We’ve temporarily disabled the ability to request a new account invitation as a preventative measure due to a spam attack. If you already have an invitation, you can still use it! However, anyone currently in the queue will not receive an invitation until we turn it back on.
Additionally, we have temporarily disabled the form on the Technical Support & Feedback page and taken the Policy Questions & Abuse Reports page offline. Anyone attempting to access the Policy Questions & Abuse Reports will receive an error page about being blocked from archiveofourown.org, but don’t panic – this is not the case! It’s just the default error displayed by Cloudflare. You can continue to access the rest of the site as normal.
Lastly, the Organization for Transformative Works’ donation page – which is hosted by a third party provider – is currently offline due to a DDoS attack. This is the only donation form the OTW uses, so please be cautious of scammers impersonating AO3 or the OTW to solicit donations. We are unable to take them at this time.
The Archive is experiencing some issues (as many of you have noticed).
It looks like the Archive is under a DDoS attack causing the servers to fall over. Our volunteer sysadmins are working on countermeasures. Please be patient with us, we’ll be back!
A DDoS attack is when an attacker attempts to knock a site offline by overwhelming it with requests. Data is not compromised in a DDoS attack, so there is no need to change your password at this time or worry about your works being lost.
A group presenting themselves as a collective of religiously and politically motivated hackers has claimed responsibility for the DDoS attack. This group has attacked other sites before, including those of government organizations and large corporations. However, cybersecurity experts do not believe the group is honest about their motivation, so we urge caution in believing any reasoning this group provides for targeting AO3.
As part of our efforts to help keep the site up, you might find that you get “Retry later” errors more often when searching or filtering works or bookmarks. Don’t worry, just go a little slower, or try again in a few minutes! These are temporary measures. Normal use of the site is fine – you don’t have to avoid using AO3 if it’s currently up for you.
Our volunteers are continuing to work hard on this issue! We appreciate your patience and support in the meantime.
Want to communicate, at a glance, something essential about your Tumblrsona? Were you here for Goncharov and lived to tell the tale? Or perhaps you love a lovable but ultimately quite useless anthropomorphic piece of office hardware. Or youâre one of those illustrious Artists on Tumblr, and youâre open for business.
Well then, this oneâs for you. Introducing: badges. Ta-da! Yes, thatâs right. Theyâre finally here. You can currently choose from three (with more to follow soon): Goncharov Enthusiast, Coppy, and Commissions Open.
Hereâs how you get âem:
Head to TumblrMart or your blog settings to purchase your desired badge(s) for your primary or secondary blog.
Equip your newly-acquired badge(s) from that blogâs settings.Â
Enjoy the sight of your nice new badge prominently displayed on your blog and next to your username on the dashboard.
Badge-level settings: By default, badges will be visible on your profile and the dashboard. You can choose to hide them in your blogâs appearance settings.Â
Every badge is a badge of honor here. Yes, even Coppy.
Queer, Tired, Annoyed. I have email addresses older than you. Iâm not your mom, so donât expect me to parent you. I'm three ducks in a trench coat pretending to be a old lady.
