I am so tired of seeing people advocate and perpetuate violence and self harm on my posts. What good do you think you’re doing for the world when you add “people like that should kill themselves” or “i hope they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
neil-gaiman: I think people really need to stop sending me their story ideas whether they call them theories or headcanons or whatever. Sorry.
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talkstoself: Hey hey hi A word of advice if youâre thinking of leaving nasty comments on an ao3 fic: DONâT If you’re thinking of leaving nasty comments on any fic or fanart: DON’T.
madlori: Goddammit, why are people so FREAKING OBSESSED with showing their fanworks to authors/creators? People are like, browbeating Neil Gaiman and Diane Duane, both of whom have clearly articulated their (very typical) stances of not wanting to see fanworks of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
squirrelstone: intoxicatedinkeep: sonicenvy: there is a new scourge on AO3 that I discovered recently… that scourge is “Placeholder fics”. This is thing, where someone posts a “fic” on AO3 with a summary and tags (and sometimes even a complete tag),[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⨠You belong in fandom no matter how old you are. ⨠You belong in fandom no matter what you do or don’t ship. ⨠You belong in fandom no matter what characters you like or don’t like. Donât let[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I mean this in the kindest possible way, anon, genuinely. If that’s true then you should share your fic with people who are at least in the fandom that you’re writing for, or who have expressed interest in the genre[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
luckydragon10: AO3 Reader Reminder: Authors generally tag in good faith Most authors DO NOT maliciously leave off tags. If you, as a reader, feel triggered by something and believe it was not adequately tagged or warned, please try to resist[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
nho-jungle: ao3 authours i am begging you stop tagging characters that arent in ur fic but u ~intend~ to write them in a later chapter!!!!!!! pre-tagging is fine if u have the whole or most of the fic pre-written so[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I guess I respect the balls on this person to both be in favor of machine generated output and also completely recognize that what the machine turns out is unreadable dogshit. But wow I hate that.
Look, I’m going to be honest, I don’t care whether people feeding other fans’ fanfiction into AI is “legal” or “illegal”. What it is, is rude, entitled, and disrespectful of your fellow fans.
paulgadzikowski: orlissa: Oh dear. Okay, you get an answer, because at least you took the effort to write your ask out properly, even if you are hiding behind the grey, sunglassed circle. Do I, or any fanfic author for that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
niuniente: math-is-magic: sidepartskinnyjeans-deactivated: gentil-minou: wangxianficfinder: Indeed, anything that is given to AI it can use later to draw from. That’s why it doesn’t matter if you post them or not as it has now access to those writers’ texts without[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It is not any other fan’s job to appreciate a character that you like and find compelling and interesting. Sometimes a canon fails to make a character compelling and interesting for the majority of a fandom of that work. Often[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
partywithponies: partywithponies: Some people in fandom desperately need to become obsessed with something SUPER niche and obscure. Something with like 10 active fans at the very most. Something with only 6 fics if you’re very lucky, all but one written[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thatbuggygirl: damnthesefandomissues: people need to realize that widely accepted headcanons are still just headcanons. They do not magically become canon because 95% of the fandom agree with you. I once had someone tell me I needed to just accept a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
athena-appreciation-page: sunset-peril: mouseinthecastle: arahir: bundibird: frownyalfred: Reminders for new ao3 users (in no particular order): – filter your searches like you would on a library website or in an online catalogue – donât post placeholders, fic searches, or recommendations as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hihogandalfaway: olderthannetfic: – Quite possibly. Text of the reddit post, written by user screamingracoon: Why you’re seeing so many placeholder fics Hello hello. I’m a longtime fic writer, and by longtime, I mean that the first account I ever created[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
liminalweirdo: ao3 is not instagram, and it’s not embarrassing to comment on a story that’s old. we understand that you just happened to come across it now; writing is magical in that you often come across the right story at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
liminalweirdo: ao3 is not instagram, and itâs not embarrassing to comment on a story thatâs old. we understand that you just happened to come across it now; writing is magical in that you often come across the right story at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
eemamminy-art: I want to make a rebloggable version of this thought since I had this happen last night and this morning on the same artwork, on a different artwork last week, and in general it’s something I have to deal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…