Papayafromtv continuously orphans work on Ao3 and abandons it, leaving her community searching for it, even though these works were paid for by her followers? Commission-based, I believe.
Weirdddddd
Commissioned works go against AO3's rules because of U.S. laws and regulations. In the U.S. it's technically illegal to take commission for fanworks because it's deemed profitting from another's creative work and is copyright infringement. It's up to the copyright owner to pursue though, and most authors and groups nowadays normally don't do much towards commissioned fanworks because it's often brings in new fans/promotes the work. Fanfic has been heavily cracked down on in the past though (look up what Anne Rice did to her fandom), and the legality is why AO3 guidelines explicitly state no commissioned work or works done in exchange for money allowed. An author can't even imply it, and doing so puts the whole website at risk. Kofi and Paypal also technically don't allow their services used for commissioned works, but again it's more for legality purposes.
This is probably why she orphans commissioned works -- it goes against AO3's guidelines and could get her account banned if they find out what she's posting. Shitty for anyone who wants to find the work and shitty if AO3 ever faces repercussions because people don't adhere to their guidelines, but oh well. Hope she'd at least sends it to the commissioner beforehand, but at this point it's also like...what do people expect from sending her money...
