ficinabox | Nominations Clarification 2 (Reply)

Nomination clarifications are queries and updates about tags we find confusing. 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.

Tags are separated by query vs rejection notice, form vs AO3 nomination, and then by fandom. You can respond anonymously to this post or logged in. If you are not the nominator but have relevant fandom knowledge about something, please speak up! If you have questions about nominations not covered in this post, please ask!

Tagset Technical Support

In Fic In A Box, we separate basic tagset maintenance like fixing incorrectly spelled tags or removing duplicates from the tagset moderation that requires making judgement calls. If you have a tagset problem or question that falls into the former camp, please head on over to the Tagset Technical Support post (link)! We've found over the past couple days that splitting these technical problems out into their own post does make it easier for us to keep track of them.

Fandom Combinations/Splits Decisions

Friends at the Table — We've decided to keep this together under the canonical Friends at the Table (Podcast)
Dimension 20 — Split out by setting/world, plus a catch-all for the one-off seasons.
- Dimension 20 - Spyre
- Dimension 20 - The Unsleeping City
- Dimension 20 - Calorum
- Dimension 20 - Other Seasons
Danganronpa — Combined under the canonical Dangan Ronpa Series

Queries

Google Forms nominations

.flow: WB: Flowing (.flow) — This is proving hard to google, can you let us know what this is?
.flow: WB: Sabitsuki's Computer (.flow) — Is Sabitsuki's computer different from other computers in some way, or is it only different because it belongs to Sabitsuki?
３月のライオン | March Comes in Like A Lion (Manga): All tags — Someone also nominated non-canonical Anime & Manga tag. We would like to hear from the nominators about combining/splitting the Manga and Anime.
Blue Lock: All tags — Nominatior, AO3's canonicals split this up into anime and manga. Which do you want? from people in the fandom what they think is best.
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu | Legend of the Galactic Heroes: WB: The 730 Mafia (LoGH) — Is this Tthe Year 730 Mafia? If so, this seems like a group, so this should be a Solo: tag. We would also accept a more specific tag that elaborates on the kind of worldbuilding you want. For example, "WB: Rumors About/Reputations Of The Year 730 Mafia"
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu | Legend of the Galactic Heroes: WB: The Earth Church (LoGH) — Is this the Earth Cult?
March Comes in Like A Lion (Anime & Manga): All tags — Someone nominated the AO3 canonical that's just manga. We would like to hear from the nominators about combining/splitting the Manga and Anime.
Naruto: WB: The Tailed Beasts Throughout History (Naruto) — We're going to accept as "WB: History Of The Tailed Beasts" so that we have a concrete worldbuilding subject to check works for.
Original Work: Dom Trainer/Dom Trainee/Sub Training Instrument (OW) — Is "Sub Training Instrument" supposed to be a person treated like an object, or an actual object?
Persona 5: WB: Social Links in Maruki's World (Persona 5) — "Social Links" seems to be the name for a game mechanic or something? We're really not sure. Nominator, can you explain what this tag means?
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: WB: Alternate Dimensions (YGO GX) — We already have a nomination for "WB: Dimension World (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)" -- is the Dimension World alternate universe canonically one of many alternate universes?
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: WB: Duel Spirits (YGO GX) — Duel Spirits are listed as characters on the YGO wiki — are they sentient? If so, this WB tag might be better as a Solo: tag...or as a more specific WB tag that elaborates on what worldbulding you want.
文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs: WB: The Ten Calamities (BSD) — Nominator, I'm having a hard time googling. What does this tag mean?

Ao3 tagset nominations

Dishonored (Video Games): WB: Outsider's Marked (Dishonored) — People who are marked by the Outsider are a group, so this should be a Solo: tag. Nominator, can you elaborate about what kind of worldbuilding you want about people who have the Outsider's mark?
Doctor Who (2005): WB: Bad Wolf (DW 2005) — Hey nominator, can you elaborate a little on what you're looking for from this tag? Bad Wolf is kind of a character, which would usually mean this should be a Solo: tag.
Dragon Age (Video Games): WB: Circle of Magi (Dragon Age) — This appears to be a group or organization. Nominator, what worldbuilding do you want about this group that isn't covered by switching this nomination to a Solo: tag?
Evil Dead Rise (2023): All tags — The canonical for this tag is apparently "Evil Dead (Movies 1981-2013)" despite this movie being from 2023, and we also have had someone else get permission to nominate under "Evil Dead (Movies & TV)" Nominator, hwould you be interested in us accepting your tags under the fandom "Evil Dead (Movies & TV)"? If you only want 2023 we're happy to accept as-is, we just want to offer.
Fallen Hero Series - Malin Rydén: Female Ortega/Female Sidestep (Fallen Hero) — The wiki seems to imply that Female Ortega's name is always Julia. Is that the case? If so, we'd like to accept as "Julia Ortega/Female Sidestep (Fallen Hero)" but if Female Ortega's name can be changed, we'll accept as-is.
Honor Harrington Series - David Weber: WB: Treecats (Honor Harrington) — Treecats seem to be sentient, so this could/should be a Solo: group tag. Nominator, what worldbuilding do you want about this group that isn't covered by switching this nomination to a Solo: tag?
House on Haunted Hill (1999): Dr Richard B Vannacutt & The House (House on Haunted Hill), Watson Pritchett & The House (House on Haunted Hill) — Is the house sentient? The wikipedia summary of the movie's plot makes it sound like there's an evil thing called The Darkness which is seperate from/possessing the house.
Tyranny (Video Game): WB: Beastwomen (Tyranny) — This appears to be a group. Nominator, what worldbuilding do you want about this group that isn't covered by switching this nomination to a Solo: tag? For example, we would accept a tag like "WB: Beastwomen Society" or "WB: Role of Beastwomen In Society" or a tag focusing on something more specific, such as "WB: Beastwomen Religion & Spirituality"
Tyranny (Video Game): WB: Forge-Bound (Tyranny) — This appears to be a group. Nominator, what worldbuilding do you want about this group that isn't covered by switching this nomination to a Solo: tag?
Tyranny (Video Game): WB: Sages' Guild (Tyranny) — This appears to be a group or organization. Nominator, what worldbuilding do you want about this group that isn't covered by switching this nomination to a Solo: tag?
Tyranny (Video Game): WB: School of Tides (Tyranny) — This appears to be a group or organization. Nominator, what worldbuilding do you want about this group that isn't covered by switching this nomination to a Solo: tag?

Rejected Tags

Google Forms nominations

.flow: WB: Sabitsuki's Backstory (.flow) — Sorry, nominator, this should be a prompt in a Solo: Sabitsuki request. If you would like us to accept this as Solo: Madotsuki, we can do that!
Fallout 4: WB: Cabot Family (Fallout 4) — This appears to be a group. Nominator, what worldbuilding do you want about this group that isn't covered by switching this nomination to a Solo: tag?
Fallout 4: WB: The Institute (Fallout 4) — The Institute is both a physical place and a fraction you can join. Nominator, what worldbuilding do you want about this group that isn't covered by switching this nomination to a Solo: tag? For example, are you looking for something like WB: The Institute Base or WB: The Institute's Organization and Logistics
Patchwork Canary - stillindigo: WB:Any (Patchwork Canary) — We'll add all the WB: Any tags to all fandoms at the end of nominations, so they don't need to be nominated!
Yume Nikki | Dream Diary: WB: Madotsuki's Backstory (Yume Nikki) — Sorry, nominator, this should be a prompt in a Solo: Madotsuki request. If you would like us to accept this as Solo: Madotsuki, we can do that!
Yume Nikki | Dream Diary: WB: Madotsuki's Dream Diary (Yume Nikki) — Is there an actual dream diary in the game, or is it just the name of the game?

Ao3 tagset nominations

If your nominations were rejected and are not listed here, they were incorrect or disallowed. Please review the nominations guidelines (link) or try out Google Form nominating.