Not everyone loves the trend. Purists and OTW volunteers have raised valid concerns.
Understand the and how it is used.
The "Mirror Exclusive" acts as a canary in the coal mine. Authors are testing the resilience of smaller archives. By designating a chapter as an , they are effectively saying: "If AO3 goes down tomorrow, I know my readers will follow me to Site B, because I’ve trained them to check there first for exclusives." ao3 mirror exclusive