"I reported the fic and AO3 deleted it" is a dumb narrative to spread because we all know AO3 doesn't step in unless the TOS is broken, which "icky" fics do not break. Not only will it cause the new people coming in to unnecessarily flood the report system, increasing the already
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Since this is the first time it has happened to me, I thought I should let you all know in case you haven't experienced something like this.
There's a new type of scam on AO3 (unfortunately I didn't take a screenshot, sorry) but basically they comment on one of your fics,