#Roleplay PSA

[mcflymemes]

just a heads up to the rpc for today, jan 15 - it looks like tumblr is still glitching a bit and a lot of things keep breaking. double and triple check you're saving drafts regularly as you write them, and don't trust mutual checker if you use it, because it appears to be breaking too! don't assume someone has softblocked when the feature itself is messing up!

[catchameme]

Reblog to let your mutuals know. . .

that they are appreciated. that they are important. that they are amazing. that they are creative. that they are loved.

No matter how long you take to reply, what mood you are in, how insecure you are feeling about your writing, or how active you are — your presence is still very much enjoyed. You never have to apologize or feel bad for taking a while with a reply, or not answering an ask right away. Life can get busy, energy can fluctuate, interest can shift, and emotions can change. You are human and these things do not make you a bad person/partner.

We write together because it is fun and enjoyable, not because it is expected of you to answer every little thing at the snap of fingers.

[shinsources]

How to Tag Trigger Warnings

👍 DO TAG IT LIKE THIS 👍

Tagging it like these makes it so much easier for Tumblr Savior (and various other programs or extensions) to properly block and hide these posts. I understand that aesthetics mean a lot to you but doing something as simple as this really goes a long way.

tw TRIGGER

TRIGGER tw

TRIGGER

👎 DO NOT TAG IT LIKE THIS 👎

Tagging it like these makes it next to impossible for Tumblr Savior (and various other programs or extensions) to properly block and hide these posts. Aesthetics might make you look cool but you know what isn't cool? Stinginess.

TRIGGER //

𝕥𝕨 𝕋ℝ𝕀𝔾𝔾𝔼ℝ

𝕿𝕽𝕴𝕲𝕲𝕰𝕽 𝖙𝖜

[wiickedsources]

PSA —

This is a PROSHIP space. Antis & morality policing, DO NOT INTERACT.

I enforce the freedom to write & explore disgusting, abusive, traumatic content, and I enforce the freedom to portray it as realistically, unrealistically, or glamorized as one desires.

I DO NOT acknowledge or welcome the toxic, insane mentality that in order to be "allowed" by chronically online strangers to write / ship problematic things, one MUST have a doctorate-level of understanding in the fields of psychology, or that one MUST have suffered trauma in a similar vein.

It's FICTION, kid.

[publicservicememes]

PSA: THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BLACKLIST TAGGING

About Tumblr's Filtering Options:

Tumblr's tag filtering can only filter out the exact tag as is actually on the post.

Wildcards (*) do not work with tumblr's tag filtering system. As such, blacklisting #*example* to catch as many possible different tags as possible doesn't work. Even if it did, it would also then pose the same false positive issue as content filtering. Exact wording is important!

Correct spelling is necessary for tag filtering to work. Do not censor your tags.

Symbols and fancy copypaste fonts do not usually work in the tag filtering system.

Neither do they tend to work in URLs, meaning your tags might not work for navigation on your own blog.

Tumblr's post content filtering searches for exactly what the user asks to be filtered.

This may lead to false positives if the filtered word is part of another, unrelated word (example: posts about "writers" will be filtered for people who block "rite").

Tumblr's post content filtering is limited to 200 filtered words and/or phrases.

Both systems only support adding filters one at a time, and only to one system at a time. This can be both time-consuming and/or exhausting for some people to do, whereas it takes less time and energy for you to tag in a simplified manner.

for more information: Tag and Post Content Filtering [Tumblr Help Center]

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How Many, Many People Wish Content Warnings To Be Tagged:

______ tw

______ cw

______

Nothing more, and nothing less. If your posts even mention a thing, simply tag it as that thing, because each extra word you add to your tags is another tag that has to be filtered.

It is more helpful to have it tagged as the full content itself for filtering, and you state in the body of the post and/or in additional tags that it is only a mention, vaguely referenced, etc. rather than explicit descriptions and/or details.

[fatherless-behavior-prompts]

Accessibility within the RPC

How we can make it a better place for everyone. These tips are coming from a accessibility educator and web tester. It's not comprehensive, but meant to give you a crash course. Especially on the most common RPC trends.

General

The more you deviate from standard English writing, the more people are going to be less likely to be able to read and interact with you. People with disabilities, neuro-divergence, or even normal people whose time is limited will be effected with each deviation.

While tools exist to make these things easier to curate someone's experience, their functionality is limited. The large majority of them work by modifying standard English sentence structure. They tend to break or not function properly otherwise.

Some screenreaders for example struggle with all lowercase/uppercase text, double/multi spacing between words, lack of punctuation, etc. They will end up reading the text back in very odd ways.

Color can be make it difficult as well. The themes on Tumblr are varied. Your writing partner could be using these theme and your colored text is nearly impossible to read because of their theme. There are also color contrast issues for people with varying degrees of color blindness.

Accessibility is not one size fits all. Talk with your writing partners about their specific needs.

Tips for a more accessible blog and replies

Look for themes / carrds that are W3G compliant.

Don't use all lowercase text in your replies ( lapslock ).

Don't use all uppercase text outside of well-known acronyms.

Don't put multiple spaces between your words.

Use punctuation in your sentences.

Don't use color in your blog's text.

Use themes / carrds that say what the button/link is for. I, II, III, IV don't really give an indication of what's there. List it out: Rules, Muses, Connections, etc.

Make sure your theme uses at least 16px font sizing. Tumblr's post small font is 13px which is below the standard. The regular font however fits.

Don't make important links or link context like text appear on hover. A mobile device can't see it. Someone who is keyboard only can't either.

Again this isn't comprehensive, but it will give you a start. This is to help be more inclusive with your replies and blogs. This isn't to shame anyone for their aesthetics, but to point out things we can all do to make the RPC more accessible.

What if I like my aesthetics and don't want to change?

That's fine. Just understand it means fewer people can read, process, or comprehend your writing. Better yet if you don't want to switch and instead compromise? Make it very clear in either your rules, pinned post, carrd, etc that you will absolutely switch to regular formatting upon request.

This will help bridge the gap that people with fewer spoons to reach out over this will feel more comfortable doing so.

At the end of the day when we make our replies and RP blogs accessible for those who need it, we make it more accessible for everyone.

[justmemethings]

Little shout-out for crossover interactions !!

Crossover threads? Amazing !

Fusion AUs? Incredibile !

Fandom-specific verses for canon and OCs? Sign me up !

Crossover ships? Delicious !

Crossover dynamics, of any kind? Hell yeah !

Some of the most fun, creative & interesting interactions can be created from making muese from different universes meet. Let's spread the love for all these amazing stories !

[sir-english-on-here]

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It boggles my mind that some makes you uncomfortable, but once you block them, they play the victims about it.

Should i feel sorry for putting the priority on my mental-health and block anyone anyone that make me uncomfortable or are plain dangerous about it?

No.

Some people think they can go whatever the hell they want on the blog(s) of another, have some goddamn manners online.

I don’t have to justify if i block someone, the person deserved it, my boundaries were broken, end of the story.

It’s never for 'no reasons'.

[the-grand-detective-monk]

{{ If you receive a message asking you to donate to some cause(s), no matter how convincing the message is to you, don't do anything, don't give them your money, don't give them any attention.

Scammers take advantage of this to make your life difficult, to the point where you can't even take care of yourself, even healing.

Your life be affected.

If you receive their messages, even if you support a political cause, report them as spam and block them.

Don't reply to their messages, don't like their posts, don't reblog anything from them.

You need your money to live.

Make no mistake, your health is important, not their scams. }}

[mcflymemes]

btw whether you're a fast replier or a slow replier, whether you use icons or not, whether you write giant paragraphs or just a few sentences... it doesn't matter to me. if i'm following your blog, i want to write with you!!!!!

[amalgamatus]

PSA: ⚠️ discord hacking ⚠️

If someone on discord texts you any variety of "Hey, can you help me? I accidentally reported you and now you have to reach out to [insert specific user they claim is part of discord's staff] to get this fixed or your account will be terminated" BLOCK THEM, that person's account was hacked and you're talking to the hacker.

So far their modus operandi seems to be texting people who the original owner of the account hasn't spoken to in a long time. But not always. So, be on the lookout, give your friends other ways to contact you than discord or write down their discord users to reach them quickly from a new user, if you lose your account to a hacker.

Not exactly this every time. I've seen other versions. But this is an example of what the 'email from discord' they'll send you claiming to be the proof of them reporting you will be like:

[neverendingparable]

Problematic muses aren't just "sexy villains who push boundaries a little in a flirty way".

They can reflect ideologies the mun doesn't have, like being sexist / homophobic / abusive, or hold an extreme or radical political view

They're not just muses who have risky kinks or come from controversial fandoms.

You have the right to decide if you don't want to roleplay with a muse whose personality or story triggers you, but you have to let the mun play them as they wish because its their character and they don't have to make them digestible for you.

[vanguardcomms]

hey, tumblr rpc. we're a deeply parasocial space and we need to accept that!

i've noticed an uptick in people preferring to remain insular / friend focused or indicate to not immediately express familiarity, or say that they owe their mutuals nothing. and that's true! this isn't to say that you can't make true friendships, or come to know someone fully, in the roleplay community: i'm a part of it, and i've met friends i now have known for more than ten years. but there's a difference between people having conversations that aren't just about rp (e.g., personal life, depending on each other for support on tough times as the people involved slowly open up) for extended periods of time, and having casual conversations solely about rp over 6 - 7 months and going no further than that. to some people, that may be friendship, but the reality is that you really don't know that person, and we need to do better and respect that boundary. being mutuals isn't automatic friendship. seeing what your mutuals post on the dash is only a fraction of what they are actually like, and it is their prerogative to share as much or as little as they want. unfollowing, soft or hardblocking isn't personal. you cannot press people to share about themselves when they do not wish to. when people specify "i owe nobody nothing", it refers to acting on an unearned sense of familiarity. pursuing friendship is natural! but in online spaces where activity varies and people are now mostly offline due to busy personal lives, it's imperative we remain courteous and respectful. again, this is a parasocial environment, and that's fine. do better, get to know people naturally, and don't hold boundary establishing against them.

[shinsources]

THE TERM "DRABBLE"

So I can almost guarantee that a vast majority of us in the RPC have all written drabbles at one point or another, right? I know I definitely have way back when I first started RPing here on Tumblr back in 2014. But here's the thing ... most of the time the drabbles we're writing aren't actually drabbles ... they're more in-line with the term oneshots.

By definition, a drabble is a short fiction that consists of exactly 100 words as explained on Wikipedia. No more, no less. And, as said on Wikipedia, the reason for this is to, and I quote, "test the author's ability to express interesting and meaningful ideas in a confined space."

Then we have the term oneshot which means, by definition, "being the only one; not part of a series" according to Collins Dictionary and "a magazine, brochure, or the like that is published only one time, with no subsequent issues intended, usually containing articles and photographs devoted to one topical subject." according to Dictionary.com.

Now why did we all start calling them drabbles in the RPC instead of oneshots? IDK. I really don't. I have some hypotheses and theories on why but no actual confirmations or proof. All I know is that I think we ought to start using the term oneshot instead of drabble if it's more or less than 100 words but that's just me.

[sphynxrpmemes]

PSA that you can still reblog from the original post if you click the negative space NEXT to the URL on desktop.

Is this intuitive? No, not in the slightest. Hopefully they walk it back. But reblogging from your moots isn't the only option.

[justmemethings]

This is your daily reminder that ENGAGING YOUR MUTUALS is very important !

Send memes to the people who regularly show up in your ask box, so that they won't get discouraged or felt ignored !

Make sure to return the interest that you're shown (at the best of your possibilities of course) !

Don't forget to read your mutuals' abouts and headcanons (and if you like something in particular, let them know) !

Let's all contribute to the writing experience and make RPing a more collaborative and mutually engaging activity !