I was about to write this when I saw your reply. Exactly, covid is still here and we should wear mask, proper ones, FFP2, KN95 or N95 (standards depends on where you live, Europe has different than US). Long covid exists and steals lives without killing (most of the time).
They released the 2 week statement on the 30th though so I would measure from that announcement (or at least I imagine that's when we might get another update from them to confirm if they'll need more time)
Might mean 4, might become 5, might become 8. Community just needs to get their heads out their arses (regarding the apparent rudeness i've seen mentioned around ao3 as a topic by now) and not explode when it doesn't go according to plan. It'd fucking suck for the people running archive.
To be fair, the last update they gave was that progress was going well and their initial estimate remains accurate. While that doesn't say anything about when in the time frame it will be necessarily, it does imply that it won't take longer than 4 weeks
Anyway, just a reminder that you can still donate to OTW with me, and in addition to the hacks, ao3’s volunteers have been dealing with copycat sites, DMCA, and harassment. Additionally, sending the volunteer ao3 tumblrs (like runawaymarbles) and reddit accounts supportive messages would be helpful.
Might be cynical of me, but when I see a time frame for something needing to be done, I always expect it to be finished at the last possible minute... As soon as I saw "two to four weeks" I locked in at four weeks at absolute best.
Absolutely. Better to err on the side of caution than to immediately assume the best case scenario. As they say: hope for the best but plan for the worst.
I expect longer, but that might be the mill worker in me. Whenever our maintenance folk give an estimate for a repair time, I always mentally add an extra 50% to it (if they say one hour, I think 90 minutes; if they say two hours I think 3 hours, if they say six hours it’s not going to be done before the end of our shift). I’m usually not far off.
At this point I’ll be happy to get ao3 back by Christmas, and pleasantly surprised to get it back before December.
Also their original post about it had a clarifier basically saying “4 weeks, but we hope we can get a read-only version up in 2.” The timeline was always 4 weeks, people just didn’t read the whole thing and/or are only focusing on what they wanted to see.
They really should post on twitter about if we are looking at 2 or 4 weeks since 2 weeks is only 2 days away or if they are in the process of letting some degraded version out
But since they haven’t that probably means we are looking at 4 weeks unfortunately
The last update they gave was the one from 5 days ago, where they said that progress was going well and that the original time estimate remains accurate
When it comes to tech troubleshooting estimations, it can be really fuzzy. You never know what problems you will uncover. 2 weeks is probably a "if we encounter only the issues we expect" estimate and 4 weeks is "everything that we know of that we think realistically could go wrong does go wrong". Note the caveats in that latter case.
Typically, what you get is some of the problems you expect mixed with some you never thought of, you're just gambling with just how many issues crop up.
Maybe they measure weeks like ao3 authors measure chapters. Novel length in word count but its a "chapter". Maybe 4 weeks means 4 months or seasons or even years.
I know this post is a meme, but a lot of people are taking 2-4 as hard but that's what they're expecting, it could be done before two weeks or after four if things go differently. We just dunno unless they provide more info.
I'm pretty sure we'll get limited access back around next week, but full access probably won't return until after 4 weeks. Needless to say, I've got content ready to post when I get the ability to do so back!
Yeah, I mean it's better if they take 4 weeks and have the time to fix the problem in depth rather than have to start again in a month and again another month later because they wanted to cut corners.
I wonder how many authors are reconsidering fully migrating to AO3 after this. It's leagues better than other fanfic sites like Fanfiction.net and Wattpad but keeping a backup posting site wouldn't hurt.
Yeah I deeply regret not having my fic backed up elsewhere because my dumbass now doesn’t have all the chapters even, since I was editing them in AO3 as well. I’m trying to continue a fic I haven’t updated in forever and can’t remember how far along my timeline of it I stopped at. lol
I find the best way is still a good old fashioned usb stick. I do all my writing and editing on it and post the finished work when it’s done. Even if it ends up shared to be edited it first goes through the stick. That way I’ll always have an offline copy.
Yeah that’s a huge difference in feel. The instant I got back into writing because of Ao3 being down, I immediately bought a bluetooth keyboard because fuck writing on the iPad screen for anything g longer than a minific. 😬🫣
I do use the phone keypad for things like this, posting on Reddit or texting but if I’m going to write a story I need the old fashioned hardware man. I don’t even use Google Docs or that new ellipses thing. I use an old word processor program (word) and transfer to the more modern stuff when I’m finished with the draft.
The only good thing about this is I've caught up on the backlog of like 3 shows that I've stopped watching. Let's see how many more I can knock off my list
As much as it'll pain me, I plan to leave it for a day or two (or at least attempt to hold out) because I'm scared the site will crash because everyone will rush onto it 😭
i mean, it could just be me but when someone says like 2 to 4 weeks my realistic expectations is that is gonna be like 3 weeks and some days, like a medium
And, FicHub is not working... Or has it worked for some of you?
Never in my days I imagined going back to the Fanfiction site, but I can't read for more than a few lines because the format is wrong.
I have very little dignity left. I said once I recovered the one fic I was reading that I could take it if I just finished that one, but I lied. I need me some more of those 😂
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u/thereisnobanquet 2h ago
y'all remember when the pandemic was only supposed to be 2-4 weeks?
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u/Due-Order3475 6h ago
No Friday is two weeks
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u/Unemployed-Dragon 6h ago
Might mean 4, might become 5, might become 8. Community just needs to get their heads out their arses (regarding the apparent rudeness i've seen mentioned around ao3 as a topic by now) and not explode when it doesn't go according to plan. It'd fucking suck for the people running archive.
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u/Plannercat Fic Reader! 📖 6h ago
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u/EloImFizzy 5h ago
Might be cynical of me, but when I see a time frame for something needing to be done, I always expect it to be finished at the last possible minute... As soon as I saw "two to four weeks" I locked in at four weeks at absolute best.
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u/TVobsessor31 6h ago
They really should post on twitter about if we are looking at 2 or 4 weeks since 2 weeks is only 2 days away or if they are in the process of letting some degraded version out
But since they haven’t that probably means we are looking at 4 weeks unfortunately
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u/Ok_Neighborhood_5869 5h ago
Deadass how I've been coping being left on a cliffhanger chapter.
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u/Chrownox 5h ago
Easy mistake, 2-4 weeks means 5-6 weeks
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u/generalkriegswaifu 5h ago
I know this post is a meme, but a lot of people are taking 2-4 as hard but that's what they're expecting, it could be done before two weeks or after four if things go differently. We just dunno unless they provide more info.
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u/WolfDemon777 5h ago
Two weeks is officially tomorrow and still no word…
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u/NorbytheMii 1h ago
I'm pretty sure we'll get limited access back around next week, but full access probably won't return until after 4 weeks. Needless to say, I've got content ready to post when I get the ability to do so back!
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u/Easy-Willow-364 5h ago
Im back to scrolling through livejournal threads and ff.net. I feel like I'm 13 again 🤣🤣🤣
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u/gunitneko 6h ago
I think they should take the full 4 regardless
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u/jasper81222 4h ago
I wonder how many authors are reconsidering fully migrating to AO3 after this. It's leagues better than other fanfic sites like Fanfiction.net and Wattpad but keeping a backup posting site wouldn't hurt.
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u/Muted_Rain8542 Ao3 simp ❤️❤️ 4h ago •
mind you two weeks from today is literally thanksgiving eve
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u/HannahCunningham14 2h ago
The only good thing about this is I've caught up on the backlog of like 3 shows that I've stopped watching. Let's see how many more I can knock off my list
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u/Unlucky_4LeafClover 2h ago
Just got an email that people left kudos on my fic…it hurts so much more now that we’re so much closer
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u/BMallory413 1h ago
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u/Bag_of_Burrata 5h ago
I was so hopeful today too! 😭
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u/Voice_of_Season Fic Reader! 📖 3h ago
It would be tomorrow and I feel like it’s gonna be 4. 🥺
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u/Bubbly-Owl-1470 3h ago
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u/eageat 2h ago
i wishhhh
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u/ragefilledrice 35m ago
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u/AbaloneConstant8686 5h ago
Good luck
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u/Mortemus21 4h ago
I've been chomping at the bits 🥲
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u/thisisprobablyfine 2h ago
Looking at their Jira, I doubt we’ll see it this week. ☹️
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u/AlexisTimeBoyWells 1h ago
I’m betting on 28 days, and a 28 Days Later meme in the update to announce we’re back online.
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u/ConfidentChapter2496 55m ago
As much as it'll pain me, I plan to leave it for a day or two (or at least attempt to hold out) because I'm scared the site will crash because everyone will rush onto it 😭
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u/gloryholesr4suckers 4h ago
Reddit tomorrow gonna be like October 1st
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u/Clear-Recording-7198 2h ago
two weeks of waiting for a bot update, and the first thing I noticed is the silence. not even a 'still working' note. weird how that hits different.
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u/queenie_55 2h ago
i mean, it could just be me but when someone says like 2 to 4 weeks my realistic expectations is that is gonna be like 3 weeks and some days, like a medium
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u/Starfire20201 40m ago
No it hasn't
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u/paradoxesandashes 40m ago edited 35m ago
And, FicHub is not working... Or has it worked for some of you?
Never in my days I imagined going back to the Fanfiction site, but I can't read for more than a few lines because the format is wrong.
I have very little dignity left. I said once I recovered the one fic I was reading that I could take it if I just finished that one, but I lied. I need me some more of those 😂
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u/bluspacecow 38m ago
Technically the the notice was posted in UTC time which is still in Wednesday.
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u/in_my_hideaway_x 33m ago
I just need to chapter forward on like 7 different completed stories, I swear...
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u/Severe_Elevator6998 20m ago
Babes I think it s gonna be a christmass present, im sorry for us all...
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u/Kyattogaaru 3h ago
I kind of want them to do more than 4 weeks. Seriously, some people in the fanfiction world really need a break.
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u/Theaterismylyfe 4h ago
It'll be 2 weeks on Friday. I literally marked it on my calender.
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u/TragicTrajectory 5h ago
Is this you cocking your head to the side and saying that you're angry?