AO3 Tips and Tricks - Part One

Idling In The Impala: A Supernatural Podcast

Sandra and Karlee discussed their fanfic journey some weeks back. That led them to want to delve into AO3 and provide some tips and tricks they’ve learned over the years as users. Lucky you - they made a video. Maybe lucky you - they had to break the episode into two parts because there was so much to discuss.

Handy Dandy Topic Time Stamps

What is AO3? – 06:30

Benefits of Creating an AO3 Account – 08:00

Dashboard Skins – 13:15

Tags and Ways We Search For Fics – Including and Excluding – 17:00

Ways Writers Tag Fics – Debate between Spoilers and Overtagging – 40:30

What to do when you want to reorder your tags - Tip from Dreamer - 49:30

Character Tags - 55:30

Archive Warnings and Fic Graphic Legends - 57:30

Sorting Fics in Search - 01:09:30

Bookmarks - 01:14:30

Subscriptions - 01:18:30

Marked For Later - 01:33:30

Download Fics - 01:37:30

Kudos - 01:44:30

Comments - 01:50:00

Referenced Materials

An Archive of Their Own: A Case Study of Feminist HCI and Values in Design

Tips and Tricks Links and Visual Aids

That Pic of Jensen Karlee Messaged Sandra

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