hoodie_time | [mod post] New Tags + Tags Revamp

Dear

hoodie_time, thank you so much for your thoughts and support regarding our earlier discussions about tagging and caretaker!Dean. Long overdue, we'd like to draw your attention to two new tags:

[warning: other hurt characters]
[warning: caretaker!Dean]

To condense and clarify the points raised by everyone, some notes on how the tags are defined:

[warning: other hurt characters] is self-explanatory. As long as the fic concentrates on Dean/Dean's H/C, it has a home at

hoodie_time, but if you're sharing the H/C goodness with others in your fanwork, please use this tag!

[warning: caretaker!Dean] is more difficult to define. As per our discussions as a comm, many find caretaker!Dean a sensitive issue, because sometimes it feels as though the potential negative ramifications of this (if Dean's caretaking means his own needs are sacrificed) are absent from the narrative. This can be triggering for some, titillating for others. In order to help readers either tread with caution or exuberance, please use this tag if caretaker!Dean features in your Dean H/C work. The work, of course, must still focus on Dean H/C, as per the interests of the comm.

When tagging your works, it's definitely okay to err on the side of caution and use these tags if you're not sure. As mods, we look at everything that gets posted here, so we can always help out, but it's always better to tag up! :P

We've also consolidated and re-designed the MASTERLIST OF TAGS--a monolith of delights that is basically my favorite thing in the world. XD Per the poll, we've gone ahead and condensed the rec tags, and made a few other adjustments to help streamline everyone's experience here.

As always, if you have any suggestions, questions, or things you'd like to see at

hoodie_time, drop us a line! Love you all. ♥ (And be on the lookout for pre-s9 fun on the horizon; now that we've got our summer cleaning out of the way, heee.)

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