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Psyga315 Since: Jan, 2001
#1: Feb 11th 2013 at 6:48:55 AM

I haven't really seen a topic devoted to this new site that seems to be pretty popular as of late. I actually registered yesterday or so and just now have gotten to know the site, though not by much.

Basically this is to talk about the goings on of the site.

Mort08 Pirate AND writer! from Oklahoma Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Pirate AND writer!
#2: Feb 11th 2013 at 8:08:30 PM

I like it pretty well, mainly because it lets you group stories into series. And the people in charge answer my e-mails pretty quickly, which is nice.

Looking for some stories?
Vashiane I got 99 problems and sleep deprivation is 30 of from Sunshine Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: In the clutches of some Wild Love
I got 99 problems and sleep deprivation is 30 of
#3: Feb 12th 2013 at 10:45:29 AM

I'm loving it right now. There's some REALLY good stories there, people respond to you much faster too, and they're actually rather nice. The only problem I see so far is that there isn't a forum, but it's still in beta so maybe we'll get one eventually.

I really like it. Almost more than FF.net.

Nyarly Das kann doch nicht sein! from Saksa Since: Feb, 2012
Das kann doch nicht sein!
#4: Feb 13th 2013 at 12:00:48 AM

There seem to be more better stories there than at FF.net, which is drenched in crap. However, that's probably because it's relatively unpopular.

It surely will get more popular, but hopefully not as much as FF.net, otherwise the quality will probably take a sharp downturn.

edited 13th Feb '13 12:01:01 AM by Nyarly

People aren't as awful as the internet makes them out to be.
Korodzik Since: Jan, 2001
#5: Feb 13th 2013 at 4:52:45 AM

I remember it from back when I was still interested in Homestuck fanfiction, back in 2010. It was fun to browse. I came back to it a year or so later, and all of a sudden the Homestuck section was chock-full of pornography.

Annoyingly, as far as I can tell they still haven't fixed the problem where you cannot ask to exclude a particular tag. So you can't, for example, easily see a list of all stories which aren't F/F or M/M.

edited 13th Feb '13 5:03:25 AM by Korodzik

BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Mod with the Migraine
#6: Feb 13th 2013 at 6:53:19 AM

I've skimmed the site a little bit, due to some links over from ff.net. Everyone I've followed over from ff uses AO 3 specifically to host their porn stories they can't upload to ff, and browsing categories gave me more of the same. Since I don't write porn, I won't be getting an account there anytime soon.

That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
Vashiane I got 99 problems and sleep deprivation is 30 of from Sunshine Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: In the clutches of some Wild Love
I got 99 problems and sleep deprivation is 30 of
#7: Feb 13th 2013 at 11:18:12 AM

[up] Neither do I, but there's plenty of stories on there without it. Just use the advanced search options.

Mort08 Pirate AND writer! from Oklahoma Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Pirate AND writer!
#8: Feb 13th 2013 at 11:42:22 AM

I just avoid clicking on anything with an E rating.

Looking for some stories?
MissMokushiroku Ace Gamer from Atlanta, Georgia, USA Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Ace Gamer
#9: Feb 13th 2013 at 8:19:03 PM

There's a Greasemonkey script for AO 3 called Blurb Blocker that will hide stories containing specific terms. It's not perfect, because not everyone will tag everything properly, but you can filter out explicit stories, certain pairings, etc. There's a whitelist feature, too.

I don't use the script myself (I keep thinking, what am I missing? even though I only ever set it to filter out porn, which I'm not interested in...), but I know people who swear by it.

edited 13th Feb '13 8:20:43 PM by MissMokushiroku

TwoGunAngel The Demon Slayer Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Demon Slayer
#10: Feb 14th 2013 at 3:51:38 AM

I have an account over there, though I haven't really written any fic for AOO yet.

Psyga315 Since: Jan, 2001
#11: Feb 14th 2013 at 4:48:29 AM

[up] You're not the only one, though I've been heavily considering uploading an Avatar fanfic that I found too... different for Fanfiction.net *

, and I'm considering writing a Dungeons And Dragons fanfic.

greedling Since: Feb, 2010
#12: Feb 14th 2013 at 9:55:52 AM

You can exclude a tag. In the "other tags" search bar, write "-[tag]" (where [tag] is obviously the tag to exclude), and nothing with that tag will show up. Works with "search within results" too, but that also works on non-tag things, which may or may not fit your preferences.

edited 14th Feb '13 10:03:18 AM by greedling

You will not go to space today.
BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Mod with the Migraine
#13: Feb 14th 2013 at 1:30:34 PM

To clarify: I'm not anti-porny-fics, I'm just atrocious at writing them; large doses of Ikea Erotica apply. Since I can host everything on ff.net, which has a more visible internet footprint (and already gained me a fair number of regular readers), why move?

That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#14: Feb 14th 2013 at 2:24:28 PM

It's not a matter of moving, since you still can have your fanfics at both places, and more.

Think of it. If FF.Net ever collapsed for some reason or another, wouldn't you like having your stories also stored somewhere else so they can survive?

The Internet fanfiction community has grown too dependant on FF.Net, and should it ever fall, what then? Huh?

edited 14th Feb '13 2:24:40 PM by NapoleonDeCheese

SapphireBlue Since: Jan, 2001
#15: Mar 3rd 2013 at 3:48:19 PM

Just requested an invite. It says I should get it by tomorrow.

I figure it's a good idea to have my fics in more than one place. Y'know, getting exposure to different kinds of people.

Lightflame Stick of the Fallen from where you can't find me Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: Drowning in your pond, hoping you'll notice me
Stick of the Fallen
#16: Mar 3rd 2013 at 4:55:13 PM

I like it. The uploading style works better than FF.net, and the note thing works well.

Also, chapter indexes, tags, etc. And a higher char count for summaries! I can actually give a longer description about what my fic is about. (Not that I'm an I Suck at Summaries person.)

"Oh great! Let's pile up all the useless cats and hope a tree falls on them!"
SapphireBlue Since: Jan, 2001
#17: Mar 3rd 2013 at 9:57:57 PM

Did a bit of looking around. I'm finding it easy to find good fanfics, which is really nice. It's also very easy to tell what you're getting into, what with the tags and ratings being so clear. There's creepy stuff, yes, but it's easy to avoid.

I think I'm going to like this site.

Leaper Since: May, 2009
#18: Mar 3rd 2013 at 10:00:11 PM

Here's a question about it: since ff.net no longer supports uploading between it and AO 3, is there any easier way to get stuff from the former to the latter that doesn't involve cutting, pasting, and redoing formatting?

Fine, two questions: does AO 3 have any in-page text break "symbol" similar to the one ff.net uses? That's one formatting thing I really like about ff.net, but I couldn't find it in the AO 3 text editor.

edited 3rd Mar '13 10:00:37 PM by Leaper

Mort08 Pirate AND writer! from Oklahoma Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Pirate AND writer!
#19: Mar 3rd 2013 at 10:09:31 PM

[up] If you paste the FF.net work into the AO 3 wordspace while the latter is in Rich Text mode, the formatting will be preserved. And yes, there is a line-break button. It's the single horizontal line.

Looking for some stories?
Leaper Since: May, 2009
#20: Mar 3rd 2013 at 10:20:44 PM

[up] So what format does the ff.net version have to be in? Do I paste it from their preview/DL? From MS Word or Notepad?

Mort08 Pirate AND writer! from Oklahoma Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Pirate AND writer!
#21: Mar 3rd 2013 at 11:04:16 PM

[up] I usually paste it from the preview.

Looking for some stories?
Sorastitch Eden from Last Seen in The Shadowlands Since: Dec, 2011
Eden
#22: Mar 4th 2013 at 5:31:14 PM

This site sounds good. I'll probably join sometime soon-ish.

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Wanderlast Since: May, 2011
#23: Mar 5th 2013 at 8:03:14 AM

Anyone want an invite? I happily provide one.

Sorastitch Eden from Last Seen in The Shadowlands Since: Dec, 2011
Eden
#24: Mar 7th 2013 at 8:01:12 AM

I'd like one.

my drawing blog ya'll UPDATES 10 TIMES A MONTH WOW, THIS IS STRAIGHT UP MUH SOGGY KNEE
MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#25: Mar 7th 2013 at 5:08:42 PM

Membership is by invite only?

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.

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