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end-otw-racism · 11 months

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End OTW Racism Link Round-Up: Week 1!

We are now in week two of our action demanding that OTW live up to its commitments to address racist harassment & abuse, which ends May 31st! There was a lot of great discussion during the first week, so we wanted to post a round-up of some of the longer-form discussion/analysis that people have been sharing (we're going with posts on Tumblr, Dreamwidth, and other sites, as well as Twitter threads that are longer than three tweets). These are posts that we think would be helpful to consider as fandom engages in the necessary conversations about these issues.

If we've missed something you've written, we'll be doing another round-up of week two, so it's not too late! You can either submit it on tumblr, tweet at us, or email us at endotwracism [at] gmail [dot] com. We do reserve the right to only share posts that are in line with the intent of the campaign and that we believe are adding to the conversation.

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beatrice-otter: Why AO3 needs to be accountable for reducing fandom racism in its internal culture and the archive [link]

pretty-weird-ideas: End OTW Racism and the “Fed” Accusations [link]

aretethegreattelleroftales: You don’t understand what EndOTWRacism is asking for here, and because you clearly do not understand it, you should have known better than to speak on it. [link]

vex-verlain: In response to the reactions I’ve seen to #EndOTWRacism [link]

unrealromance: I don’t really understand how people don’t know the difference between ‘whoops I’ve fallen into a racist trope’ and 'I am literally writing hate speech that is unveiled, mask off’. [link]

pretty-weird-ideas: Codification of a Living Document as a solution to Harassment on OTW [link]

indifferentvincent: RE: End OTW Racism Derailment [link]

elumish: In light of some of the backlash to the End OTW Racism protest, and particularly the concern that an anti-harassment policy would lead to abuse of reporting mechanisms or censorship of unpopular authors/ships… [link]

seepunkrun: How to Find and Attend OTW Board Meetings [link]

indifferentvincent: The people who use the excuse of saying ao3 is an ‘archive’ and so 'must preserve’ the most vile, intentionally racist fics just sound like the most privileged motherfuckers on the planet to me. [link]

spacebeyonce & pretty-weird-ideas: wow this is such a normal and rational thing to say about having a diversity consultant to help ao3 fix their bullshit. [link]

indifferentvincent: I have to assume this is in regards to my promotion of the end-otw-racism call to action, because I don’t know what else it could be referencing. [link]

princeescaluswords: Writing Doesn’t Happen in a Void [link]

mousieta: There is a place, a magic place, a giant, ever growing park filled with sandboxes of every color and shape imaginable. [link]

Twitter

spacebeyonceart: alright so I want to talk about this post I made two years ago now that the #EndOTWRacism ball is finally rolling. [link]

generalfrings: This shit makes me so goddamn angry, yall. [link]

eruthosish: One of the calls of #EndOTWRacism is to improve the AO3's Terms of Service and how the AO3 deals with fanworks that are part of an offsite harassment campaign, so I wanted to share a story about the only time I have ever reported offsite harassment and had Abuse agree with me. [link]

buttonthemdown: They've proven they can move quickly *when they want to*, but the fact the OTW hasn't made an official statement acknowledging their lack of action and pledging to do better sends a signal they don't care about their POC fans. [link]

Clonehub7567 Seeing the reactionary dismissals of #EndOTWRacism from white fans who pretend to care about racism is reminding me of the backlash i/we got for #UnwhitewashTBB. [link]

hydrochaeris3: ppl who are worried that not participating in the call to action will get them labeled racist..... first of all once again yall are showing that you care more about what others might label you than putting forth tangible effort into caring for a community [link]

m_sketchyart: If you think that #EndOTWRacism is censoring your escapism, here’s a thought to chew on: why is being anti-racist a threat to your escapism? Is true escapism not also leaving racism, antiBlackness, fatphobia, abeism, misogyny, etc out of your escapism? /rh [link]

lunedraws: Have you wanted to walk the walk and not just talk the talk, re: racism, in one or more of your fandom spaces? This is a concise and timely line of actions we can take. [link]

aliasmarionette: One thing I see a lot in #EndOTWRacism comments which are in favour of the status quo is assumptions about who we mean by fandom, and about the user base of the Archive. [link]

SapphicScholar: New profile photo while participating in the important fan-led campaign to demand that OTW make good on the promises it has already made to address issues it has already acknowledged as problems in the archive—that is, instances of extreme racist harassment and abuse [link]

Fansplaining: Since the endotwracism campaign has begun, we wanted to highlight the timeline they've put together about the OTW's communications re: hiring a diversity consultant since their initial statement of commitment in the summer of 2020. [link]

gwenpendrcgon: ive seen so much backlash over #EndOTWRacism which shouldnt surprise me (also majority of this comes from tumblr is also to be expected) but most if not all backlash received by this event is done is such bad faith and complete wilful ignorance [link]

fiercynonym: so op of the #EndOTWRacism post on reddit dm-ed me and the situation is even more fucked up than i originally knew??? [link]

kitschlet: seeing a lot of people confused about what the OTW can do to address racism [link]

generalfrings: poor AO3 maintaining a 'absurdly heavy site'. all that text! [link]

RukminiPande: Fan scholars should be paying attn to #EndOTWracism. [link]

Saathi1013: The thing to notice about all the assertions that people know who's behind EOTWR is like... Okay, there are a few things, actually [link]

buttonthemdown: If you think that victims of racism need to "develop a thicker skin" you're a fucking racist [link]

mousieta: if i could have people understand one thing abt #endotwracism right now is that This issue matters not because racism makes you feel bad, or uncomfy, or squicky but because racism is actively harming Real Living Breathing Fans right now. [link]

fiercynonym: okay so…you know how OTW has been saying, when asked at meetings, that they have a budget surplus of about USD $1 million? well…manogirl & i did some digging, and it might actually be more than TWO AND A HALF MILLION USD. [link]

runpunkrun: Speaking of OTW Board meetings, if you're interested in attending, here's what you need to know [link]

Dreamwidth

satsuma: A Chronic Habit of Avoiding Responsibility? #EndOTWRacism [link]

bcgphoenix: I have a lot of feelings about OTW and End OTW Racism as a book conservator/general preservation person, most of which verge into tl;dr territory. [link]

killabeez: Looking at past archive policies [link]

nyctanthes: End OTW Racism (Fannish Fifty #47) [link]

chestnut_pod: Be more democratic, be more autocratic, OTW [link]

Other sites

Lady’s Weblog: End Racism in the OTW [link]

The Rec Center: #384 Final Thoughts [link]

Stitch’s Media Mix: I’m Supporting #EndOTWRacism [link]

#end otw racism #racism in fandom #otw #ao3 #organization for transformative works #archive of our own #fandom racism #link round-up

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transformers-earthspark · 28 days

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Important news:

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creativesplat · 3 months

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I would also like to see some miphlink, if that's okay!

I was really struggling with what to draw, and then I remembered your ask from ages ago (dang ADHD brain...) anyway, sorry its such a late answer, but Miphlink inspired by Dicksee's La Belle Dame

#thank you so so much for the ask stars!! I had completely forgotten about it (I'm so so sorry!!) and it saved me from an artist-not-arting #you know the sort of pent up unpleasant feeling you get when you need to do something creative but its not happening and then its sad?#yeah I didn't get that because your ask suddenly popped into my head! so very happy about that :) thank you!#link is a horse girl and we need more of it in life #also to try and get the flowy fabric look that Dicksee's La Belle Dame has without putting Link in a dress I decided to modify Mipha's fins #and then added some of that gorgeous salmon colour from the original piece #also the reason the reason the champions tunic etc have that grey tinge to it is because the knight was wearing armour in the original piec #with a beautiful duckegg blue grey colour and I thought including that might be fun too!#anyway #the couple that is perfect for one another and should always be together for all time: Mipha and Link #mipha #link #botw #creativesplat draws #breath of the wild #miphlink #lipha #I really need to catch up on the miphlink tag... its so exciting to have so much wonderful art and writing to look through but I am a rathe #busy/ adhd forgetful bean so whenever I get round to reading or looking at art... there will be a long reblog/ queue of miphlink stuff!#eventually #at some point #because fashionably late (coughjustlatecough) is my middle name!#enough rambling sorry #I love drawing miphlink its like a comfort drawing thing #like her head is so squidgy and so easy to doodle so if ever my brain is bored or I want to draw and need happy hormones but can't find the #mipha is the answer because the squishy head is just sooooo good #the designers of mipha were amazing and I love them #epona #tloz #zelda

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maridotnet · 2 years

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Chapter One: The Bargain

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10

Chapter Two: The Curse

#i thought it would be fun to do a full round up of all the ch 1 posts #LOOK AT ALL THOSE PAGES #beauty and the beetle #batb #chapter one #also these links go to the posts where you can see the notes #if you want to read other people's commentary and thoughts #i know *I* do 👀

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milkweedman · 4 months

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Was looking for patterns for short round sock toes done toe up that I could make any sense of, and found both that and a way to m1 (m1r, I think ?) that I can physically execute ! It's just yarning over and then on the next round when you do it knitting the yo thru the back loop. Unsure how that would work flat, maybe you reverse yarn over ? But great in the round...

Anyway finally seeing what make ones look like is interesting, they're a lot more subtle than kfb or lli/rli

#anyone know if this has its own name ?#link goes to a youtube video titled:#short or long round sock toe (toe up) // technique tuesday #by roxanne richardson #in case the link doesnt work #i usually dont have luck with learning from videos but this one worked n its the toe i used #knitting #sock knitting

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aurosoul · 1 year

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HYPERVENTILATES

#incessant meowing #we made it to the finalist round of the augmented world expo xr prize challenge #and now i have to compete on stage in front of an audience for 100k #there’s an article up already announcing finalists but i wanna wait for an official awe one to link to #in the meantime i just need to SCREAM IN TAGS

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needfantasticstories · 2 months

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Riding Lessons

(DAY 13: “you weren’t supposed to get hurt”)

Trigger Warnings: canon typical violence, injury, anxiety

Just outside Highland Stable’s fence, Wild held the reins for Hyrule’s borrowed horse. Stalwart nickered as Wild fed her an apple while Hyrule shifted around in the saddle. Just ahead of them, Time held Peony still for Sky to climb on. The pink and white horse nibbled the grass. Wild admired the way he settled into the role so easily.

“She’s a sweet ol’ gal,” Time murmured to Wild as they watched the Skyknight mount the pink mare with ease. “You’ve never ridden before?” Time inquired of Sky, skeptically.

“I’ve never ridden a horse before. I didn’t expect them to be so…dense, I suppose.”

Wild smiled. Malon’s warm accent was woven into the way Time shaped any words about horses and farm work, while Sky’s crisp accent reminded him of the way people used to talk in his era, before the Calamity; lofty and light. He wondered if Zelda might one day sit on her grand throne before dignitaries and let slip “shrooms” the way people in Hateno did these days. Would Riju or Sidon hear that and laugh?

He shook the thought away and focused as Hyrule suddenly clutched the saddle. “Woah, easy Traveler. She’s not going anywhere.” Wild reassured him.

“I thought the blanket was slipping. Sorry.” He nervously patted Stalwart’s neck. She huffed and shifted her weight, and Hyrule clutched the saddlehorn again. “They’re so tall.”

“You’ve fought monsters bigger than this. Didn’t you jump on a hinox last week?”

“Sure, but it’s different. You always know what to expect from a hinox. They will try to catch or kill you, no matter what or when. But these… what if they decide they want to kill you after you get cozy on their back? What if they get bored or hungry and just…” Hyrue tossed his hands up, and with his eyes he tracked the invisible, hypothetical rider being bucked into the stratosphere.

“Hyrule, I think you’re overthinking it.” Wild laughed. It was strange to see the fearless Traveler so nervous. Hyrule usually jumped into action first and asked questions later. The teen took to shield surfing like a natural, and had jumped off Hyrule Tower with Wild’s glider without even asking how to use it. The fear shining in his eyes now as he looked down at the horse was downright unsettling. Wild soothed the horse, who was indeed growing a little bored. “Look, I’ll keep the lead and walk her around the stable a few times, just so you can get used to each other, okay?”

“No, I can do this. Just give me a moment. Are you sure the straps are tight enough?”

“Tight as she can take. You won’t slip off. I promise.” Wild stroked Stalwart’s bluish-gray and white neck, and hummed the tune his horses all seemed to like, the tune Twilight and Time knew as well.

Time had given Peony’s reins to Sky, and walked close enough to intervene as horse and rider began a slow lap around the stable’s fence. Time offered only a few pointers as Sky nodded.

“Are you ready?” Wild looked up at the Traveler’s freckled face.

Hyrule nodded, lost in thought, but did not reach for the reins. Wild shrugged, kept them, and waited for the Traveler to start.

The horse shivered, but otherwise didn’t move.

Wild looked up. “Uh, Hyrule?”

“Hm?” Hyrule hummed, and his eyes seemed to clear from some fog.

“Are you going to, uh…”

“Oh, I did! I don’t think she wants to go.”

“Hyrule,” Wild wanted to laugh, it was so ridiculous how rigidly the young man sat in the saddle. “Can you show me how you told her to go?”

“Like you said.' Hyrule tapped the horse with his heel so lightly that a fly would have been more noticeable.

Chuckling came from the entrance of the stable, but was quickly hushed.

“I don’t see you out there, Wind. And shut up, Wars!” Legend’s whisper wasn’t quiet enough to escape Hyrule’s notice, and the teen shrunk into himself a little, growing even more tense.

“Right. Something to know about horses is they have really thick skin, just like lynels. If you give a small kick, it’s not going to hurt them like it would for softer creatures, like Twi’s cats. It’s more like…poking at Vet! If it’s not hard enough, he might not even feel it with all the scarring.” He looked to the gap between overlapping canvases where the other heroes clearly had gathered, and winked. Muffled laughs and ripples along the fabric told him they’d heard. “Horses need to feel your push through all the muscle and fat. Obviously, don’t slam into them, but you can push a lot harder.”

Hyrule gave a quick kick, and when Stalwart took her first step forward, he smiled. Still, he grabbed the saddle as the motion jerked him left, then right, bouncing a little at each step.

“Okay, okay, it’s working. So what now?” He nervously patted Stalwart’s neck, his wide eyes staring at Wild.

The Champion couldn’t hold his laughter at the sight. “Rulie, just let her walk! You’re fine.”

“Okay. Okay. Okay,” Hyrule muttered, and slowly the horse’s rocking gait eased the tension in Hyrule’s shoulders. “Not monsters. Okay.”

“Not… Hyrule, did you think horses were monsters?”

Four’s snort was apparently too fast to muffle.

Hyrule flushed a little, and answered quickly. “I’ve only ever seen them in dungeons! And usually only half of a horse, like lynels and horseheads. And the way their skin moves is creepy. And their eyes are…” Hyrule looked away from the horse when it turned back to look at him with one large, glimmering black eye. “Why is it so twitchy?”

Wild tried very, very hard to keep a neutral face. “Same reason you are, probably. Look, maybe they got corrupted or something in your time, but in most eras, they’re friendly if you treat them right.”

Sky finished his lap and was already approaching from behind. “You did it, Rule!” he called happily as he accepted the reins from Time. Sky’s steed turned smoothly away from the fence at the knight’s urging, and went around Hyrule to start a second lap on his own.

Hyrule sighed, then stared at Stalwart’s neck as it twitched to shoo a pair of flies away.

Time joined Wild’s side, seeing the young knight was clearly settled with Peony. “Now, how is our brave Traveler doing?”

Wild could see the concern bloom on Time’s face at Hyrule’s white knuckled grip and furrowed brow.

“Here, Rulie. Take the reins.” Wild pried one clawed hand away from the saddle horn and put the smooth leather straps in it and stepped back, giving the boy some space to figure things out.

Hyrule took the reins with such a grim frown that Time reached up and gave him a reassuring pat on the back before he hit the horse’s rump. With a wicker and swish of her ears, Stalwart began to walk along the fence.

Time and Wild followed slowly, the elder giving Wild a questioning stare.

“He’s doing his best, but apparently he used to think horses were monsters,” Wild laughed as quietly as he could, but Hyrule still turned to stare at them. “No wonder he was so nervous to meet Epona at your ranch.” Wild turned to Time with a smirk. “Wait, that means that before coming here, Hyrule has only ever seen your Epona, and Twilight’s Epona?”

“Oh, that’s…I suppose that might be true, yes.”

“So outside of a dungeon, he’s seen one horse, ever, basically.”

“They’re not the same horse, Wild.” But Time chuckled deeply, undeniably proud at the similarities between Epona and her descendent. “Good thing you’ve got a whole herd for him to meet.”

“I can’t claim all of them. Half are Zelda’s, like these two. She keeps them for the village kids.”

They had just reached the front of the stable when a woman’s high scream for help echoed over the plains.

“Totsuna!” Wild shouted, spotting the young woman on the road running for her life from a pair of blue bokos mounted on horseback. He sprinted toward Hyrule so he could take Stalwart to reach her, still quite far down the road. But Wild never got the chance.

Hyrule kicked hard, and the horse was off, galloping away toward the commotion. Traveler leaned so far forward he was almost flat on the horse’s back, holding the front edges of the saddle desperately.

Sky rounded the stable with Peony, a younger and faster mare than Hyrule’s, and he thundered after them.

Wild watched, relieved that Sky had taken so well to riding. Between the two heroes, Totsuna would be okay. Time caught up quickly.

“What do we do?”

“It’s only two boko riders. Sky alone can handle it, but Traveler is… being Traveler.”

Hyrule urged Stalwart on. She was steady and slow, in Wild’s view, but the teen looked panicked, his head bouncing on his arm and, Wild feared, barely able to see.

The other heroes had disentangled themselves from the canvas and came running out, most of them stopping at the fence as they saw Sky nearly there and Traveler keeping the blue bokos as bay. Only Legend and Four continued running, their pegasus boots rushing them to the scene in a way that made Wild’s heart twinge. Someday, he’d find boots like theirs. Speedy elixirs were not pleasant beverages.

Stalwart had passed Totsuna and reached the bokos, but didn’t stop in time. She skidded to a stop just in front of the blue riders, who raised their spears. Trapped between monsters and a screaming woman, Stalwart found some of the strength of her youth and bucked. Hyrule had drawn his legs up to crouch on the saddle just in time as she bucked him off. The teen leapt high back toward Totsuna and, to Wild’s surprise, Hyrule landed on his feet and drew his blade against the monsters in a smooth motion.

Totsuna crouched behind Hyrule as Stalwart pranced nervously between the two mounted bokos. Hyrule held his ground, sword and shield glittering in the bright sun as he stood ready to defend the young woman. The bokos tried to close in, but Stalwart reared in terror, her front legs striking the air like weapons, and kept the other two horses back.

“Well, that’s an odd sort of teamwork,” Warrior quipped to Twilight, both leaning on the fence casually as if watching a show. Wild wished he could feel so casual about it. But Sky was almost there.

A spear jabbed down at Hyrule’s right, and he shoved it aside with his shield. The boko lost hold of the spear, and the butt end grazed Stalwart’s leg. The mare’s white eyes rolled and she kicked her legs straight back, directly into Hyrule’s exposed chest with an audible thump.

Hyrule dropped like a popped octorok balloon as Totsuna screamed and ducked.

Gathering her wits at last, the mare galloped away from the bokos and across the field.

Sky finally arrived, having relinquished the reins in favor of the mare’s hare, and he guided Peony toward the spear-bereft boko. He removed its head in one clean, efficient swipe. The monster’s body disappeared before hitting the ground. It’s bewildered horse galloped off after Stalwart.

The Chosen hero turned his steed around to engage the second boko. As Sky charged, the blue monster yanked its red-speckled stallion back so viciously it reared up, a living shield to fend off Sky’s wrath.

Sky let his mare run loosely around the rearing steed. Once it dropped, he turned sharply again to attack. But the boko spurred his red stallion away from the place. Young and quick, too soon the boko had a wide lead, and disappeared in the tall grass of the plains. Instead, Sky led her back to the two figures on the road and dismounted.

Wild felt useless, waiting and watching it all unfold. But Time had stayed calm as it all played out, and he mimicked the man’s demeanor, trying to stop the bounce in his knee and grabbed his hands to keep them from fidgeting. But Legend and Four finally reached Totsuna and Hyrule. The young woman handed a bottle to Legend, then rose and ran for the stable with Four at her side.

Legend knelt by Sky at Hyrule’s side. Wild wished he could see what Totsuna gave the Veteran, and what they gave to Hyrule. To Wild’d relief, Hyrule sat up a few moments later and shook his head, as if that would take away the pain and dizziness he must be feeling.

When the group finally returned—to the dramatic applause of Wind, Twilight and Four—Wild could see the Traveler would be okay, especially after a bit of food and rest. A knott that has built in his chest was released, and he made his way to Hyrule’s side as they entered the shade of the stable. They led him to a bed and Wild sat by his side.

“Well, you were right.” And Wild mimicked the signs Hyrule had made earlier, eyes tracking the soaring figure rising into the sky.

Hyrule laughed, though he winced a bit.

“So, was it worth it?” Wild searched the Traveler’s face, but found no signs of the fear that plagued him earlier. They waved to Totsuna as Four tended to her scrapes, and she waved back.

Hyrule chuckled. “It was exactly as bad as I imagined.” The traveler let himself fall backward onto the stable bed with a sigh. “But, knowing what the worst of it feels like? Yeah, it was worth it. We should try it again. Tomorrow.”

#linked universe fanfic #linked universe #lu wild #lu hyrule #lu time #lu sky #it's febuwhump but all I want to write is crack #febuwhump2024 #febuwhumpday13 #skipwrites #tw injury #it's super tame #this is like a 2/10 on the whump scale if we're rounding up #tw canon typical violence

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theredquilt · 1 year

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The Day In Link

#Link Hours #whispering #(you know things have gone off the rails if I have to do a daily link round up)

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minecraftmobtournament · 1 year

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📌 Minecraft Mob Tournament Bracket

ROUND 1 🏅

So, here it is! The pre-polls are done and i can reveal the tournament bracket! These will be the round 1 battles. Now it's your turn to vote for the cutest, most interesting, and most iconic minecraft mobs! ✨

I'm gonna split round 1 into four waves of eight polls each and the first wave of polls is gonna go up tomorrow WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 at 7PM EST 🕖🗓

Thanks again for inspiring this tournament: @bisexual-monarch-tournament, @aroaceswagcompetition, @aroace-awsomeness-arena, @the-best-fictional-turtle, @nonbiney-swag-competition, @transgenderswagcompetition, @transfemswagbracket, @letsgetreadytotumble, @lesbianswagcompetition 💚

ALL ROUND 1 BATTLES LISTED UNDER THE CUT

Group 1:

Bee vs. Turtle

Guardian vs. Ghast

Blaze vs. Creeper

Wandering Trader vs. Villager

Axolotl vs. Pufferfish vs. Frog

Fox vs. Dolphin

Cow vs. Mooshroom

Wither vs. Ender Dragon

Group 2:

Pillager vs. Vindicator

Snow Golem vs. Zombie vs. Iron Golem

Drowned vs. Zombie Villager vs. Husk

Skeleton Horse vs. Panda vs. Goat

Llama vs. Wolf vs. Trader Llama

Horse vs. Mule vs. Donkey

Pig vs. Strider

Hoglin vs. Ravager vs. Zoglin

Group 3:

Warden vs. Elder Guardian

Skeleton Horseman vs. Spider Jockey vs. Chicken Jockey

Enderman vs. Shulker

Salmon vs. Tropical Fish vs. Cod

Endermite vs. Tadpole vs. Silverfish

Allay vs. Vex

Stray vs. Wither Skeleton vs. Skeleton

Phantom vs. Bat

Group 4:

Witch vs. Evoker

Squid vs. Glow Squid

Spider vs. Cave Spider

Parrot vs. Chicken

Sheep vs. Rabbit vs. Polar Bear

Magma Cube vs. Slime

Ocelot vs. Cat

Zombified Piglin vs. Piglin vs. Piglin Brute

#minecraftmobtournament #bracket #round 1 #i'll link the polls here as soon as they're up #tournament #competition #poll #polls #minecraft #mineblr #minecraft mobs

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fictionadventurer · 11 months

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Imaginary Book Recs Cover Thoughts: Round One

Two Passengers on the Last Train by A.G. Benedict: Obscure English literary fiction from the 1920s. I read it as a Gutenberg ebook, but the original cover was one of those clothbound classics with silhouette images. Any modern-day reprints are by very small publishing houses that provide minimal, low-budget covers using old illustrations (something like this version of Manalive.)

Song of the Seafolk by Marjorie A. Penrose: American children's fantasy from 1954, with illustrated cover typical of the era. Has had rerelease covers in subsequent decades (including one very nice painted cover from the '90s).

Bright Folly by Glorya M. Hayers: 1930s comedy mystery. Most representative cover is the mass-market paperback that looks like the more cartoony covers of Wimsey novels (like the editions that contain this version of Gaudy Night), though with a bit more of a sunny Wodehouse twist.

On Eternity's Doorstep by Willa Aldecott: Classic autobiographical novel about WWI nursing. Several rereleases over the years, all involving variations of historical photographs or historical-nursing-items on a colored background. (The Hiding Place keeps coming to mind as a cover comp, except with more sepia-toned photos and gentle browns and neutrals as background colors.)

The Queens of Wintermoon by Jessica Wagner: 1980s (or '90s, I can't remember) adult fantasy with an illustrated cover. A 2010s attempt to repackage it as a YA series split the book into four covers that each featured the heraldic symbol of the House of each of the four sisters (Raven, Eagle, Falcon, and Firebird) on a different jewel-toned background (probably blue, green, orange or red, and violet or black).

Caroline by Maria Layton: 1820s classic novel. Anything that's been done for an Austen book is applicable here.

The Lands of Dorothon series by Barbara Lamley: Off-brand versions of Narnia.

The Autumn Queen’s Promise by Rose Rennow: 1990s children's historical fantasy. Illustrated cover that combines the fantastical autumn colors of An Enchantment of Ravens with the more straightforward historical imagery of a book like The Sign of the Beaver or The Witch of Blackbird Pond.)

Island in the Stars by Carolyn Taylor Harris: 1970s children's science fantasy, with the period-accurate slightly wonky cartoony style.

The Camille series by Annette Nowell: Anne of Green Gables covers but with more exotic settings as the background. Both Camille in the Alps and Camille in the Andes involve her climbing mountains in intrepid Edwardian girl-reporter wear.

The Lakeshore Plan by Louise Zajac: Something between Swallows and Amazons and The Penderwicks. Could go full-on painted summer scenery, but simple drawings and/or silhouettes are also valid options.

Ever Miss Eliza by Charlotte Koning: 1940s slice-of-life light fiction. Honestly, I just picture the cover of D.E. Stevenson's Charlotte Fairlie, except the illustration is a woman in front of a rural schoolbuilding.

The Ocean’s Revenge by Edward G. Whitmore: 1940s pulp fiction in all its glory. Cover features a striking painting of a futuristic submarine in the grasp of a huge squid-creature.

The Book of All Days by Harriet Street: Painting of a little girl peering at an old-fashioned book.

The Guardian of the Nest by Aurelia T. Noah: 1960s children's fantasy. Probably a cloth-bound cover with the images (fairy tale carved right into the cover the way they are in some old books.

The Thief’s Debut by M.J. Ponders: Very recent indie-published fairy tale retelling that is unfortunately saddled with the genre-typical "girl in a sparkly prom dress" cover that probably involves her wearing a mask and standing in front of a vaguely Venetian-looking building. In a better world, it would get a digital-painted cover more along the lines of The Electrical Menagerie, (though the subject matter would be something between The Princess Bride and The Lies of Locke Lamora).

The Interdimensional Book Carrier by Martin Kaspar: Modern-day bestseller. Cover comps coming to mind are The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry and Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

#imaginary book recs #this is already long #and it's harder to gather up links for round two #so i'll stop here for now #but part 2 will be coming

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End OTW Racism Link Round-up: Week 2!

Our first (hopefully of many) two-week #EndOTWRacism action is over! Check out our post on next steps and how to stay involved if you haven’t already.

Just like our first week link round-up, here’s a collection of some of the longer-form discussion/analysis that people shared in week two (we're going with posts on tumblr, dreamwidth, and other sites, as well as twitter threads that are longer than three tweets). These are posts that we think would be helpful to consider as fandom engages in the necessary conversations about these issues.

Note: There has been a plethora of information that’s come out about OTW in the past week, particularly from former and current volunteers, which calls into question the way the organization functions and details the harm they have done to their own volunteers. Much of it does not directly reference our campaign or racism, so we won’t be sharing all of that conversation here, but you can find a round-up of that conversation at the dreamwidth account synonymous.

Tumblr

seepunkrun: I haven’t heard back from the OTW on this yet. In fact, I’m still waiting for a reply to the last letter I sent them on this subject. That’s why I’m glad to see increased transparency included in @end-otw-racism’s list of demands [link]

wondersmith-and-sons: if we're gonna be frank about otw's "anti-racism policies"/hiring of diversity consultants/attempt for social change, i'm gonna say that my good faith in them has run out a while ago and that i genuinely don't think they ever had the intention to follow through on tackling racial abuse, like, ever. [link]

elumish: In response to criticism about EndOTWRacism (part 2): one of the main questions that I see a lot about stuff like this is, how do we write policy to keep there it from backfiring or being used for purges? [link]

princeescaluswords: Activism Isn’t a Raincoat [link]

massharp1971: The right want free speech, but only for themselves [link]

Twitter

tea_deviation: this is even further off topic, but I was doing the math here and it boggles my fucking mind that ao3 is not driving towards being endowment funded? [link]

fiercynonym: i mentioned, as an aside in my thread about how OTW appears to have $2.5 MILLION that they are spending on absolutely nothing, that francesca coppa received a fan studies grant from OTW once, but i want to talk about that specific piece a little more [link]

generalfrings: For all the disingenuous raising of "concerns" at #EndOTWRacism over hypothetical volunteers that would hypothetically handle racists in AO3 (+ the dismissal of the real current harm on poc and black fans), I want to see some response for OTW actually traumatizing real volunteers [link]

_impertinence: #EndOTWRacism the way chinese fans have been sidelined and belittled by the org is so fucking disgusting [link]

hydrochaeris3: ok full disclosure this came about bc i was thinking about why i havent seen people be "pro worker" (or in the otw/ao3's case "pro volunteer") more in response to the endotwracism campaign. bc in most leftist circles ik that ppl would use workers rights arguments to push back on [link]

saathi1013: If it's anything I've learned from contemporary activism it's this: it's never "just" racism. [link]

cyrilapologist: worth considering that end otw racism is also a labor issue [link]

hydrochaeris3: stalking IS bad but i do think it's real funny that so many bnfs are coming out of the woodwork to say smthn about how upsetting it is that this white person got stalked instead of literally anything for #EndOTWRacism for the last two whole weeks [link]

aral_was_here: I'm going to keep the pfp and account name for a bit because I'm feeling pissed about how #EndOTWRacism has been dismissed by so many fans as virtue signaling or as a smokescreen for certain people they see as fandom boogeymen lying in wait to take our porn at a moment's notice. [link]

Dreamwidth

beatrice_otter: Signal boost: "Be more democratic, be more autocratic, OTW", by chestnut_pod (with background & highlights) [link]

wistfuljane: Mythical Dragons & Wild Unicorns: A Decade Later [link]

naye: The Glorious 25th of May - #EndOTWRacism [link]

naye: OTW needs a lot more transforming [link]

Other sites

enk-dash-one at fandom.ink: 1/3 Fellow white people, I encourage you to read this thread first: Then, I'd like to add, speaking exclusively to fellow white people who are worried about this: we are already racist. [link]

Klaudiasays on TikTok: let's get #EndOTWRacism trending [link]

Stitch for Teen Vogue: As #EndOTWRacism Fights for AO3 Policy Changes, Fandom Racism Bubbles to the Surface [link]

We'd love for folks to keep discussing the issues raised during this action! We organizers are probably going to go quiet for a little while to gather ourselves and work on moving forward, but if you send us posts by submitting to our tumblr, tweeting at us, messaging us on dreamwidth, or emailing us at endotwracism [at] gmail [dot], we will consider linking or posting them. We do reserve the right to only share posts that are in line with the intent of the campaign and that we believe are adding to the conversation.

#end otw racism #racism in fandom #ao3 #otw #organization for transformative works #archive of our own #fandom racism #endotwracism #link round up

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