Nominations Clarification 3

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!

Nominations closing soon

Nominations close today! We will then enter tagset clean up. There will probably be at least one more nomination clarification after this, possibly two more, as we work on clearing out the AO3 tagset nominations and the sheet nominations. A big benefit of the longer tagset clean up phase this year is that it should give us ample time for clarification of late submitted tags. Once we enter sign ups, we will stop work on tagset clarification so that we can focus on the next phase of the event.

While you're thinking about sign ups, we'd encourage you to stop by the Fandom Promo post (link) to browse promos or post your own!

Recursive fandoms in need of additional interested participants

Per our rules for nominating new recursive fandoms, we need either either proof of an established fandom for the nominated work or 3 participants who are interested in the fandom. In addition to the one we mentioned last time, we have several more nominations for recursive fandoms that are in need of 1-2 more interested parties. If you would be interested in requesting, offering, or pinch hitting for any of the following fandoms, please follow the associated link and leave a comment.

Batstallion - c_art (DFE)

Fandom: DCU (Comics)
Very brief summary: wild west au fancomic with Jason, Bruce, and Dick
Link to work: Here on AO3
Where to comment: This can now be nominated!

The Agreement - Tavina (DFE)

Fandom: Original Work
Very brief summary: M/M pseudohistorical Original Work set in republic era-ish China, where two men who used to be friends where one is rich and one is poor and both want custody of their nephew!
Link to work: Here on AO3
Where to comment: This can now be nominated!

under the olive grove - embraidery (DFE)

Fandom: Original Work
Very brief summary: estranged childhood friends to lovers + class differences set in classical greek inspired setting
Link to work: Here on AO3
Where to comment: This can now be nominated!

Eernal Lies - westwind & sphinx & Tol Ailin & nextworldover & apprenticebard & Kelardry & hearts (DFE)

Fandom: Call of Cthulhu
Very brief summary: Ten years ago, a team of occult investigators banded together to prevent the summoning of an ancient and monstrous evil. They failed. The world looks the same as it always has... for now. It is 1934, and a team has been hired by the daughter of one of the two surviving investigators-- who has just recently died-- to find out what happened to her father and perhaps to set right what once went wrong.
Link to work: Here on glowfic
Where to comment if you'd request, offer, or pinch hit for this fandom: Here on the Nominations Guidelines! Please sign your comment if you are commenting anonymously.

A More Satisfying Vengeance - SassySnowperson (DFE)

Fandom: Original Work
Very brief summary: A More Satisfying Vengeance by SassySnowperson is an OW Cruel King's Widowed Husband/New King set in medieval times. Not quite love at first sight but they fall for each other over the course of an evening with excellent hurt/comfort.
Link to work: Here on AO3
Where to comment: This can now be nominated!

Surrender Denied - SassySnowperson (DFE)

Fandom: Original Work
Very brief summary: Surrender Denied by SassySnowperson is an OW Winning General/Respected Opposing General Who is Their Postwar Arranged Marriage Spouse, an arranged marriage IN SPACE with world building and two very competent men!
Link to work: Here on AO3
Where to comment: This can now be nominated!

Queries

Google Forms nominations

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game): Expedition 33 & Expedition 33 (Clair Obscur) — Does this mean "Any Expedition 33 Member & Any Expedition 33 Member (Clair Obscur)"?
Crossover Fandom: Gotham City (DCU Comics) & Any Fear Entity from The Magnus Archives — Our nomination guidelines say, "We will not accept inanimate objects, inanimate locations, vague concepts, or platonic ideals as characters. Animals, canonically thinking/feeling objects, and canonically thinking/feeling locations are fine!" Is Gotham canonically thinking/feeling?
DCU (Comics): Gotham City & Jason Todd (DC Comics) — Our nomination guidelines say, "We will not accept inanimate objects, inanimate locations, vague concepts, or platonic ideals as characters. Animals, canonically thinking/feeling objects, and canonically thinking/feeling locations are fine!" Is Gotham canonically thinking/feeling?
DCU (Comics): Solo: Gotham City (DC Comics) — Our nomination guidelines say, "We will not accept inanimate objects, inanimate locations, vague concepts, or platonic ideals as characters. Animals, canonically thinking/feeling objects, and canonically thinking/feeling locations are fine!" Is Gotham canonically thinking/feeling?
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: The Bulb (D20) — We think this might be too close to a Solo: nomination, but we're not sure whether or not The Hungry counts as a character! We would appreciate more information about that. Alternatively, the nominator could let us know what specific worldbuilding they're looking for on this subject.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: The Hungry One (D20) — We think this might be too close to a Solo: nomination, but we're not sure whether or not The Hungry counts as a character! We would appreciate more information about that. Alternatively, the nominator could let us know what specific worldbuilding they're looking for on this subject.
Doki Doki Literature Club! (Visual Novel): WB: The Game Without The Player's Influence (DDLC) — Nominator, we're not sure what this means. Could you clarify for us?
Fire Emblem: Kakusei | Fire Emblem: Awakening: Solo: Future Kids (FE:A) — Are these canonical future kids? Is there another name (or, more specific name) for this group?
Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon): Alastor's Shadow/Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel) — We need more information about characters' shadows. Are they separate thinking/feeling characters in this canon?
Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon): Alastor's Shadow/Angel Dust's Shadow (Hazbin Hotel) — We need more information about characters' shadows. Are they separate thinking/feeling characters in this canon?
Katekyou Hitman Reborn!: WB: Box Weapon Animals (Katekyou Hitman Reborn!) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?
Original Work: Solo: Nonbinary Person Who Needs to Pee but Won't Use Public Bathroom (OW) — This was nominated twice in a row! Did you mean to nominate a different tag?
Original Work: WB: Civilian's Impressions of Superhero Group (OW) — Nominator, we're not really sure if this is a worldbuilding topic. Could you elaborate a little about what you're thinking? It seems to us like this might be covered by "Civilians & Superhero Group (OW)"
Original Work: WB: Human's Impressions of Alien Species (OW) — Nominator, we're not really sure if this is a worldbuilding topic. Could you elaborate a little about what you're thinking? It seems to us like this might be covered by "Humans & Aliens (OW)"
Smokey and the Bandit (1977): Bandit/Original Male Character(s) (Smokey and the Bandit) (Smokey and the Bandit) — We don't allow tags with "(s)". Any request for a group of characters can be filled with just one of those characters or with multiple . Do you want the singular or plural version of this tag?
Stargate - Live Action: Solo: Any Military Character (Bluestone 42) in Stargate Atlantis (Stargate LA) — Nominator, just letting you know in case you lost track of this—you nominated this under Stargate - Live Action, but we approved it under Crossover Fandom.
Superman (Movie 2025): WB: Opinion/Rumors About The Superharem (Superman 2025) — Nominator, we also have a nomination for "WB: Superman Secret Harem Conspiracy Theories (Superman 2025)" and of course we can see that this WB tags are subtly different, but we wanted to know if there was any possibility that you and the other nominator would be able to settle on a single tag, for matching purposes. If not, that's okay, and we will accept both tags as-is.

Ao3 tagset nominations

DCU (Comics): WB: Red Hood Inc Paperwork (DC Comics) — This is already in the tagset, but on second look we can't figure out what Red Hood Inc is. What does this tag mean? Is Red Hood Inc. canon?
Dinotopia - James Gurney: WB: Relationship with the modern world (Dinotopia - James Gurney) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?
Doki Doki Literature Club! (Visual Novel): WB: The game without the player's influence (Doki Doki Literature Club) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us? Also, WB: tags need to be phrased in an in-universe way, although we're not sure how much that rule applies to this tag.
Haikyuu!! : WB: Inner Politics of Pro Volleyball Teams (Haikyuu!!) — We need more information about this nomination. Do volleyball teams in Haikyuu!! have significantly different social dynamics than real-life teams? What kind of "politics" does a volleyball team have? Is this a request for politics between members of one team, or the politics between different teams?
KPop Demon Hunters (2025): WB: Fan Interpretations of the Movie's Finale (KPDH) — WB: tags should be phrased in an in-universe way. Nominator, what part of the aftermath of the movie's finale are you looking for worldbuilding about? We will accept as "WB: Fan Interpretations Of The Final Saja Boys Concert (KPDH)" — if this doesn't meet the nomatinor's needs, please comment below and we'll work out a different tag.
Superman (Movie 2025): WB: Superman Secret Harem Conspiracy Theories (Superman 2025) — Nominator, we also have a nomination for "WB: Opinion/Rumors About The Superharem (Superman 2025)" and of course we can see that this WB tags are subtly different, but we wanted to know if there was any possibility that you and the other nominator would be able to settle on a single tag, for matching purposes. If not, that's okay, and we will accept both tags as-is.
Teen Wolf (TV): WB: Born Versus Bitten Wolves (Teen Wolf) — We're not totally sure what this nomination means. Would "WB: Differences Between Born And Bitten Wolves (Teen Wolf)" work, or does this tag mean something else?
逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney: Sebastian Debeste & Franziska von Karma (Ace Attorney), Sebastian Debeste & Kay Faraday (Ace Attorney), Sebastian Debeste & Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney) — The official translation of Sebastian Debeste is Eugene Winner. Does it make sense to use that name instead for the tagset?

Rejected Tags

Google Forms nominations

Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery: WB: Any (Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery) (AOGG) — We're rejecting this tag because we will add all WB: Any tags to the tagset after nominations close.
D.Gray-man (Anime & Manga): WB: Fallen Ones (DGM) — 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.
D.Gray-man (Anime & Manga): WB: Recent Bookman History (DGM) — We realize that "History of [Group]" is a fairly common WB: tag format, but we're concerned this might be a little close to "WB: Backstory of [Group]" which is a type of WB tag we don't allow. Could you elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for? (Also, in hopes that you don't feel singled out, I want you to know I have made a note for myself to review all of our "WB: History of..." nominations before the next round starts to see if this is a problem in other similarly phrased tags.)
DCU (Comics): Jason Todd & Any Red Hood Henchperson(s) (DC Comics) — Nominator, we can't accept this as-is because we don't allow nominations with "(s)". We can approve it as singular or plural—because of our exchange rules, the plural version does also opt requesters into the singular version.
DCU (Comics): WB: Interrogation Of Any Red Hood Henchperson (DC Comics) — Nominator, this is a prompt rather than a worldbuilding topic. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
DCU (Comics): WB: Justice League Mission Report (DC Comics) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
DCU (Comics): WB: Mission Report From The Batcomputer (DC Comics) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: Deus-Pa'Zuul (D20) — 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.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: FDA | Fellowship of Destiny's Architects (D20) — 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.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: House Rocks (D20) — 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.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: Neverafter - The Authors (D20) — 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.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: The Great Beasts (D20) — 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.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: The Order of the Spinning Star (D20) — 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.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: The Traveling Swirler Sisters (D20) — 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.
Fallout: New Vegas: WB: After the Second Battle of Hoover Dam (Fallout: New Vegas) — Nominator, this is a period of time instead of a specific worldbuilding topic. What aspect(s) of this period of time are you looking for worldbuilding about?
Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature (Audio Drama): Solo: Original Harbridge Student(s) Studying Anterra (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature) — We don't allow tags with "(s)". Any request for a group of characters can be filled with just one of those characters or with multiple. Also, this OC description is too detailed for an original character outside of the Original Work fandom. Do you want "Solo: Original Harbridge Student (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature)" (singular) or "Solo: Original Harbridge Students (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature)" (plural)
Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature (Audio Drama): Solo: Original Peking University Student(s) Studying Anterra (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature) — We don't allow tags with "(s)". Any request for a group of characters can be filled with just one of those characters or with multiple. Also, this OC description is too detailed for an original character outside of the Original Work fandom. Do you want "Solo: Original Peking Student (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature)" (singular) or "Solo: Original Peking Students (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature)" (plural)
Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature (Audio Drama): WB: Gods & Monsters (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature) — 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.
ONE - Cheesy Hfj (Web Series): Solo: Any Female ONE Contestant(s) (ONE - Cheesy Hfj) — We don't allow tags with "(s)". Any request for a group of characters can be filled with just one of those characters or with multiple. Do you want the singular or plural version of this tag?
ONE - Cheesy Hfj (Web Series): Solo: Any First Episode ONE Contestant(s) (ONE - Cheesy Hfj) — We don't allow tags with "(s)". Any request for a group of characters can be filled with just one of those characters or with multiple. Do you want the singular or plural version of this tag?
The Avengers (Marvel Movies): WB: Any Avengers Comms Transcript (Avengers) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
The Avengers (Marvel Movies): WB: Any Avengers Mission Report (Avengers) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
The Avengers (Marvel Movies): WB: Any Shield Mission Report (Avengers) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game): WB: Any Witcher School (Witcher Games) — 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.
銀魂 | Gintama (Anime & Manga): WB: Shiroyasha (Gintama) — This seems like the title of a person, which would make it a little too close to a Solo: nomination. We 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.

Ao3 tagset nominations

15th Century CE RPF: Solo: I. Mátyás magyar király (15th Century CE RPF) — This was rejected for incorrect capitalization, but a curious google brought us to this Wikipedia page—this seems to be the Hungarian name for "Hunyadi Matyas" who is nominated in a different 15th Century CE RPF tag. If that's the case, please re-nominate under that name. If Wikipedia has lied to us (very possible) and these are actually two different people who need to be nominated under separate names, please let us know!
Betrayal at House on the Hill: WB: Backstories of the Entities Inhabiting the House (Betrayal at House on the Hill) — We don't accept WB tags with "Backstory" in them. Also, we're not really sure what this tag means, but it seems to be about a group of characters, which would probably be better for a Solo: nomination. Could the nominator help us out so we can find a rephrasing that works?
Betrayal at House on the Hill: WB: Backstories of the Rooms (Betrayal at House on the Hill) — We don't accept WB tags with "Backstory" in them. Also, we're not really sure what this tag means. Could the nominator help us out so we can find a rephrasing that works?
Betrayal at House on the Hill: WB: How Betrayals Work During Haunts (Betrayal at House on the Hill) — Nominator, this is phrased like a prompt instead of a worldbuilding topic. What kind of worldbuilding are you looking for?
Final Fantasy XIV: WB: IVth Legion Beastmasters (FFXIV) — 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.
Haikyuu!! : WB: Articles about Volleyball Matches (Haikyuu!!) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
Haikyuu!! : WB: Kodzuken's Social Media Presence (Haikyuu!!) — This WB: tag would be better as optional details under a Solo: request. "
Haikyuu!! : WB: Social Media Discussions of Pro Volleyball Players (Haikyuu!!) — We would like to rephrase to ""WB: Internet Discussions of Pro Volleyball Players (Haikyuu!!)"" so that the exact medium of the discussion (social media, forum posts, etc) can be left up to creator discussion, possible influenced by selected tags. We don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. "
House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski: WB: How the House Works (HoL - Danielewski) — We don't accept WB: tags with phrasing like this because it's too close to a prompt/question. Nominator, could you elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle: WB: Non-Player Characters (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) — Groups of characters can't be nominated as WB tags, only as Solo: tags. We're happy to accept this as a Solo: tag, but we'd also be interested in hearing what kind of worldbuilding the nominator wanted about this group. Please keep in mind that WB: tags need to be phrased in an in-universe way.
KinnPorsche: The Series (TV): WB: Family History (KinnPorsche) — We realize that "History of [Group]" is a fairly common WB: tag format, but we're concerned this might be a little close to "WB: Backstory of [Group]" which is a type of WB tag we don't allow. Could you elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for? (Also, in hopes that you don't feel singled out, I want you to know I have made a note for myself to review all of our "WB: History of..." nominations before the next round starts to see if this is a problem in other similarly phrased tags.)
Riverdale (TV 2017): WB: The Gang Returning to an Altered Present Timeline (Riverdale) — Nominator, this is phrased like a prompt instead of a worldbuilding topic. What kind of worldbuilding are you looking for?
The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien: Aragorn/Halbarad (Tolkien) — These were disambiguated incorrectly but we thought you might be confused about why, so here's an explanation: you selected the canonical (official) tags instead of writing a tag with a more specific disambiguation. Per the Nominations Guidelines, we need disambiguations that are clear about which specific fandom a tag is nominated under, so tags under this fandom should be disambiguated with "Aragorn/Halbarad (LotR - Tolkien)" or similar. You can re-nominate via the form if you are out of nomination slots.
The Magnus Archives (Podcast): WB: Lukas Family History (TMA) — We realize that "History of [Group]" is a fairly common WB: tag format, but we're concerned this might be a little close to "WB: Backstory of [Group]" which is a type of WB tag we don't allow. Could you elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for? (Also, in hopes that you don't feel singled out, I want you to know I have made a note for myself to review all of our "WB: History of..." nominations before the next round starts to see if this is a problem in other similarly phrased tags.)
The Magnus Archives (Podcast): WB: Original Statement (The Magnus Archives) — It's come to our attention that this is a prompt for an in-universe media type, rather than a worldbuilding topic, so it will be removed from the tagset. Nominator, what kind of worldbuilding about statements are you looking for? We'd be happy to put a replacement tag into the tagset for you.
天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù: WB: Ghost City Local Newspapers & Articles (TGCF) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù: WB: Manual on Ghost Types (TGCF) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021): WB: Ghost Valley Recipes (Word of Honor) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021): WB: Notes & Textbooks from Healer Valley (Word of Honor) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
黄金の太陽 | Golden Sun Series: WB: The Years Immediately After The Return of Alchemy (Golden Sun) — Nominator, this is a period of time instead of a specific worldbuilding topic. What aspect(s) of this period of time are you looking for worldbuilding about?
黄金の太陽 | Golden Sun Series: WB: Vale's Refugees Moving To Kalay Or Rebuilding Nearby (Golden Sun) — Nominator, this is too close to a Solo: group nomination and we would like to rephrase. Maybe something like "WB: Logistics of Vale Refugees' Move To Kalay" although you might want worldbuilding about some different aspect of their resettlement.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

From: (Anonymous)

The Magnus Archives - WB: Original Statement

I had thought it more as a statement about original characters? Perhaps then Solo: Original Human Characters (The Magnus Archives) would fit best? Otherwise, if it is considered a prompt then I could put it as an idea in the Dear Creator Letter?

-Cail_Jei

From:

shadaras

not a mod, but I think that "Solo: Original Statement Maker (TMA)" would be clearer than "Solo: Original Human Character (TMA)"

Re: The Magnus Archives - WB: Original Statement

From: (Anonymous) - Date: 2025-08-12 08:52 pm (UTC) - Expand

Re: The Magnus Archives - WB: Original Statement

From:

fic_in_a_box_mod - Date: 2025-08-15 02:54 am (UTC) - Expand

From:

echotunes

Not the nominator for either, but I think I can help for these!:

WB: Fan Interpretations of the Movie's Finale (KPDH) - This is phrased in an in-universe way! The movie's finale is (in simplified terms) a concert by the boyband Saja Boys (who are secretly demons), which many thousands of people are demonically bewitched/compelled/brainwashed to go to. The Saja Boys' plan is to steal all these people's souls via their evil demon music performance. The three main characters of the movie, the members of the girlgroup Huntr/x who are also the titular demon hunters, crash said concert, and basically kill the Saja Boys on stage. The tag is (I can only assume) about how the in-universe fans of the two bands interpret this - since everyone who attended the concert was brainwashed and presumably has no memory of what actually happened (people in-universe do not know about demons existing), the up-and-coming rising stars Saja Boys with millions of fans worldwide have suddenly disappeared off the face of the earth, and Huntr/x are back together despite having had an extremely public breakup live on stage at the K-Pop Awards show that took place right before this evil brainwashing concert.
Maybe a rephrase to "WB: Fan Interpretations Of The Final Saja Boys Concert (KPDH)" or something similar could help make this tag less ambiguous?
Edit: ...I just realised the "in-universe" part of your note is probably about the "movie finale" part, not the "fan interpretations" part. Well, my rephrase suggestion still stands? ^^"

WB: The Game Without The Player's Influence (DDLC) - DDLC is a game that gets extremely 4th-wall-breaking about the fact that it is a game being played by a player, initially presented as a cute dating sim and then warped to become a horror fest. The reason for this is that one of the characters, Monica, is in love with the player (4th wall breaking style), and warps the "cute dating sim" story to hurt the other girls (such as by driving them to self-harm and/or suicide) and ultimately delete them from the story entirely, leaving the game as an experience of just Monica monologuing to the player behind the screen about how much she loves them. I would assume this tag is about what the characters' lives would look like if the Player never existed for Monica to fall in love with and obsess over, and the girls were just living their in-universe, non-4th-wall-broken lives of running a high school literature club together.

Hope this helps! If either nominator does weigh in, though, then of course feel free to take their word over mine.

Edited (correction about KPDH tag) Date: 2025-08-12 05:31 pm (UTC)

From: (Anonymous)

Hello! DDLC tag nominator here! That's exactly what I meant with my tag, actually!

The game makes it very clear that the versions of the characters we (the player) see are not how they'd act of their own volition, since Monika breaks the 4th wall and changes the other characters' personalities in an attempt to drive the player away from them and closer to her. We see glimpses of their real selves throughout canon, and I'd just love to see how they'd behave in a world completely free of the player's influence!

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