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The 2025 Gender Census is now open!

[ Link to survey ]

The 12th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 30th August 2025.

It’s short and easy, for most participants it takes 5 minutes or less.

After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a report summarising the main findings. Then anyone can use them for academic or business purposes, self-advocacy, tracking the popularity of language over time, and just feeling like we’re part of a huge and diverse community.

If you think you might have friends and followers who’d be interested, please do reblog this blog post, and share the survey URL by email or at AFK social groups or on other social networks. Every share is extremely helpful!

Survey URL: https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey is open to anyone anywhere who speaks English and feels that the gender binary doesn’t fully describe their experience of themselves and their gender(s) or lack thereof.

Thank you so much!

[ Link to survey ]

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mumbo fans have encountered a problem that literally no other mcyt fan has and it's that their creator touches grass too much somehow. "i wonder if mumbo is going to upload today!" mumbo is in the alps

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doing what's best

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Just updated my Ao3 profile and realised it’s old enough to legally drive in the US. 😂

Got it in March 2010 and the user ID is four digits long.

Reblog with when you got your Ao3 account and how long your user ID is.

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The Devil In Me, The Devil In You - A ConVex Fanmix by convexicalcrow

Mix: The Devil In Me, The Devil In You - A ConVex fanmix

Mixer: convexicalcrow

Tracklisting:

s5 ConVex

Muse - Compliance

Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

Garbage - #1 Crush

Garbage and the Screaming Females - Because The Night

Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing (feat. David Bowie)

Chemical Brothers - The Private Psychedelic Reel

Chemical Brothers - Where Do I Begin

Vangelis - 12 O'Clock

s6 ConCorp

Green Day - Saviors

The Presets - Ghosts

Sparkadia - Fingerprints

Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun

Depeche Mode - The Darkest Star

The Prodigy - Narayan

Panic! At The Disco - Victorious

VNV Nation - On-Air

Where To Listen:

.zip mp3 download | yt playlist | spotify playlist

NB: Spotify is missing the Sparkadia track bc ofc it is, but the others are complete.

.zip download contains front and back covers, all tracks as mp3s, notes, tracklisting, and lyrics.

Notes:

This is a fanmix that covers both season 5 and season 6. Each has 8 tracks, and focuses on a particular storyline or arc. The vibe is quite dark, emphasising the possession and danger that the Vex bring that Cub and Scar have to deal with. I wanted it to feel kind of trippy, dreamy, uncertain. Vibes where you're not quite sure of yourself, but you can't really stop it at this point, just live through it as best you can.

Songs were selected partly for the lyrics, partly for the Vibes. You can definitely read some of these as alluding to Cub/Scar shipping, as I ship them myself, but it's not essential. You could also read it as the strong bonds they've forged as friends and fellow Vex as well if shipping isn't your thing.

The first arc covers the call of the Vex, Cub's flight to space so that Scar can earn his Vex head, and then the descent into possession, amnesia, and not being in charge of your own body and the terror that brings when you come back from it.The final track brings us to the ConVex Cathedral, the holiest of holy places on the season 5 server, where worship, blood, and offerings were given to the Vex, either by choice or by force.

The second arc covers the Civil War. With a new season comes a new venture, ConCorp, and their bid to extend their control over the server. We see the teams coming together, mustering whoever might be coerced into helping. Cub's left to deal with this, to watch and act and get together with Scar when he's able to plan their moves and profit from the war. These songs get to Cub's loneliness without him. 'Setting Sun' is both about Vex possession, as much as it's about fireworks, and the weapons of war. Things kick off, as they must, until ConCorp declares victory and escapes to the Country Club. The final track is what I imagine you might hear once the battlefield is empty and the fires are still burning and the broadcast is still going, capturing nothing but the still sadness of loss, grief, and betrayal.

(back cover under the cut bc this post is long enough already)

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The Devil In Me, The Devil In You - A ConVex Fanmix by convexicalcrow

Mix: The Devil In Me, The Devil In You - A ConVex fanmix

Mixer: convexicalcrow

Tracklisting:

s5 ConVex

Muse - Compliance

Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

Garbage - #1 Crush

Garbage and the Screaming Females - Because The Night

Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing (feat. David Bowie)

Chemical Brothers - The Private Psychedelic Reel

Chemical Brothers - Where Do I Begin

Vangelis - 12 O'Clock

s6 ConCorp

Green Day - Saviors

The Presets - Ghosts

Sparkadia - Fingerprints

Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun

Depeche Mode - The Darkest Star

The Prodigy - Narayan

Panic! At The Disco - Victorious

VNV Nation - On-Air

Where To Listen:

.zip mp3 download | yt playlist | spotify playlist

NB: Spotify is missing the Sparkadia track bc ofc it is, but the others are complete.

.zip download contains front and back covers, all tracks as mp3s, notes, tracklisting, and lyrics.

Notes:

This is a fanmix that covers both season 5 and season 6. Each has 8 tracks, and focuses on a particular storyline or arc. The vibe is quite dark, emphasising the possession and danger that the Vex bring that Cub and Scar have to deal with. I wanted it to feel kind of trippy, dreamy, uncertain. Vibes where you're not quite sure of yourself, but you can't really stop it at this point, just live through it as best you can.

Songs were selected partly for the lyrics, partly for the Vibes. You can definitely read some of these as alluding to Cub/Scar shipping, as I ship them myself, but it's not essential. You could also read it as the strong bonds they've forged as friends and fellow Vex as well if shipping isn't your thing.

The first arc covers the call of the Vex, Cub's flight to space so that Scar can earn his Vex head, and then the descent into possession, amnesia, and not being in charge of your own body and the terror that brings when you come back from it.The final track brings us to the ConVex Cathedral, the holiest of holy places on the season 5 server, where worship, blood, and offerings were given to the Vex, either by choice or by force.

The second arc covers the Civil War. With a new season comes a new venture, ConCorp, and their bid to extend their control over the server. We see the teams coming together, mustering whoever might be coerced into helping. Cub's left to deal with this, to watch and act and get together with Scar when he's able to plan their moves and profit from the war. These songs get to Cub's loneliness without him. 'Setting Sun' is both about Vex possession, as much as it's about fireworks, and the weapons of war. Things kick off, as they must, until ConCorp declares victory and escapes to the Country Club. The final track is what I imagine you might hear once the battlefield is empty and the fires are still burning and the broadcast is still going, capturing nothing but the still sadness of loss, grief, and betrayal.

(back cover under the cut bc this post is long enough already)

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Have spent my evening making a ConVex fanmix, if anyone on this hellsite even knows or remembers what those even are. /I am Old I am aware of this.

But I got my longlist of 55 songs down to like 16 or 17 songs, which is pushing the limit for how many I like including in a fanmix. I love curating playlists like this though, it's so fun. I've got some songs that feel very ConVexy, and others that maybe aren't so obvious but will absolutely make sense in context.

There's a few I'm toying with that are like, how Vex magic feels or how having all of Scar's magic crystals on you at once feels, and some that are about specific things. It's been an interesting mix to put together. I'm excited to get it finished and posted. :D

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[ID: a graphic for the Hermitcraft Guess The Author Event. It is a grey square with a dark teal border with Keralis' eyes occupying the middle of the image. White text at the top reads: "The deadline is here! The collection is closed!" White text at the bottom reads: "Readers: It's time to start guessing!" /end ID]

THE COLLECTION IS NOW CLOSED!

READERS: It's time to start guessing! A list of all our authors can be found under the cut, and on the collection itself!

You will have ONE WEEK from today to get your guesses in! Click right here for a handy-dandy countdown clock we've prepared!

HOW DO YOU GUESS?

Just like last year, we've got two options for you! 

First, LEAVE A COMMENT! Read the fic, let the author know what you liked, and guess! And if you don’t have a guess, you should still leave a comment! Fic authors live for comments, and you should definitely let them know all the things about their fic! 

Secondly,  Mod 🔪 has once again prepared a spiffy google form you can submit your guesses to, which you can find by clicking this link! 

Authors, kick back and relax. Readers... GET READY! IT'S YOUR TIME TO SHINE!

CHECK OUT THE COLLECTION RIGHT HERE!

See below for a list of our authors (And how many fics they wrote!)

pluvium(semperpluvial)

ZodiacDragon334

EagleWarrior161

Sugar_honeyglaze(Wrote two fics!)

Cringe_Is_Dead(A_Plethora_Of_Peters)

InfernaFiresword

LostInThe_Void

FountainPenguin

TheHumanDictionary

TimeToCommitCrimes(Wrote two fics!)

fallguy(Sparrow1M)

Anoplodesmus_saussurii(Wrote three fics!)

Orphancrow(Wrote two fics!)

GhostKitti

MyEpicPseudonym

Princess_JennieO_of_Hyrule64

RoseGoldOrigins(Wrote four fics!)

enderphyte

Pancake_Overlord

MawoftheMagnetar

AshesIntheWritten(Wrote two fics!)

SentientMango

boxmaker

JustAnotherMutantKid(Wrote two fics!)

FireQueenOfficial

Mallylonglegs(Wrote two fics!)

EloquentOrNot(Wrote two fics!)

Tekhnetos(Wrote two fics!)

Corundumcat(Wrote three fics!)

ThatOneGayGuy

awesamhimbo(fruitwanderer)

NyxCentury

di_fairy

modest_starr

CountessDaydreams

Unhonest-Iago(Trashland_Llamas)(Wrote two fics!)

EvilRat_Sabre

OshawottWarrior

justlukahere

WatcherAurora(Cassodembreankia)

magicalfrog

AzureCake16(Wrote four fics!)

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Enjoying the minigames on the hermitcraft 10 server rn such as tennis, golf, and basketball.

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love attempting to explain Empires SMP lore to 10yo Tiny Nephew and having to bring up Minecraft Youtuber Mythical J. Sausage

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some notable moments from docs stream so far

he reads hermitcraft ship fanfic but exclusively the yaoi

"grian and scar are canonically gay and hooking up all the time"

none of the hermits are sleeping together which hes very disappointed about because he thinks a hermitcraft wedding at the courthouse would be fun and so would a hermitcraft baby and the divorce would be decided by coinflip

hes thought a lot about it and decided hes not into men

his way of deciding this was by imagining himself passionately tongue kissing handsome men

however ren could turn him gay especially if his hair grows out

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oh boy here we go

she's doing science (on cub?)

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cubfan135 fact #620:

Cub is out, bitches.

Cub: What would your last words be if this was your last day on Earth?

“I’m out, bitches.”

And that’s it. I instantly die after I say those words.

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just born yesterday. me and my dumb fuck life

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I have decided to stop drawing full backgrounds as much. They're taking way to much time. I didn't feel like finishing this one so here is another half finished piece. Just two guys fishing for day 14.