I got to create a tag on AO3

[igenlode]

I got to create a tag on AO3 -- and have it canonicalised ;-)
Which is not necessarily a given, since none of my character/relationship tags for the Yellow Poppy fics ever showed up; they have just been marked as "This tag has not been marked common and can't be filtered on (yet)", even when used across three different stories. [Edit: Even my Raoul & Gustave tag was never adopted...]

But my semi-serious tag of "Athos & Everyone" to describe the relationships in "If I Should Die" on AO3 has now been solemnly canonicalised by some tag-wrangler as "Athos | Comte de la Fère & Everyone" in the "d'Artagnan Romances (Three Musketeers Series)" Fandom Category and all other fandom categories in which an Athos appears, despite there being precisely one story in existence which uses it, namely mine :-D

(Yes, I'm easily amused sometimes.)

Comments

[pedanther]

From what I remember, character and relationship tags don't have to be "common" to be canonicalised (that's more a requirement for additional tags), as long as all the characters involved appear in the source text.

So a rare tag in a popular fandom can get canonicalised quickly, while a tag in a more obscure fandom like The Yellow Poppy can sit and wait until the characters have been confirmed by a tag wrangler who's either familiar with the source text or interested enough to do the research.

I'm a bit more surprised that a Phantom tag would have languished, but I suppose if there's a neglected corner of the Phandom, Love Never Dies would be it.