#towards curate

[uncanny-tranny]

It's always, like, mildly annoying when people see a het trans couple and go "all that work just to be straight?" like... one, you don't know if they're straight and two, trans people don't owe you a queer sexuality to "make up" for the fact we're trans. Transhet people aren't a subtype of trans people, they're members of the trans community, and the queer one if they so desire!

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #and i don't really vibe with the word microaggression but it's very that #like it just comes across like people think trans folks owe them queerness and cabaret preformances y'know? #and we cannot *be* if it means the way we are being isn't this carefully curated version people have of transness + queerness #and it can kind of warp your desires and understanding of yourself because you *want* community and to be seen and to be allowed to just be #this isn't universal and the 'you' is impersonal. i am aware this is a broad range of experiences and not everybody can/does relate #my overall point is that it's probably not the best move to act like this toward trans people #maybe i read too much into this but it's just something i have seen over and over and over and over . . . again #shoutout to the real ones (heterosexual and/or straight trans people or people in straight-presenting relationships 👍) #back to playing the lelda of zelda (is it bad that i don't even call her zelda anymore i just go 'THERES LELDA!!!') #it sounds wrong to call her zelda now 😭 #the LEG OF ZEG. SWORD SKORD???? BREATH OF THE WEATH!! -my brain 24/7/365

[maureen2musings]

blue.pale.dot

#bokeh #wildflowers #daisies #bend toward the sun #curators on tumblr

[orionsangel86]

Content Filters - Your New Best Friend!

I dont think we take advantage of content filters enough. So I'm putting together a little tutorial in case anyone isn't aware of them.

Now we may all be aware of tag filters, both via tumblr saviour and also tumblrs in built tag filtration system.

But that still runs into issues as some people just dont tag their posts, and therefore some posts will still find their way to the dashboards of people that dont want to see certain content that they have blocked.

If you are in a small fandom, sometimes popular content that you arent interested in can become quite prevailent and unavoidable even if you have tags blocked. But there IS a way to avoid that content regardless of whether people are tagging their posts or not

CONTENT FILTERS.

Content filters work by blocking certain words that appear in posts. If there is a certain thing that you really want to avoid, you can just block that word or phrase and boom! You'll never have to see it and everyone will be happier for it. If you don't know where the content filters are, I can show you. On tumblr mobile go to account settings:

Then scroll down to "content you see":

Here you will find the filtered tags:

And if you're anything like me you'll have a nice long list of blocked tags to curate your feed.

However if you just scroll down to the bottom of your blocked tags list, you'll find this:

Here is where you add words you wanna block. You can block trigger words, you can block things like "blood" if thats not your jam, you can block "omegaverse" if that gives you a squick, and you can also block ship names and names of whole fandoms if you find them annoying (blocking Supernatural may help with your mental health lmao).

It can be overzealous, so its best to block phrases more than random words as those words can be used in many contexts after all (which is why its excellent for blocking fandom ships as those are usually portmanteaus that wont appear in regular language). Blocking the word "omega" may be a bit too wide a net for instance, but blocking something like "omega Dream" will work wonders and calm those buldging temple veins.

Now this is just a tumblr app tutorial but I believe the content filters are in the same place on desktop. Its not hard to find them and I strongly suggest everyone uses them.

We all want to have a peaceful pleasant fandom experience, and as always, the best way to do that is to CURATE YOUR OWN SPACE. I'm someone who loves searching in the fandom tags, so I dont rely on following/unfollowing to curate my feed. I often expose myself to things in the tags i may prefer to avoid, or maybe I follow people for some content but dont wanna see other content they reblog. Either way, the content filters protect me from triggers, things that squick me out, and content I just find annoying.

Whilst we can all ask that people tag appropriately, it is never the OPs fault if you have seen something you don't want to see. You have all the tools available to you to avoid everything you dont like. Use them.

#tumblr etiquette #content filters #tagging systems #the sandman #fandom #fandom problems #curate your experience #no shade towards anyone here #but please stop with the drama #its not necessary

[0turnthelightsout0]

Got a new Narrator design as well as a Currator design! ＼（＾０＾）ノ Super excited about her! I'm still working on 'em but I like what I've got so far ^-^

#art #light's art #object heads #tsp #tspud #the stanley parable #tsp narrator #tsp curator #tspud narrator #tspud curator #I'm still working on stanley #kinda want to give him a camera head #but im also leaning towards a puppet/doll #idk #*shrugs*

[vt-scribbles]

Really wish younger fandom kids/adults would be aware that if a community gets big enough, there's /always/ going to be problematic people/content in it. Like.

If you have more than 1000 people in a group, you're gonna have racists, pedos, etc. There's always gonna be shitty people in the mix. But that doesn't mean the community at-large is bad if the focus of the community is something unrelated to these harmful people.

I've seen 'this fandom/community is toxic' more times than I can count, when in the end, every fandom/community has toxic parts. Every single one. To reduce a community's whole down to one of its parts is reductive and harmful, and often chases out the good people because they feel guilty by association.

Anyways. Be kind to your communities. Allow them to grow up. Be the good parts you apparently want to see in it. But don't go tearing apart the chicken coop because of a few bad eggs.

#I'm glad I'm not popular cuz lmao this would blow up in the bad way #this is such a controversial take for some reason #anyways #negative #vt text #this is about anyone shitting on a whole fandom but like #been seeing this a lot towards the gt fandom since it's what I'm in #most actively #and I'm just like my guys #as a community veteran #I have seen some shit #y'all gotta learn that all communities are messy and you gotta curate your environment #instead of trying to purify an entire community of all its problematic people #and then take shits on it when you inevitably can't #Anyways I'm gonna be over here #drawing g/t now and then and only ever catching whispers of drama #This post isn't meant to chastize anyone #just #make some people think a little bit maybe #idk I'm just a tired g/t veteran lmao

[almondcroissantsandink]

i got my dream job!!! what a long strange trip it’s been 

#personal #i'm offically an assistant curator bby!!! #from time to time i've posted on here about my job search #and the place where i was on grant an an archivist hired me full time to be a curator which is what i went to school for!! #i've been working towards this for FIVE YEARS!!! #not including education lol #i started sobbing in the car lol

[goldkirk]

When did the latest 1,000 of you follow me??? good lord hi and welcome, I should maybe pay attention to my notifications and activity page more 😭

#I’m not sure if you showed up about fanfiction or from one of my brief hyperfixations or from the cult post or from Star Trek or batfam #but hi welcome hello! #it’s just this! it’s just this. all the time. I bounce interests and recycle old ones #and share way too much personal life on this blog #especially in post tags #and i really love talking with people but most of the time my brain treats messages and asks and emails and texts #as if they are a deadly danger #so I WILL take up to 7 years to respond #but please know it haunts me every day #and I will get to it eventually #even if it’s long after you unfollowed me potentially #anyway. in this house we stan fairness and authenticity and compassion towards both others and self #and we are a pro skepticism and pro sourced-information and pro scientific research around here #AND obsessed with experiencing existence through the realm of story #I hope you enjoy your time here! you can always stick around and I’m happy to see you #but absolutely unfollow me at any time! curate your online experience! it should be good for you #when I or my blog no longer spark joy #please unfollow. I literally do not care. your experience is supposed to be nice for you #take what serves you and leave the rest. #this is just tumblr. you have a whole life #I’ll never be mad #👍 #2024 #this is a lot of followers. like not five digits a lot but INCOMPREHENSIBLE numbers to ME regardless lol #thanks for following whatever your reason was

[dyscomancer]

the jocat situation is so wild. guy made the most harmless video praising women of all body types and he gets intolerable heat from the weird neo-Puritans that have infected the internet since tiktok became huge

people are horny sometimes. that's not a crime. adults deserve a space on the internet to talk about sexual desire. there is nothing fundamentally wrong with that and it makes me furious that people on the internet are attempting to undo the last 60+ years of sexual liberation

#from the desk #like what are y'all a bunch of fucking quakers? #there is a clear correlation between tiktok's overextended and advertiser friendly censorship practices and online attitudes towards sex #personally i think movies and games need MORE sex in them #this is why content warnings exist #it is not on others to curate your online experience. it is solely on you

[xomoosexo]

I think sapnap has been looking for something to work towards for a long time. I think both him and george are streamers who are really motivated by feeling like they are working towards accomplishing something, and in the dsmp era that was doing bigger and better streams - gaining more and more viewership etc. but when that stuff hit a peak they also kinda hit a wall in terms of streaming passion. I think george has kinda gotten that same thing by trying irl streaming and being able to "conquer" that streaming genre and being successful at it and having fun, but I dont think sapnap has found that thing yet. I think they all focussed a lot on snapchat during the snap era because it was something they could work towards- they were gaining followers and they could get deals and learn the snapchat hacks, but then that started plateauing as well. I'm interested to see where sapnap goes from here even if I'm not thrilled with the platform choice.

#i think for a while sapnaps thing was getting really good at mc and mcc #but theres only so many times you can win before its not really a passion anymore #i think squidcraft was really good for all of them and if everythibg had worked out with usmp #they could have all worked towards curating a more international audience #but obviously... I didn't #i genuinely dont think its just about the money i think he feels he needs a change and a goal to work towards #obvs the money helps tho #thoughts

[arkstray]

since my beloveds (mutuals) are criticizing about the state of the creepypasta + marble hornets fandom rn (pandora and robi and bee my beloveds hi hello xoxoxo) can i also mention how much yandere aus of tim and brian bother me

they make them extremely disgustingly abusive and gross and they completely romanticize the whole thing. "n-no i dont support this irl guys!! :( but heres masky kicking the shit out of you and stalking yoy abd literally kidnapping you out of love hahahaha uwu!!!"

especially when tim himself as a character is extremely mentally ill and they use..THAT especially for his reasoning behind being "hahaahhaa ps*cho crazy!2!1!!1!" like please fucking stop

being stalked and abused and having horrific things done to u isnt cute, fictional or not, and the fact yall are so comfortable portraying these characters as that really bothers me. just saying.

ESPECIALLY when it borderlines or hits the SA part. i have seen it happen too many times with TIM WRIGHT specifically. brian has had some of those hcs too but yall are really desperate to portray the only character with canonical psychosis here as an assaulter in that way. Just saying xoxo

This came up in my brain bc its always the people who post Creepypasta x Reader imagines in the Marble Hornets tag without any actual mention of anything related to Marble Hornets so like...

#marble hornets #if yall have any thoughts lmk but i will block on sight if ur fucking weird. #i curate my experience on this website. im lenient on blocks but dont make me push the button. #I have legit seen one headcanon where the person made him extremely misognistic towards y/n #And made it like a romantic thing despite the fact he was verbally assaulting her and demeaning her down to #her reproductive organs. and dont even get me started on the creepier headcanons ive seen #and dont even get me started on ao3. whoever keeps writing those SA fics i am staring you down #and burning lasers into your head #i am active on almost every side of marble hornets social media #i see you mf

[patchwork-crow-writes]

53 - A Second Chance

(Elements of coercion)

Oh my sweet light, you must think I'm such a fool. And perhaps you are right, because who in their right mind could possibly agree to such a terrible arrangement...? Could this make-believe relationship really be worth paying that price?

And yet, when you are by my side, how easily it slips my mind! Oh, I could almost believe that no time has passed as we dance and converse and stand just-a-little-too-close and is that your hand upon my back drawing me nearer...?

But don't be upset at them, my light, when all they're doing is exactly what I told them to do - save the world, restore the balance. And if, in the course of our quest, opportunities should present themselves to... get closer... well, who are we to refuse? Isn't that what this is all about, after all, making better friends...?

And... who knows? Perhaps... you'll come around, and we can do this for real! I mean, it wasn't all that long ago, was it, that we were always together? A-and that was good, wasn't it? To have somebody made just for you, to not be alone anymore...? You think so too, don't you? D-don't you...?!

Oh, how can I make you understand just how much I've wanted - no, NEEDED this!? Just a little more time, to make you see what I see! My second chance stands now before me, and I shall NOT squander it! Just let me serve you - let me cherish you once again, and all will be right with the world!

And then... and then we'll be... we'll be...

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The Dark Menagerie No. 53

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#writing #fiction #fanfiction #deltarune #drabble #Ralsei #Kris dreemurr #the player #red soul #kralsei #krisei #love #obsession #coercion cw #Turns out Deltarune is just an elaborate plot so Ralsei can be with Kris again #with him curating a narrative about prophecy and disaster #and then interspersing these little moments together #Like “ooh isn't it funny that we just happened to end up on a tunnel-of-love-esque ride together without Susie?” #Like this doesn't even have to be romantic #But the way it's all presented certainly leans heavily towards that #Perhaps the player possessing Kris is the only way he could actually get them to stay long enough to try this plan out #I dunno. Probably giving the fluffy boy too much credit here lol #The Dark Menagerie

[the-kipsabian]

if you arent there on stream nights, youre seriously missing out on some actual gems

#these are all twitch clips i believe so. community curated good moments here for you lol #its especially fun now that its focused more towards talking and audience interaction than in the past #also we have fun incentives for subs and bits and stuff now. as you can see from flynns promo moment lol #anyways. this made me smile so here you go. i miss this goober he hasnt been on in a week because of renovations #that apparently didnt go so well and we are waiting in horror to hear what he did wrong this time lmao #kip sabian #wrestling #my beloved #kip in a box #Youtube

[raining-anonymously]

[ID: The drawing is cut into several large panels. The first panel shows the Narrator sitting at a desk with a shocked expression. The second shows the Player—portrayed with an umbrella for a head—sitting at a computer and sweating. The third shows Stanley looking nervously up at something with a dark blur of a background. Text spanning all three panels reads “Was that supposed to happen?” A small panel in the corner labeled “Bonus:” shows the Curator standing beside the Settings Person, who is depicted as a computer. The Curator looks annoyed and says “No, it was not,” and text on the computer reads “Yeah… Didn’t think so.” end ID]

glitches in the stanley parable are fun because no one’s ever sure whether they’re there on purpose

#tsp #drawing anonymously #the narrator #the curator #employee 432 #stanley parable #look! face reveal! /j #tsp fanart #the settings person #tsp settings person #tsp curator #stanley tsp #tsp stanley #the narrator tsp #tspud #tspud fanart #too many tags in this fandom !! #hey guys . if you read this far and you enjoyed this silly art please consider reblogging :] #this is not directed towards certain people who will probably reblog this ten times in a row upon seeing it . you know who you are <3 #the stanley parable

[squuote]

the curator making entire museums dedicated to her hyperfixations and special interests. like that’s so fucking rad of her to do

#crow thoughts #THINK ABOUT IT AND THEN TELL ME IM WRONG /HJ #no but fr hehe I was just thinking bout this today and realized it #ESPECIALLY THE BUCKET MUSEUM ENDING FR LIKE #fucking hell yeah dude you build entire museums towards your special interests #the curator

[braisedhoney]

Imagine being a crewmate #0427 or #0432

hey if narry's here, stanley definitely is and i'm unofficially assigning him that number because he deserves to keep it. timekeeper could be in concept too, but since i don't think i ever made a design for them i can't say what they'd be doing. maybe absently floating in space, lingering by the windows and only popping in to amuse themselves lol.

#ney's chatter (ask answers) #funnily enough i've been working on a curator design for ages but #she's been difficult for me to pin down character wise?? what is her aesthetic??? i don't know #working towards it though—we'll get there #for the record she and my narry get on pretty well together #they're on good terms!

[crescentfool]

i think something that is important to me to remember is that there are small ways i can do things to spark joy for myself and others without waiting for someone else to do it... (conjures up little sparklies from my hands) life is so whimsical!!!

#lizzy speaks #for full transparency i cannot make sparklies emit from my hands unfortunately #but i can imagine that i can and i think thats cool i'm like a swaggy little magician #anyways sometimes i see announcements for games and im like #ok! cool! some people are very excited and happy. so awesome!! happy for them!!! #but personally i think i've found much more joy in doing my own thing #and it's ok if you're not particularly enthused about a new thingy because sometimes you still have other things you can do #or you have other things that feel much more gratifying to you. and thats ok!!! #this is a vague toward reload and splat3 (specifically splatfests) #it's become clear 2 me that reload is curating a different experience for pee 3 with the new mechanics they introduce #and i didn't realize how attached i was to how fes's mechanics (tiredness + fusion spells) can inform's one characterization of kitaro #until i kept seeing the new things for reload. still interested in reload's alternate interpretations but wont be following the news closel #and for splatfest. turf is not my favorite mode in splat by a long shot' but at least i can salmon with friends! or play another game #i think it's always important for me to remember that not everything will be for me and that's a good thing #when i see things that dont excite me as much. it reminds me about what i care about the most and to remember to hold those things close #i can make my own fun with my own little creations i don't need to wait for games to host events for me i can just draw silly little guys #or i can choose to make silly little clownery happen on my own terms and i think thats neat #even if i'm not hyped about something that others are hyped about that's okay because i'm nourishing myself and that's really fucking cool #and hey maybe i will find the joy in those things eventually. or not! and thats ok. who knows!! anything can happen!! #anyway if you read all of this thank you :3 and i hope that you will always be able to find your way to find something that excites you