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  • AO3 Celebrates 11 Million Registered Users

    Published: Fri 19 Jun 2026 10:02AM UTC Comments: 49

    Did someone make a wish for more Archive of Our Own (AO3) users at 11:11? Because that wish has come true and we are proud to share that just four months after we celebrated 10 million registered users, AO3 now has 11 million registered users! This means an average of around 250,000 people have made an AO3 account every month since then.

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  • Kraith Collected is Being Copied to AO3!

    Published: Tue 16 Jun 2026 02:27PM UTC Comments: 71

    Kraith Collected, a collection of Star Trek zines set in the Kraith universe, is importing a copy of the zines’ fanworks to the Archive of Our Own (AO3).

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  • Five Things Ellipsis Said

    Published: Wed 10 Jun 2026 09:41AM UTC Comments: 93

    Every month or so the OTW will be doing a Q&A with one of its volunteers about their experiences in the organization. The posts express each volunteer's personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Today's post is with Ellipsis, who volunteers as a Tag Wrangler and also a Technical Assistant for the Communications Committee.

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