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And nominations are closed! Thank you to everyone who nominated, transferred nominations, and picked up errors (some my own)!

This is the only time that we'll have to review the tagset and fix any errors. Please let me know if you see any typos, wandering tags, duplicate fandoms or tags, and anything else that's a bit fishy.

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Our final nomination queries for this round:

All Media Types + Related Fandoms
Can the nominator(s) please clarify the specific canon they're after? We do not accept "All Media Types" and "Related Fandoms" without a case being made.

    Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types
    Aslan & Caspian (Narnia)
    Aslan & Eustace Scrubb
    Aslan & Lucy Pevensie
    Aslan & Susan Pevensie
    Caspian & Edmund Pevensie
    Edmund Pevensie & Lucy Pevensie & Peter Pevensie & Susan Pevensie
    Edmund Pevensie & Peter Pevensie
    Edmund Pevensie & Susan Pevensie

    Are you wanting the books, TV Show, musical, or films? Rejected as I haven't heard from the nominator.

    Les Misérables - All Media Types
    Enjolras/Grantaire (Les Misérables)
    Grantaire & Jean Prouvaire

    Are you wanting the movie, novel, or musical? Rejected as I haven't heard from the nominator.

    The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
    Gríma Wormtongue/Théodred (LOTR)

    Are you after the novels or movies?
    Sorted!

    Transformers - All Media Types
    Any Decepticon Character
    Drift | Deadlock/Perceptor
    Impactor/Springer (Transformers)
    Megatron/Rodimus | Rodimus Prime
    Optimus Prime/Ratchet
    Ratchet/First Aid
    Rung & Whirl (Transformers)

    Are you after the Michael Bay or animated movies, video games, or novels? Rejected as I haven't heard from the nominator.


These nominations will be rejected if I do not hear back from the nominator(s) in 12 hours. [ In your timezone. ] (Yes, it's meant to be in Sydney time!)

Thank you!
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We have over one day left of nominations! Thank you to everyone who has caught my bloopers. Let's say I did them on purpose to test your eagle eyes…

Nominations close Saturday 24 January. [ In your timezone + Countdown ] (It's the correct countdown this time!)

Please review our nomination guidelines before nominating. There's an opportunity to transfer accepted tags from the 2025 tagset to the 2026 tagset.

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All Media Types + Related Fandoms
Can the nominator(s) please amend their nominations? We do not accept "All Media Types" and "Related Fandoms" without a case being made.

    Les Misérables - All Media Types
    Enjolras/Grantaire (Les Misérables)
    Grantaire & Jean Prouvaire

    Please amend the canon to reflect what version of Les Misérables canon you are after. Is it the movie? The novel? The musical?

    Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types
    Aslan & Caspian (Narnia)
    Aslan & Eustace Scrubb
    Aslan & Lucy Pevensie
    Aslan & Susan Pevensie
    Caspian & Edmund Pevensie
    Edmund Pevensie & Lucy Pevensie & Peter Pevensie & Susan Pevensie
    Edmund Pevensie & Peter Pevensie
    Edmund Pevensie & Susan Pevensie

    Please renominate as per the nomination guidelines. Are you wanting the books, TV Show, musical, or films?

    Please note I will reject all nominations that remain as "All Media Types" and "Related Fandoms" when nominations close and will not be giving the chance to amend them. Please nominate your canon as per the nomination guidelines!


Crossover Fandom

    Doctor Who
    Clara Oswin Oswald (Doctor Who 2005) & Team Torchwood (Torchwood)
    Fourth Doctor (Doctor Who 1963)/Clara Oswin Oswald (Doctor Who 2005)

    Please renominate under "Crossover Fandom" as the fandom, not "Doctor Who".
    Sorted!


Other

    Big Finish Audio

    Hello Doctor Who fans! I know I can ask this question when we conclude the round, but I wanted to get ahead of the feedback post and ask it while it's still fresh. Can those familiar please let me know if what I have in the tagset in terms of Big Finish Audio is correct? I did a bit of Googling, but I'm admittedly a little lost. (My familiarity with Big Finish Audio is only through tagset approvals.)

    In the tagset, we have:

    • Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio)
    • Gallifrey (Big Finish Audio)
    • UNIT: the New Series (Big Finish Audio)


    Should all of these remain as separate canons, or should they fall under one big "Big Finish Audio" umbrella? From my understanding, Big Finish Audio is the production company, and these are all different series, much like how Doctor Who 1963 and 2005 are different series (in a way that they're not even different series… Doctor Who is a very complicated canon when you go into the fandom weeds!).

    I'm happy to keep them separate, but I wanted to know so I can make any amendments (if needed) and make a note for 2027's nomination guidelines.


I will be rejecting all lingering nomination queries once nominations close. Please check the nominations queries posts from 2026 to make sure your nominations are not one of them! If you need help making amendments, please ask rather than risk losing your nominations.

There will most likely be one last nomination queries post before nominations close. Please ensure you spell your nominations correctly! There will be very little opportunity to fix these errors once sign-ups open.

Please let me know on any nominations post if you see any duplicates or errors (like typos or my bloopers!) in the tagset. I'll be doing a sweep of the tagset once nominations close. Your eagle eyes are much appreciated! Happy last-leg-of-nominating!
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Hello detectives! There is a scheduled AO3 maintenance that will go into effect and will apparently last for 15 hours, which will impact nominations as AO3 will be down during this period. Please view their "What time is it for me?" so you can plan your nominations accordingly. As we may miss a day to nominate, I've chosen to extend nominations to Saturday 24 January. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

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Please review our nomination guidelines before nominating. There's an opportunity to transfer accepted tags from the 2025 tagset to the 2026 tagset.

I'm seeking clarifications on the following nominations. If I could hear back about these, that would be appreciated so we can keep our nomination approvals moving.

All Media Types + Related Fandoms
Can the nominator(s) please amend their nominations? We do not accept "All Media Types" and "Related Fandoms" without a case being made.

    Transformers - All Media Types
    Any Decepticon Character
    Drift | Deadlock/Perceptor
    Impactor/Springer (Transformers)
    Megatron/Rodimus | Rodimus Prime
    Optimus Prime/Ratchet
    Ratchet/First Aid
    Rung & Whirl (Transformers)

    Can the nominator please renominate this under the desired series? Are you after the Michael Bay or animated movies? The video games? Books?


Crossover Fandom

    Crossover Fandom
    Avengers Team Members (Marvel) & Loki (Loki TV)
    Avengers Team Members (Marvel) & Mobius M. Mobius (Loki TV)
    Loki & Sylvie (Loki TV) & Thor (Marvel)

    Can the nominator please update their disambiguations for the Marvel portion of these nominations? The disambiguation is too vague. Is it MCU? Marvel 616?
    Sorted!

    Crossover Fandom
    Phryne Fisher (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries) & Jane Marple (Agatha Christie)
    Phryne Fisher (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries)/Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer TV)

    Can the nominator please specify which version of Jane Marple and Phryne Fisher they would like? It seems the character of Jane appears in books, TV and anime, and Phryne in books and TV. If you're happy to receive any version, please let me know and I will accept these as is.
    Sorted!

    天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
    Xie Lian (TGCF) & Wei Wuxian (MDZS)

    I'm canon blind to the canons in the disambiguations. Can the nominator, or someone familiar, please confirm if this should be nominated under "Crossover Fandom"? The disambiguations imply it should be. Can the nominator please renominate this under "Crossover Fandom" so it can be accepted?


Recursive fandom missing permission statement proof

    Rigel Black Chronicles - murkybluematter (DFE)
    Arcturus Rigel "Archie" Black/Hermione Granger (Rigel Black Chronicles)
    Draco Malfoy & Pansy Parkinson & Blaise Zabini (Rigel Black Chronicles)
    Lionel "Leo" Hurst/Harriet Potter | Rigel Black (Rigel Black Chronicles)
    Solo: Aldon Rosier (Rigel Black Chronicles)
    Solo: Harriet Potter | Rigel Black (Rigel Black Chronicles)

    Can the nominator please provide proof of the permission statement for this work? I approved these and cannot find any evidence that the nominator has provided a permission statement for this work. Our nomination guidelines state that recursive works need permission evidence provided by the nominator. If it's not given by the end of the nomination period, I will remove these tags from the tagset.

    Please read up on the nomination guidelines for recursive nominations and be sure to provide evidence!
    Sorted!


Other

    Lucifer (TV) — Does it belong in DC's Arrowverse?

    For those familiar with Lucifer (TV), do you think this show should be considered under the DC Arrowverse umbrella? I'm only familiar with Lucifer's involvement in the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event and the ramifications of that. I'm happy to keep it separate, but I wanted to check in with nominators/interested parties to see if it should go under our DCTV umbrella. Sorted! Keeping it separate. :)


There are queries from the first nominations post that I'd appreciate the nominator's input on.

Please let me know on any nominations post if you see any duplicates or errors (like typos!) in the tagset. We've had some wandering tags a few detectives have successfully captured (thank you!). Happy nominating!
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We have great nominations in our tagset already! If you're interested in nominating, please review our nomination guidelines. There's an opportunity to transfer accepted tags from the 2025 tagset to the 2026 tagset.

I'm seeking clarifications on the following nominations. If I could hear back about these in the next 24 hours, that would be appreciated so we can keep our nomination approvals moving.

All Media Types + Related Fandoms
Can the nominator(s) please amend their nominations? We do not accept "All Media Types" and "Related Fandoms" without a case being made.

    Star Wars - All Media Types
    Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker
    Poe Dameron/Ben Solo
    Poe Dameron/Din Djarin
    Poe Dameron/Finn
    Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren

    How to nominate Star Wars canons is outlined in the nomination guidelines. Can the nominator(s) please amend their nominations? If Luke and Din don't exist in the same sub-fandom, please nominate them under "Crossover Fandom".

    Midsomer Murders - All Media Types
    Ben Jones/Jamie Winter

    I'm happy to hear why this should be "All Media Types", otherwise please amend the canon and specify if it's the TV show or books.
    Sorted!

    Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
    Apollo/Hyacinthus (Percy Jackson)

    Please amend your nomination to specify which PJO canon you're after, as we have books, TV show and movies. The fandom title will need to change. Please use one of these: "Percy Jackson and the Olympians — Rick Riordan" for books, "Percy Jackson (TV)" for the TV show, and "Percy Jackson (Movies)" for the movies. If the nominator has trouble with changing the fandom, please let me know.


Crossover Fandom

    Crossover Fandom
    Peter Parker (MCU) & Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson)

    I wanted to flag with the nominator that this nomination is a bit too ambiguous, unless you're fine with receiving any version of these characters. If I accept this as is, I will not be enforcing any DNWs dictating which Peter Parker or Percy Jackson version you want.

    If the nominator is after a specific version for Percy Jackson, please amend your disambiguation (i.e. "Percy Jackson (PJO Books)" for the book version). If you're happy to receive the book, TV show or movie version, please let me know and I will accept this as is.

    And I apologise for being nitpicky, but as we've had three Peter Parkers in the MCU (Holland, Garfield and Maguire), please amend your nomination if you're after a specific version. "Peter Parker [Holland] (MCU)" is an acceptable way to format it.
    Sorted!


Fandom renaming/fixing

    Ocean's movies
    Danny Ocean & Debbie Ocean (Ocean's)
    Danny Ocean & Ocean's 8 (Ocean's)
    Lou Miller/Debbie Ocean (Ocean's)

    Google tells me Ocean's 8 and Ocean's 11 exist in the same universe, so I wanted to amend the fandom title. Is the nominator against the fandom being renamed to "Ocean's 11 Movie Universe"? Happy for alternate suggestions.
    Sorted!

    If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device (Web Series)
    Captain-General | Kitten & Magnus the Red (Warhammer 40.000)

    I'm canon blind to If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device and Warhammer 40.000, but I've done some Googling and found that these two characters exist in this web series (I believe!). Can the nominator please update the disambiguation to reflect the web series? The disambiguation is making me think this should be under "Warhammer 40.000" as a canon instead. Happy to hear otherwise.

    Supergirl (TV 2015)
    Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supergirl Arrowverse)

    Please renominate under "DC's Arrowverse" as the canon as per the nomination guidelines.


Please let me know on any nominations post if you see any duplicates or errors in the tagset. Happy nominating!
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WE'RE BACK, BUSYBODIES!

I hope you're all ready to start recruiting your sidekicks because nominations are open! But, before I link to where you can nominate, there is one big difference from last year… I'm allowing detectives to transfer accepted nominations from last year's tagset. Please read the guidelines in that section before requesting a transfer.

Nominations are open! They will close on Friday 23 January Saturday 24 January*. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

*AO3 has scheduled maintenance that will impact nominations.

Please submit your nominations here.

Please read the guidelines before nominating, and keep an eye on the comm in case clarification is needed from you before a nomination is accepted.

Nomination guidelines


  • You can nominate up to 10 fandoms with 10 relationships (this includes characters, relationships, and groups) each.

  • All nominations must be disambiguated with the name of the canon after the ship/group/character, e.g., "Veronica Mars/Logan Echolls (VMars)", "Solo: Joe Goldberg (You TV)", "Solo: The Crows (Six of Crows Series)", "Fred Jones & Daphne Blake & Velma Dinkley & Shaggy Rogers & Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo Cartoon)".

  • Please avoid nominating "All Media Types" and "& Related Fandoms".

  • Crossovers belong under "Crossover Fandom".

  • Please ensure you properly capitalise your tags, otherwise we will either fix them or reject them.

  • Please remember that you do not have to nominate canons that are investigative in nature. We will accept any canon! The work created for the request needs to involve an investigation, so please nominate what you're eager to receive and/or offer.

  • Please remove diacritics (or accent letters) from nominations to help us avoid having accidental duplications. We won't be querying or changing these, but it's a preference to make it easier to search for tags if we need to move or edit them.


Disambiguations


Disambiguations help us identify which canon a character, relationship, or group belongs to, and are mandatory as part of your nominations. These assist us greatly in the backend, and also allow requesters and creators to know which version of a character is nominated, especially for large fandoms with various mediums or character versions.

You are welcome to abbreviate the fandom name when nominating your characters/relationships/groups to save space, although please make the abbreviation distinct for someone who is canon blind, i.e. for The Hunger Games, you could use "THG - Collins" and "THG Movies". If your tag goes wandering, we want to be able to put it back in its rightful place.

Examples of disambiguation are below (the disambiguation is bolded):

  • Logan Echolls/Veronica Mars (VMars)

  • Solo: Finnick Odair (THG - Collins)

  • The Crows (SoC Series) in Ocean's 11 (Ocean's 11)

  • Misty Quigley (Yellowjackets) & Elmo (Sesame Street)

  • Detective investigating murder or disappearance & Fake medium & Crime suspects (OW)


Fandoms


We have no restrictions on rarity or media on fandoms. You are more than welcome to nominate a very popular fandom or very rare fandom.

For more specific canon types:

  • RPF: RPF is permitted. Non-famous family members and under 18s are not eligible. We will not be allowing nominations for world leaders and reserve the right to reject any RPF nomination that we feel will cause distress to our participants.

  • Original characters in non-original canons: You may nominate Canon Character/Original Character(s) and Canon Character & Original Character(s). You are welcome to be as specific or as broad as you wish, e.g. "Veronica Mars/Original Female Character (VMars)" or "Abed Nadir & Original Male Character (Community)".

    We highly encourage you to ensure your nomination specifies the gender of the OC unless you're interested in receiving a fanwork with any gender, i.e., "Misty Quigley & Original Character (Yellowjackets)" is broad and unspecific, and means your creator will be allowed to define the gender of the OC. If you are interested in a specific gender for the OC, please nominate this specifically, i.e. "Misty Quigley & Original Female Character (Yellowjackets)".

    We will not accept participants who try to box their creator into a specific type of relationship using their optional details in their sign-up. Please keep that in mind while nominating.

  • Original Works: These must be nominated under "Original Work" in the format "Character Type/Character Type", "Character Type & Character Type" and "Solo: Character Type", e.g. "Female Detective/Male Criminal Mastermind (OW)", "Female Pirate Captain & Male Privateer (OW)", "Solo: Female Archeologist (OW)", etc.

    We encourage you to be specific regarding gender and what you're after. Please try not to be overly specific—our tags have character limitations, and we also will not allow boxing in creators.

  • Recursive: These fandoms will be allowed as long as the nominators provide evidence that the creator has given permission for recursive works. This should be submitted either via email at gumshoeagency@gmail.com or on this post. Recursive nominations that fail to provide this proof will be rejected. Please ensure you include "DFE" ("Disambiguated for Exchanges") in the disambiguation.

  • Crossovers: Crossovers are permitted. These should be nominated under "Crossover Fandom" with the fandom name for each character in brackets, e.g. "Taissa Turner (Yellowjackets) & Michelle Jones (MCU)" or "Solo: Elmo (Sesame Street) in Home Alone (Movies)".

  • Threesomes/moresomes: These types of relationships are permitted, whether they are romantic or platonic. (Romantic is to be signified with an "/" and platonic with "&".) If you are nominating characters that do not exist in the same canon, please ensure you do so under "Crossover Fandom".

  • Canon/Reader: We do not allow Reader/Canon Character to be nominated in any form.

  • Creator's Choice of Fandom: We do not accept any CCOF for this exchange.


Nominating specific fandoms


  • Assassin's Creed: Please nominate Assassin's Creed under "Assassin's Creed - All Media Types".

  • Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and Angel: The Series: Please nominate these under "Buffyverse (TV)".

  • DC's Arrowverse: Please nominate characters from Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, Superman & Lois, and Black Lightning under "DC's Arrowverse".

  • DC Comics: Please nominate all DC comics under "DCU (Comics)", but please disambiguate which version of the character you want in parentheses if that information is important to you.

  • DC Extended Universe: Please nominate all DCEU movies under "DC Extended Universe".

  • Dimension 20: Please nominate all campaigns under "Dimension 20 (Web Series)".

  • Dragon Age:
    • Nominate all video games under "Dragon Age (Video Games)".

    • Nominate all comics under "Dragon Age (Comics)".

    • Nominate all books under "Dragon Age - Various Authors".

    • Nominate all tabletop RPG under "Dragon Age (Tabletop RPG)".

  • Final Fantasy VII Remake: Please nominate this under "Compilation of Final Fantasy VII".

  • Marvel Cinematic Universe:
    • Please nominate all MCU movies under "Marvel Cinematic Universe".

    • Please nominate all Netflix Marvel TV shows under "The Defenders (Marvel TV)". This includes Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron First, Daredevil, and The Defenders.

    • Please nominate the MCU television shows separately from the MCU. These should appear as separate entities within the tagset, i.e., "WandaVision", "Ms Marvel", "Loki", "Falcon and the Winter Soldier", "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", etc.

  • Marvel Comics: Please nominate these under their appropriate Marvel universe, i.e. "Marvel 616", "Marvel Ultimate", etc. We won't accept "Marvel Comics" as a fandom.

  • Naruto (Anime & Manga), Boruto (Anime & Manga), and Dreaming of Sunshine: Please nominate these separately. Dreaming of Sunshine should be nominated as "Dreaming of Sunshine - SilverQueen (DFE)". If your nomination involves one or more Dreaming of Sunshine characters and one or more Naruto/Boruto characters, nominate this under "Crossover Fandom" with the proper disambiguations.

  • Star Trek: Please nominate these via their separate shows and the Alternate Original Series, such as "Star Trek: Alternate Original Series ", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", "Star Trek: Discovery", "Star Trek: Enterprise", "Star Trek: Picard", "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds", "Star Trek: The Next Generation", etc. Crossovers between these shows must be nominated under "Crossover Fandom" and correctly disambiguated,

  • Star Wars:
    • Star Wars movies: Please nominate under the appropriate movie, i.e. "Star Wars: Original Trilogy", "Star Wars: Sequel Trilogy", "Star Wars: Prequel Trilogy".

    • Star Wars TV shows: Please nominate under the appropriate television shoe, i.e. "Star Wars: Rogue One". We will allow "Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types" to be nominated.

    • Star Wars books: Please nominate under either "Star Wars: Legends Books" (Old EU) or "Star Wars: Extended Universe Books" (new/current books).

    • Star Wars comics, video games, etc.,: Nominate what's normal in the fandom or by individual title. If you're unsure, comment below and we can figure out how to proceed.

    • Star Wars in-universe crossovers: Please ensure any Star Wars crossovers are nominated under "Star Wars - All Media Types", i.e. "Leia Organa (Star Wars: Original Trilogy) & Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)". Please ensure you disambiguate which version of the character you want.

  • The Witcher: Please nominate via media, i.e. "The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski", "The Witcher (TV)", and "The Witcher (Video Games)".

  • X-Men Movies: Please nominate either "X-Men (Movieverse) (OTM)" for Original Timeline Movies and "X-Men (Movieverse) (ATM)" for Alternate Timeline Movies.


Tag formats


We accept:

  • "/" nominations signifying romantic and/or sexual relationships, i.e. "Logan Echolls/Veronica Mars (VMars)".

  • "&" nominations signifying platonic and gen relationships, i.e. "Logan Echolls & Veronica Mars (VMars)".

  • "Solo:" nominations will work in two ways: (1) signifying a single character to be the main focus of the fanwork, i.e. "Solo: Veronica Mars (VMars)" and (2) signifying a group, such as "Solo: The Muppets (Sesame Street)", where one or more Muppets will be the central focus of the work as chosen by the creator.

  • "Solo: Character (Fandom A) in Fandom B" and "Solo: Relationship (Fandom A) in Fandom B" — This signifies a crossover where the nominated character (or relationship) from Fandom A is visiting or already exists in the world of Fandom B. Please disambiguate Fandom B if there are multiple versions of this fandom available.

  • You may nominate tags in the format of "Character A/Character B & Character C" to request two characters in a romantic/sexual relationship having a platonic interaction with a third character. Please ensure you disambiguate correctly.


Tag examples:

  • Daphne Blake/Fred Jones (Scooby Doo Cartoon) — The fanwork you will receive will be primarily about this romantic/sexual relationship interacting with the exchange's theme.

  • Daphne Blake & Fred Jones (Scooby Doo Cartoon) — The fanwork you will receive will be primarily about characters interacting as friends, neighbours, family, acquaintances, enemies, etc. in a platonic/non-sexual way with the exchange's theme.

  • Solo: Velma Dinkley (Scooby Doo Cartoon) — The fanwork you will receive will be about/centred around Velma Dinkley, but other characters can appear while interacting with the exchange's theme.. She will be the primary character interacting with the exchange's theme within the work.

  • Solo: Mystery Inc. (Scooby Doo Cartoon) — The fanwork you will receive will be about/centred around one of any member of Mystery Inc. but, can potentially be more than one. They will interact with the exchange's theme.

  • Fred Jones & Daphne Blake & Velma Dinkley & Shaggy Rogers & Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo) — The fanwork you will receive will be about/centred around the nominated Mystery Inc. members, who interact platonically with one another with the exchange's theme.

  • Solo: Scooby Doo (Scooby Doo Cartoon) in Sesame Street — The fanwork will be a crossover about/centred around Scooby Doo visiting or already existing within the world of Sesame Street and interact with the exchange's theme. This will be nominated under "Crossover Fandom".

  • Elmo (Sesame Street) & Mystery Inc. (Scooby Doo Cartoon) — The fanwork you will receive will be a crossover work in which Elmo and one or more of the members of Mystery Inc. meet or have some kind of pre-existing platonic relationship and interact with the exchange's theme. This will be nominated under "Crossover Fandom".

  • Daphne Blake/Fred Jones (Scooby Doo cartoon) & Elmo (Sesame Street) — The fanwork you will receive will be a crossover work in which Fred and Daphne have a romantic/sexual relationship and platonically interact with Elmo with the exchange's theme. This will be nominated under "Crossover Fandom".


Group nominations


  • "Solo: Group" tags mean "one or more of this group" whether or not they have "any" in front of them.

  • If you request an ambiguous group, i.e. "Solo: The Avengers", we will assume any possible member(s) of that group fulfil the request. If you want specific members, please nominate them in the "Character A & Character B & Character C" format. (Please select the characters you absolutely want.)

  • You may request "Any" of a character type, e.g., "Mikhaila Ilyushin/Any Female Talos I Employee". Please make sure any important information is within the Any character tag.

  • Where there is ambiguity created by a nomination, we will likely side with the creator. If you want to ensure you get specific characters, then nominate them by name. If you request "Veronica Mars (VMars) & The Avengers (MCU)" and include in your DNWs that you do not want Bruce Banner, this may not be enforced.


Transfer 2025 nominations over


One of our fellow detectives asked about this as an option for 2026's round, which I thought was a great idea! I apologise to anyone this may blindside, as I hadn't considered it and didn't build it into the schedule.

I'm allowing transfers from last year's tagset into 2026's tagset. This means these nominations will not count toward a nomination slot. I will batch load these into the 2026 tagset, provided the request follows the guidelines below.

  • Each person can only request a maximum of 10 fandoms to be transferred.

  • Anonymous comments must sign their comments with their AO3 usernames.

  • If you do not provide the information in the format specified, I will not be transferring your selected tags over.

  • Please reply to this post with your fandom and the tags you want transferred. Please format it as follows: Fandom,Relationship,Relationship,Relationship, with each fandom on a new line. Please do not change these tags and do not add spaces. The tags must be exactly as they appear in the 2025 tagset.

  • If you can title your comment's subject with "Transfer", that will be very helpful for me! This isn't mandatory, and I will process these transfers even without a subject line. (Please don't stress if you forget!)

  • Transfers must be requested on this post only. If they are asked on any other post, I will ignore them.

Please be patient with me as this is my first time offering this.

Questions


You're welcome to drop any questions below or email gumshoeagency@gmail.com.

If you see any errors in the tagset, please point them out, preferably on nomination-related posts, so they can be amended before sign-ups open.

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Thanks very much to the [community profile] ficinabox mods for letting me steal some of their nomination guidelines. 🩷
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Nominations are now closed! Please see our lovely tagset for all our accepted canons and relationships! It looks amazing, and seeing new and old canons with big and small fandoms is exciting. (It's also been awesome seeing everyone's enthusiasm for the exchange, so thank you!)

I have finished reviewing all the nominations.

What's next?

  • Please take a few minutes to check the tagset to ensure the tags you nominated to request and/or offer (and the tags you're interested in requesting and offering) are correct, as I will not be editing these when sign-ups open. I've done my best to fix disambiguations, but I have experienced many errors with AO3 that may have seen some things sneak through, so I appreciate your eagle eyes!

  • Promote your canon! If you're interested in requesting or offering a canon with a smaller fandom, this is your chance to dangle some bait and see if you can hook some fish.

  • Prepare for your sign-ups! The sign-up post will have ideas on how you can prompt for this exchange, but if you're super eager and don't want to wait for that post, please start thinking about the things you enjoy in canons that apply for the exchange's theme (think mysteries, procedurals, spy thrillers and espionage, and good ol' whodunnits). We have a handy resources page with tips on how to create case fiction that may be of use to you.


A final note about nominations

Some nominators may see that their nominations have been rejected when looking at their nomination forms. This is because they were not nominated correctly as per the exchange's nomination guidelines. As the tagset is closed, I have gone ahead and fixed these.

The following have been accepted under Crossover Fandom:

  • Henry "Indiana" Jones & Steve Rogers (accepted as Henry "Indiana" Jones (Indiana Jones Movies) & Steve Rogers (MCU))

  • Jyn Erso (Rogue One) & Leia Organa (Star Wars: Original Trilogy) Apologies to the nominator who correctly nominated this; this has been accepted under "Star Wars (All Media Types)" as per the nomination guidelines.

  • Finnick Odair & Tigris, nominated under "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins" (accepted as Finnick Odair (THG - Collins) & Tigris (Ballad - Collins))

  • Haymitch Abernathy & Tigris, nominated under "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins" (accepted as Haymitch Abernathy (THG - Collins) & Tigris (Ballad - Collins))

  • Mags & Tigris (Hunger Games) nominated under "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins" (accepted as Mags (THG - Collins) & Tigris (Ballad - Collins))


I intend to open sign-ups by Monday 14 April at 5pm EDT [ In your timezone ]. If you could please take a look at the tagset before then and let me know if you spy any embarrassing typos, wandering tags, duplicates, or other errors, I would very much appreciate it! The tagset will be considered final when sign-ups open.

If you have any questions, you can comment on this post or email gumshoeagency@gmail.com.

Thank you again! I'm very much looking forward to seeing what everyone requests when we move into our sign-up phase in a handful of hours. 🩷
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We have over one day left of nominations at the publishing of this post! Please be sure to get your nominations in before they close. If you're a detective who loves the pressure of countdowns, I've created this countdown just for you. Nominations close on Sunday 13 April. [ In your timezone. ] Please see the nominations guidelines for how to nominate for this exchange.

I have completed a quick review of the tagset and would appreciate anyone else having a look at their nominations to ensure that things are correct.

I'm seeking clarifications on the following nominations. If I could hear back about these in the next 24 hours, that would be appreciated so I can finalise our final nominations. (If there are any further ones I wish to clarify, I may add them to this post as I anticipate this being our very last set of clarifications.)

Crossover Fandom

Peter Parker [Garfield] & Peter Parker [Holland] in Spider-Man (Movies - Raimi)
Peter Parker [Garfield] in Spider-Man (Movies - Raimi)

I added this to the last post several hours after I had posted it, but I wanted to see if our nominator(s) could provide feedback as to which Peter Parker they were after. Is it Garfield's The Amazing Spiderman or MCU? If I don't hear back, I will disambiguate this to his MCU appearance. Update: As I haven't heard from the nominator, I have disambiguated him to be from his MCU appearance.

Jiang Cheng & Jin Ling (The Untamed) & Scooby Doo (Scooby Doo)
Can the nominator please confirm which Scooby Doo medium they were after? If I don't hear back, I will disambiguate this to the cartoon version.


John Constantine (LoT) & Slade Wilson (Arrowverse)
From my understanding, John Constantine and Slade Wilson are both in the Arrowverse. (Legends of Tomorrow is considered under "DC's Arrowverse for this exchange.) Can the nominator please renominate this under "DC's Arrowverse"?


Wheel of Time

Nynaeve al'Meara/Egwene al'Vere
Can the nominator please confirm if this nomination was for the TV show or books? I think this one was a victim of AO3 erroring out on me when I was adding/fiddling with disambiguations. If I don't hear back, I will disambiguate this with the TV show. Update: As I have not heard back from the nominator, I have disambiguate this to the TV show.


The Hobbit (Jackson Movies)

Elrond Peredhel & Gandalf
Can the nominator please confirm if this nomination was for the books, TV show, or movies? I think this one was a victim of AO3 erroring out on me when I was adding/fiddling with disambiguations. If I do not hear back, I will disambiguate this with the movies. Update: As I have not heard back from the nominator, I have disambiguate this to the movie.


The below nominations were added to the post 12ish or more hours after it was made.

Crossover Fandom

Loki (Marvel)/Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer TV)
Can the nominator please specify which Loki? Is it Loki from the comics, MCU, or Loki TV?


James Bond (James Bond (Movies 1962-2002)) & Johnny English (Johnny English)
Did the nominator want a specific James Bond? (i.e. Craig, Brosnan, etc.) Update: As I haven't heard back from the nominator, I have accepted it as is, which means any James Bond can be selected.


Original Work

Male Alien Investigating Human Event That Wouldn't Be Mysterious to a Human/Male Human (OW)
Can the nominator please confirm if this was meant to be replaced with "Solo: Male Alien Investigating Human Event That Wouldn't Be Mysterious to a Human (OW)"? Update: As I haven't heard back from the nominator, I have accepted it.


Thank you all—and happy nominating!
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Our criminal masterminds have been hard at work fleshing out our very good-looking tagset! It's been super exciting seeing the different canons, original works, and crossover nominations rolling in. There is still time to nominate! Please see the nominations guidelines for how to nominate for this exchange.

With all nominations approved except for the one that I am clarifying below, please take a few minutes to have a look at the fandom sections that you've nominated in and plan to request or offer, and let me know if you see any errors or duplicates in the tagset so these can be dealt with before sign-ups. We will not have a tagset clean-up period once nominations close.

I'm seeking clarifications on the following nominations. If I could hear back about these in the next 24 hours, that would be appreciated so we can keep our nomination approvals moving.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types

    Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
    We do not allow "All Media Types" fandom nominations for this exchange (unless specifically outlined in the guidelines or approved by the mod). Can the PJO nominator(s) please edit their nominations to signify if their nominations are for the books, television show, or films? Update: As the nominator has not responded, this has been accepted as Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Rick Riordan).

    You can use one of the following fandom titles to edit your "fandom" to (or split up your nominations if you wish to nominate from the various mediums available):

    • Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Rick Riordan) to signify books
    • Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV) to signify the television series
    • Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Movies) to signify the movies

    If this is not edited, I will be approving them as the book versions.

    Impacted tags from the PJO era:

      Annabeth Chase & Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood
      Apollo/Percy Jackson
      Luke Castellan/Percy Jackson
      Nico di Angelo/Percy Jackson
      Percy Jackson & Poseidon
      Percy Jackson & The Olympians
      Rachel Elizabeth Dare & Percy Jackson
      Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson
      As the nominator has not responded, these have been accepted as book nominations.


    Jason Grace/Percy Jackson
    Percy Jackson & Leo Valdez

    Please renominate these under "Heroes of Olympus (Rick Riordan)". Update: As the nominator has not responded, this has been rejected. Please renominate under the correct fandom and disambiguate.


Crossover Fandom

    Matt Murdock (Daredevil) & Lance Sweets (Bones)
    Matt Murdock (Daredevil) & Woo Young Woo (Woo Young Woo)
    Matthew Murdock (Daredevil) & Cory Raines (Highlander)

    These have been approved. I intend to update these so Matt's disambiguation is "(Daredevil TV)". Can the nominator(s) please let me know if they would prefer the movie or comic versions? Update: All have Matt disambiguated from "Daredevil TV".

    Gabrielle/Xena (Xena Warrior Princess) in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    This has been approved. I updated the disambiguation on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" to the television show. Can the nominator please let me know if they would've preferred the movie? (Apologies if the disambiguation was already there when I approved—I'm working off my notes.)


    Reginald Jeeves & Bertram "Bertie" Wooster (Jeeves & Wooster) in A Series of Unfortunate Events
    This has been approved. I have updated the disambiguation for "A Series of Unfortunate Events" to "Snicket" to indicate the books. Can the nominator please let me know if I should have interpreted the disambiguation being for the movies or TV series?


    Added in many hours after this post was posted:

    Peter Parker [Garfield] & Peter Parker [Holland] in Spider-Man (Movies - Raimi)
    Peter Parker [Garfield] in Spider-Man (Movies - Raimi)

    Could the nominator please confirm if they were after Garfield from The Amazing Spider-Man or MCU? If I don't hear back, I will add the disambiguation for MCU for both.


Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan)
    Can the nominator(s) of the Wheel of Time books please check these tags are correct? I borked them a little while fiddling with the disambiguation and hope I have correctly fixed them. Update: Confirmed, thank you.

Thank you!
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Thank you to everyone who has nominated so far! It's very exciting seeing the tagset take shape with some very cool nominations! Please see the nominations guidelines for how to nominate for this exchange. Please let me know if you see any errors or duplicates in the tagset so these can be dealt with before sign-ups.

I'm seeking clarifications on the following nominations. If I could hear back about these in the next 24 hours, that would be appreciated so we can keep our nomination approvals moving.

Crossover Fandom

    Modesty Blaise (Modesty Blaise) & Natasha Romanov (Marvel)
    Natasha Romanov (Marvel)/Jason Todd (DCU)

    Which Natasha Romanov are you after? She's featured in the comics, MCU, What If?, and video games. Please update your disambiguation.


    Phil Coulson (Marvel) & Jason Todd (DCU)
    Phil Coulson (Marvel)/Jim Gordon (DCU)

    Which Phil Coulson are you after? He's featured in the comics, MCU, and Agents of SHIELD. Please update your disambiguation.


    Jessica Jones (Defenders TV) & Peter Parker (MCU)
    I'm happy to accept this as is, but I wanted to see if the nominator wanted to specify which Peter Parker since we have had Holland, Maguire, and Garfield all in the MCU. If you're happy to potentially receive any, then I'm happy to accept it as is.


DCU (Comics)

    Crime Alley | Park Row Residents & Jason Todd
    I wanted to confirm if there were named Park Row residents or if this was a nomination that would call for original characters to be created? (I'm fine with it, but wanted to make a note.)


    Gotham City & Jason Todd
    This is too broad of a nomination. Please edit your nomination to specify what it is you're after. I will accept "Gotham City Citizens" if you want OCs or canonically defined citizens, which would mean you would receive any Gothamite in the work.


Doctor Who (2005)

    Solo: The Doctor (Doctor Who 2005)
    The Doctor/Missy (Doctor Who 2005)

    Could you please specify which Doctor? All characters from the Doctor Who 2005 relaunch tend to fall under this canon umbrella in tagsets. If you don't specify which Doctor, you will receive any Doctor. Update: This has been accepted as is.

    The Doctor & The Master (Doctor Who 2005)
    Could you please specify which Doctor and which Master? Otherwise, you will receive any Doctor and any Master from the Doctor Who 2005 relaunched series. Update: This has been accepted as is.

    The Doctor & The Doctor's TARDIS (Doctor Who 2005)
    From my understanding, the TARDIS is an object/transport and not a character. Can the nominator or someone canon familiar confirm if the TARDIS is an actual character instead of a method of transportation?


MCU

    Yelena Belova/Kate Bishop (MCU)
    From my understanding, Kate has not appeared in the MCU outside of Hawkeye at present. This needs to go under "Hawkeye (TV)" or "Crossover Fandom" if you want Yelena from the MCU movies. Update: This has been accepted as is.


Agatha All Along (TV)

    Agatha Harkness & Young Avengers Team Members (AAA)
    This belongs under "Crossover Fandom". I don't believe the Young Avengers has been made canon in MCU yet, so these should be their comic book counterparts. Update: This has been rejected. Please renominate under the correct fandom and disambiguations.

    Billy Kaplan & Wanda Maximoff & Tommy Shepherd (AAA)
    Wanda does not appear in Agatha All Along. Please renominate under "Crossover Fandom" and specify if you want Wanda from the MCU (movies) or WandaVision. Update: This has been rejected. Please renominate under the correct fandom and disambiguations.

    Tommy Shepherd also doesn't technically appear in Agatha All Along despite a voiceover (as Tommy Maximoff) and a brief glimpse of Tommy Maximoff becoming Tommy Shepherd. I'm happy to hear from the nominator and anyone interested in requesting/offering this if you think it should be allowed as part of Agatha All Along, or be the comic version of Tommy Shepherd. Update: This has been rejected. Please renominate under the correct fandom and disambiguations.

    Agatha Harkness & Billy Maximoff & Tommy Maximoff (AAA)
    Billy Maximoff & Tommy Maximoff (AAA)

    Tommy Maximoff technically doesn't appear in Agatha All Along despite a voiceover. I'm inclined to have this renominated under "Crossover Fandom" and disambiguate him as being from "WandaVision". I'm happy to hear from the nominator and anyone interested in requesting/offering if you feel differently. Update: This has been rejected. Please renominate under the correct fandom and disambiguations.
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I hope you are all ready to start recruiting your secret agents, nosy busybodies, citizen detectives, and very experienced agents and P.I.s because I have some very exciting news! I've decided to kickstart our investigative work a little earlier than planned…

Nominations are open! They will close on Sunday 13 April. [ In your timezone. ]

Please submit your nominations here.

Please read the guidelines before nominating, and keep an eye on the comm in case clarification is needed from you before a nomination is accepted.

Nomination guidelines


  • You can nominate up to 10 fandoms with 10 relationships (this includes characters, relationships, and groups) each.

  • All nominations must be disambiguated with the name of the canon after the ship/group/character, e.g., "Veronica Mars/Logan Echolls (VMars)", "Solo: Joe Goldberg (You TV)", "Solo: The Crows (Six of Crows Series)", "Fred Jones & Daphne Blake & Velma Dinkley & Shaggy Rogers & Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo Cartoon)".

  • Please avoid nominating "All Media Types" and "& Related Fandoms".

  • Crossovers belong under "Crossover Fandom".

  • Please ensure you properly capitalise your tags, otherwise we will either fix them or reject them.

  • Please remember that you do not have to nominate canons that are investigative in nature. We will accept any canon! The work created for the request needs to involve an investigation, so please nominate what you're eager to receive and/or offer.


Disambiguations


Disambiguations help us identify which canon a character, relationship, or group belongs to, and are mandatory as part of your nominations. These assist us greatly in the backend, and also allow requesters and creators to know which version of a character is nominated, especially for large fandoms with various mediums or character versions.

You are welcome to abbreviate the fandom name when nominating your characters/relationships/groups to save space, although please make the abbreviation distinct, i.e. for The Hunger Games, you could use "THG - Collins" and "THG Movies". If your tag goes wandering, we want to be able to put it back in its rightful place.

Examples of disambiguation are below (the disambiguation is bolded):

  • Logan Echolls/Veronica Mars (VMars)

  • Solo: Finnick Odair (THG - Collins)

  • The Crows (SoC Series) in Ocean's 11 (Ocean's 11)

  • Misty Quigley (Yellowjackets) & Elmo (Sesame Street)

  • Detective investigating murder or disappearance & Fake medium & Crime suspects (OW)


Fandoms


We have no restrictions on rarity or media on fandoms. You are more than welcome to nominate a very popular fandom or very rare fandom.

For more specific canon types:

  • RPF: RPF is permitted. Non-famous family members and under 18s are not eligible. We will not be allowing nominations for world leaders and reserve the right to reject any RPF nomination that we feel will cause distress to our participants.

  • Original characters in non-original canons: You may nominate Canon Character/Original Character(s) and Canon Character & Original Character(s). You are welcome to be as specific or as broad as you wish, e.g. "Veronica Mars/Original Female Character (VMars)" or "Abed Nadir & Original Male Character (Community)".

    We highly encourage you to ensure your nomination specifies the gender of the OC unless you're interested in receiving a fanwork with any gender, i.e., "Misty Quigley & Original Character (Yellowjackets)" is broad and unspecific, and means your creator will be allowed to define the gender of the OC. If you are interested in a specific gender for the OC, please nominate this specifically, i.e. "Misty Quigley & Original Female Character (Yellowjackets)".

    We will not accept participants who try to box their creator into a specific type of relationship using their optional details in their sign-up. Please keep that in mind while nominating.

  • Original Works: These must be nominated under "Original Work" in the format "Character Type/Character Type", "Character Type & Character Type" and "Solo: Character Type", e.g. "Female Detective/Male Criminal Mastermind (OW)", "Female Pirate Captain & Male Privateer (OW)", "Solo: Female Archeologist (OW)", etc.

    We encourage you to be specific regarding gender and what you're after. Please try not to be overly specific—our tags have character limitations, and we also will not allow boxing in creators.

  • Recursive: These fandoms will be allowed as long as the nominators provide evidence that the creator has given permission for recursive works. This should be submitted either via email at gumshoeagency@gmail.com or on this post. Recursive nominations that fail to provide this proof will be rejected. Please ensure you include "DFE" ("Disambiguated for Exchanges") in the disambiguation.

  • Crossovers: Crossovers are permitted. These should be nominated under "Crossover Fandom" with the fandom name for each character in brackets, e.g. "Taissa Turner (Yellowjackets) & Michelle Jones (MCU)" or "Solo: Elmo (Sesame Street) in Home Alone (Movies)".

  • Threesomes/moresomes: These types of relationships are permitted, whether they are romantic or platonic. (Romantic is to be signified with an "/" and platonic with "&".) If you are nominating characters that do not exist in the same canon, please ensure you do so under "Crossover Fandom".

  • Canon/Reader: We do not allow Reader/Canon Character to be nominated in any form.

  • Creator's Choice of Fandom: We do not accept any CCOF for this exchange.


Nominating specific fandoms


  • Assassin's Creed: Please nominate Assassin's Creed under "Assassin's Creed - All Media Types".

  • Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and Angel: The Series: Please nominate these under "Buffyverse (TV)".

  • DC's Arrowverse: Please nominate characters from Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, Superman & Lois, and Black Lightning under "DC's Arrowverse".

  • DC Comics: Please nominate all DC comics under "DCU (Comics)", but please disambiguate which version of the character you want in parentheses if that information is important to you.

  • DC Extended Universe: Please nominate all DCEU movies under "DC Extended Universe".

  • Dimension 20: Please nominate all campaigns under "Dimension 20 (Web Series)".

  • Dragon Age:
    • Nominate all video games under "Dragon Age (Video Games)".

    • Nominate all comics under "Dragon Age (Comics)".

    • Nominate all books under "Dragon Age - Various Authors".

    • Nominate all tabletop RPG under "Dragon Age (Tabletop RPG)".

  • Final Fantasy VII Remake: Please nominate this under "Compilation of Final Fantasy VII".

  • Marvel Cinematic Universe:
    • Please nominate all MCU movies under "Marvel Cinematic Universe".

    • Please nominate all Netflix Marvel TV shows under "The Defenders (Marvel TV)". This includes Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron First, Daredevil, and The Defenders.

    • Please nominate the MCU television shows separately from the MCU. These should appear as separate entities within the tagset, i.e., "WandaVision", "Ms Marvel", "Loki", "Falcon and the Winter Soldier", "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", etc.

  • Marvel Comics: Please nominate these under their appropriate Marvel universe, i.e. "Marvel 616", "Marvel Ultimate", etc. We won't accept "Marvel Comics" as a fandom.

  • Naruto (Anime & Manga), Boruto (Anime & Manga), and Dreaming of Sunshine: Please nominate these separately. Dreaming of Sunshine should be nominated as "Dreaming of Sunshine - SilverQueen (DFE)". If your nomination involves one or more Dreaming of Sunshine characters and one or more Naruto/Boruto characters, nominate this under "Crossover Fandom" with the proper disambiguations.

  • Star Trek: Please nominate these via their separate shows and the Alternate Original Series, such as "Star Trek: Alternate Original Series ", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", "Star Trek: Discovery", "Star Trek: Enterprise", "Star Trek: Picard", "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds", "Star Trek: The Next Generation", etc. Crossovers between these shows must be nominated under "Crossover Fandom" and correctly disambiguated,

  • Star Wars:
    • Star Wars movies: Please nominate under the appropriate movie, i.e. "Star Wars: Original Trilogy", "Star Wars: Sequel Trilogy", "Star Wars: Prequel Trilogy".

    • Star Wars TV shows: Please nominate under the appropriate television shoe, i.e. "Star Wars: Rogue One". We will allow "Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types" to be nominated.

    • Star Wars books: Please nominate under either "Star Wars: Legends Books" (Old EU) or "Star Wars: Extended Universe Books" (new/current books).

    • Star Wars comics, video games, etc.,: Nominate what's normal in the fandom or by individual title. If you're unsure, comment below and we can figure out how to proceed.

    • Star Wars in-universe crossovers: Please ensure any Star Wars crossovers are nominated under "Star Wars - All Media Types", i.e. "Leia Organa (Star Wars: Original Trilogy) & Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)". Please ensure you disambiguate which version of the character you want.

  • The Witcher: Please nominate via media, i.e. "The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski", "The Witcher (TV)", and "The Witcher (Video Games)".

  • X-Men Movies: Please nominate either "X-Men (Movieverse) (OTM)" for Original Timeline Movies and "X-Men (Movieverse) (ATM)" for Alternate Timeline Movies.


Tag formats


We accept:

  • "/" nominations signifying romantic and/or sexual relationships, i.e. "Logan Echolls/Veronica Mars (VMars)".

  • "&" nominations signifying platonic and gen relationships, i.e. "Logan Echolls & Veronica Mars (VMars)".

  • "Solo:" nominations will work in two ways: (1) signifying a single character to be the main focus of the fanwork, i.e. "Solo: Veronica Mars (VMars)" and (2) signifying a group, such as "Solo: The Muppets (Sesame Street)", where one or more Muppets will be the central focus of the work as chosen by the creator.

  • "Solo: Character (Fandom A) in Fandom B" and "Solo: Relationship (Fandom A) in Fandom B" — This signifies a crossover where the nominated character (or relationship) from Fandom A is visiting or already exists in the world of Fandom B. Please disambiguate Fandom B if there are multiple versions of this fandom available.

  • You may nominate tags in the format of "Character A/Character B & Character C" to request two characters in a romantic/sexual relationship having a platonic interaction with a third character. Please ensure you disambiguate correctly.


Tag examples:

  • Daphne Blake/Fred Jones (Scooby Doo Cartoon) — The fanwork you will receive will be primarily about this romantic/sexual relationship interacting with the exchange's theme.

  • Daphne Blake & Fred Jones (Scooby Doo Cartoon) — The fanwork you will receive will be primarily about characters interacting as friends, neighbours, family, acquaintances, enemies, etc. in a platonic/non-sexual way with the exchange's theme.

  • Solo: Velma Dinkley (Scooby Doo Cartoon) — The fanwork you will receive will be about/centred around Velma Dinkley, but other characters can appear while interacting with the exchange's theme.. She will be the primary character interacting with the exchange's theme within the work.

  • Solo: Mystery Inc. (Scooby Doo Cartoon) — The fanwork you will receive will be about/centred around one of any member of Mystery Inc. but, can potentially be more than one. They will interact with the exchange's theme.

  • Fred Jones & Daphne Blake & Velma Dinkley & Shaggy Rogers & Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo) — The fanwork you will receive will be about/centred around the nominated Mystery Inc. members, who interact platonically with one another with the exchange's theme.

  • Solo: Scooby Doo (Scooby Doo Cartoon) in Sesame Street — The fanwork will be a crossover about/centred around Scooby Doo visiting or already existing within the world of Sesame Street and interact with the exchange's theme. This will be nominated under "Crossover Fandom".

  • Elmo (Sesame Street) & Mystery Inc. (Scooby Doo Cartoon) — The fanwork you will receive will be a crossover work in which Elmo and one or more of the members of Mystery Inc. meet or have some kind of pre-existing platonic relationship and interact with the exchange's theme. This will be nominated under "Crossover Fandom".

  • Daphne Blake/Fred Jones (Scooby Doo cartoon) & Elmo (Sesame Street) — The fanwork you will receive will be a crossover work in which Fred and Daphne have a romantic/sexual relationship and platonically interact with Elmo with the exchange's theme. This will be nominated under "Crossover Fandom".


Group nominations


  • "Solo: Group" tags mean "one or more of this group" whether or not they have "any" in front of them.

  • If you request an ambiguous group, i.e. "Solo: The Avengers", we will assume any possible member(s) of that group fulfil the request. If you want specific members, please nominate them in the "Character A & Character B & Character C" format. (Please select the characters you absolutely want.)

  • You may request "Any" of a character type, e.g., "Mikhaila Ilyushin/Any Female Talos I Employee". Please make sure any important information is within the Any character tag.

  • Where there is ambiguity created by a nomination, we will likely side with the creator. If you want to ensure you get specific characters, then nominate them by name. If you request "Veronica Mars (VMars) & The Avengers (MCU)" and include in your DNWs that you do not want Bruce Banner, this may not be enforced.


Questions


You're welcome to drop any questions below or email gumshoeagency@gmail.com.

If you see any errors in the tagset, please point them out so they can be amended before sign-ups open.

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Thanks very much to the [community profile] ficinabox mods for letting me steal some of their nomination guidelines. 🩷