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Is Archive of Our Own down?
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The Archive of Our Own (AO3) is a nonprofit open-source repository for fanfiction and other transformative fanworks, created and maintained by the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW). AO3 hosts a diverse range of fanworks, including fanfiction stories, fanart, fanvids, podfics, and more.
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To summarize, during the past 24 hours, we received report mainly from Fuzhou, π¨π³ China
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As someone who recommended a LOT of fics and still read on AO3, after seeing this one post, I want to say what I learned - if you donβt like something, if the characters are not like in canon and very OOC, if the vibe is off, just scroll down. Donβt be rude to the author!
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Bro why is ao3 DOWN I NEED MY DOSE OF WENCLAIR FICS stop
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uhm is ao3 down??? Why wonβt it load please πππππ
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is ao3 down??? bro cmonπ¬π¬
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I saw such an amazing fic and I was just about to click on and then ao3 went down π§π»ββοΈ I'm so gonna kms
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down ba ao3 π
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ao3 is down what am i supposed to do to waste time until i fall asleep then huh
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is ao3 down for anyone
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Does ao3 is down right nowππ
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is ao3 down or is my internet fcked π₯²π₯²
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Im behind on TSHD coz ive been speedrunning ao3 instead π at some point i need to sit down in front of my tv, finish season 6 of lucifer, finish tshd, finish wednesday pt2 and start dandadan and the banana anime
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why ao3 downπππππ
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good morning ao3 is down..... my morning newspaper π§
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AO3 is down or is it my connection??
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WHATTTT WHY IS AO3 DOWN NONONONOOOOOO
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me and tam just experienced ao3 going down together this is oomfhood
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I JUST WATCHED AO3 GO DOWN IN REAL TIME IM GONNA KMS π₯π
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is ao3 down because it only lets me see bookmarked pages but not others
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Wait is AO3 down or is it just my crappy wifi? π€
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i can sense ao3 going down soon
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Is AO3 down or did I accidentally fked up the website by constantly updating my story's work skin? β οΈ
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Tried to post a new work on AO3, but looks like the site is down ππ§ Anyone else having the same issue?
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my internet is bad or ao3 is really down rn?
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I think ao3 is down...
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is ao3 down or is the j*ndal wifi acting up either way im throwing hands
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Ao3 down ya?
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Is ao3 down..?
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ao3 down again? π
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Is AO3 down or smtg?
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canβt believe ao3 is down again
legitimately the most unreliable website Iβve ever known in my life
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