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morgynleriHello all. A while ago, our previous mod, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fikgirl asked for volunteers to take over the com. Myself and sailorhathor have volunteered and been given the job.
What this means for the com is mostly that it keeps going, and doesn't die for lack of tending to things.
It also means a few new tags, which I'll be trying to tag past entries with over the next couple of weeks or so, and will explain here. I will be going through older entries and doing my best to tag any that aren't tagged, and working on creating any new fandom tags that might be needed.
I'd still appreciate if you tagged your own entries, both with the fandom tags and with rating and category tags. However, failing to do so will just mean I do so when going through new entries for the week and making sure things are tagged.
The change in moderators also means some other possible changes, which I will leave forsailorhathor to explain later, as she's got a better idea on what she's planning with that (and polling for).
New tags:
Rating tags
These aren't G-NC17 like the US movie ratings, but closer to what we see on AO3, as well as an "unrated" tag for those who prefer not to rate their fics.
"All" is something that's acceptable for anyone to read.
"Teen" would be rated PG or PG13, or "teen" on AO3.
"Adult" would be ratedd R or NC17, or "mature" or "explicit" on AO3.
"Unrated" is just that, and anything without a rating in the header will be tagged with this. It does not mean the person needs to rate their fic.
"Rating: help!" will also be there for those who'd like to rate their fic, and are uncertain what to use - and it will allow me to take a look and see if I can't figure out a rating. Because fics left untagged for rating, without a rating in the header, will be marked as "unrated".
Category tags
These are simply to allow someone to find specific sorts of fic. Het, slash, gen, mixed, with mixed meaning that it could be both het and slash. Anything where there's no identification in the header of what it is will be marked "category: unknown", and while I'd appreciate people making it easier for me to tag for this, I'm not going to force the issue.
I hope they're otherwise self-explanatory, and if someone doesn't care to categorize their fic in this manner, I'm more than willing to let "category: unknown" stand when self-tagged as such.
Neither of the above new tags mean that I insist you rate or categorize your story. That's why "unrated" and "category unknown" will exist. They're to allow for those stories which are difficult to fit into the system or those authors who do not wish to use this system.
If you have a problem with the tag I put on there while tagging for rating or category, PM me, or email me at morgynleri@gmail.com, and I'll do what I can to resolve the issue.
Existing tags:
Fandom tags will remain, and if there's a fandom without a tag, let me know, and I'll see about making a tag for it. If there aren't many stories for it on the com, and the tag does not already exist, there will be a "fandom: tag needed" tag, or a "fandom: small fandom" tag.
I'm also thinking of changing the format slightly, so that all fandom tags have the format "fandom: name", although I won't implement that until I've finished adding the new tags. What do you think about making that change?
[Poll #1775791]
fikgirl asked for volunteers to take over the com. Myself and sailorhathor have volunteered and been given the job.What this means for the com is mostly that it keeps going, and doesn't die for lack of tending to things.
It also means a few new tags, which I'll be trying to tag past entries with over the next couple of weeks or so, and will explain here. I will be going through older entries and doing my best to tag any that aren't tagged, and working on creating any new fandom tags that might be needed.
I'd still appreciate if you tagged your own entries, both with the fandom tags and with rating and category tags. However, failing to do so will just mean I do so when going through new entries for the week and making sure things are tagged.
The change in moderators also means some other possible changes, which I will leave for
sailorhathor to explain later, as she's got a better idea on what she's planning with that (and polling for).New tags:
Rating tags
These aren't G-NC17 like the US movie ratings, but closer to what we see on AO3, as well as an "unrated" tag for those who prefer not to rate their fics.
"All" is something that's acceptable for anyone to read.
"Teen" would be rated PG or PG13, or "teen" on AO3.
"Adult" would be ratedd R or NC17, or "mature" or "explicit" on AO3.
"Unrated" is just that, and anything without a rating in the header will be tagged with this. It does not mean the person needs to rate their fic.
"Rating: help!" will also be there for those who'd like to rate their fic, and are uncertain what to use - and it will allow me to take a look and see if I can't figure out a rating. Because fics left untagged for rating, without a rating in the header, will be marked as "unrated".
Category tags
These are simply to allow someone to find specific sorts of fic. Het, slash, gen, mixed, with mixed meaning that it could be both het and slash. Anything where there's no identification in the header of what it is will be marked "category: unknown", and while I'd appreciate people making it easier for me to tag for this, I'm not going to force the issue.
I hope they're otherwise self-explanatory, and if someone doesn't care to categorize their fic in this manner, I'm more than willing to let "category: unknown" stand when self-tagged as such.
Neither of the above new tags mean that I insist you rate or categorize your story. That's why "unrated" and "category unknown" will exist. They're to allow for those stories which are difficult to fit into the system or those authors who do not wish to use this system.
If you have a problem with the tag I put on there while tagging for rating or category, PM me, or email me at morgynleri@gmail.com, and I'll do what I can to resolve the issue.
Existing tags:
Fandom tags will remain, and if there's a fandom without a tag, let me know, and I'll see about making a tag for it. If there aren't many stories for it on the com, and the tag does not already exist, there will be a "fandom: tag needed" tag, or a "fandom: small fandom" tag.
I'm also thinking of changing the format slightly, so that all fandom tags have the format "fandom: name", although I won't implement that until I've finished adding the new tags. What do you think about making that change?
[Poll #1775791]
