No, I’m aware. It’s still the most reliable way to sort when getting into a fandom for me. Once I’ve read it all, I usually agree with the general top 60 or so fics.
All AO3 metrics are useless but it has the most use for me. I say that as someone who hasn’t bookmarked a single fic on AO3. I’m a Pinboard user, which is my first stop when getting into a fandom. Then longfic, AO3 bookmarks and finally by date to see if I missed anything.
Re: Ask Coal
All AO3 metrics are useless but it has the most use for me. I say that as someone who hasn’t bookmarked a single fic on AO3. I’m a Pinboard user, which is my first stop when getting into a fandom. Then longfic, AO3 bookmarks and finally by date to see if I missed anything.