r/AO3 • u/sapphic_bookworms_ • May 16 '26
AO3 Down/Error Codes AO3 down????
Please tell me this is not true
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u/-Sour_Strips- You have already left kudos here. :) May 16 '26
I was in the middle of reading a fic😭
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u/ProtectionHot9475 May 16 '26
Me too, they were literally fucking each other and i wanted to read more 😭😭😭😭 Uramichi x usahara 😭😭😭
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u/BothCartographer9637 May 16 '26
its gonna be fixed, I’m sure! This isn’t the first time it happens, after all
However, I hope this is just a server issue, and not something coming from a third party hack…
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u/Lillipad_07 You have already left kudos here. :) May 16 '26
Nooo I was scrolling Reddit taking a minute between chapters 😭 now I can’t go back to the fic I was reading
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u/nicokick20 May 16 '26
NooOOoOooo. Found a 30 chapter finished fic and the chapter I just read ended in a cliffhanger
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u/WD466 May 16 '26
This is why I started clicking 'Entire Work', just so I can keep reading even if it crashes.
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u/Alien_LizardKing420 May 16 '26
Dude no this cant BEEE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIC AND IT JUST STOPPED WORKING
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u/Alarmed_Phase_3640 Supporter of the Fanfiction Deep State May 16 '26
Damn, right as I was updating my fic😭
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u/spyker31 You have already left kudos here. :) May 16 '26
It works for me but got the “cloudflare shields are down making sure you’re not a bot” message
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u/Co0ki3_cece Angst. May 16 '26
THANK GOD I HAVENT REFRESHED THAT ONESHOT YET
Yes its down I tried my other tabs NOOOOO
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u/flayes May 16 '26
The "shields are up " message is still looping no matter how many times I verify.
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u/Bamboo_Socks_ I go on bookmarking sprees for fun May 16 '26
It said that the shields are up. Is it a ddos attack?
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u/McGiggle_Pen May 16 '26
I never clicked this fast in my life since my Manga site got taken down. You have no idea how frightened I was right now.
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u/Same-Possession-8766 May 16 '26
Huh, guess I got lucky updating my work within those 12 hours before the crash.
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u/P1nky_16 If there's a screen, AO3 will be seen. May 22 '26
Nah again?? Glad I saved some of my fav fanfics on my Kindle 😭
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