#and really a site with those premises probably shouldnt have existed in the first place

[myownprivatcidaho]

This is a genuine question because I do believe ao3 has a problem with all sorts of things, but how should fics be filtered out? Isn't that sort of the same problem that has been going on in libraries for years?

i think youre asking a good question, but ill be real i myself am pretty novice when it comes to navigating that site. i guess in general i think libraries have a better screening process (and books getting published in general as opposed to fics being published online) but. tbh im not sure if there IS a clean cut solution to filtering ao3 works that ... actually allows its existence to continue. if that makes sense. at the moment the issue with content on there is responsibility and if the site wont hold users accountable, then other users should, but i think. like stepping back from Internet/Fandom Values i dont think there is a clear solution when it comes to regulating an open-source platform which allows giant works of content cause imo it. kinda was a bad idea to begin with

#again idk how coherent that is #basically uhhh. dont shoot me but i think ao3 is a bad concept in itself wrt regulating content #and really a site with those premises probably shouldnt have existed in the first place #again i dont mean to be an anti-fandom killjoy #and to be clear im Very Much Not saying individuals are necessarily in the wrong for using it #yknow its a free platform and the convenience is nice to share stuff #like thats understandable and so long as you arent giving them your money its pretty harmless* all things considered #(*only as harmless as the content youre consuming) #but when you weigh the worth of that convenience against the damage it does and ask which is more important #just as a general rule safety and especially the protection of vulnerable groups is ALYWAYS more important than convenience #but yeah uhh. ig others may have a stronger more specific answer for this and im not gonna fully start calling to abolish the entire site #but yeah theres uh. imo it really shouldnt have been made to begin with #anonymous