#status: ongoing

[lunar-years]

The same people who used to bully Taylor for singing and dancing at award shows are now bullying Selena for sitting quietly…cue the Barbie America Ferrera monologue or whatever

#let women live challenge #status: ongoing #Taylor swift #ts #selena gomez #vmas

[queenaeducan-writes]

The Ascent

Prologue: Sleeping Giants

Pairing: f!Cadash & Solas (gen) Characters: Female Cadash, Solas Fandom: Dragon Age: Inquisition Other Tags: Dwarf Lore, Elvhenan Lore, Cadash Thaig, Cad’halash Thaig

Summary: "Cadash" had always been more than a name for Thora: it was her family, it was her history, it was her. But the Stone tells no tales of exiles. Although she thanked the ancestors with the same lips that sang the Chant, she never felt she knew them, and feared she never would. When the Titan's song lures them into the depths of the Deep Roads, she finds the chance she's been looking for her whole life. Cadash Thaig is within her grasp, she only has to reach for it.

The earth shakes like the sky before a storm. Weeks beneath the surface, and yet Solas feels the tremors under his feet, as though the source still lies miles beneath them.

It speaks again, softer this time, mumbling in the voice of a Titan. Only a few pairs of eyes lift to watch the ceiling quiver, the rest having acclimated days ago. Varric’s attention, as always, turns to their exit to assure himself it’s still there. Their Inquisitor looks, too, but with different eyes. Not nervous, but inquisitive. Listening with intent to a foreign language she strains to understand, and when the shaking ceases her expression falters, tight with shame as her gaze falls back to her book. For Solas it is an old, familiar sound, the echo of an ancient quarry, newly awakened, and does not distract him long. He turns the wooden spoon around the dinner pot, stirring the pieces that had settled at the bottom before they begin to blacken.

“Do you think it knows we’re here?” Varric asks in a low, nervous tone, deliberately spoken so that Valta does not overhear (although Solas doubts she would pay them any mind, either grief or fascination distracts her from their gossip). He looks and finds her now engaged in conversation with the Inquisitor, though her attention seems divided, suspended between the person before her and a force beyond their sight. Satisfied they will not offend the Shaper, he looks back to Varric, whose eyes now glance furtively around the high ceiling.

“It’s difficult to say,” he muses. “We lie so far beneath its notice it may not be truly aware we are here, and yet the Sha-Brytol greet us like a fever come to burn away the disease.”

“Always with the cheerful observations, Chuckles. I suppose a little reassurance is too much to ask for?”

“You misunderstand,” he says. “A soldier who’s weathered a thousand battles may still succumb to plague— an adversary so small it could pass through the eye of a needle.”

“So we’re what in this scenario, a summer cold?”

A smile tugs at his lip. “If you like.”

Read the rest here!

#dragon age #da fanfic #dragon age fanfic #cadash #solas #pairing: solas & thora #character: thora cadash #Character: Solas #status: ongoing #pairing: platonic #work: the ascent

[brinaordinaryday]

Yoshida Kiyoko

Yano-kun no futsuu no Hibi (Tamura Yui)

#yano kun no futsuu no hibi #author: tamura yui #yoshida kiyoko #slice of life #comedy #romance #school life #status: ongoing #manga #japanese #mangacap #seinen

[sassygwaine]

leave and get undone

The Annihilation is coming. Anyone who hopes to survive will need to know how to fight the descending Hell when the clouds finally touch the ground in two years, churning out death and undeath until the whole of sentient life is either unmade or bound to Her whims.

Edward doesn’t have anything to worry about, of course, considering he’s going to cause the whole thing.

—

Rating: T&U

Ongoing

i’m a sucker for a fantasy au

trying something different to give myself a way to write that feels a little lower stakes…general idea of an arc, but nothing plotted out. i’ll update as i get little brain worms!!

lore is gonna be a mix of d&d and skyrim, lil bit of elden ring depending on how far into the Annihilation we get…

requests encouraged!! (fulfillment not guaranteed) (but this has been a fun little thing to palette cleanse between writing/editing for altwss and sometimes i do not have brain to come up with idea only write)

title from ‘are you gonna go my way?’ by lenny kravitz

#our flag means death #our flag means death fic #our flag means death fanfic #ofmd #ofmd fic #ofmd fanfic #blackbonnet #gentlebeard #edward teach #blackbeard #stede bonnet #fantasy au #my writing #status: ongoing #rating: t&u #yes THE fantasy au #leave and come undone

[fanficgalaxyexplore]

Atem X reader oneshot

my fist time posting like this sooo here goes nothing

Then an evil laugh rang trough the walls as everyone surround to protect (y/n) even Atem keep her close the laughter died down a woman appear its "who are you?" Atem demand "oh forgive me pharaoh I'm Nova and I'm here to return what does not belong in this world" she answer him while bowing to him.

with those words she disappear in a cloud of smoke and appear behind you "NO!" Atem say in desperation as Nova disappear with you. Way from Atem's and everyone reach. She takes the pendent and brake it with ease that you slowly started to disappear in front of everyone "(y/n!)" Atem runs to her as he got close you seam to floated "No! don't go" he grasp you tightly "you promise and you choose to stay by my side"  he pled for you to not disappear as everyone is crying not excepting what is happening to their friend.

you just smile "I'm sorry to brake my promise but you know very well." she pauses while holding her hand out and Atem place his to yours "just like you I don't belong in this world or time and the pendent is the only connection that I have to this world." she continues, while wiping his tears. "don't be sad maybe will see each other again in our next life." she smile as she disappear completely.

to be continued in my adventure of a life time (Atem x reader) on wattpad

#yami yugi x reader #atem x reader #just a one-shot #story #status ongoing

[ahhhsami]

Comments, man...

I don't complain much, but I gotta get this off my chest. If a fic you like hasn't updated and you're hoping for a new chapter, DO NOT go to the writer's other stories and ask for an update or status of a different fic.

Guess what, on AO3 all comments go to the same inbox. So comment on the fic that you're hoping to update. And even then, don't say "Hey is this abandoned?" "Update?" "When are you going to update?" etc. Be encouraging, say what you like about the story and that you're excited for the next chapter no matter how long it may take. Wish the writer well. Generally be nice about it. Put yourself in the writer's shoes and think about what you may want as a comment if you were working on a story of your own. Even keep it simple to "Really loved this and can't wait for it to continue." It's that easy.

As much as I appreciate the enthusiasm and the love for a story, I seriously recommend keeping comments related to the fic you're commenting on. It's pretty off putting getting a comment on a fic that you worked hard on and seeing that it's completely unrelated and about a different ongoing fic you have.

PS: This may sound crazy, but just receiving a positive emoji ❤️ 🥰 or "loved this!" would be more encouraging than being asked over and over the status of ongoing fics.

PPS: Think of it this way. If you have a task you have to do, if someone kept asking you when you're going to get said thing done over and over and over. Does that motivate you to do it more? Or would it just be grating at a point? You know you're going to get it done in your own time, yet instead you're being pushed to do it. And say you do, would that task be done to it's full potential or would being forced to do it result in the end outcome not being as good? But say someone is cheering you on and uplifting you while you're doing the task. That's much more motivating, right? It's not a one to one, but it's something to keep in mind.

#rant #ao3 #archive of our own #i seriously appreciate the comments and love for a lot of my stories but it gets waring at times #fanfiction #got 4 comments in 3 days asking for updates/abandoned and it frustrated me. that is all #just feels like i'm being nagged honestly #I am working on multiple ongoing fics. I just don't post status updates on social media cause it's not needed. #Be patient and new chapters will come #personal

[not-poignant]

What program do you use to keep track of your monthly wordcount? I see yours on Discord all the time and have been wondering. Hope you're doing a little better, I understand the last weeks (months, years) have been rough for you. All the love and support <3

Hi anon,

I don't use a program to keep track of my word count!

There's Discord, and that's it, heh.

So I don't track my wordcount like most people. I don't count all the words I wrote in a day. I only count the wordcounts of finished first draft chapters. So let's say I have a miracle day and I've written 1000 words across 5 unfinished chapters, and 2000 words in a finished chapter, I will only log the 2000 words, even though I wrote 7000 words that day.

This works for me because I have a very strong drive to achieve and complete things, and I additionally write serials for a living, so I can actually use a 'chapter by chapter' way of doing things. It also means I don't have to faff about with counting 100 words here, 2000 words there, 50 words somewhere else, and worrying if I've counted something before or not. It also means my monthly wordcount is always a little lower on paper than irl, because I don't count edited words and I don't count any words I add into chapters to expand them, and during the editing process chapters are more likely to get a little longer than a little shorter.

The other part of this puzzle is that I use a whiteboard to track chapters completed, what chapters they were, the dates they were completed etc. which helps me on a functional level to see what I have for readers. Here's last year's whiteboard:

You can see that I add each monthly total and then keep track of a yearly number too.

I'm currently halfway through 2023's whiteboard.

And that's it! That's how I do it. I don't do daily wordcounts, I don't count anything from uncompleted chapters, I don't count words added into chapters. I only count words from completed first drafts. This is also why my wordcount always jumps by over 2,500 words each time, and often every few days (except at the beginning of the month where I work a lot harder specifically on writing, and the back half of the month is more for editing).

This way has been working for me for like...5 years now? And I can't imagine it changing, honestly. I don't know how people manage otherwise, it would drive me nuts having to depend on programs or software, or having to track everything (which would make me kind of lose track of what I'm meant to be doing). I know some folks do amazing things with spreadsheets etc. but I just do my weird stuff through Discord and a whiteboard. Before Discord I used my Skype status, lol.

#asks and answers #pia on writing #writing process #being able to post my wordcount publicly in a status keeps me accountable #and makes me feel eager to increase that wordcount #my personality veers strongly towards achieving/accomplishment #as well as responsibility/accountability #so having the discord status for me is like my #ongoing responsibility/accountability tracker #because i would feel far far more awful if i didn't write anything #and everyone could see it lmao #than if i was hiding my wordcount in a program that other people couldn't see #for me accountability makes me more productive so i just do it this way #but yeah i've never met any other author who does it like me #and i don't expect to lol

[msommers]

1, 9, 13 and 25 for riya and jorina from the romance meme!

ty!!! 💜💜 // romance & relationship headcanons

1. what is your muse's sexual/romantic orientation?

RIYA — bi princess 🥰 [some rambling about other thoughts on this topic in the next question] 

JORINA — also bisexual, and i've had some occasions of bouncing around thoughts of her potentially being demi as well. explains her lack of a romantic history (aka being entirely uninterested in pursuing romance) and beginning to crush on aleksi after she's gotten to spend a good amount of time with him on missions.

9. is your muse monogamous or polyamorous? would they be interested in a polyamorous relationship?

RIYA — i was thinking about this the other day and am still in somewhat of a "i could be debated out of my choice if the right points were brought up" space around it, but i could see her as polyamorous. i think she’s had past experience and learned a lesson or two (not as many as she should have but hey that's riya), and would certainly require a long starting discussion on boundaries/comfort levels and frequent check-ins as things go along, but i could see it. the biggest issue here would be her suffering jealousy, but that’s rarely a problem for her and could be solved with clear communication (which i simply don’t see her struggling with since she talks about fuckin’ anything loudly and openly, as i’ve discovered through dadnd sessions).

JORINA — monogamous, i don’t think she’d be able to handle polyamory tbh. she already has to juggle a lot of self-doubt with just one partner, her overthinking would go into overdrive if somebody else was in the picture. I’M gonna have a panic just thinking about how worked up she’d get over it lmao

13. what traits does your muse value in a romantic partner?

RIYA — rough because riya’s had numerous partners and the range of personalities is Insane, she’s not consistent in type. some general ones: romantic, passionate, direct, confident, supportive, brave. circling back after finishing other answers to add that sensual, patient and adventurous also come to mind.

JORINA — loyal, courageous, reliable, honest are all the ones she could have expected. romantic and optimistic are ones she discovered great appreciation for along the way, learned that she values having a partner that's an opposite in some ways to bring her a new perspective.

25. does love and romance mean a lot to your muse? do they seek it constantly or let it come when it does?

RIYA — i’d say it’s high-up on the top 5 of her priorities list because of the easy life she’s had. i can’t see her having trouble with or a preference for either, there have been times where romance/attraction has fallen into her eager lap and also plenty of occasions where she’s sought after it herself because she feels a lack. i’m including sexual ventures in this consideration just because it's riya, but if we take that bit away then it’s probably a bit lower on the priorities list. slut (but said as a goof and with all of the affection in the world she's valid there's a lot of hotties around)

JORINA — didn’t seek it out at all, was absolutely gobsmacked when it showed up. they weren't things that meant a lot to her until she suddenly found them in the midst of the inquisition, and because that work was so dangerous it helped in how quickly they became important to her. she'd been all business for so long, it was uncomfortable and unfamiliar to start but so gratifying to discover with aleksi what love and romance could mean.

#c: valeriya de clairmont #c: jorina #riya's polyam status has been an ongoing debate in my head for the past 2 weeks or so #every time i think i've thought of smth that argues against it i'm instantly countered w ''bro she wouldn't care lmao'' #if she's getting enough attention and doesn't feel undervalued she's fuckn good to go #jorina stands no chance and i feel bad about it #she'd be so self-conscious about it 😭

[lavenderjewels]

Throwback to when I was so convinced nanako secretly survived sukunas attack even though she got cubed into a million pieces

#let’s just say I gave that up quickly #nobaras status right now still pains me #I actually wanted to have more with getos old cult members #esp since larue worked with yuki and Miguel with yuuta #so many side characters got more screen time over them 😭 #it’s honestly probably just since they were jjk 0 characters and not made to fit the ongoing manga #and were written out quickly to avoid including them LMAO #jjk spoilers #jujutsu kaisen #geto suguru

[bluuff]

# GLOLUVSYOU !!

tysm for all the 500+ losers following me! /hj ive only written for around a year now and this makes me really happy that you guys like my content (sobs beautifully 🤞🏽) so to thank u guys, i opened my requests, for once lmfao. anyway ty ty tyyy i love u all #GloHas500LosersBitch!!

event is open / closed.

# INFO in short, basically just an event where you guys request n stuff..

request form.

WRITING 4 ANY FANDOM !! 😼😼

a short blab about the synopsis

accepting gn, female, and male reader. (note: i’m not rlly experienced w male readers but i could try n work on that.)

# MASTERLIST !

WHY IN PUBLIC? manjiro sano. (tokrev)

NEW PROPERTY loid forger. (spy x family)

#. . . glo’s event/celebs ！ #STATUS : ongoing. #<(°.°) #milestone event!!! #WOOHOO #sub anime #dom reader #sub obey me #sub tokyo revengers #sub genshin impact

[queenaeducan-writes]

The Ascent

Chapter One: Second Watch

Pairing: f!Cadash & Solas (gen) Characters: Female Cadash, Solas Fandom: Dragon Age: Inquisition Other Tags: Dwarf Lore, Elvhenan Lore, Cadash Thaig, Cad’halash Thaig Summary: Thora has dreamed of visiting Cadash Thaig since she was small. After a chance discovery of a journal in the Deep Roads it seems her moment has finally come.

The question Thora glimpsed in Solas’ eyes the night before their final descent doesn’t fade with time. She’d hoped the hurricane of events that followed in the hours and days after would distract him, but as they rise from the belly of the Titan she sees its lingering shine.

At first it’s easy to pretend she doesn’t notice. With all that had unfolded in the past few days, no one could blame her. Renn dead, Valta gone, and the Titan—

The Titan.

She knows now why Cole calls things ‘knots.’ Everything’s all tangled up inside her, and prying one mess loose from another feels like a task more impossible than every victory that lies behind her, and every mountain that lies ahead. Pull one end and the other pulls tighter.

It doesn’t get easier when they stop. So long as they’re moving, the present is too loud for her to focus on her own ghosts. When she brings her hammer down upon a Darkspawn’s head, she’s not thinking about Valta. When she’s skirting the walls of the Deep Roads to find the right plce to turn, she’s not thinking about Titans.

But as they lay the perimeter of their camp, she lays her arms and armour down in a pile by the fire, and feels the weight of the day settle over her shoulders. It bears down on her heavier than any weapon she carries, speaks louder than the idle conversation that surrounds her, and she can’t outrun it anymore. At least, not for the night.

“Hey, Sunflower.” She barely feels Varric tap her shoulder, turning to see the concern reflected in his eyes. Always worrying about someone’s problems but his own. “You okay?”

“Yeah, fine,” she grunts, working her right shoulder muscles. “Just feeling that last fight, you know?”

“Yeah…” For a practised liar, he doesn’t put much effort into sounding convinced, but he lets her have it. She wants to thank him for it. Varric jerks his thumb over his shoulder, gesturing towards their companions. “Listen, one of us’ll take first watch tonight. You get some sleep.”

It takes a sorry amount of effort, but her lips twitch in a smile he won’t buy for a second. “Will do.”

Read the rest here!

#cadash #solas #dragon age fanfiction #dragon age fanfic #dragon age #character: thora cadash #pairing: solas & thora #pairing: platonic #character: solas #work: the ascent #status: ongoing

[brinaordinaryday]

Taira

Seihantai na Kimi to Boku (Agasawa Kocha)

#Seihantai na Kimi to Boku #you and i are polar opposites #author: agasawa koucha #taira #shounen #slice of life #comedy #romance #school life #gyaru #status: ongoing #manga #mangacap

[cloudshika]

conversations in my home (please understand this conversation was very much in good humor and joking around)

Mom: Cloud, can you check under that counter? Link [the cat] knocked something off the wall earlier.

Me: *looks under the counter* He knocked Jesus off the wall.

Mom: He knocked over Jesus!?

Me: *pulls out a cross with Jesus on it. He is now hanging slightly askew since one of the hand screws is missing* I think he's trying to free Jesus...

Mom: Your cat BROKE Jesus!?

Me: *finds the missing screw and hands it to my Mom* You gotta re-crucify him

Mom: Oh my god...

#mind you we have an ongoing joke in our house about the 'holy' jesus statue #where it's just a little ceramic baby jesus that has a hole in its head #I found the conversation funny though sorry to anyone who might find this offensive #ignore me

[hyocherie]

[the beast] a shinwaka royal au based on "the beast" by hatsune miku

#status: ongoing with 1/3 chapters #shinwaka #wakashin #tokyo revengers #sano shinichiro #imaushi wakasa #hyocherie #inc0rrect1stgenblackdragons #tokyo revengers fanfiction #royal au #the beast

[anotherhumanpet]

When a big groan and a big stretch, Dennis awakes - to normal hands, normal feet, normal skin, hair; The dragon curse is gone.

Is it weird to be disappointed by this?

#ic status #magic anon: dragon time #magic anon end #((threads still ongoing but that's enough shenanigans for now)) #((I miss the BOY))

[sophiamcdougall]

You're a reasonably informed person on the internet. You've experienced things like no longer being able to get files off an old storage device, media you've downloaded suddenly going poof, sites and forums with troves full of people's thoughts and ideas vanishing forever. You've heard of cybercrime. You've read articles about lost media. You have at least a basic understanding that digital data is vulnerable, is what I'm saying. I'm guessing that you're also aware that history is, you know... important? And that it's an ongoing study, requiring ... data about how people live? And that it's not just about stanning celebrities that happen to be dead? Congratulations, you are significantly better-informed than the British government! So they're currently like "Oh hai can we destroy all these historical documents pls? To save money? Because we'll digitise them first so it's fine! That'll be easy, cheap and reliable -- right? These wills from the 1850s will totally be fine for another 170 years as a PNG or whatever, yeah? We didn't need to do an impact assesment about this because it's clearly win-win! We'd keep the physical wills of Famous People™ though because Famous People™ actually matter, unlike you plebs. We don't think there are any equalities implications about this, either! Also the only examples of Famous People™ we can think of are all white and rich, only one is a woman and she got famous because of the guy she married. Kisses!"

Yes, this is the same Government that's like "Oh no removing a statue of slave trader is erasing history :(" You have, however, until 23 February 2024 to politely inquire of them what the fuck they are smoking. And they will have to publish a summary of the responses they receive. And it will look kind of bad if the feedback is well-argued, informative and overwhelmingly negative and they go ahead and do it anyway. I currently edit documents including responses to consultations like (but significantly less insane) than this one. Responses do actually matter. I would particularly encourage British people/people based in the UK to do this, but as far as I can see it doesn't say you have to be either. If you are, say, a historian or an archivist, or someone who specialises in digital data do say so and draw on your expertise in your answers. This isn't a question of filling out a form. You have to manually compose an email answering the 12 questions in the consultation paper at the link above. I'll put my own answers under the fold. Note -- I never know if I'm being too rude in these sorts of things. You probably shouldn't be ruder than I have been.

Please do not copy and paste any of this: that would defeat the purpose. This isn't a petition, they need to see a range of individual responses. But it may give you a jumping-off point.

Question 1: Should the current law providing for the inspection of wills be preserved?

Yes. Our ability to understand our shared past is a fundamental aspect of our heritage. It is not possible for any authority to know in advance what future insights they are supporting or impeding by their treatment of material evidence. Safeguarding the historical record for future generations should be considered an extremely important duty.

Question 2: Are there any reforms you would suggest to the current law enabling wills to be inspected?

No.

Question 3: Are there any reasons why the High Court should store original paper will documents on a permanent basis, as opposed to just retaining a digitised copy of that material?

Yes. I am amazed that the recent cyber attack on the British Library, which has effectively paralysed it completely, not been sufficient to answer this question for you.  I also refer you to the fate of the Domesday Project. Digital storage is useful and can help more people access information; however, it is also inherently fragile. Malice, accident, or eventual inevitable obsolescence not merely might occur, but absolutely should be expected. It is ludicrously naive and reflects a truly unpardonable ignorance to assume that information preserved only in digital form is somehow inviolable and safe, or that a physical document once digitised, never need be digitised again..At absolute minimum, it should be understood as certain that at least some of any digital-only archive will eventually be permanently lost. It is not remotely implausible that all of it would be. Preserving the physical documents provides a crucial failsafe. It also allows any errors in reproduction -- also inevitable-- to be, eventually, seen and corrected. Note that maintaining, upgrading and replacing digital infrastructure is not free, easy or reliable. Over the long term, risks to the data concerned can only accumulate.

"Unlike the methods for preserving analog documents that have been honed over millennia, there is no deep precedence to look to regarding the management of digital records. As such, the processing, long-term storage, and distribution potential of archival digital data are highly unresolved issues. [..] the more digital data is migrated, translated, and re-compressed into new formats, the more room there is for information to be lost, be it at the microbit-level of preservation. Any failure to contend with the instability of digital storage mediums, hardware obsolescence, and software obsolescence thus meets a terminal end—the definitive loss of information. The common belief that digital data is safe so long as it is backed up according to the 3-2-1 rule (3 copies on 2 different formats with 1 copy saved off site) belies the fact that it is fundamentally unclear how long digital information can or will remain intact. What is certain is that its unique vulnerabilities do become more pertinent with age."  -- James Boyda, On Loss in the 21st Century: Digital Decay and the Archive, Introduction.

Question 4: Do you agree that after a certain time original paper documents (from 1858 onwards) may be destroyed (other than for famous individuals)? Are there any alternatives, involving the public or private sector, you can suggest to their being destroyed?

Absolutely not. And I would have hoped we were past the "great man" theory of history. Firstly, you do not know which figures will still be considered "famous" in the future and which currently obscure individuals may deserve and eventually receive greater attention. I note that of the three figures you mention here as notable enough to have their wills preserved, all are white, the majority are male (the one woman having achieved fame through marriage) and all were wealthy at the time of their death. Any such approach will certainly cull evidence of the lives of women, people of colour and the poor from the historical record, and send a clear message about whose lives you consider worth remembering.

Secondly, the famous and successsful are only a small part of our history. Understanding the realities that shaped our past and continue to mould our present requires evidence of the lives of so-called "ordinary people"!

Did you even speak to any historians before coming up with this idea?

Entrusting the documents to the private sector would be similarly disastrous. What happens when a private company goes bust or decides that preserving this material is no longer profitable? What reasonable person, confronted with our crumbling privatised water infrastructure, would willingly consign any part of our heritage to a similar fate?

Question 5: Do you agree that there is equivalence between paper and digital copies of wills so that the ECA 2000 can be used?

No. And it raises serious questions about the skill and knowledge base within HMCTS and the government that the very basic concepts of data loss and the digital dark age appear to be unknown to you. I also refer you to the Domesday Project.

Question 6: Are there any other matters directly related to the retention of digital or paper wills that are not covered by the proposed exercise of the powers in the ECA 2000 that you consider are necessary?

Destroying the physical documents will always be an unforgivable dereliction of legal and moral duty.

Question 7: If the Government pursues preserving permanently only a digital copy of a will document, should it seek to reform the primary legislation by introducing a Bill or do so under the ECA 2000?

Destroying the physical documents will always be an unforgivable dereliction of legal and moral duty.

Question 8: If the Government moves to digital only copies of original will documents, what do you think the retention period for the original paper wills should be? Please give reasons and state what you believe the minimum retention period should be and whether you consider the Government’s suggestion of 25 years to be reasonable.

There is no good version of this plan. The physical documents should be preserved.

Question 9: Do you agree with the principle that wills of famous people should be preserved in the original paper form for historic interest?

This question betrays deep ignorance of what "historic interest" actually is. The study of history is not simply glorified celebrity gossip. If anything, the physical wills of currently famous people could be considered more expendable as it is likely that their contents are so widely diffused as to be relatively "safe", whereas the wills of so-called "ordinary people" will, especially in aggregate, provide insights that have not yet been explored.

Question 10: Do you have any initial suggestions on the criteria which should be adopted for identifying famous/historic figures whose original paper will document should be preserved permanently?

Abandon this entire lamentable plan. As previously discussed, you do not and cannot know who will be considered "famous" in the future, and fame is a profoundly flawed criterion of historical significance.

Question 11: Do you agree that the Probate Registries should only permanently retain wills and codicils from the documents submitted in support of a probate application? Please explain, if setting out the case for retention of any other documents.

No, all the documents should be preserved indefinitely.

Question 12: Do you agree that we have correctly identified the range and extent of the equalities impacts under each of these proposals set out in this consultation? Please give reasons and supply evidence of further equalities impacts as appropriate.

No. You appear to have neglected equalities impacts entirely. As discussed, in your drive to prioritise "famous people", your plan will certainly prioritise the white, wealthy and mostly the male, as your "Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin and Princess Diana" examples amply indicate. This plan will create a two-tier system where evidence of the lives of the privileged is carefully preserved while information regarding people of colour, women, the working class and other disadvantaged groups is disproportionately abandoned to digital decay and eventual loss. Current and future historians from, or specialising in the history of minority groups will be especially impoverished by this.  

#ukpol #uk politics #fuck the tories #lost media #data loss #cultural vandalism