Some fandoms aren't just one fandom. Like there might be a book that got adapted into a show, and maybe the book and the show are different enough that they should remain separate fandoms but also similar enough that people might want to filter or search both at the same time. So now there's an option to keep the book and show as separate fandoms but basically have a parent tag that searches both together.
Now let's see a different example where the novel and the show that was based on it are almost identical and most fans see them as the same. Some of those fandoms where there were previously two tags (one for the novel and one for the show) are being merged into a single fandom.
Decisions are being made on a fandom by fandom basis depending on which of these scenarios is most appropriate.
Does that make sense?
(Note: I'm just a random fellow fan, not an AO3 volunteer or anything, so this is just my understanding)
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flamingwell Thu 29 Jan 2026 07:39AM UTC
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