@yuyu_finale Ahhhh, I just logged in to check my DMs for the first time in a while and this was at the top of my homepage! EXCITED FOR YOU, YUYU! Congrats!!! 💕💕💕
@JieJie_AiNi@Firebrd86 I'm hangin' in there! Still around in another fandom, still writing, still doing reasonable well! Love you too, and I hope you've also been well. 🥰
@Firebrd86 Thank you!! There have been some major ups and downs in my life over the last year, but I'm hanging in there. Still finding great joy in writing and fandom. Love you, kaey! 🥰
@cerbykerby@Firebrd86 🥹 Love you, elissa! I do indeed reflect very fondly on my time here, and I still love all of you very much! I rarely check on twitter now, but I'm still active on tumblr (same username) for folks who want to find me there!! Rima was sweet enough to notify me about this thread.
All done!
All my fics are now locked so they're only visible to registered AO3 users. Nothing has been deleted and the links haven't been changed.
If you're looking for my stuff and can't find any of it, you just need to make an AO3 account. 💖
ICYMI: In about 24 hours, I'll be locking down my fics so you'll have to be logged into an AO3 account to view them! Nothing's getting deleted, but you will have to have an AO3 account to access my stuff from now on.
@ijustcba I super hate it!! I really wanted to keep things public. But locking stuff down feels like the only thing writers can do to keep their work from getting cannibalized by bots. :(
ICYMI: In about 24 hours, I'll be locking down my fics so you'll have to be logged into an AO3 account to view them! Nothing's getting deleted, but you will have to have an AO3 account to access my stuff from now on.
Hey, folks! Just a heads up: Due to concerns about the whole ‘scraping fics off of AO3 to train AI bots’ thing, I am (sadly and reluctantly) planning to archive-lock all my works sometime within the next 48-72 hours.
@mdzsfavesongs AO3 isn't doing anything! Stuff is getting stolen/scraped off AO3 (and basically the whole internet) to train AIs/chatbots. :(
There isn't really much we can do except lock down our works so people have to log in to view it. It can still be scraped, but it's an extra barrier.
@Petirrojo57 Everything will remain on AO3! It'll be visible to registered users, and my current WIP will be finished there!
It's just that folks who don't have an AO3 account won't be able to see it. I wanted to give a warning so folks didn't think stuff had disappeared/been deleted.
@moonkatsa To clarify, because some folks seem confused: nothing is getting deleted! The fics just won't be visible to anyone who isn't signed in to an AO3 account.
@cerbykerby Omg, I'm sorry if my phrasing was bad here!! Like three people have reached out with this concern. 😭
Nothing's getting deleted! I would seriously never! It'll all still be on AO3, folks will just need an account to view it! Sorry for the lack of clarity, everybody!💖
Hey, folks! Just a heads up: Due to concerns about the whole ‘scraping fics off of AO3 to train AI bots’ thing, I am (sadly and reluctantly) planning to archive-lock all my works sometime within the next 48-72 hours.
I don't want anyone to get stranded mid-fic!
I do recommend prioritizing making an account if you don't already have one because a lot of folks are locking their stuff down. :(
I'm super sad it came to this, because it's always been important to me to keep my stuff available.