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got told at lunch "you feel like Tumblr Incarnate" and i had to tell them i've been here for 13 years and counting. i was here three years before dashcon happened. i saw the mishapocalypse. i survived the gigapause. i've been here longer than the shoelaces post. i've been here since it was hipsters versus fandom and i played both sides extensively by overdoing the sepia filters on everything and making my own flashing galaxy gif edits for my fandom posts. i'm every tumblr. it's all in me

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I have a post where I joked about making a bot that posts the "this content has been removed" image. not anything that'd get removed, just the image itself.

that post is now flagged because it's sexually explicit

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I'm looking at CC licenses, is applying one really just copying and pasting that particular license somewhere on the work? Same for stuff like "all rights reserved." I thought you would need to register it somewhere, but I'm having trouble finding info on that in particular. Do you even need to register copyright first?

Copyright hasnt been needed to be registered since 1976. But yes essentially you just say what CC licenses applies and perhaps link to the creative commons site if its an online thing

But the site of creative commons can explain things better than i, take a look there. Theres also tools to help you select the right license for your needs.

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Happy Public Domain Day!

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⭐Prince Marine: The Dandy Robot / Art Commission / Ko-Fi / Itch.io / Bluesky⭐

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⚠️ Fandom is Moving Forward with Generative AI ⚠️

As of December 15, Fandom has announced their plans to continue using AI to "enhance" their articles.

In short, they claim to have primarily used AI to

Scan images for "appropriateness" (be that NSFW content or just fitting in with the theme of the show), which still involves scraping tons of images and comparing them to a potentially unethically sourced database. As with all machine learning using images, it is still wildly inaccurate.

Optimizing edits - something they admit is still severely lacking because it can't read tables or variants on simple things like "birthday"

Optimizing SEO - this is clearly what they care most about, since Google likes the "Quick Answers" - as shitty as they were - this means they can continue to dominate the search results and gain more ad revenue.

This is a good time to remember that Fandom is a for-profit company with inverstors, which means their end goal is always to make the most money possible. They don't care about "The Fans" (despite the lip service), and they don't care about the authenticity of user-generated content if they can figure out how to automate the process.

STOP USING FANDOM.

Alternatives/Workarounds:

Indie Wiki Buddy is an extension that will redirect you to non-Fandom versions of wikis if it's in their database.

BreezeWiki displays all Fandom wikis in a clean, ad-free format with just the article content (no links to their forums, autoplay videos, etc)

If you must use Fandom, install UBlock Origin. It's available on all desktop browsers and Firefox Mobile. Hit them where it hurts. And encourage the wiki teams to leave Fandom if they can.

Also, be sure to support independent wikis! You can disable adblockers while on their sites, as they usually have much less obtrusive ads which directly fund server maintenance rather than CEO salaries. Change links on your posts/pages to direct to non-Fandom Wikis (even wiki.gg is better).

Keep information free from corporatization.

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brexit <3

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霧雨魔理沙 東方Project 例大祭20 NEW RELEASE！ https://www.melonbooks.co.jp/circle/index.php?circle_id=100695

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二ッ岩マミゾウ

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Sketchy frog

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HAPPY CIRNO DAY!! i drew and wrote a retelling of thumbelina for @dotzines​ fairy fiesta fairytales! please check out the zine for the rest of the story and everyone else's awesome work!!!

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Suwako is trying out different clothes...

(Reblog and Like if You like my art)

Twitter.com/Karebu52

Tumblr.com/karebu52

Pixiv.net/users/46191811

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to me, the ultimate appeal of touhou is that there aren't really good guys or bad guys. there are no good people or bad people. everyone is just kind of going along in the world with their own understanding of that world. and they're all kind of stupid and violent about it