#people just dont get it

[lexieriusseriously]

people are always in disbelief when I say willy wonka is my all time favourite character. people simping and rooting for the morally black, extremely questionable characters and no one bats an eye. but when I say I love willy wonka (who's his canon significant crime is mutilating/disfiguring TWO children) society calls me insane

[silurisanguine]

This anon has no idea about copyright law. You the author own the fic, you just don't own the characters from an IP those caracters come from. That's why ao3 is non profit, so no writer can make any profit from their works there. It's also not public domain because again those characters belong to an IP!

You don’t own fanfics. They’re inherently public domain because they aren’t your IP. Agree or disagree with AI, there are no grounds for “protection” from AI because it isn’t your IP to begin with. That’s what you chose when you chose this medium

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 matter, have any legal claims to our work? No, not really, no. (Although if someone took a fic, filed off the serial number--deleted the fandom specific elements--, and then had it published for financial gain, yeah, that would be a case.)

BUT

Fandoms are built on a social contract that says we respect each others work, the effort people put into their art. We don't steal or disrespect the work of our peers. By feeding people's fanworks to AI you both steal and disprect it, and we need to make people realize that before it's too late--before fandom falls apart, because there will be no more real, actual fanworks.

Disrepectfully,

Orlissa

(i can't believe I have to say this)

[ciderjacks]

contracts written in blood

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[mychemicalbrromance]

Guys ive been reading peak

[kiwi]

everybodys gotta get back into the practice of using pseudonyms online... i remember the time of screen names where u never ever told anyone ur real name and that was just understood as basic internet safety. plus having a screen name is fun because sometimes it sticks so well that it becomes part of ur identity that u can use in whatever facet of ur life you choose. it rocks to pick your own name

[starrynightsxo]

I can say that in the 7 husbands of evelyn hugo it is somewhat understandable because "husband" and yeah but some of these books go soooo far like omfg calm down

How about in 2024 we stop it with reading books with the goal in mind to finish the book so you can add it to your list of read books and start reading books slowly and intentionally with the goal to rip it into pieces with your mind and be touched by it and formed by it and changed by it

[wackywithabitofhorror]

Bitches will ask me "so do you really not want to ever have sex??¿?"

And I have to say yes instead of monologuing about how I would rather have a Campbell's cup'o'soup than the most beautiful women on the planet in my bed.

I really like Campbell's cup'o'soup

[stemmmm]

more people gotta try this shit where bill has not improved and will not change but he's just chilling so its fine probably. its great

[am3ya]

the issue with shipping aro/ace characters isn't putting them into relationships, it's the fact that no one adds how their sexuality impacts the relationship at large. And how it'll always be different from your average romantic relationship in some way.

[heartorbit]

if we could stay connected, just like this

[hinamie]

sympathy for cain

[dammjamboy]

I LOVE AU'S!!! i might have gotten a little carried away though ;;;

alt versions under the cut! including a version with the translated ciphers ^^

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF movie Vanessa’s thoughts when meeting Abby..

[bunnieswithknives]

As much as I love angst I think it would be funny if he just didnt give af

[bamsara]

I think it would be nice to have the option to hide numbers on ao3. Make it where the 'kudos' and 'hits' number is author-viewable only, have an alternate option for when a list is sorted by such so people can read things based off their tags and preferences rather than see big number go brrrr

I speak as someone with popular fics, it doesn't have to be a requirement but like, an option? This could go for other websites too, tumblr notes and the like

[nexus-nebulae]

shoutout to people who don't have a "before" the trauma.

shoutout to people who don't have any sweet or nostalgic childhood memories. to people who don't remember enough of their childhood to know what the before was like. to people who lost their innocence before they ever learned the word for it. to people whose pasts were too painful to keep around in any form. to people who only knew trauma, and don't have an idea of what life would be like without it. to people who can't long for "the better days" because there weren't any.

you deserve a good future. i hope it's there for you soon.