Fandom Transfer (Nominations Pre-Gaming)

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Nominations Pre-Gaming

Nominations pre-gaming is the first stage of Fic In A Box. We transfer fandom and relationship tags from last year's tagset to this year's tagset by request. This year, pre-gaming will end on August 2nd, at which point we will move into normal nominations.

FAQ: How is this different from nominations? Should new participants transfer tags from last year's tagset? Wait, what are the tags even needed for? How does this work on the mod end?

How is this different from nominations?

Nominating is a lot more involved than this! Instead of giving us a list and having us go "Okay!" and adding tags immediately to the tagset, nominating involves participants typing out each tag they want in the correct format, then the mods and their helpers have to look at each tag to make sure there are no problems with it.

There are over 15,000 relationship-field tags in last year's tagset which have already been checked and approved last year or in years before. Since the format of our relationship nominations is always the same, transferring correctly formatted tags from last year's tagset to this year's tagset saves both participants and mods a whole ton of work, especially since many returning participants will want a similar slate of nominations this year as they did last year.

Should new participants transfer tags from last year's tagset?

Yes, please do! Last year's tagset is linked below. You can browse it to find tags you're interested in and transfer them just like returning participants.

Wait, what are the tags even needed for?

Tags are used during the sign up phase to fill out requests and offers. More about that here (link).

How does this work on the mod end?

We have a huge spreadsheet with all the tags and their associated fandoms into it, and AO3's tagset backend has a "batch load" page that lets us add in a bunch of tags at once as long as they're formatted correctly. The need for correct formatting is why we ask for individual tags in such a strange way below when you're asking for specific tags from a large fandom.

Reminders, Updates, & Queries

• Tags with "(s)" in them will not be transferred; you can nominate a replacement if you want one when nominations open.
• "WB: Any" tags do not need to be transferred; we add them automatically to every fandom during nominations cleanup.
• Untransferable fandoms: One fandom can't be transferred because we've been asked to split the fandom into two different fandoms in this year's tagset:
• Empires SMP splitting into Empires Season 1 and Empires Season 2
• Untransferrable relationship-field tags: Aside from relationship-field tags with "(s)" in them, there are a handful of other relationship-field tags from last year's tagset which can't be transferred. Specific reasons for each tag are listed in the linked list below.
• List of non-transferrable tags
• Spot any mistakes in last year's tagset? Wandering tags should be on the non-transferable tags list (linked above), but if you find something we missed, we'd love to know.
• Has something about your fandom changed? If there have been changes to your fandoms that would change the fandom tag, this is a good time to let us know about those. This is especially true if a fandom nominated separately last year is in danger of synning into a larger fandom this year.
• These fandoms have had their names changed from last year, many of them due to updated canonicals on AO3. Please ask for these by the new name, as they are already changed in the batch load list: Changed Fandom List

How to transfer

There are a few limits on what you can transfer:

• Each person can only request 10 fandoms be transferred. If you need more fandoms than that for some reason, please use the regular nominations process to nominate everything else. (If posting anon, please sign a name!)
• For fandoms with 39 or fewer relationship tags, we will transfer all relationship tags. Use the instructions under "Transferring Full Fandoms" below.
• For fandoms with 40+ relationship tags, you can only ask for 20 relationships to be transferred. Use the instructions under "Transferring Specific Tags From Fandoms" below.
• More than one person can ask for relationships to be transferred from a fandom!

Note that the transferring process will only work for tags that were in last year's tagset and will only transfer those tags exactly as they appeared in that tagset!

Tagsets

2024 Tagset: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/20083

2025 Tagset: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/24036

If I say your noms have been transferred but you can't find them in the tagset, please let me know!

Transferring Full Fandoms

Please reply to this post with your list with each fandom on a new line. Fandoms must be exactly as they appear in the tagset (not including the number in brackets) or the import will fail.

Transferring Specific Tags From Fandoms

Please reply to this post with your fandom and the tags you want transferred in batch load format (Fandom,Relationship,Relationship,Relationship), with each fandom on a new line. All tags must be exactly as they appear in the 2024 tagset (not including the number in brackets) or the import will fail.

Do not include "WB: Any"! These tags will be added to every fandom at the end of nominations, so do not need to be transferred here!

Full batch load format list of all fandoms from the 2024 tagset: (link)