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[Fandom stats] Is RPF slash more likely to be locked than non-RPF slash?

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A quick look at whether authors of RPF are more likely to limit those works to just AO3 members, and what the proportions are. I suspect this applies to more than just slash, but it was a response to a question specifically about slash.

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learnfromthewintertrees asked:

Random thought - do you have any stats regarding locked fics on AO3? I'm not sure if there's a way to isolate them at all given that they're locked and also won't be tagged, but I have a theory that there's a higher proportion of locked fics in RPF slash than in their fandom counterparts, and it would be really interesting if it could be confirmed somehow but I don't know? Thanks.

Oh, interesting hypothesis!  I just did a search for M/M Real Person Fiction while logged in (which includes locked fics) and then while logged out (which doesn’t).  Here’s what I found:

  • RPF M/M (all): 53432
  • RPF M/M (public only): 50135
  • RPF M/M (locked): 3297
  • RPF M/M percent locked: 6.2%

If we compare this to M/M overall:

  • M/M (all): 616072 
  • M/M (public only): 605002
  • M/M (locked): 11070
  • M/M percent locked: 1.8%

So it appears your hypothesis is right for AO3 slash overall.  I haven’t compared in any specific fandoms or for any categories besides M/M, but if you do so, I’d love to see what you find!  

Thanks for the great question.

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