Nomination Clarifications #1

[friendlylocalmod]

The mods are delighted to see all the robots you're nominating! We do, however, need your help answering some questions about a few noms.

Note: If your relationship tags in a large fandom (namely Star Trek or Star Wars) have been rejected, it's likely because that same relationship was already nominated, but in a different order.

Detroit: Become Human - SOLVED

Isaac Asimov's Caliban - Roger MacBride Allen - SOLVED

Star Child - James P. Hogan - SOLVED

Star Wars - All Media Types

• There are quite a few ships nominated under this tag. For the nominators, is it at all possible to put them under a tag for a specific Star Wars installment? If yes, please edit your nominated fandoms. If no, the mods may rename this fandom to a separate "Star Wars Crossovers."

Voltron: Legendary Defender - SOLVED

Comments

[primeideal]

I'm the nominator for Star Child (https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/4108/nominations/148204) and I can confirm that the characters exist and are robotic. The first Goodreads review here https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/849495.Star_Child should be a quick synopsis. Thanks!

[friendlylocalmod]

Thank you very much! They've been approved.

Caliban books

[ololon]

Hi,

I nominated the Caliban books. Donald and Prospero are both robots (as is Caliban). The author unhelpfully names many of the robot characters after Shakespeare! There's 3 books: Caliban, Inferno and Utopia. Prospero only appears in the second two but Donald (and Caliban, also a robot) are in all three. Some info here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov%27s_Inferno

Re: Caliban books

[friendlylocalmod]

Thank you very much! Book characters can be tricky to google. ^^; Approving them now!

[(Anonymous)]

I’m the nominator for V:LD. https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/4108/nominations/147928

Shiro’s prosthetic arm that’s not even connected to his body but still made out of tech would not qualify? I don’t think he had the arm during the last exchange. I think it was within the last two seasons this happened. Allura made it for him.

If not, can I still nominate the lions? Y’all accepted the Keith/Shiro & the black lion last year. I guess I can do that if that’s ok! If not I understand and will fill the sets in with something else.

Thank you! :D

[(Anonymous)]

(Not the mod) Having a prosthetic limb doesn't qualify for the exchange. It's in the first paragraph of the rules: https://turingfest.dreamwidth.org/11282.html#cutid1

The reason why 'Keith/Shiro & the Black Lion' were accepted last year is because the Black Lion qualifies under 'AIs, robots, androids, mecha, machines, cyborgs, and any other technology-focused characters'.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi! I’m aware what the rules say as I am not new to this exchange, and that’s why I am asking the mod due to the last two seasons of Voltron, because of the tech and magic it’s made out of. This is different from Shiro’s regular arm he had.

I am ok with the tags not being accepted that’s why I’m asking if it’s ok to nominate the others. Doesn’t hurt for clarification, and I wanted to make sure I can still nominate certain tags like the ones from last year. Because I wasn’t sure if my post would seen as a “loophole” in a sense.

[friendlylocalmod]

Thank you for checking! Unfortunately, we're going to have to say that he still doesn't fit the scope of this exchange. (We would also reject, for example, Venom Snake from Metal Gear, who is very much human even though he also has a sweet bionic arm.)

We're happy to accept the Lions as characters or part of relationships, however!

[(Anonymous)]

I see! I totally understand! Thank you for the response and yay!

Can’t wait!

[(Anonymous)]

Hi, I'm the nominator for Detroit: Become Human. https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/4108/nominations/148096

This character is 100% human. I apologize for this mistake. I have mixed this tag up with the group ones.

[friendlylocalmod]

No problem! Thank you for confirming.