Fictional-fans discusses tags & warnings on fanfic

[firecat]

This is a fascinating discussion, quite respectful and nuanced so far, on what people want out of tags in fanfic, and especially on reasons people might use the "Choose Not to Warn" AO3 option.

https://fictional-fans.dreamwidth.org/68137.html

Lesson learned: What people want out of tags: completely contradictory things, so my goal of perfectly tagging a fic is doooomed.

Comments

[spoondrift]

Exactly - you can't please everyone so better to do them your way!