at the end of the day, does the reader insert tag still belong to readers, or is it just a front for some OC writers to use it?
Honestly, it doesn’t even make sense to browse that tag on AO3 anymore, it’s completely flooded.
i have a theory that even if readers created a new tag just for themselves, those writers would still take it over, because they can’t stand seeing something that belongs to us.
just a reminder that doing this goes against AO3’s rules (Misleading or inaccurate tagging, Tag misuse, Rating misclassification, Improper categorization, Content affecting search and filtering etc)
You can Report if you see it
an image my moot sent to me:
YOURE THE ONE USING THE TAGS IM CRYINGGGG THEY THINK THE TAG IS FOR THEM, that’s literally what the tag means and now i can’t read something about the person who’s reading?? (ME/US??)😭
Saying anything but admitting they’re wrong, it’s against AO3 rules, and that’s it. This kind of writer spends more time making excuses than owning up to their mistake