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[mrv3000]

What is up with the rising trend of people posting meta on AO3? I don't want to have to start wading through non-fic there! (Especially a meta on why Benedict Cumberbatch is hot. GOOD FREEKIN LAWD.)

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[nic]

I think this is currently under debate by the site admins? (i.e. It may get deleted, or it may have a category of its own.)

I know that for some people, they want a place to post their longer meta without having to split it over 2-3 LJ posts.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

I for one am opposed. Like...stab it with thousands of knives opposed. XD

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Huh, it hasn't been happening in any of the fandoms that I follow on AO3, I think.

I'm actually not against to the idea as long as it's something that can be easily filtered out. Which it can't right now, I suppose, because the filtering isn't working at the moment.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it might be better if we could actually filter at the moment. It seems like it's happening more and more in Sherlock fandom. Le sigh.

[fauxkaren.livejournal.com]

That's... odd.

But possibly still not as odd as the fact that earlier this week someone posted their Jon Snow fanmix in the ASOiaF section. Why would you post a fanmix to AO3?

Blegh.

Maybe they should have a separate section for fandom essays.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

I'd be annoyed if a fanmix turned up. It's not the place for it! I swear it's the influx of ff.net lately.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

SO ANNOYING. BAH.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_thirty2flavors/]

I am unclear on how talking about Benedict Cumberbatch's level of attractiveness is meta. HAVE I BEEN WRITING MORE META THAN I REALIZED.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

YOU COULD POST YOUR THOUGHTS ON AO3!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_thirty2flavors/]

I'm imagining this "meta" is just Tumblr-style hyperbole and faux-rage like WHAT GAVE YOU THE RIGHT? NO, FUCK YOU. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. YOU'RE THE WORST. THIS IS ILLEGAL. WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? I HATE YOU SO MUCH. FAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

XD XD XD XD XD

Yeah, I really hope AO3 doesn't become the next blog replacement.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_thirty2flavors/]

I don't really see the use in posting meta there because meta to me invites discussion and I don't see how AO3 would be the place for it. I guess you could say the same about meta on Tumblr, btu I do kind of feel that way about meta on Tumblr anyway lol.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Yeah, neither are good for discussion, but AO3 especially.

Well...actually AO3 is probably a whole lot easier to hold discussions, but I still don't want it to become a forum.

[six.livejournal.com]

FFN infestation? XD

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

YES I THINK SO. YES.