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==Raison D'Etre==
==Raison D'Etre==
The AO3 was first proposed in May 2007 by [[Astolat]]. Her post was one of many in LiveJournal fandom reacting to the commercial startup [[FanLib]], which had tried to recruit some fanfic writers for its new fic archive. LiveJournal fandom was unimpressed by the company's desire to [[Fandom and Profit|profit off of the popularity of fanfic]], not to mention a sales pitch to get buy-in from [[TPTB|copyright holders]] saying things like "All the FANLIB action takes place in a highly customized environment that YOU control" (see [[:File:FanLib info.pdf]]). Astolat's post [[An Archive Of One's Own (post by astolat)|An Archive Of One's Own]] set out some guidelines for a fan-controlled archive in opposition to the dystopian future she saw in FanLib: no ads, no restrictions on content, and a commitment to fic as [[fair use]].
The AO3 was first proposed in May 2007 by [[Astolat]]. Her post was one of many in LiveJournal fandom reacting to the commercial startup [[FanLib]], which had tried to recruit some fanfic writers for its new fic archive. LiveJournal fandom was unimpressed by the company's desire to [[Fandom and Profit|profit off of the popularity of fanfic]], not to mention a sales pitch to get buy-in from [[TPTB|copyright holders]] saying things like "All the FANLIB action takes place in a highly customized environment that YOU control" (see [[:File:FanLib info.pdf]]). Astolat's post [[An Archive Of One's Own (post by astolat)|An Archive Of One's Own]] set out some guidelines for a fan-controlled archive in opposition to the dystopian future she saw in FanLib: no ads, no restrictions on content, and a commitment to fic as [[fair use]]. To realize this vision, the [[Organization for Transformative Works]] was created.
Fans had other (often long-standing) reasons for wanting to help build a new multifandom archive. [[Strikethrough]] happened a few weeks after astolat's initial post, driving home the point that it was not safe to rely on commercial entities to preserve fan culture. See [[Beginnings of OTW: 2007-08 Comments]] for more comments regarding AO3 and OTW's creation.
See [[Beginnings of OTW: 2007-08 Comments]] for more comments regarding AO3 and OTW's creation.
==Timeline==
==Timeline==