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  1. Al_JustATrekkie Sun 26 Nov 2017 01:13AM UTC

    I'm assuming that includes spammers seeking accounts? I knew ao3 was popular, but I have to admit I didn't think they were popular enough to have 16,000 + people waiting to get in, even with a several week backlog. Mind you, I'm always happy to be proven wrong ;-)

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    1. AnonEhouse Sun 26 Nov 2017 01:34AM UTC

      Stark Evolution in action

      I don't know how AO3's spam filtering works, but I doubt they can prevent a spammer's email from getting on the waiting list. I'd be happy to be proved wrong, it just seems likely any weeding out at that stage would also accidentally kick out honest folks.

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      1. AnonEhouse Thu 30 Nov 2017 02:04AM UTC

        Stark Evolution in action

        And they've changed the number of invites going out again. So currently less than 5 days wait.

        If you have already requested an invitation, you can check your position on the waiting list. There are currently 8395 people on the waiting list. We are sending out 2000 invitations per day.

        I'm still occasionally finding and reporting a spam account, but mostly now they're not staying up very long- I find them in the most recently added works.

        Last Edited Thu 30 Nov 2017 02:05AM UTC

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