Boo! Nominations are open!

[pumpkinkingmod]

Welcome back to Trick or Treat! Nominations are open. They close on September 8 at 7:59 PM EDT/23:59 UTC.

Countdown until nominations end.

Here is this year's tag set! You may nominate up to 8 fandoms with 8 characters or relationships in each.

You can also check last year's tag set to see how fandoms were approved last year.


Nominations format

You can nominate characters and/or relationships under each fandom you nominate. For AO3 matching algorithm reasons, both characters and relationships are nominated under the “Characters” slot in the tag set, and ships should be specified by including “Ship:” in front of the pairing.

All fandoms in the tag set need to be nominated with at least one character or relationship tag under that fandom.

For all tags:
Please nominate original works under the fandom Original Work.

Please avoid using pipes where possible and do not use diacritics/tone marks where unnecessary.

All character and ship nominations must be disambiguated. (See below for an explanation!)

Please use the name order as in the canon ("Given Name Family Name" for most western canons, "Family Name Given Name" for most Asian canons).

For relationship tags:
Relationships must include "Ship:" in front of the pairing.

You may nominate / or & relationships. "A/B" is a romantic or sexual relationship; "A & B" is a platonic relationship.

Please alphabetize ships by family name.

Please nominate crossovers under the fandom Crossover Fandom, with ships in the format:
Ship: Yuri Plisetsky (YOI) & Rajah (Aladdin).

What is disambiguation?

This means adding the fandom in brackets after your nomination. Some examples:

Sakurayashiki Kaoru (SK8)
Leia Organa (SWOT)
Luke Skywalker (SWST)
Ship: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson (BBC Sherlock)
Ship: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson (Sherlock Holmes - ACD)
Ship: Mia Fey/Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney)
Ship: Enoshima Junko/Tsumiki Mikan (DR Hope's Peak)
Ship: James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers (Marvel 616)

Before nominating, please check if your fandom is already in the tagset, and what disambiguations were used. Your nominations get approved faster if they are already in the correct format.

Specific Fandom Nomination Guidelines

MCU movies should be nominated together under Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The formerly-on-Netflix Marvel shows (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, and The Punisher) should be nominated under The Defenders (Marvel TV). Other Marvel shows should be nominated separately.

Marvel Comics should be nominated by the characters' native universe, e.g. Marvel 616.

DC Comics should be nominated together under DCU (Comics). You may specify timeline (e.g. Pre-Flashpoint) in the disambiguation.

Arrowverse TV shows should be nominated together under DC's Arrowverse.

All DCEU movies should be nominated together under DC Extended Universe.

Baldur's Gate games should be nominated together as Baldur's Gate (Video Games). "Tav" or "Dark Urge" are the main character of BG3. "Charname" is the main character of BG1 or 2. "Original Character(s)" are not player characters.

Buffyverse (TV) consists of the television shows for both Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV) and Angel: The Series.

Doctor Who is divided between 1963, 2005, and Torchwood.

Danganronpa has the original continuity ("Danganronpa - Hope’s Peak Arc") while Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony is separate.

Dragon Age should be nominated as Dragon Age - All Media Types.

Star Trek should be divided by show, with Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) separate.

Star Wars should be divided into Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, the standalone movies, then the individual properties, e.g. The Mandalorian (TV).

Ace Attorney and The Great Ace Attorney are two separate fandoms. Please use localized names where applicable, i.e, "Miles Edgeworth" and "Herlock Sholmes."

Final Fantasy VII Remake is separate from the Compilation of FFVII.

Comments

[kameikophoenix]

Marvel Netflix shows should be nominated under The Defenders (Marvel TV). Other Marvel shows should be nominated separately.

They have been on Disney+ for the past two years almost. They're not on Netflix anymore.

[pumpkinkingmod]

Thanks, I'll update that!

[kameikophoenix]

Np! Looking forward to this year!

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry, just realized I messed up my fandom tag

Interview with the Vampire (TV) should actually be Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022)

which would move it from uncategorized fandom to tv fandom.

again sorry, and thanks!

[(Anonymous)]

and here's my noms i forgot to link 😩

https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/16813/nominations/300019

[pumpkinkingmod]

Thanks! I'll move it before signups open.

[(Anonymous)]

Hello! I have two questions about nominations:

1. Is it possible to nominate ships like "Ship: A/B & C" or "Ship: A/B & C/D"?

2. Would it be possible to nominate characters under "Star Trek: The Original Series (Movies)" as the 6 movie series separated from "Star Trek: The Original Series" show?

[klutzygirl]

Also chiming in to wonder about nominating Ship: A/B & C because I've done so in the past - including last year - without issue but had two A/B & C nominations rejected this time around.

[pumpkinkingmod]

Thanks for checking!

1. No, sorry. Last year, I accidentally accepted a few so decided to try allowing them, but they ended up causing enough problems that I'm not accepting them this year.

2. Yes, nominating the movies separately is fine!

[(Anonymous)]

Questions:

1. Superman & Lois has been confirmed as being in its own universe. It shares Arrowverse actors for some characters, but those characters are canonically not the same characters who appear in the Arrowverse shows. And in some cases characters that exist both in the DC shows and on S&L are played by entirely different actors. Does it still get lumped in with DC's Arrowverse?

2. Last year OG Quantum Leap and 2022 Quantum Leap were separate fandoms. But they exist in the same universe, and the new one references characters in the old one (and even includes a character from an OG episode in its main cast). Can they be treated as one fandom this year?

[pumpkinkingmod]

Thanks for the info!

1. No - we can split these!
2. Yes - we can combine these!

Let me know if I've already accepted any of these tags incorrectly.

[(Anonymous)]

Superman & Lois has already been accepted under Arrowverse and it's probably more trouble than its worth to break it out now. Big thanks on Quantum Leap, though! :)

[pumpkinkingmod]

Thanks! I'll make a note of the changes for next year. (Don't all these canon creators know they're making things difficult on exchange tag sets??)

[thrasonical]

Hi! I noticed a duplicate. Under books, Machineries of Empire Series - Yoon Ha Lee

"Garach Jedao Shkan (Machineries of Empire)" and "Shuos Jedao (Machineries of Empire)" are the same character. (The first is his full name, while Shuos is his political faction. The second is the one AO3 has as the canonical tag.)

[pumpkinkingmod]

Thanks! I've removed Shuos Jedao.