Talk:Anonymous AO3 Collections
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I don't think Template:ArchiveProfile is the right template for this page but I couldn't find a better one -- I didn't want to just use Template:Activity because I want the date and moderator fields. If someone makes a better one please change out the info box on this page. Thanks! -- Quaelegit (talk) 06:54, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
more anonymous collections
I'd like to rename this to AO3 Anonymous Collections (or Anonymous AO3 Collections?) and have the oldest described in a history section. I think we could expand on how and why they are used, the fact that this appears to be a use case not envisioned by the coders but spontaneously adopted by users, bug fixes, doxing attempts(?), etc. So far I found a few other collections made to be permanent anon collections (not including kink memes):
- created 2011-02-28 Anonymous_Fics (5255)
- created 2013-06-02 anon_fic (1199)
- created 2016-02-13 anon (5365)
- created 2019-04-30 AnonymousUnicorns (124)
- created 2019-10-15 Anonymous_Collection (1524)
- created 2020-02-13 Anon_Works (181)
There were more with few or no works in them, plus kink memes and currently active challenges. I did some nonsense google searches because I didn't see a way to search for these using AO3's search or browse features:
- anonymous site:archiveofourown.org/collections -site:archiveofourown.org/collections/anonymous/works -site:archiveofourown.org/collections/anon/works -site:archiveofourown.org/collections/Anonymous_Fics
--aethel (talk) 22:50, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, please add all of this discussion to the page! I created it the way I did because I saw that one tumblr post that I've already linked, but I'm definitely not an expert and the discussion you outline about the "how and why" sounds like really great info to have on the page. I support renaming and restructuring the page too. I don't have a preference between the two titles you propose. -- Quaelegit (talk) 00:16, 4 August 2022 (UTC)