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#Adding a lot of character tags that are the ones most used in the inproper tagging
torchstelechos · 3 years
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Hey guys! Just a quick reminder for our dear fanfic author friends, but when tagging relationships please remember the different tag meanings! "&" is platonic and is usually used for friendships and family. "/" is romantic and/or sexual in nature and is usually used for fanfics that explicitly state that these characters are together romantically or sexually. Then, there of course, is the HomeStuck tagging, which does indeed use diamonds, clubs, spades, and hearts to differentiate the relationship types (see homestuck wiki for more info). Other notes for tags, "A+ parenting" tag is used sarcastically and means that the parent is shitty in some way, usually abusive. There are more than one character death tag, please use them to differentiate.
The only reason im bringing this up is because ive noticed a trend on the ao3 dsmp fanfics that alarm me, people have started mixing the relationship tags up. This makes it very hard to find fanfics and could lead to people purposefully reporting your fanfic if they misunderstand your tagging. So! Please remember to ask other fanfic authors about tags, and to tag correctly. :3 your doing amazing and i want to make sure that none of you get in trouble for your hard work!
If anyone else feels the need to add more tag explanations, please do!
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