficinaboxNavigation: Rules/General Info | AO3 Collection | Nominations Guidelines | Medium Nominations | Tagset | Mod Contact: ficinaboxmod@gmail.com OR Screened Mod Contact Post
Nominations Clarification 5
This is the last Nominations Clarification post.
All tags nominated on AO3 should now be either accepted or rejected. All tags nominated via google form should now be either accepted or queried.
If you can't find your tags in the tagset, first check this post and the other 4 clarification posts to see if we queried or rejected them and you just missed it. (You should be able to just ctrl+f on the comm's front page for your fandom.) If they're not there, then please comment on this post or email. AO3 nominators should include a link to their nominations page. Google form nominators should give us as much specific tag information as they remember.
If your AO3 tagset nominations were rejected and you don't understand why, we're happy to explain! Please comment on this post or email. Include a link to your AO3 nominations page so we can look at that.
If you were previously queried you might still be waiting for a reply because I prioritized getting this clarifaction out so everyone would have time to view it before the tagset clean up phase ends. I will catch up on replying to all of you tomorrow!
If you missed nominations or all your nominations were rejected, like in previous years we will open up a post for late nominations once sign ups open. We will require you to format your tags for that perfectly, though, so if you had your tags rejected and don't understand why you should probably ask us to explain! Comment on this post with a link to your nominations page, or email us with your link.
Find tagset errors? Right after this post goes up, we'll put up a post for tagset fixes, like duplicate tags and mispellings and other errors.
Here is a little FAQ about Nominations Clarification posts for those of you who haven't run into them before, hidden under a details tag now:
Here is a little FAQ about Nominations Clarification posts for those of you who haven't run into them before:
What/why is a Nominations Clarification post?
Nomination clarifications are queries about tags we find confusing and updates about tags or the tagset in general. The goal of nominations is to create a tagset of unambiguous, easy to understand tags that will be useful to participants and solidly within the scope of the exchange. The goal of a clarifications post is to keep all of our participants up-to-date regarding our nominations work and solicit feedback where necessary to create the most useful tagset we can.
Do I need to read the whole post?
No. You can just skim each clarification post to see if a fandom you're interested in requesting or offering has been mentioned. We recommend doing this even if you don't care very much how the tagset is organized in case we make some kind of huge blunder with your favorite fandom or OTP.
How do I reply to a Nominations Clarification post? Do I need a Dreamwidth account?
You don't need a Dreamwidth account because we have anonymous commenting turned on. If you comment anonymously, remember to check back for our reply! You can also email us at ficinaboxmod@gmail.com if you'd prefer.
There's a query about a fandom I'm familiar with, but I'm not the nominator. Can I tell you what I think?
Yes! If you are not the nominator but have relevant fandom knowledge about something, please speak up. Nominators don't always reply to our queries, so answers from other people in the fandom are often very helpful.
Why haven't you processed my nomination(s) yet?
Nominations can't be processed in a strictly first-in, first-out manner because of various backend reasons, so most likely we just haven't yet had a chance because of the large volume of submitted nominations. Double check our nominations clarification posts for your tag. If sign ups open and one or more of your tags is mysteriously still missing, please reach out.
My AO3 tagset nomination(s) were rejected but aren't discussed below, why did you reject them?
Most likely you failed to disambiguate your nominations, or made some other error — we reject incorrect tags rather than fixing them. You're welcome to post a link to your nominations slate if you'd like us to tell you why the tag(s) were rejected. You can attempt to re-nominated tags either on AO3 or via the form if you'd like.
However, there is a delay between us rejecting and us posting nominations clarifications! Literally as I post this post, other people on the tagmod team are approving/rejecting new tags. So your rejected tag might show up in a future clarification post
I have a nominations question not answered here or on the Nomination Guidelines. Can I ask on this post?
Yes! You can ask nominations questions on whichever nominations clarification post has been most recently posted, or you can ask on the Nomination Guidelines, or you can use the mod contact post, or you can email us. We're happy to help no matter how you get in contact!
New Mediums
We got a lot of new medium opt-in nominations this year! Also, one length opt-in nomination! Here's a list for you to gaze at, to help you get excited for sign ups.
There are 40 new mediums, so they're getting a details tag too. Click here to view!
- Length Opt-In: 900 words exactly
- Medium Opt-In: Art - Papercraft - Fanart
- Medium Opt-In: Art - Body Pillow Cover Style Art
- Medium Opt-In: Art - Character Possessions
- Medium Opt-In: Art - In-Universe Stage Performance Poster
- Medium Opt-In: Art - Medieval Illumination-Style Art
- Medium Opt-In: Art - Medieval Illumination-Style Illustration of a Scene From the Recipient's Fic
- Medium Opt-In: Art - Phone Wallpaper
- Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - Astrology Birth Chart Reading
- Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - Dating App/Dating Site Profile
- Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - Illustrated Fic
- Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - In-Universe Stage Performance Playbill Page
- Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - Tarot Card with Interpretation
- Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - Tarot Card Reading
- Medium Opt-In: Writing - Astrology Birth Chart Reading
- Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Transcript of Sports Match Commentary
- Medium Opt-In: Writing - Not!fic
- Medium Opt-In: Typographic Design - Calligraphy & Handlettering
- Medium Opt-In: Typographic Design - Calligraphy & Handlettering - In-Universe Longform
- Medium Opt-In: Typographic Design - Calligraphy & Handlettering - Epistolary
- Medium Opt-In: Typographic Design - In-Universe Style Guide
- Medium Opt-In: Typographic Design - Zine Page
- Medium Opt-In: Typographic Design - In-Universe Zine Page
- Medium Opt-In: Poetry - Double Abecedarian
- Medium Opt-In: Poetry - Cinquain
- Medium Opt-In: Audio - Filk Set To Public Domain Music (A Capella)
- Medium Opt-In: Audio - First Person In-Character Narration
- Medium Opt-In: Audio - Podfic with Freetalk
- Medium Opt-In: Audio - Podfic with Interjections & Narration Stumbles
- Medium Opt-In: Audio - Recorded Meta - Scripted
- Medium Opt-In: Audio - Recorded Meta - Unscripted
- Medium Opt-In: Instructions - Mocktail Recipe
- Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Craftwork - Pressed Botanicals
- Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Fanmix with Liner Notes
- Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Printable Dress-up Paper Doll
- Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Web Weave - Collage Style
- Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Crossword Puzzle
- Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Crossword Puzzle with Cryptic Clues
- Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Nonogram Logic Puzzle
- Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Raddle Puzzle
Queries
Google Forms nominations
- DC Extended Universe: Hartley Rathaway | Pied Piper & Wally West (Kid Flash) (DCEU) — Nominator, this seems to be a nomination for the Flash TV show. Is that the case? That TV show isn't part of the DCEU. If it is for the Flash TV show, we will accept under DC's Arrowverse.
- DC Extended Universe: Hartley Rathaway | Pied Piper/James Jesse | Trickster (DCEU) — Nominator, this seems to be a nomination for the Flash TV show. Is that the case? That TV show isn't part of the DCEU. If it is for the Flash TV show, we will accept under DC's Arrowverse.
- DC Extended Universe: Hartley Rathaway | Pied Piper/Wally West (Kid Flash) (DCEU) — Nominator, this seems to be a nomination for the Flash TV show. Is that the case? That TV show isn't part of the DCEU. If it is for the Flash TV show, we will accept under DC's Arrowverse.
- DC Extended Universe: Solo: Hartley Rathaway (DCEU) — Nominator, this seems to be a nomination for the Flash TV show. Is that the case? That TV show isn't part of the DCEU. If it is for the Flash TV show, we will accept under DC's Arrowverse.
- DC Extended Universe: Solo: The Rogues (Flash) (DCEU) — Nominator, this seems to be a nomination for the Flash TV show. Is that the case? That TV show isn't part of the DCEU. If it is for the Flash TV show, we will accept under DC's Arrowverse. Also, this was nominated with the label "Group:" which isn't allowed per our nomiantion guidelines, so we switched it to "Solo:"
- DCU (Comics): WB: Gotham vs. Metropolis (DC Comics) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?
- Sinkhole (Podcast): Solo: Original Character Thrown Out Of The Sinkhole (Sinkhole) — Nominator, could you let us know what the sinkhole is and if there are canonically people who are thrown out of it?
- 烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー | Ressha Sentai ToQger: WB: Rainbow Line (Ressha Sentai ToQger) — This seems like it might be a group of characters, which would make it more appriate for a Solo: tag. Is it a group?
- 烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー | Ressha Sentai ToQger: WB: Shadow Line (Ressha Sentai ToQger) — This seems like it might be a group of characters, which would make it more appriate for a Solo: tag. Is it a group?
Ao3 tagset nominations
- Dead by Daylight (Video Game): WB: Surviving In Between Trials (Dead by Daylight) — Nominator, we're not totally sure what this means but it reads like a prompt to us. Could you elaborate on what you meant by this and/or help us rephrase?
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim : Female Dragonborn/General Tullius (Elder Scrolls: Skyrim) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
- Haikyuu!! : WB: Bouncing Ball Corp. (Haikyuu!!) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
- Kingsman: The Secret Service (Movie): WB: Behind the scenes of the Kingsman organization — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?
- Original Work: Female General Who Returned/Female Childhood Friend He Wants to Marry/Hostage Princess General Has To Marry (OW) — Nominator, is it okay if we accept this as "Female General Who Returned/Female Childhood Friend She Wants to Marry/Hostage Princess General Has To Marry (OW)" or did you want the Female General to use he/him pronouns? If you did, we should probably rephrase the tag for clarity.
- Original Work: WB: Cyberpunk Dystopia (OW) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
- Schmigadoon! (TV): WB: Other Musical Lands (Schmigadoon!) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
- Slow Damage (Visual Novel): Madarame Kei/Towa (Slow Damage), Shiro/Towa (Slow Damage) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
- Smosh: Bit City Host/Sarah Christ (Smosh) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
- Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms - Mercedes Lackey: Alexander & Elena (Five Hundred Kingdoms), Alexander/Elena (Five Hundred Kingdoms), Solo: Elena (Five Hundred Kingdoms) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
- The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- (Video Game): WB: Actions of Anti-Exodus Faction (Hundred Line) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?
- The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- (Video Game): WB: Cryptoglobin memory sharing (Hundred Line) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us? (We also want to check if "Cryptoglobin" is the correct spelling because we did keep misreading it as "Cryptogolbin" although we're not sure what that would mean either.)
- The Magnus Archives (Podcast): Solo: Slaughter Avatar (The Magnus Archives) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
- Video Games: Devil May Cry (Gameverse): Dante/Vergil (DmC) — The "DmC" abbreviation is apparently specific to a different reboot so for extra clarity we've replaced this tag with "Dante/Vergil (DMC Gameverse)"—if you actually meant the Devil may Cry reboot from 2013, please let us know, but we think the capitalization situation was a tagset system whoops and not your actual intent.
- ウルトラマンブレーザー | Ultraman Blazar: Solo: SKaRD (team) (Ultraman Blazar) — Nominator, we're confused about why this is disambiguated with "(team)", could you please explain?
- 暴太郎戦隊ドンブラザーズ | Avataro Sentai Donbrothers: Solo: Donbrothers (team) (Avataro Sentai Donbrothers) — Per the wiki, "Donbrothers" may refer to several subsets of characters. Is the nominator sure this description will get them the characters they want? Also, it looks like there are only five in the main Donbrothers team, so would the nominator prefer to just nominate the five as an explicit group, so they can get a gift about all of them?
Rejected Tags
Ao3 tagset nominations
- Bandom: Bob Bryar/Brian Schechter (Bandom) — Unfortunately, we've decided that Brian Schechter doesn't meet our "famous in their own right" requirements, so we can't accept this tag.
- DCU (Comics): Trisana Chandler & Daja Kisubo & Briar Moss & Sandrilene fa Toren (Emelan) in Gotham City (DC Comics) — This was accepted in error. It has been replaced with the tag "Trisana Chandler & Daja Kisubo & Briar Moss & Sandrilene fa Toren (Emelan) in Batman (Comics)"
- Dead Boy Detectives (TV) : Jenny Green (Dead Boy Detectives)/Night Nurse (DCU) — This was rejected because it should have been nominated under Crossover Fandom. You're welcome to re-nominate it when late nominations open.
- Dead Boy Detectives (TV) : Kashi (Dead Boy Detectives)/Night Nurse (DCU) — This was rejected because it should have been nominated under Crossover Fandom. You're welcome to re-nominate it when late nominations open.
- Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling : WB: How do portraits work? (HP - JKR) — This was rejected because it's in the form of a question. We would like to rephrase it as a specific worldbuilding topic, although "WB: Portraits" is probably too close to a group. Maybe something like "WB: Creation of Magical Portraits (HP - JKR)"?
- Invisible Inc. (Video Game): WB: Agency operations post-canon (Invisible Inc) — WB: tags need to be phrased in an in-universe way. What's different about post-canon agency operations that you want worldbuilding about, or what event happened at the end of canon that might have impacted the agency?
- Men's Hockey RPF: Celeste Desjardins/Leon Draisaitl/Lauren Kyle/Connor McDavid (Men's Hockey RPF) — Two of the characters in this ship aren't ellibile. Celeste Desjardins is married to a men's hockey player, but isn't famous for men's hockey and so can't be nominated in the Men's Hockey RPF fandom. Lauren Kyle is married to a hockey player but does not seem to be famous in her own right, and so can't be nominated at all. If our research has failed us, please let us know.
- Midsomer Murders - All Media Types: All tags — Your tags were rejected because we don't accept All Media Types and other umbrella fandoms without discussion beforehand. When late nominations open, you can re-nominate your tags under a more specific fandom.
- NCIS (TV 2003): WB: HR and employees complaint management (NCIS 2003) — Sorry, nominator, but WB: tags need to be about fictional things instead of things that require research, and NCIS is a real thing with a real HR department. If I'm mistaken and there's something fictional about this, please let us know.
- Newsflesh Series - Mira Grant: WB: Orphans of the Rising (Newsflesh) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
- Ordem Paranormal (Web Series): WB: Typical Missions for the Pre-Canon Order (Ordem Paranormal) — WB: tags need to be phrased in an in-universe way. How was the order different pre-canon, or what pre-canon event changed the order such that missions would have been different then?
- Original Work: WB: Lovecraftian Horror (OW) — Nominator, this seems like a genre instead of a worldbuilding topic, could you elaborate about what you want? (Alternatively, you might find that what you want is covered under the fandom "Cthulhu Mythos - H. P. Lovecraft")
- Star Trek: The Original Series: WB: Rumors about Roddenberry's footnote (ST: TOS) — Nominator, we're not totally sure what this means but it definitely seems metatextual. All WB: tags need to be phrased in an in-universe way. What kind of worldbuilding were you hoping for?
- The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien: WB: In-world historians seeking primary sources about the Elder Days (LotR Books) — All WB: tags are required to be phrased in-universe so this tag doesn't need that clarification, but also this seems more like a prompt than a worldbuilding topic. Would something like "WB: Primary Sources About The Elder Days (LotR Books)" suit your needs?