What could possibly go wrong if we stay at this secluded cabin in the woods? — I do recognize it as a horror trope! I definitely should have included more detail in my initial clarification note, sorry. The problem with it is more that phrasing a freeform as a sarcastic question like this leaves a big ol' door open for understandable miscommunication between creator and recip if, for example, a creator matched on this freeform doesn't realize this is referencing a standard horror trope and just thinks something like, "Oh, being remote could cause all kinds of problems! Maybe there's a big storm and they have to (platonically) cuddle for warmth." It's not super likely, but people come to multifandom exchanges from all kinds of places and experiences, so it could happen and if it did it would be terrible for everyone. My suggested rephrasing is not my best work, for sure, but if we can somehow switch the freeform from a question implying/evoking the trope to something that outright states it, then there'd be absolutely no problem. I just want to be certain you'll get to recieve/create an actual horror fic if you request/offer this tag!
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"I was wrong about you." — will do, thank you!
What could possibly go wrong if we stay at this secluded cabin in the woods? — I do recognize it as a horror trope! I definitely should have included more detail in my initial clarification note, sorry. The problem with it is more that phrasing a freeform as a sarcastic question like this leaves a big ol' door open for understandable miscommunication between creator and recip if, for example, a creator matched on this freeform doesn't realize this is referencing a standard horror trope and just thinks something like, "Oh, being remote could cause all kinds of problems! Maybe there's a big storm and they have to (platonically) cuddle for warmth." It's not super likely, but people come to multifandom exchanges from all kinds of places and experiences, so it could happen and if it did it would be terrible for everyone. My suggested rephrasing is not my best work, for sure, but if we can somehow switch the freeform from a question implying/evoking the trope to something that outright states it, then there'd be absolutely no problem. I just want to be certain you'll get to recieve/create an actual horror fic if you request/offer this tag!