AO3 Shenanigans

[grayestofghosts]

So I was trying to quickly download a whole bunch of fics for archiving purposes and about four in I get the message that I'm making too many requests too quickly and that I need to make fewer requests or wait! Don't they understand that I am also an archivist doing my own archiving? Ugh.

Anyway, if you're in the position to, it's a real good day to yell at your senators and representative. I've already done so and written down their phone numbers in my planner for quick access. They work for you. Time to be a mean boss.

Comments

[fred_mouse]

There was a post somewhere (possibly tumblr) that said that there is a hiccup with the implementation of the rate limitation that is meant to stop bots, and it is hitting regular users, and that hopefully it will be sorted soon.

[grayestofghosts]

That's good! Though not particularly relevant anymore. I did manage to get and back up all my downloads, it just took a bit longer than expected.