#this is the last response im giving you

[thecoolertails]

looks like it's time to repeat myself: if section 230 goes under, ao3 is fucked 10 ways from sunday and throwing money at them isn't gonna stop that.

there is already precedence for them to know the content that is posted to their site. they have content guidelines, a section on their site adressing the presence of RPF on their site, frequently refer to the presence of fanworks on the site throughout their TOS, and a complaint system in which quality & abuse personnel will review reported content.

im not a lawyer, i didn't pass the bar, im certainly not getting paid by billionaire executives to take down the site, and this is just what i found in cursory readings of their TOS and content policy. im sure any prosecutor worth their pay grade would be able to dig up a lot more than that to prove they have knowledge, or reason to know, about at least SOME of the content they host. moderation or no, if OTW were to be brought to court over defamation or copyright infringement after a section 230 overruling, they would be just as fucked as they would be if they actually vetted the content they host.

also it's funny how apparently it's a security risk for writers to link to their patreons or for them to pay their policy & abuse team, but OTW can pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars more than the amount that they claim they need to run the site, multiple times a year. you think a prosecutors gonna overlook that too?

i also want to point out that their policy regarding lawsuits filed against them is to remove the offending content. they aren't some bastion of free speech that's raising money to protect the voices of writers or whatever it is you seem to think. all these precautions you're bringing up do nothing to protect the users of the site, who ao3 would be nothing without (and who would find another platform if ao3 were to ever go under). when push comes to shove they aren't jumping in the the way of any harm that comes to the people actually contributing to the archive

anyway, OP's point was about everything having ads and how that sucks. someone then hijacked the post to advertise ao3. my point was that, in addition to the fact that giving ao3 money literally doesn't help that issue at all, ao3 makes more money than it needs by a significant margin every single fundraiser (and then doesn't use that money to improve their site or user experience/safety), and that your money is better spent by donating to actual artists. which it is.

[xxplastic-cubexx]

what kind of underwear do you think Erik and Charles wear (i'm not asking this to see them half naked) ((please believe me)) (((PLEASE)))

My Personal Belief is charles is a briefs guy while erik's a trunks guy. trunks/briefs kinda couple because i can

and idk just a lil bonus or somethin. as i do.

[simptasia]

look at me, listen to me, trust me:

as somebody who is currently living through the worst trauma and depression of my life, i gotta tell you:

you cannot live on coffee

coffee cannot be your replacement for sleep or nutrients. it will become less effective over time and mess up your endocrine system (the system responsible for hormone and sleep regulation). your stress and anxiety will increase and you may put your heart and kidneys at risk. you also might shit yourself sometimes

this may all seem very obvious but its possible to be in the mindset where Living On Coffee makes sense to you

what i'm saying is coming from a place of experience. and love. you cannot live on energy replacements. no matter how tasty

eat veggies. drink water. sleep. you can do other things, you can indulge, i promise! just please, do basic self care too

[tittyinfinity]

I overshare online because I need constant validation that every thought and action of mine is Good and Okay and Normal. Surely this is a healthy coping mechanism

[josecariohca]

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[taylor]

still reeling over the fact that almost 2 months ago the guy i was talking to (not dating, but definitely 'seeing') took another girl TO MY AND MY ROOMMATE'S APARTMENT to FUCK HER ON OUR AIR MATTRESS while i was ON VACATION THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY

honestly. how do i get myself into these situations

[castielfucks]

i love that we are discovering our boundaries and saying No, but there comes a point where you can't cancel on your friends anymore. you have to say yes eventually and actually be there. if you like being invited you have to show up at least once. like listen to your body and energy, obviously. but there will come a time where your friends will start hurting and think you're avoiding them or don't like them or don't want to hang out, because every single time you had the opportunity you said no or you canceled last minute.

[yutadori]

having immature parents sucks so bad

[undistortedworld]

being hassled and spammed by my boss fuck offff im not coming in at 5am on my day off tomorrow cuz you the manager cant be arsed to cover someones shift IT IS 9PM LEAVE ME ALONE

[ssreeder]

SORRY I KNOW U SAID U DONT WANT TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS AND YOU DONT EVEN HAVE TO ANSWER THIS ASK OR U CAN ANSWER IT PRIVATELY IF YOU'D RATHER i just really cant shut up ever and one thing i cant stand is fic writers getting shit in any capacity like omg what is up with unsolicited 'advice'? in some ways i find it WORSE than if people were just actively rude bc it's so backhanded and passive aggressive that you can't really respond how you want to bc they're not technically being nasty and they say it under the guise of being 'helpful' and it's just YUCK. like shut up!!!! who even asked you!!!!! writing fic is a free, beautiful hobby and for some reason people feel entitled to it in ways they really wouldn't with literally any other hobby and it does my head in, so pls pls dont feel like ur being sensitive. that's the main reason im sending an ask bc i get you've acknowledged that it's annoyed you and why so again sorry if im beating a dead horse here, it's just i hate to see you undermining your feelings about something that IS genuinely really frustrating and disheartening. like it will never not baffle me how oblivious some ao3 commenters are to how much their words can impact a writer. just like you, 99% of all my comments are positive, and yet i can probably list verbatim the handful of not-so-nice comments ive had in the years ive been on ao3 bc they just STICK with me. so yeah. you're very valid and i know you dont need me to tell you but you've got a whole army of people who love your work and have your back, so just remember that when someone decides to be obnoxious xxx

Haha hella I adore you & I don’t ever want you to stop talking.

Yeah I think the reason it irked me more this time was because after I got a few scattered comments I didn’t enjoy I kindly asked people not to do it anymore & then the very next chapter someone did it lol. & even asked if I was getting enough sleep … like…. damn it… really?

again I do think I’m being sensitive because fuck it I’m probably not getting enough sleep haha but damn you don’t gotta call me out like that! Lol. & I get so many wonderful comments and fanart and asks and all that jazz but I can’t help but hyper-fixate on the one not so nice comment haha

& then I over think everything & it ruins the fun hobby I’m supposed to be enjoying lol

I love that you get it, thanks for always being so awesome & now for the second or third time coming to have my back. You’re the best hella :)<3

[camzverse]

the titans curse season of the pjo show is going to devastate me holy shit

[phagodyke]

ykw actually I am angry + disappointed w them. I've been pushing how I feel aside and trying to make it my own fault so it's all contained but I think theyve just been mean. and they really should know me better ik I try to pretend I don't expect more from them so I feel less hurt when they do things that upset me but we've been friends for years by this point. like come on.

[ryanxross]

i dont use this word lightly but my roommate is the biggest narcissist ive ever fucking met and that is fucking saying something

[hella1975]

Hiiii hellstie literrally never answer this ask if youre not really comfortable with it but god your vent tags resonated with me, like i'm sorry it fucking sucks so much and it's like literrally what can one do now and you're just tired and it's a terrible self feeding cycle but like. It's whatever. We're not dead yet. I have a really pretty rose in the vase in my desk. You got red hair. Time cares not for the little blunders. You can rise to not give up (try again) another day. I'm holding your hand really tight and pressing my forehead agaisnt yours. We too, will make it. Stained and rotten and and a tiny bit broken but alive nonetheless. I think we can.

anon sent me poetry about my dumb vent post and expected me to be normal about it. 'we're not dead yet. i have a really pretty rose in the vase on my desk. you got red hair. time cares not for the little blunders' HELLO???

[goodeye-cyborg]

Its actually very nice not receiving unsolicited nudes I have to react positively to lest some massive "Why don't you want me? I'm gonna kill myself because you don't want to fuck me" ass meltdown occur.

[thats-a-lot-of-cortisol]

My mom just sent a message to the family group chat suggesting that my siblings download the 'For the Strength of Youth' magazine on their Gospel Library app and talked about how much the youth magazines helped her testimony growing up and like, cool. Fine. Don't know why the 'sending random spiritual thoughts in the gc' thing started out of nowhere when it hadn't been a thing for a decade but this is just another one of those, and you're ofc allowed to talk about things that are significant in your life.

I don't think sending the 'What I Did When Someone Close to Me Challenged My Faith' article right afterwards was strictly necessary though 🙃