Greetings and joys of the seasons, dear members & readers of
ohsam!
*mod hat*
This is a gentle nudge to all of the lovely and creative folk who post here, to remind you that
ohsam is a community devoted to fic centered around Sam being on the receiving end of h/c.
We are
extremely laid-back about what that means. Stories can involve whump and illness of any type, we are not fussy. Heck, a lot of the stories are long on whump and short on comfort, and that is fine too! The stories do, however, have to feature Sam in some way, and the h/c should center on him. If you choose to have other hurt characters as well, that's fine, but again, Sam should be the focus of the story.
If we, the mods, deem that a story doesn't fit our guidelines, we will not hesitate to suggest to the author that the fic be removed, altered, or posted elsewhere. We will always do so politely and respectfully, but if we intervene, it's because we judged it necessary. We're pretty
laissez-faire as a rule, trusting in our members' good judgment on the whole.
This is by no means a way of casting aspersions upon the talented writers of hurt!Dean or hurt!Cas or anyone else. Nor is it our cleverly-disguised way of persecuting people or telling them their writing is terrible. This is strictly a subject matter issue, because our community has a limited scope when it comes to story content. There are other communities, like our sister-in-spirit
hoodie_time, as well as
angel_whump and
spn_hurtcomfort, among others, which can cater to more specific needs if necessary.
If you have remaining doubts, start by perusing the
community info on our profile, and by checking out the
FAQ. Feel free to ask the mods, either in the FAQ post or by PM, or in the comments to this entry, if you have any questions at all.
Thank you for your time, and may you receive lots of hurt!Sammy as presents in this festive season!