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AO3 Etiquette -UPDATED

Based on both decent and not so decent replies, I have made some changes to my original post below.

It would seem a whole new kind of AO3 reader/writer is emerging and it is becoming clear not everyone quite understands how the website community works. Here is some basic guidance on how most people expect you to go about using AO3 to keep this a fun community archive that funtions correctly:

As well as likes, kudos is for when the story was interesting enough to make you finish reading. If it sucked or was badly written, you probably left. If you finished it, you liked it - so kudos.

If you really liked it, you should try to comment. It can be long and detailed or a literal keysmash. Writers don't care, we just love comments.

No critisism unless the author has specifically asked or agreed to hear it (so use your notes to say if you want some constructive feedback). Even constructive critisism is a no-no unless an author note tells you it's okay. No, posting it online is not an open invitation for that. Many people write as a fun hobby or a way to cope with, among other things, insecurity and just want to share. Don't ruin that for them. I've seen so many authors just stop writing coz they can't handle the negative emotions the critism brings, and it's only meant to be a fun thing shared for free (pointing out tagging errors is not included in this).

Do not comment to ask the author to write/update something else. It's tacky and off-putting and will probably have the opposite effect than the one you want.

There is no algorithm, it's an archive. Use the search and filter function to add/remove the pairings/characters/tropes etc. you want to read about and it will find you the fics that fit the bill.

For this to work, writers must tag and rate stories. This avoids readers finding the wrong things and missing the stuff they want. I don't care how cringy that trope is in your eyes - it gets tagged.

The tag exception is if you don't want to tag a million things or spoil your story, you can rate it as "chose not to use warnings," and maybe tag the bare minimum.

Don't censor tags. How can someone exclude a tag if the word isn't typed out correctly? There are no content bans for terms so don't censor them.

If the tags are mostly content/trigger warnings, especially if they are things considered very fucked up or graphic, you might want to use "dead dove - do not eat" to ensure people know that you're not messing around with tags and what they get is exactly what you've warned them about.

Character A/Character B means a ROMANTIC or SEXUAL relationship of some kind. Character A&Character B is PLATONIC, like friendship or family.

Nothing is banned. This is an rule because banning one thing is a slipperly slope to banning another and another, until nothing is allowed anymore. Do not expect anyone to censor for you. Because of the tags system, you are responsible for your own reading experience.

People can create new chapters and sequels/fic series any time after they "complete" a story. So it's considered perfectly normal to subscribe, even to a finished story. You can even subscribe to the author instead just to cover your bases.

Do not repost stories or change the publishing date without an extremely good reason (like a complete top to bottom rewrite or an exchange youve written for going public). It's an archive, not social media. No one cares what's the most recent, only what fits their tag needs.

Instead of deleting a story you wrote if you hate it - consider making it anonymous or orphaning it so others can still enjoy it, without it being connected to your name anymore. If you still want to delete it, fair enough.

It's come to my attention that metaworks ARE allowed on AO3, which is something I wasn't aware of. So if you do post an essay or theory, please tag it as such so others can choose to search for it or exclude it. Art is also allowed.

The only reason this archive works is because NON ONE PROFITS. Do not link to your ko-fi or patreon or mention monetary gain in any way or you violate the terms and risk having your account removed. If anyone does link, it leaves the archive open to people claiming it's for profit and having the whole thing removed.

I KNOW there's plenty more I missed but I'm trying to cover most of the basics that people seem to be struggling with.

I invite anyone to add to this, but please explain, don't berate.

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maysileeewrites · 3 days

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‘that ship doesn’t even make sense they never even interacted in canon!’ have you considered that i ship characters based on their dynamics and the potential they could have had if they did interact

#'regulily doesn't make sense' to you maybe #i get it perfectly #regulus x james #regulily #jegulily #jegulus #marauders #marauders era

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maysileeewrites · 3 days

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There is nothing better than being a multishipper

#jegulus #jegulily #regulily

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maysileeewrites · 3 days

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hey just to clear something up: it’s okay to want notes on your fics or your art or gifsets or character analyses or whatever you’ve put your time into and shared. it’s okay to want people to acknowledge your hard work, and if you post it on this site the only way you actually know people are enjoying it is if they interact with it. that doesn’t make you greedy or whatever. you can write/draw/etc something for yourself and also be upset if doesn’t do as well as you thought it would. i see so many people say, “I know I shouldn’t care about notes…” and that’s just not fair to yourself. this is a social media site. you’re not wrong for wanting the social part of it.

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maysileeewrites · 3 days

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no because I REALLY need these marauder editors on TikTok to stop making sad Marauder edits to The Prophecy, The Black Dog and Peter, I really can’t take this anymore 🥹

#like these edits genuinely make me sob #every single time #the marauders #maraudersera #wolfstar #sirius and regulus #black brothers #sirius black x remus lupin #sirius black #remus lupin #lily evans #james potter #peter pettigrew #ttpd #the tortured poets department #ttpd taylor swift

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maysileeewrites · 4 days

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James Potter falling in love with younger siblings that just want to be enough for their older siblings but will always fall short due to internalized jealousy and parental issues is something special to me.

#james potter #james x lily #james x regulus #jegulus #jily #jegulily #lily evans #regulus black #marauders

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maysileeewrites · 7 days

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at this point I’m convinced that Taylor writes a lot of her songs with The Hunger Games / The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in mind

(I know she doesn’t, but like, The Albatross is sooo Snowbaird coded for me. And don’t even get me started on Who’s Afraid of Little old Me?)

#tbosas #ttpd #the tortured poets department #taylor swift #ttpd taylor swift #ttpd era #ttpd the anthology #the albatross #who’s afraid of little old me #snowbaird #lucy gray baird #lucy gray x coriolanus #thg #the hunger games #the ballad of songbirds and snakes

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maysileeewrites · 7 days

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I keep coming back to how much Taylor did not need to release this record and how much courage it shows that she did. These lyrics touch on it:

The scandal was contained

The bullet had just grazed

At all costs keep your good name

Because things ended with MH and people generally stopped talking about it and she kept just winning. The general public saw her as at the top of her game and America’s Sweetheart dating the football star. The Brads, Dads, and Chads had something to say but she actually seemed to have more defenders than ever before. Like this is the most recent image the general public has of her

And she chose to put out this one.

She wasn’t on trial anymore, the scandal was contained, so she didn’t need to put in a plea, but she does actually want people to know and understand her

I want to snarl and show you just how disturbed this has made me

She’s trusting us with her feelings when she absolutely didn’t have to and we should appreciate it for the gift it is

#ttpd

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maysileeewrites · 7 days

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maysileeewrites · 30 days

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👱🏻🫶🏻👦🏻

#bravertz #julian brandt #kai havertz

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maysileeewrites · 30 days

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So I made a thing

#the phantom of the opera #phantom of the opera

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maysileeewrites · 30 days

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for such a poignant moment in the story, there is shockingly little fanart of maysilee’s death, especially considering that katniss directly compares haymitch’s reaction to it to her own reaction to rue’s death.

you’d think that katniss 1) comparing maysilee’s death to rue’s and comparing the intensity/ hopelessness she and haymitch both felt in that moment and 2) comparing haymitch and maysilee’s partnership to her and peeta’s would garner some more attention.

this moment occupies my thoughts way too damn much. maysilee herself occupies way too much space in my brain given her brief appearance (/pos). but like she’s so important to the story overall—to haymitch’s story especially.

to be clear, I’m not saying people have to have the same interpretation of their relationship as me (hint: look at my username lol), I just want people to notice how important their connection was, regardless of their dynamic.

anyways catching fire chapter 14 my beloved ❤️❤️❤️

#maysilee donner #haymitch abernathy #the hunger games

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maysileeewrites · 2 months

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baby girl

#the hobbit #lotr memes #lotr #lord of the rings #elijah wood #frodo baggins

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maysileeewrites · 2 months

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7 March: Frodo and Sam meet Faramir

#the lord of the rings #lotr #the two towers

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maysileeewrites · 2 months

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This will probably be an unpopular opinion, but I think people who are harsh about Frodo have either 1) not yet experienced deep suffering, or 2) experienced deep suffering but haven’t yet been able to process it.

Frodo has both suffered and processed his pain. The level of forgiveness he shows, even towards Gollum on the mountain, moments after he’s gotten his finger bitten off, is extraordinary and shows how well he knows and understands his own suffering. And the fact that he values peace above all else and acts upon that value is important too. Only people who have processed their pain can truly keep from perpetuating the cycle.

The character of Frodo challenges people to face their demons and their pain. Frodo is also humble. He knows his limits. He accepts that his life will never be the same, and that he must go west and seek healing. Two more challenges: be humble, and seek healing.

It’s no wonder that Frodo is such a controversial character. He’s in all of us. But do we love and care for the part of us that is deeply wounded, or do we disdain it and call it weakness?

#frodo #frodo baggins #lotr

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maysileeewrites · 2 months

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#lotr #lord of the rings #samwise gamgee #sam gamgee #frodo baggins #froddo baggins #frodo and sam #samfro

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maysileeewrites · 3 months

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these track titles are giving unhinged and I’m so here for it

“I love you, it’s ruining my life” “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys” “Down Bad” “So Long London” “But Daddy I Love Him” “Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?” “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)” “loml” “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”

#taylor swift #the tortured poets department #as i was reading some of these my voice kept going up and up in shock

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