Comment on Resignation of OTW Director

  1. acidbirth Tue 23 May 2023 02:42AM UTC

    Disturbing and regrettable.

    From an enforcement standpoint I can see why AO3 would be reluctant to get involved in those situations; then AO3 staffers have to investigate acts that occurred offsite, determine if everyone is really who they say they are on other platforms, try and untangle what's going on. I'm imagining an AO3 volunteer having to trawl through Discord chatlogs, for instance. It's unfortunate, but I think that might stretch their resources to a breaking point. My understanding is that the Abuse team can already take over a month to respond to on-site reports.

    Ideally AO3 should be able to respond to that kind of problem, but I don't know how you would organize it in a way that wouldn't demand double the manpower, as well as tasking volunteers with making subjective judgments (if someone says 'no, that wasn't my [Twitter] account sending those messages, it's an impersonator or a troll' how do you sort out the truth?).

    Comment Actions

    1. Prismatic Bell (PrismaticBell) Tue 23 May 2023 06:46AM UTC

      I mean, I can see that, but surely if you’re posting someone else’s information without their consent that should be bannable. Like it’s different from me saying “hey, if you want to chat my Discord handle is X!” or even “acidbirth said to let you know we’re both on Tumblr, you can find them at tumblrusername.tumblr.com if you want to chat more.” If I were to say “hey, acidbirth told me my depiction of British school uniforms is wrong. Find them on Tumblr at tumblrusername, Twitter at twitterusername, and Discord at acidbirth#1234, show them what happens to someone who fucks with me,” like that should just be an automatic game over. Do not pass go, do not collect $200, go straight to banhammer. That’s calling for harassment.

      Comment Actions

      1. acidbirth Tue 23 May 2023 06:50AM UTC

        I apologize, I misread the part about them linking 'Jane's' social media accounts directly on AO3. There should have been a ban involved there, I agree, as the intent is completely obvious.

        Comment Actions