#html details tag

[olderthannetfic]

I'm prefacing this by saying that I dislike when oneshots are posted in a single fic with a a bunch of different relationship tags. I'm with most people on that one. I much prefer individual oneshots to be posted as individual fics and usually skip collections unless it's 3 in the morning and I'm desperate.

That being said, AO3's rules against non-fanwork might push people into doing things that way. Separate fic with the request details isn't allowed? Fine, then let's just put it all in one fic upload and make the first chapter have all the information. It's not how I reason, but I can see how this measure by accident pushes people to make that choice.

The alternative is to dump all your info in the author's notes (which is an unsightly huge block of text) or hide it with a collapse HTML/link to an off-site post, which is probably slashing the number of people who will know you're open for requests and who'll actually request by a large chunk. There's a term for this in video games, where the design of the game brings about inevitable negatives that no one can do anything about because of how a dynamic works, but the term for that escapes me at the time of writing.

--

Your list of what requests you take doesn't belong in your author's notes either. It belongs on social media. This is not an AO3 design problem: it's a culture clash.

[welcometowillowsworld]

[willowsworld] Words of affirmation

Love language 'words of affirmation' poses. Poses of a sim confessing their feelings for another sim.

DOWNLOAD HERE -> https://www.patreon.com/posts/willowsworld-of-123467357

Paper accessory -> https://melbennetts4.blogspot.com/2021/02/sims-4-random-accessories-2.html

Pen accessory -> https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-accessories-female-rings/title/pen-accessory/id/1572558/

If you want to use these poses in game, make sure you have Andrew's Pose Player and the Teleport Any Sim mod. Otherwise the poses won't work.

Link to the mods you need: https://sims4studio.com/thread/2617/andrews-studio

T.O.U       do NOT claim as your own     do NOT edit and reupload (editing for personal use is okay)       do NOT reupload or put behind a paywall

Please tag me when you use my poses, I'd love to see your pictures! Instagram: welcome_to_willows_world_

@ts4-poses

[lwillowlthewicked]

How to Add 3D Models to TS3

Required Applications:

Blender - https://www.blender.org/

TSRW - https://www.thesimsresource.com/workshop/

Milkshape & Plugins - https://sims3tutorialhub.tumblr.com/resources

NVIDIA Texture Tools, Photopea, or GIMP (or anything else that allows you to save an image as a .dds file)

Recommended:

S3PE - https://www.simlogical.com/ContentUploadsRemote/uploads/189/ - Used to make = object base game compatible and available in CAW

Sims3Multi Pack Extractor - https://modthesims.info/d/364038/delphy-s-sims-3-pack-multi-extracter-updated-5th-sept-2009.html - Used to convert a sims3pack into a package file

This will also require showtime, since the object we will be cloning will be from that pack. I'm not sure if there's a base game object with a light/illumination map that we can use. If you don't want the windows of the building(s) to light up or anything lighting up on whatever object you are adding then you can try and find a base game object to clone.

Step 1: Export .obj file from Blender

Step 2: Import .obj into Milkshape

Step 3: Rename object in Milkshape to group_0, then export file as .wso (in order to export it as a .wso, you need to have the TSRW plugins for Milkshape installed)

Step 4: Open TSRW - Create New Project - Choose Object

Step 5: Under The Sims 3 choose Uncategorized Objects under Object by Category. In the search bar, type in 'hill' and choose the 'Sign City Hill' object. Name your project (make sure to rename both project name and title)

Step 6: First, choose where you want your object to show in the catalog. I just choose decor (function category) and miscellaneous decor (function sub category). Go to the mesh tab and using the button of the box with the green arrow, import your .wso file. For the first pop-up click yes. For the second, click no.

Step 7: Under Group 0, click on the three dots beside 'material'. This is where you will import your textures. Before doing so, you must make sure the images are in .dds format. Simply add your image into any application that supports importing/exporting .dds files. I personally save with BC3/DXT5 compression and don't keep mipmaps. Some say to save the mipmaps, but because I use 2K textures it adds a lot more to the file to save them so I don't. Once you've got them in the correct format, import them into the object's materials. For the detail map I simply import a small blank white texture. The diffuse is the main color texture, the multiply map is the ambient occlusion map (if you do not have it, I'm pretty sure you can just add a blank white texture too), and the self illumination map is what allows part of the mesh to light up. If you do not want anything to light up you can just add a plain black texture. Click done and exit out once all textures are replaced.

Step 8: Click the drop down that reads 'high level of detail' and choose the shadow lod. Click on the blue arrows beside the import icon. A pop-up will show; check the box under medium detail and click ok. You will see that once you've done that, the object's shadow will change.

Step 9: Click file - save as and save .wrk file (just in case).

Step 10: Export to Sims3Pack

Extra - Make Object Base Game Compatible

1. Convert .sims3pack to .package using Sims3Multi Pack Extractor

2. Open S3PE and open package file you want to edit

3. Find OBJD tag and double click on it

4. Change group number to 0 and click ok.

5. Save package

Extra 2 - Make object appear in CAW

1. Open S3PE and open package file you want to edit

2. Find OBJD tag and highlight it by clicking on it once

3. At the very bottom of the window, click on 'Grid'

4. Click the arrow beside 'CommonBlock' to open the tab

5. Beside the version, change the C to E and click commit

6. Reopen the 'Grid' and go back into the 'CommonBlock' tab. If you scroll down, you will now see 'IsVisibleInWorldBuilder', change it from false to true.

7. Scroll down until you find 'BuildCategoryFlags'. Replace the number with 0x00008000.

8. Click commit and save the file.

Let me know if you have any questions! TSRW is very finicky and sometimes things can go wrong. There are some things that I may not know how to fix, but I will try my best to help.

[bebewrites]

wip page 08 - an all-inclusive wip page

preview / code

several people have asked for this one, so sorry it took me so long to release it!

featured image and sections for synopsis, themes/tags, links, project details, major characters, minor characters, and general sections like 'locations' and 'terms to know' which can be use for anything

footer section for additional info, but you can delete it if you don't want it

slide out menu with a second image, can be used for additional information or to feature an excerpt

pls like/reblog if you use, let me know if you run into any bugs, and pls don’t remove credit. thanks! ♥

additional info under the cut :)

if you'd like to change any of the icons, you can find more at phosphoricons.com

scripts are noted in the code so you can delete them if you want a javascript-free theme. without the javascript, the slide out menu will not work, just an fyi! delete the slide out menu at the top of the html section, and delete the script at the bottom of the code.

all images in preview via unplash.com. i recommend using unsplash or similar websites for images because they're free and high-res. (to create the character icons, i just crop the images into a square, upload into a tumblr post, save as a draft, and then right click the images for the url.)

[polyamships]

We're recruiting!

Given that now our blog runs 3 major recurrent events -two of them month-long events that require us to reblog many works in a very short time- and we're also organizing Holly Poly, we’re currently looking to expand our tumblr moderation team.

We're looking for more tumblr mods who can help us:

reblogging content we are tagged on following - our tagging guidelines (expect extra activity on March and October)

adding works to the queue to keep it running

crossposting other event posts as needed

We’re looking for someone with the following:

a tumblr account for moderation

a Discord account to communicate with the mod team on our server

18+ years old and comfortable reviewing content of all ratings

good familiarity with tumblr

experience working in a team

attention to detail e.g. for ensuring tags are standardized

ability to use html formatting, making graphics, or willingness to help run any AO3 collections/exchanges we do would be a bonus (This is 100% optional. We want our new mods to focus on tumblr specifically)

Do you want to see your fandom(s) in our blog more often?

Additionally, we're looking for Fandom Experts who can find new polyam works in their fandoms to help us expand our content and represent its diversity better.

We’re looking for someone with the following:

a tumblr account to mention us in posts

a Discord account to communicate with the mod team on our server

18+ years old and comfortable reviewing content of all ratings

familiarity with tumblr

experience working in a team

attention to detail e.g. informing us the right characters for tagging purposes

If you are interested, please contact our admins on discord by opening a ticket [SERVER LINK] or on our email - polyamships at gmail dot com

[boringkate]

I just learned about the details and summary tags that got added to html awhile ago.

I'm more convinced than ever that javascript should be outlawed! All websites should work without javascript!

The only thing you need javascript for (other than bloat) is making games! A task that justifies the return of Macromedia Flash!

[dunmeshistash]

Hello! Would you happen to know what text font was used in those character profiles showing details and stats of everyone? Or at least something similar to that one?

If you mean the Adventurer's Bible profiles then yes! Here's a previous post with the info about the fonts and even a link to a template

I also recently made an oc reference tag if anyone would like to check, this post is there along with some others that might be helpful

[lucillewalterblack]

Hey! You! Chronically online millennial looking at this ad!

Do you like lesbians? Do you like queer urban fantasy? Are you sick and tired of Chicago being the main character of every story and wish you could live in the faerie suburbs? Most important of all, do you like free shit?

Great, because this

is for you, and you don’t have to pay one single piece of money for it. In fact, odds are I’ve paid money to put this in front of your eyeballs in the worst Blazed post of all time. But if you’re already here, you might as well click one tiny little link for me. What could it cost you?

Click here for part one of Grocery Shopping is a Dangerous Job, a cozy urban fantasy novella about internalized classism, disability metaphors, shapeshifting of all flavors, F/F and trans!M/F relationship sideplots, and most important of all, what happens when you try and fight a kaiju with a mop after drinking half a gallon of cold process soap at thin trace.

Now, right now that link only goes to part one. Part two will be posted 3 May 2024, so, you know, after I’ve fought the horrible beast known as HTML style tags in the great game of copy/paste. Builds up the suspense, as they say. But I’m only gonna enjoy posting it if you read my story and send me hate mail about how much it sucks. And it has to be detailed hate mail, guys. None of that lazy shit. Tell me what specifically pissed you off or don’t bother.

There! That’s the end of the ad! Go do something useful with your life now, like read my story!

[madamechrissy]

heyy chrissy !! just wanted to swing by and thank you for pouring so much love into every piece you write. it’s truly special and means so much to us. i feel like some folks in the community might not realize how massive 20,000 words is ! for comparison, that’s like writing all of "animal farm" or "of mice and men" .... like literally whole novella’s worth !

& here’s the math: if you’re a fast typer at 25 words per minute (super speedy for creative writing, not just typing), 20,000 ÷ 25 = 800 minutes, or about 13 hours just for a draft. then add editing (maybe 4–8 hours), formatting a tumblr post, making it look pretty, adding a taglist, and all the little details, it’s easily 20+ hours.

that’s such a labor of love for your stories and the characters we adore ! plus, you’re doing this in your free time while juggling a personal life, family, work, and everything else.

of course, i don’t think anyone means to sound ungrateful. it’s just tough to grasp how much time writing takes if you haven’t done it yourself, i guess. but instead of focusing on the wait, maybe we can rather leave kind comments, share our favorite moments with the author, or—if we’re feeling extra generous—pop by chrissy's ko-fi to show some love <3

love you tons, and i’m so excited for whatever you share next, whenever it’s ready! <3

Oh my goodness you breaking it down this way love is SO important!!! Even as a fast typer, creative writing is completely different! And the html, designs, coming up with summaries, tagging ppl its all SO time consuming!

I really appreciate you so very much, I know if people aren't writers perhaps they don’t see how much work goes into a chapter that they read really quickly 🥺🥺😭😭 And don't realize we have whole lives and this is our hobby. that means a lot from you, you're one of my favorite writers 🫶🫶🫶

Nici you’re so sweet for this and understanding where I was coming from. I hope this can explain a bit of the work writers put in, and it's so very true, hearing what someone loves about my story is gonna motivate me much more than - next chap when - even though I agree I don't think it's a bad intention! But it can be very pressuring.

I love you and your writing so much 😭💕❤️ thank you angel!!! 💖💖💖

[writergeek]

Fic Writers Game

Tagged by @fidothefinch ! I'm getting back into writing after a major case of burnout so this was fun!

Fic Writer Ask Game:

how many works on ao3? 70

total ao3 wordcount? 647,949

Top 5 fics by kudos? As of 1st May 2025

TheBruceWayne of insta (7,738)

Unknown Origins (2,673)

Siren Call (1,180)

Buckle Up (its gonna be a bumpy ride) (883)

Make A Splash (770)

What fandoms do you write for?

Mostly Nightwing-centric, but Batfam/Batman to generalise it.

Do you respond to comments?

My inbox might bank up on me, but yes. The answer is always yes. I have an endnote to all my fics telling people what to do if they don't want a reply, though.

Angstiest Ending?

Oh. Heh. I have a few. The one that instantly comes to mind is Nightwing's Final Gift (tissue warning on that). If you want *dark* then its gotta be my death loop series aka Deja Vu (i still have a story -- or two -- to write for that, so take that warning for what you will) (but its definitely *dark*).

Fic with the happiest ending?

Fluffiest ending definitely goes to TheBruceWayne of insta by a large margin.

Do you get hate?

Not generally. I did get one comment that got deleted, and there's the occasional comment that I have to think how to answer... but not generally.

Do you write smut?

Nope. Never will. It's not in my wheelhouse, so to speak.

Do you write crossovers?

Uh, kind of? I do regularly crossover from Batman into his kids comics, and from there into the Titans. And I'm writing a fic rn which will use the JLA... but that's still solidly within the DC fandom.

Ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

None that I know of.

Have you ever cowritten a fic?

No, can't say I ever have.

All-time favorite ship?

oh, that's a funny question. I'm proudly ship-neutral, in that I honestly don't care about ships. You do you and all that, but I seriously doubt I will ever write a ship fic, or read a ship fic. Like I said, ship-neutral.

WIPs you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I have a long standing fic, CIRCLE II: Between The Cracks. I know what needs to happen, and I can see it my head... but it requires a major action scene, and I'm just ugh. I'll write anything instead of action, lol. As you can see because this has been sitting in my WIP folder for something like ten years lol. (And I have written lots of words to avoid writing that scene, lol.)

Writing Strengths?

Angst, emotional whump, character introspection. Basically emotional scenes, which i think is funny, considering i always find it hard to know what I'm feeling at any particular moment.

Writing Weaknesses?

Action. I loathe action scenes. In fact, it's caused some powerful writing blocks on more than a few fics.

Thoughts on mixed language dialogue?

Love it! Sadly, I only speak English fluently, and I only remember a smattering of other languages from school (which was a long time ago), so... it'll have to be auto translators if I ever do it. Which I know get things wrong, so, there is that. So I generally resort to "so and so said 'this' in that language" which feels like such a cheat. And then there's how to format it in the story, which is another hurdle. Do you do footnotes, or fancy HTML? It's a whole thing. But I love it, and I wish more authors would do it.

First fandom you wrote for?

Star Wars. (First one I wrote, not the first I read, and not the first I published) :)

Favorite fic you've ever written?

Oooh. Close tie between Make A Splash and Unknown Origins. I love Unknown Origins for the sheer whumpiness of it, the detail, and the comfort ending (that I have planned) (yes, its not there yet, but its coming). I also love Make A Splash for the sheer, uh, unhingedness of it... and the whumpy angsty journey i took the characters on. I also love that both fics are leading me into a series. I have ideas. bwahahaha

No pressure tags to participate: @cdelphiki @ckbookish and @sassydefendorflower (Sorry if you've already been tagged!) And consider yourself tagged if you want to do it, too!

[plutolichen]

ao3 site skin filters to block (most) AI generated/assisted works <-- pastebin link

because i'm sick and fucking tired.

how to use: make a parent skin for your usual site skin. it sort of breaks a bit on firefox if you have too many filters in one skin, so you'll need multiple parent skins in that case. when you find more tags, you can add them by copy pasting one of the filters and replacing it with the same part of the URL for the different tag (right click on desktop>copy link/long press on mobile>copy link, get rid of the "archiveofourown.org" section, boom). to add a parent, create a new site skin, put the code in it, then go back to your usual skin and scroll down to the add parent section, type in whatever you named your filter skin, and select it, then update the skin.

if not all of the filters work (happened to me a couple times for some reason) you probably have too many in the same skin and you'll need to split them up.

this should work on any device so long as you're logged into your ao3 account. probably won't work with older browsers, though i'm not sure which ones. firefox works but is finnicky with the number of filters you can add in one skin, safari works, i can't speak for any other browser but chromium should support it.

this is every single major (more than 5 works) tag for AI generated works. unfortunately it can't catch untagged works or works with weird one-off tags like "licking chatgpt's boot" unless you add them yourself.

disclaimer that my knowledge of html and css is limited to dabbling in toyhou.se codes four years ago. for more detailed information go here or here

[welcometowillowsworld]

[willowsworld] Words of affirmation (family)

Cute moment of a kid writing a letter to their parent. You can use my recolored papers if you want!

DOWNLOAD HERE -> https://www.patreon.com/posts/willowsworld-of-120812696

To use my recolored papers, you need to have the mesh as well. Find the mesh here -> Paper accessory -> https://melbennetts4.blogspot.com/2021/02/sims-4-random-accessories-2.html

Pen accessory -> https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-accessories-female-rings/title/pen-accessory/id/1572558/

If you want to use these poses in game, make sure you have Andrew's Pose Player and the Teleport Any Sim mod. Otherwise the poses won't work.

Link to the mods you need: https://sims4studio.com/thread/2617/andrews-studio

T.O.U       do NOT claim as your own     do NOT edit and reupload (editing for personal use is okay)       do NOT reupload or put behind a paywall

Please tag me when you use my poses, I'd love to see your pictures! Instagram: welcome_to_willows_world_

@ts4-poses

[maxybabyy]

happy new year friends!

to celebrate the new year, i wanted to go through some of wonderful stories i read in 2024. going through the tags and my bookmarks, i have come to the realisation that I still suck at keeping track of my favourites, so these are just the one still stuck in my head.

five (+some) full length fics

sour and delicious, secret and unrepeatable by @officialmood (maxiel)

i know this was written for that trope you hate fest, but i absolutely loved every word of it. all the tiny details, the shoe tying scene that still lives in my head, daniel preferring adynamic sex, max thinking he cannot have both. all of it is just so fucking good. I think it is such an incredible fic and such a good way to explore the maxiel dynamic.

table in the back by @janinaduszejko (galex)

i think if i could take one fic with me into 2025, it would be this one. i am more of a peripheral galex enjoyer, but this just hits ALL the right notes for me. the angst and misunderstanding is just so perfect that i can still feel the hurt in my finger tips. 10/10, will read again to keep george in miserable company.

rosetta stone by @janinaduszejko (carcar)

unlike galex, carcar does have me in a chokehold. oscar learning spanish and being called out by Fernando, dropping hints that they should move in together, only for carlos to tell him he loves him first. it's so fucking great.

everything carcar by @testarossa is also so fucking perfect, but especially make a mess, lioness is so, so good.

the entire Yours verse by @loquarocoeur (lestappen)

i still remember reading the first chapter of yours and not knowing what to think, only for it to turn into the most wonderful series. i am such a sucker for close-to-canon fics and this just done so well. i don't even know what to say, it's just sooooo fucking good, and i am in love with the dynamic between max and charles.

four espressos (and a lifetime) by @ferrarisma is another wonderful lestappen fic. i love the 'they grew up together' trope and the identity porn is just so perfect!

Cad Dad, a Dad of cats by @33max (max-centric)

max-centric fics are such a weakness of mine. cat dad max bringing the cats to races so he can make sure sassy gets her medication is so, so lovely and wonderfully written.

i have also read the first two chapters of famiglia-familie by @lsunstreakerl and i am very intrigued! gp taking in kid max is such an interesting take on it, and I cannot wait to read the rest.

four scenarios for tumblr fics omega max has a very special place in my heart and both @officialmood (post) and @lost-in-fandoms (post) have made such wonderful posts about it. i love all the different ways omega verse can be used to explore the maxiel dynamic!

girl max (my beloved) is another trope that I love, and the winter warmers posts (day one, thirteen) by @thewindowatkirkland have just been absolutely perfect!!

daniel's partner dumping him for max is also such an incredible fic by @officialmood. it's such a fun take, and daniel is wonderful as the spiteful, insecure ex who kinda, maybe also wants to fuck max now?

also the absolute masterpiece by @boxboxlewis that is max dating ricardo from melbourne while daniel, you know, is totally cool with it.

three works of my own Writing this i realised i haven't written a lot this year, here or ao3. i really hope that will change this year, but i just wanted to highlight some of the works that i had a good time working on in 2024:

cameras in the traffic lights

this was my first big html coding project, and while it was such a pain in the end (and still not perfect even now!) the process of it all was so much fun. i really liked working with the format, and the writing process of the tweets, the timelines, and the planning of it was so different to the prep-work i usually do for fics. the response to the fic has also been very overwhelming, and i am so glad so many people seemed to enjoy it.

max run club

max run club is another pet project of mine. it's such a fun world to play in, figuring out how to characterise max when we only really see him during daniel's time on social media/work out apps, the whole scanielax aspect of it. i don't know if it will ever be a full length fic, but i am not done with the series.

toothbrush fic

it's getting late, and i don't really have that much to say about this. but this was also very fun to write, and i still think if you love someone, you should offer to brush their teeth once in a while.

[deityoftherain]

Random AO3 Tips

I have a list of resources on my pinned post, but I don't really have a place for the simple miscellaneous tips and tricks, so here's this!

I didn't know most of these existed for probably far too long, so this post is mostly to spread awareness for new users or those who may not have heard of them before <3

I'll update this post if I learn of any other handy tricks. If you know any, let me know and I'll add it here :D

Basic HTML codes for A/Ns and etc

Note: Screenshots of the HTML "codes" at work are shown under the cut!

Center Text <center>TEXT</center> Clickable Link <a href="LINK">TEXT</a> Hideable Information <details> <summary>SHOWN</summary> HIDDEN </details> Insert Image from Link < img src="LINK" alt="IMAGE DESCRIPTION" width="100%" align="center" />

Italicize/Slant Text <i>TEXT</i> Line Breaks <br>TEXT</br> Paragraphs <p>TEXT</p> Strikethrough Text <strike>TEXT</strike> Underline Text <u>TEXT</u>

Single-post AO3 Guides

short guide on how to tag your own fics

short guide on how to title your fics/stories

how to embed images and links on AO3 [via Rich Text]

how to sign up for AO3-based exchanges (ft. @trafficteamsupportexchange)

Note: This is for formatting with HTML for the work, and for the authors notes where you Rich Text doesn't exist/work. Rich Text, on the other hand, should transfer most of these from whatever document resource you're using, but I've personally had issues with strikethrough not transferring from Google Docs copy-pasted to AO3 Rich Text, so just double check those areas!

[commehter]

The current cover art for The Spirit Tale of Fire Lord Ozai.

The 1st attempt before going back to tweak colors (especially on the background gradient) and a second round of highlights.

Clean close up of the crown itself without the foreground flames obscuring it.

A closer-to-canon version of the crown, removing the scorching/scar and embroidery on the band.

I've used this image in a few places now (Royal Road, Spotify, Discord. Should probs add it to AO3 as SToFLO's main home. See below edit.) for SToFLO, but I haven't really talked about it. So, let's do that!

First, white fire is HARD. (Especially in ATLA's style, which doesn't seem to keep to a brightest/hottest flame near the source pattern, so much as a bright spots where they look good until the flame shape abruptly ends method.) It's ridiculously difficult to keep the flames from looking ghostly (adding some yellows and reds buried under the white so they can just barely be seen helped with that) to say nothing of trying to keep them bright without turning them into a blob of white. I kinda hated myself for making that a plot point while I was working on this. Worse, depending on monitor/phone settings, this image can be either blinding or a dingy gray. I eventually had to accept that I could either scrap them (which I clearly did not do) or make my peace with the situation.

I really like how the reflections on the gold came out on my second attempt. I waffled over doing them the first time because the canon images I found for reference (They were surprisingly hard to find. Everything is either an establishing shot too far out for good detail, or a close up on the face that cuts out the crown.) don't seem to put any special shine on the crown at all. Some feedback encouraged me to at least try it to help tie the foreground and subject into a cohesive image. I'm glad I listened! It looks so much better than the first version for that factor alone.

It's not literal to the fic (barring sudden inspiration -- Agni might enjoy tagging along as a tiny sphere cradled in the crown, just because?) but I effectively slapped Zuko's scar on the crown and amused myself thoroughly doing so. I probably should have gone back and tweaked the background colors again to up the contrast between the two elements. (Maybe if there's a third version I'll remember to alter that.)

The band looked very plain as it was, so I added some embroidery. Flames and waves seemed Fire Nation appropriate, so that's what I ended up adding.

The finished piece is by no means perfect, but overall I'm quite chuffed with how it turned out. I learned a good bit making it, that's for sure.

Edit: I tried adding the image to AO3 in a few different ways, but failed to find any I liked. Doubly so when taking into account the differences in display size/dimensions for desktop/mobile. Formatting across systems is a pain.

Rejected options included: in the summary (couldn't make it look nice with AO3's limited HTML -- no float, table was a clunky workaround at best), in the opening notes (crowded, edging toward bloated), and above the text of the first chapter (same crowding problem, but uglier for being below the horizontal break). Oh well. It was a nice thought.

Edit2: Might go back and try adding it to a later (but still early) chapter, if I can find a place it would make sense to insert it. It should be a complementary addition to the story, not a distraction, ya know?

Edit3: Stuck it at the beginning of chapter six. Not totally happy with the placement, but it's the best I've come up with. We'll see if I stick with it.

[sgdlrexchange]

Guide to Optional Details

The Link Click/SGDLR Exchange is several participant’s first exchange on AO3! We wanted to compile some basic points to help sign up and which might help your creator write/draw something for you that you’d like to see.

While leaving a mostly-blank sign-up is an option, we’d like to make sure everyone’s familiar with how to elaborate on that if they so choose.

Preliminary notes:

To make your sign-up look cleaner, you may want to include dropdowns or formatting! AO3 allows basic HTML in terms of bolding and italics, and you can use the <details> and <summary> tags to include dropdowns.

A typical way to divide details in your sign-ups is to split up the text into sections for general likes, fandom-specific (in this case, character/relationship-specific) likes, and DNW. These can be split further into SFW and NSFW (e.g. SFW likes and NSFW likes), and can include a section for different mediums such as art likes/prompts.

You may want to look through some other exchanges to get ideas of what sign-ups should typically look like, or or steal ideas for your likes/DNW. Scrolling through the most recent rounds of Candy Hearts and Trick or Treat (two of the biggest multifandom exchanges) can help with this, if you’re curious.

We'll be splitting this into three different posts to avoid running too long!

Links: 1. Guide to Optional Details // 2. DNW (Do Not Wants) // 3. Likes/Prompts