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After the recent scrape of Ao3 I feel like now is a good time to say a few things

Authors: Limit your works to registered users only, you are going to see a drop in activity which is going to suck a lot but it's 10x better than having your work stolen and used to train AI. Please take care of your precious work

Readers: If you aren't registered, it's to get registered. You've probably been lurking on ao3 for at least a little while, and if you want to be able to properly interact with your favourite works then the best thing to do is get registered. This way authors can feel supported and you can still interact with your favourite works. It's important the authors and readers help each other out here

Registered Readers: It is important, now more than ever, that you comment and kudos on works that you enjoy. Even it was just one line. Hit that fucking kudos button. And never ever be afraid to comment on fics. You have no idea how overjoyed authors are to get even a single emoji for a comment. And if you have more to say, please say it. it means so much to the authors

AI "writers": Go fuck yourself

Good luck to the writers and thanks in advance to the unregistered readers

It's horrible that this happens. I've already heard the same news from 9 of my favorite authors in different fandoms. I ask you with all my heart to spread the news. Let's not let them continue stealing the honest work of talented writers.

Hey gang

So, If you dont already know, AO3 has been hit with an AI scraper again.

You can find the info here - Reddit link

I looked through it, and all of my fiction is on that list.

All of them

Im. Kinda disgusted. And not doing too great at finding this out. My work is my work. And I'm doing my best to find the best way to submit a dcma to get my stuff off it.

But, I've had to make the really tough decision to Lock my fics, I didn't want to do it for so long because i love my guest readers they mean so much to me, and it makes me so sad that i have to. Im so sorry guest readers. Im so sorry

Im so fucking sorry, i dont want to

i dont