Be a Goldfish 2026: Week One Roundup!

[devinwolfi]

That's right folks, one down, seven-ish to go! Here's a quick overview of contributions thus far:

• 34+ Works
• 21+ Creators
• 26+ Fandoms
• 8 Mediums

To say that we are incredibly thrilled with the turnout so far would be an understatement. We've had so much fun seeing, reading, and listening to all of the works you've all shared.

We are especially pleased with the diverse range of works shared here. You all have really embodied the spirit of this microbang. We couldn't be more honored that you have shared these wonderful works with us and your fellow fans.

If you haven't had a chance yet, check out our tumblr, bag-bang. There's some works over there that haven't been shared here or to the AO3 collection, so make sure you don't miss out!

All of that being said, a few housekeeping reminders:

• Our FAQ is linked in our Welcome Sticky, the community sidebar, and the AO3 Collection Profile. In it are all links to all event pages, work and posting guidelines, and resources for writing image descriptions and comments. Give it a read if you haven’t yet.


• Please make sure you're filling out the Entry Submission Form whenever you share a work. As we've said, folks are sharing works across different sites, and we don't want anyone's work to get left behind. You can find the link to the form in our FAQ, our Welcome Sticky, and in the community sidebar.


• If you've had trouble locating the AO3 Collection, you can do so from our FAQ, our Welcome Sticky, or the community sidebar. All works posted to AO3 can be added, whether they are fic, podfic, art, or something else!


• When it comes to tagging entries, with !needs tag or otherwise, please make sure you are doing so in the the Tags: box of the Post an Entry page. This is so we can locate all entries in need of tags rather than checking each entry.


• Similarly, all entries should have a Subject that includes the medium and title or a brief description. You may also include fandom if you wish, as that is an important descriptor. This makes it easy for folks to view all works on a page in the community sidebar, and determine if your work may be of interest to them!


• It is a priority that this event be made accessible for all fans, meaning that all images and gifs must include alt text and/or a description of the relevant contents of that image. We have resources for writing alt text and descriptions linked in our FAQ if you’re not sure how to go about it. You can add alt text via the Short Description box in the Image Properties pop-up in the Rich Text Editor.

Finally, we want to thank you all for joining us during this first week! We hope you're all having happy new years, and we appreciate that you're spending yours with us. We look forward to all of the lovely comments and works you share in the coming weeks. Don't forget to be curious, have fun, and above all, "be a goldfish!"

If you haven't joined us yet, and would like to, you can find our FAQ in, you guessed it, our Welcome Sticky or the community sidebar!

Comments

[toothpastepancake]

edit: apparently you can add them now? not sure why it said that, but that could be why some people haven't tagged if that's been an issue, could just be me though.

Also thanks for the emphasis on accessibility. I forgot to add a description and went back and added it because of this reminder, and it's really important to do so I think. I appreciate it.

[devinwolfi]

Hi! As far as we know, non-admin community members should not be able to create new tags, and are limited to tags that already exist. We made sure to create !needs tag ahead of time for this purpose, but maybe it didn't work right on our end. We wanted to make sure that same fandom or medium wasn't getting tagged in different ways unless absolutely necessary, so for now we're adding new tags ourselves as needed. We're glad that whatever issues DW was having with tags is hopefully resolved now? Fingers crossed. If there are any issues adding existing tags though, please let us know!

[toothpastepancake]

Ohhh so I completely 100% misunderstood you :'') I am so sorry lol oh my god. Have a good day :')