well, i'm not sure how to answer the idea of "how does using this archive benefit me?" except that each archive may have its own audience, so that the audiences for, say Area 52 and AooO overlap some but not completely, so each new archive you use can give you new readers.
So there's that.
I guess for me personally, using an archive, putting my fic there, reading and commenting there, is a way of supporting that part of my fandom. each archives users, posters and readers is a kind of community, a "place" where I participate in fandom and give things of value (fic and feedback) and have communication with my fellow fans.
so there is that too. i love everything about OTW, so using their archive is a way of being part of them. I love the SG1 slash community, so using area 52 is a way of being part of that.
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Date: 2010-03-14 05:32 pm (UTC)So there's that.
I guess for me personally, using an archive, putting my fic there, reading and commenting there, is a way of supporting that part of my fandom. each archives users, posters and readers is a kind of community, a "place" where I participate in fandom and give things of value (fic and feedback) and have communication with my fellow fans.
so there is that too. i love everything about OTW, so using their archive is a way of being part of them. I love the SG1 slash community, so using area 52 is a way of being part of that.
and the whole back up thing, yes, that too.
does that help?