Whelp that had its time leaving orbit. I still stand by what I said in that this should be a discussion on courtesy since it is an ungovernable issue. Some people are okay with it, others are not, it’s simple enough to ask and communicate about it.
I'm going to add onto this since I've seen some arguments talking about how fic writers shouldn't be speaking out because fics fall into a legal grey area and we've been uploading to an archive.
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Amending: The argument of fanworks falling into a legal gray area is nothing new, but now people are using it to justify the mass redistribution of fic. With discourse on if its okay I'd like to remind people:
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Just because on paper its fine, in application is it? In my opinion, no, but others may disagree with me and that'd fine. Some authors I'm sure are flattered to have their works out there being shared, but that can't be said for all of us.
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Idk i just feel like when ao3 is back up I need everybody to be heaps more graceful towards fic writers because if two weeks without their works is painful then maybe we shouldn't be discoursing weekly about how much you think they suck at writing.
Which is why we need to have this discussion on how fan fics are treated, and the courtesy of sharing them, since we haven't really faced something like this in recent times. However, unfortunately, it doesn't seem like that will happen.
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Instead of listening to fan fic writers wishes and perspectives, there's been a decent amount of pushback. Which really just shows people only care about the fruits of our labor, rather than reflecting and standing by us.
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if ao3 means so much to you and is such a big part of your daily life that you feel the weight of its absence now, let it also be a reminder about the importance of leaving kudos and comments even if its just a simple "i loved this!" to show writers you care about their hard work
So the story is long and annoying - the one who founded the company with me betrayed me so bad that I am left with bills I have to pay to avoid full (private) bancruptcy - which would mean we would likely loose our apartment and... everything lol
I have a depressed, passive+
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Mark your calendars!
Gaz's Winter Wonders is coming November 23-27!
Prompt list and Guidelines are included below!
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Prompt list:
Day 1: First Snow/Snow Sculptures
Day 2: Winter Sports/Snowball Fight
Day 3: Fix-It/Bundled-Up
Day 4: Northern Lights/Constellations
Day 5: Snowed-In/Winter Feast
Hello everyone!
Thank you for your fantastic feedback over these past few days, your support has been overwhelming! With that being said, it is my pleasure to announce that "Gaz's Winter Wonders" will be going forward.
Please stay tuned for further details!