There IS a plan to make sure our members know about the queue before we post broadly or do any wide outreach--just the queue itself AFAIK isn't designed to be members-only for any number of reasons (privacy among them). I hope you're right and people WILL come when they realize what the AO3 really is, but members (and people paying close attention to the OTW) will know that accounts are open before that.
The open queue was meant, fwiw, to provide a counter to the DW invite thing where you had to know someone (though of course, everyone's swimming in invites now.) Its actually not the only way we're going to be giving A03 accounts--I believe that current account holders are also to be given invites to share--but open sign-up means that even if a fan doesn't know anybody currently with an account, they're not disenfranchised.
FWIW, the archive is being built on a scale to rival fanfiction.net; (not that we necessarily want that, but we know that scale is a possibility.)
Lastly, the queue a continent is a really interesting thought: I like it because it aids in our mission of NOT giving anyone a particular advantage based on cash, age, or geography. *g* I'm not sure if its possible, but I'll pass it on to the coders--hey, I'm not Technological Girl, I'm the pretty one! ;)
Just to assure you--I
Just to assure you--I hope!
There IS a plan to make sure our members know about the queue before we post broadly or do any wide outreach--just the queue itself AFAIK isn't designed to be members-only for any number of reasons (privacy among them). I hope you're right and people WILL come when they realize what the AO3 really is, but members (and people paying close attention to the OTW) will know that accounts are open before that.
The open queue was meant, fwiw, to provide a counter to the DW invite thing where you had to know someone (though of course, everyone's swimming in invites now.) Its actually not the only way we're going to be giving A03 accounts--I believe that current account holders are also to be given invites to share--but open sign-up means that even if a fan doesn't know anybody currently with an account, they're not disenfranchised.
FWIW, the archive is being built on a scale to rival fanfiction.net; (not that we necessarily want that, but we know that scale is a possibility.)
Lastly, the queue a continent is a really interesting thought: I like it because it aids in our mission of NOT giving anyone a particular advantage based on cash, age, or geography. *g* I'm not sure if its possible, but I'll pass it on to the coders--hey, I'm not Technological Girl, I'm the pretty one! ;)