The page counters - and the false links! Oh boy, yes. :-) It feels like it was ages ago...

I'm the same - AO3 is convenient and quick and I am too lazy to put up my stories on my own website, too, when there isn't really a need. Not right now, at any rate! Mekare is absolutely right, we shouldn't expect AO3 to be around forever, but I also don't think we have to prepare alternatives right now. When and if it happens, we'll find a way - whether it's back to individual sites and smaller archives, or something entirely new.