[mod] Yet another new tag alert

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

Heads up folks, there are three new tags at the comm thanks to skaredykat. They are:

- apocalypse!fic - for all your pre-, post- and set smack in the middle of The End of the World story needs

and the old 'supernatural/mythical' tag has gotten two subsections but retains its original designation under the name supernatural/mythical: other, the 'other' standing for anything not related to:
- supernatural/mythical: vampire - blood-sucking night-walker really pale humanoid (who may or may not transform into a bat at will) types who are sometimes called vampires (though just as often as not these days), and
- supernatural/mythical: wereanimal - transformation of folks under the light of the (full or alien) moon into a usually savage and mindless (though sometimes disturbingly possessive and/or cuddly) (half-)animal, most commonly a wolf, less commonly a giraffe.

(As usual please apply these new tags to any requests you find that match the genre.)

That brings our current tag count to: 136 (!!)

And leads me to reminding you all: PLEASE TAG YOUR POSTS because that's what the tags are there for. (And also because I can't keep all 136 of them in mind any more than any other person could, so everyone doing their small bit would help things run along smoothly immensely.) Thank you for your understanding, and happy continued rec finding!

P.S. I've caught up with the unanswered requests tag going back over two years, so if you have a minute to spare and want to make some soul happy give the poor unanswered requests a look. *is shameless enough to throw in some puppy eyes*

Comments

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

you are supernaturally mythically awesome. :)

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

And you're an apocalyptic enabler, thus also awesome by association. *grin*

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

lol - I think that'll have to be my new tagline! *giggling*

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

Also, wait, weregiraffe? Is this an example or a real story? If the latter, my yearning knows no bounds and I must read it!

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

We should find out (http://community.livejournal.com/sgastoryfinders/2804959.html) soon enough, I hope. :-)

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

Wow, my level of adoration cannot be textually rendered! ♥ (and I so hope weregiraffe SGA crack is found...)

[lysambre.livejournal.com]

Not really related to your post, but related to mods, I hope you'll forgive me for leaving that message here instead of sending a PM.

Recently there is a trend to make searches while somehow taking a dig at McShep. I'm glad that people are exploring the fandom and searching for new stuff, I think it's great that the fandom expands its awareness, and I am aware that searching through the McShep might not always be easy; but still, would it be possible to remind people that they can in fact make a search about their own subject without having to criticize the fact that McShep was a popular pairing in the fandom ?

I think it would make their searches more meaningful.

If I just need to "grow a thicker skin and stop being a wuss", then please just delete this message.

Thank you.

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

You do have a valid point, and as always we do try to keep the searches free from editorializing i.e. digs and asides that don't pertain directly to the subject or request at hand, so I think I can speak for my fellow mod as well that we won't give *any* pairing bashers any slack than we already do.

As far as defending the McShep not-searchers I can only speculate that as McShep is a very popular and fruitful pairing folks who don't want recs with it feel the need to specify a bit more vigorously than might be prudent. I do understand their point - if one doesn't want recs of a specific pairing it does need to be said since reccers are not mind readers - but, like I said above, any editorializing that can be left out will be asked by mods to be left out, so that should help keep the tones of the posts more pairing-love neutral, at least.