Hey, there! It is Juneteenth!

[tabaqui]

*facepalm*
Well, so much for meme and posting! Heh. Sorry, guys. I think - and this is no reflection on my flisties who are doing the meme - I'm just not finding the questions all that interesting vis a vis: things I want to answer.

So i'm looking for something else, because I *do* like chatting and communicating with you all, and I need to make

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[ariss_tenoh]

I'm not sure I understand the AO3 issue, the post seems to be talking in a roundabout way. So there are demands for racism as a warning? And wanting a block function?

[tabaqui]

Yes. Apparently, people are somehow targeting writers of color. Previously, they were writing extremely ugly, racist fic and *gifting* that fic to these writers (they've now made it so you can turn that function off, it seems, or in some way moderate it). They would also mark the person as a 'co writer' on this gross fic. That's been fixed now, too

[ariss_tenoh]

Thank you for explaining it. I'm sure Naye is friendly but the way they write makes it difficult for me to understand what they're actually trying to say.

Hmm... from a legal/moral viewpoint, Ao3 should release a statement but considering the climate in the US right now anything will be viewed as too little or not enough. I'm not sure how one can force people to use tags, especially if these attackers are intentionally trying to target certain writers. Also, it's a fiction archive run by volunteers whom I suspect have no desire to police things even if they should.

*sighs*
This is the downside of fandom going mainstream. So many taking what they view as "social/political activism" into areas that aren't the right place for it. From attacking non-white/non-het members of fandom to wanting to set rules for how to write fic/pairings/correct sex. It's crazy.

[tabaqui]

I think they definitely need to make a statement, and I think they need to do whatever is necessary for people to protect themselves - like block abusive users 100 percent from their accounts, that kind of thing.

But as for policing racism...it's just not possible, in the way that some people are wanting, I think.

[ariss_tenoh]

Locking fics and comment moderation is the standard practice. They could go a bit further and ban/delete a user account if that person is repeatedly being racist/attacking others.

I read the comments on some posts and what they want doesn't seem do-able, though I understand the pent-up frustration that is the current mood these days.

[tabaqui]

Yeah - there's a link somewhere to a google doc with suggestions and stuff, and lists pros and cons, and there are just...a lot of cons.

[ariss_tenoh]

In the end, it's a free fiction archive run by volunteers. Not a company with paid employees like twitter or facebook.