I (Elizabeth Minkel) am putting together an article for Fansplaining that assesses the fallout following AO3 being taken offline: the gdrives, the mirror archives, the conversations about engagement, community, readers vs writers, etc.
In some ways, this piece will build off my 2024 piece on fanfiction as ~content~:
https://fansplaining.com/endless-appetite-fanfiction/I'd love to capture more fan voices directly (rather than just quoting public posts), especially fic writers. If you have feelings about the past few weeks, please share them! Pseuds or anon are fine, though I will need a working email address from you in case I have follow-ups.
If you have any questions, write me at elizabeth at fansplaining dot com. Thank you!