mob-zombie:

principles:

Ao3 was literally set up by people who wanted to post post snape / hermione because mods on the big fic site at the time (I actually can’t remember what it’s called fml, but it wasn’t ff.net) wouldn’t allow adults to write child / adult porn.

also that freak who wrote the mortal instruments was part of that group. Lel

Basically people are saying, don’t give these people your money, especially when they’re just going to pocket it and not actually use it for the website (they’ve been asking for donations for YEARS and the site is the exact same with only minor tweaks). Whatever if you use ao3, I think we can all acknowledge it’s the most comprehensive fic site, but don’t hand them $ when meanwhile LGBT teens are homeless and constantly putting up donation posts here and getting nothing back. There’s better ways to spend your money, and if you want to monetarily support (not creepy) lgbt fic writers, actually buy them kofis or commission them!

EDIT: it was livejournal

Actually it was born when Livejournal mass deleted lgbt groups and victim therapy groups, specifically reported by an anti-gay group who disguised their concerns as being anti-paedophilia by throwing just enough questionable content files up to convince LJ to sweep the whole lot no questions asked.

Disproportionately the purge came after marginalised groups of all stripes more than anything that could even be loosely defined as paedo.

By pretending it really was an anti-paedophilia move you’re supporting aggressively homophobic organisations in their attacks.

To further this point, I would point out LJ is owned and run in Russia and the TOS now forbids ‘homosexual propaganda’ and includes any form of discussion re: lgbt existing let alone issues faced by them in that category. Unless you want to pretend Russian anti-homosexuality laws are totes the ultimate paedophile protection, (in which case go fuck yourself,) it’s really fucking stupid to pretend strikethrough was a pedo purge.

On another point: server space and bandwith are not free you stupid ignorant dog fucker. Donating to a thing you like to use to allow it to continue to exist is a different thing to charitable actions, think pay-what-you-want video games like humble bundle where the choice to pay nothing exists.

Unless you want to go on about how you’re fucking over lgbt youth by buying yourself any form of fun food, or entertainment while people are homeless, in which case, also go fuck yourself.