MY KINGDOM FOR A BLACKLIST TAG OPTION!
So, on AO3 I think the best idea ever is to have a dropdown in the 'choose additional tags' list that's for 'excluding *insert tag here*'
Cause I'm SICK of certain of my fic fandoms having alpha/omega fics EVERY OTHER FIC POSTED GODDAMIT! I really also hate certain super popular pairings. I'm tired of searching the pairings I like in Avengers/MCU fics and finding them as either background to Steve/Tony or with Steve/Tony in the background. I HATE Steve/Tony. It's the most illogical pairing. I don't see ANY grounds for it. I don't LIKE it. I don't READ it. I hate it even being in the background because it makes me turn my nose up at the fic that I might otherwise like. It would be great to just be able to blacklist that pairing so that I don't have to fish through the 500 Stony fics to find the ones I DO want to read that are tagged under my pairing tag.
Also, in certain fandoms, incest is common and I REALLY FUCKING DO NOT WANT TO READ INCEST FICS EVER I DONT EVEN WANT TO READ THE SUMMARIES THAT IS LIKE MY #1 SQUICK OH MY GOD WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!?!?!?! sdkjafjskdf;asldfjkldsf so yeah, permanently blacktagging incest would be GREAT!
So yeah... anybody involved with AO3 planning, I know it's gonna be a while before an upgrade, but a blacklist option? Totally something for the 'considerations' list!
Cause I'm SICK of certain of my fic fandoms having alpha/omega fics EVERY OTHER FIC POSTED GODDAMIT! I really also hate certain super popular pairings. I'm tired of searching the pairings I like in Avengers/MCU fics and finding them as either background to Steve/Tony or with Steve/Tony in the background. I HATE Steve/Tony. It's the most illogical pairing. I don't see ANY grounds for it. I don't LIKE it. I don't READ it. I hate it even being in the background because it makes me turn my nose up at the fic that I might otherwise like. It would be great to just be able to blacklist that pairing so that I don't have to fish through the 500 Stony fics to find the ones I DO want to read that are tagged under my pairing tag.
Also, in certain fandoms, incest is common and I REALLY FUCKING DO NOT WANT TO READ INCEST FICS EVER I DONT EVEN WANT TO READ THE SUMMARIES THAT IS LIKE MY #1 SQUICK OH MY GOD WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!?!?!?! sdkjafjskdf;asldfjkldsf so yeah, permanently blacktagging incest would be GREAT!
So yeah... anybody involved with AO3 planning, I know it's gonna be a while before an upgrade, but a blacklist option? Totally something for the 'considerations' list!