Show Off with New OTW Thank-You Gifts!

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2018-04-21 16:09:35 UTC

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Organization for Transformative Works Membership Drive, April 19-23, 2018

Check it out: Brand new this month, the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) presents some awesome new project-themed merch, available when you make a donation today!

Shed some light on your appreciation for transformative works! Get an LED keychain flashlight stamped with an OTW project logo and show off your support for any of the following:

The Archive of Our Own (AO3), a hub for transformative fanworks such as fanfiction, fanart, fan videos and podfic
Fanlore, a wiki-based community project that preserves fan history
Fanhackers, a blog created to help make fandom research more accessible
Legal Advocacy, a dedicated legal team that works to protect fanworks and defend the rights of the fans who create them
Open Doors, a project that preserves and maintains fannish voices by importing at-risk content to AO3 or even rescuing actual physical artifacts
Transformative Works and Cultures, an international, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to promoting scholarship in the field of fan studies

Can't pick just one? You can also get a set of our brand-new stickers featuring all of these projects, plus the OTW logo as well! As with all of our thank-you gifts, don't forget that you can always set up a recurring donation to save up for your favorite item.

Collection of the logos for the Organization for Transformative Works, Fanlore, Fanhackers, Legal Advocacy, Open Doors, the Archive of Our Own, and Transformative Works and Cultures

None of the work these projects do would be possible without you. Support the OTW today!

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mutantleech Sat 21 Apr 2018 05:07PM UTC

I agree with a comment on the previous post: the banner you guys had before made it sound like this was a fundraiser just for Open Doors haha
Glad the banner has been updated!
Donated as I always have and always will :)
Keep up the good work guys! Can’t wait for the new search engine!!!

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MaOglala Sat 21 Apr 2018 06:26PM UTC

Might be just me, but the donation page isn't loading; instead my browser is displaying a message saying:
"This site can’t provide a secure connection
otw.cividesk.com sent an invalid response."
Any ideas?

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1. Karen Wolf (OTW_DevMem) (Official) Sat 21 Apr 2018 07:08PM UTC
  
  Hello!
  Thank you for your interest in donating and we're sorry you're having problems accessing our donation page. Tests on our end show that there's no problems. If you wouldn't mind contacting us we could help work out a solution for you.
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2. 1. MaOglala Sat 21 Apr 2018 07:15PM UTC
    
    Gotcha, thanks!
    EDIT: solved; turns out it was a case of an overzealous anti-malware tool blocking a site deemed to be "potentially harmful". I'll leave this note here for the benefit of anyone else who might encounter the same issue.
    
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StarsetDemon Sat 21 Apr 2018 07:07PM UTC

Is there a way to donate from mexico?

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1. Karen Wolf (OTW_DevMem) (Official) Sat 21 Apr 2018 07:39PM UTC
  
  Hi!
  Thank you for your interest in donating! Our donation page works in any part of the world.
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2. 1. StarsetDemon Sat 21 Apr 2018 10:24PM UTC
    
    Thanks! I Will check it out to see what i can do
    
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Ser_Raven_of_Tardis Sun 22 Apr 2018 07:12AM UTC

The issue of being broke is no way to support amazing initiatives like these. Please keep up the amazing work!

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grumpyphoenix Sun 22 Apr 2018 01:31PM UTC

If we end up having to donate after the drive, do we still get a cool icon?

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1. Karen Wolf (OTW_DevMem) (Official) Sun 22 Apr 2018 03:08PM UTC
  
  Hi!
  Thank you for your interest in donating! The member icons are a new member benefit going forward so you will get one no matter when you donate. However, the icon changes every drive, so from now until October will be the only chance you have to get this icon! If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us again.
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impertinence Sun 22 Apr 2018 01:57PM UTC

the fanhackers link on transformativeworks.org currently redirects to media.archiveofourown.org, which just has a bunch of public-facing file directories, fyi

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1. james_ (AO3_Systems) (Official) Sun 22 Apr 2018 02:06PM UTC
  
  Thanks I will pass it on.
  
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2. 1. impertinence Sun 22 Apr 2018 09:09PM UTC
    
    thanks, I see the link has been updated to the tumblr.
    you may also want to consider a config fix; this is generally referred to as insecure indexing (ref: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/File_System#Insecure_Indexing). nothing stored there looks particularly vulnerable, but being able to publicly access the directories like that is still generally considered a vulnerability. better safe than sorry, etc.
    
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  2. 1. strawberry_organic Sun 22 Apr 2018 09:47PM UTC
      
      Hi, impertinence! Thank you for your comment. We'll have a look into it.
      
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Motorcyclegrrl Sun 22 Apr 2018 02:27PM UTC

That's so awesome that actual physical fan works are being preserved.

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FreeQuackers Sun 22 Apr 2018 11:58PM UTC

You all did better than Elon Musk

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FreeQuackers Mon 23 Apr 2018 12:04AM UTC

Also I saw the thank you gift thing. I was wondering if that was only for people who donated
If you all could help that would greatly appreciated

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1. Karen Wolf (OTW_DevMem) (Official) Mon 23 Apr 2018 12:23AM UTC
  
  Hello FreeQuackers!
  Thank you for your interest in donating. The thank-you gifts are indeed for people who donate, but if you would like you can use our recurring donation form to donate a little at a time over a period of your choosing. Just let us know after you've begun that process which thank-you gift you'd like to get! If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us again.
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2. 1. FreeQuackers Mon 23 Apr 2018 12:33AM UTC
    
    Thanks but unfortunately I currently have no money.
    Sorry for taking your time and I really do appreciate the reply
    
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StarsetDemon Mon 23 Apr 2018 02:32AM UTC

If we couldnt donate today we can still donate in the year? Does that also gains a badge?

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1. FreeQuackers Mon 23 Apr 2018 08:55PM UTC
  
  I don't own anything I just like helping. If you donate you get a badge(or whatever it depends on how much you donate on what you get)
  As for time: anytime is accepted
  I hope this helped
  
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