Would individual creators be able to create tags for their own original characters? Should they?
Off the top of my head--sure. Characters to be tagged with [Character name (authorpseud)].
What happens when people don't tag original fiction as such, when our policy is not to force tags on users-- and other people complain that when they search for something, original fic keeps coming up?
If they don't label it original fic, how does it come up in searches? Wouldn't it be included in some fandom or other? I'd think this potential problem is easily fixed by encouraging use of the "original fic" tag where it's appropriate.
We've already got policies for "this fic is tagged wrong." (Policy: Leave it; not our job to decide what the right tag is.) And if someone wants to post "original" fic to a "transformative works" archive, that seems to be a statement that "this fic connects somehow to the purpose of this archive." (The anthropomorphic category comes to mind. There's a coffee/milk/sugar "fanfic.")
transformative works should be the top priority, period
Since I don't expect the archive will ever be "done," this could be taken to mean, "transformative works should be the only priority."
I'm not sure how allowing original fic (whatever that's determined to be) takes away any resources that would otherwise be spent on getting fanvids & fanart available. I'm not sure it would take away tag-wranging resources, since those are all volunteers working on, presumably, fandoms they care about.
I'm *really* not seeing how *discussion* of original fic possibilities takes away any archive resources.
The discussion may help sort out what to do about different kinds of fanart, where the lines between original & "fanwork" can be a lot blurrier than they are in fic.
I know that I don't want artists posting "here's the Harry Potter version where I put a scar on his forehead; click link for the original image which is technically an original wizard character with no connection to any particular fandom."
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Off the top of my head--sure. Characters to be tagged with [Character name (authorpseud)].
What happens when people don't tag original fiction as such, when our policy is not to force tags on users-- and other people complain that when they search for something, original fic keeps coming up?
If they don't label it original fic, how does it come up in searches? Wouldn't it be included in some fandom or other? I'd think this potential problem is easily fixed by encouraging use of the "original fic" tag where it's appropriate.
We've already got policies for "this fic is tagged wrong." (Policy: Leave it; not our job to decide what the right tag is.) And if someone wants to post "original" fic to a "transformative works" archive, that seems to be a statement that "this fic connects somehow to the purpose of this archive." (The anthropomorphic category comes to mind. There's a coffee/milk/sugar "fanfic.")
transformative works should be the top priority, period
Since I don't expect the archive will ever be "done," this could be taken to mean, "transformative works should be the only priority."
I'm not sure how allowing original fic (whatever that's determined to be) takes away any resources that would otherwise be spent on getting fanvids & fanart available. I'm not sure it would take away tag-wranging resources, since those are all volunteers working on, presumably, fandoms they care about.
I'm *really* not seeing how *discussion* of original fic possibilities takes away any archive resources.
The discussion may help sort out what to do about different kinds of fanart, where the lines between original & "fanwork" can be a lot blurrier than they are in fic.
I know that I don't want artists posting "here's the Harry Potter version where I put a scar on his forehead; click link for the original image which is technically an original wizard character with no connection to any particular fandom."