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Groups & Fandoms
Apr. 23rd, 2017 08:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pumpkinkingmodIn regards to groups versus relationships, this exchange will be sticking to the status quo of individual characters plus groups. In this exchange a group just means that all of the characters in the tag need to appear in the fic or art. It does not imply any specific relationship between the characters.
How to handle fandoms is a bit harder for me to decide on. I’ve read all the comments and have considered all of them. On one hand some fandoms are big and complicated and depictions of the same character can be very different. On the other hand it doesn’t make much sense to me that characters that should know each other have to be put under crossovers just because they’ve never been on screen together, for example Natasha Romanoff and Melinda May. Umbrella canons discourage participants who only know part of it, but they also make it easier for people that don’t want to use multiple slots on the same canon. The same person can have different preferences for different canons.
Taking all of that into account, plus what was said in the comments, I’ve decided that I will handle fandoms completely differently this year. It will accommodate everybody regardless of their preferences, eliminates some issues for me, and will allow me to accept nominations faster if all goes well.
I will post in greater detail later. This is just meant as an informal heads up that something new is coming.
How to handle fandoms is a bit harder for me to decide on. I’ve read all the comments and have considered all of them. On one hand some fandoms are big and complicated and depictions of the same character can be very different. On the other hand it doesn’t make much sense to me that characters that should know each other have to be put under crossovers just because they’ve never been on screen together, for example Natasha Romanoff and Melinda May. Umbrella canons discourage participants who only know part of it, but they also make it easier for people that don’t want to use multiple slots on the same canon. The same person can have different preferences for different canons.
Taking all of that into account, plus what was said in the comments, I’ve decided that I will handle fandoms completely differently this year. It will accommodate everybody regardless of their preferences, eliminates some issues for me, and will allow me to accept nominations faster if all goes well.
I will post in greater detail later. This is just meant as an informal heads up that something new is coming.
