I'm always curious about other people's preferences - both as writers and readers. So, poll...
For Writers: How do you tag characters in fic?
By first name only
6(54.5%)
By first and last name
0(0.0%)
My characters only have one name
0(0.0%)
Start with "character:" designation
0(0.0%)
I don't tag by character
1(9.1%)
Other (in comments)
1(9.1%)
For Readers: How do you prefer to search tags for characters?
By first name only
8(72.7%)
By first and last name
0(0.0%)
My characters only have one name
0(0.0%)
Start with "character:" designation
0(0.0%)
Other (in comments)
0(0.0%)
For Writers: How do you tag pairings?
Male/Female (if het pairing)
1(10.0%)
Female/Male (if het pairing)
2(20.0%)
Alphabetically by first name
1(10.0%)
Alphabetically by last name
0(0.0%)
Start with "pairing:" designation
2(20.0%)
I don't tag by pairing
1(10.0%)
Other (in comments)
1(10.0%)
For Readers: How do you prefer to search tags for pairings?
Male/Female (if het pairing)
0(0.0%)
Female/Male (if het pairing)
1(11.1%)
Alphabetically by first name
3(33.3%)
Alphabetically by last name
0(0.0%)
Start with "pairing:" designation
2(22.2%)
Other (in comments)
1(11.1%)