#but consider: people (including me) might be more hesitant to browse ao3 because spoilers might not be appropriately there

[coffeebanana]

One thing in regards to ml leaks and episodes airing out of order that I don't think I've seen anyone explicitly say is that alongside the fandom suffering in general, creators specifically see the effects of this. People have left the fandom over bible spoilers. People are no doubt avoiding fandom spaces or unfollowing people now to avoid even more spoilers. Personally, I've noticed a difference in ao3 engagement this season, both in the amount of content produced and the amount of people who seem to be reading fics. I can't speak for fanartists, but I'd imagine they might have seen similar trends with their numbers. And while some of that can probably be attributed to the normal fandom lifecycle, I'm certain that the bible leak played a role too. My point being, now is a time to reblog content you enjoy. Fanart, fic links, gifs, etc... Support your fandom creatives by reblogging, commenting, leaving likes and kudos. And please please please tag your posts accordingly and don't put spoilers in your rb tags--OP sees those.

#miraculous ladybug #ty for coming to my ted talk #i particularly feel like people hesitate to reblog fic links #and i can understand why for several reasons i won't get into #but consider: people (including me) might be more hesitant to browse ao3 because spoilers might not be appropriately there #tumblr is a space i can curate for myself on the other hand #so i feel safer hanging out here and i definitely do check out fics i see on tumblr! #anyways this bit is in the tags because i don't want this turning into some writers vs artist thing that's so not the point #this has just been my personal observation