So, a friend on Discord drew my attention to an issue where younger #fanfiction readers on AO3 want a fyp like TikTok, and it's just...there's so many issues there. ๐งต
One argument was that "AO3 is hard to navigate!"
It really, really isn't. There's a list of fandoms supported by the site, separated by category. Just click one.
It really, really isn't. There's a list of fandoms supported by the site, separated by category. Just click one.
Related to the previous, one of the arguments was that the filters are hard to use.
Just click on a tag to include, or a tag to exclude, and hit the "sort and filter" button. And if your tag doesn't show up with the first ten, you can type it in manually.
Just click on a tag to include, or a tag to exclude, and hit the "sort and filter" button. And if your tag doesn't show up with the first ten, you can type it in manually.
Another person thought we should have a fyp like TikTok, based on fics they liked.
The TikTok algorithm is extremely invasive. It tracks everything, that's how it makes its recommendations.
The TikTok algorithm is extremely invasive. It tracks everything, that's how it makes its recommendations.
If AO3 had a fyp, it would send you things based on your kudos, comments, and even bookmarks. Do you /really/ want AO3 to be tracking your information that closely? It's creepy enough that TikTok does it.
Anyway, thread concluded. It's just really weird to me that there's apparently a group of teens are good with a fanfic archive invading their privacy to that level. Makes me worry about them ๐ฌ
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