Noms will start today 26 Jan at 21:00 IST (in your timezone) and run until 4 Feb 21:00 IST (in your timezone | countdown). – NOW OPEN!

Tags that do not conform to these instructions will not be approved.

Please disregard everything AO3 says on the "nominate" page. Do NOT choose the canonical versions (offered by the dropdown) of whatever tag you're nominating. Tags are NOT restricted to characters only. Thank you. (AO3 doesn't let mods adjust what's on the nominations page.) If you have questions, please ask!


Please check what was agreed for your fandom on the franchise wrangling post. Write the fandom's name based on what was decided there. If your fandom has not been discussed on the franchise wrangling post, use the AO3 canonical. Please do not use "- All Media Types" tags unless decided on the franchise wrangling post. Please add the fandom name (or easily understandable abbreviation thereof) in (brackets) after the tag you are nominating. If nominating a crossover between two space canons, that is allowed; nom it under Crossover Fandom. (Allowed kinds of crossover tags for 2024: Relationship: Shmi Skywalker (SWPT) & Aeryn Sun (Farscape), Character: Jean-Luc Picard (TNG) in Mass Effect: Andromeda)

Nominating Characters
If you wish to receive a Thing centered on a character, nominate your character tag (type the tag into the form on AO3) as Character: Character's Name (Fandom). Some examples:
Character: Aria T'Loak (ME)
Character: Urdnot Wrex (ME)
Character: Miranda Lawson (ME)
Note: if you are nominating a RPG character whose gender one can choose (Shepard, The Jedi Exile, etc), please specify.

Nominating Relationships
If you wish to receive a Thing centered on a relationship between two or more characters, nominate your tag (type the tag into the form on AO3) as Relationship: Character A/Character B (Fandom) if you want a romantic or sexual relationship between A and B, or as Relationship: Character A & Character B (Fandom) if you want a platonic or familial relationship between A and B. Alphabetize by surname. (Yes, it goes into the slot called "Characters". This is so that matching would work.) Some examples:
Relationship: Miranda Lawson & Oriana Lawson (ME)
Relationship: Urdnot Wrex/Garrus Vakarian (ME)
Relationship: Male Shepard & Liara T'Soni (ME)
Note: if you are nominating a ship containing a RPG character whose gender one can choose (Shepard, The Jedi Exile, etc), please specify.

Nominating Worldbuilding
If you wish to receive a Thing centered on worldbuilding, nominate your tag (type the tag into the form on AO3) as Worldbuilding: A Clear Description (Fandom). (Yes, it goes into the slot called "Characters". This is so that matching would work.) Some examples:
Worldbuilding: Citadel Sewage System (ME)
Worldbuilding: Source of Cerberus' Funding (ME)
Worldbuilding: Mass Relays (ME).

Please do not nominate plot prompts as worldbuilding. If you want Liara to kick Kai Leng's ass straight through a mass relay into another dimension, request either Character: Liara T'Soni (ME) or Relationship: Kai Leng & Liara T'Soni (ME) and offer the prompt of Liara kicking Kai Leng's ass. Tags that are plot prompts will be rejected.

If you are unsure of what you want – say you'd like something with Ashley Williams exploring the Citadel sewage system. Would you be happier with Ashley Williams doing something completely different, or with someone else looking through the Citadel sewage system? Or, if you don't know what to nom at all, go trawl through the fandom promotion post in search of inspiration.

If you find these instructions confusing, or otherwise wish to flail, please comment here or PM me. The tag set is HERE!