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Name - Tea

Pronouns - She/her

Bisexual with a capital T

(I don't know how to make an introduction/master post so here goes)

Avid believer of live and let live!

Fandoms I'm in

-Marvel

-Avatar (both ones, blue people and benders)

-Star Wars

-Star Trek

-Minecraft

-The Raven Cycle

-TADC

-LOTR

-Resident Evil

-Detroit:Become Human

-MLP

-Aliens

-Predator

- Anything Jellyfish or Mermaid related:)

I have ADHD and dyspraxia, recently got into digital art so please be kind!!

Feel free to DM anytime about anything!! I love to talk to people and make friends!!

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allthingswhumpyandangsty

wattpad really gave ao3 a huge free promo with their new policy update that makes things even worse for their users. so to all the people who are now moving to ao3 due to this…

welcome! here are what you need to know about ao3 and how it’s the complete opposite of wattpad

trigger warning for the mention of contents that are allowed on ao3 that can be triggering to some.

ao3 is a non-profit organization. it’s run by fans (people like you and me), for fans.
fans donate to the site on their own free will to keep the site up and running smoothly.
ao3 is not a social media. it is an archive.
ao3 doesn’t have ads. it doesn’t have algorithms. it doesn’t have “going viral.”
everything is endlessly free on ao3. there is no “ao3 premium.” you will never see a single ad on ao3, and you can download as many fics as you want to read offline for free.
ao3 doesn’t have an app. and ao3 doesn’t need an app. any “ao3 apps” you see are third-party apps and are not affiliated with ao3, so be careful giving these shady apps your login infos or other personal information.
ao3 was built with the main purpose to 1.) be completely against censorship and 2.) host fics that are banned on other platforms like wattpad.
the reason ao3 doesn’t have an app is because for it to have its own app, appstore and google play store will have to approve it first. and due to the contents ao3 allows, chances are that it won’t get approved. which is actually a good thing. it doesn’t need an app. it works more than fine without an app.
on ao3, every single thing is allowed as long as it is fanfic or fan work (original works, fan art and video edits count as fan works, but if you want to post a video edits on ao3, you will have to post it elsewhere and then link it back to ao3 — ao3 cannot host video edits on its platform due to copyright issues)
by every single thing that is fanfic, I mean every single thing:
the filthiest smut without plot that is written purely for sexual pleasure is allowed. it has its own canonical tag called “plot what plot, porn without plot.”
fics that focus on non-consensual sexual intercourse are allowed, doesn’t matter if the fics glorify or romanticize the act, doesn’t matter if they’re written as kinks. they have their own canonical tag called “rape/non-con.”
fics about characters who are minors are allowed, even if they’re portrayed in a sexual manner, even if they’re non-consensual sexual intercourse. even if the minor characters are romantically and/or sexually involved with characters who are adults. even if the fics are written in ways that glorify and/or romanticize the thing. they have their own canonical tag called “underage sex.”
fics about incest are allowed. doesn’t matter if they glorify or romanticize the relationship. they have their own canonically tag called “incest.” fun fact: the first ever fic that was posted on ao3 was a fic about an incest ship from supernatural.
fics about self-harm and suicide are allowed. doesn’t matter if they glorify or romanticize the act. they have their own canonical tags called “self-harm” and “suicide” also “suicidal ideation”, “suicide attempt”, “implied/referenced suicide”, etc.
fics about violence and gore are allowed, even if they were written for the sake of shock value. they have their own canonical tag called “violence”, “blood and gore”, “blood and injuries”, etc.
rpf is also allowed. doesn’t matter if the content of the fics are dark and taboo. they’re treated the same way as any other fics.
every single dark and taboo fic you can think of is allowed. and it has its own canonical tag. because it is the main reason why ao3 was created in the first place.
“but what do I do if I don’t wanna see fics about xyz?” you can filter out any specific tag, character and/or pairing you want.
“what do I do if I wanna find fics about xyz?” you can search for any specific tag, character and/or pairing you want.
a lot of ao3 users rely on tags to search for specific tags, pairings, characters they want. they also rely on tags to filter out and exclude specific tags, pairings, and characters that they don’t want to see.
ao3’s tagging system is by far the most efficient one I’ve ever seen.
on ao3, our main principles are “don’t like don’t read” — which means YOU have a responsibility to curate your own internet experience. yes, ao3 allows all kind of messed up fics, but they also allow you the ability to NOT see anything you don’t want to see, by filtering out specific fics, pairings and/or characters.
no. you cannot harass authors who write about things that disgust you. you can and will be reported for harassment, and ao3 takes harassment very seriously. they will not take your side. because fucked up fics are allowed on ao3—fucked up fics are the main reason ao3 was created—whereas harassment is a direct violation of their terms of service.
ao3 is a house of the freaks and the perverts (affectionate). you ARE in the house of the freaks and the perverts. so don’t think about harassing or being rude to the freaks and the perverts who built this anti-censorship house and are kind enough to let you in.
ao3 is proship, profic, and anti-censorship.
any writer can write whatever they want, however they want. the only etiquette is that you tag your stuff properly and accurately
mistagging for visibility is heavily frowned upon here, and it won’t get your works more views. people will either block or report you if you deliberately mistag things with the purpose of getting your fic more views. as I’ve said before, ao3 is an archive. it’s not a social media. it doesn’t have algorithms or going viral.
there's a big difference between "&" and "/" in relationship tags: "Character A & Character B" tag means the relationship between Character A and Character B is neither romantic nor sexual, whereas "Character A/Character B" tag means the relationship between Character A and Character B is romantic and/or sexual.
if you come across a fic that has the tag “creator chose not to use archive warnings” it means the fic may or may not contain topics that can be triggering, but the author won’t tell you what these topics are, or if there are any at all. so proceed at your own risk.
that said, because ao3 is a non-profit site that hosts millions of works about others’ copyrighted characters, you CANNOT link a monetization platform anywhere on ao3, you CANNOT mention any donation, commission—or anything that involves money—anywhere on ao3. no, you cannot imply donation, commission, or anything that involves money either. that is against their terms of service.
and because ao3 is a place for fanworks, the “work section” of your post has to actually be fanwork (fanfic, original work, fan art, link to a video edit count as fanwork). anything that isn’t fanwork is not allowed.
you cannot post something on ao3 that is not fanwork. so no political statement, no call-out post, no “I’m looking for fics about xyz”.
ao3 is anti censorship as long as what your post is actually fanwork and as long as you don’t violate their terms of service that I’ve mentioned above.
ao3 has their own team of lawyers to protect them, their users, and every fanwork that is posted on their platform.
last but not least, don’t write directly onto ao3. write and store your works elsewhere before copy and paste them onto ao3 once they’re ready to post!! because ao3 does NOT autosave drafts for you, you risk losing everything you’ve typed if there’s a glitch, if the site crashes or if your device unexpectedly shuts down for whatever reason.

that’s all for now. have fun and happy writing/reading!

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juststelenadnp

since wattpad is fucked and banned smut, heres sum for your troubles a badge you can put in your bio. 😭

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allthingswhumpyandangsty

Anonymous asked:

people on twitter have been apparently been reporting the sandy hook fic and other comments under rpf minor fics to various organisations and the authorities. if there are indeed any csam being disseminated i hope ao3 and the authorities sort it out quickly, but do you think this could get ao3 shut down?

allthingswhumpyandangsty answered:

no. because these fics are legal and ao3 did not break any laws. being disgusting is not a literal crime that can result in actual legal repercussions. and ao3 does not have any sponsors or companies that they have to please. so they can’t “lose financial support from any company” when there was no financial support from any companies to being with. these reports will most certainly not affect ao3 in any way.

also authorities have begged people not to report fanfics to them, because 1. it is legal to portray illegal and/or taboo acts in fictional stories 2. by reporting fanfics to them, it takes away their time and resources that they could have used to help real-life children and victims.

there is nothing to sort out either because no illegal act is committed. the most these reports do is waste authorities’ time and resources

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emmabirb8

So hey, I was new to AO3 once upon a time, and I had no idea how to use it either when I first started, so here's a basic guide:

Searching on AO3

Your first instinct to start by typing things into the search bar is not gonna get you very far. AO3 has a specific kind of search system that's best mastered by using the "Fandoms" and "Browse" drop-down tabs on the left hand side, and of course by utilizing the filter sidebar
Start by choosing a fandom by selecting the "Fandoms" drop-down tab and then the type of media in which the fandom is categorized. For example, something like Avatar: The Last Airbender would be found in the Fandoms section under "Cartoons & Comics & Graphic Novels" (note: all fandoms listed under their respective media types are in alphabetical order)
Clicking your desired fandom tag brings you to a page that displays 1-20 of the most recently posted fics in that fandom tag. Also printed at the top is the total number of fics that have ever been uploaded to the archive under that fandom tag. This is where you start your true search!
Located on the right hand side is the "Sort and Filter" sidebar. This is how you find exactly the kinds of fics you're looking for! Let's say you're wanting to read Zuko/Sokka fics (the romantic pairing of Zuko and Sokka) - In the filter sidebar, scroll to the "Include" section and click the arrow next to "Relationships." Put a checkmark in the box that says "Sokka/Zuko (Avatar)." From here you can curate the rest of your search how you see fit as well as organize how the fics appear to you by filtering according to date updated, word count, amount of hits, amount of kudos, etc, and filter out certain relationships or tags by scrolling down to the "Exclude" section and putting an X in any boxes of your choosing.
Important tip! A tag that appears as "character name/character name" indicates a romantic pairing. By contrast, a tag that appears as "character name & character name" indicates a platonic relationship (could be friendship or familial relationship, etc). This confused me at first, so it's an important distinction to note for searching as well as posting fanfiction on AO3.
Many tags that an author has included in the tag portion of a posted fic are clickable! This means that when you click on a tag the author has used (for example, "Top Sokka (Avatar)"), AO3 will then display all the fics uploaded to the archive that have utilized that particular tag. This is a very useful function, especially for relationship tags! Most fanworks for particular ships within most fandoms can be found by simply clicking the "character name/character name" tags under fics that use them.
Tags can be "favorited!" Clicking "Favorite Tag" at the top of an AO3 search right under where it says "1-20 of [number of total] Works in [Specific Tag Name]" will save that particular tag under a "find your favorites" list on the AO3 homepage the next time you visit the homepage.
Play around and discover other ways to curate your personal preferred AO3 experience!
Have fun!

Posting on AO3

You DO have to have an account to post on AO3. To obtain an account, you must receive an invite. Yeah, it's weird. The sooner you submit a request for one, the better.
Once you have an account, you can log in and navigate to your "Dashboard" and personalize your profile, etc
For posting a new work, click "New Work" under the "Post" drop-down menu
Fill out the appropriate fields, making sure to be as accurate as possible when you add what fandom(s), which characters, and which relationships (if any) are included in your work
The "Additional Tags" section is for tagging any relevant genres, tropes, and any additional little notes you want to include under the title of your work in search results. (Here is where you can get goofy and/or creative and add tags such as "[character] is bad with feelings," "the love is requited they're just idiots," or "no beta we die like [character]")
The "Summary" is what will appear under the tags that will give readers an idea of what your fic is about or a snippet of the story itself
The "Notes" section is for Author's Notes. Putting a checkmark in the "at the beginning" box will open a dialogue box to type what you want an Author's Note at the beginning of the work to be. Putting a checkmark in the "at the end" box opens a dialogue box to type what you want an Author's Note to be at the end of your fic or the end of ch 1 of your fic.
"Associations" is for marking a fic as being multi-chapter or part of a series and for denoting the language used. The rest can largely be ignored UNLESS you're writing a fic for a collection, challenge, or as a gift to someone else
"Privacy" allows you to lock your work and make it only accessible to registered users (and not to guests)
When posting the actual body of your work, you have the option of using HTML or Rich Text. I highly recommend hitting "preview" before posting so you can make sure it looks right before it's public! (I often use HTML while I'm writing such as using < i > for italics, so when I post, I paste my work under HTML and then I preview it and go back and edit and set it to Rich Text so I can add in line breaks and images [such as fan art] where appropriate)
Here is a guide for making a series or making an existing work part of a new series!
And here is how to add hyperlinks on AO3 (in profile descriptions, Author's Notes, etc)!

Hope this helps!!

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siriusblackkinnie99

everyone’s upset about wattpad users moving to ao3 because of them being “puritans” but im only upset because the people on wattpad are so fucking rude 😭😭 the cultures on ao3 and wattpad are so so different

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decemberwinter

All the more reason why I believe puritans who cry about these “problematic” fics on AO3 and how AO3 is “full of these fics” are either lying to sound oppressed, or deliberately going out of their way to browse through underage sex tag just for them to have a reason to cry and be angry about something. Because you will NOT see these fics UNLESS YOU SEARCH FOR THEM.

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bebe-benzenheimer

pouring one out for the AO3 Abuse Team people who will be flooded with false reports from Wattpad refugees about "disgusting" tags

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reiterating this point here

ao3 is an incredibly simple website, if you struggle so much that you deem it unusable then you may need to educate yourself of the bare basics of how the internet works