The entire board of the group that runs the AO3 just resigned

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Following a controversy around its most recent board election, the non-profit group that runs the fanfiction hub Archive Of Our Own (AO3) announced on Sunday its entire board had resigned.

Now the leadership of the Organization for Transformative Works is up in the air.

Andrea Horbinski, a current member of the seven-member board, was up for re-election to two open board seats, but she came in last in the members election. The membership, made up of roughly 8,000 fans who paid a $10 membership fee, voted for Matty Bowers, Atiya Hakeem, Alex Tischer, Katarina Harju, Aline Carrão, and Horbinski in that order.

During a public board meeting on Sunday, the OTW board appointed Horbinski back onto the board to fill an unfinished term on a third open seat not included in the election. Horbinski voted in favor of the motion to re-appoint herself to the open seat, rather than abstaining from the vote. The board meeting came to an abrupt halt after several OTW members voiced their opposition to the decision, pointing out that other candidates got more votes than Horbinski in the election.

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This is kinda a mess, but considering a lot of people regularly give over 500K twice a year to the organization, I think it’s important to pay attention. OTW effects not just people with an AO3 account.

@fangirlandiknowit101, @kizukatana, @prince-puri, @uchihanochidori, @offansandflames keep an eye on it and save your stuff locally, please

@nee-saan, @cinnamonrollwannabe, @maybeillride-changemylife, @daxii

Plz save yo shit. 

@liazim @kuramisawa @southpaws-catcher @starrwinter @daiyafordayz @redeyessharplies @avianlacie save your things please

@daiyascenes and for EVERYONE SAVE YOUR BEAUTIFUL WRITINGS

TO EVERYONE WHO WRITES ON AO3:

PLS SAVE EVERYTHING

@cinnamonskull @ryuusea :(!

@kiokushitaka @foreverautumnblog @sciencefictioness @fearthekeira @bfketh @erengayer Please save your works, we can never know what might happen q~q this goes to all the other writers on AO3 too 

oh shit, thanks for tagging me. reblogging for all my writer pals. this is worrisome. i do have docs saved of all my work though and i’m working on backing them up on google.

@aureateparalian @ancestors-lullaby omf please save your works they are too wonderful

WELL FUCK

WOAH, time to save my stuff off AO3 in case it shuts down.

@bloodthreadsaltglassandtears @punlich

Ugh shit, save your work folks

Signal boost!

I routinely write locally before posting, but everyone should check anyway.

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