[ SECRET POST #6875 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6875 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I guess I just can’t understand why it would take courage to leave something there with no ties to you.

[iff_and_xor]

It's a funny thing, isn't it? I was just thinking about something similar, how a publicly displayed picture of some intimate part of me would trigger an emotional reaction even if no one could actually connect it back to me as a person.

I might get over it after a little bit or feel some positive sense of freedom in it, but it would definitely still be an emotionally charged experience.

[(Anonymous)]

Ehh, I can sort of see it. For some, writing and creating a story is very intimate and personal, and leaving a piece of yourself that might be a snapshot of your inner thoughts/demons/personal obsessions at a given time might feel vulnerable.

[(Anonymous)]

If you have an anxiety disorder it makes sense. I have a few 'orphaned' projects out there floating around online (not ao3 or fandom stuff) and the thought of them out there causes anxiety flares sometimes and I wish I had just deleted the whole thing instead.

[(Anonymous)]

You can't remove *all* ties to you - people remember things! If the fic is up on AO3 there will likely be people who can still tie it to you.

And orphaning means you're removing all your options. If you orphan, it stays up forever. You can never delete it, never edit it, never choose to put your name back on or change what name shows. You can't even moderate the comments anymore. You can't object if someone podfics it or writes a sequel. You can't stop someone from linking to it offsite with your name still attached. It's just out there and you've got no control of it at all. Even with a wayback link, it's possible to ask for it to be taken down if your account is still attached. Not if it's orphaned.

I hate the idea of deleting my fic, and if I needed to disconnect I would probably just add everything to an unrevealed collection and then lose my password (which a lot of people do now.) But the idea of orphaning it is way more terrifying than any other option.