Fic-tional Thoughts

A Shadowhunters fanfiction rec and ramblings blog. Managed by Meghan @darknutmeg

[ao3org]

AO3 Minor Degraded Performance

AO3 is currently experiencing some slowness. We’ve resolved the issue and are monitoring. Some users on older devices may still encounter errors as we continue making adjustments. For more updates, please refer to our statuspage. Posted: 12:00 UTC, 16 May 2026

[ao3org]

We have resolved the issue that was causing slowness. #AO3 should be back to functioning normally for all users! If you are still experiencing any issues past this point, please let us know. Thank you for your patience!

For more updates, please refer to our statuspage.

Posted: 18:12 UTC, 16 May 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 Minor Degraded Performance

AO3 is currently experiencing some slowness. We’ve resolved the issue and are monitoring. Some users on older devices may still encounter errors as we continue making adjustments. For more updates, please refer to our statuspage. Posted: 12:00 UTC, 16 May 2026

[transformativeworks]

AO3 is Exiting Open Beta!

AO3 is exiting open beta! Learn more about how far we've come since launching open beta, our future plans for improvement, and what you can do to contribute at https://otw-news.org/4w2dn3tc 

[ao3org]

Errors Accessing AO3

We are investigating reports of errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down, which seem to be related to the previous incident. We will update when we have more information!

Posted: 22:36 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is now fully down. After performing a software upgrade a few days ago, we've been unable to keep our server cluster healthy due to what we believe is a bug or issue with the new release of our database server software.

We're working with our vendor's support team to understand the cause and whether reverting or upgrading further will best resolve the issue without continuing the cycle of up and downtimes.

We do not currently have an estimated time for when we will be back up, but we expect it to be multiple hours at minimum. We apologize for the inconvenience and will update you when we know more.

For updates refer to our status page.

Posted: 03:16 UTC 03 March, 2026

[ao3org]

Following guidance from our vendor, we've brought AO3 back online to help troubleshoot. We expect the site will go back down, although we don't know when that will happen.

If you choose to post or update your works while AO3 is up, we strongly recommend making sure you have a backup of any text you are attempting to post.

For updates, please check our status page.

Posted: 04:37 UTC 03 March, 2026

[ao3org]

We have made some adjustments based on recommendations from our database vendor and will continue to monitor their impact on system stability.

For updates, please check our status page.

Posted: 08:18 UTC 03 March, 2026

[ao3org]

The fix we applied 24 hours ago appears to be holding, so we are resolving this incident. We thank everyone for their patience!

For future status updates, please refer to our status page.

Posted: 17:04 UTC 04 March, 2026

[ao3org]

Errors Accessing AO3

We are investigating reports of errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down, which seem to be related to the previous incident. We will update when we have more information!

Posted: 22:36 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is now fully down. After performing a software upgrade a few days ago, we've been unable to keep our server cluster healthy due to what we believe is a bug or issue with the new release of our database server software.

We're working with our vendor's support team to understand the cause and whether reverting or upgrading further will best resolve the issue without continuing the cycle of up and downtimes.

We do not currently have an estimated time for when we will be back up, but we expect it to be multiple hours at minimum. We apologize for the inconvenience and will update you when we know more.

For updates refer to our status page.

Posted: 03:16 UTC 03 March, 2026

[ao3org]

Errors Accessing AO3

We are investigating reports of errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down, which seem to be related to the previous incident. We will update when we have more information!

Posted: 22:36 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

Errors Accessing AO3

We are continuing to investigate reports of slowness and errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 19:38 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is currently down. We do not have an estimated return time currently. We're looking into it with one of our third-party support providers and will update when we have more information. Thank you for your patience!

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 20:35 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

We've identified the problem and are working on a fix. We expect to remain down for several more hours. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience!

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 22:56 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is back up! We appreciate your patience. We've got our protections against bot traffic turned up a bit higher than usual, so some users may experience problems if they're using a VPN or similar tools.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 00:44 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

We are investigating reports of errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 02:07 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 will remain down for at least several hours until we can consult our database vendor's support team and resolve the underlying issue. We're very sorry for the inconvenience.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 05:07 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

We have resolved the underlying issue, and AO3 should be behaving as normal for all users again. Thank you for your patience!

Posted: 18:02 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

Errors Accessing AO3

We are continuing to investigate reports of slowness and errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 19:38 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is currently down. We do not have an estimated return time currently. We're looking into it with one of our third-party support providers and will update when we have more information. Thank you for your patience!

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 20:35 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

We've identified the problem and are working on a fix. We expect to remain down for several more hours. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience!

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 22:56 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is back up! We appreciate your patience. We've got our protections against bot traffic turned up a bit higher than usual, so some users may experience problems if they're using a VPN or similar tools.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 00:44 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

We are investigating reports of errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 02:07 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 will remain down for at least several hours until we can consult our database vendor's support team and resolve the underlying issue. We're very sorry for the inconvenience.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 05:07 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

Errors Accessing AO3

We are continuing to investigate reports of slowness and errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 19:38 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is currently down. We do not have an estimated return time currently. We're looking into it with one of our third-party support providers and will update when we have more information. Thank you for your patience!

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 20:35 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

We've identified the problem and are working on a fix. We expect to remain down for several more hours. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience!

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 22:56 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is back up! We appreciate your patience. We've got our protections against bot traffic turned up a bit higher than usual, so some users may experience problems if they're using a VPN or similar tools.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 00:44 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

We are investigating reports of errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 02:07 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

Errors Accessing AO3

We are continuing to investigate reports of slowness and errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 19:38 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is currently down. We do not have an estimated return time currently. We're looking into it with one of our third-party support providers and will update when we have more information. Thank you for your patience!

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 20:35 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

We've identified the problem and are working on a fix. We expect to remain down for several more hours. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience!

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 22:56 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is back up! We appreciate your patience. We've got our protections against bot traffic turned up a bit higher than usual, so some users may experience problems if they're using a VPN or similar tools.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 00:44 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

We are investigating reports of errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 02:07 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

Errors Accessing AO3

We are continuing to investigate reports of slowness and errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 19:38 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is currently down. We do not have an estimated return time currently. We're looking into it with one of our third-party support providers and will update when we have more information. Thank you for your patience!

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 20:35 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

We've identified the problem and are working on a fix. We expect to remain down for several more hours. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience!

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 22:56 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is back up! We appreciate your patience. We've got our protections against bot traffic turned up a bit higher than usual, so some users may experience problems if they're using a VPN or similar tools.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 00:44 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

Errors Accessing AO3

We are continuing to investigate reports of slowness and errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 19:38 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is currently down. We do not have an estimated return time currently. We're looking into it with one of our third-party support providers and will update when we have more information. Thank you for your patience!

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 20:35 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

Errors Accessing AO3

We are continuing to investigate reports of slowness and errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 19:38 UTC 01 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 will be down for about 15 hours starting at 08:00 UTC on January 21 (what time is that for me?) while we make some improvements to searching bookmarks and series, including:

adding the ability to search, filter, and sort bookmarks by word count

making sure bookmark search results are correct when you use tags containing letters and numbers

preventing series blurbs from listing tags that were only used on draft works

preventing series blurbs from listing tags used on restricted works for guests

updating series bookmark search so it only searches the tags on works you can access

Please follow our status page for updates.

[ao3org]

Starting 24 hours from now, AO3 will be down for about 15 hours.

[ao3org]

AO3 will be going down for about 15 hours of maintenance at 08:00 UTC (what time is that for me?).

Posted: 20:06 UTC January 20, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 will be down for about 15 hours starting at 08:00 UTC on January 21 (what time is that for me?) while we make some improvements to searching bookmarks and series, including:

adding the ability to search, filter, and sort bookmarks by word count

making sure bookmark search results are correct when you use tags containing letters and numbers

preventing series blurbs from listing tags that were only used on draft works

preventing series blurbs from listing tags used on restricted works for guests

updating series bookmark search so it only searches the tags on works you can access

Please follow our status page for updates.

[ao3org]

AO3 Maintenance

In a few hours starting at 22:00 UTC (what time is that for me?), AO3 will be briefly unavailable while we apply minor bug fixes.  Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 19:00 UTC 10 October, 2025

[ao3org]

Reminder: AO3's scheduled maintenance will begin in one hour! Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 21:00 UTC 10 October, 2025

[ao3org]

AO3's scheduled maintenance has begun! We'll be back shortly. Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 22:00 UTC 10 October, 2025

[ao3org]

AO3 Maintenance

In a few hours starting at 22:00 UTC (what time is that for me?), AO3 will be briefly unavailable while we apply minor bug fixes.  Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 19:00 UTC 10 October, 2025