question re: uploading

[gloss]

Since AO3 has such nifty tagging features, is anyone thinking of tagging their stories with "dark agenda"?

I think it would be a great way to sort and collate, but I am also very, very tired and possibly not seeing any downsides. Thoughts?

Comments

[dharmavati]

I like this idea!

[gloss]

Yay! I don't *think* it will affect the anonymity too much, especially not if a lot of us do it.

[plazmah]

Is there a tag already at AO3 that could fulfill the same purpose? I know "characters of colour" is already being used.

Or, you know, we could always do both. There's no such thing as Too Many Tags. ;)

urk, more thoughts, sorry

[gloss]

*facepalm* I totally blanked on the CoC tag. But I think (if acceptable), it would also be great to self-identify response to this challenge with another tag.

The limitation I see with using CoC is its applicability to non-Western fandoms, particularly animanga, where, yes, from a Western perspective a character is "of color", but as a member of one's own dominant group, it's a little different from tagging, say, a Sherman Alexie-fanfic. I go back and forth on this!

Re: urk, more thoughts, sorry

[plazmah]

I definitely see your point; after I made my comment, I was wrestling with the use of the CoC tag for my own submission, which is a non-Western fandom. I'm all for it then. :)

Re: urk, more thoughts, sorry

[starlady]

The limitation I see with using CoC is its applicability to non-Western fandoms, particularly animanga, where, yes, from a Western perspective a character is "of color", but as a member of one's own dominant group, it's a little different from tagging, say, a Sherman Alexie-fanfic.

I think that's a really good way of putting it.

Also, I don't think it's an either/or situation with the CoC tag--using both is certainly possible. ETA: When applicable.

Re: urk, more thoughts, sorry

[cesy]

Using both (wherever applicable) sounds like a good idea to me.