Current Estimated Wait Time and Future Projections

[boundbooks]

I already have an AO3 account, but I'm trying to set up an FAQ for an exchange. Does anyone know what the current estimated wait time is for an AO3 account, and are there any projections as to whether or not that will increase or decrease around Yuletide? I.e., is AO3 going to start rushing out invites (I understand that it's currently a problem of server load or some such), or will invites simply start to back up further?

Mostly, I want to give participants an estimated time as of October 2011, so that they don't wait until 10 days before sign-ups open (or when sign-ups open!) to request an AO3 invite.

Comments

[boundbooks]

Weirdly enough, HP fandom seems really resistant to AO3 in certain ships. I put up a post in the biggest LJ community for that particular ship, and most people had never hear of Archive of Our Own or had any clue what 'AO3' meant. It was quite surprising to me. O_o

[zooey_glass]

Fandom is like that! People exist in the own little bubbles - I think if you are happy in your particular corner of fandom, then you don't feel motivated to move. Probably just as well - if everyone jumped at once the servers really would melt!

[boundbooks]

So true, re: bubbles!

Ah, the poor servers. They suffer! I'll keep my eye out on the OTW posts, so I know if you have fundraisers in the future. My impression is that the servers are just vastly being crushed by our fannish enthusiasm!