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I'm bored. Nominations are open now. They will close at the normal time.

Nominations are open!

You can nominate eight fandoms and eight characters from each. Nominations will be open until Tuesday September 8, 23:59 Zulu time.

All traditional fandoms are eligible. RPF has a few special rules that you can read about in the faq. Fanworks as fandoms will be determined on a case by case basis.

Comment on this post about your thoughts on allowing videos and podfics. Please include if you would request or offer either.

Comments

[jordannamorgan]

Just so you know, I tried to nominate "Fullmetal Alchemist" under the "all media types" tag, but AO3 wouldn't let me. I had to do it instead under the tag of "2003 anime" (which I prefer... but most other people don't). Bizarrely, the error I got was telling me to use the tag I had used, but it didn't accept the submission until I changed it!

...Mind you, I always have difficulties with AO3, so. *shrug*

[carmarthen]

I have no problem allowing either videos or podfic, but wouldn't request either.

[snickfic]

Are we doing the Buffyverse as a single fandom again this year?

[crantz]

Two tricky ones from me. I nominated an urban legend like last year - the alligators in the sewers one instead of the phantom passenger and the lego research institute which was a yuletide fandom but did not end up as a canonized tag, neither the fandom or the characters. I put them as they appear in the yuletide story.

[fleurlb]

I'd request a video or a fan mix, but I'm not sure if that's fair to ask for a video when I'm only creating a short fic. But then I have no idea what goes into a video, but I have a feeling they're super complicated and time-consuming.

[elleth]

I'm sorry if this is being pushy, especially if you're busy at the moment - but would it be possible to approve the Tolkien-based tag sets? I know several people have been wondering about them and would like to coordinate nominations. Thank you. :)

[we_protect_each_other]

Hi! I have a question about nominating characters from two different series with an overlapping character.

The Fate/ franchise is a very complicated, convoluted series. However, there are two recent anime that are the main thing I'm interested in that have a few but not very many fics, so I was interested in nominating a set of characters from both. While these two shows (their show-specific tags are 'Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (Anime 2014)' and 'Fate/Zero' respectively) are within the same continuity, the latter is a prequel to the former. The stories take place ten years apart, and the character overlap in most cases is more like continuity-nod than it is two different shows about the same set of characters. The "main player" casts are very different in terms of composition and dynamic, hence why I'm hoping that both can be nominated rather than lumping them all together. If allowed to nominate both in their separate categories, three of my four characters for each would be different.

But then, there is this character tag: Arturia Pendragon | Saber

She is one of the very few characters who plays a significant, primary role in both anime. (Some time-weirdness and magic are involved.) If it's possible, I'd like to see her in both categories (if you allow them to be separate) because the characters she would be nominated with would be completely different in that case. However, I know that a technical limitation on AO3 doesn't allow me to nominate her twice.

I did not know if this was something you didn't like the sound of, didn't want to deal with, or if there was anything you could say on the matter.

If you only want the whole Fate/ franchise nominated once instead, there are TWO options for that, I think: 'Fate/stay night & Related Fandoms' and 'Fate/stay night - All Media Types,' and I know that we generally hate "All Media Types" for exchanges.

I know this is a weird judgment call most people wouldn't ask you to make, but I just wanted to check.

Thank you!