Sometimes people will take characters from one movie and put them in another, which is called a [cross-over]. Most people who bash fanfiction are not willing to look past the fact that it's based on something else to see that it could be worth reading IF you like the subject. If they don't like the subject, then obviously they are going to automatically dismiss the fanfiction.
Nary said that in response to the recent uptick of Chinese support tickets, most of which are introductory in nature or asking about how to create an account, AO3 has worked out a process to get these users set up with accounts and has been increasing the amount of account creation invites it sends out per day. At the moment, AO3 is relying on volunteer translators to help them out.
AO3's team are confident that their site and current userbase will be able to welcome in these new users with open arms. The fact that fanworks can be used to critique or rework other creative content can be particularly important in certain cultural contexts. As an example, Rebaza pointed to Chinese news stories about certain words and phrases being banned on social media. The examples are all aspects of popular culture, like Winnie the Pooh, which was banned because some people critical of Chinese President Xi Jingping mock him by comparing him to the honey-loving bear.
China has also banned hip hop on television and has blocked Korean pop music from streaming. Archive of Our Own AO3 , a popular platform for user-generated art and writing, was no longer accessible on the Chinese mainland Saturday.
According to domestic media , AO3 was taken offline after fans of year-old celebrity actor Xiao Zhan reported the website to the authorities after they became aware of a novel series published on the platform that portrayed their idol as a trans woman pursuing a romantic relationship with a male high school student.
Sixth Tone. Created in by the Organization for Transformative Works, AO3 is a nonprofit open-source repository for fan fiction with a large and active Chinese community. In a statement Saturday night, OTW said it had received inquiries from users on the Chinese mainland who were no longer able to access the site. Since the connection problem is not caused by the AO3 server, we have no way to resolve it.
Unfortunately, the Archive of Our Own is currently inaccessible in China. We've investigated, and it is not due to anything on our end. The drama was itself adapted from a queer online romance novel. The campaign and the ultimate blocking of the website on Saturday have outraged AO3 users as well as those who believe that the existence of writing and other creative content should not hinge on universal approval. But the fundamental reason for the tiff between the AO3 supporters and Xiao stans has more to do with reporting mechanisms in China, she told Sixth Tone.
The genres of real-person fiction and queer romance have born witness to the effectiveness of these reporting mechanisms. According to Zheng, AO3 is the first nonprofit website to be founded by fans, for fans — many of whom migrated to the site after another popular platform for user-generated writing, LiveJournal, started strictly policing content.
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