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lotusjwy · 5 months ago

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Yet another AO3 bot situation - please spread the word!

Hi, it's me again, the person who wrote that viral post about fanfiction plagiarism! Today I'm here to warn you about abuse perpetrated by bots who have stolen AO3 usernames.

There's currently an epidemic of bots going around leaving (apparently random) horrible, hateful comments on people's fics. This isn't the first time bots have invaded AO3, but the big problem with this wave is that they're using real AO3 usernames to do it.

I learned about this when another writer contacted me after receiving the following comment on their story:

Now, while that is my username, I DEFINITELY did not leave this comment (and anyone who would leave something like that on a fic should be slapped! What an awful thing to post). This fic is in a completely unrelated fandom that I have never participated in, nor has that author participated in any of my fandoms, so the probability of it being some intentional fandom drama thing to make me look bad is also low.

The writer whose fic the comment was left on enlisted the aid of some friends and tracked down other guest comments with unrelated usernames attached, which is pretty strong evidence that they are being left by bots at random.

The TL;DR: If you receive a cruel comment from a (Guest) with an actual AO3 username attached, it's most likely from a bot. Please do not lash out at or dogpile the AO3 user who owns that name, and who in all likelihood has no idea that their name has been hijacked for evil.

If finding this kind of comment on a fic, even left by a bot, is likely to upset you, I would recommend changing your comment settings so that only users who are logged in can leave comments. To do this, edit your story settings, and under "Privacy," select the radio button that says "Only registered users can comment," as shown below.

Please spread the word to other AO3 users! And if you see mean guest comments on other fics, maybe let the author know that it's probably from a bot and not a real person who thinks their writing is bad.

#hello i am back from the dead to rb this #and remind u all that my fics in general are locked to registered users only #and will remain so bc people keep messing around #but also reblogging here bc ik i am/was moots with a few other writers sjkdfhsdjf #stay safe yall

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lotusjwy · 9 months ago

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#jc and jgy stans are loud and proud LMAOOO

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lotusjwy · 10 months ago

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#is it petty to put a hp fans dni on all my fics bc i sometimes get kudos from people with hp usernames on my fics and its giving me hives #LMAO #genuinely i have the note written out and everything i'm just waiting for a single person to tell me to do it DSJKFHDSKJF #edit: i did it lmao #got so trigger happy that i put it on every single chapter of my chaptered fic LMAO

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lotusjwy · 11 months ago

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jiujiu and a-ling for @spriteofmushrooms 🪷💝

Jiang Cheng carrying toddler Jin Ling in a business suit because he has to go to a meeting but a-Ling refuses to go anywhere with his nanny

in the end, a-ling went to the meeting together with jiujiu and had paw p〇trol anyways!! also those are his FAVOURITE stickers 🥰

#mdzs #jwy #jrl #jiujiu and nephew #art #besties is it okay to have a crush on this jc in particular????#like got damn hes so well dressed good for him

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lotusjwy · 11 months ago

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#reread my fics recently bc they’re still getting kudos’d #and i was like damn r they good #and they are 😌😌😌

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lotusjwy · 1 year ago

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> bring brother to mountain to "find" an immortal master > actually finds two (lost) immortal masters > ???

#mdzs #svsss #art #wwx #jwy #sqh #sqq #as someone who just finished reading svsss literal days ago #these two would be useless in their endeavour 🫡#even the original versions of them would be chaotic at best #unfortunately there is no profit for yunmeng bros here

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lotusjwy · 1 year ago

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I'm sorry. I broke my promise.

#mdzs #yunmengs pride #wwx #jwy #cql #hello i know i'm barely here these days #but i've been rereading a lot of fics #and could go on essays on how much this scene means #like also wzc truly was a god when he played jc #got every minor emotion down pat #like god #god godddd #i could probably write essays on this and their relationship #its the entire reason i wrote the dog fic in the first place

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lotusjwy · 2 years ago

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he’s so annoying!!!

#mdzs #yunmengs pride #wwx #jwy #art #hello i'm still alive

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lotusjwy · 2 years ago

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so someone watched the untamed...

#mdzs #lwj #wwx #wangxian #wq #art #oh pretty

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lotusjwy · 2 years ago

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hmm

You know I figured that my next writing obligation was going to go straight to the next chapter of 30 Million Little Friends, but… I’m seeing an uptick in defensive pissed-off JC meta and weary wank metacommentary, which leads me to think that JC antis have been clownin again

so perhaps instead, in honor of the JC antis, I should write that de-aged Jiang Cheng fic? thoughts?

#fics #jwy #!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#op u have me in a chokehold for more #jc trusting the clarity bell and loudly announcing wwx as a spy 🤧

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lotusjwy · 2 years ago

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hmm

You know I figured that my next writing obligation was going to go straight to the next chapter of 30 Million Little Friends, but… I’m seeing an uptick in defensive pissed-off JC meta and weary wank metacommentary, which leads me to think that JC antis have been clownin again

so perhaps instead, in honor of the JC antis, I should write that de-aged Jiang Cheng fic? thoughts?

#jwy #fics #ahhh!!!!#i definitely need more de-aged jc fics in my life #op i can't wait to see where else this is gonna go #bc boyyyy do i need this

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lotusjwy · 2 years ago

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Haunted JC modern au