gonzosgirrl December 26, 2017 Share December 26, 2017 (edited) AO3 (Archive of Our Own) has been closed to new members for a while now, but they opened some invitations today. You don't need to be a member to read, but if you want post or have a user name, you do. I have one invite open if anyone is interested. I only have one, so first PM gets it. ETA: taken! Edited December 26, 2017 by gonzosgirrl Link to comment
trxr4kids January 2, 2018 Share January 2, 2018 (edited) On 12/25/2017 at 4:55 PM, gonzosgirrl said: AO3 (Archive of Our Own) has been closed to new members for a while now, but they opened some invitations today. You don't need to be a member to read, but if you want post or have a user name, you do. I have one invite open if anyone is interested. I only have one, so first PM gets it. ETA: taken! Do you have any idea why they did that? I haven't paid attention tbh. I became a member a while back because one of the writers whose stories I liked went to members only viewing. Edited January 2, 2018 by trxr4kids apparently I stutter type, which is weird since I don't actually stutter Link to comment
catrox14 January 2, 2018 Share January 2, 2018 6 minutes ago, trxr4kids said: Do you have any idea why they did that? I haven't paid attention tbh. I became a member a while back because one of the writers whose stories I liked went to members only viewing. They got hit with a major spam blast that nearly took out the site. Since then they have gone to invitation only. Or I think that's what what happened. 1 Link to comment
gonzosgirrl January 2, 2018 Share January 2, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, trxr4kids said: Do you have any idea why they did that? I haven't paid attention tbh. I became a member a while back because one of the writers whose stories I liked went to members only viewing. As far as I know, AO3 has always been 'invitation only' to join, and each member got a certain number of invites to share. I guess they got spammed a while back and decided to suspend all invitations for a while, and they just resumed as of Christmas. ETA: Clarification - it was only by invitation when I joined, and I assume(d) it had remained that way. Could be wrong - often am, lol. Edited January 2, 2018 by gonzosgirrl 1 Link to comment
catrox14 January 2, 2018 Share January 2, 2018 20 minutes ago, gonzosgirrl said: ETA: Clarification - it was only by invitation when I joined, and I assume(d) it had remained that way. Could be wrong - often am, lol. It wasn't by invitation only when I joined a couple of years ago. I just signed up and published. 1 Link to comment
trxr4kids January 2, 2018 Share January 2, 2018 24 minutes ago, catrox14 said: They got hit with a major spam blast that nearly took out the site. Since then they have gone to invitation only. Or I think that's what what happened. That sucks. 23 minutes ago, gonzosgirrl said: As far as I know, AO3 has always been 'invitation only' to join, and each member got a certain number of invites to share. I guess they got spammed a while back and decided to suspend all invitations for a while, and they just resumed as of Christmas. ETA: Clarification - it was only by invitation when I joined, and I assume(d) it had remained that way. Could be wrong - often am, lol. I didn't need an invitation to join whenever that was, it was as simple as signing up here. Maybe there's a difference since I don't write, I just read, I dunno. Link to comment
gonzosgirrl January 2, 2018 Share January 2, 2018 Dunno. This is what it says if you don't have a log-in at the moment, and it's what it said when I signed up in 2011, lol. http://archiveofourown.org/invite_requests 1 Link to comment
catrox14 January 2, 2018 Share January 2, 2018 Just now, gonzosgirrl said: Dunno. This is what it says if you don't have a log-in at the moment, and it's what it said when I signed up in 2011, lol. http://archiveofourown.org/invite_requests I signed up in 2015 specifically to write a thing about demon!Dean. No invitation required then. Maybe it was invitation in 2011 then not invitation and now back to invitation only after the spam attack? HOLY CRAP there are 28000 ~ people on the waiting list. That's unreal! 1 Link to comment
catrox14 January 2, 2018 Share January 2, 2018 ohhh I think I know what the difference might be. Back when I signed up it was free. I notice the invite says to get Quote Invitation Requests To get a free Archive of Our Own account, you'll need an invitation. Request an invitation Email If you have already requested an invitation, you can check your position on the waiting list. There are currently 28346 people on the waiting list. We are sending out 1000 invitations per day. Or is that just meaningless phrasing or are they asking people to donate or pay for accounts that aren't free? Link to comment
trxr4kids January 2, 2018 Share January 2, 2018 @gonzosgirrl Wow, that's a lot of invitations! I'm just glad the writer of a series I liked decided to become members only viewing and I signed up before this happened. I would hate to wait to be able to read so much fanfic which is my guilty pleasure. Link to comment
gonzosgirrl January 2, 2018 Share January 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, catrox14 said: ohhh I think I know what the difference might be. Back when I signed up it was free. I notice the invite says to get Or is that just meaningless phrasing or are they asking people to donate or pay for accounts that aren't free? There are no paid accounts. It's just the phrasing. They do have fundraising drives, but they are not linked to membership. 1 Link to comment
trxr4kids January 2, 2018 Share January 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, catrox14 said: Or is that just meaningless phrasing or are they asking people to donate or pay for accounts that aren't free? I'm not sure but I've noticed donation requests every couple of months saying they don't want to go to pay for accounts. 1 Link to comment
catrox14 January 2, 2018 Share January 2, 2018 1 minute ago, gonzosgirrl said: There are no paid accounts. It's just the phrasing. They do have fundraising drives, but they are not linked to membership. Ahh thanks Link to comment
Wayward Son January 2, 2018 Share January 2, 2018 I just wanted to confirm that requesting membership does not cost anything. I signed up last year via that method (to finish a fic which for some reason had its final part - and final part only- members only. It’s just as they you request an invite and get assigned a place in the queue. I think i was person 12,000 and had to wait 3 days before mine arrived. Link to comment
trxr4kids February 5, 2018 Share February 5, 2018 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpezyB6KeNEc I can't insert the video and it's pissing me off. Edited February 5, 2018 by trxr4kids Arrrrrrgggggg 3 Link to comment
catrox14 February 5, 2018 Share February 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, trxr4kids said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpezyB6KeNEc I can't insert the video and it's pissing me off. OH MY GODS. MY HEART. That was amazing and gut wrenching. Link to comment
catrox14 February 5, 2018 Share February 5, 2018 (edited) Edited February 5, 2018 by catrox14 1 Link to comment
gonzosgirrl February 5, 2018 Share February 5, 2018 8 hours ago, catrox14 said: OH MY GODS. MY HEART. That was amazing and gut wrenching. Really well done! I wish the show would have acknowledged this in S12. I have so many more feelings about this, but it's most definitely BvJ, so... another time, another thread. *g* 3 Link to comment
Pondlass1 February 5, 2018 Share February 5, 2018 I'm far from being a fan of Destiel but there's a YT video that entertains me every time I watch. It features the birth of Destiel with background music from Whitney "I will always love you". Not one of the sucky vids with the sucky music, it's kind of humorous and clever. Unfortunately I cannot find it to post. I think it starts with Dean climbing out of the grave and walking all bowlegged to that deserted garage. I wish YT was easier to search. Anyone know the one I mean? Link to comment
trxr4kids February 5, 2018 Share February 5, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Pondlass1 said: Anyone know the one I mean? Is it this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn8QLXVJ4C4 or maybe this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNo1BVvzr98 Edited February 5, 2018 by trxr4kids 2 Link to comment
Pondlass1 February 7, 2018 Share February 7, 2018 Yes, the second one. It's so clever. Thanks for finding it @trxr4kids 1 Link to comment
DeeDee79 February 17, 2018 Share February 17, 2018 On 11/11/2017 at 7:36 PM, DeeDee79 said: Season 6 is up! Season 7 is up! 3 Link to comment
catrox14 February 17, 2018 Share February 17, 2018 ^^^^LOOL. Cas has a tummy ache LOL Link to comment
DeeDee79 February 17, 2018 Share February 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, catrox14 said: ^^^^LOOL. Cas has a tummy ache LOL It sucks that YouTube blocked her from saying all of the awesome dick jokes that were in season 7. They were always amusing :) Link to comment
catrox14 February 17, 2018 Share February 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, DeeDee79 said: It sucks that YouTube blocked her from saying all of the awesome dick jokes that were in season 7. They were always amusing :) I don't even understand how that could happen. I mean Dick is a real nickname. Like how would it even know? Weird. Link to comment
DeeDee79 February 17, 2018 Share February 17, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, catrox14 said: I don't even understand how that could happen. I mean Dick is a real nickname. Like how would it even know? Weird. Aren't there certain types of accounts based on the maturity of content for YouTube posters? The dick jokes can fall into the adult category and maybe she has the kind of account for access for younger viewers. She does have a lot of animated shorts and pop culture bits; nothing sexual or what could be deemed inappropriate. Could be that a plethora of dick jokes could be in violation of the kind of account that she has. Some of the puns from season 7: "so we've got dick on dick?" "are you still into anime or are you strictly into dick now?" could read a certain way (though they were hilarious! ). Edited February 17, 2018 by DeeDee79 1 Link to comment
gonzosgirrl February 18, 2018 Share February 18, 2018 She mentions monetization, so I'm guessing she doesn't want to risk losing that by being tagged as mature/adult audiences. Though how dick jokes are consider adult I don't know. LOL! She's hilarious though. 2 Link to comment
trxr4kids March 1, 2018 Share March 1, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-N4NEGQjPc This made me LOL 1 Link to comment
trxr4kids March 1, 2018 Share March 1, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_3_a9IvGMo I don't think I've seen this here, it's a fanvid with Jensen singing Simple man 2 Link to comment
trxr4kids March 1, 2018 Share March 1, 2018 (edited) Hallelujah TFW I'm not sniffling, it's allergies dammit. ETA: I fell into a youtube hole and can't get up. Edited March 1, 2018 by trxr4kids I blame the hiatus 3 Link to comment
Iju March 5, 2018 Share March 5, 2018 does anyone have any fics that focus on when dean and sam were kids, specifically when dean was the crutch of the family, as john referenced? or will i have to write them myself, lol Link to comment
Jeddah March 6, 2018 Share March 6, 2018 On 3/5/2018 at 1:51 AM, Iju said: does anyone have any fics that focus on when dean and sam were kids, specifically when dean was the crutch of the family, as john referenced? or will i have to write them myself, lol I don’t read fan fiction, so I can’t help you find any. But you should totally write it anyway! Link to comment
Iju March 6, 2018 Share March 6, 2018 8 hours ago, Jeddah said: I don’t read fan fiction, so I can’t help you find any. But you should totally write it anyway! i was thinking of writing one just for kicks, but the scenes keep running through my head so i think i have to write it just so i can stop thinking it lol. thanks^^ Link to comment
Wayward Son March 6, 2018 Share March 6, 2018 I just started this enjoyable Castiel and Mary centric fanfic earlier today. It takes place during Cas' time as a human in season Nine, and the divergence from canon is; what if a newly resurrected Mary and Cas had encountered one another then. https://archiveofourown.org/series/150869 Im only on chapter 6 so I can't give an overall review, but Ive enjoyed what I've read so far. A few things to note though for anyone interested in reading. Firstly; this was written while season 9 aired so the authors Mary is not the same as season 12-13 Mary. Honestly, though I think most fans would like her better. Secondly; the fanfic so far is quite Sam and Dean lite (they've only appeared one of the chapters I've read so far, but there are canon compliant reasons for their absence IMO). So the fanfic is def more suited to fans of Castiel. Honestly, as I said, the characterisation of this Mary is so different to 12-13 I'm not sure how fans of hers would feel about it, but they've a good voice for Cas so far. Thirdly; for anyone who may be wary. Based on one of the tags specifying "Male and female friendship" and the general tone of the fic so far there doesn't seem to be any romantic Cas and Mary to worry about ;) Link to comment
takalotti March 9, 2018 Share March 9, 2018 I only came across this one now, so it hasn't been posted here recently as far as I can tell... 2 Link to comment
gonzosgirrl March 9, 2018 Share March 9, 2018 On 3/1/2018 at 2:55 PM, trxr4kids said: Hallelujah TFW I'm not sniffling, it's allergies dammit. ETA: I fell into a youtube hole and can't get up. I just watched this one. Damn allergies! I think maybe the saddest lines in all of Supernatural are "Good things do happen, Dean." "Not in my experience." 3 Link to comment
Iju March 12, 2018 Share March 12, 2018 (edited) i just typed up my fanfic. i don't know where to upload it since i don't know a lot of the fanfic world so i'll just link to public document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_PH6-y0vsVs32TkB-MoUqHv5zWhHYKAU0gC7WmIjsGM/edit?usp=drivesdk also please forgive me for not titling it, i'm horrible at titles :x please feel free to give any critiques of any kind! Edited March 12, 2018 by Iju Link to comment
takalotti March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, Iju said: i just typed up my fanfic. i don't know where to upload it since i don't know a lot of the fanfic world so i'll just link to public document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_PH6-y0vsVs32TkB-MoUqHv5zWhHYKAU0gC7WmIjsGM/edit?usp=drivesdk also please forgive me for not titling it, i'm horrible at titles :x please feel free to give any critiques of any kind! You should try out Fanfiction.net There's also Archive Of Our Own, but there's a waitlist to get an invitation. May as well sign up for an invitation and then start posting there when you get it. Edited March 13, 2018 by takalotti Link to comment
Iju March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 17 hours ago, takalotti said: You should try out Fanfic.net There's also Archive Of Our Own, but there's a waitlist to get an invitation. May as well sign up for an invitation and then start posting there when you get it. are they really that popularly used? the sites look like they never updated past 2002 so i never bothered. Link to comment
takalotti March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 38 minutes ago, Iju said: are they really that popularly used? the sites look like they never updated past 2002 so i never bothered. I mistyped. It’s fanfiction.net. I corrected my original post. I’m only familiar with the Gilmore Girls corner of ff.net. Not sure what the Supernatural activity is over there so you could very well be right. AO3 is pretty active as far SPN goes. I really only read one pairing and there’s new stuff all the time for it. Link to comment
gonzosgirrl March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 (edited) 27 minutes ago, takalotti said: I mistyped. It’s fanfiction.net. I corrected my original post. I’m only familiar with the Gilmore Girls corner of ff.net. Not sure what the Supernatural activity is over there so you could very well be right. AO3 is pretty active as far SPN goes. I really only read one pairing and there’s new stuff all the time for it. ff.net has some good stuff, and some really, really bad stuff - but they have an enormous archive, and I believe Supernatural is a fixture in the top 5 over the entire site. AO3 has 150k+ returns under the "Supernatural" tag (though a good high percentage of those are Destiel). Edited March 13, 2018 by gonzosgirrl Link to comment
Iju March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 32 minutes ago, takalotti said: I mistyped. It’s fanfiction.net. I corrected my original post. I’m only familiar with the Gilmore Girls corner of ff.net. Not sure what the Supernatural activity is over there so you could very well be right. AO3 is pretty active as far SPN goes. I really only read one pairing and there’s new stuff all the time for it. no, i wasn't referring to how active the sites were because of the content and how old it was, i was talking about thes sites theirselves. it looks so...dated lol. i guess i will try FF since ao3 demands an invitation and that really throws me off. thank you. Link to comment
gonzosgirrl March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, Iju said: no, i wasn't referring to how active the sites were because of the content and how old it was, i was talking about thes sites theirselves. it looks so...dated lol. i guess i will try FF since ao3 demands an invitation and that really throws me off. thank you. They are archives and suit the purpose they're designed for - a free place for writers to publish, and a resource for readers to find their work. I'm actually pretty appreciative of the "no bells & whistles" approach - nothing to slow down my browser when all I want to do is read. There is minimal advertising on ff.net, and none on Ao3 (that I've seen anyway). 2 Link to comment
Iju March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 10 minutes ago, gonzosgirrl said: They are archives and suit the purpose they're designed for - a free place for writers to publish, and a resource for readers to find their work. I'm actually pretty appreciative of the "no bells & whistles" approach - nothing to slow down my browser when all I want to do is read. There is minimal advertising on ff.net, and none on Ao3 (that I've seen anyway). well i checked ao3 and it's in its beta. how long has that been? lol i guess i can understand the simplicity of the websites but i mean nothing is stopping or harming them from at least updating the buttons a bit lmao. i checked FF and pressed TV and SPN is right at the top, lol. wasn't expecting that. it has over 120k hits but ao3 has 170k. comparing ao3 obviously has more content but FF doesn't seem too bad either. Link to comment
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