Like a kink meme! Only different!

[lavvyan.livejournal.com]

The SGA fandom is a huge and wondrous place. If you can think of a story, it's probably been written (unicorns and rainbows, anyone?), and if you want to find similar ones, that's what we're here for.

Since occasionally whatever you're looking for will be outside popular interest, we put up our rule 5, which can be paraphrased thus: you can look for whatever you want as long as you're being nice about it; in return, we'll try to make sure everyone else won't jump down your throat.

Whether it's character bashing, a particular kink, or wildly OOC scenarios that directly contradict canon, you can look for it. Serial killer!Teyla? Go for it. Happy-go-lucky kindergarten teacher!Rodney? Go for it. Woolsey dies in a ball of fire? Go for it.

What you cannot do is phrase your request in a way that attacks other users, directly or indirectly, or indulge in any character bashing yourself. Woolsey dies in a ball of fire because he's a bureaucratic wimp and usurped Sam's place and deserves to suffer? No go, post deleted.

What you cannot do is tell people off for posting a particular search, whether to inform them they must be sick for wanting to read about a certain kink or to tell them what they're looking for is OOC. A lot of searches on this comm aren't canon-conform; see also: McKay/Sheppard.

What you cannot do, at least not here, is judge people for seeking the stories they do. Wanting to see if anyone has written about Ronon the serial rapist doesn't mean they see Ronon that way, or like serial rapists, or think rape is okay. Please don't leave any comments that imply otherwise. (What you post in your own journals, however, is naturally your choice, and yours alone. The wank, you may invite her anywhere but here.)

We'd like to think that fandom is large and inclusive enough to allow for infinite diversity in infinite combinations. We may not always understand your searches, but we will provide a place for them.


As an aside, while we-the-mods will try (and probably fail on occasion, sadly) to ensure that this community is a safe space for everyone, we do have our own likes and opinions, and we will talk about them in our and other people's personal journals. Please note that debris/lavvyan-the-person's opinions aren't necessarily the ones debris/lavvyan-the-mod will enforce/defend/smack down over here; that's what the rules are for.

Comments

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

♥

YKINMK

[djin7.livejournal.com]

I love this post. *rubs herself all over it*

[jenna_marianne]

You mods are so awesome! <3

[vexed_wench]

Thank You both for all of your hard working keeping this a fun and useful community.

[scrollgirl.livejournal.com]

You're right, and I apologise again for how I handled requesting John as a straight ally fic. While it's certainly a theme I enjoy reading, the timing of my request was passive-aggressive to a degree. I'll admit to feeling frustrated at times when requests themselves come across as character-bashing, just based on their content and pattern, despite the lack of editorialising. I should accept that the only way to be truly inclusive is to be inclusive and non-judgmental across the board. You guys do a terrific job here and I'm sorry for causing trouble. There's a reason sgagenrefinders isn't actually on my friends-list and I should have remembered to step away from the computer before I hit post.

[lavvyan.livejournal.com]

No harm done, honestly. Thank you for being so gracious about the whole thing. :)