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Reminder for the VSMP finale:

When tomorrow's videos premiere, please remember to NOT use the #minecraft tag when discussing the server or its members.

Vampires is a YouTube series with its own set of fandom tags (vsmp, vsmpblr, crimsonblr etc.). If you're looking for a more global tag, #mcyt or #mcytblr are the ones to use. And of course, tagging spoilers always helps!

Thank you for reading, have fun... and keep a box of tissues nearby, if some of the members' teasers are to be believed 💜

MC ≠ MCYT. More info in pinned post.

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I have never seen people complaining about minecraft tag being used for fanarts instead of something related to the game itself. Does it actually annoy minecraft community?

It certainly does! My commiseration fruit tag has a couple of other peoples' grievances... But it's the new year, we could do with a fresh harvest!

Hi, Minecraft community! Are you annoyed by MCYT (minecraft youtuber & streamer) fan-media in the #minecraft tag? Sound off in the notes of this post or send this blog an ask, and don't be afraid to get specific— it'll help next time I need to answer asks like this one 💜

MC ≠ MCYT. More info in pinned post.

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What is your stance on Minecraft AUs/fanfictions? Are they allowed to use the Minecraft tag?

When I hear Minecraft AU/fanfic I assume you're asking about one of two things:

Fanfiction that elaborates on the implicit lore of Minecraft (basically a theory about, idk, the society who originally lived in the Trail Ruins, presented in narrative form)

Crossover fics that feature characters from another media, either playing Minecraft as a video game or being transported to the world of Minecraft, isekai-style.

Both cases are about Minecraft as a game, so by the logic I've been using with this blog they'd belong in the #minecraft tag. However, while tagging a lore-adjacent fic with #mineblr makes sense, I would avoid using it for the crossover types.

More generally, if a fic is written out in the body of a post (instead of just being a link to AO3 etc.) it's best to put it under a read more / line break, so people can scroll past it easily if that's not what they're looking for. And of course, fanfiction about mcyt servers / series / smps / etc. does NOT belong in any #minecraft tags.

Hope that helps!