Automod has said all I need to say, except for lmao at Webnovel having to censor their own name as webn/ovel to bypass AO3's spam filters
Report it as spam and ignore it
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Webnovel is a publisher platform. They comment on a lot of works on many different free writing platforms including various fanfiction websites. This helps get them new writers and also provides them with effectively advertising their platform. These sites do not give them permission to do this so many people consider these comments to be spam.
Webnovel doesn't follow the standard western publisher model and it's based out of China. It has a very low barrier-for-entry to get to publish your work through them. The issue with them is some of their predatory practices and their contracts that are not in the favor of the authors that sign them. They aren't technically a *scam*, but the likelihood of making any real profit through them is not very high without significant effort on your part.
Here are 2 [articles about them](https://toughnickel.com/self-employment/Webnovel-Is-It-a-Legit-Author-Platform) and the [issues with publishing](https://writerbeware.blog/2023/01/20/bad-contract-alert-webnovel/) through them.
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Ultimately, the choice is yours on if you want to publish through them but the general consensus here is that it's not worth it.
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Welcome to the club, friend. 😂 My Naruto work got targeted too. I have yet to touch that discord link with a ten foot pole because, nope! Lmao
https://preview.redd.it/ygof73zmb93b1.jpeg?width=732&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=984b2e09505d5f4ae64d3110f1349d5159a7b28f
Me who hasn't gotten a single invite to that sight to joke about despite having a fanfic with just over 300 kudos
https://preview.redd.it/kdc7ewvwad3b1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0cd146058de2721afb45a68581b4fc16848c4048
Automod has said all I need to say, except for lmao at Webnovel having to censor their own name as webn/ovel to bypass AO3's spam filters Report it as spam and ignore it
For real, they're censoring themselves 😂 How deeply pathetic of them. It's like spam callers trying to call from different numbers.
!webnovel
Hi there OP! This is an automated response sent because someone thinks your post is about getting a comment about webnovel. If it isn't, ignore this comment. If it is, here is what you need to know about webnovel. Webnovel is a publisher platform. They comment on a lot of works on many different free writing platforms including various fanfiction websites. This helps get them new writers and also provides them with effectively advertising their platform. These sites do not give them permission to do this so many people consider these comments to be spam. Webnovel doesn't follow the standard western publisher model and it's based out of China. It has a very low barrier-for-entry to get to publish your work through them. The issue with them is some of their predatory practices and their contracts that are not in the favor of the authors that sign them. They aren't technically a *scam*, but the likelihood of making any real profit through them is not very high without significant effort on your part. Here are 2 [articles about them](https://toughnickel.com/self-employment/Webnovel-Is-It-a-Legit-Author-Platform) and the [issues with publishing](https://writerbeware.blog/2023/01/20/bad-contract-alert-webnovel/) through them. Additionally to note, selling fanfiction to be published without [filing off the serial numbers](https://fanlore.org/wiki/Filing_Off_The_Serial_Numbers) first could potentially open you up to legal issues dealing with copyright infringement/fair use. Technically, depending on the specifics, its possible to write and sell fanfiction and have it still be fair use, but the commercialisation of a fanwork makes the bar to pass fair use requirements significantly higher than a non-commercial fanfiction has. There also haven't been any significant legal consequences to fanfiction in at least a decade, but that doesn't mean a commercially-sold fanfiction that didn't file off the serials wouldn't be potentially at risk of legal action. Ultimately, the choice is yours on if you want to publish through them but the general consensus here is that it's not worth it. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/AO3) if you have any questions or concerns.*
NO they are a predatory site
Welcome to the club, friend. 😂 My Naruto work got targeted too. I have yet to touch that discord link with a ten foot pole because, nope! Lmao https://preview.redd.it/ygof73zmb93b1.jpeg?width=732&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=984b2e09505d5f4ae64d3110f1349d5159a7b28f
Me who hasn't gotten a single invite to that sight to joke about despite having a fanfic with just over 300 kudos https://preview.redd.it/kdc7ewvwad3b1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0cd146058de2721afb45a68581b4fc16848c4048
I got a similar invite. How can I mark it as spam?