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We love hearing from you, but if you need help/want to offer suggestions pls use bit.ly/ao3support or ck @AO3_Status for site changes
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Thank you for all the support you've shared! We have no further updates beyond our earlier October 30 post, but keep an eye on official #OTW channels! While #AO3 is down, we wanted to share some internet safety reminders with all of you. Read more at: ao3-news.org/2z5ya9px

Staying Safe Online: Best Practices During the AO3 Outage

OTW volunteers appreciate all of the support we've received from you while AO3 remains down. We do not have further updates to offer you beyond our earlier October 30 update, but when they become...

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Earlier today, we detected evidence of a security incident on #AO3. We are still in the early stages of investigating. No AO3 data has been deleted. All your works, bookmarks, kudos, etc., are safe. Learn more at otwstatus.org/incidents/g12j…

AO3 Down for Maintenance

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AO3 Status@AO3_Status
Oct 29
We estimate that service restoration for #AO3 will take around 2 weeks but it could be up to 4 weeks. We are hopeful that we will be able to bring the site back up in a degraded state sooner. Refer to our status page for updates: otwstatus.org/
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We estimate that service restoration for #AO3 will take around 2 weeks but it could be up to 4 weeks. We are hopeful that we will be able to bring the site back up in a degraded state sooner. Refer to our status page for updates: otwstatus.org/
AO3 Status@AO3_Status
Oct 29
#AO3 maintenance is in progress. We expect it to take at least 12 hours, but it may take longer. We will provide updates as necessary. Refer to our status page for updates: otwstatus.org/incidents/g12j…
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#AO3 maintenance is in progress. We expect it to take at least 12 hours, but it may take longer. We will provide updates as necessary. Refer to our status page for updates: otwstatus.org/incidents/g12j…

AO3 Down for Maintenance

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AO3 Status@AO3_Status
Oct 29
#AO3 is down for maintenance. Refer to our status page for updates: otwstatus.org/incidents/g12j…
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In #FiveThings Linwëlin discusses wrangling tags, translating them from Spanish, and what it's like to be a disabled volunteer. Read more at otw-news.org/yv7abwzj
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#AO3 Tag Wranglers have canonized some new "No Fandom" additional tags and revised subtag and metatag relationships of existing "No Fandom" canonical tags. Check out the latest news post for details: otw-news.org/2phezukr.
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#AO3 is excited to announce that we're beginning to roll out translated email notifications, allowing you to receive emails from us in languages other than English! At the start, this will only be for Simplified Chinese, others soon to come! More at: ao3-news.org/4w4r6mkz
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The #OTW October Membership Drive has concluded! We raised US$314,539.76. Thank you to everybody who donated and shared! For additional stats, read more at otw-news.org/5dyratjc
Work blurb styled words reading 'Membership Drive by OTW' with the tags 'No Archive Warnings Apply, October 16-18 2026, Fundraising, AO3 Merch, Donations Gift, October Drive (freeform), We Did This Instead of Sleeping'. Work is marked complete.

ALT Work blurb styled words reading 'Membership Drive by OTW' with the tags 'No Archive Warnings Apply, October 16-18 2026, Fundraising, AO3 Merch, Donations Gift, October Drive (freeform), We Did This Instead of Sleeping'. Work is marked complete.
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For our October 2026 Membership Drive, we're featuring a donation gift each day! Today’s feature: An enamel pin to display your kudos for AO3! Add this to a bag, jacket, or other accessory to show that you have already left kudos here! Donate at: otw.org/donate
Circular enamel pin that says 'You have already left kudos here. :)' around the edge with the AO3 logo in the center

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The #OTW October 2026 Membership Drive has begun! Check out the new donation gifts for this year and learn a little bit about what happens to your tags behind the scenes. Read more at: otw-news.org/2p8tvssh
Work blurb styled words reading 'Membership Drive by OTW' with the tags 'No Archive Warnings Apply, October 16-18 2026, Fundraising, AO3 Merch, Donations Gift, October Drive (freeform), We Did This Instead of Sleeping

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The #OTW’s Finance committee has released the update on our 2026 budget, reporting on our projects, fundraising, and more! Read more at: otw-news.org/2p89768u
Organization for Transformative Works: 2026 Budget

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[update] Resolved: AO3 is once again fully functional; all issues should be resolved, thank you for your patience! If you are still experiencing any issues past this point, please let us know. otwstatus.org/incidents/hnpd…

AO3 Experiencing Issues

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AO3 Status@AO3_Status
Oct 14
#AO3 is currently experiencing issues; those issues include uploading and/or viewing icons for profiles, collections, or skins. We are aware and are actively investigating.
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#AO3 is currently experiencing issues; those issues include uploading and/or viewing icons for profiles, collections, or skins. We are aware and are actively investigating.
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The 2025 #OTW Annual Report is now available. You can read it, and all earlier annual reports, on the OTW website: otw-news.org/yckk5r6k
AO3 received approximately 108.2 million page views per day in 2025 2,578,113 AO3 works created. Last year 2,139,910. 39.5 billion AO3 page views. Last year 34 billion. 4.9 million AO3 tags wrangled. Last year 5.4 million. 1,954,787 AO3 accounts created. Last year 1,298,541. 40,000 AO3 Support tickets received. Last year 27,000. 47,500 AO3 Policy & Abuse tickets received. Last year 28,000. 61 AO3 releases deployed. Last year 34. 9 archives imported to AO3 via Open Doors. Last year 9. 18,614 Fanlore accounts created. Last year 21,498. 8,694 Fanlore pages created. Last year 6,700. 191,885 Fanlore edits made. Last year 163,000. 122 news posts published. Last year 118. 2 issues of Transformative Works and Cultures released. Last year 3. 23 Fanhackers posts published. Last year 17.

ALT AO3 received approximately 108.2 million page views per day in 2025 2,578,113 AO3 works created. Last year 2,139,910. 39.5 billion AO3 page views. Last year 34 billion. 4.9 million AO3 tags wrangled. Last year 5.4 million. 1,954,787 AO3 accounts created. Last year 1,298,541. 40,000 AO3 Support tickets received. Last year 27,000. 47,500 AO3 Policy & Abuse tickets received. Last year 28,000. 61 AO3 releases deployed. Last year 34. 9 archives imported to AO3 via Open Doors. Last year 9. 18,614 Fanlore accounts created. Last year 21,498. 8,694 Fanlore pages created. Last year 6,700. 191,885 Fanlore edits made. Last year 163,000. 122 news posts published. Last year 118. 2 issues of Transformative Works and Cultures released. Last year 3. 23 Fanhackers posts published. Last year 17.
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Applications for #Fanlore Social Media Moderators, #StrategicPlanning, Organizational Culture Roadmap, #AO3 Policy & Abuse, and Specified Language #TagWrangling Volunteers are still open - check out our volunteering page for more information: otw.org/volunteer!
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Do you have experience with research or social media? Would you like to assist AO3 users? Do you enjoy brainstorming solutions to problems? Would you like to wrangle AO3 tags? Can you translate from another language to English? The #OTW is recruiting at: otw-news.org/ycksnmzr
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In #FiveThings Amy2 discusses shipping out donation gifts, having a donation gift shed, and reminding you to read your emails from the #OTW. Read more at otw-news.org/yhr4jtmn
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Do you have experience with research or social media? Would you like to assist AO3 users? Do you enjoy brainstorming solutions to problems? Would you like to wrangle AO3 tags? Can you translate from another language to English? The #OTW is recruiting at: otw-news.org/ycksnmzr
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In September's newsletter, we celebrated the #OTW's 19th anniversary, #OpenDoors completed four imports, and #TWC published their annual general issue. Check out our latest news post for details: otw-news.org/2p8rchw3
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#AO3's July releases included the big switch to 1.0, filters for user Collections pages, and a fix for a bug that caused blank word counts! Find out more about those and other changes in our latest release notes post: ao3-news.org/v-1-4-0
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The Big Bang, Baby Challenge, a #HarryPotter fanfiction and fanart archive, is being imported to #AO3 via #OpenDoors. For more information, please refer to our latest news post: otw-news.org/yr8nt7y3
Spotlight on Open Doors

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