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NOTFUN

About Notfun

What notfun is

notfun is an announcements, help, and AO3/OTW culture site written mainly for Chinese-speaking AO3 users.

It collects information that people often need when they use AO3 through related access services: access notes, common questions, feature updates, feedback instructions, and essays about AO3, OTW, fanworks, and fan culture. Many visitors arrive from a link at the top of a related site. Usually they are looking for a notice, a domain update, or a practical answer to one specific problem.

In plain terms, notfun is part notice board, part help page, and part small blog. It does not replace AO3, and it is not an official AO3 entry point. The goal is simply to put frequently asked or genuinely useful information somewhere easier to find.

Relationship with AO3 and OTW

notfun is not the official AO3 website and is not affiliated with OTW, the Organization for Transformative Works.

The official AO3 addresses are:

Please use the official AO3 site for registration, login, account management, posting works, editing works, comments, bookmarks, or anything else tied to your AO3 account. notfun does not provide AO3 account login, registration, comments, private messages, or work management features, and it will never ask for your AO3 password.

We respect AO3 and OTW’s community norms, archive philosophy, and nonprofit tradition. Content about AO3 and OTW on notfun is mainly explanation, translation, organization, and commentary for Chinese readers. When important factual claims are involved, we try to cite AO3 or OTW official sources.

notfun itself is not a work-reading mirror site. It is closer to a notice board and reference page placed beside related access services.

Related mirror sites may link to notfun at the top of their pages so users can check notices, feature explanations, domain changes, FAQs, and other help content. We collect confirmed information here to reduce the cost of hunting for answers.

If you run into a problem while using a related mirror site, these pages may help first:

What we provide

notfun currently provides:

  • Access-related notices: domain changes, blocking notices, feature adjustments, and similar updates.
  • Help pages: common questions and feedback instructions.
  • Feature notes: work-number shortcuts, translation features, dark mode, font-size settings, and other usage tips.
  • AO3-related essays: AO3 facts, operating costs, year-in-review notes, OTW, and fan culture.

Some pages are practical. Some are cultural introductions. Some are just the site owner’s notes. Whatever the form, the aim is modest: help people find the answer with fewer detours.

What we do not provide

To avoid confusion, notfun does not provide:

  • AO3 official account registration or login.
  • Storage or collection of your AO3 password.
  • Account, work, comment, bookmark, or moderation services on behalf of AO3 or OTW.
  • Any guarantee that third-party sites will remain available.
  • Official AO3 clients or app downloads.
  • Handling of requests involving personal privacy, account disputes, or copyright disputes.

If your issue involves an official AO3 account or work management, please use AO3’s official help pages or contact AO3 Support.

Privacy, advertising, and support

notfun tries to collect as little personal information as possible. The site has no user registration, private messaging, or comment system. To understand traffic, improve page presentation, and protect site security, we may use basic access logs, Cloudflare, Google Analytics, third-party polling widgets, and similar services. See the Privacy Policy for details.

The site may experiment with advertising or other support methods on original blog pages in the future, but the approach will stay restrained:

  • No ads in work-reading areas.
  • No pop-up ads, fake download ads, or ads designed to be misclicked.
  • No request for users to click ads as a way to support the site.
  • Sponsored or promotional content, if any, should be clearly marked.

If you want to support notfun, please check the existing support options on the FAQ page. Support is completely voluntary. It does not create access privileges and does not affect ordinary use.

How to report a problem

If you have an access issue, page error, stale cache, translation problem, or find an error in an article, you can contact us by email:

To help us locate the issue faster, please include:

  • The page or work link you were visiting.
  • Your browser and device.
  • What exactly happened.
  • Any error message shown on the page.
  • The Ray ID, if one appears.

Please do not send private information such as your legal name, phone number, address, account password, or similar details.

A last note

notfun is not a grand project. If it helps you get lost one fewer time, send one fewer anxious email, or understand a little more about the culture behind AO3, that is enough.

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