Just like video game companies,
tagging
feels JUST LIKE that there is some kind of mastermind mindcontrolling the world
I mean.
TAGGING, only NOVELUPDATES in the FUCKING GIGANTIC INFINITE INTERNET have a good tagging system
not even youtube, or anything
Meanwhile, all game companies destroy their own IPs (just like china for quick bucks)
As if they are all secretly competiting in a secret competition of "Who is the biggest company that destroy their IP the fastest"
And that is why i keep reinforcing my idea of "only by being a reader, reading more, AND KEEPING READER MENTALITY (with writer mentality) can someone be a good writer"
Kinda like big AAA games suck because devs (or decision makers) dont play their own games
meanwhile indies do good games (or Arcane anime studio did a good job)
COUGH sorry disgression
Like one sentence motto i have "moderation in everything"
Just like food, too much sugar is disgusting for a cake, but too little is bland and boring
I will pick random examples of AO3
5s i search
Here :
[No Archive Warnings Apply
Caitlyn/Vi (League of Legends) Caitlyn (League of Legends) Vi (League of Legends) Futanari Lactation Established Relationship Breastfeeding Nipple Licking Mommy Kink Rough Sex Vaginal Sex Grinding Milking Mentions of Pregnancy Breeding]
And now THIS :
[[[Rape/Non-ConAdora/Catra (She-Ra)Perfuma/Scorpia (She-Ra)Bow/Glimmer (She-Ra)Catra & Entrapta & Scorpia (She-Ra)Adora & Bow & Glimmer (She-Ra)Entrapta/Hordak (She-Ra)Catra (She-Ra)Adora (She-Ra)Bow (She-Ra)Glimmer (She-Ra)Entrapta (She-Ra)Scorpia (She-Ra)Hordak (She-Ra)Wrong Hordak (She-Ra)Perfuma (She-Ra)Razz (She-Ra)Horde Prime (She-Ra)Angella (She-Ra)Angst and Fluff and SmutGay PanicEmotional/Psychological AbuseAnorexiaCuttingSelf-HatredSelf-HarmTransphobiaLesbian SexSuicide AttemptAlternate Universe - College/UniversityTrans Catra (She-Ra)Friends to Enemies to LoversPOV Alternatingidiots to loversEverything HurtsMating Cycles/In HeatUnhealthy Coping MechanismsMutual PiningDom/subDom Adora (She-Ra)Sub Catra (She-Ra)CunnilingusPeggingBondageno beta we die like angellaCatra is still a cat and nobody questions itthings get worse before they get betterCatra Needs a Hug (She-Ra)Mental AnguishActually Everyone Needs A HugSlow Burnso much slow burnRape/Non-ConAdora/Catra (She-Ra)Perfuma/Scorpia (She-Ra)Bow/Glimmer (She-Ra)Catra & Entrapta & Scorpia (She-Ra)Adora & Bow & Glimmer (She-Ra)Entrapta/Hordak (She-Ra)Catra (She-Ra)Adora (She-Ra)Bow (She-Ra)Glimmer (She-Ra)Entrapta (She-Ra)Scorpia (She-Ra)Hordak (She-Ra)Wrong Hordak (She-Ra)Perfuma (She-Ra)Razz (She-Ra)Horde Prime (She-Ra)Angella (She-Ra)Angst and Fluff and SmutGay PanicEmotional/Psychological AbuseAnorexiaCuttingSelf-HatredSelf-HarmTransphobiaLesbian SexSuicide AttemptAlternate Universe - College/UniversityTrans Catra (She-Ra)Friends to Enemies to LoversPOV Alternatingidiots to loversEverything HurtsMating Cycles/In HeatUnhealthy Coping MechanismsMutual PiningDom/subDom Adora (She-Ra)Sub Catra (She-Ra)CunnilingusPeggingBondageno beta we die like angellaCatra is still a cat and nobody questions itthings get worse before they get betterCatra Needs a Hug (She-Ra)Mental AnguishActually Everyone Needs A HugSlow Burnso much slow burn]]]
I wont bother to even explain as likely you already understood
In fact
The blame isnt on "over tagging"
but more on AO3 tagging problem
Because some are repetitive
Then the fact you need to tag character names AND relationship
THEN if you don't, author probably risk not getting a fan of the tag finding it
Then with how nowdays internet people are whiny, you risk offending someone if a tag wasnt present to warn
ALSO
AO3 don't bother to solve the problem
GUESS WHAT : Probably any AO3 have this question "how i can save the tag search i do?" (beside keeping tab)
OFFICIAL ANSWER : Simply bookmark the link when you did the search
Then the fact you can't edit the tags of the works of authors like NU
OR WORSE
(warning sarcasm against AO3) goshhhhhhhhhhhh its FUCKING COSTLY to get someone or multiple people to edit tags for newly added works, oh woooow, probably i am sure there are HUNDRED MILLIONS NEW WORK EVERY DAY or the fact part time salary nowadays is BILLIONS of $ or I DONT KNOW get a (staff) COUSIN or FRIENDS to do it for free ?
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THEN
there is the problem that indeed lot of author (hopefully you arent one i aim with my next words)
OVERTAG WITH BULLSHIT
Ok sure i accept things like "Beta we dont die whatever" or some personal commenting in the tag ^(Catra needs a hug) in example
But problem is that, compared to the big example, you get some other that have TWICE THE SIZE
Or pull out totally pointless blaberring
OR THERE ARENT ENOUGH TAGS TO GUESS WHAT IS INSIDE !
Also there are M/M F/F M/F Multi but then there ARE "Gen" and "Other" bullshit !!!!!!!!!!!
THEN YOU GET this !
- Explicit
- Mature
- Not Rated
- Teen And Up Audiences
- General Audiences
Wtf with not rated ?
What is difference between explicit and mature ?
For me i think explicit is like shown sex and mature just teasing or sexual organ cameos or hinted sex scenes
BUT PROBLEM IS THAT NOT EVERYONE think same thing !!!!!!
You get some good sex works BUT THEY ARE IN MATURE or EVEN NOT RATED !
What is also problematic is FINDING YURI OR FUTA !
EVEN BANNING M/M
and bunch of stuff
You still can risk getting YAOI WORKS !
Its like NU (in fact since 2016), you will find out that FUJOSHI are becoming rampant to CRAZY LEVEL where 9 works of 10 are YAOI / BL
yes if you go front page of NU updates, TON OF YAOI
Then there is the fact as a weeb, i don't stomach well realistic fanfic like MARVEL and stuff
BUT GUESS WHAT, there isnt a true method to separate the realism and the 2D anime-ish
BESIDE banning the DOZENS OF IP like Wednesday, Marvel, Biohazard, Lucifer, House of dragon, Percy, Star wars, HP
THEN BANDS like TWICE, ITZY, etc
THEN disliked IP like Little pony, Stray dogs, Genshin, Jujutsu Kaisen, etc
(HEAVY BREATHING)
Sorry it turned into a rant half way
But just saying, the website is trash and just lucky get first popularity (like youtube or facebook)
Its partially their fault about tagging problems
But also the author fault sometimes.
And the problem that now people dislike long texts unlike before, like reading HP on the bed at night (destroying eyes to be like HP lol)
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Your choice to choose how many tags you must add. But too much is bad and not enough is bad.