#this fandom is small on tumblr so reblogs appreciated to get more opinions

[meggannn]

#taskmaster #taskmaster au #to be clear i love all these women i'm just curious #this fandom is small on tumblr so reblogs appreciated to get more opinions #i also love that the show lets women be as goofy and weird and stupid as they want and even if we laugh at them it's all from a good place #i keep thinking about fern saying taskmaster is one of the most autism-friendly gigs she's ever had #polls

[lamemaster]

The Silmarillion Elves Finding My Mutual's Blog

AN: why am I doing this? Lack of brain cells, I tell you. But here we go (lmk if you would like to be removed...I don't intend to offend anyone). A small gift for mutuals and feel free to add more blogs if needed.

Summary: How would characters from the Silmarillion react to finding my mutual's blogs. Purely based on my interpretation which may or may not be messed up.

@asianbutnotjapanese: the loremaster with all the records. Elrond and Finrod. Do I need to say more? This trio would sit together to appreciate all the writings together. A group that thrives together as they compare their findings.

Finrod's appreciation might originate in the form of odes complimented by the notes of his harp.

Kings and queens of reblogging stuff for easier access.

@doodle-pops: There's going to be a crowd here. But the chief guest of this gathering can be none other than Fingon. Accompanied by Glorfindel and Fingolfin (because I see you with that sugar daddy fic Mina).

I completely expect Fingon to encounter the blog, binge-read everything and then create his own the very next day (and yes, he will write the most cursed ships). This elf will create multiple other accounts to comment on the Fingon fics...Will jokingly compare the note count of his fic with that of Maedhros'.

Glorfindel is just another golden retriever. He will meticulously thank you and the rebloggers (celebrates humbly at his popularity). And he will be the one to send super sweet 'you're amazing' kind of asks to the writer.

Fingofin will become an established annon on the blog. No one knows it's him. His online personality is 180 from his real life. (He's got some ships and opinions and mans won't stop from stating them *aggressively*.

@a-world-of-whimsy-5: The Ainur. Sauron, Namo, and Irmo (Manwe and Eonwe are lurking) are here and they will read everything. Don't be surprised if you get a bunch of passionate Sauron requests by an 'annon' the next day. Very specific requests.

Irmo on the other hand reads even the spiciest fics with a poker face late at night. I can just imagine him laying with his phone in his hand as he scrolls through the blog. A quiet existence but don't be surprised when you wake up with 50 notes and a new followers.

Namo will start by restraining himself to the sfw fics but somehow ends up reading nsfw and goes down the rabbit hole. Next day the he can't look anyone in the eye (especially Manwe). Decides never to do that again only to come back for more (don't even bring him close to hurt no comfort, this Ainur cried for Luthien. He can't handle angst).

@wandererindreams: Ulmo, Manwe, Eru, and The Void. Just a merry group having existential conversations. You all would be sitting there with your copy of texts and believe me Eru will pull out receipts to prove shit.

The sight of the Void being hyped by all the extensive headcanons...chef's kiss. Literal black hole feels included in the fandom for the first time.

Manwe and Ulmo would be there with wisdom and appreciation for your deep contemplation. Both commenting their piece and views about the subject in lengthy comments.

Eru will be taking notes. I can envision Iluvatar, playing devil's advocate (ironic) and arguing against anything and everything. Eru likes hooman who challenge him (ask Numenorians).

@animatorweirdo: Maglor and Sauron. The second eldest Feanorian will be found blushing as he reads your works and he will revisit the blog in bouts of day-dreaming of his true love. Leaves adorable emojis in the comments.

Believe me, Sauron would get some pretty interesting ideas from all your sci-fi fics. Now he really really really needs a vampire plus werewolf SO so bad. This maia will flourish under all the attention given to him. Follows fervently but will like sparingly (he's got an image to maintain).

I would also spy a lingering Maedhros but he's got the tired mom energy so he'll be a flickering presence who remembers Tumblr once every 3 months.

Lamemaster: dead. Feanor or Finwe will smite me the second they see my blog.

#the silmarillion #writers and their muses #tolkien elves #we're fucked if this happens #Feanor will smite me #treat for mutuals

[pashminalamb]

MOVEOUT.

So this is something I've been thinking about for a while, and I'm planning to move to ao3 for getting my works out since I've been shadowbanned by tumblr, however that's not the only reason. Just my opinion on my blog and if you don't wanna read it, just scroll away.

I’ve come to realize that tumblr is not a space for my writings. I say this even if I’m glad to know that I have over 1k followers here, but at the same time what is the point of it? Over a period of time I also figured that the pace of consuming content here is not a normal one. Some of you do appreciate what I write and I’m thankful for that, but at the same time majority of the people out there demand for a part 2 to things when they haven’t bothered to interact with my content. I also don’t want to be responsible for checking my followers or to see that minors are interacting with my content despite my rules saying so when I'm here to write my content and leave it there.

Tumblr is more of an interactive platform among authors and readers alike and as you have noticed - I’m not a very interactive one. The only relationship I do care about here is the one between me and my readers since that is the sole reason I was here in the first place; Now talking about the author/ writer community here - it’s not a very healthy one either since there tends to be discourse, offensive bantering and sometimes even friendships falling apart when you don’t see eye to eye. Not to mention (and I'm not pointing fingers at one particular person but just people in general) behaviors get rubbed off really easily. And the last thing I need to see on my dash - normally or otherwise is that blank blogs are not allowed to follow them or pressure for readers to contribute to a fandom by reblogging their works. And I strongly believe that readers should do as they wish (as long as its not harming anyone) rather than being pressured to form an opinion based off someone else's. Not to mention, big time authors are entering small fandoms despite gaining huge followings in other fandoms which leaves very little chances for small time authors which makes it difficult for them to get their work out - not speaking out of my insecurity or anything but it’s a very unfair system. My move to ao3 also has to do with the fact that you can write comments or give kudos if you want, but you don't have to reblog to show your support to me. Just kudos and comments are enough. Another reason why my work isn't suited for tumblr is to do with the fact that the place has become too predictable with a lot of smut just for the sake of getting likes or follows and for the sake of algorithm as well. It's been two years since i've read any decent fics now and I don't even search the tags anymore. Erotica is a piece of writing but honestly, writing has been lost here as there is more emphasis on the prior compared to the plot and the plot is something my focus is on in a story.

Ever since I started writing for blue lock, there have been reports of my works being flagged down and due to that my interactions and the pace of my uploads have died down. With that being said, my space (and tumblr) has turned toxic, with people wanting to leave rude comments, accuse me that I’m plagiarizing author’s works and arguing about it in my askbox - without even spending a moment to think that we write for the same genre and we’re allowed to have coinciding themes as well as dialogues. When it comes down to me checking the tags to see if my work has showed up, I see a lot of authors paraphrasing my work and sometimes writing lines similar to what I wrote in my fics. Where’s the protection for my dignity or pointing out to them that they’ve taken my work?

Nothing. Just silence.

That’s not the only thing I’m upset about. It’s also to do with the lack of sensitivity some people have here. I take time out of my day to write these fics. I spend energy on what I write going through every line and making sure that I have it right and what do you do? Take 2 minutes out of your day to report my work - something that I spend hours on despite having a busy work life. Do you not think how much it can hurt a person to see their hard work go to waste like that? It’s just proving that some of your immaturity is very underserving for my writing despite me writing my pieces for you since its a self insert. And I don’t want to interact or know people like that cause it disgusts me. Not to mention, its an act of cowardice since you're hiding on the other side of the screen while I'm out here making my content and enjoying my interactions. To people who report my writing and send me hateful asks : For the record, you didn't make me quit writing. You just showed me how fucking sorry and pitiful you are, the fact that you would be a miserable wretch to live with and that no one likes you; it makes me wonder how pathetic you are in real life if this is how you are online. Now with my move to ao3, I can create my own content without having to worry about what I write or if I'm copying someone else's writings cause I'll be sticking to my dash and my works. And here I can upload anytime and take the pace that I like rather being rushed into it.

So question is... what am i going to do with this blog? Stay active. People are interested in my works - so i'm gonna make announcements and release early spoilers for my writings on ao3 here as well as interact better with my readers who want to stay on anon or off it along with opinions and feedback based on my work. Other than that, i also want to continue hosting character interviews/ asks and matchups with every milestone i hit! This ends with my official moveout to ao3. And I hope you enjoy my writings there !!

#belle.txt

[kissmetwicekissmedeadly]

I know you already talked about but this I think the fandom has changed a lot. I am a shy reader so I stay on anon and I don't reblog much because my Tumblr is small. But I have been around for a few years and its not the same.

There was a lot more playfulness and silly posts. People reblogged other people's writing a lot more. I also had fun following how people talked to each other.

The kind of writing people wanted was different. You didn't have such a focus on how "good" the writing was or how much imagery a writer used. It was about the stories being told and it feels like that has changed. The fandom seems to only want that flowery writing, those blogs that write at a "elevated" level. I was just fine without it, to be honest.

I am sad that people are not liking things and that Prince is taking over more and more. There is no love anymore for Vamp or Sen or Rev (my beloved Rev 😭)

I don't know why I am reaching out to you except you have been here a long time, one of the best blogs in this fandom. And part of me is just sad that it feels like the fandom is dying.

Oh my god anon..... when i saw your ask last night i got overwhelmed with emotion and with all the things that popped up in my head that i wanted to say to you, but today real life gave me another portion of problems and I'm sitting here giving my screen a blank stare. i hate this, i really want to give you a better answer, but let me try. and thank you for sending it in this blog, i feel even more comfortable talking on here!

The thing you pointed out about the quality of writing and people's demands.... it's actually something i wrote in my last reply to you. and then deleted it. because i thought, "haha no it must be just me", but now that you say it, im prone to agree - your angle of things is actually very trustworthy in my opinion, being someone who's been here for so long and observed from afar. for me it's easier to forget how it was in the beginning, but now that you say it, you're absolutely right... the blogs i looked up to, the writers i admired, weren't put on a pedestal for their skills, it was purely in my head how great they were - to a point where it makes me sad that it feels like ive received more praise now than they did back then. some of them don't write as often anymore, if at all... it's not right. i wonder why did that happen and when, and if it's actually harmful for us writers or im being too cautious. i want to be just like you sometimes, to enjoy the fruits of this fandom from the comfort of being a small blog seldom interacting with posts but still appreciating them from afar - i've been that person in other fandoms, and it has its perks definitely. it's just some strange miracle that i became what i am right now and broke through the shell of being a shy reader! seriously! i appreciate you and people like you, because im glad that i can make more of those fruits for you to enjoy. it's an unpopular opinion but ive never been mad at lurkers all that much. everyone has their reasons to feel uncomfortable interacting, and other than that, i personally want to have a blog where people escape from the hustle of being seen and present. again, that's just me, and i'll encourage commenting and sharing work when it comes to my peers... we're getting off topic, haha. and i should make a paragraph break already

i want to comfort you somehow but without lying to you that "nooo it's alright we're still having fun around here and the fandom is totally not dying" and we could make what the musicians on titanic did, but hey, we're not in the middle of the ocean and i seriously cant be a pessimist 😭 i don't think that it's that bad - i did say that some writers are put on pedestal, but are they really? i doubt anyone is seeing those things so dramatically, well maybe that one anon. but that's just one case, and unfortunately it affects how we see things A LOT , because noone else allows themselves to point out things in such dramatic light, no matter if they're right or not. we're paying the anon a lot of attention, so this fucks with our heads to a certain degree. i think that you should rest assured that this mood around the fandom is temporary, same with the more fun postings that you mentioned - i have a theory for that too, and it's because ikepri is simply not allowing for as much goofing around as its predecessors. you still see your doze of cursed jokes but they're not realistic in the nature of the game's world like they would in ikerev for instance, or even ikevamp . but that's fine because, and this is something i actually thought about the other day, they can't keep making more and more dramatic dark and twisted all overly serious games (right? right?) , somewhere along the way a game with the carefree atmosphere of ikerev will come to existence again, and we'll heal again. and the hateful anons who dont see that we're just a bunch of people having fun without that made-up hierarchy , will get bored and go away eventually. i believe in that, and i really want to make you believe too

i enjoyed talking with you about this, and i hope i didn't gave any unnecessary seriousness to our talk because im trying very hard to stick to the belief that our time here should be purely just positive and fun... and hey, we might have not interacted much, but knowing that you've been here for awhile already makes me feel you close somehow hkhkhkhk is that weird??

now, let me give you this ticket: 🎫 that equals one xxsycamore request (from the valentines/1000 followers one) and i want you to think of the most self-indulgent prompt you can come up with and send it. you said ikerev my beloved so if you end up choosing that (seeing that there is a serious lack of those requested 😭😭) id be even happier to write it for you. dont worry to refuse ofc <33

im sorry that this was all over the place and thank you for coming here anon. have a great day ❤

#kissmetwicekissmedeadly askbox

[iturbide]

There is a grown dude on twitter who is constantly sharing your takes through screenshots on twitter with his group of friends out in the open like nearly every day. He has also name droped you and linked your tumblr more than one time through twitter despite saying that they don't want people to harass you, the contradiction. Just saying because the some of the asks you received had the same arguments they wrote on twitter.

Apparently this is getting uncomfortable enough for people to actually come warn me about it, which I really do appreciate, because it explains why random blogs I've never interacted with have started replying/reblogging and accusing me of pretty heinous shit.

I can't adequately express just how fucking creepy it is that someone is this level of obsessed with my opinions. I am -- and I cannot stress this enough -- a small-scale fandom blog and niche fanfiction writer, and to the best of my knowledge my only crime is...having a different read of a character and not liking them the same way someone else does. And the last time I checked, every person who interacts with a piece of media will have their own unique read of it.

I have never intended to portray my opinions as facts, because I know full well they're not: they're opinions, based on my personal understanding of the facts I have available to me. Heck, I'd already been backing off of posting in the fandom tags because I know that my takes can be super niche and appeal first and foremost to me, because...this is my blog. It's my space. I like interacting and sharing with people who come here, but at the end of the day, this is where I post about things I like and sort through my personal opinions about them. I'm not trying to sway anyone or make it seem like they're wrong -- other people are entitled to their own opinions! I'm really happy that there are other people with different reads of the same material, because I do feel that makes fandom richer! But I don't appreciate people coming into my space and telling me that I'm wrong and therefore a bad person simply because I don't have the same read of the characters or the situations being discussed.

Again, I find it incredibly creepy that someone is consistently tweeting about my opinions and, intentionally or otherwise, getting people to accuse me of reprehensible things just because I have a different opinion from them. And at least some of the people who are coming from Twitter don't actually bother to read any deeper -- they take what they've been told by a stalker as The Whole Truth, even though some of their accusations make absolutely no sense and are actively contradicted by things I've discussed. The lack of thought or care for the fact that they're making these accusations against a real, living, breathing, feeling human being because of a difference in opinion about a fictional character from a fantasy game is frankly appalling.

Do I sometimes find things in fandom uncomfortable? Sure. Do I find some things in fandom upsetting? Yeah. But that's what the block button and filters are for. I would prefer to use those and let other people do things they enjoy with fictional characters and settings, because at the end of the day, what makes them happy isn't my business. I'll curate my own experience, make things that bring me joy, and enjoy myself regardless whether it goes with the flow of the larger fandom scene. If anyone dislikes that, they can block my tags (I tag thoroughly in part for later searching, but also so that people can block stuff they don't want to see) or just block me: my stuff gets no spread on Tumblr.

And for the people who apparently seek out reasons to make themselves mad, please take care of yourself. I highly recommend disengaging from things that make you upset, especially to this degree: it's really not good for anyone's mental health. Take a break. Do something that brings you actual joy. Play a game you love. Pick up an old hobby, or try out one you've always been curious about. Read a new book. That's what I'm going to do.

But I'm not going to let a stalker prevent me from doing things I enjoy. They don't deserve to have any control over my life, let alone that level of influence.

#answered #anonymous #i suppose the twitter stalker is still at it #makes me really glad i don't post much personal stuff #again: i really encourage people to use the block button #curate your own experience to the best of your ability #take care of your mental health #stop seeking out things that you know will upset you #it's not good for you #and the implicit encouragement to dogpile a stranger #for the crime of having a different opinio about a fictional character #is fucking atrocious #i didn't even post the twitter handle of the person doing it #because i do in fact want to preserve their privacy #i don't want them to get harrassed #whether anyone who follows me would do so or not #anyway: gonna go watch one of my favorite shows #finish the book i'm working my way through #and then work more on part 5 of golden attempt #i have no intention of letting a stalker dictate how i enjoy fandom

[chordsykat]

Jeezies. You guys ever search “My Art” in the general Tumblr pile? Like, at first glance, you see all these big, big fandoms with some really nice and not undeserving fanart with thousands of reblogs, and it’s probably a little discouraging if you were to just take that at face value. But then you climb into the comments of these big fandoms and their heavily-noted fanart and there’s always some stupid drama or hate-posting against these poor creators for daring to share their creations. There’s repurposing of the art, too. And, yeah, art’s meant to be interpreted in all ways by an audience -- that’s kinda the point -- but commodifying it as “an illustration representative of why my views on this media are superior to the opinions of others” is a pretty dick move. And there’s so much reblogging-without-comment that the generally positive feedback of “I like this thing too!” gets kinda lost. Makes me appreciate our small fandom, a lot. Rarely do any of us ever see thousands of notes on our art and our fics, but what we do see is people we know, and who know our contributions and our tastes in content, and whatever personal worlds we’re creating within our favorite shows. It’s more personal and less shouting to the void. And it feels somehow more valid than thousands of scroll-by likes from random people and bots. 

Anyway. Just wanna say that every like you guys have ever given me ( and my evil twin, @dethkomic ) has been noticed. And every one has been appreciated. :)

#fandom stuff #don't call it a rant #more of an observation i guess #but seriously #thank you guys for being awesome #it's a pleasure to lose my mind with each of you

[tomicaleto]

In regards to my last reblog, I didn't want to add my own opinions to the main post or the tags but I have some things to say

I'm not a popular blog, the oldest accounts that follow me have actually not used tumblr for years now. I'm also a content creator who has been posting art since 2013 when I joined tumblr but began actively chatting with other fandom members and joining discord servers around 2018.

Now there is a concept the fandom spaces love to use: community. And when I first started chatting and interacting with other people, I could understand why this concept was so popular.

But in 2021 I had a fall out with some members of the fandom, at the beginning of the year. And after that fall out, despite trying to keep up a cheerful disposition in fandom spaces, I began noticing some things that made me realise that "community" can be a term that is simply an empty husk.

As the other post mentioned, my meme drawings too got more notes and interactions than drawings and fic I put much more time and effort into.

The same people that claim how supportive the community is, often just interact with a small amount of fandom members, like an exclusive club others are not a part of. They say how much they love comments and reblogs but never interact with smaller creators. They say they either create or interact. But then expect the other members to interact with their own creations.

I'm not saying all this because I'm whining about not getting interactions. But you know what? I haven't stopped drawing or writing (even if I slowed down a little due to real life being busy) because of the lack of interactions, and I will most likely continue posting here and there. But I'm tired of seeing each and every other artist getting support by the fandom and then seeing how the same people ignore my content. I'm tired of being supportive but not getting anything back. I don't say that as if I only interact to get something back, I love commenting and reblogging art. But if this is a community, then there has to be some reciprocity.

Basically, with each passing month, I just feel more and more lonely. Even when I still participate in discord servers, even if I still share my art, even if I still make new friends. Community has become a false concept in my mind, and the question: "why put the effort if the others will not appreciate it?" keeps growing stronger as well.

(Disclaimer: before you say I'm terminally online, save it, I have a lot of real life activities and hobbies where I'm actually happy, it's the fandom spaces that have me feeling this sad)

#Personal #Fandom salt

[dear-yandere]

The Tumblr writing community is dying.

It’s something I’ve noticed over the past two years of using this site. It was gradual, imperceptible at first, something that most would brush off as a silly concern, or fault Tumblr algorithm for. While it’s true that Tumblr’s engine leaves a lot to be desired, I’ve noticed that even popular blogs have started to dwindle in terms of interaction or motivation. There could be a lot of reasons for this, but the biggest two I’ve noticed, experienced myself, and asked fellow writers about is this: (1) content being stolen, and (2) lack of feedback or interaction. I’ve never seen any logical person defend content being stolen, so I want to address point 2 instead.

Lack of feedback and interaction. I’m not saying this on my behalf so much as I’m saying this for friends and smaller blogs who have lost motivation to write. I was looking at my yandere writing blogs list the other day and noticed that a good majority of them no longer write. I usually update the list every few months, and by that point, more and more writers have stopped writing entirely. This isn’t a problem confined solely to the yandere fandom; in fact, there’s less writing blogs in general these days, especially ones that are active. I used to run a very popular BNHA blog with some friends, but that dissolved after our content was stolen and our followers stopped interacting as much. Out of our 8,500 followers, we hardly got 0.015% notes (~128 notes) on an average post. Tumblr is to blame for the lack of eyes seeing our posts, for sure, but that also means that at least 128 people saw one post and didn’t leave a comment or ask. We were considered a big blog; imagine what it’s like on a small blog.

My friend recently made a post that summed this up perfectly: 

“I’ve seen people say “Be grateful that people even lurk on your page.” and, while I get the message they’re trying to say, it’s more dismissive and hurtful in my opinion. Like you’re saying, “Oh your writing is mediocre, you should be grateful people even LOOK at it.”

Me personally? I’ve heard the argument that AO3 is a better place to post fanfics, and while that might be true, I’ve had friends experience firsthand the lack of interaction there too. I’ve heard the argument that interacting with some writers is intimidating (me included). I’ve heard that argument that followers might be too shy to interact. I’ve heard the argument that writers should write for themselves and not for views / likes / reblogs / etc, and while that’s ideal, it’s not sustainable for everyone. What works for one writer won’t work for another, but you know what will? Interaction.

That comment or ask that took you 2 seconds to write? We remember it. That reblog with the compliments in the tags? We remember it. Every single ‘named’ anon we get (heart anon, sunflower anon, etc)? We remember them. And the best part is? It’s actually easier to do these things on Tumblr since you have the option to send anonymous asks or make a sideblog specifically for reblogs! Trust me, whether the lack of interaction is the cause of a lack of motivation or what have you, every writer appreciates feedback (don’t be shy to offer some critique or compliments) or even a simple keyboard smash with some emojis. Even sitting down for 5 min a day per week to comment on your favorite writers' new pieces makes a huge difference. Personally, since Tumblr’s activity feed is beyond terrible and I have over 1,500 posts, I don’t always see new reblogs or comments on my content; asks though? Always see those, can never go wrong with those. If you don’t want to reblog or leave a comment, then you can never go wrong with an anonymous ask. 

As my wise friend says: writing is an art, and in order to improve that art, we need other people's eyes to see what we don't.

For the sake of every writer (past, present, and future) on this platform, please share this post.

#[ interact with your favorite writers or i'll break your kneecaps ty ily ] #not a fic #important

[contrabbandiera-di-elia]

After spending so much time in so many tumblr fandoms I came to the conclusion that every and each fandom I’ve spend at least month in and is developed enough to function more or less steadily (and by that I mean - has some new posts every day) always has

- a bunch of people who write theories and analyses that make me wonder if we really watched/read the same stuff because they’re missing some very important points that change the whole perspective

- and a few people who write theories so good that I not only like and reblog but also screenshot and reread because they’re just pure genius

- that one artist™️ whose works are generally known, appreciated, and considered canon

- one to three people who are very diligently translating stuff/gathering information/keeping us updated but rarely get the amount of appreciation and recognition they deserve for it

- a lot of of shippers who are painfully delusional, problematic, and ship their own vision of given characters instead of the actual characters (and usually write stuff so ooc that it makes me cringe so much I have to close the app and take a walk to clear my head)

- but at the same time a lot of wonderful shippers that make me proud of being a part of their community because they’re the sweetest people ever

- that one ship that is universally shipped and people very rarely disagree with it because it’s the OTP

- and that one ship that you have to ship in secret because it’s a taboo to even speak about it

- that one fanfic author who writes so damn good that I always end up confusing their works with canon and I end up surprised because “what? are you sure it didn’t happen in the show/books?”

- that one person who doesn’t even like the show/the series/the ship but still hangs out in the tag just to complain about how much they hate it and how much they despise the people who like it

- that one person who posts stuff so random that I’m not sure what to do with them

- these few people who’ll start a war because of the smallest thing because they either can’t handle someone having a different opinion or they just have too much free time so they put it into arguing with strangers online

- that one person who’s usually making small posts/memes or is simply reblogging stuff from others and I follow them even after I lose the interest in the fandom just to keep myself updated about what’s going on in case I wanted to come back.

#miraculous ladybug #sk8 the infinity #moriarty the patriot #vld #pjo #hoo #solangelo #yoi #servamp #jjk #six of crows #shadowhunters #shadow and bone #i just tagged a few that made me think about these things #idk why I wrote it #too much free time ig #that’s literally the highlights of each fandom #surely there are other stuff as well #but that’s the core #also #that’s just my opinion #so you can disagree and argue and whatever

[matan4il]

Hey Alice 💜 first of all, I wanted to say congratulations on your milestone and you deserve it big time and more love and support. You are one of my favorite bloggers and one of few people that I value their opinions and thoughts on sort of things. You are surely giving us the biggest joy and happiness and hope to our buddie fandom 💜. Like you literally got my special tag for you and for your contact and that's something really rare for me to do that.

And then I red your post about fandom and disabilities. I'm literally crying at the moment when I'm writing this ask. Because all I want to do right now is find you and hug you so tightly and tell you that you are the greatest person I ever met. You are giving so much out of your heart and I can feel it through your words and actions. And if anyone is blaming your disability for being any less good friend or even make you feel like this way is not your friend and shouldn't be.

And it's kind of funny, because I honestly feel like I'm more surrounded by friends here than irl or in the other social media. I guess for the same reason that you mentioned on your post. And I guess I just feel more connected with people that living abroad or I feel like I have this kind of American mentality. I always thought in the other life I was American. Anyway, maybe I also don't have to show myself or share something about my life. And as for friends, I feel like I'm being matters to them as in some of them are starting a conversation with me first when in the real life nobody talk to me unless I do the first move and it makes me feel tired and I'm so happy for being here. But the fandom and especially this app take so much time out of my life and there real life stuff that is more important to do. So I'm really trying to manage that. And yes sometimes it gives me anxiety when I think about possibly that I'm may hurting someone out there. There is a lot of people that I used to have a conversation with them and now not anymore and it not necessarily means that I don't like them or got offended by them, it's just life you know.

And I think the best way for me to show my mutuals that I still care about them even if we don't talk much in private is through reblogs and sending asks. And I really hope that they know that.

I love you so much and I will always be there for you. I know in my heart that I feel that the same way as I do. Because I can see how much effort you put on your replys and your answers. Seriously every time I get a message from you, my heart explodes with love and joy.

Please know that you are so much loved by so many people 💖 you are the voice for everyone who believes in buddie 💙❤

I love you so much 💜💜💜

Sending you lots of hugs and kisses 😘🤗

My beloved Yelena! *heeearts*

Sending so many hugs your way! Thank you so much for the congratulations, for all the kind words, and for replying to the post about disabilities in fandom. Yes, absolutely I feel the same, I am always sending tons of love and hugs your way! And I love your tag for me, whenever I see it, I immediately cheer up, no matter how rough my day might happen to be. One day, I’m sure we will meet and hug each other in real life! And I’m glad you’ve found fandom as a means of dealing with how difficult it can be, to make friends despite our disabilities, but I’m even happier you’re not neglecting real life matters, because as one of my docs once said to me, “We always eventually pay for neglect.” I absolutely feel you about the reblogs, it feels like a form of showing love and keeping a line of communication open no matter what else is going on with us. And it’s also just kind? I know that even when I had to stay away from Tumblr for a long period of time, just knowing my queue is still reblogging posts, that I am still somehow supporting people even in my absence, was a small positive I def held onto. And I am so happy to know you appreciate how much I put into everything I make for the fandom, every ask I answer... I hope you know we (’coz I KNOW I’m not just speaking for myself) appreciate you, too! Love you tons, darling! xoxox

(I got an influx of asks, I WILL answer all of them, but it might take me a moment. If anyone wants to check whether I've already answered theirs or just to read my replies, here's my ask tag. Thank you! xoxox)

#fandom love #kindness #thank you! #<33333 #yelena you're simply too wonderful #ask #mytherapybuddie #buddie #buddie meta #buddie fic #buddie gifs

[minisoysquares]

As fun as the events and ideas you posted about 19days would be, wouldn’t it also just bring in more negative stuff - like fandom in general has become a field of land mines and I fear that something that’s supposed to fun will turn into some sort of battle. Like how some people get extremely heated over any other ships outside of their fave ship and they cannot possibly have other ships except theirs, etc. The last thing anyone wants is for content creators to be targeted simply for making something they thought would be fun

(This ask and answer is about this post.)

First of all thank you so much for addressing such a big and valid concern. I agree that that has indeed happened in certain fandoms - I can say I've been in the thick of it and witnessed quite the warfare - but in others it has also brought fans and readers and content creators together even closer and tighter in a wonderful thriving community.

I have the feeling this'll get quite long so please proceed under the cut with that in mind.

I believe all things are potential harbingers of both discord and harmony. There will always be people who feel entitled and who want - even demand! the audacity! - authors and artists to create for their ships and their ships alone. And there will also always be people who can appreciate the writing and the art without judgemental treatment regarding the pairings/characters depicted, no matter their preferences.

All of that happens and will continue to happen, whether we go forward with these events or not. And yet authors will still write what they want to write, artists will still draw what they want to draw, graphic designers will still make the edits they want to make as well. What we could do, in this small and close knit fandom, is take in our hands this powerful rich opportunity and try our best to make a model of positivity out of it.

In these events, there would be no bashing or shaming allowed. The content created would be to be enjoyed by those who are attracted to it, and those who do not have a taste for that fanwork in particular would be asked to remain respectful. (As it should always be.) There would be no ship wars in these spaces. Discourse, hate-speech or anti-behaviour would not be tolerated by the moderators of the event.

Creators who indulged in it would be immediately disqualified. Any unnecessary commentary or complaints from the audience would be deleted and reported as spam. Anyone instigating conflict would be only painting a target on their back, really. Because most of us - I dare say - are only here to appreciate the brilliant artwork and fanfiction woven and crafted by the talented people who share it with us.

If it came to it and it escalated, this hellsite has several tools that can be put to use to that regard. Accounts could be blocked and/or even reported. They wouldn't be able to interact with the blogs created to run these events from then on. We would be able to create a black list and post it publicly so everyone else who wished to could simply block those unruly pesky accounts and remain at peace and free to enjoy themselves to their utmost.

Let us not forget that this is all fiction and it's all for fun. Everyone's allowed to have their own opinion, likes and dislikes. There simply is no need to step on anyone else and their interests to elevate them.

Let's exemplify, for the sake of clarity:

Do I personally ship A with B? Imagine I do not. I do not search for it. If I come across it? I scroll past it. Once or twice, I may even like - and even reblog - if it happens to catch my attention and it's well written/drawn! (I have tags along the lines of 'I don't ship it but' and 'look at this beautiful art' or 'drown in the power of these words.')

It's so easy to interact amongst ourselves without coming with pitchforks at one another. Know what actually needs effort? Being a meanie and a party popper! Who in their right mind wastes their time on things they don't care for? Dum dums, that's who! Of course, we're all dummies at times... and that's okay! Let's just not harass people or crash their fun while we're at it!

If nothing else: you wouldn't like if others did this or that to you, therefore don't do it to others. It's a simple concept to grasp.

Very important: in these events, every single piece would be explicitly and properly tagged and warned for right at the very top of each post, so there would be absolutely no excuses for anyone being nasty.

We would just have to be open to the experience. Enjoy our ships and let other enjoy theirs. We do not have to all like the same thing. That would be just boring. But we can cohabitate devoid of trouble in fandom. Each one of us just has to be respectful. No need to even be nice. No one has to compliment something they don't like. They also don't have to step on what others do.

Don't like a ship/character/theme? Don't read stories focused on it. Don't put down authors who write it or readers who enjoy it. Same for art. No need to shout about how awful it is just for the simple reason that it does not fit into your personal shipping preferences. It can still be still be a tasty and wonderfully baked cake, it's just that you're not fond of vanilla or strawberries. It's okay. There are all kinds of cake for everyone's tastes!

Further examples: If a ship happens to be a NOTP for me or I don't care for the character(s)? I filter the tags. All of them. Any and every tag I can think of. It's very easy to protect ourselves on Tumblr from content we do not wish to see. (My own list is huge and just as effective.) Filtering is incredibly important.

So go ahead and filter out the ships you can do without! Filter out porte-manteaux like Tianshan, Zhanyi, Qiucheng, Tianxi, Tianyi, Lishan, Litian, Liyi, Shantou, Polydays, (...) Filter out any ship tag that doesn't strike your fancy like Q x MGS, HC x JY's mom, (...) Filter out characters that aren't your cuppa tea like HT, HT's dad, SL, JY's mom, XH, (...)

Make it safe for yourself and for others. That way you won't rage at the sight of your NOTP, won't feel the compulsive need to trash the people who ship it, no one is hurt and everyone is happy!

There are many steps we could follow to prevent rotten eggs in our coop. And many more actions we could take to throw them out if need be. I firmly believe, however, that if we're all of the same mind everything would go well and with very few bumps along the way.

If we only ever feared the possible negative consequences of our actions, never taking the risk for the possible positive ones, we'd never get anything done. I say let's not let our beloved fandom stagnate or dry out. Let's incentivate and motivate and inspire! Let's share! Let's have fun!

Think of it in these terms: it wouldn't be a competition at all but rather a charity event. Performers and spectators coming together for a common good, raising content and spreading joy! There would be no winners or losers or prizes. What would matter would be good old-fashioned participation, both by providing content and/or consuming it.

It could also a good way to get people to express themselves more. Many content consumers tend to lurk or keep to themselves even if they like the content posts. (I used to be one myself and only a couple months ago started to come out of my shell.) I myself advocate for reblogging instead of liking - if you have to choose one or the other, I mean, why not do both? - and leaving a word on every single post I like and/or reblog. Sometimes I go nuts commenting, sometimes I leave a small note in the tags.

It doesn't matter how. Even if you're shy or introverted (*raises hand*) or don't know what to say I guarantee a single emoticon or a string of disordered letters symbolising incoherence will make the creator's day all the same. Getting feedback is so important and motivational for creators and also a great way for fandom members to keep in touch and support each other.

Additionally, if a person would like more of a certain type of content here are some healthy actions they could take: a) commission a creator and pay for it if they can; b) politely make a suggestion to a creator with an open ask box; c) post a prompt publicly for possible interested creators to use; d) do it yourself and share it with others!

This turned out into more of a "behavioural guidelines" thing than I'd have liked. I am not in any way whatsoever telling anyone what to do. This is what I do, and it works wonders for me. I stay completely out of toxic arguments and in on all the goodies. I'm able to fully enjoy my fandoms. And isn't that what we all want?

Thank you again for sharing your thoughts with me. And I apologise for the long rant!

Of course, this is only my personal stance on the issue. I did go for a survey first exactly for this end, to get their opinions on the subject and see if it would be worth a shot. I shall hope many other people will think as I do, but I will wholly respect those who don't.

#answered asks #19 tian #19天 #19 days #old先 #old xian #zhanyi #qiucheng #tianshan #jian yi #zhan zheng xi #he cheng #qiu #brother qiu #he tian #mo guan shan #she li #cun tou #xiao hui

[gay-otlc]

Keepers Of The Chaos (3)

Summary: Tam, Linh, Dex, Keefe, Biana, and Fitz are part of the tiny fandom for Keeper of the Chaos, and Tam and Linh’s podcast convinces some of their other friends to watch it as well. The group finds themselves strangely invested in this show, where students at Tumblr High School who work together to write about an elf named Sophia, cause incomprehensible chaos, and fight their rival Pinterest High School.

Content warnings: Cursing, religion (Jewish Vackers), and Amsterdam (just in case, I know that was stressful for some people).

Word count: 1621

Notes: Most of the episodes are just events stolen from Lynn's roundup, Dex's memes are here

(Read on AO3)

The life of an amateur meme maker on dumbles dot com was a strange one, that was for sure. After finishing xyr favorite show- Ze-Ra: Monaerchs of Powhir- for the third time, Dex had searched for another show to fill the void in xyr soul. Biana recommended this show called "Keepers of the Chaos" and described it to xem. Xe was doubtful at first, but after watching the first episode, xe was hooked.

Xe used to not have many friends at xyr school, so xe did what every neurodivergent queer teen would do- made an account on dumbles dot com. People seemed to like xem- or at least, they liked dizznee-plus's memes and edits of Ze-Ra characters. Even after Dex befriended xyr squish, Fitz, thons sister, Biana, and aer girlfriend, Sophie, xe continued making content on dumbles. Around that time, the Ze-Ra fandom started dying off, and xyr memes started getting fewer note

In a sudden, two am burst of inspiration, Dex made edits of some of xyr favorite characters, like Ref, Akki, and Rose, with their respective pride flags (all of them bi) over them, and captioned it "we must be gay." The post blew up, or at least, what could be considered blowing up in Keeper of the Chaos's tiny fandom, and that was how Dex found xyr calling as an amateur meme/edit maker for KOTC.

History had been repeating itself, with the KOTC fandom starting to die off, until it was revived by an announcement from creator Saturn Nolastname- a season two would be released soon. Frantically, Dex made a meme about season one episode two, with the car salesman meme. Xe edited "chaos keepers" onto the car salesman, "the rarelynoticed" on the car, and "this bad boy can fit so many stripper outfits into it."

That had been... an interesting episode, to say the least. The chaos keepers had been talking about the antagonists of "Sophie and the Dark Duck"- a rebel group called the Rarelynoticed. In the information packet they'd been given, it was confirmed that the Rarelynoticed wore black cloaks and armbands, but no other clothes had been mentioned. Somehow, the chaos keepers came to the conclusion that the Rarelynoticed really wore neon pink leotards and green stripper heels, then drew this idea.

Needless to say, the Tumblr staff did not let them write that into the book. Nor did Lynn, the unofficially chosen leader of the group. Unfortunately for her, this didn't stop the chaos keepers from drawing more of these- or the fandom from making a ton of memes. In addition to the car salesman meme, a post with Drake saying no to "wearing normal fucking villain outfits" and yes to "leotards and stripper heels" gained popularity within the small fandom.

Though nothing could match the absolute shock of seeing the Rarelynoticed stripper outfit for the first time, Dex decided to rewatch the episode anyway- it was funny to see the chaos keepers freak out, and maybe xe could get some good screen captures. The good Saturn Nolastname indulged xem, and xe captured an excellent scene of most of the chaos keepers either laughing or screaming at the Rarelynoticed stripper outfits, with Kimber- one of xyr favorites- sitting on the side, explaining to Juno and Kaitee why Bianca Cracker was bisexual.

Xe went over to dumbles, posted the picture, added an image description, and captioned it "Live photo of me not caring when my friends talk about sex/romance." Xe chuckled to xemself- this really was how it felt to be aroace. Xe tagged it as aromantic and asexual as well, since dumbles added flag colors. Smiling, xe went to go check xyr notifications.

Xyr jaw dropped when xe saw that @lordofthesnuggles- Fitzroy (Dex didn't know thons middle name) Vacker thonself had liked and reblogged all three of xyr memes, even adding compliments in the tags! Xe'd had a bit of a platonic crush on Fitz for... a really long time, but xe always felt too awkward to talk to thon, so it was nice to see that thon appreciated xyr humor.

Feeling energized- and excited to procrastinate on xyr math homework- Dex went to watch the next episode: Dark Duck Is Jewish Now. Being Jewish xemself, this was a really funny episode to xem.

Lynn had been writing a sort of spinoff- it would be called fanfiction, but it was for her own story- about some of the Dark Duck characters celebrating Christmas, and added a throwaway line about Bianca and Finn Cracker celebrating Hanukkah. Then, her fiance, Shai, had taken that idea and run with it, writing a list of ideas about what would happen if the Cracker family was Jewish. Hir friend Sam had jumped on the idea, and soon they had abandoned writing the actual Dark Duck in favor of writing a story about Jewish Dark Duck characters. Some of the other Jewish chaos keepers, like Ref and Cat, helped out.

To be honest, it kind of surprised Dex that no one had made a joke about the Jewish Crackers just being matzah, so xe supposed xe would have to be the first.

Xe posted that observation, quickly getting a like from Fitz- which made xem smile. After a few minutes, Dex posted another meme: Shai and Sam standing in front of a door with a sign that read "elves don't have religion," and them saying "This sign won't stop me, because I can't read!"

It was accurate.

While that episode was great for Jewish representation, and funny, the Banana Noir episode was just plain weird.

It focused less on the Dark Duck than most of the other episodes, and was more about the crazy interactions of the chaos keepers. The episode was named for Banana Noir, who was really Cat Noir, but in a banana suit. Banana Noir was the son of Mellie, who looked like a shark, and Nora, who had platonically married faer. The mothers tried to arrange a marriage between him and Akki, who loved the side characters of the Dark Duck series. However, Akki wanted to marry Amelia. After a lot of shit that basically no one understood, Banana Noir's attempts were thwarted, and Lynn officiated the wedding between Akki and Amelia.

Yeah, Dex had no idea what the fuck was going on either. Xe'd watched an episode of Twins of the Chaos and a youtube video by arsonpog analyzing the Banana Noir chronicles, as it had been dubbed by the chaos keepers, and both expert opinions seemed to agree that Saturn Nolastname and the rest of the writers had probably been on crack when they made that episode.

The next episode made slightly more sense, though it was a low bar. After taking a break from the "official" Dark Duck story, the chaos keepers began collectively writing a Cinderella story about the characters Sophia and Bianca. People weren't allowed to be queer in the official story, but the chaos keepers still wanted to have fun with their obviously gay characters.

Even to the viewers of the show, who only received secondhand information about the Dark Duck characters, knew there was no way any of them, let alone all of them, were allocishet. The exact identities weren't entirely clear- when Dex had made edits of the characters' official art and xyr headcanons for their pride flags, a few people had disagreed- but both the chaos keepers and the fandom knew that despite what Shannon said, Sophia and Bianca were in love, and their Cinderella story should have made it in to the official Dark Duck story.

While excerpts of the Cinderella story were quoted in the show, most of it was left unclear, so Biana had taken it upon aerself to write aer own version of it. Dex was expecting an update later  that day, actually, or maybe the next. Ae wasn't always 100% reliable with aer update schedule. Still, Dex looked forward to when it eventually did come.

After the brief calmness from the Sophianca Cinderella episode, season one episode six, Amsterdam, exploded back into chaos. A few of the chaos keepers decided to discuss a fake scene in the book in which crazy shit went down, with the scene supposedly being located in Amsterdam. It had never been written and was never going to be, but everyone discussed it like it was real. Some of the highlights involved all the Dark Duck girls having swords (and the chaos keepers being gay for them), and a speedboat chase scene through the canals. Fitz had a popular theory that the chaos keepers would actually travel to Amsterdam in order to commemorate this crazy part of their lives. Almost as popular as that was a meme Dex made, with a man labeled "chaos keepers discussing amsterdam" and gesturing feverishly to a wall covered in papers and red string.

Of course, episode seven (Dark Duck Disney) was chaotic too. Everything was chaotic with this group, it was in the title. Shannon announced that the winning Dark Duck story would be adapted into a Disney movie. After past experience with terrible book to movie adaptations, the chaos keepers panicked. They panicked so much that it became major news within their school, which until then, had been largely ignoring the chaos keepers. Once the discussion about the movie settled down, they talked a lot about how in awe they were that their Dark Duck shenanigans were trending within the school.

But of course, none of that compared to the last episode of the season...

Dex changed xyr profile picture to include an ominous pair of teal eyes and sighed.

#tumblr kotlc fandom fandom #keepers of the chaos #shai types things #shai's writing #hehe like the ze-ra reference

[lemony-snickers]

what r ur opinions on the whole tumblr plus thing?

are you sure you want this, anon? like, i know you asked for it, but i don't think you really understood the extent of what my answer would be, lol.

i'm sorry. but if you want to read my opinion, i'll put it below the cut.

thanks for stopping by, anon. i hope you're having a great day! <3

tl;dr: i think it's a terrible fucking idea.

then again, i accidentally doxxed my maiden name just last night trying to send someone a ko-fi by not double-checking my paypal settings, so idk, maybe my dumb ass would be better off if i could just support my content creators through tumblr instead.

but. that (my dumbassedry) is a separate issue, so let's move on.

listen.

i get it, okay? some people put a lot of work into the content they put on tumblr. and i very much understand the impetus to want to be compensated for that work. and tumblr feeding into that desire makes total sense from the standpoint of both their business model and the feedback i'm sure they've received from some of their top content creators.

i also think paywalls flying across your dash will eventually spell the death of this platform as we know it.

i've been on tumblr on and off before, but never really committed to it like i did this time. and one of the things i genuinely like about tumblr is that i'm not constantly being shown "sponsored content" and that i can access the information and content i want pretty freely.

i've definitely seen other people espouse this as a good thing, too; that there is certainly a more even playing field for content creators here than on instagram or twitter.

pay walls are exclusionary by nature and therefore i fucking hate them. (lookin' at you, news organizations...) what happens when someone really wants to support you but can't afford it? what happens when people get angry that they can no longer see and enjoy the content they've become accustomed to? do we really want to make tumblr the sort of place where your economic status determines which blogs you can interact with?

because if we do, eventually those folks will leave the platform and tumblr will become increasingly insular until it's just an echo chamber for the highest level content creators to pat themselves on the back.

that is my opinion. maybe i'm wrong (i hope i am), but that seems to me the logical conclusion.

there's also the issue of fan content in general and what using paywalls to generate revenue could mean for our freedom to create fan fiction and art. as has been pointed out in many of the posts circulating about this feature, people like me are able to create the content we do because we do it for free.

there is a reason i feel queasy every time i see a writer offering to create fanfiction for a price. that kind of behavior can get you into trouble, and even a small cohort of folks doing that kind of thing can spell trouble for every fan creator out there.

there's a reason anne rice's works are super popular still, but there is 0 fan content available for them. i would hate to see fandoms i love like naruto or bnha be impacted because someone saw an opportunity when paywalls started going up around content that's based on other sources.

idk. maybe part of my issue is just that i don't like change. i don't want my experience here (which has overall been super positive) to suddenly change so that a few people at the top can make some money. (because let's face it, most of us could never hope to make a profit from this service.)

the thing is, tho, i don't really know what the solution is, either. because tumblr has to make money to survive. content creators are not wrong for wanting to be compensated for their work.

i guess my thought is just to keep reblogging and commissioning and using ko-fi (with the proper paypal settings, don't be an idiot like me my god) and hope that by making our content creators feel loved and appreciated we can stave off the slow and inevitable capitalist death of a platform that means a lot to so many people.

i'll get off my soapbox now. if you actually read this whole thing (MY GOODNESS WHY DID YOU DO THAT GO TAKE A NAP YOU POOR SOUL), then i'm sorry, lol.

mostly, tho, i look forward to seeing what y'all think about this service because i'll be honest, the reactions i've seen thus far have been overwhelmingly negative. maybe that's just the particular space i occupy, but i think it's going to be hard for tumblr to justify the service moving forward now that so many people have voiced their displeasure for it.

#ask #and answered #lovely anon #lemony rambles #lemony snippets #lemony stfu #tumblr plus

[crushpdf]

Tumblr Etiquette Masterpost

Hi! Because I have (1) anxiety (2) been on tumblr for more than a decade, I have assumed the incredibly narcissistic position of making a post about how to interact with people on tumblr, since I think I’ve mastered the basic rules.

UPDATE: I started drafting this post a while ago. I'm not calling anyone out. I mostly made this because I realized I had a shocking number of followers who are new to tumblr.

In this post I’m covering Asks + Anons, Reblogging + Liking, Following, Tags, and ~Making Friends~.

TL;DR: tumblr etiquette is about social norms. These are the norms I have observed in my time here. You’re free to blog as you choose, but tumblr is a happier place when everybody is following the same guidelines.

Yes I use the words like “have to” or “rule” in this post. No, none of these are actual rules. Do what you want, but be prepared to face disgruntled users.

Let’s get started!

All About Following 

Rule #1: You do not have to follow anybody you don’t want to. You do not need to let someone follow you if you don’t want to.

Tumblr is technically a social media site. If you want to grow your social circle, follow your mutuals’ mutuals. The internet is like real life. You do a Group Hang, and then eventually you get to the one-on-one friendship. (Please refer back to Rule #1)

Some of your mutual-in-laws might feel slighted if you follow everyone except them. That’s okay. (Please refer back to Rule #1) You might feel slighted if you’re the one not being followed. That’s okay. (Please refer back to Rule #1)

Tumblr is technically a social media site, but it’s also a place to see the content you like, not just the people you like. You can be friendly with people you don’t follow, or who don’t follow you. Some users are amazing people who just post the wrong content. That’s okay.

If someone posts content you don’t like, unfollow them. If you don’t like someone’s personality, unfollow them. Don’t be an asshole, don’t hate-follow, and don’t stress yourself out.

Asks, Anons, Messages

I tried to organize my thoughts into paragraphs. I really did. But talking to people on tumblr is messy if you do it wrong, and I’m just going to bullet-point some etiquette guidelines.

Rule #1: You do not have to answer any messages you don’t want to.

Your 500 word message should not be the first time a user sees your name

.....Before you get Venting Privileges, a user should recognize you from the tags you leave on their posts, or the comments you leave on their fic, or the other shorter messages you’ve sent them, or from being mutual-in-laws, literally whatever. But it’s Not Cool to dump things on people who don’t even know you.

The anon button should be used in two scenarios only:

.....1, to send a positive message. Not neutral! Positive message, the kind of message you send with heart emojis.

.....2, if you don’t want to admit personal information about yourself. The Venting Privileges Rule still applies even if you’re on anon (ie: you can’t vent! Because they don’t recognize your username!) and “personal information” does not include unpopular opinions. I’m talking messages like “Saw your post about living in Houston, and I agree!”

.....(Okay, three scenarios: if someone specifically asks for anons for an ask game or something!)

If you don’t want it posted publicly, don’t send it over an ask. Send it as a DM. You can always kindly request that the recipient doesn’t publish it, but typical tumblr etiquette is that asks get published by default.

Personally, if I follow someone back I like to introduce myself! Many of these conversations end after the “hi” stage, and I never force friendship upon someone. But many of these conversations also work as ice breakers, and make it easier to send the second message, and the third. Don’t worry that you’re being rude if you don’t do this—it’s also totally normal to just keep blogging as usual!—but it’s helpful in making friends.

If you reblog an ask game from someone, it’s just common courtesy to send them an ask of your own.

Tags, Blacklists

Rule #1: You do not need to use any tags you don’t want to.

(Are you sensing a theme? But this one gets a...)

But, be prepared to face disgruntled followers over this.

Tags are useful in so many ways. They’re a great place to organize posts so you can find them more easily later on! They’re a great place to show off your personality! They’re a great (and quiet! More on this later) place to show appreciation for content creators.

They’re also so incredibly helpful for your followers to avoid content they don’t want to see. If you’re delving into a new fandom and are about to reblog twenty posts in a row, tag it. If you’re liveblogging a movie, tag it. If your post (especially your photo posts) contains any common phobias or unpleasant things (gore, spiders, etc) tag it. And if one of your followers asks you to tag certain content, even if you don’t really understand why? Tag it, or else expect to lose that follower.*

*This isn’t about your follower count, btw. This is about being a decent person.

On the other hand, use blacklists and filtering liberally! If a user does tag their content, you have no right to complain about their posting it. Just filter it.

Reblogs, Likes, Comments

Tumblr is a blogging site. It functions on reblogged posts. That’s just how it works. This is not one of those sites where you scroll for hours clicking the like button.

Here are what likes are for:

Showing support for someone’s personal posts

Showing appreciation for someone’s tags

Admiring content that doesn’t exactly align with your blog (different fandom, inappropriate, whatever.)

Saving a post to find later

Showing double the love!

Here is where likes are most disappointing:

The original fic, artwork, or edits of your fellow tumblr users, especially in your fandom

(If you’re someone who regularly reblogs things, I’m not talking to you. You’re allowed to simply “like” posts. I’m talking to those users in my notifications that, day after day, like 35 of my posts and reblog exactly 1 of them.

Just reblog shit.)

Also, remember how I said you can quietly show appreciation in the tags? Only comment directly on a post if you are sure you’re adding something worthy to the post. If you’re just saying “haha me too!” or “I remember this!” just leave it in the tags. (Reminder! You can do what you want! It’s your blog and I’m not the police! I’m just teaching you etiquette! And the polite thing to do is to leave personal commentary in the tags!)

Let’s recap:

Aaaaand: Making Friends

Start small. Introduce yourself after you have mutually followed each other.

Leave nice things in people’s tags. They notice.

Send ask game messages.

Show off more of your personality. This isn’t a one way street!

.....You can do this by, well, reblogging things. Also by tagging things. Also by just making original posts.

Do not go zero to one hundred. You wouldn’t sit next to someone in class and start talking about your trauma (even if you heard that they share your own!). So don’t do it online.

Like people’s vent posts, and their asks, and their tag games. Reply to them, too.

Honestly? Do more tag games! If someone says “anyone can do this and say I tagged you” take them up on the offer! Tag other people you want to get to know more.

Last but not least, you do not owe anyone anything on tumblr, and no one owes you anything. Ignore the rude message. Block the annoying tag. Follow the users you like even if they don’t follow you back. Do not tell people to post more of X. Do not tell them to post less of Y. Do not ask them why they don’t follow you.

It’s so much easier to press the unfollow button than to be a dick.

#i have zero idea how to tag so i will just say #masterpost

[go-learn-esperanto]

MCYTblr elections policies

I made a list of the policies of the parties that are running for the @mcytblr-fourth-elections

Not every policy is on here because I put what interested me the most (Almost all parties said that they will legalise arson guys— and Stan Jack Manifold does not affect me in the slightest on the voting lol) So this will have small biased comments in brackets. There are some in which I couldn't find their policies on Tumblr. I don't care if you have them on Discord this is MCYTblr elections they should be on Tumblr. Aaand a party did not account for accessibility and since I couldn't read their policies they aren't on here.

This is not perfect go read their policies if you want! And it's also light hearted. :)

Tapeworm2021:

•Grian friendly

•hermitcraft fans are in it

•no Wilbur Soot but Ghostbur enjoyers

•Art reblog

•Death to C!Dream

Fuckwilbursoot2021:

•Wants Grian in the sewers

•Says fuck you Wilbur but the president is a Wilbur Kinnie or so I have heard. (I believe it, that's a Wilburian move right there.)

•Technoblade cat boy???

•Mumbo is eye candy. Understandable.

•Everyone over 6ft will pay more taxes. (I'm less than 5ft so this benefits me greatly.)

Glitchfire2021:

•Very art oriented

•small creators support

•Claim to have no simps in the cabinet

•Claim to draw your minesonas if you vote for them

•Will add guns to Minecraft

•Welcome Twitter refugees

•Art reblog

Anemone2021:

•focused on the reblog like ratio

•Doesn't accept hermitcraft slander

•the only mcyt accepted on Tumblr are SophieTexxas, Editor Larry and Eret(recently). (I hope they are aware that Shelby is here too. Could tag her 👀)

•will give mermaid tails and the ability to breathe under water if you vote

•Promiss to get Ghostbur out of Limbo

Dteamblr3-2021:

•(complicated ass name)

•maybe on hermitblr?

•no tags?

•(that is literally all I could find)

Ptide2021:

•Will personally drag CC!Wilbur to his own limbo of ace race (not sure how that holds up now) and will let any Ghostbur enjoyers punsih him how they see fit without any representation. And will also let them use Wilbur's Reddit account.

•Ghostbur will be taken out of Limbo but they don't promise to abolish Ghostbur angst. Friend has infinite lives.

•Tubbo Glock

•Character analysts will get new fountain pens, nap and gold star (and it's now that I become a character analyst. I want the pens!)

•twitter refuges will be accepted if they pass the test (go read the full test on their post if you wanna know more)

•Will end the Dream SMP in the end of the presidency

•Will recruit members to help with the presidency and that includes the opposition

•reblog art

•C!Dream should die. The rest get good arcs.

•CCs on Tumblr will be treated like normal Tumblr users.

•Will ask of CCs on Tumblr to not mention their usage of the website so to not attract a lot of mcytwt

•small creators rec

Apple2021:

•Mumza gets a gun

•Wilbur is prohibited from using his Reddit or writing stuff about Ghostbur

•Philza and Tubbo get one murder each. C! or CC.

•Found family content

•Tommy is Teletubbies sun (amazing policy. Wow.)

•egg arc will be brought back

•Hermiblr gets a annual purge

DT2021:

•Pink

•Dictatorship I mean, "strong leadership"

Lorekeepers2021:

•????

CSMP/ChaosSMP:

•Hunt down Butch Hartman (very good policy yes)

•fan and small creators appreciation

•CCs on Tumblr will be treated with respect and won't be obliged to provide opinions on fandom debate

•Ao3 tag division (This is great. I think @timedeo is already working really hard to make this happen but more help could be great so that's cool)

•rb ratio/A safer place for marginalized people/respect for any MCYT fandom be it big or small/accessibility features (You will later see why this is necessary 👁️👄👁️)

•A party in honour of the loosing parties in the end of the elections

Swamp2021:

•Watch Kakujo

•Watch obscure series/MCYTs

•Crossovers are encouraged

•moss

BlueTNT2021:

•Ghostbur gets care packages

•Crack fic will be written by the President with suggestions of the public

•kick Butch Hartman (very good policy)

•more tnt and underrated duos content

•C!Tommy gets a hug if he wants

•therapy (good policy yes)

•Wilbur will be forced to apologize to Ghostbur and Friend

•If you vote you might get drugs

Writers2021:

•Hear the community and try fix the problems in it (a bit vague imo)

•Twitter refuges are welcome

•angst and fluff propaganda

Revolution2021:

•abolish MCYTblr government or prevent purposes of tyranny (anarchist party? Oh)

•Mumza gets Mum of the year award

•Wilbur will be hunted and Ghostbur will be in a Scottish farm limbo with Friend.

•Ramboo will be prohibited from using "Fallen Down"

•More literacy to the fandom

•Ao3 tag separation

Fakecokie2021:

•Cookies and hugs for everyone

•Tumblr and mcyt tagging guides

•Encouragement but not enforcement of use of proper tags

•fanartists appreciation

•MCYTblr as a nice place for fans and CCs alike

•A blog for fandom events (That's cool!! I like the idea)

•custom hats

CatJam2021:

•Can't read anything for lack of accessibility. Everything is in images with little letters. I'm sorry (but you proved Csmp point with this one)

Anarchy2021:

•Abolish MCYTblr prision

•Empower cat people in all forms

•Wilbur is going down

•Abolish weedstreet

•Legalize weed

•Respect SophieTexxas

•increase literacy

•stream Fundy's dad (?

•remove people from business who are not wearing masks (a very sexy policy imo)

•Dissolve MCYTblr presidency

DiversityWin2021:

•???

Archive2021:

•???

—

This was mainly made for myself so I could keep track of the parties' policies.

#mcytblr elections #mcyt #mcytblr

[helianskies]

Well, I don't really know why I'm writing this to you because you'll think "what do I care" but I don't really know who to tell and well, I hope you can help me....

I've been thinking for a long time that I would like to publish content here about EngSpa and NedPort but I don't really know where to start.

First of all, I don't have a following here because so far I've preferred to just look at other people's content, but I really feel like I'd like to post my thoughts and ideas about them here, but I feel like it wouldn't reach other people and so I'm not sure if it's worth it.

Also, English is not my native language, it's Spanish, so I feel like possible typos would be a good reason to back out. Whenever I ask a question or write a post here, I run it through the proofreader about five times just in case (this one too :)) It's not that I don't know English, it's just that I don't have as many resources as other people to ask questions and write accurate texts.

I know I have things to offer but I also know I'm inexperienced at this. I've always liked writing, it helps me think, focus and reflect how I feel. Whenever I've had the opportunity to enter writing competitions I've always done so, and I've never really done too badly. I was even a finalist in a national tournament, but facing other people's opinions makes me feel insecure. There's a lot of talent on this platform, I've been discovering it as I read other works and fanfics, but I know, if I upload any kind of content, I'll feel insecure about it. It always happens to me and I don't know how to get the "conscience" to say, it's ok, it's ok, you're not going to be criticized for everything you do or don't do. I don't know if you understand me or if you've ever felt like that.

Anyway, because of all these things, I feel insecure about publishing stories or scenarios that I imagine possible on this ships, but I would really, really, really like to...

dearest anon, you are, like all other anons that have wandered into my inbox, welcome to a cookie 🍪 but i would actually like to give you a hug, more than anything - a good ol' fashioned bear hug, and a great big chunk o' words to go with it that i hope you'll find useful in some way:

firstly, hi, welcome, yes, any EngSpa/NedPort fan is always welcome at my door and certainly within our cosy corner of the fandom. whether you create or consume, i'm sure we're always happy just to have more people visit us and share their thoughts on both pairings. i, for one, would love to hear any ideas you have, written or not!

as for starting out, i... don't know how much it helps if i just say 'go for it!' but... go for it! i can at least say that i do understand how you feel about actually spreading word of your works, of course. my own following here is pretty small (not that i've been on tumblr for that long!) but i have some truly amazing, quality, lovely people amongst my mutuals that i adore engaging with, seeing their work, sharing ideas with, all that sort of stuff. i trust them to reblog my work if they enjoy it, and i know that without that magical button (and usually someone screaming in the tags as a sort of comment for me <3) some of my works would not get so much consideration, if any.

even now.

seriously.

even nowadays i long for my AO3 inbox to show a new comment has appeared - often to be left disappointed when i wake and before i go to bed. as disheartening as it can be, however, there are still a handful of people here who i know appreciate what i do, and who encourage me to continue through a simple reblog and tag-commentary. and that's what matters most: that i've gained a modest but fierce support base. and if you ever wanted to publish a work and share it with us, i don't doubt that you would soon find that support base, too. sometimes all it takes is one person to say, i really like what you've got going on here, to help you find the strength and will to make your story available to everyone.

i'll be totally honest with you anon: that isnecurity doesn't always go away easily. i still feel that wave of dread whenever i have a new work to publish, because i fear what people will think. even publishing a chapter in an established work makes me anxious because, well, what if it's not good enough? or doesn't meet people's expectations? i think the issue is, we rely so heavily as creators on people's opinions and feedback to fuel our motivation, and if it doesn't apppear or simply isn't positive, it can hamper our creativity. i've had an awful comment that's made me cry before. i've had several more that have made me cry tears of joy because someone really enjoyed something i wrote and cared enough to tell me. it's a bumpy road, really... but i've generally found that people who don't care for what i write just turn away and leave me alone - and good! it saves us both some time and effort! so i try to focus on the positive. i still don't always receive as much reception or feedback as i'd like on AO3, but... i try not to let it wear me down (there'd be nothing left of me by now, otherwise).

what i would say is, as i say to myself, try not to put too much pressure on yourself if you do want to publish a work, be it short or long, on here or elsewhere. i have NedPort works that i look at in absolute despair sometimes, because they have hardly any reads compared to my EngSpa works - but then i think, forty people still read this, so i must be doing something right. otherwise no one would read it, or leave kudos, or reblog, or leave a comment. that's what i try to focus on. even if only one person leaves a kudos/like and nothing more - well, that's one person i've made happy. and it can only get better from here, right?

writing is a constant learn-and-grow process. i've only been at this for three years on AO3 and i've done a lot of developing in that time. i can even look back on a work from a few months ago and see a change in how i write, what i write, and so on. in those 3 years, i've somehow built bridges of communication with creators that 2018 helia would have never thought she'd ever talk to. yet here i am. does negativity still get to me? yes. do i still feel an overwhelming nervousness when i publish a work or share an au idea on tumblr? yes. do i still think i could be doing so much better as a writer/contributor to this cosy corner of the fandom? abso-freaking-lutely! but i'm trying to take it in my stride and to learn that, it's okay to feel that way sometimes.

one day, of course, i hope i won't feel those things. day by day, my support base is slowly helping me to achieve that.

you may not have a following here, anon, but there's an invisible 'yet' on the end of that sentence. we all start from zero. we all have to work and build ourselves up first - give ourselves the drive - to then meet others who like what you do, agree with what you think, or who simply are open-minded to such things. it's not always easy, and it's not always fast. but it's certainly not impossible.

this probably turned out much longer than either of us were expecting, i'll admit. but like i said, it's a topic i can empathise with greatly, and i'd like to at least commend you for considering being an active creator - it's a big step, but i know that you can take it if you want to.

and hey, look, don't you dare start worrying about your English, ya hear me? 1) as a languages student, i will ALWAYS be impressed and appreciative of someone who writes in a language that isn't their mother tongue, because as much as i'd love to write something in Spanish, i know how freaking hard that'd end up being even with all the years' worth of study i've had lmao. honestly, i'd read fanfic in whatever language i can. i've used online translators to help access more content many times, and it's often rewarding! so, please don't sweat it if you choose to write in English. it's a bastard of a language, and proofreader or no, you had me fooled. oh, and 2) i know many native English people who can't speak the language either so i think you're saf- *slapped*

...you get the point. i make typos. i use the language wrong, sometimes. no one is perfect, no one is infallible. 'it is human to err' and 100000000 respect points to you for being braver than i to write in a second language (i'll try it one day i'm sure... pff..)

finally, anon, before we part ways, like ships passing in the night, just know that my inbox is always open. if you want to ramble on about scenarios and au ideas and 'what if's to me, i am all ears! i want to know, i want to listen, i want to share. you had me at 'Well,' <3

#anon seriously i apologise for the essay i'm making you read gOD i'm awful #just call me Belgian because i'm good at waffling ;) #i'm not kidding tho i cant tell you how many times i've stared at my inbox on AO3 today hoping for a comment on a new chapter i posted lmao #THIS IS THE SAD LIFE I LEAD #helia answers #i hope you liked your hug anon #and the answer i gave you i guess that's important too #love you anon <3