Yeah, my policy is that if people don't want to read something, they can revoke consent at any time by closing the browser. They implicitly consent by continuing to read content that was posted publicly and not directed at them (which would be covered under the Harassment section of the TOS.) Basically this:
Looking at the AO3 TOS, their commercial activity policy is quite permissive. They aren't saying you can't host commissioned works on AO3, only that you can't promote commercial endeavors or solicit donations on the Archive itself. This user wouldn't have gotten in trouble for soliciting donations for chapters if the solicitation was off-platform. So it seems absurd that someone would dig their heels in so hard when there were easier ways to accomplish what they wanted and when the rules are so few and so clear.
Since DW policies lean hands-off in the same way AO3 does, and since both sites make it really easy to back up my data, I feel very comfortable here. Sites with unclear content restrictions remind me that everything I say or do can be interpreted with malicious intent. I get the same reminder when reading about queer history, honestly. Someone can and will claim that writing a certain trope or expressing my gender a certain way inherently proves I'm a predator; then they can use that claim to try to leverage me out of public space. It's another way to make certain varieties of queer people unacceptable.
Re: apparently AO3 slander really grinds my gears
Looking at the AO3 TOS, their commercial activity policy is quite permissive. They aren't saying you can't host commissioned works on AO3, only that you can't promote commercial endeavors or solicit donations on the Archive itself. This user wouldn't have gotten in trouble for soliciting donations for chapters if the solicitation was off-platform. So it seems absurd that someone would dig their heels in so hard when there were easier ways to accomplish what they wanted and when the rules are so few and so clear.
Since DW policies lean hands-off in the same way AO3 does, and since both sites make it really easy to back up my data, I feel very comfortable here. Sites with unclear content restrictions remind me that everything I say or do can be interpreted with malicious intent. I get the same reminder when reading about queer history, honestly. Someone can and will claim that writing a certain trope or expressing my gender a certain way inherently proves I'm a predator; then they can use that claim to try to leverage me out of public space. It's another way to make certain varieties of queer people unacceptable.