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On Jun 18, 2022, at 9:26 PM, DaZZa <dazzagibbs@...> wrote:

There's nothing you, as a user, can do.

It's an issue with the website itself. The site owner needs to fix their setup.

DaZZa

On Sun, 19 June 2022, 2:21 pm indian_sqaw, <indian_sqaw@...> wrote:

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They are calling Fanfiction.net fanfiction.com because they have been using that site for long enough that they were using it back when that was its name. Yes years ago it was a .com rather than a .net.

On Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 09:29:07 PM EDT, Karen Lewellen <klewellen@...> wrote:

Is there a reason why you are calling fanfiction.net ff.com?
Indeed, your idea is a fine one,听 perhaps add a formal petition,听 sent to
advertisers as well.
Not really in your audience, I read mostly at ao3, because of the ffn
issues.
gathering your forces is where the creative thinking must begin though.
Do you ask writers to ask their readers?听 speak on fanfiction podcasts?
post to Facebook groups and large discussion lists where fanfiction is
discussed?



On Thu, 16 Jun 2022, John Braun wrote:

I fully understand they do not CARE!听 What they do care about is REVENUE.
FF.com is a sales site like any other.听 They allow any and all to post
stories and the readers flock to the site to read them.The revenue comes
when the readers spend time at FF,com and are inundated with ads.听 Each ad
the readers are exposed to, gets FF,com paid for exposing readers to their
ads.

If the number of readers decreases, so does the revenue.听 This is where
readers, downloaders, haters of cloudflare, etc. have their power.听 If
people decide not to visit FF.com every Tuesday (or any other day of the
week so long as it is done ON THE SAME DAY), the revenue for that day drops
to zero.听 If that does not get their attention, then say visitors start
doing it 2 days a week.听 This WILL get their attention!

Now I understand zero visitors will not happen.听 But if even 1/2 the
readers get involved, they will notice.Then they will have to figure out
what to do to fix things.听 This has worked before even if it takes time.听 I
think this is the ONLY WAY to get their attention and results.听 But it
would take a great many people to get their attention.听 I am willing to go
to other sites 1X a week, how about the rest of you?

I fully understand they do not CARE! What they do care about is REVENUE.
FF.com is a sales site like any other. They allow any and all to post
stories and the readers flock to the site to read them.The revenue comes
when the readers spend time at FF,com and are inundated with ads. Each ad
the readers are exposed to, gets FF,com paid for exposing readers to their
ads.

If the number of readers decreases, so does the revenue. This is where
readers, downloaders, haters of cloudflare, etc. have their power. If
people decide not to visit FF.com every Tuesday (or any other day of the
week so long as it is done ON THE SAME DAY), the revenue for that day drops
to zero. If that does not get their attention, then say visitors start
doing it 2 days a week. This WILL get their attention!

Now I understand zero visitors will not happen. But if even 1/2 the
readers get involved, they will notice.Then they will have to figure out
what to do to fix things. This has worked before even if it takes time. I
think this is the ONLY WAY to get their attention and results. But it
would take a great many people to get their attention. I am willing to go
to other sites 1X a week, how about the rest of you?

The first one may do something but the second and third really won't.

Firstly, the advertisers mainky just use adsense, and so they don't even
know they are going fanfiction.net.

Secondly, that you can't download is not an accident, but by design, the
developers of fanfiction.net have tried to stop downloading and copying for
years, and this is just their current step in doing so.

On Mon, 13 Jun 2022, 01:13 Karen Lewellen, <klewellen@...> wrote:

speaking personally?
Were I dealing with this issue, I would do two things.
first, let the writer know that readers who want to enjoy their works off
line are not getting the chance, then encourage them to create an ao3
account.
second, contact one of the companies advertising on ffn, telling them that
the admin is discouraging traffic by deciding every reader is a criminal.
third write to dev@...
Which I believe is the developer's email for them now, point out the
problem, and ask if it is going to be fixed.
..but that is me, so long as you work around things instead of giving the
admin motivation to fix things, nothing changes.
Just my thoughts,



On Sat, 11 Jun 2022, heelfree via groups.io wrote:

I just grit my teeth and download the missing chapters as a separate

action. If 23-35 are missing just download the missing ones. Sometimes that
action is also incomplete and I have to download 31-35, but eventually I
can get the entire story. Just be sure to modify the file name for each
action so you don't overwrite earlier actions.

On Sat, Jun 11, 2022 at 11:35 PM, grenouille7777 wrote:

I think it's a Cloudflare thing. I can usually wait a couple of hours

(or

sometimes more) and it will finally work. Try messing with the page

delay

settings as well.

Mike


Decaffeinated coffee is like a hooker who only wants to cuddle.


On 6/11/22 23:25, Katy Todd wrote:

Sadly I as well am having the missing chapters problem. :(
Katy

While I respect the  they do not want you to download stance.  Consider 
that  apparently? mobile users, can download, even without the ads.
Further cloudflare impacts desktop users as well, reading on line, not 
just when  using a program.
Wonder how much ad revenue the site generates?



On Wed, 15 Jun 2022, Stephenopolos wrote:

 Exactly, IIRC, the admin of FFN made the site as a personal project specifically for one very small slice of fanfiction and that's the only fanfiction they actually care about, if something is wrong with the site relating directly to the fanfiction they read it gets fixed fast, if nothing is wrong with the part they care about it can stick around forever until they get around to it.


 



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Exactly, IIRC, the admin of FFN made the site as a personal project specifically for one very small slice of fanfiction and that's the only fanfiction they actually care about, if something is wrong with the site relating directly to the fanfiction they read it gets fixed fast, if nothing is wrong with the part they care about it can stick around forever until they get around to it.

I am *>this<* close to听 giving听 up Fanfiction.com due to Cloudflare.听 I have tried to contact FF administrators over this issue however they are notorious at hiding themselves and/or contact info.听 I even tried Face Book to no avail.

I admit听 I听 use a paid VPN (and it is a very good one) but听 still - having be click buses or boats every other chapter or so is just CRAZY (paranoid much?).听 Between readers ready to riot over download and Cloudflare issues, I would be surprised if their revenues are not starting to drop.听 I mean, really, how user unfriendly can听听 they get from where they are now?

So if you have ANYTHING to do with FF.com, back off from this ridiculousness before users begin backing off from YOU.听听 If users got together and did not use their site for a month, I bet it would scare the Snorkacks out of them!听 Maybe a user strike would make an impact!

----- Original Message -----

From: John Braun

To: [email protected]

Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 1:26 AM

Subject: [Snorkack] FF.com Cloudflare and download issues

I am >this< close to听 giving听 up Fanfiction.com due to Cloudflare.听 I have tried to contact FF administrators over this issue however they are notorious at hiding themselves and/or contact info.听 I even tried Face Book to no avail.

I admit听 I听 use a paid VPN (and it is a very good one) but听 still - having be click buses or boats every other chapter or so is just CRAZY (paranoid much?).听 Between readers ready to riot over download and Cloudflare issues, I would be surprised if their revenues are not starting to drop.听 I mean, really, how user unfriendly can听听 they get from where they are now?

So if you have ANYTHING to do with FF.com, back off from this ridiculousness before users begin backing off from YOU.听听 If users got together and did not use their site for a month, I bet it would scare the Snorkacks out of them!听 Maybe a user strike would make an impact!