I do not want anyone associated with the Hugos to even know that Ao3 exists, nevermind having them wander in and ruin it for us. That archive is one of the last bastions of, "Let's all just get together and write about stuff we love," with relatively little wank or controversy (such as, say, Tumblr), and the nomination announcement made me feel like someone had painted a target on my back. I get why people are excited about transformative works being "legitimized" by a recognizable SFF organization, but I much preferred when only other fanficcers knew about us. (Not that I'm anywhere near prolific enough to notice, but still--*CRINGE*.)
Also: Bless Fanlore for putting all this in one place.
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I do not want anyone associated with the Hugos to even know that Ao3 exists, nevermind having them wander in and ruin it for us. That archive is one of the last bastions of, "Let's all just get together and write about stuff we love," with relatively little wank or controversy (such as, say, Tumblr), and the nomination announcement made me feel like someone had painted a target on my back. I get why people are excited about transformative works being "legitimized" by a recognizable SFF organization, but I much preferred when only other fanficcers knew about us. (Not that I'm anywhere near prolific enough to notice, but still--*CRINGE*.)
Also: Bless Fanlore for putting all this in one place.