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How I Met Your Mother was much more concerned with Ted Mosby's romantic life than professional career, but how much did he make as an architect in NYC?
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05 July 2025 @ 05:10 pm
How Much How I Met Your Mother's Ted Mosby Would Make As An Architect
05 July 2025 @ 05:00 pm
Nick Offerman Could Have Played One Of Marvel's Most Iconic Characters
Nick Offerman auditioned to bring this legendary Marvel superhero to life early on in his career, and he certainly had the looks to pull the role off.
05 July 2025 @ 04:30 pm
The Worst Things That Doctor Doom Has Ever Done To The Fantastic Four
The war between Doctor Doom and the Fantastic Four has waged for decades, and the Marvel villain has inflicted his fair share of pain on the superhero team.
05 July 2025 @ 04:00 pm
Why Back To The Future's Writer Thinks The Sci-Fi Classic Couldn't Exist Today
Back to the Future is considered a time-travel classic today, but one of the screenwriters thinks the film could never be made today.
05 July 2025 @ 05:46 pm
June 2025 Newsletter, Volume 201
I. SPOTLIGHT ON FICTIONALLEY IMPORT
Open Doors has nearly finished importing FictionAlley, a Harry Potter archive. With approximately 29,000 works imported so far, it is Open Doors’ largest import yet. You can check out all imported works at the FictionAlley collection. Unclaimed works are currently locked to logged-in AO3 users only, but per Open Doors’ agreement with the FictionAlley archivist, they will be unlocked 30 days after the import is fully completed.
All FictionAlley creators should have received one or more emails with links to claim, orphan, delete their works, or prevent the import of any additional works of theirs in the future. If you were a creator and did not receive this email, please contact Open Doors for assistance. You can also contact Open Doors if you would like to prevent future imports of your Harry Potter works specifically.
Open Doors has two other Harry Potter archives currently in their queue: HarryPotterFanFiction.com and MuggleNet Fan Fiction. If your email address has changed since you were a member of either archive, or you would like Open Doors not to import your works, please contact Open Doors. Please refer to the import announcements for a full list of how Open Doors can assist you with either import.
II. ARCHIVE OF OUR OWN
Accessibility, Design & Technology (AD&T) coordinated with Board and Volunteers & Recruiting to formally decommission the Quality Assurance & Testing (QA&T) subcommittee—thank you to everyone who has served on QA&T over the years. Quality assurance and testing of AO3’s code will continue under the oversight of AD&T’s new QA Supervisor role. AD&T’s latest releases have focused on various bug fixes, code clean-up, and monitoring improvements: check out the release notes. Also, Systems has installed some new Elasticsearch servers and repurposed the old ones as application servers! \o/
Open Doors announced the import of Absolution – The Inugrrrl Memorial, an InuYasha fanfiction memorial archive.
In May, Support received 3,177 tickets, while Policy & Abuse (PAC) received 3,763 tickets—a nearly 40% increase which is likely due to PAC’s recent TOS spotlight series. PAC worked with Legal and Communications’ News Post Moderation subcommittee to review over 1,700 comments across seven posts, with more than 400 comments receiving a reply. PAC will also be recruiting soon, so look out for the upcoming recruitment post!
In June, Tag Wrangling neared completion of phase two of three of their committee-wide guideline discussions on fandom metatags. They also launched a new procedure which streamlines creation of new “No Fandom” canonical tags, which are canonical tags not specific to any particular fandom. The committee plans to post announcements periodically detailing new tags, including one in a few weeks.
In May, Tag Wrangling handled over 610,000 tags, or over 1,200 tags per wrangling volunteer.
III. ELSEWHERE AT THE OTW
Fanlore’s Annual Bingo was a huge success! \o/ 25 participants completed at least one bingo, and 16 got a total blackout. Thanks to everyone who took part!
In July, Fanlore is running a themed month—Fandom in Color—which celebrates characters of color, the contributions of fans of color, and more! Check out their social media (Bluesky and Tumblr) for page spotlights throughout the month.
Communications is now overseeing the OTW’s Convention Outreach division, which was previously run by Development & Membership. If you have inquiries regarding OTW’s convention presence, Communications can be reached through their contact form on the OTW website.
TWC is finalizing their upcoming general issue of Transformative Works and Cultures, volume 46, which will be published on September 15. They are still accepting submissions for their Latin American Fandoms special issue until January 1, 2026.
IV. THE 2025 ELECTION AND GOVERNANCE
Elections announced the 2025 Election candidates; this year’s election is contested, with three candidates running for two open seats in this year’s election. Their platforms are available on the Elections website. Communications has been coordinating public posts, while Translation is working on translating candidates’ platforms.
2025’s OTW Board Election will take place on August 15-18. OTW Members who plan to nominate a proxy should contact Elections by August 6. Specific dates for Q&A and Candidate Chats will be made available on the 2025 Election Timeline page.
Development & Membership has been checking membership for Board candidates and donors who want to vote in this year’s election, while Finance has begun preparing for the 2024 audit.
Board uploaded minutes from the April 2025 Board public meeting to the OTW website. They also approved two new Finance Bookkeepers, held check-in meetings with Legal and the Paid Staff Transition Lead, and continued to work with the Organizational Culture Roadmap Workgroup. The Board Assistants Team’s work also continues on several projects, including the Procurement Policy and Board Discord Server Guidelines revamp.
V. OUR VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers & Recruiting conducted recruitment for two committees—Tag Wrangling and Support—and two subcommittees—News Post Moderation and Internal Complaint and Conflict Resolution—this month.
From May 19 to June 22, Volunteers & Recruiting received 147 new requests and completed 139, leaving them with 53 open requests (including induction and removal tasks listed below).
As of June 22, 2025, the OTW has 944 volunteers. \o/
New Committee Chairs/Leads: 2 Organizational Culture Roadmap Workgroup Heads
New AD&T Volunteers: 1 QA Supervisor
New Communications Volunteers: 2 Convention Specialists and 3 TikTok Moderators
New Communications News Post Moderation Volunteers: Mossie, Vihi, and 1 other News Post Moderator
New Fanlore Volunteers: 90PercentHuman, Hobgirl, Sparrow, and 1 other Policy & Admin Volunteer
New Finance Volunteers: Scott and 1 other Bookkeeper
New Open Doors Volunteers: Bette, devinwolfi, Kelpie, korry, November_Clouds, Pat Zarzecka, scattered_coreopsis, Starlings and 6 other Import Assistants
New Organizational Culture Roadmap Workgroup Volunteers: 1 Goal Supervisor; megidola and 1 other Volunteer
New Support Volunteers: 2 Chair Assistants
New Translation Volunteers: 1 Volunteer Manager; Adri Jaimes, Lia404, ttom1323, and 5 other Translators
New User Response Translation Volunteers: Felipe and friki (Translators)
Departing Committee Chairs/Leads: Nary (Support) and 2 QA&T Leads
Departing AD&T QA&T Volunteers: runt and 1 other QA&T Testing Volunteer
Departing AO3 Documentation Volunteers: Leja, Evolcahra, and 1 other Editor
Departing Communications Volunteers: 1 TikTok Lead
Departing Development & Membership Volunteers: 1 Convention Specialist
Departing Fanlore Volunteers: 1 Policy & Admin Volunteer
Departing Open Doors Volunteers: 2 Import Assistants and 1 Technical Volunteer
Departing Policy & Abuse Volunteers: 1 Volunteer
Departing Support Volunteers: Sandra 002 (Volunteer)
Departing Tag Wrangling Volunteers: ladydragona (Supervisor); Daniailís, MFY11EP, Barbara Thomas, and 3 other Volunteers
Departing Translation Volunteers: 1 Volunteer Manager; Mirjam, DaisyJane, DanielUL, and 6 other Translators
Departing Volunteers & Recruiting Volunteers: 1 Volunteer
For more information about our committees and their regular activities, you can refer to the committee pages on our website.
05 July 2025 @ 03:00 pm
The Only Main Actors Still Alive From The Virginian
Here are the only members of the main cast of The Virginian, a Western that ran on NBC from 1962 to 1971, who are still alive at the time of writing.
05 July 2025 @ 02:00 pm
40 Years Ago, Back To The Future's Epic Box Office Run Sparked An Everlasting Cinematic Legacy
Back to the Future conquered the 1985 summer box office and hung around in the top 10 all year, but its legacy has endured far longer.
05 July 2025 @ 01:00 pm
Every Game In Squid Game Season 3 Ranked
Squid Game season 3 puts the players through more twisted versions of childhood games. Here's our ranking of all three games.
05 July 2025 @ 12:45 pm
The Clint Eastwood Box Office Hit That Almost Starred Tom Selleck
In the Line of Fire was Clint Eastwood's final pure action movie, but it could've starred a very different actor: the one and only Tom Selleck.
05 July 2025 @ 12:30 pm
This Two-Time Oscar Winner Should Have Passed On Jurassic Park Rebirth
Jurassic World Rebirth tries to foreground one of its Oscar winning cast members, but there's not enough to their character to justify the extra attention.
05 July 2025 @ 12:20 pm
Jumping The Shark: The Meaning & Happy Days Origin Of The Popular Phrase
Happy Days infamously gave rise to the phrase 'Jumping the Shark,' but who coined this term? And did Happy Days actually, well, jump the shark? Let's discuss.
05 July 2025 @ 12:10 pm
The Worst Things The Fantastic Four Have Ever Done
The Fantastic Four may be Marvel's First Family of superheroes, but each of them has done their share of horrible things. Here are the worst of these misdeeds.
05 July 2025 @ 12:00 pm
Why Courteney Cox's Friends Fame Was A Major Obstacle In Her Horror Movie Casting
Courteney Cox has been part of the Scream movies for decades, but her role on Friends nearly prevented her from joining the horror franchise in the first place.
05 July 2025 @ 11:45 am
Steven Spielberg's First Sci-Fi Movie Ever Is Impossible To Watch Today
Steven Spielberg was only 17 when he released his first sci-fi movie, but more than 60 years later, it's impossible to watch this 2-hour-plus student film.
05 July 2025 @ 11:30 am
Why Connie Britton's Abigail Clark Left 9-1-1
Connie Britton only lasted one season on the wild and crazy hit series 9-1-1. Here's why that happened and why it was always part of the plan.
05 July 2025 @ 11:20 am
Kevin Costner Was Cut From A Major Movie Early In His Career
Kevin Costner was cut out of a major film that could have kickstarted his career even earlier, but that experience led him to star in his breakout picture.
05 July 2025 @ 11:10 am
12 Best Richard Donner Movies, Ranked
Let's take a look at Richard Donner's long and distinguished career as a journeyman director and recognize the 12 best films he ever helmed.
05 July 2025 @ 11:00 am
The Biggest Problem With The First Jurassic World Movie Still Lingers In Rebirth
Jurassic World Rebirth picks up the most dubious thread from the first Jurassic World, and, to nobody's surprise, it falls just as flat as it did 10 years ago.
05 July 2025 @ 10:45 am
How Much The White Lotus Cast Members Get Paid
The White Lotus cast members are paid well for their work, but they're not paid nearly as much as the actors who've starred in some other big HBO shows.
05 July 2025 @ 10:30 am
How Ed Harris' '80s Historical Drama Pretty Much Destroyed This Company
The Ed Harris-led historical drama The Right Stuff was a hit with critics in the '80s, but its box office performance killed the production company.
