the same ao3 discourse that has been done to death is finally reaching hockeytwt, so i thought i'd introduce you all to the dog park metaphor (created by yours truly)
I genuinely cant express enough how mad I am at the recent surge of people coming to AO3, not knowing how to use tags OR HOW TO ACT IN FANDOM SPACES, and posting screenshots of fics shaming them on Twitter. Honestly, the amount of writers I know that have deleted their accounts-
mainstream SOCIAL MEDIA light to content meant strictly for fandom-only spaces isn't doing anyone any good. Get the fuck off AO3 and go read traditional books if RPF bothers you so much. Destroying an archive meant for everybody is just sad to see.
I genuinely cant express enough how mad I am at the recent surge of people coming to AO3, not knowing how to use tags OR HOW TO ACT IN FANDOM SPACES, and posting screenshots of fics shaming them on Twitter. Honestly, the amount of writers I know that have deleted their accounts-
And/or been harassed over this is insane. Its a fandom archive and a free space with no profit or limits. IT OPERATES ON THE BASIS OF "DONT LIKE DONT READ". Is there fucked up stuff out there? Sure. But most of the content that gets bashed isn't even the worst of it. Bringing
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pialbon donates ZERO dollars to the lesbian community.
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