Freeforms in IPQ are traditionally a free-for-all. This cleanup is intended solely to remove redundancies, improve alphabetization/sorting, and make fandom-specific tags easier to find. Other than fandoms, we didn't add categories to tags that didn't already have them. (For example, Casual Cock Warming for Comfort has not been filed under Cockwarming.) We only removed exact duplicates; if two tags were almost but not exactly the same, both versions remain. Almost all of your tags will be right where you left them. If we got anything wrong, let us know.

Redundancies

Canon Divergence AU

Removed, as Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence is already in the tagset.

Cock Warming

Removed, as Cockwarming is already in the tagset.

consensual-non-consent

Removed, as Consensual Non-Consent is already in the tagset.

Public Sex or Semi-Public Sex - Team/Coworkers/Friends/etc. Could Walk in at Any Moment

Removed, as Public or Semi-Public Sex - Team/Coworkers/Friends/etc. Could Walk in at Any Moment is already in the tagset.

Pussy Spanking

Removed, as Impact - Pussy Spanking is already in the tagset.

Fandom and AU categorization

17th Century Royalty AU
Avatar & Benders Setting
BDSM AU - institutional expectation for younger members of group to submit to oldest
Bodyguard AU with protective bodyguard and falling in love despite their better judgment
College AU Where Characters Are Employees of College
daemon AU
Daemon AU but you have sex with your partner(s) AND their Daemon(s)
Daemon AU except your Daemon accompanies your Soulmate instead
Martial God AU
Percy Jackson/Halfbloods AU
Regency AU'd Into Canon Setting
Shapeshifter AU - Sex with partner's animal/monster/etc form
Swan Maiden AU

Filed under Alternate Universe. We did not move "Soulmate-Identifying Marks AU" tags to Alternate Universe, as they seemed to be better grouped with other soulmate tags.

Amber (Hive Mind) Needs a Hug
Amber’s Unit (Hive Mind) is Overprotective

Filed under Hive Mind.

Bad Wolf Rose Tyler
Cheetah Virus (Doctor Who)
DW 2005 AU- Scream of the Shalka was canon

Filed under Doctor Who.

Being/Becoming the Avatar for Khonshu (from Moon Knight)

Filed under Moon Knight. Moved to Crossover - Character From Another Fandom Is/Becomes the Avatar for Khonshu (Moon Knight).

Bottom Jason Todd
Dark Dick Grayson (DCU)
Dick Grayson Needs a Hug
Hurt Jason Todd
Jason Todd is Robin (DCU)
Vampire King Dick Grayson (DCU)

Filed under DCU.

Bottom Bucky Barnes
Hurt Bucky Barnes

Filed under MCU. (We know Bucky Barnes appears in many Marvel properties, but MCU seemed the most likely place for someone to look for these tags.)

Hurt Bakugou Katsuki
Pro Hero Bakugou Katsuki

Filed under MHA.

Shen Yuan is Shen Jiu's past life

Filed under SVSSS.

Toppy John Sheppard

Filed under SGA.

If we got any of those fandoms wrong, let us know.

Punctuation fixes

Demotion — character forced into lower status position
Dubcon/noncon — Character forced to admit they enjoy the dub/noncon they are experiencing
Enemies to Lovers — A takes fight too far; realizes they don’t actually want to seriously hurt B
Frog Boiling — Character manipulated into increasingly kinky circumstances; realizes too late
Hurt/Comfort — both hurt and comforted by the same character
Unexpected Mercy — but only after character has already hurt them
Warhammer — FFA’s Furry Brothel AU

For all these tags, dashes have been changed to hyphens.

AoS: Lincoln Gets Taken By Hive
ATLA: Blue Spirit & Painted Lady Shenanigans
ATLA: Southern Water Tribe Ambassador Katara
Character Study: Character has a very good day surrounded by the people who love them
Dacryphilia: Rapist gets even more aroused by victim's tears
DCU: Jason Todd is a Star Sapphire
Doctor Who: Rose Comes Back During the run of 11 12 or 13
Free use in a monogamous relationship: partner's holes/mouth/cock are always available for use
Gun play: Trans male character is non-consensually vaginally penetrated with a gun
Humiliation: Character being raped is mocked for inadvertent arousal
Hurt/comfort: Bandaging wounds that are bleeding heavily
Hurt/comfort: Suturing wounds in less than ideal conditions
Incest: Father Argues With Son; It Turns Sexual
Legend of Korra: Suyin takes over the Earth Kingdom
Loyalty kink: There is only one person worthy of my submission
Mpreg: unexpected partner conceives
Noncon: A Takes Noncon or Torture Intended for B; B Is Forced to Watch
Noncon: Character being raped is forced to derive pleasure from it
Noncon: Obsessive and/or stalkerish behavior on the part of the rapist
Noncon: Power Imbalance
Noncon: Trans male character is forcibly vaginally penetrated
Outsider POV: Would You Two Just Fuck Already?
PJO: Luke Convinces Thalia To Join Him
PJO: Luke Kills Kronos But Doesn't Die
PJO: Luke Steals More Than Just the Bolt and the Helm
A Practical Guide to Evil: Dread Empress Catherine Foundling
scavenger alliance: Blaze is raised by Donnel
SGA: Not Quite Human (Oh That's Why He's Like That) John Both Valuable and Othered/Menaced For It
SPN: Hunters Are Successful in Using Sam as a Weapon
SPN: John Tries to Kill Sam Instead of Telling Dean He Might Have To
SPN: Lucifer Possessing Sam Winchester
Star Trek: Pon Farr
Tangled TV: Rapunzel Helps Varian Instead of Turning Him Away
Tangled TV: Varian's Time With Andrew & The Separatists
Torture: Victim A and torturer B both realise A is getting off on it; B makes fun of A
Warhammer: Character Turns to Chaos Who Didn't in Canon
Wingfic: caring for injured wings

For all these tags, colons have been changed to hyphens.

Humiliation- Character is forced to piss themself and likes it
Naughty Gift- A gives B their freshly cummed in underwear to sniff and masturbate with
Noncon- Character is made by their lover to piss themself
Polyamory- Central Relationship Engage Many Many Metamours
Transgender- Character realizes/explores their gender through sex

For all these tags, a space has been inserted before the hyphen.

Category consistency

Dub/Non-Con - Character Mind Manipulated into Committing Rape
Dub/Non-Con - Characters Forced By Third Party to Have Sex
Dubcon/non-con - treated like a fucktoy
Dubcon/noncon - Abuse of Authority
Dubcon/noncon - Character passed around party like a party favor
Dubcon/noncon - character used until limp and exhausted/unconscious
Dubcon/noncon - Character forced to admit they enjoy the dub/noncon they are experiencing
Non/Dubcon - Victim continually insists they deserved it
Non/Dubcon - You fuck them or I will

Changed to Dub/Noncon.

Nonconsensual Candlelit Dinner
Nonconsensual penectomy and artificially constructed vagina
nonconsensual pet play

Changed to Non-Consensual.

Dubious consent - character can't say no due to extreme loyalty
Dubious consent - character can't say no to sex due to past nonconsensual sexual conditioning
Dubious Consent Due To Identity Issues
Dubious consent due to power difference; more powerful character believes sex to be consensual

Changed to Dubcon.

Gangrape With Enormous Number Of People Lasts For Days

Changed to Gang Rape With Enormous Number Of People Lasts For Days.

Find the final fandom/ship related queries below. Responses to this post will be accepted for 24 hours, after which we will change or reject any remaining pending nominations, and then sign-ups will open. That being said, sign-ups will be opening a day late to allow time for responses to this post (separate post about the delay to follow).

General Queries

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV): HYDRA & Lincoln Campbell (AoS)
We will change this to "Any HYDRA Member(s) & Lincoln Campbell" unless the nominator feels this meaningfully changes the tag.

DC Extended Universe: Diana (Wonder Woman)/Alfred Pennyworth (DCEU), Diana (Wonder Woman)/Barbara Minerva (DCEU), Diana (Wonder Woman)/Harleen Quinzel (DCEU), Diana (Wonder Woman)/Lois Lane (DCEU)
Are these meant to go under Crossover Fandom, or is "(Wonder Woman)" being used to clarify who Diana is? If this is the case, can "Diana (Wonder Woman)" be changed to just "Wonder Woman"?

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter/Multiple female characters
We will change this to "Harry Potter/Any Two or More Female Characters" unless the nominator feels this meaningfully changes the tag.

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Avengers Team Members (MCU)
We will change this to "Any Two or More Avengers Team Members (MCU)" unless the nominator feels this meaningfully changes the tag.

A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms: Aemond Targaryen/Lucerys Velaryon (ASoIaF & related)
ASOIAF and GOT are both already in the tagset. Please choose one, if there is no response we will change it to ASOIAF.

Assassin's Creed - All Media Types
We'd like to avoid AMT fandoms where possible--can this be changed to Assassin's Creed Games?

Danny Phantom: Danny Fenton & Justice League (DCU), Danny Fenton/Jason Todd
These are crossover ships and should go under Crossover Fandom. We will move them, but there are multiple iterations of the Justice League and Jason Todd--please clarify how these should be disambiguated.

DCU: Batfamily Members & Justice League & Members of the Team (Young Justice) & Bruce Wayne, Billy Batson & Bruce Wayne, Billy Batson & Clark Kent, Billy Batson & Justice League, Clark Kent & Kon-El | Conner Kent, Clark Kent & Lex Luthor, Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent/Lex Luthor, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne, Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent
Can these go under "DCU (Comics)" which is already in the tagset?

Fate/stay night & Related Fandoms
We'd like to avoid "& Related Fandoms" where possible--can this be changed?

Marvel (Comics): Steve Rogers/Tony Stark (616), Steve Rogers/Tony Stark (Ultimates)
Marvel (Comics) contains disambiguations for both 616 and Ultimates--should these be split into two fandoms or is it okay for them to both be under Marvel (Comics)?

Marvel (Comics): Tony Stark/Tony Stark
Is this referring to a canonical double or universe crossing, or something else?

Star Wars - All Media Types (Original Characters): Original Male Hutt/Any Female Non-Hutt Character (SWOC), Original Male Hutt/Original Human Female Bounty Hunter (SWOC), Original Male Hutt/Original Twi'lek Dancing Girl (SWOC)
We'd like to avoid AMT fandoms where possible. Can this be changed to "Star Wars (Movies)"?

Terror Train - All Media Types
We'd like to avoid AMT fandoms where possible. Can this be changed?

XCOM (Video Games) & Related Fandoms
We'd like to avoid "& Related Fandoms" where possible. Can this be changed?

Piping Issues
The nomination rules disallow piping. Please provide guidance for which of the piped names to delete if you are the nominator or are familiar with the fandom. If there is no response, we will arbitrarily choose one name to delete.

Assassin's Creed: Rashid ad-Din Sinan | Al Mualim
DC's Arrowverse: Alura In-Ze | Alura Zor-El (Arrowverse)
Crossover Fandom: Gabriel Lorca | Mirror Gabriel Lorca (SW: D), Lorne | Krevlornswath (AtS)
Hazbin Hotel: Charlie Magne | Morningstar
Homestuck: Dave's Bro | Beta Dirk Strider, The Psiioniic | The Helmsman, The Signless | The Sufferer
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Brunnhilde | Valkyrie
Miraculous Ladybug: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Alternate Adrien Agreste | Claw Noir, Alternate Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Shadybug
Found (TV): Sir | Hugh Evans
The Hazards of Love (Webcomic): Fawn | Amparo Uribe
Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson: Denth | VaraTreledees
Warhammer 40.000: Rogue Trader (Video Game): Female Rogue Trader | Lord Captain

Thanks to everyone who nominated. We will take the next couple of days to finish approving the backlog of nominations and make final query posts, and sign-ups will open on the 27th.

Reminders
- Remember to disambiguate all nominations with the full or abbreviated canon name.
- Please properly capitalize your nominations, including both character names and canon names in disambiguations.
- Do not use piping in nominations.
- Crossover ships need to be nominated under "Crossover Fandom."

Queries

Legend of Korra: Suyin Beifong & the Earth Kingdom(LoK)
What does "earth kingdom" entail? A sentient location? Any resident of Earth Kingdom? Specific people?

Coming Out on Top: Mark Matthews/Beau Melnick/Bradley "Brad" Melnick/Roman/the Orlin College men's football team (COoT)
Every member of the football team? Current members?

Kingsman: Gary "Eggsy" Unwin and Kingsman Support Staff (Kingsman Movies)
A specific group of canon characters? Original support staff character(s)?

Danny Phantom
There are several DCU/Danny Phantom crossover ships nominated under Danny Phantom. Please nominate these under the fandom "Crossover Fandom" instead.

Leverage (US TV 2008): Team Leverage & Harry Wilson (Leverage)
Is Team Leverage a defined group in canon?

A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
Do not nominate under "& Related Fandoms." Please nominate under a more specific fandom.

Earth Girl Series - Janet Edwards: Jarra Tell Morrath & Beta Sector (Earth Girl Series), Jarra Tell Morrath & Tell Clan (Earth Girl Series)
Are Beta Sector and Tell Clan a specific group or person? Can they be defined more specifically?

A Practical Guide to Evil - erraticerrata: Catherine Foundling & the people of Callow (APGTE)
"The people of Callow" is very broad, please be more specific.

Dark (TV 2017): Noah/Noah (Dark)
Is this two canon characters, or a request for selfcest?

Crossover Fandom: Lt Columbo (Columbo) & Batfamily Members (DCU)
Please be more specific; "Batfamily Members" is not a defined group.

Crossover Fandom: Lt Columbo (Columbo) & The Roy Family (Succession)
Everyone in the Roy family? Specific members?

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (Cartoon): Separatists of Saporia & Varian (Tangled); Separatists of Saporia/Varian (Tangled); The Brotherhood & Varian (Tangled)
Are the Separatists of Saporia and The Brotherhood specific groups of characters?

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV): Agents of SHIELD Team & Lincoln Campbell (AoS); Hive & Lincoln Campbell (AoS); HYDRA & Lincoln Campbell (AoS)
Is the Agents of SHIELD Team a specific group of characters?

Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series): Anthro!Obstagoon/Piers (PKMN MVGS)
What is meant by "anthro" here?

Our Flag Means Death: Crew of the Revenge & Israel Hands (OFMD); Crew of the Revenge/Israel Hands (OFMD)
Too broad of a group; please be more specific.

Remove piping from the following fandoms:
Bodies (TV 2023)
镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018)
Once Upon a Time (TV)
僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
Empires SMP
Gothic (1986)
Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series)

Welcome to Id Pro Quo 2024! Nominations are now open. Nominate here. Please refresh your memory of the rules for nominating fandoms, ships, and additional tags (freeforms).

We have imported all of last year's freeforms into this year's tagset, so you can use your 10 freeform slots for all-new iddy goodness. Please check what's in the tagset before nominating! Note that if you're looking for omegaverse freeforms, a deprecated term beginning with "A/" has been replaced with "omegaverse" throughout the tagset, so many of those will now be alphabetized under O. Please use "omegaverse" in new nominations.

Watch this space for queries.