A slightly belated happy birthday day to #AO3, which turned 17 yesterday! Join us in celebrating the return of AO3 and share the love with your favorite works. Learn more at: ao3-news.org/yckwtn7s

[update] Identified: AO3 is now up! Some features have been temporarily disabled to allow us to bring the site back earlier than the four-week mark. At this time, icons across the site (user icons, collection icons, etc.) are disabled, external work importing is unavaila...

In October’s newsletter, #AO3 introduced translated notification emails, #OTW volunteers tabled at #MCMComicConLondon, and the Membership Drive wrapped up with 7,623 members renewing or taking up a membership and US$314,000 raised. Check out our latest news post for details: otw-news.org/bndc82u9

[update] Identified: While #AO3 remains down, we wanted to share that work to restore AO3 and make changes to prevent future incidents is ongoing and proceeding well. We believe that our original return time estimate remains accurate. As part of our work to restore AO3...

Thank you for all the support you've shared with us! We have no further updates beyond our earlier October 30 post, but keep an eye on official #OTW channels! While #AO3 is down, we wanted to share some important internet safety reminders with all of you. Read more at: ao3-news.org/2z5ya9px

[update] Identified: Earlier today, we detected evidence of a security incident on AO3. We are still in the early stages of response to this security incident and determining its scope. AO3 will remain down while we continue investigating and addressing what has been fou...

[update] Identified: We estimate that service restoration for #AO3 will take around 2 weeks but it could be up to 4 weeks. We are hopeful that we will be able to bring the site back up in a degraded state sooner. If that does happen, there may be times when the site has ...

#AO3 maintenance is in progress. We expect it to take at least 12 hours, but it may take longer. We will provide updates as necessary. Refer to our status page for updates: www.otwstatus.org/incidents/g1...

AO3 Down for Maintenance

Organization for Transformative Works's Status Page - AO3 Down for Maintenance.

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AO3 Status@status.archiveofourown.org · 2w ago

#AO3 is down for maintenance. Refer to our status page for updates:

In #FiveThings Linwëlin discusses wrangling tags, translating them from Spanish, and what it's like to be a disabled volunteer. Read more at otw-news.org/yv7abwzj

#AO3 Tag Wranglers have canonized some new "No Fandom" additional tags and revised subtag and metatag relationships of existing "No Fandom" canonical tags. Check out the latest news post for details: otw-news.org/2phezukr.

#AO3 is excited to announce that we're beginning to roll out translated email notifications, allowing you to receive emails from us in languages other than English! At the start, this will only be for Simplified Chinese, but we can't wait to add others! Read more at ao3-news.org/4w4r6mkz

The #OTW October Membership Drive has concluded! We raised US$314,539.76. Thank you to everybody who donated and shared! For additional stats, read more at otw-news.org/5dyratjc

For our October 2026 Membership Drive, we're featuring a donation gift each day! Today’s feature: An enamel pin to display your kudos for AO3! Add this to a bag, jacket, or other accessory to show that you have already left kudos here! Donate at: otw.org/donate

The #OTW October 2026 Membership Drive has begun! Check out the new donation gifts for this year and learn a little bit about what happens to your tags behind the scenes. Read more at: otw-news.org/2p8tvssh

The #OTW’s Finance committee has released the update on our 2026 budget, reporting on our projects, fundraising, and more! Read more at: otw-news.org/2p89768u

[update] Resolved: AO3 is once again fully functional; all issues should be resolved, thank you for your patience! If you are still experiencing any issues past this point, please let us know.

[update] Investigating: AO3 is currently experiencing issues; those issues include uploading and/or viewing icons for profiles, collections, or skins. We are aware and are actively investigating.

The 2025 #OTW Annual Report is now available. You can read it, and all earlier annual reports, on the OTW website: otw-news.org/yckk5r6k

Applications for #Fanlore Social Media Moderators, #StrategicPlanning, Organizational Culture Roadmap, #AO3 Policy & Abuse, and Specified Language #TagWrangling Volunteers are still open - check out our volunteering page for more information: otw.org/volunteer!

Volunteer | Organization for Transformative Works

The OTW is a fan-run nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of fanworks. We're sustained entirely by donations from our users! Please consider donating.

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Do you have experience with research or social media? Would you like to assist AO3 users? Do you enjoy brainstorming solutions to problems? Would you like to wrangle AO3 tags? Can you translate from another language to English? The #OTW is recruiting at: otw-news.org/ycksnmzr

In #FiveThings Amy2 discusses shipping out donation gifts, having a donation gift shed, and reminding you to read your emails from the #OTW. Read more at otw-news.org/yhr4jtmn

Do you have experience with research or social media? Would you like to assist AO3 users? Do you enjoy brainstorming solutions to problems? Would you like to wrangle AO3 tags? Can you translate from another language to English? The #OTW is recruiting at: otw-news.org/ycksnmzr

In September's newsletter, we celebrated the #OTW's 19th anniversary, #OpenDoors completed four imports, and #TWC published their annual general issue. Check out our latest news post for details: otw-news.org/2p8rchw3

#AO3's July releases included the big switch to 1.0, filters for user Collections pages, and a fix for a bug that caused blank word counts! Find out more about those and other changes in our latest release notes post: ao3-news.org/v-1-4-0

The Big Bang, Baby Challenge, a #HarryPotter fanfiction and fanart archive, is being imported to #AO3 via #OpenDoors. For more information, please refer to our latest news post: otw-news.org/yr8nt7y3

The #Undertale wrangling team is making changes to how we handle additional tags for works inspired by other Undertale fanworks, including Alternate Universe tags to make it easier for readers to filter fanwork-inspired. Read more at: ao3-news.org/4kve4zkz

Applications for multiple #OTW roles are still open: #Communications Social Media Moderators, Accessibility, Design, & Technology Software Developers, User Response Translation Volunteer Coordinator and Translators, & #AO3 Documentation Editors. Check out otw.org/volunteer for more information!

Organization for Transformative Works@transformativeworks.org · 2mo ago

Do you often use Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter | X? Are you experienced with a server-side programming language, interested in helping teams run well or writing help documentation? Are you fluent in Brazilian Portuguese or Spanish? The #OTW is recruiting: otw-news.org/7jeb6cy6

#AO3 Tag Wranglers have canonized some new "No Fandom" additional tags and revised subtag and metatag relationships of existing "No Fandom" canonical tags. Check out the latest news post for details: otw-news.org/2v7kdchj

Do you often use Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter | X? Are you experienced with a server-side programming language, interested in helping teams run well or writing help documentation? Are you fluent in Brazilian Portuguese or Spanish? The #OTW is recruiting: otw-news.org/7jeb6cy6

Cardie-ologist & Henrietta Wotton Fanfics, #StarTrek: Deep Space Nine fanfiction archives, are being imported to #AO3 via #OpenDoors. For more information, please refer to our latest news post: otw-news.org/2p8s33bm

In #FiveThings taki discusses chairing User Response Translation, investigating cases for the Policy & Abuse committee, and reading meta on Tumblr. Read more at otw-news.org/9c4pv6sw