#Mod team

[the-real-rain-world-confessions]

Thank you Rain World tumblr!

Thats it! Any namedropping confessions will no longer be accepted. We will continue to post the last couple shoutouts we've gotten until they run out! However, you are free to (and encouraged to) continue sending in positive asks without name-dropping that will be added to our normal queue. We are amazed by the response this event has gotten, watching the community band together to uplift artists and creators has made us all incredibly happy. Thank you to everyone who participated, and thank you to all the amazing artists, writers, lore analyzers, modders, and rebloggers that make this fandom great.

Be kind to each other. Just because the event is over, doesnt mean you can't keep spreading positivity! - The Mod Team

[flameemperorzine]

All the best to you all from the Zine Mod team!

[bkdkdragonzine]

🐉𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑒𝑠!🐉

✨Leading the charge and guiding all of the dragon riders through clear and beautiful skies, Mod @dynamighttiddy is here as Head, Finance & Co-Writing Mod.✨

✨Ensuring your stories will become legend told by dragon fire, Mod @samisnotlegend is here as your Co-Writing Mod!✨

✨With so many beautiful dragons, and dragon riding gear to depict, Mod @mellow-daydreams is here to guide your lovely works as Art Mod!✨

✨With graphics worth flying all over the land, Mod @/ArtMomododo (twit) is here to ensure your stories and art are bound to lovely pages as Graphics & Formatting Mod!✨

✨Shouting from dragon back about all of your lovely pieces, Mod @fireheartaw is here to make sure your stories are shared far and wide as Social Media Mod!✨

✨Delivering your packages from the Dragon Express, Mod @larabeedrawin is here to ensure they arrive safe & sound (and untouched by dragon fire) as Shipping Mod!✨

[theguildawards]

sorry if you've answered this before or in a faq, but do you think you'll ever allow self nominations? i can see only allowing 1-3 per person and of course no self-voting. i think you'd get more nominations and a bigger variety of creators that way.

Hello, anon!

That's a great question! However as stated in our FAQ, we will not be allowing self-nominations. The Guild Awards was created to show appreciation to others works. We love seeing people toot their own horns, whether on media platforms or within our Discord server, but we want to spread that appreciation as well.

There are so many incredible creators within the Fairy Tail fandom and while we understand the want to show off your creations yourself this isn't such an event.

The Guild Awards is first and foremost an event to show off others and as such, its hard to imagine people being unable to find a work they want to nominate, among such a wide range of diversity, and share with a broader audience of the fandom.

If you need help finding works to nominate, here are some suggestions:

AO3 has an incredible search function - it allows you to narrow down results to completed works, genres, relationships (platonic & romantic), & date updated.

@fairytail-redraw has great works from artists who participate in redraws. Feel free to browse their tumblrs as well to see what else they may have created.

@ft-reboost is filled with all kinds of creations to give a little bump to creators all over tumblr. Reboost also allows for self-boosting to bring more attention to works you have created that you feel need a bit more eyes on them.

@ftguildevents has a large range of different events that have taken place within the fandom. Majority of those events reblog the works to their pages, so peruse some of those to see if there are any works that catch your eye.

This fandom has so many fantastic people who create content for us, for free, and we want to make sure that they know we appreciate them. Without our artists, writers, and content creators, we wouldn't have much of a fandom. So let's show them how much their works mean to us, and help keep the fandom alive, one that we hold dear.

Hope this helps, and happy nominating!

-The Guild Awards

[feudalconnection]

Hi! I’m sorry, but why can a work nominated for two different categories? And why can an author be nominated twice?

I’d heard that the awards were rigged, but didn’t believe it. Then i looked at the nominations list and the same people keep popping up. This is probably why it looks rigged. Maybe you should consider asking people who keep getting nominated to skip once a year or something.

I’m not going to bother nominating anyone because it’s obvious who’s going to win.

no wonder the IY fandom gets labeled toxic in general and not just because of shipping wars. I thought that was wrong, too.

Hello, anon!

Back when FC was just a baby, the mod-team put limits in place so that the nominations weren't flooded by the same creators or the same pieces. Having ten nominations for one piece wouldn't be fun, and wouldn't be inclusive. Thus, the limits were put into place so that no creator could have more than 4 nominations total per term. This has done well to keep nominations in check and allow other creators and pieces to be nominated. I'm sorry that you've heard such bad feedback regarding FC. The mod-team has done their absolute best to preserve FC's integrity, the nomination phase, the voting period, and those involved. We process each nomination to make sure it adheres to all requirements in place. The Inuyasha fandom is a wonderful community, filled with a plethora of creators who are constantly putting out content (for free!) for our little hearts to enjoy. We are so blessed by how creative this community is. Some creators put out more content than others, meaning they have more chances of being nominated. We never have and never will ask anyone to refuse a nomination. These creators work hard on their writing and art, and the only payment they receive is appreciation from the community they create for. These awards are just another way to give them that appreciation. As said in the past, the mod-team has no say who gets nominated or who wins except by the public rules in place. If you don't want to nominate, that's okay. We understand. Nominating lesser known creators so their piece receives more love and more of the spotlight is not for everyone. However, for those who do want to nominate, please: nominate those hole in the wall creations, the creators who only have one creation posted, the ones who are having a rough start to the year, the ones who need a little extra love, and everyone in between. As long as it adheres to the guidelines set, we wholeheartedly welcome all IY creators to be nominated! You want to see a wider net of creators? Nominate them! Nominate those who aren't on our list yet! We would love to see it! As stated in this post here, and in several others before, the awards have never been and will never be a popularity contest, nor will it be about "winning". It is simply about showing appreciation to the creators who keep this fandom thriving. As always, the mods are available to hear out concerns and listen to feedback. You are more than welcome to reach out to us independently, with a mod you feel comfortable with. And if you want to see for yourself how inclusive and wholesome our community is, we have an open discord that's available for anyone to join. We hope this quells your concerns. If not, we've done our best, and FC is not for everyone. We send blessings your way that you're able to find a niche in the IY community that suites your needs, and we hope you've had a wonderful start to the year. Much love, FeudalConnection

[fandom-free-bingo]

What's that? A new mod, you say?

That's right! Many of you know and love @42donotpanic (and if you run a bingo yourself, you'll definitely be familiar with the name...), and now they're a part of the team! Hopefully this will ease the pressure on us, and we're super grateful for the help! They're already churning out cards at a ridiculous pace!

Welcome aboard, Panic! It's great to have you!

[teatoastghostszine]

New Year, New Mod!

Please welcome our new writing mod Kira, AKA @fandomscraziness22 🥳👻

Our previous writing mod, Elle, is stepping back from the team due to other life commitments 💚

[p3reflect]

⚔️The battle has finally begun!

Contributor applications are off to a fantastic start; the mod team cannot thank you all enough for the incredible turnout 🩵

Speaking of the mod team, let's introduce our party:

First up is our Head Mod Jiro! You can never go wrong when you have a reliable leader spearheading the mission, and luckily for us, Jiro is a true embodiment of the Empress Arcana...much like a certain other leader in S.E.E.S!

You can find Jiro on Bluesky and on AO3!

Second in command, we have General Mod PITA! They happen to be a bit of a Magician with art, words, and organization...a real jack-of-all-trades type! How handy!

You can find PITA on Twitter/X, Tumblr, AO3, and Bluesky (and a few other places!)

Next up, Amazine is lending their expertise to our team! She'll navigate our team like a Star in the night sky, and guide this project through the vast world of Finance and Production!

Time to highlight our talented art team! Graphics Mod Ara has already created stellar visuals for our social media and for the deck—they've certainly given the project a tactical advantage!

You can find Ara on Twitter/X and Tumblr!

A real heavy hitter, Art Mod Poods has already put in some serious work and drawn all of the main cast for our socials (have you spotted their art in some of our posts?) and they'll be lending their Strength to the art team!

You can find Poods on Twitter/X and Instagram!

1 More! We've got Art Mod Katsu waiting in the wings for a follow-up attack! With an anticipated 50+ artists working on P3RE:flect, a dynamic duo is a must! With Katsu supporting the art team, Fortune is on our side.

You can find out more about Katsu on Twitter/X, Tumblr, and Carrd!

Writing Mod Scarlet will charm you with her writing abilities (and maybe even a well-cast Marin Karin) and lead our writing team to victory! We'll be counting on her to support the skilled authors that will be featured in the Compendium.

You can find Scarlet on Twitter/X, Tumblr, and AO3!

Formatting Mod Star is here to make sure everything comes together perfectly with their skills! With the Sun as her arcana, we foresee great success in store for this project.

You can follow Star on Twitter/X and Instagram!

Coming out a little late to the party but with no less enthusiasm, we're rolling out our team's final player - our new Social Media Mod, Toxic ! They're thrilled to keep you all up-to-date on the ins and outs of our project!

Follow Toxic on Twitter/X at toxicpineapplex, or check her out on AO3!

[womenofswzine]

⭐ Meet the team! ⭐ Introducing Treescape @treescape our Writing and Editing Moderator!

[sentipark]

Omg you've made me addicted to this HELP- but here's a Pocket for you

The Mod Team likes this but to make it known. we are not the owner of this au, its on devianart and we got permission to post this. I love making this au more known!

[clever-fox-studios]

I figure it's about time I did an art dump of stuff I did while active in the SAMS server--I got a lot of good art out of it. Problem is, I don't actually know how many others have tumblrs or anything, so if you recognize any character and they're here, please tag them! That way I can go in and add them properly! <3

I know for a fact one (left) expression page belongs to @sleepyzz0h and their boi, Noon (hehe i still have it)

On the right is Nebula who belongs to Axi (currently BREADO???)

On the left was my half of an art trade with MonsterGirl of... it's either Kyoko or Sakura, I don't remember which is which

On the right, a gift piece to one of the mods, @lunar-o-ocean (sorry, it didn't rotate)

A couple of freebies I did for practice; left I can't remember the name (*sob* I don't know if they're still in my discord chat history) but the right belongs to WyldeFlight

Cool water effect practice with Beyby.s' Neptune

Another random mod gift for @lunar-o-ocean

And Clysto's mod appreciation art that nearly set my tablet on fire :D I definitely learned not to use canvases bigger than 8x10 because of it <3

Well, that's it for the gifts... now to offload the fanart, memes and that one toe bean comic--

(thank you to anyone and everyone who can help me find and tag the owners of the art!)

[the-real-rain-world-confessions]

how about some positivity for YALL?

this was a fantastic idea, confessions team. Youre so smart :3

thank u anon! It's actually rlly lifted my spirits too cuz ive been feeling very down abt the rain world fandom, but seeing everyone talk abt their fav ppl and getting new artists to follow has been awesome ^-^

- Mod Enot I think we all need more positivity in the fandom, even if someone people still wish to hate, I love how many people have proven today that it isn't the majority

- Mod Riv

To be honest, the response we got has blown me away a little, it's really incredible to see, and I do hope it helps people see that there's a lot of good to find within the community

- Mod Spearmaster

No, thank YOU random citizen!

- Mod Arti

[flameemperorzine]

🔥 Introducing our admirable Cosplay Mod; @cyborg-franky, one who will devise and hand-pick beautiful cosplay for the zine! 🔥

[yourfavewouldstealdiamonds]

WE THE MODS from yourfavewouldstealdiamonds would steal your diamonds in Minecraft!

(Requested by Anonymous)

[mdtb-bb]

Hello! Can I ask if the mods will be revealed at any point?

Hi Phlebas, 

Our team of moderators is still under development! We're expecting to likely gain a new member or two as the event progresses forward, which is why we didn't include anything on this aspect just yet. A formal moderator announcement will be coming down the line if we gain enough interest to move forward. That being said, our current moderators consist of: @ellionne, @sarcasticfoxy and @slrsunfire. In order to keep all our ducks in a row if you or anyone else have any future questions, we ask that all inquiries continue to be directed to the event account, rather than the moderators' personal ones. 

We hope to see you at sign up time!  

🦆🦆🦆

[feudalconnection]

Hello! First of all, thanks for hosting the awards ❤️

I think I read somewhere in your blog that you take suggestions. I imagine it is a lot of work to make this even happens, but I do have a suggestion. I know some categories are separated by ship and that’s really good, which brings me to my point: complete separation between ships for all categories. Some corners have more active participants than others, and in those categories where you get different ships in the options, it can get a bit [how to put it…] messy because the ship with more active participants will definitely get votes (and sometimes, not always, of course, there’s those that vote X ship to make sure Y doesn’t win).

Thank you and hope you guys have a happy new year.

Hello there!

Thank you so much for such a kind ask! We appreciate the thoughtfulness! So, this has been a suggestion/question/ask practically since FC's inception. People want to see their ships represented and acknowledge those creators just as much as the larger ships that often overshadow those smaller circles. That's completely understandable and totally fair!

However, breaking down each category into different ships is near impossible right now. In order to be able to host that, we would need far more participation than we currently have. Otherwise, for example, we would have 3 fics competing for Best Action/Adventure InuKag Fanfic versus 1 fic competing for Best Action/Adventure MirSan Fanfic. Can you see where that issue lies? We're not sure if we would ever be able to reach participation levels to give us the ability to do that. However, we also realize the community's desire to have ships represented fairly. So the mod-team has come up with an idea that may be able to give the community just that. On a trial basis, we could host a miniature term, separate from the 3 terms we are currently hosting per year. This term would be exclusively for those who want to indulge in shipping works. Here's a break down of how this would work:

This term would be shorter, with only 1 week for nominations, 2 weeks to enjoy the works, and 1 week for voting. This will help the mod-team garner how much interest/participation it receives, as well as help from overloading the mod-team with the tasks that come with hosting a full term.

All of the same FC rules would still apply that are currently in place. The exception is that we would lift the Winner Ban, so those works would be eligible just for this "Shipping Term". That rule is subject to change pending feedback and interest.

The categories would be simple: The Best of InuKag Fanfiction, The Best of KogKag Fanart, The Best of InuParents Fanfiction, etc. Ships can be added or changed pending on the interest check form.

We would have categories for both fanfiction and fanart to match up with shipping.

If this is not received well, then the mods will simply go back to the drawing board, as well as continue to take suggestions. If there is enough interest, then we will move forward with attempting this Shipping Term as a one-time thing with a date TBD. Depending on how it goes, it could become a more permanent occurrence in the future.

FeudalConnection was created for the community, and we want to abide by what the community wants as much as we can. We hope this will help in that endeavor.

You can find the link to the Interest Check Here.

As always, we welcome your feedback and will continue to do our best to bring love to the creators of this fandom.

-FeudalConnection