Posts in Open Doors Committee
The Big Bang, Baby Challenge is Moving to AO3
The Big Bang, Baby Challenge, a Harry Potter fanfiction and fanart archive, is being imported to the Archive of Our Own (AO3). In this post: A bit of background explanation What this means for creators who have work(s) on The Big Bang, Baby Challenge And what to do if you still have questions Background explanation The Big Bang, Baby Challenge was created in 2005 to incentivize the creation of more canon-based novel-length Harry/Draco fics in the wake of The Order of the Phoenix, and was twice repeated following the publishing of The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows. Over the Big Bang, Baby Challenge’s run,… Read more
Cardie-ologist & Henrietta Wotton Fanfics are Moving to AO3
The works of Cardie-ologist/Henrietta Wotton, are being imported to the Archive of Our Own (AO3). These were the pseudonyms of a much loved and respected member of the online Star Trek: Deep Space Nine fandom in the late 90s and early 00s. As Cardie-ologist, they contributed to zines such as Scaly Tales, and as Henrietta Wotton, they had fics that won the ASC Awards multiple times. Unfortunately, they passed away in 2025. It is thanks to friends that we are able to preserve their works for posterity. Open Doors will be working to import the works of Cardie-ologist/Henrietta Wotton into separate memorial accounts on the… Read more
The OTW is Recruiting for Communications, Internal Complaint and Conflict Resolution, and Open Doors Volunteers
Are you passionate about fostering a safer and more supportive volunteering environment within the OTW? Do you like planning events? Do you like communicating with fans about the OTW and fandom in general? Are you interested in the rescue and preservation of fanworks? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting! We’re excited to announce the opening of applications for: Internal Complaint and Conflict Resolution Volunteer – closing 09 September 2026 at 23:59 UTC Communications Event Coordinator – closing 09 September 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 60 applications Communications Posting Volunteer – closing 09 September 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 60 applications Open Doors… Read more
The OTW is Recruiting for Open Doors Technical Volunteers, Tag Wrangling Volunteers, and Translation Translators
Do you know SQL and Python or other programming languages and want to rescue at-risk fan archives? Would you like to wrangle AO3 tags? Can you read and translate from Chinese to English? Would you like to translate AO3 tags from another language to English? Are you fluent in a language other than English? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting! We’re excited to announce the opening of applications for: Open Doors Technical Volunteer – closing 22 July 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 30 applications Tag Wrangling Volunteer – closing 22 July 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 110 applications Tag Wrangling Volunteer (Chinese)… Read more
The Mass Effect Kink Meme is Moving to AO3
The Mass Effect Kink Meme a prompt meme for the Mass Effect games, is being imported to the Archive of Our Own (AO3). In this post: A bit of background explanation What this means for creators who have works on The Mass Effect Kink Meme And what to do if you still have questions Background explanation The archive is being imported to AO3 to preserve the works and make them available to a wider audience. The purpose of the Open Doors Committee’s Online Archive Rescue Project is to assist moderators of archives to incorporate the fanworks from those archives into the Archive of Our Own…. Read more