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Avoiding the Reveals Bug
Mar. 6th, 2018 11:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
morbaneThe problem
The Once Upon a Fic collection is set to "unrevealed" and "anonymous" so that the works you submit will stay hidden until the dates on the schedule.
However, AO3 currently has a "reveals bug" that occasionally causes submitted fics to appear immediately, as if you'd posted them outside the collection.
We can't predict when the bug will occur. By following this tutorial, you can significantly lower the chances that it will affect you.
How to avoid
1. Creating a draft
You will need to post a new work to a collection - either by posting to fulfil an assignment or by clicking the ‘Post to Collection’ button at the top of the collection, or by clicking to post a new work from anywhere in the Archive. With the first two methods, the collection will automatically be included in your work’s Association details. With the last method, you’ll have to add it manually. In the New Work page, your Associations should look like this:
(NB: not all collection names autocomplete. It’s okay to enter the collection name and then press enter, tab, or comma to ensure it shows up with the red ‘x’. The correct collection tag is the one that forms part of the collection URL - ie, http://archiveofourown.org/collections/onceuponafic2018/profile)
At the bottom of the page, choose Preview rather than Post Work.
When the preview loads, check that all your work details are correct, and then at the bottom of the screen, choose Save without posting
You have now saved a draft to the collection. Don’t navigate away from this page just yet.
Shortcut: If you like, instead of proceeding, you can ask a mod if your draft is affected by the bug (by emailing onceuponfic@fandom.exchange). We will be able to tell you once you've saved a draft. Otherwise, continue through this guide.
2. Check your draft
At the top of your newly saved work, several messages will appear.
If you see the third message, you are safe to continue posting your draft. Your work is not affected by the bug.
If you click away from this page and don’t see any messages, then you’ll need to start over (or contact a mod).
If you see the message about a draft but you don’t see the message about the collection, you have been hit by the bug! Please contact your mods privately and ask us to fix your work. Once we have done that, you can post your draft.
3. Posting your work from a draft
First, click ‘Edit’ on your draft. If you’ve navigated away from your draft, you can find all your drafts from your own AO3 dashboard:
Once you’ve clicked Edit, go to the bottom of your draft and click Post Without Preview.
Once you’ve clicked this, you have successfully posted your work and avoided the bug. You can find your work again, if you want to edit it, through your Works then Works in Collections, or through your Stats page. The bug only strikes when a work is first uploaded, so edit with confidence.
( Other links and resources )
The Once Upon a Fic collection is set to "unrevealed" and "anonymous" so that the works you submit will stay hidden until the dates on the schedule.
However, AO3 currently has a "reveals bug" that occasionally causes submitted fics to appear immediately, as if you'd posted them outside the collection.
We can't predict when the bug will occur. By following this tutorial, you can significantly lower the chances that it will affect you.
How to avoid
1. Creating a draft
You will need to post a new work to a collection - either by posting to fulfil an assignment or by clicking the ‘Post to Collection’ button at the top of the collection, or by clicking to post a new work from anywhere in the Archive. With the first two methods, the collection will automatically be included in your work’s Association details. With the last method, you’ll have to add it manually. In the New Work page, your Associations should look like this:
(NB: not all collection names autocomplete. It’s okay to enter the collection name and then press enter, tab, or comma to ensure it shows up with the red ‘x’. The correct collection tag is the one that forms part of the collection URL - ie, http://archiveofourown.org/collections/onceuponafic2018/profile)
At the bottom of the page, choose Preview rather than Post Work.
When the preview loads, check that all your work details are correct, and then at the bottom of the screen, choose Save without posting
You have now saved a draft to the collection. Don’t navigate away from this page just yet.
Shortcut: If you like, instead of proceeding, you can ask a mod if your draft is affected by the bug (by emailing onceuponfic@fandom.exchange). We will be able to tell you once you've saved a draft. Otherwise, continue through this guide.
2. Check your draft
At the top of your newly saved work, several messages will appear.
If you see the third message, you are safe to continue posting your draft. Your work is not affected by the bug.
If you click away from this page and don’t see any messages, then you’ll need to start over (or contact a mod).
If you see the message about a draft but you don’t see the message about the collection, you have been hit by the bug! Please contact your mods privately and ask us to fix your work. Once we have done that, you can post your draft.
3. Posting your work from a draft
First, click ‘Edit’ on your draft. If you’ve navigated away from your draft, you can find all your drafts from your own AO3 dashboard:
Once you’ve clicked Edit, go to the bottom of your draft and click Post Without Preview.
Once you’ve clicked this, you have successfully posted your work and avoided the bug. You can find your work again, if you want to edit it, through your Works then Works in Collections, or through your Stats page. The bug only strikes when a work is first uploaded, so edit with confidence.
( Other links and resources )
