#and they can pull from a hat the pre-approved list of contention-free topics

[littlebirdygirlywriting]

Do we not ALL agree that EVERY algorithm on every social media site is targeted AGAINST creators? Why would we WANT an algorithm on AO3??? There are TAGS and FILTERS for a REASON!!! USE THEM!!!

Do we not ALREADY experience too much low-ball criticism without genuine discussion and engagement? Why would we WANT a 1-5 star rating system? If you’re really that hard-pressed for one, create a flipping spreadsheet yourself!

Do we not UNDERSTAND censorship? The fact that it takes and takes and never gives back? Are we not all SICK of writing “g0re,” “⚠️,” or whatever other hoop we have to jump through to avoid a censored, “bad” word on EVERY OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA??? Why would we WANT CENSORSHIP ON AO3???? Tf??

I guess we can’t write about overthrowing corrupt governments. That involves doing illegal things against those governments. We wouldn’t want to condone negative behaviour.

I guess we can’t write about human survival. People do all sorts of illegal things to survive. We wouldn’t want to condone negative behaviour.

I guess we can’t write using metaphors.

I guess we can’t write anything SERIOUS!

I guess we should all be placed in our boxes and forced to be puppets for those higher in control.

After all, we’d hate to bite the hand that feeds us.

We wouldn’t want to condone negative behaviour.

Ao3 does not need an algorithm, you're just lazy

Ao3 does not need a 1-5 star rating system, you just want to bring down authors writing for FREE

Ao3 does not need automatic censorship, it is an archive, therefore anything can be posted

Writing or reading about something illegal does not mean the author nor the reader condones it, if that were true, you could never read a story involving anything negative

Purity culture is ruining fan culture and you all are fucking annoying