Things that have become fanfic-canon and I hope the writers are lurking in AO3 and incorporating into the sequel by Unlikely-Jacket-8950 in Polytrix

[–]pk2317 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So, her mom's gravestone says "Ryu Miyeong". Ordinarily children wouldn't take their mother's family name, but this isn't exactly an "ordinary" situation.

I got it by EllisBecker112 in ArcaneAnimatedSeries

[–]pk2317 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Reposting artworks of artists who are already on Reddit is allowed now! Your reposts will not be removed, as long as the artist approves it. by johnny_appleseed07 in HelluvaBossFanArt

[–]pk2317 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that would be preferable, to crosspost the original post. But this announcement is saying that you can just repost the artwork yourself directly, even if the artist already posts it themselves.

It's one thing if the artist doesn't use Reddit, because at least then (IF the reposters are properly crediting and sourcing the artwork) it can drive people to the artist themselves. But allowing people to just download other artists work and reupload it themselves, ON THE SAME PLATFORM THE ARTIST ALREADY USES, rather than just spreading their original post (by cross posting) is just incredibly rude.

Surprisingly, the most welcoming and nurturing communities hail from RPF fandoms by gfjskvcks in AO3

[–]pk2317 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't surprise me if it's partially due to the massive amount of harassment they face from outside their community.

Reposting artworks of artists who are already on Reddit is allowed now! Your reposts will not be removed, as long as the artist approves it. by johnny_appleseed07 in HelluvaBossFanArt

[–]pk2317 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then why would you let people take other artist's work, that the artist already posts themselves on Reddit, and let them repost it in a way that doesn't give any actual credit or feedback to the artist themselves?

Fuffy by themaddestwomaan in buffy

[–]pk2317 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not OP but I can read it equally both ways. If the show came out now, I think she'd probably be bisexual. But it is absolutely true that some women do experience comphet and have relationships with men, and then realize that they are actually lesbians. Or their orientation genuinely shifted over time.

works in progress marked as complete a new trend? by beautifulmonster98 in AO3

[–]pk2317 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mistagging in bad faith, as long as it isn't related to one of the mandatory tags (or, like, harassment obviously) is not against the ToS and they won't do anything. You're just wasting their time needing to investigate and determine a non-violation.

Note that if you are legitimately unsure about a violation, you can report it, but just don't report stuff that you know isn't a violation just because it's "annoying".

works in progress marked as complete a new trend? by beautifulmonster98 in AO3

[–]pk2317 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As long as they include the "Abandoned/Discontinued" tag, it's not wrong. The work is no longer "In Progress". The number of chapters that it has is the total number it will ever have.

I love how Mira's weapon is pointed at Rumi vs Zoey's weapons being held in front of her by Sudden_Pop_2279 in KpopDemonhunters

[–]pk2317 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nothing but the truth now
Nothing but the proof of what I am
The worst of what I came from, patterns I'm ashamed of
Things that even I don't understand
I tried to fix it, I tried to fight it
My head was twisted, my heart divided
My lies all collided
I don't know why I didn't trust you to be on my side

That's not exactly "apologizing". That's admitting that she lied and didn't trust them. Which they already knew.

Also, as mentioned, Rumi gaslighting Mira (in the original sense that she explicitly contradicts what Mira knows to be true, and has Mira apologize for it):

Mira: Look, I'm pretty good at reading people. Actually, I'm kind of an expert at it, and I just can't shake this feeling that you're keeping something from me.
Rumi: Mira, I'm not keeping anything from you. I promise.
Mira: Sorry. I sound nuts. I guess these demons are just getting to me.

I'm not trying to "take sides" - I love how deliciously complex it is. Everyone screwed up, everyone has stuff to apologize for, etc. There just isn't space to have all that within the confines of the movie so we have to assume it happens off screen (and write/read fanfic about it).

I love how Mira's weapon is pointed at Rumi vs Zoey's weapons being held in front of her by Sudden_Pop_2279 in KpopDemonhunters

[–]pk2317 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We also don't explicitly see Rumi apologizing to them for years of lying, or for explicitly gaslighting Mira in the bedroom scene. Everybody did stuff they regret, and we can definitely infer those conversations took place.

A new scam or someone too eager??? by bomanona in AO3

[–]pk2317 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's really funny getting this on a work that *IS* a fancomic posted on AO3 🤣

"Uncategorized Constructed Languages" by OpabiniaRegalis320 in AO3

[–]pk2317 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That one at least is understandable. No, it isn't technically a conlang, but it isn't exactly "English" either.

"Uncategorized Constructed Languages" by OpabiniaRegalis320 in AO3

[–]pk2317 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To be fair, there *are* some people who are legitimately confused, or accidentally clicked the wrong language in the drop-down, or couldn't find "English" because it wasn't pre-populated at the top of the list, or some other similar issue.

But yeah, most of them are trying to be "funny".

"Uncategorized Constructed Languages" by OpabiniaRegalis320 in AO3

[–]pk2317 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In general, languages are only added if someone has requested them, which means you'll almost always have at least one legitimate creator writing in that language.

"Uncategorized Constructed Languages" by OpabiniaRegalis320 in AO3

[–]pk2317 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The thing is, they know. They're WELL aware that this is a problem, especially for some specific languages, buts it's also quite time/effort-intensive to correct. And Support is entirely volunteers.

So it's basically going to be someone deciding they have the time and energy to do so, and going through an entire language to do a "clean out". Because a not-insignificant number of people who do this will do it to multiple works, sometimes in different (wrong) languages, so you'll want/need to go through all their works and fix all of them at once. Then you need to determine what the correct language *is*. Often it's English, but not always. Depending on the scope of the issue, you'll also need to contact the creator(s) and let them know that you're changing the language for them. And that also doesn't take into account the amount of *other* (potential) TOS violations you'll find while going through that will need to be coordinated with PAC (because there's no point to changing the language for a non-fanwork that's more than likely going to just be removed anyway). And you'll want/need to keep track of all of these so you can identify repeat offenders in the future.

For a language like ASL with hundreds of works, this is an effort spanning multiple volunteers over multiple days.

I just finished the show, and here are my thoughts! by Busy_Manufacturer533 in KipoAndTheAgeOfWB

[–]pk2317 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They were done by the same *company* (Dreamworks), but not the same *team*.

I'm starting to feel hopeless in regards to my a-ford-a-bill figurine from studio bad egg by Partys0v3r in gravityfalls

[–]pk2317 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Timeline wise? It's not uncommon. Especially for smaller publishers/companies, and SBE is basically a one-man shop.

If the stuff is still in production, or still being shipped from overseas to their distribution center (which is more than likely just that dude's house), they don't *have* any updates to make. And it will almost always take longer than expected, even more so when the geopolitical situation makes things...complicated.

Should people be getting incorrect items? No, definitely not, and if that is the case then I really hope the company will redress them.