Our Archive (AO3) went down again, leaving dozens of fan fiction fans without the escape they needed for the second time in two days. They handled it as expected.
Reports that popular fan fiction forum AO3 was having trouble breaking out earlier Sunday evening, as thousands of readers found themselves cut off from their favorite slow-burning foes to coffee shop lovers AUs. Crowdsourced outage tracker Down Detector (which has the same parent company as Mashable) started receiving outage reports from around 5.30 pm EST / 2.30 pm PST.
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AO3 soon he agreed to stop in its official X account for a status update, saying they were “looking into some issues that are causing 503 errors for some people.” The issue was resolved within an hour— though not before many readers took to social media to beg for their money, wondering when their beloved AO3 would return to battle.
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Now AO3 has dropped again, fans of fan fiction are surprised by the harsh reality again. Reports of the second outage began pouring into Down Detector starting around 7 pm EST / 4 pm PST today. AO3 has yet to acknowledge the breakup, although fans have turned to social media to find out about the public uproar.
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Fortunately, it appears that Monday’s AO3 outage may also be fixed within the hour, with several users since reporting that their issues have now returned to them.
No other fan fiction platform offers the same experience as AO3. However, if you need a quick fix of fan fiction to tide you over whenever a popular platform drops, there are a few other options.
Update: Nov. 19, 2024, 11:46 am AEDT This article has been updated to note that Monday’s outage appears to have been fixed.
