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The Archive of Our Own is a project of the Organization for Transformative Works.
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- Share your own fanworks
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Board finished their letter for the 2024 Annual Report. They also approved the OTW signing another letter opposing online ID checks, approved several payment requests, and began planning for their next public Board Meeting. They also continued work on multiple ongoing projects with the Board Assistants Team and Roadmap Team, including Crisis Procedures, Cybersecurity Audit, and Paid Staff Transition projects.
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March brought a handful of noteworthy changes to AO3 in addition to the usual assortment of bug fixes and enhancements: we increased the maximum tag length from 100 to 150 characters, expanded the wrangling status options in tag search, and added the ability to have your invitation resent if it didn't arrive. Then we wrapped up the month with some changes to help combat an increase in spam, including spam checks on new users' comments and a rate limit on comments from all logged-in users. Thank you and welcome to first-time contributor Metallicity!
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Every month or so the OTW will be doing a Q&A with one of its volunteers about their experiences in the organization. The posts express each volunteer's personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Today's post is with orphan_account, who has been part of the OTW for 16 years—ever since the beginning! Originally a member of the Accessibility, Design, and Technology committee, they went on to serve with the Policy & Abuse committee for over a decade, before joining the Support committee in 2021.