Rare Pairs Exchange

General

Tag set here.

Corrections can be sent through May 24 at 11:59 PM EDT. Signups open May 25.

If you have any questions, or see a wandering tag, go ahead and comment or email rareexmod@gmail.com

Queries

Criminal Minds (US TV)
Jennifer "JJ" Jareau/Emily Prentiss

At 676 works, this ship was rejected.

https://archiveofourown.org/works?utf8=%E2%9C%93&work_search%5Bsort_column%5D=revised_at&work_search%5Bother_tag_names%5D=Jennifer+%22JJ%22+Jareau%2FEmily+Prentiss&work_search%5Bexcluded_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bcrossover%5D=&work_search%5Bcomplete%5D=T&work_search%5Bwords_from%5D=1000&work_search%5Bwords_to%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_from%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_to%5D=&work_search%5Bquery%5D=otp%3Atrue&work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=en&commit=Sort+and+Filter&tag_id=Criminal+Minds+%28US+TV%29

Crossover Fandom
Elizabeth Bennet (P&P)/James Norrington (PotC)

Which Elizabeth? If there's no response by May 24 at 11:59 PM EDT, the book version will be chosen.

DC's Arrowverse
Astra/Alex Danvers

At 380 works, this ship was rejected.

https://archiveofourown.org/works?utf8=%E2%9C%93&work_search%5Bsort_column%5D=revised_at&work_search%5Bother_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bexcluded_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bcrossover%5D=&work_search%5Bcomplete%5D=T&work_search%5Bwords_from%5D=1000&work_search%5Bwords_to%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_from%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_to%5D=&work_search%5Bquery%5D=otp%3Atrue&work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=en&commit=Sort+and+Filter&tag_id=Astra*s*Alex+Danvers

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Fleur Delacour/Hermione Granger (HP)

At 242 works with all filters, this ship was rejected.

https://archiveofourown.org/works?utf8=%E2%9C%93&work_search%5Bsort_column%5D=revised_at&work_search%5Bother_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bexcluded_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bcrossover%5D=&work_search%5Bcomplete%5D=T&work_search%5Bwords_from%5D=1000&work_search%5Bwords_to%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_from%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_to%5D=&work_search%5Bquery%5D=otp%3Atrue&work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=en&commit=Sort+and+Filter&tag_id=Fleur+Delacour*s*Hermione+Granger

Marvel Cinematic Universe
Eddie Brock/Carlton Drake
Eddie Brock/Peter Parker
Francis "Ajax" Freeman/Wade Wilson
Matt Murdock/Wade Wilson
Piotr Rasputin/Wade Wilson
Franklin "Foggy" Nelson/Wade Wilson

These aren't MCU characters. Please post by May 24 at 11:59 PM EDT, with a link to your nomination page, saying which canon you want them under. Otherwise they will be going under comics canon.

The tags have been moved. You can find them under the comics:

Marvel (Comics)
Eddie Brock/Carlton Drake (Marvel Comics)
Eddie Brock/Peter Parker (Marvel Comics)
Francis "Ajax" Freeman/Wade Wilson (Marvel Comics)
Matt Murdock/Wade Wilson (Marvel Comics)
Piotr Rasputin/Wade Wilson (Marvel Comics)
Franklin "Foggy" Nelson/Wade Wilson (Marvel Comics)

Star Wars Legends - All Media Types
Alpha-17/Obi-Wan Kenobi (SW Legends)
Dooku/Feemor/Qui-Gon Jinn/Obi-Wan Kenobi/Xanatos (SW Legends)
Dooku/Qui-Gon Jinn/Obi-Wan Kenobi/Xanatos (SW Legends)
Dooku/Xanatos (SW Legends)
Fay/Obi-Wan Kenobi (SW Legends)
Fay/Qui-Gon Jinn (SW Legends)
Fay/Shmi Skywalker (SW Legends)
Feemor/Obi-Wan Kenobi (SW Legends)
Feemor/Qui-Gon Jinn (SW Legends)
Feemor/Xanatos (SW Legends)
Leia Organa/Mara Jade (SW Legends)
Obi-Wan Kenobi/Xanatos (SW Legends)
Qui-Gon Jinn/Obi-Wan Kenobi/Xanatos (SW Legends)
Qui-Gon Jinn/Shmi Skywalker/Tahl (SW Legends)
Qui-Gon Jinn/Tahl (SW Legends)
Qui-Gon Jinn/Xanatos (SW Legends)
Shmi Skywalker/Tahl (SW Legends)
Thrawn/Sheev Palpatine | Darth Sidious (SW Legends)

These ships are all eligible, but for this tag set, Star Wars is being broken up. If there's no response by May 24 at 11:59 PM EDT, books, comics, and Crossover Fandom will be selected for them.

The tags have been rearranged. You can find them split up like so:

Star Wars Legends: Republic (Comics)
Alpha-17/Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars Legends: Republic (Comics)
Fay/Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars Legends: Republic (Comics)
Fay/Qui-Gon Jinn (Star Wars Legends: Republic (Comics)
Fay/Shmi Skywalker (Star Wars Legends: Republic (Comics)

Star Wars Legends: Jedi Apprentice Series - Jude Watson & Dave Wolverton ‎
Qui-Gon Jinn/Tahl (Jedi Apprentice)
Qui-Gon Jinn/Xanatos (Jedi Apprentice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi/Xanatos (Jedi Apprentice)
Qui-Gon Jinn/Obi-Wan Kenobi/Xanatos (Jedi Apprentice)

Star Wars: Jedi—The Dark Side (Comics) ‎
Qui-Gon Jinn/Tahl (Jedi Dark Side Comics)
Qui-Gon Jinn/Xanatos (Jedi Dark Side Comics)
Dooku/Xanatos (Jedi Dark Side Comics)
Feemor/Qui-Gon Jinn (Jedi Dark Side Comics)
Feemor/Xanatos (Jedi Dark Side Comics)

Star Wars Legends: Thrawn Trilogy - Timothy Zahn ‎
Leia Organa/Mara Jade (Legends Thrawn Trilogy)

Crossover Fandom ‎
Shmi Skywalker (SW Prequels)/Tahl (SW Jedi Apprentice)
Thrawn (Legends Thrawn Trilogy)/Sheev Palpatine | Darth Sidious (SWOT)
Qui-Gon Jinn (SW Jedi Apprentice)/Shmi Skywalker (SW Prequels)/Tahl (SW Jedi Apprentice)
Feemor (SW Jedi Dark Side Comics)/Obi-Wan Kenobi (SW Jedi Apprentice)
Dooku (DS Comics)/Feemor (L Comics)/Qui-Gon Jinn (DS Comics)/Obi-Wan Kenobi (JA)/Xanatos (DS Comics)
Dooku (DS Comics)/Qui-Gon Jinn (DS Comics)/Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi Apprentice)/Xanatos (DS Comics)

Scooby Doo - All Media Types
Daphne Blake/Norville "Shaggy" Rogers
Velma Dinkley/Fred Jones
Velma Dinkley/Norville "Shaggy" Rogers

Please pick a Scooby Doo. If there's no response by May 24 at 11:59 PM EDT, we will pick the 1969 cartoon.

Star Wars: Thrawn Series - Timothy Zahn (2017)
Ar'alani (Thraw)/Leia Organa (SWOT)
Ar'alani (Thrawn)/Jyn Erso (Rogue One)
Ar'alani (Thrawn)/Qi'ra (Solo)
Rae Sloane (Star Wars Marvel Comics)/Ar'alani (Thrawn)

The ships are all eligible, but for this tag set, Star Wars is being broken up. These are crossovers, and can be found in Crossover Fandom:
Ar'alani (Thrawn Trilogy 2017)/Leia Organa (SWOT)
Ar'alani (Thrawn Thrilogy 2017)/Jyn Erso (Rogue One)
Ar'alani (Thrawn Trilogy 2017)/Qi'ra (Solo)
Rae Sloane (Star Wars Marvel Comics)/Ar'alani (Thrawn Trilogy 2017)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
Alpha-17 (SW Legends)/ARC-77 | Fordo (SWCW)
ARC-77 | Fordo (SWCW)/CC-2224 | Cody (SWTCW)
ARC-77 | Fordo (SWCW)/CT-7567 | Rex (SWTCW)
ARC-77 | Fordo (SWCW)/Darth Maul (SWPT
CC-1010 | Fox (SWTCW)/Darth Vader (SWPT)
CC-2224 | Cody/Tarre Vizsla (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
CT-21-0408 | CT-1409 | Echo (SWTCW)/Darth Vader (SWPT)
Din Djarin (Mandalorian)/Darth Maul (SWTCW)

These ships are all eligible, but for this tag set, Star Wars is being broken up. These sare crossovers, and can be found in Crossover Fandom:
Alpha-17 (SW Legends)/ARC-77 | Fordo (Clone Wars 2003)
ARC-77 | Fordo (Clone Wars 2003)/CC-2224 | Cody (Clone Wars 2008)
ARC-77 | Fordo (Clone Wars 2003)/CT-7567 | Rex (Clone Wars 2008)
ARC-77 | Fordo (Clone Wars 2003)/Darth Maul (SWPT)
CC-2224 | Cody (SWTCW)/Tarre Vizsla (SWR)
Din Djarin (Mandalorian)/Darth Maul (SWTCW)

Darth Vader does appear in the show these ships were nominated under, so the disambiguation was changed accordingly:
CC-1010 | Fox (SWTCW)/Darth Vader (SWPT) became CC-1010 | Fox/Darth Vader (SWTCW)
CT-21-0408 | CT-1409 | Echo (SWTCW)/Darth Vader (SWPT) became CT-21-0408 | CT-1409 | Echo/Darth Vader (SWTCW)

Wynonna Earp (TV)
Waverly Earp/Nicole Haught (Wynonna Earp)

At 1650 works, this ship was rejected.

https://archiveofourown.org/works?utf8=%E2%9C%93&work_search%5Bsort_column%5D=revised_at&work_search%5Bother_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bexcluded_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bcrossover%5D=&work_search%5Bcomplete%5D=T&work_search%5Bwords_from%5D=1000&work_search%5Bwords_to%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_from%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_to%5D=&work_search%5Bquery%5D=otp%3Atrue&work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=en&commit=Sort+and+Filter&tag_id=Waverly+Earp*s*Nicole+Haught

山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)
Wen Kexing/Zhou Zishu

At 406 works, this ship was rejected.

https://archiveofourown.org/works?utf8=%E2%9C%93&commit=Sort+and+Filter&work_search%5Bsort_column%5D=revised_at&include_work_search%5Bfandom_ids%5D%5B%5D=54357318&work_search%5Bother_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bexcluded_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bcrossover%5D=&work_search%5Bcomplete%5D=T&work_search%5Bwords_from%5D=1000&work_search%5Bwords_to%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_from%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_to%5D=&work_search%5Bquery%5D=otp%3Atrue&work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=en&tag_id=Wen+Kexing*s*Zhou+Zishu,/s>

General

Nominations are open until May 22 at 11:59 PM EST.

Tagset here.

If you have any questions, or see a wandering tag, go ahead and comment or email rareexmod@gmail.com

Queries

Archer (Cartoon)
Sterling Archer (Archer)/Killface (Frisky Dingo)
Sterling Archer (Archer)/Killface (Frisky Dingo)/Xander Crews (Frisky Dingo)
Sterling Archer (Archer)/Nearl Crews (Frisky Dingo)/Xander Crews (Frisky Dingo)
Sterling Archer (Archer)/Xander Crews (Frisky Dingo)

These are crossover ships. Please nominate the ships under "Crossover Fandom."

Black Rock Shooter - All Media Types
Black Rock Shooter/Dead Master

There are various Black Rock Shooter continuities: an OVA, anime, and two manga. If there is no response to this post within 24 hours of it going up, the fandom will be changed to specify the anime.

Dragon Age (Video Games)
Anora/Female Trevelyan (Dragon Age)
Female Adaar/Female Trevelyan (Dragon Age)
Female Adaar/Svarah Sun-Hair (Dragon Age)
Female Brosca/Female Cadash (Dragon Age)
Female Trevelyan/Ser Marlein Selbrech (Dragon Age)

Since the fandom in the tagset for this round is "Dragon Age - All Media Types," these nominations have all been accepted under that fandom.

Twilight Series - All Media Types
Demetri/Felix (Twilight)
Demetri/Felix/Heidi (Twilight)
Riley Biers/Diego (Twilight)
Riley Biers/Embry Call (Twilight)
Riley Biers/James (Twilight)
Riley Biers/James/Victoria (Twilight)
Riley Biers/Paul Lahote (Twilight)
Riley Biers/Victoria (Twilight)

Please pick either the movies or the books. If there is no response to this post within 24 hours of it going up, something will be picked on this end.

General

Nominations are open until May 22 at 11:59 PM EST.

Tagset here.

If you have any questions, or see a wandering tag, go ahead and comment or email rareexmod@gmail.com

Queries

Crossover Fandom: Detective Conan/Magic Kaito
Kudou Shinichi (DC)/Hakuba Saguru (MK)
Kudou Yuusaku (DC)/Kuroba Toichi (MK)
Mouri Ran (DC)/Nakamori Aoko (MK)

Please nominate these ships under Crossover Fandom. If there's no response within 24 hours of this post going up, the fandom will be changed to that.

Death Note (Anime & Manga)
Mello | Mihael Keehl/Near | Nate River

This ship is over the limit at 202 works. It will be rejected within 24 hours of this post going up.

https://archiveofourown.org/works?utf8=%E2%9C%93&work_search%5Bsort_column%5D=revised_at&work_search%5Bother_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bexcluded_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bcrossover%5D=&work_search%5Bcomplete%5D=T&work_search%5Bwords_from%5D=1000&work_search%5Bwords_to%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_from%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_to%5D=&work_search%5Bquery%5D=otp%3Atrue&work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=en&commit=Sort+and+Filter&tag_id=Mello+%7C+Mihael+Keehl*s*Near+%7C+Nate+River

Doctor Who & Related Fandoms
Ace McShane/Clara Oswin Oswald (Doctor Who)
Clara Oswin Oswald/The Doctor's TARDIS (Doctor Who)
Thirteenth Doctor/Ace Mcshane (Doctor Who)

"Doctor Who (1963)" and "Doctor Who (2005)" are already in the tagset. Please nominate the ships in the corresponding fandoms. If there's no response within 24 hours of this post going up, we will put the Ace ships under "Crossover Fandom" and the other ship under "Doctor Who (2005)."

Final Fantasy VI
Macías "Mash" Rene Figaro | Sabin Rene Figaro & Shadow

This exchange is for "/" ships. Did you mean for this to be "&"? If there's no response within 24 hours of this post going up, it will be changed to "/."

Marvel Cinematic Universe
Agatha Harkness/Dottie Jones | Sarah Proctor
Agatha Harkness/Wanda Maximoff
Wanda Maximoff/Dottie Jones | Sarah Proctor

For this exchange, the Disney+ shows and Agent Carter are not being nominated under "Marvel Cinematic Universe." Please nominate them under "WandaVision (TV)" and "Crossover Fandom," where applicable.

General

Nominations are open until May 22 at 11:59 PM EST.

Tagset here.

If you have any questions, or see a wandering tag, go ahead and comment or email rareexmod@gmail.com

Queries

Crossover Fandom
Zarana (G.I. Joe)/Eric Raymond (Jem and the Holograms cartoon)

Which G.I. Joe? There are a couple of cartoons and a movie. If there is no response by 24 hours after this post goes up, one of the cartoons will be chosen.

Daniel Jackson (Stargate SG1)/Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)

Which Elizabeth would you prefer? The book, or one of the adaptations? If there is no response by 24 hours after this post goes up, the book version will be chosen.

Diplomat’s Son (song)
Diplomat’s Son/Best Friend

Is this fandom "Diplomat's Son - Vampire Weekend (Song)"? If so, the fandom nomination is fine as is, but would the nominator like a change to include the artist name? If there's no response by 24 hours after this post goes up, the tag will be accepted without change. ETA: Upon further reflection, the tag was changed and approved. If different song was intended, nominator, please let us know and we will add it so that you won't need another slot.

Dragon Age - All Media Types
Cullen Rutherford/Dorian Pavus/The Iron Bull (DA)
Dorian Pavus/Fenris (DA)
Dorian Pavus/Male Trevelyan (DA)

Dragon Age (Video Games)
Anora Mac Tir/Celene Valmont (DA Games)
Ashaad/Saemus Dumar (DA Games)
Female Cadash/Raleigh Samson (DA Games)
Female Hawke/Meredith Stannard (DA Games)
Gamlen Amell/Raleigh Samson (DA Games)
Jowan/Female Surana (DA Games)
Jowan/Lily/Female Surana (DA Games)
Loghain Mac Tir/Morrigan (DA Games)
Male Cadash/Dorian Pavus (DA Games)
Male Cadash/Raleigh Samson (DA Games)
Raleigh Samson/Ser Thrask (DA Games)
Zevran Arainai/Female Surana (DA Games)

Which of these is the preferred fandom for Dragon Age nominators? If there's no response 24 hours after this post has gone up, we will choose All Media Types.

W.I.T.C.H.
Caleb/Will Vandom
Cornelia Hale/Irma Lair

Would these ships be cartoon or the comics W.I.T.C.H.? If there is no response by 24 hours after this post goes up, the cartoon will be chosen.

陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) RPF
Jiang Cheng/Jin GuangYao (The Untamed TV)

The fandom is for RPF, but the ship is disambiguated for the show; is this ship for the show or RPF of the show's cast? If there is no response by 24 hours after this post goes up, the fandom will be changed to the show.

Nominations are open! The tagset is here.

Nominations close on May 22 at 11:59 PM EDT.

Please review the instructions.

You may nominate five fandoms and twenty relationships for each. Ships with three or more characters are allowed and encouraged as much as ships with two.


Eligibility:


Ships must have less than 200 complete works in English of 1000 or more words, once otp:true has been applied. To check if your ship is eligible, first go to its tag. Then click the "Filters" button. On the menu that appears, go down to "More Options." Under "Completion Status", check "Complete works only." Under "Word Count", type "1000" (without the quotation marks) in the "From" box. In the "Search within results" box, type "otp:true" (without the quotation marks.) Under "Language", select "English." Lastly, click "Sort and Filter." The number of works left is the number that will count when determining eligibility.

Note: Versions of the same ship from the same continuity will be counted as one even if the canon is broken up for nominations unless there are significant differences between the depictions, or a large time gap, in the different installments. If you believe this applies to your ship, you may post evidence in the Support Post, or in nominations clarifications posts if/when your ship appears in them.

More detailed general nominations guidelines can be found here.

Disambiguation:

Please specify the fandom in parentheses when nominating ship tags: if you nominate “Darla/Buffy Summers,” do it as “Darla/Buffy Summers (BtVS),” or “Darla/Buffy Summers (AtS).” For crossover ships, add the fandom in parenthesis after each character's name, such as: "Carol Danvers (MCU)/Buffy Summers (BtVS)." This is to keep the ship from showing up in the tag set except in the fandom under which it was nominated.

Crossover Fandom, Original Works, and OCs in Other Fandoms:

Crossover ships may be nominated under “Crossover Fandom," with the canon for each character following their names in parenthesis.

Original Works ships may be nominated under "Original Works."

Character/OC ships are allowed, as long as they meet the eligibility requirements. They may be nominated under the fandom character's fandom, such as "Ahsoka Tano/Original Female Character (Star Wars: Rebels)."

RPF:

RPF may be nominated if the characters are eighteen or older. Living people who are not famous (the spouse, partner, or any friend or relative of a public figure) may not be nominated. In the event that an individual or their legal representation requests that a nomination be removed, their request will be honored.

Franchise Nominations Guide:

The following franchise fandoms will be nominated in the way laid out below.

Assassin's Creed canons - Nominate under Assassin's Creed - All Media Types.

Fire Emblem -

Fire Emblem Three Houses: Since AO3 combines Male Byleth and Female Byleth when checking rarity we will also use the relevant category for determining rarity.

Final Fantasy VII canons - For Final Fantasy VII, we will be accepting Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Remake as separate fandoms.

Superhero comics canons -

Marvel (Comics): Comics that interact with the primary ongoing narrative go here and you may specify Earth. So you can nominate Spider-Gwen interacting with Silk, for example. Comics that are for the most part a self contained alternate universe that don't interact with the ongoing narrative may be nominated separately, such as Marvel 1602.

DCU (Comics): Comics that are connected to the ongoing narrative are to be nominated here, though you may specify specific Earth or status relative to Crisis on Infinite Earths or Flashpoint. So you could nominate Batman Who Laughs with Harley Quinn if you wanted. Comics that do not interact with the ongoing narrative are to be nominated separately, such as Bombshells.

Superhero movie canons -

Marvel Cinematic Universe: all MCU movies.

DC Extended Universe: Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Shazam, and Birds of Prey and the Fabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. Zack Snyder's Justice League may be nominated separately. Note: While we are allowing them to be separated for nominations they still count as one for eligibility.

X-Men (Movieverse) - all together here; you may specify a timeline for your ship when nominating.

Superhero TV canons -

DC’s Arrowverse: Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Batwoman, and Superman & Lois go together. You may include characters from other live action shows/movies that have appeared in the Arrowverse or were directly named. These shows and movies may still be nominated separately.

DC Animated Universe (Timmverse)

Marvel Netflix: all shows under The Defenders.

All other Marvel shows may be nominated separately, including the Disney+ original series.

Middle-Earth canons -

The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings (Movies)
The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
The Hobbit (Jackson Movies)

Star Trek canons - For the original universe, nominate the shows by their titles. Characters from the Motion Picture through the Undiscovered Country may be nominated under Star Trek: The Original Series, along with characters from Star Trek: The Animated Series; those from Generations through Nemesis may be nominated under The Next Generation. Nominate the Kelvin universe separately. Books, comics, and other media can be nominated separately.

Star Wars canons -

To nominate for the movies:
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
Star Wars Original Trilogy
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

To nominate for the shows:
Star Wars Holiday Special (TV)
Lego Star Wars Holiday Special
Star Wars Legends: Ewoks (Cartoon)
Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) - All Media Types (this is one of two fandoms that may be nominated with “All Media Types”)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types (this is one of two fandoms that may be nominated with “All Media Types”)
Star Wars: Rebels
Star Wars: Resistance
The Mandalorian
Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Star Wars (Marvel Comics)

Books can be nominated individually if they are standalone or as part of their series if not. The same applies to comics and video games.

Don't use "All Media Types" or "& Related Fandoms" unless directed to by the mods or after consulting with them.

If you wish to give information as to a ship’s eligibility, feel free to comment on the Support Post. For any other questions, go ahead and ask here, on the Support Post, or email rareexmod@gmail.com

Nominations are now closed! Here's the tagset as it stands right now.

The next few days will involve going through the pending nominations, and then cleaning the tagset of duplicates and errors.

Corrections can be sent through Monday June 1 at 11:59 PM EST. Signups open June 2.

If there are issues or questions to resolve, go ahead and leave a comment here, on the Support Post, or email rareexmod@gmail.com

General

Nominations are open until May 30 at 11:59 PM EST.

Tagset here.

If you have any questions, or see a wandering tag, go ahead and comment or email rareexmod@gmail.com


Questions

9-1-1 (TV)
Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV) - This ship has over one thousand works after the filters have been applied. We will be rejecting it in twenty-four hours.

Akuma no Riddle
Banba Mahiru | Banba Shinya/Hanabusa Sumireko (Akuma no Riddle)

Mahiru and Shinya are two different personalities in the same body, so the "|" will be changed to a "/."

Arrowverse
Artemis Crock/Wally West (Arrowverse)

Nora Allen/Jaime Reyes (Arrowverse)

Artemis Crock and Jaime Reyes do not seem to have appeared in Arrowverse. Nominator, please move to Crossover Fandom with both canons in disambiguations or explain if we have missed something.

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon - We will accept 90s anime, Crystal & Manga, or live-action.

Crossover Fandom
Edmund Pevensie (Narnia)/Sansa Stark (GoT) - Which version of Narnia?
Elizabeth Swann (PotC)/Susan Pevensie (Narnia) - Which version of Narnia?
Hermione Granger (HP)/Jamie Fraser (Outlander) - Which version of Outlander?
Hermione Granger (HP)/Murtagh Fraser (Outlander) - Which version of Outlander?
James "Bucky" Barnes (MarvCinUni)/Lord John Grey (Outlander) - Which version of Outlander?
Peggy Carter (MarvCinUni)/Murtagh Fraser (Outlander) - Which version of Outlander?
Peter Pevensie (Narnia)/Sansa Stark (GoT) - Which version of Narnia?
Steve Rogers (MarvCinUni)/Lord John Grey (Outlander) - Which version of Outlander?
Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon)/ Zetsu (Naruto) - Which version of Usagi?
Peggy Carter (Agent Carter)/Diana (Wonder Woman) - Which version of Diana?

Dangan Ronpa - All Media Types
Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
We would like feedback on whether or not to separate out the Hope's Peak Arc, of which Trigger Happy Havoc is a part. V3 would be separate no matter what. We will not be accepting Dangan Ronpa - All Media Types.


Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Regulus Black & Hermione Granger (HP)

This exchange is for "/" ships. Did you mean this be be Regulas Black/Hermione Granger (HP)?

The Hobbit (Jackson Movies)
Dís/Belladonna Took
Sigrid/Tauriel (Hobbit Movies)

Did Dís and Sigrid appear in the movies?

Howl's Moving Castle - All Media Types
It is our understanding that there is a movie and a book. Which would you prefer?

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë
Adele Varens & Bertha Mason
Grace Poole & Bertha Mason
Jane Eyre & Diana Rivers & Mary Rivers

This exchange is for "/" ships. Did you mean them to be "/"?

Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch
Peter Grant/Roman Era Male Beverley Brook

Is Roman Era Male Beverley Brook a separate character from other Beverley Brooks?

The Shape of Water (2017)
Elisa Esposito & Giles
Elisa Esposito & Zelda Fuller

These are "&" ships. Were they meant to be "/" ships?

A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
We will not be accepting A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones together, however if you wanted A Song of Ice and Fire with the other books we'd be happy to accept A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Books.

Sword Art Online (Anime & Manga)
Kayaba Akihiko | Heathcliff/Kirigaya Kazuto | Kirito

Are there significant differences between the anime and the manga?

Terminator Genisys (2015)
John Connor/Kyle Reese

Terminator (Movies)
Dani Ramos/Sarah Connor (Terminator)
Diego Ramos/Rev-9
Diego Ramos/Rev-9 (Terminator)
Grace Harper/Dani Ramos
Sarah Connor/Dani Ramos
Sarah Connor/Diego Ramos
Sarah Connor/Diego Ramos (Terminator)
Sarah Connor/Grace Harper
Sarah Connor/Grace Harper/Dani Ramos

Currently, these are nominated separately. We are aware this canon has time loops and alternate timelines. Terminator nominators, how would you like us to proceed?

General

All nominations have been approved except for the ones in this post.

Tagset here.

You can find the Fandom Wrangling results here.

If you have any questions, or see a wandering tag, go ahead and comment or email rareexmod@gmail.com

Questions

There are questions for the following fandoms:
Crossover Fandom
Game of Thrones (TV)
Midsomer Murders – All Media Types
Sān guó yǎn yì | Romance of the Three Kingdoms - All Media Types
Star Wars – All Media Types

1) Crossover Fandom
"Ethan Hunt/Max Rockatansky"

This was not disambiguated. Do you mean the Ethan Hunt of the Mission Impossible movies and the Max Rockatansky of the Mad Max films? I’ll amend it to that if there’s no reply by Monday June 10th at 11:59 PM EST.

2) Game of Thrones (TV)
"Arianne Martell/Arya Stark"
"Arianne Martell/Sansa Stark"
"Arya Stark/Willas Tyrell"

To my knowledge, Arianne Martell and Willas Tyrell exist only in the A Song of Ice and Fire books. Do you prefer they be added to those books or did you want the show versions of Arya and Sansa with them? In that case, I will add them under Crossover Fandom. If there’s no reply by Monday June 10th at 11:59 PM EST, I'll add it under the books.

3) Midsomer Murders – All Media Types
"Tom Barnaby/Gavin Troy"

It seems AO3 has marged the Midsomer Murders television show with the Chief Inspector Barnaby books by Caroline Graham. Is this nomination for the TV series or the Caroline Graham books? If there’s no reply by Monday June 10th at 11:59 PM EST, I’ll change the fandom tag to the show.

4) Sān guó yǎn yì | Romance of the Three Kingdoms - All Media Types
"Dǒng Zhuó/Lǚ Bù"

There seem to be various versions, a novel and tv shows; nominator, are you partial to a specific one? If there’s no reply by Monday June 10th at 11:59 PM EST, I'll amend it to "Sān guó yǎn yì | Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Luó Guànzhōng".

5) Star Wars - All Media Types

Star Wars ships in the tagset will appear as laid out in the Fandom Wrangling results. Unless there’s a reply stating a preference where there is ambiguity, as in the case of ships with characters who appear in the books and comics as well as in the films, by Monday June 10th at 11:59 PM EST, I will divide the ships according to the aforementioned post.

General:

Please disambiguate ship tags for anything nominated under “Crossover Fandom” and any other fandom with characters who appear in other fandoms, such as for example ships in Star Wars or Tolkien fandoms.

Please do not nominate “All Media Types” or “& Related Fandoms”. If you feel one of those is the most suitable tag, please comment or email to explain.

All clarifications have 24 hours. Everything currently waiting has 24 hours regardless of when it was posted. After that I will determine a course of action. That time for this post will be 2:52 AM EST. That's after nominations close; you won't be able to edit them yourself, but if you contact me by this time I will honor your wishes when it comes to the questions in this post.

You can find the Fandom Wrangling results here.

More detailed nominations instructions here.

Tagset here.

If you have any questions, or see a wandering tag, go ahead and comment or email rareexmod@gmail.com

Questions:

There are questions relevant to the following fandoms:
Crossover Fandom
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Voltron: Lion Force (1984)

1) Crossover Fandom
"Luke Crain (The Haunting of Hill House)/Klaus Hargreeves (Umbrella Academy)"

Nominator, do you mean the book version of Luke Crain, the one in Netflix show, or a version in one of the movies? Do you mean the comics Klaus or the Netflix series Klaus? If no response is received by 24 hours after this post, I'll choose the Netflix shows. That time will be 2:52 AM EST. ETA: As it was accidentally approved, I've chosen the shows. Apologies. You still have until the afore-mentioned time to say otherwise.

2) Marvel Cinematic Universe
"Peter Parker/Tony Stark/Venom Symbiote"

Nominator, Venom is not in the MCU. This is a crossover. Do you mean the character from the Venom (2018) movie? If no response is received 24 hours after this post, I'll choose that one and move it to Crossover Fandom. That time will be 2:52 AM EST.

3) Voltron: Lion Force (1984)
"Allura/Lance"
"Allura/Lotor"

It seems two people nominated these ships. The versions with the "(Lion Force)" disambiguation were approved. Would the nominator of the other versions like to change their nominations to something else? If no response is received by 24 hours after this post, I'll reject them. That time will be 2:52 AM EST.

General:

Please disambiguate ship tags for anything nominated under “Crossover Fandom” and any other fandom with characters who appear in other fandoms, such as for example ships in Star Wars or Tolkien fandoms.

Please do not nominate “All Media Types” or “& Related Fandoms”. If you feel one of those is the most suitable tag, please comment or email to explain.

From this point on all clarifications have 24 hours. Everything currently waiting has 24 hours regardless of when it was posted. After that I will determine a course of action. That time for this post will be 1:15 AM EST.

You can find the Fandom Wrangling results here.

More detailed nominations instructions here.

Tagset here.

If you have any questions, or see a wandering tag, go ahead and comment or email rareexmod@gmail.com

Questions:

There are questions relevant to the following fandoms:
Final Fantasy XV
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Les Misérables
Dangan Ronpa
Le Fantôme de l'Opéra | Phantom of the Opera
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Sailor Guardian
Bionicle - All Media Types
Ivanhoe - All Media Types
Overlord - Maruyama Kugane & Related Fandoms
Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types

1) Final Fantasy XV
“Gladiolus Amicitia/Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum/Ignis Scientia”

This ship is at 211 works once the parameters are applied. Is there any further information that would mean it was eligible? It will be rejected otherwise. If there’s no response by 24 hours after this post, it will be rejected. That time will be 1:15 AM EST.

2) Marvel Cinematic Universe
“Peter Quill/Wade Wilson”
This ship belongs under “Crossover Fandom”. Which Wade Wilson do you want? If there's no response by 24 hours after this post it will be changed to "Peter Quill (MCU)/Wade Wilson (Deadpool Movies)" and moved to the crossover section. That time will be 1:15 AM EST.

"Victor Creed/Darcy Lewis"
"Victor Creed/Wanda Maximoff"
Victor Creed is not in the MCU. These belong under “Crossover Fandom”. Do you mean the “X-Men (Movieverse)” Victor Creed or another? If there’s no response by 24 hours after this post they will be disambiguated as crossover ships before being moved to that section. That time will be 1:15 AM EST.

3) Les Misérables - All Media Types
“Courfeyrac/Marius Pontmercy”
“Joly/Bossuet Laigle”
“Marius Pontmercy/Éponine Thénardier”

As per the guidelines, All Media Types fandoms are, preferably, to be avoided. Can these ships be nominated under the book, the 2012 movie, the musical, or one of the other adaptations? If there’s no response by 24 hours after this post, it will be changed to the book. That time will be 1:15 AM EST. - amended to various book and movie ships, thank you nominator!

4) Dangan Ronpa - All Media Types
“Hagakure Yasuhiro/Kuwata Leon/Togami Byakuya”
“Izayoi Sonosuke/Kimura Seiko”
“Souda Kazuichi/Tanaka Gundam”

As per the guidelines, All Media Types fandoms are, preferably, to be avoided. Could these ships be nominated under “Danganronpa - Hope's Peak Arc” and/or Danganronpa V3? Are there any other alternatives? If there’s no response by 24 hours after this post, I'll sort it out. That time will be 1:15 AM EST. - amended to Hope's Peak Arc, thank you nominator!

5) Le Fantôme de l'Opéra | Phantom of the Opera & Related Fandoms
“Christine Daaé/Carlotta Giudicelli”
“Christine Daaé/Meg Giry”
“Erik | Phantom of the Opera/Madame Giry”

As per the guidelines, All Media Types fandoms are, preferably, to be avoided. Can these ships be nominated under the book, the 2004 movie, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical adaptation, or one of the other adaptations? If there’s no response by 24 hours after this post, it will be changed to the afore-mentioned musical. That time will be 1:15 AM EST. - amended to the 2004 movie, thank you nominator!

6) Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Sailor Guardian

If someone wants to request a megafandom which could refer to any one specific adaptation of the same story and characters, they would have to be okay with receiving a work for any version of that fandom. No DNWs related to specific versions of Sailor Moon could be enforced: they could get the 90s anime, the manga, Crystal, the live-action show, or the musicals.

I would also like to make clear that even if canonical AO3 tags aren't clear or don't exist, specific canons can be nominated. The tagset is not limited only to fandoms which already have AO3 tags. They can be nominated; or, since this one was already accepted, I could add the fandom tags so that no one who already nominated Sailor Moon but would rather have a more specific fandom need give up a slot--if those specific tags are wanted. The offer is good until 24 hours after this post; if a more specific tag is wanted later it will require a fandom slot. That time will be 1:15 AM EST.

7) Bionicle - All Media Types

This seems to be one story told across various media, but with two versions: Generation 1 and Generation 2, with the second being a reboot. It seems “Hewkii/Macku” are characters from the first. I am willing to add a tag for that version specifically, if the nominator wishes it, so that they would not have to nominate again; otherwise, unless new information comes to light, it seems like this ship only has the one version and would be unaffected by this tag being “All Media Types”. The offer is good until 24 hours after this post; if a more specific tag is wanted later it will require a fandom slot. That time will be 1:15 AM EST.

8) Ivanhoe - All Media Types

This seems to be one book and many adaptations of same. Anyone requesting it would have to be fine with receiving a work created for any of the various versions of the story; no DNWs concerning entire versions of the story would be enforced. As it’s already approved, I am willing to add specific fandom tags and add the ships, so that no one who has nominated this will lose a slot—if those specific tags are wanted. The offer is good until 24 hours after this post; if a more specific tag is wanted later it will require a fandom slot. That time will be 1:15 AM EST.

9) Overlord - Maruyama Kugane & Related Fandoms

This seems to be a novel series with manga and anime adaptatios. Anyone requesting it would have to be fine with receiving a work created for any of the various versions of the story; no DNWs concerning entire versions of the story would be enforced. As it’s already approved, I am willing to add specific fandom tags and add the ships, so that no one who has nominated this will lose a slot—if those specific tags are wanted. The offer is good until 24 hours after this post; if a more specific tag is wanted later it will require a fandom slot. That time will be 1:15 AM EST.

10) Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types

As "All Media Types" is a tag that covers multiple adaptations of the same source material, I must advise that no DNW concerning an entire version of that story could be enforced; otherwise someone who might only be able to write one canon would face an unfair burden. Those who request with this tag would have to be fine with receiving something for the books, the comics, the video games, the board game, the film, the show, or the card game.

Since this tag has been accepted, I would be willing to add more specific fandom tags myself, so that no one who has already nominated their ships for this need give up another fandom slot--if those specific tags are wanted. I would also be willing to move any book/game/other crossover ships into the crossover fandom, if a list were provided with the disambiguations for each character. The offer is good until 24 hours after this post; if a more specific tag is wanted later it will require a fandom slot. That time will be 1:15 AM EST.