Getting 404 errors

[SomeoneStoleMyShoes]

So whenever I try opening some stories, anything like a Genshin impact story or Pokemon, I keep getting this 404 error saying either the file doesn't exist or there's another potential issue. When I search for the story it isn't there. Is this a bug or is it something else?

 

[CharlesEBrown]

Those were likely fanfictions that the author was trying to monetize, in violation of site policy.

 

[L1aei]

Those were likely fanfictions that the author was trying to monetize, in violation of site policy.

I thought it simply removed the monetization feature, not the whole fanfic?

 

[NapLovingImmortal]

It was most likely a translation. There were lots of fanfic translations.

 

[L1aei]

It was most likely a translation. There were lots of fanfic translations.

Okay, that I can see happening.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

I thought it simply removed the monetization feature, not the whole fanfic?

Ah, that's true - translations. Or the author removed it because it lost the monetization link(s)...

 

[L1aei]

Ah, that's true - translations. Or the author removed it because it lost the monetization link(s)...

That is very possible. You'd think if they had, they'd make an announcement like others had done about moving to a different platform.