AO3, please change the character tags for various Minecraft SMP fandoms to only reflect the names creators go by in their content creation. Yes, it'll be annoying to redo for you and us, but I would MUCH rather tag fic with tags like "Grian (Hermitcraft)" and "GoodTimesWithScar (Third Life)" instead of fuckin "Charles | Grian (Hermitcraft)" or "Ryan | GoodTimesWithScar (Third Life)", because I, and no one I know, have never thought of those cubitos/creators as Charles or Ryan instead of Grian or Scar. Bryce instead of fWhip? Heck, even "Dave | Technoblade", even if it's not being updated to reflect his actual name bc his name was Alex, it should be NOT THAT.

Their real life names should not be associated with the character name unless their username is different than the general name they use even in the content they produce (such as Jimmy | SolidarityGaming, Lizzie | LDShadowLady, or Martyn | InTheLittleWood). No one calls Bdubs "John" or "Booko". He's just Bdubs or BdoubleO100.

I know Mumbo's name is Oliver Brotherhood. But that's not the name I associate with him, and I'm willing to bet most fans don't associate "oliver brotherhood" with Mumbo either. "Charles Batchelor" is a real person, but I don't associate him with Minecraft Youtuber Grian.

Content Creators should only have their iRL names attached to their AO3 tags if a) the tag is for ACTUAL RPF that isn't about the fictional personas, which SHOULD BE A SEPARATE TAG, or b) they actually go by their actual name in their content. And even then, if they don't go by their FULL NAME it should be "first name | username" not "full legal name | username". So "Scott | Smajor1995" or "Scott | DangThatsALongName", not "Scott Major | Smajor1995" or "Scott Major | DangThatsALongName". "MumboJumbo (Hermitcraft)" not "Oliver Brotherhood | MumboJumbo".

We the fans are the only ones that can tell AO3 why the tags are currently wrong. And we need to do so. AO3, PLEASE at least allow one of us to provide guidance on updating the default tags.