: Users are strongly advised to avoid unofficial mirrors and use a or the official domain instead. 2. "Mirror" Content & Tropes
The Last Sync Author: orphan_account Archive Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Fandom: Original Work Relationship: M/? Tags: Post-Apocalyptic, Digital Ghosts, AO3 Mirror Exclusive, Unreliable Narrator, Epistolary, Metadata as Poetry, Sentient Archives, Loneliness, Experimental Format ao3 mirror exclusive
This creates a dichotomy:
: Users in regions where AO3 is blocked (e.g., China) use mirror sites to access the database without a VPN. : Users are strongly advised to avoid unofficial
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The Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), which runs AO3, operates under an archival mandate. The site is designed to preserve works indefinitely. The Mirror Exclusive subverts this goal. When an author declares an AO3 work a "mirror" and deletes the primary source elsewhere, or restricts the AO3 version, they create a "dead link" in the cultural record. The site is designed to preserve works indefinitely