Nominations Open!

[tigerlily]

Nominations are open! They will remain open until September 12 at 10 PM EDT. Here is a countdown.

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The nominations section of the FAQ can be found below. (It can also be found, along with the rest of the FAQ, in the AO3 profile linked above and in this post.)

Nominations FAQ



Q: What are nominations? Why do they exist?

A: Nominations are when you submit through the tagset fandoms and character/relationships that you would like to create or receive a gift for. Nominations exist because we need to utilize the tagset in order for matching. In Star Trek Holidays, we do not use hand matching (where the mod analyzes the sign ups and matches people that way) but AO3’s built in algorithmic system that analyzes the sign ups for best fit. AO3 analyzes the sign ups based on having 1 fandom and 1 character/relationship in common.

Q: How do nominations work?

A: Starting in 2020, the tagset will be an “eternal” tagset, meaning that we will be using the same tagset every year. Before nominations open, there will already be relationships and characters that have been nominated from previous years. Please check to make sure whether your nominations are in the tagset already.

Note: In the first round, the only crossovers allowed were between Star Trek canons, and they were nominated under “Crossover Fandom”. These relationships will now appear under “Star Trek Crossover Fandom”, with “Crossover Fandom” being reserved for crossovers between Star Trek canons and other canons.

You can nominate a total of 10 fandoms with 20 characters/relationships.
Nominating fandoms

Star Trek: The Next Generation includes the tv show and any movies associated with it. Star Trek: The Original Series includes the tv show, the animated series, and any associated movies. So on and so forth for all tv shows and associated movies. Star Trek: Alternate Original Series includes the 2009 film and its sequels. Books are counted as individual canons. Comics are individual canons. Video games are individual canons.

Crossovers should be nominated under "Star Trek Crossover Fandom" if all the characters are in Star Trek, and "Crossover Fandom" if one or more characters are not in Star Trek.

If you want original Star Trek characters, you may nominate them under any specific Star Trek fandom you’d like to see them in. For example, if you want to see “Original Female Vulcan/Original Female Klingon” set in the original series, you may nominate it there as “Original Female Vulcan/Original Female Klingon (TOS).” If you have no preference as to which series it is set in, you may nominate it under “Original Work” as “Original Female Vulcan/Original Female Klingon (OW)”. If you want an original character with one who exists in Star Trek, you may nominate the ship under the fandom that Star Trek character is from, like so: “Original Female Vulcan/Spock/Nyota Uhura (TOS”.

Disambiguations

Please include the following abbreviations at the end of your character/relationship nominations:

• The Original Series: TOS
  
  


• The Next Generation: TNG
  
  


• Deep Space Nine: DS9
  
  


• Voyager: VOY
  
  


• Enterprise: ENT
  
  


• Discovery: DIS
  
  


• Picard: PIC
  
  


• Lower Decks: LD
  
  


• Alternate Original Series: AOS
  
  


• Original Work: OW
  

For books, comics, and video games, please include the title.

Example: James T. Kirk & None (AOS)

Nominating characters and relationships

Nominate relationships as James T. Kirk/Spock (TOS) for romantic pairings and James T. Kirk & Spock (TOS) for gen pairings. Nominate single characters as James T. Kirk & None (TOS). These will all be nominated under the “relationships” field regardless of whether the nomination is a character or relationship.

Star Trek Crossover Fandom

"Star Trek Crossover Fandom" is the fandom under which you may nominate crossovers between Star Trek canons.

Nominate with a disambiguation, such as James T. Kirk (TOS)/Jadzia Dax (DS9), Data/Odo/Spock (STOT), or Nyota Uhura (AOS) & Nyota Uhura (TOS).

Nominate to your heart’s desire. If you specifically want Discovery era Spock to interact with James T. Kirk, then feel free to nominate James T. Kirk (TOS)/Spock (DIS) even though Spock exists in TOS.

Crossover Fandom

Crossovers with Star Trek and non-Star Trek canons will be allowed under "Crossover Fandom". As with the Star Trek crossovers, please nominate with a disambiguation for each character, like so: Evelyn Carnahan (The Mummy)/Nyota Uhura (Star Trek TOS).

Original Work Nominations

• If you have a specific fandom in mind where understanding the character relies on the fandom (for example, Original Breen Anti-Uniformity Dissidents & None (Disambiguation)), then nominate under the fandom. If you would simply prefer these original characters to exist in a certain fandom, then nominate under the fandom.
  
  


• If it is more general (for example, Original Cardassian Scientist/Original Romulian Scientist (OW)), then nominate under Original Work. Feel free when requesting a fic to include a specific fandom in the Optional Details, or when posting your gift fic. If you do not care what fandom the characters are in and just want the original characters in Star Trek, then nominate under Original Work.
  
  


• Abbreviations are the same as the general guidelines. For Original Work, it should be OW. Example, Original Cardassian Scientist/Original Romulian Scientist (OW).
  

Comments

[beatrice_otter]

There is a mistake in the tagset. The novel "Dreams of Ravens" should be "Dreams of the Raven"

[tigerlily]

Thank you! That's been fixed.