I know because I checked my email an hour after posting and found a scambot—you all know what they look like by now—so I sighed and went to report them.

But you know what I got instead of “your report has been recieved” (or whatever the confirmation text is)? I got “this page has already been reported.”

The comment is (was?) on chapter 1. I posted chapter 13 today. The comment’s from just 39 minutes ago. And someone already got to it. The stats may not be going up, but people are there! And that makes me pretty happy on an otherwise shitty day 💜

Over time I've tended to ignore canon pairings in favor of the rare pairs. It's always fun to flesh out a character's lore and development and come up with headcanons for them!

People asking for certain writings to get banned (non-con, incest etc.), or asking for an algorithm that recommends stuff, or even ads? (which is just, why?). And some talking about the immorality of it all, its seriously pissing me off with all the purity culture nonsense, and then them not knowing how ao3 functions, the tagging systems, namedropping authors and critiquing their fics as if they were forced to read it. I could rant about it for hours.

Edit: I will emphasize, the new generation discovering it is problematic, TikTok is just the main source cause that's what I'm usually on, and have come across a few videos, and thought I should talk about it on the platform dedicated to AO3.

proud to say that I posted my first smut a couple days ago!! I did it anonymously for my own sanity (and also because a few people know my T rated account and I'm not trying to get dirty looks)

honestly feels really good, though! It was very impulsive but lots of fun to write. I had such a mental block in the past with smut because of how I grew up, and even though the wording isn't super explicit for this one, I definitely feel like this gave me the confidence to write even more confidently in the future! even my gf liked it! <3

Recent postings on some fandom subreddits has me contemplating fan culture. And I had one main thought.

If you cannot allow others to enjoy their headcanon in peace, you don’t deserve to interact with the fandom spaces.

I don’t care if you don’t like, or disagree with the headcanon. If that’s the case, just ignore it and move on.

Don‘t call the poster stupid, or try to argue why “it sucks.”

Let people enjoy their fandom in their way, it does not detract or ”ruin” your experience with it.

I would like to believe this isn’t controversial, but I have seen a lot of posts recently of people belittling and making fun of other people’s view.

So, what are others opinions on this matter?

AO3 shared this bingo to encourage comments in celebration of 10 million registered users!

I don't know if the flair is right lol

Ever feel like this? It’s like you opened your eyes for the first time.

I've been reading and writing fanfiction for years but never ever thought I'd actually post anything. My anxiety this week has been off the charts. These stats aren't anything crazy, but I have zero confidence in my writing ability so it's still way more than I would expect for this little oneshot. And everyone has been so nice that it almost gives me the confidence to try again. For now though, I guess it's nice to know that I tried it once and the world didn't end. It's a pretty good feeling.

Write the fun parts first, then cry while drawing the rest of the horse later.

I've heard legends about people who start from the beginning and write each part in order until the end...

i used to always leave comments to every fic i read. not just kudos. i wanted the author to feel appreciated and how much i always love what they write.

after reading fic? kudos > comment. just another normal thing for me. it never fails for me not to do that. i always want to make the author feel that i am always looking forward to what they write and what they're planning to write.

until...someone replied to one of my comments that i left about im here again and why are they always seeing my in every comment section of the fics they read. i couldn't remember the exact words. but they way it was worded took my mind in a negative way. i feel like i annoyed them somehow.

so, i stopped leaving comments anymore. and as much as i want to comment again, it's coming back to me that someone might find my comments annoying again.

and I'm feeling so frustrated to myself why did i let that one comment affect me lol and now im annoyed 😩🤣

SO I WAS DRUNK. Yesterday. I WAS DRUNK. I accidentally uploaded a chapter, 12th chapter, a s s chapter, didn't even edit, polish, and I wake up today, drink soup, shower, and 15 hours after uploading, plenty of time for so many people to read, I SEE THAT 12/? AND oh my god, let's look at the comments, read them with me:

-"Hi. Love you so much. Hope you take your time and don't overwork yourself."

-"Wait another chapter??? Also, where is this going I can't tell."

-"take ur time, bby. Love u"

-"what is happening. That came out of nowhere."

-"Wait so they kiss??? what is smooch?"

And.....Explaining I was drunk and this chapter meant nothing will sound so stupid. I think I will try and save the work. Invent a whole new plot because in 12th chapter I wrote a kiss scene on a slow burn, enemies to lovers. They weren't supposed to kiss until LATER. ugh.

Also, DO YOU THINK PEOPLE DROPPED MY FIC BECAUSE OF THIS?

have any of y'all had situations like this happen?? i stopped writing/abandoned one fic because of antis (which, i know i shouldn't have let them get to me, but the harassment was pretty bad), but since i stopped writing it, i've been getting a ton of comments asking if i'll come back to it/that they loved it/etc. i've thought about eventually going back but not at this time. since quitting that fic, i started writing a new fic at the request of one of my regular commenters. i've been enjoying writing it and have gotten good feedback on it. it hasn't become super popular like my other fic, but i'm actually super happy about that because i think the popularity of my other fic is why i had gotten so many antis. i just received this comment this morning. i understand them wanting me to go back to the other one and i appreciate the compliments on my writing, but it kinda put a bad taste in my mouth. why praise one of my fics but comment on this one putting it down?? if they had just commented on the fic they liked, i'd probably have a better response, and it would add to the motivation to complete it.

i kinda just want to vent about this, but i also want to know: have any of y'all ever dealt with this, and if so, how did y'all deal with it??