[ SECRET POST #2363 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2363 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 05 pages, 118 secrets from Secret Submission Post #337.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: AO3 Tags (Why the Hate?)

[30_rock_office]

DA (Well, not really anon, but you get the idea...)

Yes, all the freeform tags. I never read anything labeled "freeform." What the hell does that even mean? It mostly just sounds pretentious. Like the author thinks their work is so "out there" and "different" that the whole fandom needs to know.

Re: AO3 Tags (Why the Hate?)

[dreemyweird]

I guess you mean the ones that are non-searchable and hence look like this: "Thingie - Freeform". Because, strictly speaking, "all the freeform tags" mean, well, all the freeform tags - everything but the relationship&characters sections. And not reading anything tagged with freeform means not reading anything at all.

Re: AO3 Tags (Why the Hate?)

[30_rock_office]

Oops. No, I mean like the "Freeform -- FrostIron = True love!" Like those ones.

Re: AO3 Tags (Why the Hate?)

[dizmo]

Oh, those show up for a specific reason.

From the FAQ:

Why do some tags appear with '- Freeform' or '- Character' after them?

Each tag belongs to a category - Relationship, Character, Fandom, etc. Tag names must be unique, so if a tag already exists in one category, then when it is used in another category, the Archive automatically adds the name of the category as a suffix.

For example:

* Buffyfan1 puts in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as a fandom tag. A new tag is created.

* Buffyfan2 puts in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" in as a character tag. Oh noes - this tag name is taken and can't be reused! So the Archive changes it to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Character".

Result:

XanderGirl5 can click on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Character" and find all works which feature Buffy as a character.

* The Archive has unique tag names and so the database does not melt.

* Everyone is happy.

Re: AO3 Tags (Why the Hate?)

[(Anonymous)]

I wish I could say I never read anything with "freeform" but alas it seems every single fic in my fandom lately is labeled as "freeform". I don't even know what the fuck it means, to tell the truth.


I was just checking AO3 for updates in my fandom and someone labeled as "attack of the second person" - I don't understand why they wouldn't just say "second person" as a tag. Why the need for more? This isn't your journal this is an archive and tags serve a specific purpose. Can you imagine if all archives had tag freedom like AO3? What a mess.