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Yes! Wattpad is so hypocritical with their TOS, I’ve seen ppl saying that they got shadowbanned without warning. Lost fic media ensues. I think a part of me should just delete Wattpad but I’ll feel so awful for stopping my support of the good writers there. They say they’re having an easier time uploading on that site compared to others or smth.

Unfortunately Wattpad downloads have to be chapter by chapter on pc/laptop…

AO3 is the Final Destination of online fanfiction.

I’m an ex anti, I’m very glad to have deleted the reblogs and unfollowed antis on my named account. On said named account, I’ve said that I don’t want to engage in shipping discourse. I just don’t like petty drama over fiction, unless the standom is being an ass and defending criminals that’s a who,e different tale.

I still don’t like/hate certain ships/characters. But at least I have the decency to block and filter. Not hate comment or spreading misinformation! It’s a huge waste of energy.

Heh, my block list is long but whatever.

No good author should be on Wattpad to be honest. People only say it's "easier to use" because you can "slap up and go" with it.

Which, is exactly the same as what you can do on AO3. The only difference is AO3 does have a few mandatory markers, like language and title. That's it. But even Wattpad demands a title before you upload, so.

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Yet again I was blocked after someone swiped their victim card and verified they don't have the braincells to properly read through a post, but just to re-clarify:

Yes. I will absolutely not read your fanfiction if there's literally no available information that tells me what the work is about, or what it contains. Its like blindfolding me and asking me to trust you to feed me something when I have no idea who you are or what you're about to stick in my mouth.

I could be allergic to it. It could be something I hate. And yes, I have the option to spit it out, but actually, I'd rather just not risk you feeding me at all.

The person who replied to the post ultimately completely misunderstood the point of the post, which was to clarify that a lot of the time reader engagement is low because people aren't reading the work, rather than people simply consuming content without any form of reciprocation.

This is because, when you refuse to tag:

People actively searching for what your work could contain aren't finding your work because they're most often using filtered searches. If your work doesn't include the tag(s) they're looking for, its going to be excluded from the search.

People who have squicks and triggers most often do not click on works marked as "author chose not to include warnings" or works that have little to no tags because chances are, it'll contain one of their squicks or triggers.

Some people like to know what a work contains, even just on a general basis, before they attempt to read it. Summaries can often be non-descriptive or misleading, so people tend to look toward tags for more clarity on what to expect.

Readers who do brave the unknown and ultimately come across something they don't like are going to exit out of the work. They're not going to fawn over it in the comments if they were blindsided by something that turned them off it.

The ultimate point is that readers will be more likely to find your work, enjoy it, and comment, if you're actually doing your part in the symbiotic relationship, and actually utilising the many, many functions AO3 gives you to make your content more visible.

AO3 does not have an algorithm. AO3 is a user-lead functional website. And it works both ways.

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Oh god, I have a like-hate relationship with Wattpad. It’s excluded from the internet archives hence I’m unable to find a specific user… and unable to find their deleted works or even themselves on any other social media/fanfic site. Now they’re sadly just past memories…

There used to be a website that allows Wattpad downloads on tablet/phone but it seems to not work anymore?

Wattpad is probably worse than FFN at this rate. But at the same time I don’t want to delete my account bc there are users who only use that site to upload their fics.

I detest FFN for not allowing users to manually delete their reviews unless their accounts are deleted. But at least publicly removed fics can be downloaded after copy-pasting the link from the downloaded section of the iOS app.

AO3 really is the last stand for fanfiction of all kinds. Free download options on the fic in case the user deletes their shit.

Wattpad is an absolute dogshit website and if anyone actually took the time to read their TOS there wouldn't be a single upload on that batshit garbage page.

I do actually have a post briefly outlining some of their worst terms floating around, I'll have to find it.

People shit on AO3 and refuse to use it because it's the "pedo site" but AO3 genuinely is the last stand for fanfiction, and not just because functionally it is far, far superior to other websites.

Also; Wattpad technically isn't even a fanfiction website. It's an original fiction website.

Also also, daily reminder to all authors and readers to do a monthly scour of Wattpad because it is also home to ignorant assholes who steal fanfiction from AO3 and other websites and upload it in the name of "sharing and preservation." Usually without credit.

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People who've reblogged a post of mine with an absolute dogshit uneducated take then immediately blocked me so I can't roast them for it counter: +1

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To better explain this, think of pre-emptive blocking like applying an exclusion filter to your online experience.

E.g; on AO3 and Tumblr you can blacklist certain tags, which will then remove or hide content tagged as such from your view.

Pre-emptive blocking works in a similar manner, especially for websites like Twitter and Facebook, where there are essentially 0 filtering options. On websites like that, blocking people is often the only form of protection you have against seeing content you don't want to see.

On Twitter especially, before I quit using it, my blocklist was long enough to hang a politician with. The moment I saw any kind of anti behavior, that person was blocked. I'm protecting my peace and theirs.

If I pre-emptively block someone, it's a form of protection. Quality control. Filtering. It's me putting my bag on the seat next to me so you don't sit there.

Someone allergic to salmon is not going to join a salmon fishing expedition or book a table at a salmon only restaurant.

Pre-emptively blocking people is good for everyone.

Seriously. The amount of times I see people whining or laughing about being blocked when they 'haven't even done anything' just tells me that not many of you know its actually a really good way to properly curate your online space, and its not something to be offended over.

Blocking is a form of protection. Its also a form of mutual protection.

Especially on websites that don't offer more extensive or usable filtering, tagging and avoidance options. Twitter, for example.

Blocking isn't some personal insult. Its a method of saying; hey, we clearly shouldn't interact, so I'm gonna build this soundproof wall between us to make sure we can't.

To use The Salmon Analogy, if I run a restaurant based on salmon as the main ingredient, and you're allergic or or severely dislike salmon, me refusing to serve you isn't a personal sleight. Its me recognising that you can't or really don't want to eat salmon, and its me protecting you from an unpleasant experience and myself from you inevitably screaming at me for serving salmon.

If you are someone who enjoys 'objectionable' content, such as gore, and you stumble across an extremely anti-gore blog, its absolutely a viable option to pre-emptively block them. Maybe your paths never would've crossed, but its better to ensure they don't than potentially wind up the victim or hate or harassment.

Blocking is an absolute sure-fire way to ensure that you do not see something you do not want to. It should be used as liberally as you want to.

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Can't help but wonder... would said authors themselves click on a fic with no tags lol. I can only imagine the shit fit upon witnessing an untagged graphic scene of any kind

The unfortunate reality is that the same authors who flat out refuse to actually work with readers in any way are almost always the ones freaking out about how "fandom is dying" because nobody is reading their shit anymore.

Entitlement goes both ways. Readers are not technically "entitled" to tags and warnings, sure. But as an author, you are also not entitled to hits, kudos and comments. You are not entitled to recognition. You are not entitled to fans.

Tags are literally the prime way people find fanfiction. Even if I'm only searching for a specific ship or fandom, the actual way I decide which works to click on is... Shocker...

By reading the tags and summaries.

"Don't like don't read!" - "No tags, no read!"

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"No author is obligated to tag anything!"

"Don't like don't read, everyone should assume every single fic contains something they won't like!"

"I'm too lazy to tag."

"I'm too lazy to reply to comments."

"Readers are responsible for what they click on!"

"I'm an author but I never leave kudos."

"I didn't put a warning tag for this graphic rape scene in the middle of this fluffy established romance slice of life but omg look at these assholes yelling at me in the comments!"

"Readers are so whiny and entitled and demanding!"

"I'll only update this fic if it gets 39283 comments."

"My fic in this massive fandom has 0 tags and 0 warnings but whyyyy does it have such a low hit count?!"

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Tell me about an obscure or dead fandom/ship you wish had more recognition or content.

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Bringing back The Salmon Analogy for a second, but content creators really need to get off their asses and stop hiding behind the "zero obligations" mantra when it comes to the symbiotic relationship with readers and the "downfall" of content engagement.

Like yes, there are a lot of contributing factors to "fast content consumption" right now, but honestly? The thing that turns me off of reading a work, or leaving kudos, or leaving comments, is authors who flat out refuse to tag anything or warn for anything or even give you the barest fucking crumb of information about their fic.

Some people don't mind that. Some people like it, even. The mystery of the unknown.

I don't.

Many people don't.

I've lost count of how many works I've immediately hard closed because there's something significant that was untagged.

"My work never gets any hits!"

Your work has two tags and one of them is just "no beta we die like my parents' hopes for a successful legacy."

The AO3 Reddit is full of authors yelling about how nobody is obligated to tag content, or give warnings, and how "don't like don't read" is the Word of God.

Newsflash; I don't fucking know if I don't like it because you're actively refusing to tell me anything about it.

Its really not that hard to just throw in a few tags. You already typed out the whole damn work, what's 100 more words to throw in a rape warning or two? You want more kudos? More comments? The people who'd leave them aren't clicking on your work because they don't actually know it's something they'd enjoy reading.

I'm not saying you have to start micro-tagging. But even if a work has 5 tags, tags which actually tell me something, anything, about the work's contents, I'm far more likely to read it than I am if the work has no tags, or the tags are just a random author rambling about how much coffee it took you to write the fic.

I am 100% for reader accountability and self-management but jesus christ the entitlement and laziness rolling off authors these days is exhausting.

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In all seriousness though, please. Start making plans for instances like emergency evacuation or separations. All WW3 jokes aside, even if this somehow doesn't escalate, America is growing increasingly more volatile by the day and it is very clear that nobody is escaping being targeted.

Set aside emergency cash. Cash, not electrical payment. Actual physical money. Keep small bags of essentials packed. Discuss emergency evacuation plans with your family. Set up safeguards. Gather up and print off any physical ID and data you need. Arrange emergency meeting places.

Start training your pets for scenarios where you need to get them out ASAP or need to carry them, crate them, ect. Buy alert notices that you have children/pets in the household (there's a new 'pet light' that alerts firefighters to pets in your home btw!). If you don't already have one, buy a suitable crate/transport box.

All of these things should already be part of your life anyway, but if they aren't, there's literally no time like now to start.

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They're cancelling yet another website for not outright banning tags related to proshipping.

Considering WW3 just got a kickstart, honestly, probably the least of our worries at this point.

Just encourage those unhappy with it to leave, and cultivate a peaceful website full of people with capability to think critically.

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"abuse is ok as long as you don't abuse most of the time"

— horse racing idiots

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ok this dni has me sobbing

proshippers are the ONLY thing on the list

this person doesn’t know what they are

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"Racehorses live better lives than all of us, they run because they love it, a few short seconds of being pushed to their limits and whipped is nothing!"

"Who cares what happens on the track? 99% of the time they're being pampered and living better lives than your shitty lesson ponies!"

"Suspending jockeys for breaking the whip limit is bullying and bullshit! The horse doesn't even feel it! Its just too hard to keep track of how many times you're beating an animal!"

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we've been doing pull out for over 5 years and ive been fine but that makes me worried about if I can actually get pregnant

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Biology classes really need to change. In the year 2025 we still have men who think women pee out of their vagina. We still have men who think women can 'hold in' their periods.

We still have women who think the 'pull out method' is a form of contraception. We still have women who think they need liposuction because their literal organs are in the correct place.

The school system literally gives me no hope for the future. At all.

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The point of cancel culture is change and consequence, by the way. Its not an excuse to just hate dump on a person.