Comment on October 2021 Membership Drive: Thanks for your Support

  1. Care to Explain (Guest) Mon 18 Oct 2021 08:42PM UTC

    Care to explain the 1.5 million dollars you have in reserves that you have no plans for? Continuing these bi-annual donation drives makes users feel like they're contributing to the development of this website, when in reality the newer donations are just for membership purposes. As someone who has frequented Ao3 since 2010 and is on the board of trustees of a local non-profit for over 15 years, I am not happy with this lack of structure and leadership via the latest call. Having monies in reserves is one thing, but millions of dollars worth is unheard of at the level the OTW is at. If steps are not taken to ensure all funds are on a plan of action for the future, please be prepared for investigations to take place.

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    1. . (Guest) Mon 18 Oct 2021 11:42PM UTC

      Have you visited the OTW's main website and looked at the financial documents (the budgets, external audits, etc)?

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    2. Gracerevealed Tue 19 Oct 2021 12:43AM UTC

      Oh please. Have several seats.

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    3. Zumberge Tue 19 Oct 2021 12:53AM UTC

      I need my Genshin Impact slash fics, the Russian mob needs their krokodil money laundered. Everyone leaves happy.

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    4. MisdirectiveMoralCompass Tue 19 Oct 2021 11:17AM UTC

      I want my weekly updated ishimondo fanfiction, Ao3 wants to evade their taxes. It works out for all of us

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      1. aren (Guest) Tue 19 Oct 2021 03:25PM UTC

        aren't recognized non-profits... tax-exempt tho....

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    6. Orchidellia Tue 19 Oct 2021 04:50PM UTC

      Loooooooooooooool

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