Fandom Growth Exchange

Hello everyone, thank you for all your amazing nominations so far! This is a reminder that nominations are closing August 4th, 4PM UTC (Countdown | What time is that for me?).

After nominations close, we'll put up another clarifications and questions post, so please make sure to check that out in case we have a query about one of your nominations. Once sign-ups have opened on August 6th, we'll have a promo post up where you can promote your rare fandoms, ships, and characters!

Tagset | Evidence Post | Rejected Noms

Take a moment to check if we've asked about one of your nominations below. For those that have more than 10 works/5 creators, we are requesting that you provide evidence for why they should still qualify.

Also, a general reminder that, in order to make the approvals process faster, we request that you default to canonical tags when possible/if they exist. Please refrain from adding disambiguations unless it's a more complex canon where the same characters appear across multiple fandoms. Thank you!

• Barbie (Movie 2023)
  • Barbies & Kens of Barbieland (Movie 2023), Margot Robbie's Barbie (Movie 2023) & Barbies of Barbieland (Movie 2023), Ruth Handler (Movie 2023) & Barbieland Residents (Movie 2023): Do the groups referenced in these nominations refer to discrete or specific sets of characters? Or do they encompass original characters?
• Flatland - Edwin A. Abbott
  
  • A Sphere & his car: We couldn't confirm a canonical reference to the car in the book, would you be open to moving the tag to Flatland: The Movie (2007 Short Film) instead?
• Justified
  • Rachel Brooks/Raylan Givens: Has 12 fics and 5+ authors after filters.
  • Rachel Brooks/Tim Gutterson: Has 26 fics and 5+ authors after filters.
• Lockwood & Co. (TV)
  • Anthony Lockwood & Holly Munro: Has 19 fics and 5+ authors after filters.
  • Flo Bones/George Cubbins | George Karim: Has 40 fics and 5+ authors after filters, but looks to be in the background of many of them.
• The Mad Ones - Lowdermilk & Kerrigan
  • Samantha Brown/Kelly Manning: Has 15 fics and 6 authors after filters.
• Marvel Cinematic Universe
  
  • Pietro Maximoff/Monica Rambeau: Has 18 fics and 5+ authors after filters.
• Shades of Magic - V. E. Schwab
  • Ros Vortalis/Holland Vosijk: Has 15 fics and 5+ authors after filters.
• Smallville
  • Clark Kent/Tess Mercer (Smallville): Has 13 fics and 5+ authors after filters.
• Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • Beverly Crusher & Data: Has 19 fics and 5+ authors after filters.
• Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
  
  • Johan Andersen | Jesse Anderson/Manjoume Jun | Chazz Princeton: Has 17 fics and 5+ authors after filters.
• 魔法使いの嫁 | Mahou Tsukai no Yome | The Ancient Magus Bride
  • Alice Swayne & None: Has 32 fics and 5+ authors after filters, but many might have them in the background.

Nominations are now open here! Each person can nominate up to 20 fandoms, with up to 20 relationships/characters each.

Nominations will close August 4th, 4PM UTC (Countdown | What time is that for me?)

If you're nominating a fandom, character or relationship that may appear ineligible, we recommend leaving a comment on the Evidence Post. If your nomination has been rejected, you can see why in the Rejected Nominations Post.

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Welcome to round 7 of Fandom Growth! Fandom Growth is a multifandom exchange for ultra-rare fandoms, relationships, and characters with ten or fewer complete fics (or five or fewer contributing authors) on AO3. Important links are in the sidebar.

2023 Schedule:
Nominations open: July 21st, 2PM UTC
Nominations close: August 4th, 4PM UTC (Countdown | What time is that for me?)
Sign-ups open: August 6th, 2PM UTC
Sign-ups close: August 13th, 4PM UTC (Countdown | What time is that for me?)
Assignments sent by: August 16th
Default deadline: October 6th, 4PM UTC (Countdown | What time is that for me?)
Assignments due: October 13th, 4PM UTC (Countdown | What time is that for me?)
Works revealed: October 27th, November 17th, 4PM UTC (Countdown | What time is that for me?)
Creators revealed: November 24th, 4PM UTC (Countdown | What time is that for me?)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Our rules and FAQ have been borrowed from Crossovering and adapted from great exchanges like Yuletide and Not For Primetime!

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