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What r/AO3 is talking about this week

r/AO3 has 457,488 members and more than 100 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 36 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

457,488members
100+posts in the last 24 hours, newest 5 h ago
36comments an hour right now, newest 3 h ago
8,847points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/AO3 this week

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Top threads this week

  1. I kid, but how funny would it be if this actually happened?

    Also I know literally nothing about how websites work so forgive me if this joke is something that wouldn't even happen.

    8,847 points177 comments3 d ago
  2. This library has a smart marketing team

    Saw this library in my feed and laughed

    6,781 points114 comments3 d ago
  3. Surely I can't be the only one who catch 22'd myself... surely???
    5,947 points147 comments3 d ago
  4. Time Capsule

    Hey, It was suggested a couple times that we have some kind of megathread where people can basically say "I was here" or "I survived the AO3 apocalypse of 2026" and we'll lock the post once AO3 is...

    5,234 points6,516 comments4 d ago
  5. I want to go home...
    5,077 points44 comments1 d ago
  6. I can't do this anymore

    This is worse than trying to quit smoking

    5,014 points153 comments2 d ago
  7. The tags may be excessive at times, but at least I know what I'm getting into!

    The amount of times I come across wrongly tagged pairings...

    4,905 points224 comments3 d ago
  8. Emails

    Hey, There has been some talk about kudos and fic update emails going out today and some people have been worried about them being potential phishing scams. We reached out to AO3 and they are real...

    3,930 points152 comments4 d ago
  9. “they’re calling Ao3 being down the whitest problem ever” ENOUGH!

    It irks me beyond belief!!! everywhere I turns there’s comments of people saying “this is the whitest thing ever” like what the hell are you talking about??? i’m sorry but I gotta put this out...

    3,896 points349 comments2 d ago
  10. Fandom you read the most fics for without having consumed the source content ?

    For me it’s Genshin Impact. I love the fics I find. I would consume an anime based on the game characters in a heartbeat. But I am nooooot a gamer.

    3,316 points1,091 comments3 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Restricted Tuesday: Disability & Diversity Spotlight
    6 points2 comments5 h ago
  2. This whole AO3 down situation is giving me PTSD
    1,167 points56 comments5 h ago
  3. A desperate cry for help
    114 points13 comments5 h ago
  4. Honest Question about the Google Drive discourse
    0 points12 comments5 h ago
  5. Wtf has happened now? Anyone has context?
    947 points18 comments6 h ago
  6. I feel like an insane person, how do you cope reading angst scenes?
    21 points39 comments6 h ago
  7. TransformativeWorks.org is Down?
    8 points7 comments6 h ago
  8. I don't know if i can survive...
    7 points4 comments6 h ago
  9. Ghost/soap fic for newbie to fandom?
    2 points0 comments7 h ago
  10. Share with me your playlists while writing your fic
    23 points31 comments7 h ago
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