#mod!moor

I love you, Anon. Thank you. <3 I admit I wasn’t at my best when I replied to the previous Anon. I think there was a misunderstanding as to ‘why’ we mods were doing certain actions (when we reblog posts). Hopefully that has been cleared up. (In case it hasn’t, I’ll reiterate below.)

We’re doing things this particular way so that everyone can find what they’re looking for. At the same time, we’re setting things up so that it’s easy for people to *avoid* what they don’t want to see, so they can protect themselves from content they are not comfortable with.

The template exists so people can immediately identify the basic information about a post/submission before deciding if they’re comfortable with it. It’s a readily accessible ‘snapshot’ of the content that is consistent for each post. It may not fit everyone’s aesthetic--but it’s meant to be a safety feature. it used to be a standard posting format for *years* on other platforms (Livejournal, FF.net, even AO3 are set up with similar ‘blurbs’ to give readers/viewers a ‘snapshot’ of the content contained within a post or story. It was standard info on most fanfic exchanges, too.)

Hi Anon, I hadn't heard that the tag/warning system makes people not want to reblog our posts! Thank you for the feedback, we'll take it into consideration for future event(s). Currently we reblog the tags on Tumblr as sometimes they are lost over time/reblogs, or missing from the content of the original post (oops!). The tags helps us find the posts when we search for them in the Tumblr Archive, and also help us identify what posts are for which day/prompt (for our own logging purposes). It also makes it much easier for us to easily identify submissions and put them in our Master Tracking spreadsheet. We'll use this Master Tracking spreadsheet later to create our 'Master Post'! We want to ensure we 'catch' everyone who participates--and with 5 mods working across timezones, the tags/reblogs help ensure that we cover all our bases. We are not changing any tags on AO3 fics submitted to the AO3 collection, AFAIK; sometimes an author wouldn't necessarily add the specific event tags there; sometimes authors have their own tagging system on AO3. Also, the content posted to Tumblr isn't necessarily the same content posted to AO3. We're aiming for a flexible, cross-platform system/event that is easy for everyone to access, but I don't think it's possible for us to make it 100% the same between both platforms (at least at this point in time). The AO3 collection is a very helpful way for creators who may prefer to use AO3 to join in without necessarily needing a Tumblr! And it's a great way for us to archive and collect everyone's contributions, and for readers to peruse during and post-event. :) Oh! Regarding the Tumblr reblogs: We are copy/pasting the information that's already in the post because occasionally some information is missing and we'll communicate with the creator before reblogging it and sometimes adding information to make the post compliant with the FAQ/rules. In addition, sometimes an image is posted with text on it, which a screen-reader wouldn't necessarily be able to read. We put in plain text descriptions to ensure that the event is accessible to as many people as possible. :) I am sorry to hear that you find our event disappointing due to our efforts to make it more accessible. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, the mod team will review them together, along with other constructive feedback, in our debrief at the end of the month.