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one thing i adore about fandom is the “[bad parent]’s A+ parenting” tag on ao3. it’s so universal and so sarcastic and it makes me giggle every time i see it
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SO HERE IS THE WHOLE STORY (SO FAR).
I am on my knees begging you to reblog this post and to stop reblogging the original ones I sent out yesterday. This is the complete account with all the most recent info; the other one is just sending people down senselessly panicked avenues that no longer lead anywhere.
IN SHORT
Cliff Weitzman, CEO of Speechify and (aspiring?) voice actor, used AI to scrape thousands of popular, finished works off AO3 to list them on his own for-profit website and in his attached app. He did this without getting any kind of permission from the authors of said work or informing AO3. Obviously.
When fandom at large was made aware of his theft and started pushing back, Weitzman issued a non-apology on the original social media posts—using
- his dyslexia;
- his intent to implement a tip-system for the plagiarized authors; and
- a sudden willingness to take down the work of every author who saw my original social media posts and emailed him individually with a ‘valid’ claim,
as reasons we should allow him to continue monetizing fanwork for his own financial gain.
When we less-than-kindly refused, he took down his ‘apologies’ as well as his website (allegedly—it’s possible that our complaints to his web host, the deluge of emails he received or the unanticipated traffic brought it down, since there wasn’t any sort of official statement made about it), and when it came back up several hours later, all of the work formerly listed in the fan fiction category was no longer there.
THE TAKEAWAYS
1. Cliff Weitzman (aka Ofek Weitzman) is a scumbag with no qualms about taking fanwork without permission, feeding it to AI and monetizing it for his own financial gain;
2. Fandom can really get things done when it wants to, and
3. Our fanworks appear to be hidden, but they’re NOT DELETED from Weitzman’s servers, and independently published, original works are still listed without the authors' permission. We need to hold this man responsible for his theft, keep an eye on both his current and future endeavors, and take action immediately when he crosses the line again.
THE TIMELINE, THE DETAILS, THE SCREENSHOTS (behind the cut)
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ok question tho
ive actually fucking tried to google this but i cant find an answer, all i get are fics
where does the whole “five times _____ and one time ____” fic title thing come from??
is it a reference to something? or is it just a fanfiction thing?
eliciaforever
It comes from Basingstoke, a writer from the Due South and Smallville fandoms.
I know she’s on Dreamwidth. I don’t know if she has an AO3 or not.
There might have been one or two REALLY early examples of that story form (like 1980s early), but she invented it as we know it.
eliciaforever
ETA: As a matter of fact, here’s the first Five Things story ever: http://archiveofourown.org/works/9519
eliciaforever
I just found the Fanlore article, and it looks like while Basingstoke invented the format, Strangecreature, a Torchwood writer, might be one of the first to have used “five times and one time.” But the original prompt was Basingstoke’s. And it’s definitely fanfiction only in origin.
I love it when conversations about this come around again! How cool is it that I know people in fannish history! (and how uncool is it that I never know it was Bas who invented this until recently – where was I, under a rock?)
tee hee. It wasn’t on purpose! I did the first Five Things and then people have been riffing on it for the past decade. It’s neat.
It's weird how I knew this, but I've been around a loooooonnnnng time.
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I haven't abandoned this story. I just put it on the back burner for now. The story is just on a small vacation. It is currently out of office. It can't come to the phone right now. It just fell under my bed to sleep with the monsters. It never left my head. It is everywhere - except on paper.
it's pining for the fjords
The story has returned and it's staring at me from behind every mirror, inside every shadow, and I can hear it clawing at the windowpane when I'm trying to sleep.
...but the true horror is that the moment I sit down at the keyboard, it's gone.
Every. Time.
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Tony has been sleepwalking…to Steve’s bed, and Steve doesn’t really seem to mind. (x)
It's been ten years since I reblogged this gifset with lines from my fic, and I am still delighted.
Source: starkmuffin
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steve/established pepperony 💏
The gifts from Tony and Pepper are nice, and Steve secretly likes showing off signs that he belongs to them -- until some offhanded teasing from Clint makes him wonder if they're gifts from his lovers or payment for services rendered.
After the events of the film, Steve follows Tony home instead of Bruce. Steve/Pepper/Tony.
Come At Me by Closer
Steve gets a lesson in pop psychology, drives a roadster, fends off an aspiring killer robot, conquers Tetris, wins a quarter, buys pants, battles the undead, and falls hard for Tony Stark and Pepper Potts.
Just your average superhero stuff.
Safety Net by Instigator
Tony and Pepper aren't the type to stand idly by when they want something. As it turns out, what they want is Steve.
Tony’s lips are on his again, surprisingly soft and warm and his beard isn’t scratchy at all, but pleasant, and his mouth tastes faintly of scotch, and that’s Pepper’s other hand on his shoulder, between them, tightening there.
Steve pulls his head back, slightly. “Sorry,” he says, and he’s not sure which of them he’s addressing, but he’s had Long Island iced teas and Adios, Motherfuckers and he can maybe pretend later that he didn’t know any better.
Wherein Steve learns that he doesn't have anything appropriate to wear to a dinner at Stark tower, Pepper is an extremely capable planner, Tony doesn't hate him, and date nights don't have to be between only two people.
This is Steve's indulgence.
Call me home by Cubicrot
“You need to stop feeling guilty, live a little.” Tony says carefully. “And I missed you.”
Steve’s heart beats like he’s in the middle of a leap and throwing his shield.
Tony coughs. “Also, Pep’s got a crush.”
In the wake of the Battle of New York, Steve dreams of caves and portals and a world he doesn't understand. Then he meets up with Tony and Pepper in California and discovers he's not the only one living someone else's life in his dreams.
In which the Avengers Tower is rebuilt, Tony attempts matchmaking, Natasha is scary, and Pepper may have ulterior motives. Also, there is Asgardian mead, which might be a problem.
Tony and Pepper are in a committed relationship, everyone knows that. Tony still flirts relentlessly with Steve, though, and Steve doesn't know what to make of it. Then he starts having weird feelings about Pepper too, and he really, really doesn't know what to make of that.
The first couple of weeks of Steve's relationship with Tony and Pepper leave him in a strange in-between state. Which consequently leaves him increasingly frustrated.
Living in the Present by EllyAvon
Steve has adjusted as well as can be expected to the 21st century, but he still can't predict things like this.
There's lots more kissing in the future than he thought there would be-- or maybe it's kissing in the present.
You and Me and Steve by Chaerring
The problem wasn't Steve, exactly, just that he was always around.
"It's a great idea," Tony said.
"Fabulous," Pepper said. "I'll file it with all your other recent great ideas, like stealing cars from the Stark Formula One team and buying me a strawberry farm for my birthday."
'Til the Daylight Comes by GotTheSilver
As he turns to leave he hears Tony calling after him, and he ignores it, uncomfortable with—well. With Tony. Not because of what he’d been saying, but because he liked it. Because something about knowing that Tony notices him stirred something inside Steve.
But Tony’s with Pepper.
And that’s.
That’s fine.
Homecoming by amobisan
Pepper opened the door to her bedroom and found Steve sitting on their bed. He looked up at her, blushing and shirtless, and said "Tony told me you liked this?"
Pepper and Tony introduce Steve to restraints.
Tony gets back from a business trip and finds out Steve is gone.
Did Pepper and Tony really ask him that? Or is this just some vivid dream?
Or the one where Pepper decides her curiosity has reached high enough, so she asks Tony to bring Steve into the relationship.
For the past five months, Steve has been in an amazing relationship (of sorts) with Tony and Pepper. One night, he receives a text from Tony while the genius is at a charity event with Pepper, and Steve sets his mind to surprising the two of them with a better night when they get home.
Steve is pretty sure he’s got a hang of this future thing. Talking to women though? That he still needs to work on.
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Succession fandom is truly blessed.
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hi everyone
it's been a long time, hasn't it? paintdoktahwho feels (and is!) a relic from over 10 years ago. it was started by one person, moderated by a few, handed down to another, and then shut down in the middle of the capaldi era.
and you know what? that sucked. that was a bad decision.
i stopped posting because it was too much upkeep and i didnt have it in me to find someone new to run the blog. my love for doctor who had faded. the chibnall era wasted jodie whittaker. the fandom felt stagnant. i didnt feel like this blog was worth returning to.
but now...
as the new era of doctor who is about to begin, a new era of silly little parody comics should accompany it. my DMs are open. it's time for a new showrunner. uh. blogrunner. i dunno.
the series feels like it has new life, so too should this blog, which itself feels like a weird little corner of the fandom that shouldnt sit and rot, but should live on and evolve with the show.
so, if you are an artist active on tumblr who wants to take the reins, hit me up. let's chat. i'll find the right person. or maybe people! maybe it'll go back to the old days with a few different artists. who knows. whatever feels right.
i'm sorry for shutting it down for the last few years. i hope this place ends up in good hands
let's see what happens.
geronimo
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Just bored. :D
