#ao3 is not social media

[g-kat423]

People really need to learn the concept of don’t like, don’t read. This isn’t even about me, just an interaction I saw. If something is perfectly tagged and described and you choose to go in there knowing that you don’t agree with it/don’t ship it/it’s not your kink, then that’s on you. You need to learn to curate your own internet experience. That’s why I block any Alc///in///a x male shipper because while I detest it and am tired of lesbians not getting to have anything to themselves, they have every right to do whatever they want in their fandom space just as I have my right to make the fics I do and also to say I can’t stand their x male x e///th///an ships, but I do that in my own personal space without going to theirs and attacking them. Don’t actively seek shit out you’re against and if it happens to pop up organically, just block.

I’ve also been on the side of being attacked, mostly on TikTok and it’s not worth the argument, I just block them because idc about their het opinions and they need to learn that scrolling past or blocking is what’s best to do because the more lesbian Alcina content they comment on, the more the TikTok algorithm is going to think that they want it regardless of what their comment says. Learn how algorithms work. Everyone just needs to chill tf out.

Also the whole “your ship will never be canon!!!111!!!!” Thing, I’ve had that thrown at me for every ship I’ve had and it’s like WTF do you think fanfiction is for??? If people were entirely satisfied with canon then fanfiction wouldn’t exist.

[sak-spn]

It seriously hurts when I know a fic is getting hits and nobody, not a single soul, stops by to comment or kudos 😞. It truly is the plague of people treating ao3 like social media.

Why do people stop commenting on fics if they’re more than a week or two old? Please comment on old fics. Tell me you like my one shot from 2014. Tell me you like my old multi-chap I finished in 2016 that I spent a year writing. I will be fucking thrilled.

[iri-desky]

GET KOSA TRENDING.

STOP SCROLLING NOW!

AS OF FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024, WE GOT FIVE DAYS UNTIL THE DAY OF DECISION OF THE KOSA BILL, WHICH WILL CAUSE MASS CENSORSHIP ROUND THE INTERNET IF PASSED. WE NEED EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS AND CONTRIBUTE. I'M NOT GIVING UP ON YOU ALL.

(IMPORTANT UPDATE: Kosa will not necessarily pass on the 26th. It only has the support to pass in Senate, and we STILL HAVE TIME. That being said, time is of the essence.)

WE'RE DOWN TO THE WIRE BUT WE CAN'T GIVE UP YET. IF WE GIVE UP, EVERYTHING IS OVER. IF WE DON'T, AT LEAST WE HAVE A CHANCE.

I'M THE ONE WHO SOUNDED THE ALARM, AND I'M NOT GOING TO CURL UP AND DIE YET.

Reblog this post in every LEGAL way you can under the Tumblr guidelines with the appropriate tags. TELL AND TAG EVERYONE YOU KNOW, then add the tags to see below... and more if you can think of any complying.

Visit badinternetbills.com if you want to find a way to defeat KOSA. It WILL NOT take much of your time. Reblog with any other information or sources, too-- but make sure to reblog if you can.

Reblog if you support lgbtq+ content.

Reblog if you support questioning queer youth and/or abused youth getting the information they need.

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Reblog if you're going to repost this on other sites than Tumblr and spread the word across Twitter, Tik Tok, Pinterest, or elsewhere, alongside the link to badinternetbills.com.

Reblog if you think KOSA is unfair and shouldn't be anyone's problem -- including the adults ALL OVER THE DAMN EARTH forced to face the mass censorship it causes because "think of the American Children!".

Reblog if you support internet activism and Palestine.

Reblog if you hate fascism or censorship, and don't want actually serious and helpful conversations censored on the internet.

Reblog if you value the internet in any way at all whatsoever.

CHECK THIS PETITION, TOO! https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-kosa?recruiter=1331807538&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf&recruited_by_id=57368c40-d0fd-11ee-98f7-2175430f819f&share_bandit_exp=initial-36809664-en-US

(Also, please reblog with at least "stop kosa" as a tag and not "kosa". I made the mistake of not adding just "kosa" as a tag...)

We won't let this stand any longer. Let's start a riot and get this trending.

[mostly-funnytwittertweets]

[halogalopaghost]

TIL that you can assign an AO3 next of kin to control your account in case of your death???

[floatyflowers]

Social Media As boyfriends:

Facebook/WhatsApp/Instagram: Toxic, has over Paranoia, discards your opposing views, will accuse you of cheating, spies on you 24/7, knows everything about you because he used to stalk you, doesn't care about your feelings and would spit out harsh comments.

Telegram: Allows you to do whatever you want, but he is very suspicious, maybe, because he is a criminal in disguise, yet you don't care because he is the sweetest boyfriend in the world, and treats you like a queen.

Character AI: Was really caring at first, however, over time, he began to become lazy and stopped improving himself, and also he hates violence and is an asexual.

Janitor AI: Slut.

Wattpad: You hate and love him at the same time, but in reality, you are only with him for fame.

Ao3: He loves you despite not always being by your side, and he accepts you for you even if you were weird and creepy, he doesn't mind at all.

Twitter/X: You asked him to change, but he changed to the worst.

Youtube VS Tiktok: Both fight for your attention, they will take desperate measures to make you theirs and love them only.

Tumblr: the best out of them ' I' m not saying that under the threat of gun'

[frownyalfred]

the truth is…..so many new ao3 users want ao3 to be something it isn’t.

just use tumblr, babes. stop trying to blog and create “algorithms” on what is essentially a library catalog.

[sak-spn]

I would hate for ao3 to ever become anything like social media!!! The liking comments thing could be cool though, but when I can't find anything to say I just reply with ❤️, it does the same job.

I've been involved in discussions before with people who say ao3 is a social media site (because they can't conceive of anything else) and there is just no telling some people 🙄. It's an archive (kinda like a library) enjoy the archive and use your brain to find a fic you like, or even write one if you're so inclined.

I’ve seen people complain about how AO3 is an archive and how they wish it was more? Algorithmic? Where the system would recommend stories to them instead of having to search through dozens of fics? But like. That defeats the whole purpose of AO3 right???? I feel like the archive gives off a cozier vibe since it isn’t so laser focused on keeping users sucked in so the platform can generate more money like actual algorithms.

The only thing I wish Ao3 would implement that is vaguely related to its social media counterparts would be the ability to like/heart comments!! I think it would be nice to let commenters know I’ve seen their messages without having to make a “robotic” Tysm response

For sure!

[pinkkkanne]

thinking about You Signed Up for This (by solmussa on ao3) and how it’s my current fav characterization of everybody!

anyways here’s some ig posts from everybody based around that fic

ik everybody doesn’t have socials in the fic so this is inaccurate but shhhh

pt.2

[tiredofsatansbullshit]

Another chapter of my "The Waynes on Twitter" AO3 work

Masterlist of Tweets

<- Previous Next->

18 - Wayne kids being gay on Twitter

[muffinlance]

Oh so the clown ads are over? Too late Tumblr I already cancelled ad free uninstalled your app and discovered the power of ublock in mobile FireFox. AND tags are editable in the web version?

There's no going back

[gayhoediaz]

🐦 buddie + satirical headlines

[elodieunderglass]

is PCRF still where you recommend people donate, or do you have another recommended group? I would like to donate but haven’t had time to do research.

(In reference to fundraising campaign I did for PCRF)

One of the most important things I have learned about conflict and healthcare and devastation, from someone who deals with them for their living, is that it is fractal, each piece of it containing unimaginable complexity, and that as a human you can’t really deal much with fractals that get more complex than, like, ferns. I am oversimplifying here. But the thing is that you cannot get bogged down endlessly in debating the nature of fractals. You decide on the level of complexity you can manage , perform an action and move on. You cannot take responsibility for every mathematical pattern that follows from your action; if you were a sort of cosmic weatherman, affecting the fates of people you’ve never met through some vague alchemy of intention, you’d know about it already. Therefore do not obsess too much over The Good Place levels of ethics and research, spiralling into fractals in search of the perfect. Therefore, also, if you want to give £2 to someone, feel free to ignore people who say “ah but if you give £2 to that guy they’ll spend it on something bad, and the whole fractal is rotten and broken.” You can only ever claim your own actions, a small piece of the fractal: to insist on your power over distant pieces of mathematical patterns is bonkers. It is religious nonsense. This is what I’ve learned and I thought it was pretty good, from someone who’d know.

So I believe the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund is not able to operate in Gaza at the moment, like many non-profits; I believe Medeciens Sans Frontiers aren’t in Gaza at the moment and that’s pretty dire indicator. However, they are mobilised in Lebanon.

The reasons why I selected PCRF to support include the fact that they have been able to deliver material aid, had pragmatic routes to evacuate children, and were reporting some success in providing/stabilising healthcare infrastructure. They have stated from the beginning that their intent was to support, and ideally restore, healthcare infrastructure, without which you cannot run a nation. I have known healthcare professionals who traveled with PCRF to work on complex cases prior to this conflict and I personally know/respect one of their prominent supporters, which helped me to make this choice. I also was hoping in the future that Gaza would have restored healthcare infrastructure and PCRF had stated their commitment to doing so.

I have received and listened to criticism about this choice, and I firmly believe that no matter what choice you make to support a cause, you’ll receive some measure of criticism (the fractal! Elodie you must consider the fractal nature of reality at all times! Scrupulous frantic morality is necessary at all times !), and that this should not stop you. To explain a bit about this, the criticisms I’ve received have mostly fallen into two camps:

- “the wrong sort of charity” - one concern is PCRF are not able to promise that their work will never support Hamas supporters or their families. This has been raised as “PCRF support Hamas”. but genuinely, given the realities of conflict, it is not practical or sane to require that people bring proof of political affiliation when seeking healthcare for their children. I’m comfortable saying that this, like other risks of fundraising/donation, is always possible but not a major consideration for me.

- “the wrong sort of fundraiser” - conversely some people stated they’d prefer I support individual families seeking evacuation through GFMs. This is also fine but my choice in the charity was partly in thinking about families who do not have GFMs, and children who do not have families. I also felt, at the time of fundraising, that supporting healthcare infrastructure was very worthy in a different way - after all, at the time the same people doing GFMs were also using/needing what healthcare was available.

My shoulders are broad, and I’m comfortable with these criticism. I am fully aware that this is not a complete solution but I personally continue to support the charity. I am explaining this to indicate that there will always be criticisms; you must accept that you can only take a small piece of the fractal, and you must accept that quite a lot of the fractal was never in your gift to control.

The situation is constantly changing and with the departure of organisations there is genuinely less hope of materially restoring the infrastructure in Gaza. At the moment donations to PCRF will likely be mobilised to Lebanon. It may be that this speaks to you. It does still speak to me.

Ultimately while it’s important to do research, it is always going to become fractal, especially in conflict situations. Nobody’s ever going to be able to point to a perfect thing that will fix everything and absolve us of criticism, you know? You will always only be able to pick up a piece of the fractal.

Now moving away from “what I personally support” there are many people more informed than myself and I would like to direct you to them as well. @gothhabiba is someone I follow who has posted several very useful posts about this and has been extremely informative, and spent a lot of time and attention on this, so I would defer to the resources and fundraisers they’ve put together. Her response to a similar question has been “pick 1-3 personal fundraisers” - this is a piece of the fractal. At the moment if what you want to do most is “materially help people in Gaza” that seems like the best option.

Also he doesn’t post much on social media, but when you get the opportunity to read a scientific article or anything by https://x.com/sullivanprof it’s worth stopping and processing. To me, Richard’s life work really shows how a piece of the fractal unpacks to reveal the whole world. I think if you have emotional space to research, it’s honestly a good investment to read some of his “manifestos” on intersections of healthcare and conflict.

[iknowicanbutwhy]

Rating: General Audiences

Relationship: Siffrin & Everyone

Characters: Siffrin, Isabeau, Odile, Mirabelle, Bonnie

Additional Tags: in fast and food, fast food au, oh yeah give it up for the au i made to cope with capitalism and also that one april fools post, bonnie and nille are orphans, misunderstandings, self worth issues, the anxiety of making friends unless you are useful to them, i would love for isa and sif to be dating but you cant just ask someone out at their job, siffrin making bad decisions that turned out well, mirabelle calling out siffrin. you go girl, POV second person, unreliable narrator, its siffrin how reliable can you expect them to be, setting is not france or france-adjacent because i never worked there, oh but i could wish upon a star

Summary:

The best part of any job Siffrin has had, will have, and currently has, will be the people they get to feel some sort of connection with. Even when that connection is inevitably severed. Even if he can barely remember any friends he's had in previous towns they've moved on from. Even when they're.. not really friends, are they? They're just coworkers.

[zsbrainrot]

I realized I totally forgot to post these on tumblr last week 😅

[elhopper1sm]

Congress is back in session now that the Spending bills got passed. So make sure to look out for KOSA. Not sure if it's on the market yet but call your Senators and Representatives and everyone you can think of.

Go to Badinternetbills.com and you can sign the petition and call your reps from there. Also if you can fax or look up fax zero you can send free faxes. To your Representatives tomorrow. Go to EFF.org

Volunteer for Internet Freedom Organizations if you feel you have to.

If you're in states with very richt Internet restriction laws look into

BypassCensorship.org.

This is serious. And please follow @omarsbigsister on TikTok and she has been speaking about this the most and helped bring the most light to KOSA. Also email the Trevor Project and GLAAD about their support of KOSA and make them denounce their support of KOSA as those bills harm queer kids. Tomorrow morning. Remember KOSA could destroy AO3. KOSA could destroy fandom spaces on social media. Imagine some company just has a knack for abusing copyright law and decides to censor all the fanfic you live so much because they bribed a state local and now all your Destiel fics aren't available in your state? That could be a reality with KOSA. Also let your Representatives know about the positive impacts social media has had on you use hashtag social media save my life on some of your posts. I know y'all got this. Let's go