#@ao3org

[tirednamelessguy]

AO3 YOU CAN'T BE DOWN JUST WHEN I WATCHED THE NEW JJK EPISODE, I NEED HIGURUMA FICS RIGHT NOW, I'M GOING FUCKING INSANE AAAAAAHAAAHHHHBHHH

[startlingly-large-lizard]

Is ao3 down? I keep getting error 503 but I haven't seen anything on the @ao3org page

[sak-supernatural]

AO3 should have an anonymous comments feature!!!!!

I know you can go in as a guest to leave a comment, but that doesn't really work a lot of the time when so many works are archive locked and only accessible when you're signed in to ao3. It would be cool if at the menu where you can choose from your pseuds there was also the option of 'anonymous' like in the tumblr ask box, where it removes your user and makes it unclickable (it would only work for account holders). It would be an optional feature that creators could turn on for specific works 'allow anonymous comments'. @ao3org

I understand if people wouldn't want this (why it would be a completely optional feature) the potential for it to turn into something used for harassments is quite high. But I definitely feel like it could really boost engagement for some types of fics (spicy/dark/e.c.t...) where people are scared to comment or just don't want their account to be tied to. With more and more works being archive locked and guest comments being off by default, people can't log out and leave an anonymous comment like they used to. I have really felt the hit in engagement of not having guest access to my fics (fuck ai scraping) and I understand the wish not tie your username to something (I have used the 'anonymous' collection for my works before). If this would be a feasible thing, I just thing it would be a neat feature on ao3!

[fandomhopper23]

Reading the books needs to be an actual tag on ao3

[profoundprofanitydeer]

IMPORTANT ANOUNCEMENT

Ao3 has been down since July 10 and has been confirmed to be undergoing a ddos attack by a hacker group. Do not use or enter the site at this moment and stay updated with @ao3org on tumblr and with @AO3status on twitter.

EDIT* it’s now up and running

[motherfangirl394]

Is there anything we could be doing to help volunteers as they work hard against these bad actors?

Just want to be sure we're supporting as much as possible! I'm sure we're all eager to get back on AO3 and donate as soon as the website is back up!

[okyverlo]

There is something both hilarious and a little sad about how we all freak out and panic when AO3 goes down.

Hilarious is easy; you pop on to tumblr hoping for a distraction and you're met with a plethora of housefire gifs and posts of wailing cats.

Sad though...

Okay, I am absolutely raising my hand as admitting to spending a majority of my waking hours reading fanfiction, but I do have other things I like to do on the internet.

Yet when AO3 goes down for any reason, it feels like a lot of other people just ... don't.

It is beautiful how so many people across the world, regardless of country, culture and experience can be connected through to power of fandom and fanfiction.

It is stunning how some of the most creative minds imaginable will make your favourite non-canon ship kiss in their little sandbox and do it for free.

It is delightful how you can read the same coffee shop premise a million times over and not get bored because this one's by a different author.

And it's sad how thoroughly that connectivity is severed when AO3 goes down.

so @ao3org I thank you for keeping us all connected.