Thank You. Spreading The Word.

Thank you. Spreading the word.

Lmao. Cats are just wonderful.

𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲; 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑝.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm a mix between a specialist and a goblin. Also, if I like an authors work, I go to their profile and read everything they've written in the fandoms I like.

AO3 Search Modes

1. Newbie  Find fandom on AO3. Skim down the most recent fics in the fandom. Downside: Overwhelming, much chaff.

2. Old School Go to specific fandom. Sort by kudos. Start at the top. Downside: Oldest fics tend to have the most kudos, also things that update a lot or crossover with more popular fandoms. Newer stuff gets lost.

3. Rebel Go to specific fandom. Sort by kudos. Start at the end. (Note: some actual gems can be found this way, but it requires much patience.)

4. Ravenous Go to specific fandom. Read everything. Not recommended for Very Large Fandoms. Can be done with newer, smaller fandoms.  Downside: lots of mediocre fic in many fandoms.

5. Specialist Go to specific fandom. Search for a specific pairing. Exclude every pairing you don’t like. Exclude keywords that you dislike. Exclude all crossovers in general or specific crossovers if your fandom has a natural crossover (i.e. Doctor Who/Torchwood, Stargate SG1/Atlantis). Sort by bookmarks.  Downsides: you miss some newer good stuff, but starting from the top the first chunk of fics are likely to be very good and exactly what you want.

6. Goblin Click on a tag you like in a fic you just read. Go to the exclude section and start eliminating fandoms you’re not interested in, saying in a squeaky goblin voice, “Not you! Not you! Not you!”. Filter. Repeat until the top fandoms are all things you like and there are no more than a handful of fics in other fandoms represented. Back up when AO3 balks. It takes a while, so if you’re in Very Large Fandoms, this is a great method, and if you like obscure fandoms, not so much. Exclude pairings and tags you don’t like. Eliminate all unfinished fic. Sort by bookmarks. Start reading. Downside: Periodically get thrown by a random fandom you’re not in showing up anyway. Get jarred by switching fandoms constantly.  Upside: Variety of really good fics that people liked enough to bookmark. What’s your method?

Y’all r wildin OUT