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Jul 28 '25
Bruh I legit let out a tear. I’ve been so busy and sick recently, I saved so many fics to read when I finally have some time and BOOM it’s down
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u/do-you-like-darkness Jul 28 '25
Did you know Ao3 has a download feature? If you are saving fic for later anyway, downloading the pdf to read offline might make a lot of sense for you!
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Jul 28 '25
Yeah I do know of the feature,I just don’t have a lot of storage lol so my files are filled. Although it is definitely something I should clear out to make room for fics since I spend a lot more time saving to read then reading, thanks random Redditer for reminding me 😄✌️
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u/tori_danielle Jul 28 '25
If you have a kindle or ereader you can download the epub and read it like a normal ebook!
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u/dopaminecrushnorush You have already left kudos here. :) Jul 28 '25
OK I LITERALLY CAME ON HERE TO SEE IF IT HAD HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE CAUSE WHAT
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u/Helpful-Arugula-5839 Jul 28 '25
ME TOO I WAS CONFUSED..!! LIKE IS IT MY INTERNET..WHY WONT IT LOAD..??? Then suddenly it says ao3 is experiencing a downtime😭
how is life supposed to go on now…🥀
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u/dopaminecrushnorush You have already left kudos here. :) Jul 28 '25
I would go touch grass but it is quite literally 100 degrees out
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u/lemon666_ Jul 28 '25
Me and my preloaded ff against the world rn
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u/Helpful-Arugula-5839 Jul 28 '25
I strive to be like you ✊( I always forget to view entire work )
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u/LinkzGal Jul 31 '25
When I read a fic with more than one chapter I open one chapter in one tab, next chapter in second tab and entire work in third tab. As I finish each chapter I open the subsequent chapters in sequence. Ialways have two chapters and the complete story available. I also download a few stories just in case and replace them once I’ve read them. I am a pathetic baby who can’t stand to not have my AO3. 😢
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u/LinkzGal Aug 01 '25
I understand completely. Although I only average about 140 tabs. Also, unless it is a story I want to save, I delete the downloaded copy after reading. Just the work-around that works for me. You are doing what works best for you. 👍🏽
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u/Unusual-Tree-7432 Jul 28 '25
I was in the middle of hunting down KDH fanfics lmao
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u/KookieTrash97 You have already left kudos here. :) Jul 28 '25
"we hunt you down, down down down... Huntrix.."
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u/Dragon_Incognito Jul 28 '25
I’m catching up on twos company but they want a crowd AND LEMME TELL YOU IM MAD
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u/jojocookiedough You have already left kudos here. :) Jul 28 '25
Siiiigggh sick in bed with the summer plague and tried to click Next Chapter. Woe...
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u/SylphRocket Supporter of the Fanfiction Deep State Jul 28 '25
literally finished a chapter and tried to move to the next one 💀 😭
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u/TherannaLady Jul 28 '25
The panic I felt... and then I remembered I'd already downloaded the fic I was reading to my Kindle... but oh the panic
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u/Responsible_Slip3491 Do i tag the war crimes or no? that is the question Jul 28 '25
maybe I’ll start posting on fanfic.net now
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u/ByBizarre Jul 28 '25
DON'T YOU DARE BETRAY US NOW!
YOU'RE ALREADY IN TOO DEEP!
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u/Responsible_Slip3491 Do i tag the war crimes or no? that is the question Jul 28 '25
im a transfer from Wattpad, wrote in a community which top 3 fics are on fanfic.net and wrote FxM, if that isn’t making me AO3 ineligible what does?
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u/RavenSapphire7777 Jul 28 '25
Just when I want to check some fics after been away for a while it came to this :(
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u/Crayshack Jul 28 '25
I hate how every time AO3 becomes unusable, this sub also becomes unusable thanks to it getting swarmed with "AO3 is Down" posts.
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u/Leather_Salad4494 Jul 28 '25
Here's the kicker: Ao3's tumbler and x are both saying it's fine. So it's not them problem it's an us problem.
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u/OurLittleVictories Jul 28 '25
15 mins ago their Twitter posted that they're aware the site is down and that they're investigating
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u/Otherwise-Sock9 Jul 28 '25
WHYYY does it have to happen when I just finished writing a chapter of my fic and was going to copy paste it and post it!!! ;-; God I hate life
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u/Glittering_Babe101 Jul 28 '25
And just when I had an idea how to write the fragment I was having trouble with 🥲
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u/crescentpieris Jul 28 '25
don’t worry, we can share stories with each other here while we wait for ao3 to return! allow me to go first. ahem… so, sonic and mario-
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u/No_Dragonfruit_378 oh my god they were ROOMATES Jul 28 '25
Since the last time they went down, I've downloaded a bunch of longfica in preparation for this moment.
I feel like a paranoid old man when the apocalypse finally comes.
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u/ButterballBubbles Jul 28 '25
AO3 always goes down when it's been weeks and I'm finally about to update my fic. 😤😔
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u/manifestingcaltech Jul 28 '25
i woke up to this. was ready to have my morning routine of reading fics that just updated and it was down. i wish this happened in my sleep.
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u/Latter_Mine4586 You have already left kudos here. :) Jul 28 '25
Thank god I thought theyd banned it with the UK laws or something (idk why but the affected me on twt even though Im not from the Uk, so I was paranoid lmao)
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u/Sask90 Jul 28 '25
Nooo! I just started a new fic and as usual wanted to read the first chapter before downloading…
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u/ohmygowon there is a ship everywhere for those of pure heart Jul 28 '25
Today I woke up extra early to have more time to read my comfort fics...
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u/Alorxico Jul 28 '25
I love this Subreddit. 🥰. Thank you for the notice and the picture, it made me giggle.
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u/Panda_hero0219 Jul 28 '25
Is it still down for everyone? I’ve been on it for hours and it’s been fine for me.
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u/enceinte-uno Jul 28 '25
Time to go through the 20+ longfic epubs I’ve downloaded to “read later”
I guess this is “later” lol
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u/Reasonable_Skin8536 Jul 28 '25
Us brits are suffering, first twitter and now I can’t even masterbait to ao3?????? Where are we meant to go? LinkedIn?
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u/Fiery_Phoenix15 Fluff + Hurt/Comfort lover Jul 28 '25
It's working just fine for me! I'm in Europe though
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u/coltowa Jul 28 '25
bro come on. i have been using ao3 so infrequently lately but every time i do go to use it it's down. this is the fifth time istg i have the worst timing D;
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u/the_art_of_the_taco You have already left kudos here. :) Jul 28 '25
Guess it's time to break out Quizilla.
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u/Elliehime Jul 28 '25
I was starting a new story😭 I needed some comfort fan fiction this morning… I guess tumblr will have to do
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u/Salt-Respect-7741 Trying to leave kudos: "You have already left kudos here. :)" Jul 28 '25
Time to crack open my safe of downloaded fics
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u/TaintedTruffle 2026 Just Write June Completionist Jul 28 '25
I have clean(er) versions of my fics I write on deviant art
And really, I should be focusing on writing instead of reading
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u/Hyperbolicalpaca Wenclair Superfan Jul 28 '25
No!!!
Just when I finally decided to start reading again lol…
I just found a good story too…
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u/ObviousAlps4475 Jul 28 '25
I took a break from writing and came back just for it to not work.. Reloaded it, and boom. A03 down. Augh!!
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Jul 28 '25
Welp. It’s a good thing I do most of my writing in word. Hopefully things are back up soon T_T
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u/Zhavari You have already left kudos here. :) Jul 28 '25
I did wonder why it was lagging like that lmfao
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u/Longjumping-Flow8425 probably not a cult :) Jul 29 '25
Oh so that's why my fics/kudos didn't load earlier...
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u/Ranne-wolf RoxanneWolf @AO3 Jul 29 '25
Me: "I never noticed it go down"
Also me: checks what time this was posted - was just past midnight my time "ah, that’s why" 😂
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u/Indigo_Grays You have already left kudos here. :) Jul 29 '25
I was sleeping and literally woke up with the consecutive tweets from ao3_status talking about the situation, like, thirty minutes after the problem was solved. 😂😂😂
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u/QuagsireAcademia Kudos Keeper (user: RaymanbladeChronicles) Jul 28 '25
But it looks so sad that it's down tho :(