This should be the basic structure of your manifesto. Feel free to get creative with it, but all elements should be represented, if only by a sentence or two. There are two options for posting:

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For direct posting to the community:

title: [title of manifesto]
author: [your username]
fandom: [fandoms]
pairing: [paring]

( text )

<font face="georgia"><b>title:</b></font> [title of manifesto] <font face="georgia"><b>author:</b></font> [your username] <font face="georgia"><b>fandom:</b></font> [fandoms] <font face="georgia"><b>pairing:</b></font> [paring] <lj-cut text="text"><font face="georgia"><b>canon recap:</b></font><blockquote>this is the area where you give a general overview of what the actual fandom is</blockquote> <font face="georgia"><b>[character a]:</b></font><blockquote>this is the area where you talk about the first part of your ship</blockquote> <font face="georgia"><b>[character b]:</b></font><blockquote>this is the area where you talk about the second part of your ship</blockquote> <font face="georgia"><b>the ship:</b></font><blockquote>this is the area where you provide canon or subtextual evidence for your ship. </blockquote> <font face="georgia"><b>meta:</b></font><blockquote>this is the area where you explain why you love the pairing. sell your ship to people! humanize the ship.</blockquote> <font face="georgia"><b>fandom guide:</b></font><blockquote>this is the area where you rec communities/blogs, fanart, fanfic. a how-to guide for getting into your ship for newbies looking not only to dip their toes in, but also to find what you think to be the best of the best fanworks.</lj-cut></blockquote>

For posts linking to your manifesto on AO3:

title: [title of manifesto]
author: [your username]
fandom: [fandoms]
pairing: [paring]

ao3 link: [link]

<font face="georgia"><b>title:</b></font> [title of manifesto] <font face="georgia"><b>author:</b></font> [your username] <font face="georgia"><b>fandom:</b></font> [fandoms] <font face="georgia"><b>pairing:</b></font> [paring] <font face="georgia"><b>ao3 link:</b></font> [link]

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This format was created by the absolutely wonderful backland.

title: Hawaiian winds stirring up dust
author: aloneinthistown
fandom: Pineapple Express
pairing: Dale Denton/Saul Silver

ao3 link: link
warnings: blood and injury, spoilers

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