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I mean, not a lot, but sometimes...
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@ao3commentoftheday Have you seen this kind of spam comment? I don't understand what purpose it's supposed to serve. It's not in reply to anything, and no one said anything remotely negative about the story.
what to do with spam comments on AO3
First, let's identify the comment as spam. Some things to look for:
The comment is left by a guest user. You can tell they are a guest because the username isn't a link. In most site skins, links are indicated by text that is underlined.
The comment is trying to get you to do something - visit a webpage, sign up for a service, join a discord server.
The comment doesn't make any sense for the work that it's on.
Here's a comment I've received. The username is a keysmash and I can tell they're a guest because the name doesn't link back to an AO3 user profile page. The comment is formatted more like an email, and it asks me to join a discord server. Also, the comment references that I'm writing for Marvel and while this is true, it's specifically Agents of SHIELD and not a crossover with other Marvel franchises so from the first sentence, I was already suspicious.
If you receive a spam comment like this one, all you need to do is hit the button marked Spam. This button appears in your fic comments, but you won't see it in your AO3 inbox. If you're in your inbox, you can go directly to the comment on your fic by clicking on the fic title (see below).
Selecting the Spam button reports the comment as spam to AO3's spam detection system and removes the comment from your work. It also teaches that system that comments like this one are spam and should not be posted on works.
You can also simply delete the comment, if you prefer. These comments aren't anything that you need to worry about, although I advise you not to actually follow any links or visit any sites that they might direct you to.
There is no need to write in to Support or the Policy & Abuse team, either. They are aware that spam bots exist, and they do what they can to train the system to spot them.
You can avoid receiving spam guest comments by editing the Privacy settings on your works to only allow comments from registered users. That means only people who are logged into their AO3 account will be able to comment.
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I heard on a podcast recently that you should make regular updates to your website so people know you're alive and working. Well, I'm one and a half of those things, so have some nonsense.
#lapropos of nothing#not even tangentially related to writing#lord of the rings#mean girls#funny#funny memes#does this count as a meme?
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I just wanted to put this out there. If you're someone who tries to comment on fics. If you're someone who tries to reblog art and headcanons and meta. If you're someone who wants to let creators know that you appreciate their creations.
You're doing enough. You're doing more than enough.
Please don't feel guilty for the times that you can't or the times that you forget or the times that you just don't know what to say.
You're appreciated, even when you don't speak up. You're welcome in fandom, even if you don't speak up at all.
You don't have to pay a fee to enjoy someone's creation. It's incredibly appreciated when you do, but it's not a requirement. You're welcome in this space either way. ❤
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You misunderstand, I don't want to write. I want to have written.
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As a fic author can we talk about readers who follow you to fandoms they don’t even know because i would hand my firstborn child to them
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Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Avengers Team & Reader
Characters: Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Phil Coulson, Nick Fury, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Thor (Marvel), Bruce Banner
Additional Tags: POV Second Person, Reader-Insert, kind of - reader not really there, Prequal, Oneshot
Series: Part 5 of Stuck in the Middle
Summary:
A bit of a prequal, if you will.
Or, how the Avengers found out they had someone important in common.
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So I got my dad a Ministry of Silly Walks clock for Christmas, and now occasionally my mother will send me pictures.
#lapropos of nothing#not even tangentially related to writing#ministry of silly walks#monty python#funny
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Chapters: 51/51
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Crowley (Supernatural)/Reader
Characters: Crowley (Supernatural), Reader
Additional Tags: frenemies to lovers, Fluff and Angst, Canon-Typical Violence, Angst with a Happy Ending, Softer Version of Crowley, Post Season 9, Implied Sexual Content
Summary:
Crowley is smitten. He's also a demon. So it doesn't always go particularly well.
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Chapters: 55/55
Fandom: Agent Carter (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jack Thompson/Reader, Peggy Carter/Daniel Sousa (Background)
Characters: Reader, Jack Thompson, Peggy Carter, Howard Stark, Daniel Sousa, Edwin Jarvis, Angie Martinelli, Ana Jarvis
Additional Tags: POV Second Person, Reader-Insert, Slice of Life, Fluff, Romance, Humor, Angst, Not Avengers: Endgame (Movie) Compliant, Not Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Compliant, Aftermath of Torture, Implied Sexual Content, Miscarriage, Adoption
Series: Part 2 of Once Upon a Time There Was a Lie
Summary:
It never goes as smoothly as you'd think.
Snap shots of life with Jack Thompson following the events of I Take Thee.
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I haven’t posted anything on here in a while, so to prove I’m not dead and still relevant, enjoy this pin I just saw on Pinterest. I know ads are supposed to be based on your browsing history or something, but I honestly have no explanation for this.
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Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Loki (Marvel)/Reader
Characters: Loki (Marvel), Reader, Odin (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja (Marvel)
Additional Tags: POV Second Person, Reader-Insert, Pining, Time Travel, Loki Needs a Hug (Marvel), Reader Also Needs a Hug
Series: Part 4 of Stuck in the Middle
Summary:
How the story changes now that Loki knows the ending.
Equally wordy rewrite of the original one shot.
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Chapters: 14/14
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Loki (Marvel)/Reader, Avengers Team & Reader
Characters: Loki (Marvel), Reader, Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton, Bruce Banner, James "Rhodey" Rhodes
Additional Tags: Reader-Insert, POV Second Person, Action/Adventure, Angst, Canon-Typical Violence, mentions of attempted sexual assault, lots of talking, also pining, Humor, Not Loki (TV 2021) Compliant
Series: Part 3 of Stuck in the Middle
Summary:
Well, you may be home, but this isn't exactly what you pictured. Loki on one side and your friends on the other, and you somehow have to bridge the chasm between. That is, if you don't destroy the entire fabric of space and time in the process.
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Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Deadpool - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Deadpool & Reader
Characters: Reader, Deadpool, Big Bertha (Marvel)
Additional Tags: Reader-Insert, POV Second Person, One Shot, Inspired by Album Fugitive Songs, Crack, Non-Graphic Violence, Explosions
Series: Part 7 of Fugitive Songs
Summary:
Not your typical road trip.
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A continuing saga...
Instacart is struggling.
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I don’t normally give writing advice, because honestly I don’t know what I’m doing 97% of the time, but here is one thing I recommend: just write something. Do you ever sit and stare at the page because you know what should be happening, but you can’t find the right words? Write the wrong words. Write any words. Sometimes you can’t figure out what it should say until you figure out what it shouldn’t. Yesterday I wrote some dialogue, only to get to the end and think, “That’s not how this would go.” Then I deleted it, and the next time through I got to, “Yes, this.” If you can get through all the words that aren’t right, there’s a good chance you’ll find the ones that are.
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