Wesley: All right. I'm going to let you all in on something you may have trouble comprehending. I assure you however-- Gunn: Vampires are real. Wesley: I was telling!

'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'


Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?  

[NAFDA]. This is where we talk about the CW series Supernatural! Anything that's aired in the US on TV (including promos) is fair game. No spoilers though — if you post one by accident, an admin will delete it.


Amy - Aug 14, 2013 3:29:01 pm PDT #28802 of 30002
Because books.

"She didn't smell that bad."


P.M. Marc - Aug 15, 2013 9:39:41 am PDT #28803 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

AO3 question. Is there a way to filter search results? I love a good AU but when I'm in the mood for non-AU I find them damn near impossible to unearth from the AU haystack there.

You need to set up your search string so it excludes certain terms, and that should help.

I do wish I could get the new filters on the Pit over on AO3, but I'm not holding my breath. Honestly, I'd rather have the option of default blocking certain authors so I don't have to see their stupid annoying virtual faces which I strongly desire to punch.


§ ita § - Aug 15, 2013 10:39:58 am PDT #28804 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Okay, the translation of "set up your search string" seems to be "use boolean in the Search Within Results field". Is that what you're saying? And how granular is the boolean? Will "NOT AU" catch AU--Barista & Bartender? And not catch Auks (I don't know--it's the first one that comes to mind)?


P.M. Marc - Aug 15, 2013 6:02:13 pm PDT #28805 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I went Search > Works, and put in -AU -Alternate+Universe with Fandom set to Supernatural, pairing set to Castiel/Dean Winchester, sort set to by update date did get an AU in there, but it wasn't tagged or specified as such, and there's no way to filter out stupid. Yet.

Not sure how granular it is, though. Time to check.


§ ita § - Aug 15, 2013 6:05:31 pm PDT #28806 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

You can put -writerIhate, right? You could get false positives (negatives? I'm confused now), but it might be worth it.


P.M. Marc - Aug 15, 2013 6:06:51 pm PDT #28807 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

OK, a search of Knotting -OM continues to bring up Omegaverse, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, and the rest of the crap associated.

I used Teen Wolf to check. For obvious reasons.


P.M. Marc - Aug 15, 2013 6:11:56 pm PDT #28808 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Yes, you can put in -writerIhate. I tested it on -writerIamindifferentaboutwhojustupdated.


P.M. Marc - Aug 15, 2013 6:19:39 pm PDT #28809 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

And I've bookmarked my search results. BEGONE, PAIRINGS AND AUTHORS I HATE!

I should be able to mail this to myself and bookmark it on my phone, too. I dislike the lack of the filter box in the results, but hey, small price to pay for being able to block an author I can't stand on my small screens.


§ ita § - Aug 15, 2013 6:31:10 pm PDT #28810 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I used Teen Wolf to check. For obvious reasons

Oh, you can use D/C to test that just fine.

EVEN THOUGH MY FAVOURITE DELETED.

I'm reading fucking tentacle porn and skimming MPREG instead of running from the tag.

I don't even know anymore.


P.M. Marc - Aug 15, 2013 6:47:32 pm PDT #28811 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I figured Teen Wolf would give me a clear yeah or nay faster than any of the other afflicted fandoms.