WesleyFanfiction.net, a Buffyverse fanfiction archive, and its subsite Innocent Lies, an Alexis Denisof RPF fanfiction archive, are 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 on WesleyFanfiction.net or Innocent Lies
- And what to do if you still have questions
Background explanation
WesleyFanfiction.net is a fanfiction archive for fanworks centering on the character Wesley Wyndam-Pryce from Buffy and Angel. Originally created by Liz Harris in 2003, then hosted by DJ in 2004, Versaphile took over the hosting in 2005 and added an Alexis Denisof RPF subsite called Innocent Lies.
Open Doors will be working with Versaphile to import WesleyFanFiction.net and Innocent Lies into two separate, searchable collections with their own identities. Eventually the links going to the old site will re-direct to the collection on AO3 so the works can continue to be found with their old URLs. We will begin importing works from WesleyFanfiction.net and Innocent Lies to the AO3 collection in January 2016.
What does this mean for creators who have work on Wesleyfanfiction.net and/or Innocent Lies?
This is the part where we ask for your help!
1. If you already have an AO3 account and have posted your Wesleyfanfiction.net and/or Innocent Lies works there, please contact Open Doors with your Wesleyfanfiction.net or Innocent Lies pseud(s) and e-mail address(es), so that we won’t import your works. (Please include “Wesleyfanfiction.net” and/or “Innocent Lies” in the subject heading.)
For instructions on mass-adding works to the new Wesleyfanfiction.net collection or the new Innocent Lies collection on the AO3, please see the Open Doors website.
2. If you don’t already have an AO3 account but would like one to import your works yourself, please contact Open Doors with your WesleyFanfiction.net and/or Innocent Lies pseud(s), and the preferred e-mail address to send the AO3 invite to. (Please include “Wesleyfanfiction.net” or “Innocent Lies” in the subject heading.)
For instructions on importing works and adding them to the new Wesleyfanfiction.net collection or the new Innocent Lies collection on the AO3, please see the Open Doors website.
3. If you don’t already have an AO3 account but would like one, as well as assistance importing your works, please contact Open Doors with your WesleyFanfiction.net and/or Innocent Lies pseud(s), and the preferred e-mail address to send the AO3 invite to. (Please include “Wesleyfanfiction.net or Innocent Lies” in the subject heading.)
Once your account is set up, let us know your AO3 name, and we can transfer your works to you once imported.
4. If you would NOT like your works moved, please contact Open Doors with your WesleyFanfiction.net and/or Innocent Lies pseud(s) and e-mail address(es) so that we will not add them. (Please include “Wesleyfanfiction.net” or “Innocent Lies” in the subject heading.)
If you would not mind your works being preserved but do not want your name attached to them any longer, please let us know that too–we can orphan your works instead of leaving them behind to be deleted.
All works archived on a creator’s behalf will be attributed with the creator’s name in the byline or the summary of the work. As we import works, we will e-mail notifications to the address associated with the work. When all works have been accounted for, the Open Doors committee will set up the URL redirects, and we will permanently close down the site.
All imported works will be set to be viewable only by logged-in AO3 users. Once you claim your works, you can make them publicly-viewable if you choose. After 30 days, all unclaimed imported works will be made visible to all visitors.
If you no longer have access to the email account associated with your WesleyFanfiction.net and/or Innocent Lies account, please contact Open Doors and we’ll help you out. (If you’ve posted the works elsewhere, or have an easy way to verify that they’re yours, that’s fantastic; if not, we will work with the mod to confirm your claims.)
If you still have questions…
If you have further questions, visit the Open Doors FAQ page, contact the Open Doors committee, or leave a comment on this post and we’ll respond as soon as we can.
We’d also love it if fans could help us preserve the story of WesleyFanfiction.net and new visitor portal, or ask the Fanlore Gardeners for tips.
We’re excited to be able to help preserve both WesleyFanfiction.net and Innocent Lies!
– The Open Doors team