#or bots

[brewed-pangolin]

Gentle yet firm reminder that this is a mature domain.

Blank/ageless blogs will be blocked.

No exceptions.

[oifaaa]

your art gives me the impression that like. youre gay

Your never gonna believe this but that exactly the meaning I try to put in my art

[pudgy-planets]

Neon is here for stuff. Feel free to poke my brain unless I go to sleep again.

[anime-scarves]

I always find it amusing that when I dont post for a bit I get a bunch of followers, but when I’m posting regularly it’s a very slow trickle. 

[expatiating]

So this guy kept randomly dming me on here… I wish I screenshot the dms before if I blocked him…

But like all the dms were “have you ever had bigger than 6 inches” “what’s the biggest you’ve ever had, was it more than 5.75 inches”

And like I really don’t know if he thought that was a flex or what, but either way I had enough lol

[juicedsumo]

I discoverd that everybody here has sexbots following them. And I thought I was special and desirable. SLUTS!!!!

[avaantares]

Yet another AO3 bot situation - please spread the word!

Hi, it's me again, the person who wrote that viral post about fanfiction plagiarism! Today I'm here to warn you about abuse perpetrated by bots who have stolen AO3 usernames.

There's currently an epidemic of bots going around leaving (apparently random) horrible, hateful comments on people's fics. This isn't the first time bots have invaded AO3, but the big problem with this wave is that they're using real AO3 usernames to do it.

I learned about this when another writer contacted me after receiving the following comment on their story:

Now, while that is my username, I DEFINITELY did not leave this comment (and anyone who would leave something like that on a fic should be slapped! What an awful thing to post). This fic is in a completely unrelated fandom that I have never participated in, nor has that author participated in any of my fandoms, so the probability of it being some intentional fandom drama thing to make me look bad is also low.

The writer whose fic the comment was left on enlisted the aid of some friends and tracked down other guest comments with unrelated usernames attached, which is pretty strong evidence that they are being left by bots at random.

The TL;DR: If you receive a cruel comment from a (Guest) with an actual AO3 username attached, it's most likely from a bot. Please do not lash out at or dogpile the AO3 user who owns that name, and who in all likelihood has no idea that their name has been hijacked for evil.

If finding this kind of comment on a fic, even left by a bot, is likely to upset you, I would recommend changing your comment settings so that only users who are logged in can leave comments. To do this, edit your story settings, and under "Privacy," select the radio button that says "Only registered users can comment," as shown below.

Please spread the word to other AO3 users! And if you see mean guest comments on other fics, maybe let the author know that it's probably from a bot and not a real person who thinks their writing is bad.

[ca-dmv-bot]

Customer: COLLEGE INSIDE JOKE DMV: BRO WHAT THE FUCK Verdict: DENIED

[va-draws]

A moment of light during the siege

[vamprisms]

omg imagine being born and you are on a spaceship and everyone aboard is sooo so mad at you just because you burst out of some guy's chest to be born. like um sorry i've not been alive before i didn't even know that's not allowed please be nice to me um the spaceship floor is cold is no one going to knit me some little booties i am calling child protective services

[golyadkin]

Sons Of The Labyrinth or The Things Our Fathers Do To Us

[luwha]

Tumblr: No NSFW! You know how it is we banned it because of the bots in 2018!

Also tumblr:

[viva-1a-resistance]

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I JUST REALIZED

YOU KNOW THE HAIKU BOT???

OFC YOU DO

YOU KNOW THAT MESSAGE HE PUTS AT THE END OF EVERY POST????

"Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up."

YEAH???????

WELL THATS A HAIKU TOO

Beep boop! I look for

accidental haiku posts.

Sometimes I mess up.

NOW YOU LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND TELL ME THATS NOT THE CUTEST THNIG YOUVE EVER HEARD

[sapphicyearningbot]

omg we are both fucked in the head wanna make out

[wishing-well-art]

Wake up it's time to get blocked and reported

[ca-dmv-bot]

Customer: A'S MAMA, MY KIDS ALL HAVE "A" NAMES. DMV: ASS MAMA Verdict: ACCEPTED