“why can’t i post my patreon link?! it motivates readers and me for the next chapter!” because that link opens ao3 to the risk of copyright strikes, advertisers, legal challenges and much more. this is not a joke people (ive seen 3 authors asking for 💴)
I don’t get why ppl even do that like I thought we were all doing this as a fun little hobby since it’s one of the few things you can participate in without any sort of monetary transaction involved
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Seriously. It’s one thing if they link a Tumblr that happens to have a Patreon or KoFi links for art commissions or another side business because the links are on a separate website, but posting the link directly on AO3, a nonprofit website, is just tasteless.