I Haven't Used Any Invites, So If Anyone Wants Any To Skip The Line, Let Me Know!

I haven't used any invites, so if anyone wants any to skip the line, let me know!

About the AO3 "No Guest Comments for a while" warning

If you're not following any of AO3's social media accounts you might be in the dark as to what kind of "spam comments" have engendered this banner at the top of the site:

These spam comments have been posted about a great deal on the AO3 subreddit for the past couple of days. Initially they comprised a bunch of guest (logged out users) bot comments that insulted authors by suggesting they were using AI and not writing their own fics. Some examples, from the subreddit:

But it then escalated to outright graphic porn images and gifs being posted in comments, again by logged out 'Guest' accounts. Obviously, I'm not going to give examples of those, but between these two bot infestations, AO3 has clearly decided to act and has temporarily closed the ability to post comments for users who are not logged in with an AO3 account.

Unfortunately, this means that genuine readers who don't have an AO3 account won't be able to leave comments on fics that they enjoy.

If you are a genuine reader who doesn't yet have an AO3 account, I strongly suggest getting yourself on the waiting list for one. More and more AO3 authors are now locking their fics down to registered users only - either due to these bot comments or concerns about AI scraping their work - which means you're probably missing out on a lot of great stuff.

Hopefully guest commenting will be enabled again at some point soon, but I suggest not waiting until then. Get yourself on that list.

Wait times are going to be longer than usual at the moment, due to the current Wattpad purge [info on Fanlore | Wattpad subreddit thread], but if you're in line, then your invite will come through eventually.

Update: There's now a Megathread about this on the AO3 subreddit.

Reblog if you are okay with people giving you lots of boops!

For Boop-Badges Collectors

Rough estimate: It's possible to reach 1000 boops in less than 2 hours (took me 1:30h), if you got some people to spam it to.

If you are a blog where people can spam boop's to, reblog this.

OC Questionnaire Tag

Haha this is kinda old because I went hermit again. But here's the thing anyway! Big thanks to @pandoras-comment-box! I'll be using Aven, from Asteria Heights.

Rules:

Answer the questions as your OCs

Add questions of your own for the next person.

Questions:

1. What's your biggest pet peeve?

People who chew with their mouths open. Especially if they have more than one.

2. How do you like to celebrate success?

I crack open a nice, cold can of cold brew, then pass out on the nearest semi-flat surface when my energy crashes.

3. Do you like traveling?

Depends on how, when, where, and with who. I love the destinations, but getting there? I hate planes. They make me sick. Road trips are highly dependent on who I'm with and how long I'll be stuck in the car. My favorite is flying, but I can only go for so long before my wings ache. But I'm definitely the lowest maintenance out of my friends. (Don't listen to what Meg says).

Tagging; @anoelleart, @mysticstarlightduck, @cypriathus, and anyone else that's interested!

Questions for you guys:

Who is your best friend (if any)?

What achievement are you most proud of?

If there's one thing you could change about your life, what would it be?

IT’S NOT ‘PEEKED’ MY INTEREST

OR ‘PEAKED’

BUT PIQUED

‘PIQUED MY INTEREST’

THIS HAS BEEN A CAPSLOCK PSA

OC Questionaire

Thanks to @spideronthesun for the tag! The prompt is to answer the assigned questionsas if you were your OC. I will, of course, answer questions as my beloved Arlasaire💜

1. What's the first time you rebelled in your life against the society and its expectations?

"...Mmm... I once told Lord Einharde I didn't want him to hit me anymore. I don't know if that counts... in a lot of ways, it's like I was never really in society."

2. What is something you miss the most from your childhood?

"Gil."

3. What's your biggest regret in life so far?

"Killing Gil."

Tagging @maiemorrae, @moonfeatherblue, @reaperofcrows, @pluttskutt, @theprissythumbelina, @anyablackwood, @maskedemerald, and back at @spideronthesun, if you want, with new questions for your OCs to answer!

1. If you could switch places with any other person, who would it be and why?

2. Do you have a signature dish or favorite food? What is it and how is it connected to you?

3. Is life getting better?

No pressure but it'd be so cool to hear from y'all!