#the utter AUDACITY

[gottagetshiver]

Ao3 did NAWT just go down the moment I hit “comment” after reading Scoops and Dizzy’s OF fic 🙄 like the sheer nerve. Some of us have things to say and screaming to do, don’t you know!

[carmelide]

it's always gon be FUCK francis de valois

[thegamingcatmom]

I had no idea this was a thing. But if it is-

What the hell?

"Why can't the freaks on AO3 just go and make a site for all the gross stuff and leave AO3 alone."

Because AO3 is that site. Because AO3 was that site long before you decided AO3 was better than the sites you bullied us off of before, and I can promise you if someone somehow comes up with a fanfic site you like better specifically for the 'gross stuff' you'll try to bully us off that too so you can benefit from it.

AO3's specific core purpose is to preserve fanfiction, yes, but it was also instigated as a host site for the fanfiction that kept getting yeeted off other platforms like Wattpad. Its designed to preserve all fanfiction, not just the fanfiction you, personally, think is 'allowed' to be written.

AO3 is the site for all the gross stuff the freaks make. We've been there just as long as you. We've been funding it just as long as you have. AO3 has specifically said you have a place here. The timeline was literally:

Wattpad/FF.net/LiveJournal purge fanfics > AO3 is born > The people who's fics got purged moved over to AO3 > AO3 gains popularity as the best functioning site > The people who pushed for the fics to be purged off Wattpad move to AO3 > The same people try to push for AO3 to purge fics.

AO3's source coding is open-access. You go make a polished, strict, rigid site where nothing 'icky' is allowed. You go make a site where you can control what is hosted. We already have our space.

[the-cheshire-cat-grin]

Me when i lie

[disillusioneddanny]

Friendly reminder; if you are trying to get art commissions, this is not how you do it. Do not go onto a persons fanfic and make them feel good about their story only to come back and say "this will be a paid partnership."

I am writing this story for free I am not asking you to create art for my story. If you want to create art for a story of mine, you have permission. But if you're trying to get someone to pay you to make art for their story that they are already putting in free labor and time into, this is not how you do it.

Now, if I approach an artist and ask them to create art, then yes, I am absolutely going to pay for it. I'm the one asking for that art piece based on my works.

but this ^^^ this is just soliciting and spammy and rude asf. don't do this.

[lesbianwyllravengard]

Just got the worst comment ever on my fic and it's making me want to just delete the entire fic so I don't have to fucking deal with this shit anymore.

[simplydnp]

dan loved that hand domination

controversial but that moment,, i've never been more sure that they're not that exciting

[infamouslydorky]

well, I HATE this new layout. bleh

[xiaolxver]

Girl what..?

[lesbiansanemi]

Where’s that screen cap of that muppets movie where Kermit the frog is like “just one more sleep… til Christmas” because that exact joy and wonder is how I feel rn except it’s “just one more sleep… til moving”

[rraaaarrl]

Telling a pushy sales rep in an email to kindly fuck off into the sunset, but with logic and facts only, not pointing fingers, no please and thank yous or apologizing, just saying in so many words "I'm sorry you don't know how to manage client expectations :(" , this is an Art. do you really think AI can replace a murder in words? yeah, thought as much 😔

[be-the-glenn-to-my-maggie]

Things children did to me at work that Sully kids would also do part ??:

Jake, for the fifth time: Lo’ak come here. Lo’ak. LO’AK!

Lo’ak: what do you want?

Jake: *deep calming breath* come over here, please.

[arcxnumvitae]

"What parent would willingly wish to put up with two handfuls?"

[geelongcats]

put some respect on sam de koning’s name right now

[seaofserene]

serenity 'i'm not a criminal because i said so' siren

[rigginsstreet]

My grandma: make rice for yourself cuz you’re the only one eating it

Me: *makes just enough rice for myself because I’m the only one eating it ms usually leftovers just sit in the fridge*

My grandma: wow why did you make such little rice, selfish

Me: ???? You literally said I was the only one eating

My grandma: well you should always make more for others

Me: well you should ask if you want some

My grandma: I shouldn’t have to ask

Me: we’ve had this fight a million times I’m not a mind reader if you want something use your words and stop expecting everyone to cater to you on the off chance you may want something in a whim