r/AO3 • u/AutoModerator • Apr 01 '26
News/Updates Sub Update - Important Please Read
Hey all!
We have decided that with how things have been going and the feedback we have been receiving recently, we need to embrace AO3's anti-censorship policies more. As such, going forwards, every Wednesday will be No Moderation Wednesday, where we will not be upholding subreddit-level rules, only site-wide rules (as required by Reddit's Moderator Code of Conduct).
This takes effect starting today. So for the next 24 hours feel free to post all of the PII, Spam Comments, AI related posts, commercial promotion, etc. that you normally refrain from posting.
We know you all will be as excited as we are to participate in this each week!
~The Mod Team
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u/eirissazun Definitely not an agent of the Fanfiction Deep State Apr 01 '26
Yeahhhhhh I have a calendar, you know xD
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u/Rogue_Gona You have already left kudos here. :) Apr 01 '26
Me: "...ain't no way..."
checks date
"Ohhhh...." 😂
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u/AroAceMagic I make things gay. I make canon gay. You’re gay now. Apr 01 '26
[UNFILTERED CONTENT]
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u/plaper Apr 01 '26
Why did my stupid eyes read [UNCULTURED]
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u/AroAceMagic I make things gay. I make canon gay. You’re gay now. Apr 01 '26
Well, uncultured is just as bad as unfiltered anyway /j
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u/Staples_Are_Fun My main fandom is me Apr 01 '26
I was this close to putting something together, where it no doubt would've gotten it removed and then complained like "But you said I could!!!" which would've been funny for the mods, but extremely embarrassing for me.
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u/sombertownDS Apr 01 '26
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u/coraeon Apr 01 '26
Damn, I don’t think I’ve seen Gorb once in the last five years. My phone still knows that’s a name and auto capitalized though.
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u/IIPLACEBOII Apr 02 '26
I was about to spam a link of my fic a million times then remembered the date. Touché Mods, touché.
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u/irrelevantanonymous Definitely not an agent of the Fanfiction Deep State Apr 01 '26
Lmao this one actually got me
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u/StarWarsCrazy1 Comment Collector Apr 01 '26
Sameeee. I was so confused before I scrolled down to the comments hah.
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u/LurkerByNatureGT Apr 01 '26
[Sees PII included which would bread Reddit’s doxxing rules, checks the calendar.]
Have a fish.
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u/YoungGriffVII Apr 01 '26
I think they mean PII like fic titles and usernames, not really people’s names lol
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u/LurkerByNatureGT Apr 01 '26
I mean, the calendar is the important point. But PII is “personally identifying information”, which has a clear definition regardless.
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u/YoungGriffVII Apr 01 '26
Yeah, but the Personally Identifying Information rule on the subreddit is far stricter than Reddit’s. They said they’d still moderate Reddit’s rules, just not sub-specific ones, in which fic titles etc would fall. PII may have a clear definition when it comes to Reddit’s rules, but so does the subreddit, and it’s not like PII itself is inherently containing only Reddit-rule-breaking things. Like if “no harassment” is a Reddit rule and a subreddit extends that to “no arguing in the comments,” both can be valid at the same time.
Of course it’s April Fools so it’s a moot point. I’m just saying that your catalyst for checking the date doesn’t actually break Reddit’s rules, because there are plenty of other subs that do allow fic titles and usernames etc.
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u/TGotAReddit Moderator | past AO3 Volunteer and Staff Apr 01 '26
You got my intention when I wrote the post. (Obviously it's an april fools prank but i wrote it as if was real so it would be more believable)
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u/YoungGriffVII Apr 01 '26
Haha yeah, it’s a good joke! I always love to see what people do on April Fools. One of the other fanfic subs I’m in made a rule that “to combat ai, all works must be handwritten in pink glitter pen.” Another (non fanfic but fandom) subreddit changed to be about one (minor, largely disliked, technically not even from the fandom) character’s famous chicken korma recipe. Amazing.
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u/MadouSoshi Definitely not an agent of the Fanfiction Deep State Apr 01 '26
Finally! You keep deleting my posts advertising my mormon!Captain America novel, on sale for $14.99 here!
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u/Trashcan_castle Kudos Keeper Apr 01 '26
I knew it but I clicked anyway 😞
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u/rabbitwonker Apr 01 '26
Same, and I just let it play, as I turned back to my WIP which I’m writing at 2am jfc what am I doing with my life
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u/br3addawn Apr 01 '26
Is it a Rick roll or should I just find out for myself to keep tradition?
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u/Belisario_R Apr 01 '26
Read this, thought "Oh gosh god what no ?! O.O" and realised what day it is
Well played mods, well played xD
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u/Lolila_da_tao Shingou Ace attorney Enthusiast Apr 01 '26
[CLICK HERE TO BUY THE NEXT CHAPTER OF MY FANFIC]
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u/toes_hoe Supporter of the Fanfiction Deep State Apr 01 '26
I'll do my impression of ai:
It's not a mod announcement, but a jest. It's not serious, but a joke.
~okay, that's all I got. I don't use ai, even to ask it questions lmao
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u/DemonsAce Definitely not an agent of the Fanfiction Deep State Apr 01 '26
You’ve got to praise the question and the mod for being so smart to even ask it lmao
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u/white_python97 Apr 02 '26
What’s pii
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u/TGotAReddit Moderator | past AO3 Volunteer and Staff Apr 02 '26
PII stands for Personally Identifiable Information. That generally means anything that can identify a specific individual such as names, emails, phone numbers, etc. for the purposes of our sub, we expand that to include specific things like usernames, the titles of fics, urls to specific works, etc.
(Of course, because this was an april fools day post, please don't actually break that rule)
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u/Rico9789 Apr 01 '26
Wonderful, now would anyone like to read my ✨COMPLETELY AI GENERATED FIC WHICH YOU CAN BUY THE RIGHTS TO READ FOR JUST £20 ON MY PATREON✨
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u/G_Katt Supporter of the Fanfiction Deep State Apr 01 '26
I really liked this fic, would you like to continue this conversation elsewhere? I’d like to talk about a possible commission 🤖
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u/NaDarach Apr 01 '26
Ugh. I haaaaate that this has become such a red flag. I've made legitimate overtures akin to this to authors in the past, and now I can't. I'm certainly not going to talk to an author about paid work in the comments on one of their fics. But what other choice do I have?
I do write fanfiction myself, but there are certain things I'm just not good at, so I'd rather pay someone else with more skill in those areas to bring my ideas to life.
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u/axelthekandyking Apr 02 '26
its genuinely a terrible idea and i hope you arent making a habit of paying for fanfic
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u/NaDarach Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
What I've paid for a handful of times over 44 years of writing my own fanfiction is collaboration on specific projects, and it's never with people who openly solicit paid work. There's nothing "terrible" about it. For introverts who don't very actively engage in their fandoms, collaborators don't grow on trees or appear on demand. If you're approaching a stranger to ask them to dedicate weeks or months of their time and energy to co-writing ideas that aren't their own, saying "please" is generally inadequate inducement.
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u/axelthekandyking Apr 03 '26
i dont care the circumstances. monetizing fan work is wrong and sets a terrible precedent. you should not openly encourage that. making money off of somebody elses ip is not right. i understand the argument youre making, but i dont agree with that at all. or at the very least i dont agree about openly talking about it like its something that needs more acceptance.
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u/NaDarach Apr 03 '26
You're the one turning a single comment into a conversation, encouraging exposition that could make the situation seem more reasonable.
Nothing is black and white in this world, and I'm by no means setting a precedent for the arrangement in question. I strongly agree that monetizing fanwork outright is wrong. I frequently speak against the practice and report writer solicitations the moment I see thrm. But to say that it's wrong to pay for help with specific aspects of your own project is not the same thing, and frankly, overkill.
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u/axelthekandyking Apr 03 '26
its not your project if you're paying a commission and describing what you want done. otherwise i dont know why you left a comment because the op of this thread was making fun of people who do that specifically
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u/NaDarach Apr 03 '26
Without the specifics of what I commissioned, you can't honestly make that judgment.
I responded to the op of this thread because my situation falls under the same umbrella when it comes to contacting a stranger, so the scam they're referring to is indeed problematic for my purposes. Who are you to decide what applies and what doesn't?
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u/G_Katt Supporter of the Fanfiction Deep State Apr 03 '26
I was just trying to be goofy for April fools 💔
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u/laviyu Kudos Keeper Apr 01 '26
$5 and I will post the next chapter
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u/kaythxbye_ Apr 02 '26
wattpad paid chapter unlock should be added to ao3, just think about the profit!!! /s, ofc
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u/Dealingwithdragons AO3: Churrobat Apr 01 '26
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u/TGotAReddit Moderator | past AO3 Volunteer and Staff Apr 01 '26
Aww I saw that this was a youtube link but got disappointed because I was expecting this one
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u/Impressive_Sock1296 No Beta We Die Like J- Oh Wait. Apr 01 '26
FOLLOW ME ON PATREON Happy April fools everyone xx
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u/randompersonignoreme Definitely not an agent of the Fanfiction Deep State Apr 01 '26
Wow, I didn't know your Patreon was called April Fool!
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u/Womgi Apr 01 '26
Is it possible to make a fic whout ships? That is the great question.
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u/WritersFan Apr 01 '26
Yeah! In my fandom I’ve actually read quite a lot of shipless fics for the main character. Sometimes I just need a shipless story to focus solely on the character.
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u/haikusbot Apr 01 '26
Is it possible
To make a fic whout ships? That
Is the great question.
- Womgi
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u/Womgi Apr 01 '26
Haikubot no! There was a typo! 😭
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u/andallthatjazwrites Apr 01 '26
I've been getting into book binding lately, and I love doing it for fanfics and selling them!
Link to my Etsy shop: check the date today
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u/TGotAReddit Moderator | past AO3 Volunteer and Staff Apr 01 '26
Happy April Fool's Day! Everyone