#ao3 issue

Every fic will be locked. I recommand you lock yours, and those who dont have ao3 should get it if they want to access fic (idk how the inviting works, so those who knows please explain it. I am really sorry for those guess on the site, but this is important.)

I left a comment to try and resolve this peacefully, but when I then noticed a few hours later I had been blocked by this user.

"The Pirate of the Southern Isles" usually gets 1 kudos every few weeks, so when I first saw a massive influx, I was excited, but when it when happened again the next day? No way, not on a 450k+ words Behemot all of the sudden. Especially since they're all from guests.

Reddit indicates it is happening to other users as well.

I’ve been following a fic that has not too many people reading it from what I can tell, from the lack of kudos and comments. It’s a really good fic and I want to support the author, so I’ve been leaving comments on every chapter complimenting what I like about it. On the chapter posted today though, I can’t post any comment as AO3 keeps bringing me to a tab saying my comment is being marked as spam? I commented successfully on a different fic so I’m not completely blocked... does anyone know why this might be happening?

I guess it’s possible the author got tired of me commenting on every single chapter and blocked me or something, but I dunno... I’ve been keeping the comments entirely positive since I’ve really been enjoying the fic, so I feel like me being blocked is unlikely?

It happened a couple of times that my readers told me they tried to comment on my fics without having an account (u know just with the email and a name) and the website didn't allow them because "the system considered it spam". Mind that I have the comments allowed both for AO3 users and guests with no account.

Now I have a screnshot of one of these and I'll send it to the AO3 staff to find out if that's a bug or if there's something in their comment that tricked the website to think it's spam. This person who sent me the screenshot has commented before while not having an acc, so I find it strange. Has this ever happened to any of you? Did you talk with AO3 staff? I'm trying to find out if I'm the unlucky one or if it's a new or recurring bug (?)