More OTW/AO3 stuff
I've just finished uploading my 2009 fic to the Archive Of Our Own. Now I'm puzzling over the important questions, like is it better to abbreviate that as AO3, AO³ or as AooO! The last has a wonderfully werewolfy kind of vibe to it, but the first is perhaps more sensible.
I've seen at least one person puzzling over what this is all about, so maybe a brief explanation.
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My initial impressions are:
Uploading my existing fic is as easy as pasting in the URL of the LJ page into a text box and pressing a button. You can even batch up to ten fics at once. \o/ Well, I then have to edit it to delete the introductory blurb that appeared above the LJ cut in my journal originally, but that only takes a minute.
The tagging system works like a dream. Start typing in 'B' 'u' into the 'fandom' box and it autocompletes 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' with an option to click on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer (movie)' or 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer (RPF)' instead. Entering the characters and pairings works the same way. Once you've posted, click on a tag and it brings up a page showing every fic about that character, which you can sort by writer, date, rating, or whatever.
There are a few glitches when you try to edit fics, but nothing that makes it unusable.
There are features for bookmarking and reccing fics and leaving comments; I'm not sure if these are active yet. (I've seen a few bookmarked fics, but the menu option seems to be disabled - presumably the feature's still being tested).
So far the most popular fandoms, after one day in open beta, are:
Stargate Atlantis - 632 stories.
Harry Potter - 428 stories.
Supernatural - 362 stories
Buffy - 353 stories.
Due South - 328 stories.







