#and the icon and header i really DO need to change

[vivitalks]

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[bayrut]

have u started a trc reread bc of st mark's eve or are you just trcposting.....🤨🤨🤨

hehhehe hiii no haven't started but i want to!!! but i have to read some science papers first and then I'll be allowed (<- acting like my own mom so i can be productive)

if you do a reread with me ill do it 🙏

[tenelkadjowrites]

i've been putting off making a formal announcement on this blog but i think i've reached a point where i can say the blog as everyone knows it is...done. the hiatus has turned into a retirement of sorts.

basically, going forward, there is no promise of any fics being posted, no more tag lists, no more icon/header changes for a hwa fic, etc. fics can be posted randomly and not just be focused on hwa, it'll be about whatever catches my attention and i want to write a fic on. this could mean months upon months with no update. it could mean i never update again. idk i am not really focusing on it.

so yeah, thats the short version. longer version under the cut.

the thing about running this blog is that over time it ended up being whatever idea i had needed to be tweaked in order to feel comfortable post it here. that could be trying to put smut scenes in, or thinking about the dynamic and how it would come across to an audience, or if i went too long without posting and it would weigh on me.

after my move to toronto, i hit burn out with the blog. i missed writing original works, and i missed the genre exploration i liked to do with original pieces such as horror. i dealt with a sort of nagging guilt if i didn't post on here for long periods of time and i felt like if i kept pushing against how my brain was going, the fics posted here would suffer in quality.

ppl who have read this far know that i don't pay attention to the amount of notes i get on my fics. i write the ideas because i want to write them. that's been my rule and once i got the sense i was writing for the blog and not writing cuz i wanted to, i realized i needed to step away from it.

so going forward, the only time this blog will be updated is if i got a story idea that naturally and organically was planned as a fic in my head. this could mean no more hwa fics ever again. it could mean fics about random video game characters. it could mean more star wars fics. or it could mean i don't update for a really long time. i don't know what form it will take. i'm not really focusing on that.

while this blog was my primary focus, i met a lot of amazing people and ended up meeting people that now mean so much to me. i had tons of nice messages sent to me. i never thought i'd get 3k followers here and that wasn't my goal, it just ended up happening.

if you read all this, thanks, and thank you to everyone who took the time to read anything i posted, it means a lot. i'll be at the toronto ateez show if anyone wants to say hi.

my main blog is @hologramhoneymoon - you can follow me there for a lot of random reblogs from a lot of random things.

[photopeablr]

same anon about the icon… i’ve tried several tutorials on how to make an icon on photopea and no luck. where i struggle is the second step i guess when you have to create another layer for the icon, idk

so i tried to explain what i do when i make icons, and i... accidentally made an entire tutorial LMAO but hopefully you will find this one helpful! i tried to be thorough with all of the steps, so let me know if you have any issues following this one.

in this tutorial, we're going to be making the icon in this header:

let's get into it!

first thing we need to do is have our subject that the icon is going to be of. i suggest using a clear screenshot of them from whatever show/movie/music video/etc they are from where they aren’t in the middle of moving so you can get the best cutout, which i do by using this site. below is the screenshot i will be using:

you can pre-crop your screenshot in photopea if you’d like, especially if there’s other stuff in the screenshot. in this case, with my screenshot, i’d like to have choso be more centered and not have to really worried about having to erase the back of mahito’s head later on, so i simply cropped it with photopea’s crop tool to get this:

now that you have your screenshot, you have two options: using the “polygonal lasso select” tool (right click the third option from the top of your toolbar on the left side of photopea to find it) to do the very tedious task of cutting out around your subject by hand yourself, or use remove.bg (the site i mentioned earlier) to let the site do the hard work for you.

i personally use remove.bg for basically all of my icon making – very rarely do i need to cut out my subjects on my own with most screenshots, especially if they’re the main subject of the screenshot and the screenshot is clear, which is why i emphasized that at the beginning of this tutorial. since my choso screenshot is very clear, remove.bg won’t have any problem cutting him out for me.

to use remove.bg, save your (cropped) screenshot by going to file > export as > png and open remove.bg. once you open up the site, your screen should look something like this.

click the big blue “upload image” button and select your screenshot, and let the site load. depending on your screenshot, you should have a pretty clean cut out. for example, this is what mine ended up looking like:

now you can click the big blue “download” button there on the right and open that up in photopea, with your subject now on a transparent background. your screen should now look something like this:

now we can make the base background for our icon. go to file > new… to create a new canvas. here, you can make the settings for your icon, including the name, size, and background color. i personally make my icons 250x250, but i find anything between 200x200 to 250x250 works. anything smaller than that tends to get really compressed on tumblr, and anything bigger loses its detail once it’s on tumblr because of that same compression, so 200-250 is the sweet spot for having higher quality icons (especially with photopea, which tends to decrease the quality because it’s a free online service).

these are the settings for my icon’s new canvas:

clicking that big “create” button then leads us here:

from here, you can leave the canvas as the plain single color that it is, but i personally like the look of the slight gradient that many other icon makers use to make the icon a little more interesting. to achieve that slight gradient, on your canvas, go to layer > new fill layer > gradient fill. your screen should now look something like this:

on the right, next to the “opacity” textbox, click the dropdown menu that says “normal” and change the blending setting to “soft light”. your canvas will look something like this:

with that big popup menu that allows you to adjust the gradient, make the gradient go in whatever direction you’d like. play around with the settings until you find something you like, and be sure to use the “opacity” textbox on the right to help you with the intensity of the gradient if you need to. this is what my settings look like:

which are pretty standard with all of the icons i make. and that’s the background of your icon! you can leave that alone for now.

now we need to color our subject for the icon. i prefer coloring my subject on the same canvas that i opened it after sending it through remove.bg, so i’m going to do that now. with my coloring, my subject choso now looks like this:

to make sure all of the coloring i did stays on choso, and doesn’t change the color of my icon background when i copy him over, i am going to create a layer mask on the folder with my adjustment layers in it. to do this, hold down the “ctrl” button on the keyboard and left click the little image of your subject on the right (next to where the layer says “background”). doing so should make a dotted line show up around your subject like this:

now that the subject has been selected, click on the folder that has your adjustment layers in it. towards the bottom of where all your layers are, you should see a square with a circle in the middle of it, in between the “eff” and half-filled circle buttons.

when you click that, it creates a raster mask on your folder so that the only thing affected by the adjustment layers (and whatever else you put in the folder) affect your subject. that folder now should look something like this:

alright, we’re almost done! now we need to resize our subject and move all of what we’ve done here to the icon background canvas we made earlier. to make our lives easier, select the “background” layer and the folder with your adjustments in it by holding down “ctrl” and left clicking each layer, which allows you to select multiple layers at once. where you made the raster mask a moment ago, on the other side of the half-filled moon, you should see a folder icon. click that to group the background layer and the adjustment layers into a folder together:

since our icon’s background is 250x250, i tend to make my subjects have a 175-200 width, depending on how big the subject itself is. since choso has such big and pointy hair, i’m going to make the width 190px. this will depend on your subject/crop, so feel free to do some trial and error testing to find what works best for you!

right click the new folder you created a moment ago with the subject and adjustment layers folder inside, and select “duplicate into…”. in the popup, select the canvas you’re duplicating into (we only have two, so…just the other one, lol):

going to our icon background canvas, we can see that our subject isn’t really centered:

this is personal preference, but i like to have the eyes of my subject be somewhat towards the center of my icons. go to view > add guides… and you’ll have a popup where you can set up guides for your icon that looks like this:

i set up my guides to be at halfway between the width/height of my icon, so since we have a 250x250 icon, i’m going to fill in the vertical and horizontal textboxes in the popup with 125 for both, which makes our canvas now look like this:

this will make it a lot easier to center the eyes of the subject because we can now aim for that center point where both lines connect (rather than guessing where the “middle” is). click “ok” to save your guides, and now with your main folder selected, center the subject on your icon canvas. if you want to get it perfectly centered, open the main folder and ctrl + left click the subject’s layer and the raster mask of the adjustments layers folder and move them on the canvas — your subject should “snap” to the center with a red line when you move it there. 

now that i’ve moved my subject where i want him to be, my canvas now looks like this:

again, feel free to play around with how you want your subject to be placed on the canvas. it will probably be different depending on things like the angle and size of the subject!

once you’re happy with the subject’s placement on the canvas, you can remove the guides you made by going to view > clear guides. if you want to make extra adjustments to the coloring of your subject, make sure to open up the folder where all of your adjustment layers are and only make those adjustments within that folder. this way you can make sure that all of the coloring stays on your subject and doesn’t mess with your icon background’s coloring that we did earlier.

now my icon looks like this after adjusting the coloring to better match the purple of my icon background:

almost done! last part of making our icon is to sharpen the subject. you’ll want to do some pretty minimal sharpening, just because (as i’ve mentioned before) tumblr and other sites you may use the icon on will compress the image, and i don’t really want to have a pixelated, unidentifiable blob on a pretty purple background to be my icon. your sharpening will greatly depend on the subject of your icon — once again, play around with different settings to find what you think looks best! make sure to have your subject layer selected before doing any sharpening.

since my subject is from an anime, i will be using a slightly adjusted version of this tutorial by @aq2003. below are the list of what i did for the sharpening settings:

filter > other > mimimum… (0.5)

filter > sharpen > smart sharpen… (200px amount, 0.2 radius)

filter > blur > surface blur… (radius and threshold both set to 3px)

filter > filter gallery… ("grain" under "texture" header, intensity 5 with grain type set to "soft")

and what each of those steps looked like, in order:

and from here, you're basically done! there are texture packs out there by various other users, such as @peytonsawyers and @evanbukley, that you can play around with to add some more fun stuff to your icon’s background, but for the sake of this tutorial, we’re all finished!

make sure to save the psd of your icon (file > save as psd) and to save your icon as a png (file > export as… > png). you’ll get a “save for web” pop up like you do with gifs, where you can preview the icon (again) before saving it:

and that’s it! congrats, you’ve made an icon in photopea :) hopefully you found this helpful, anon!

[puppy-phum]

tag game ✨

thanks for tagging me zey @thasorns ♥ i teared up at your addition about me, that is so sweet :( i miss our dff talks too! idk what you're into these days but would love to talk about some show with you again :')

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1. why did you choose your url?

bc am obsessed with one (1) man who belongs to another amazing guy ♥ (been thinking about an url change lately tho bc i'd like to put last twilight and the hurt it caused behind me but haven't found something else to tie myself to yet. maybe we are and phumpeem if the ending delivers?)

2. any sideblogs? if you have them name them and why you have them.

not really. the only side blog i have is my og url vishcount saved for nostalgia purposes but there's nothing on that blog

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

started on this hellsite (affectionate) on the lord's year 2013 and it shows

4. do you have a queue tag?

i don't use the queue much so no. you will only catch me reblogging like ten posts in a row when am online/in the mood and then going back to lurking again

5. why did you start your blog in the first place? 

i was into a bunch of animes and tumblr was filled with amazing fanart. i wanted to be able to look at them in peace

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

to show who my url is about ♥ mork my beloved

7. why did you choose your header?

wanted it to fit the theme. also i adore the last twilight rooftop kiss, it's one of the brightest spots of the show

8. what’s your post with the most notes? 

most likely this the untamed edit from 2020. i was truly living my peak back then :'D tbh i feel like the whole of tumblr was living its peak when the untamed was airing and when we all lost it together for the longest time after

9. how many mutuals do you have?

way too many and i adore all of them, tho i probably forget or cannot recognize most of them. especially if you've changed your url/main fandom OR i have, we might not even know each other anymore haha

10. how many followers do you have?

more than i deserve and idk what all of you are even doing here but i like feeling like i'm part of some type of crowd ♥

11. how many people do you follow?

quite recently i unfollowed some inactive blogs and blogs about things i don't really care for anymore so my follow count is a nice number of 205

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

uh. i don't really know? do some posts from my finnish tumblr (suomitumppu) era count? :'D

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

am chronically online and i open this app like a fridge

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

no, not really. am not really one to share strong opinions, especially negative opinions, publicly online which i think is the cause of most arguments ppl have here. i'd rather just keep my peace and be nice

15. how do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts 

mostly i don't like doing things when am told to do them

16. do you like tag games?

yes! it always makes me happy to know that someone is thinking about me and i do find these a lot of fun to do ^^

17. do you like ask games?

also yes. i just don't often reblog those bc i don't really have a lot of interactions on this site. if i find an ask game with very interesting questions, i might forward it to kiddo @i-am-just-a-kiddo and we do it together privately to enjoy it like that ♥

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

the first one that comes to mind is hanyi @ruanbaijie who i think deserves all the recognition for her absolutely amazing giffing skills ♥ she's also the sweetest so idk what's not to follow, make her even more famous if you can!

19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

nope. idk if i function like that tbh. i have some huge friend crushes tho and want to be closer with some ppl a lot! not mentioning names bc am shy haha

but i want to say that monica @stormyoceans is very important to me these days. she brightens up my days and makes my whole fandom experience so much better by simply being her enthusiastic and authentic self ♥ never change!

and also jessi @oswlld who i still cannot believe is someone i can call my friend and bestie on this site. i am so happy we've gotten to share bad buddy, vice versa, and last twilight together! also happy to hear about your life at times and to just share silly things with you ♥

third one i want to mention is shannen @icouldhyperfixatehim who always manages to stand out in a positive way. we don't interact much but i cannot help but feel very giddy about their presence on my dash. they leave the best tags and every time they reblog any of my edits with their tags, they manage to make me feel like i've made it and my edit was worth the effort :'D so thank you!

20. tags?

want to tag at least @psychic-waffles @foxofninetales @hils79 @sherrymagic @srnileforme and @thitiponqs ♥ also the ones i mentioned before are free to join and anyone else who wants to do this!

[athenacodes]

so here's a progress report of sorts on the begins base skin i set out to finish. again, this is intended as a base and will be offered for free so it's going to be pretty basic in terms of styling, but i'm trying to add a few different options to play with to make it easier to make your own.

one of these is actually seen here with the forums. basically, i have the forums set up where you can have them in rows of 3, 2, or 1 - with one very simple code edit to say where you want them to be 2 or 1 (3 is the default) with and example and instructions built into the stylesheets already. in addition to that, there's also an optional forum image (i'm lazy so i reused the background image in this preview) with the same example and instructions built in as well as two optional forum descriptions (one without subforum links, one with) that again has the example and instructions built in. the default has the forum description and image areas hidden, but the code tells you how to make them show and where to switch out the images, basically.

i'm still messing with colors and style and that sort of thing but i'm trying to focus on function over form so that the form is easier to adjust throughout the skin but i did add in a visual subaccount switcher which you can see in the dropdown menu preview. it also has 19 member groups (and a separate color for staff, members, guests, etc non-sorted groups) built in based on the colors i used to preview my where it begins group color test code, but obviously i'll need to play with those as i chose a few that i knew would not work on both modes to showcase how the code itself worked but the plan is for whoever uses this base to change those anyway so it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

anyway, it's not much but here's where it's at so far. keeping it pulled back and more simple has been difficult, but i really want this to be something that's easy to build up from so i'm doing my best. the plan is for the header image to actually pull the main avatar image from your character accounts, so your character features in the header, i just haven't added in the links to character images yet because i've been too lazy to make them. honestly, shout out to all the amazing graphics artists on tumblr for the icons i used to quickly show the subaccount switcher, full credit to them for those.

so yeah! it's coming along, here's where it's at so far, and let me know if there's anything in particular you're looking to see in a base and i'll see about adding it in. just as a reminder though, stylistically i am keeping this quite simple to allow for it to be edited and made your own after release so stylistic specifications won't really be considered with this one.

oh! and one last not begins base related update: i have an almost finished wip skin that i am thinking about finishing for single sale and then i also am considering the possibility of opening up one commission slot for a skin with the caveat of requiring mock ups, so if either of those things have any interest at all please shoot me a message and we can discuss.

[howlingmoonrise]

tagged by the fantastic @sunriseverse! thanks sunny!! 💖

under the cut because this one is long

1. why did you choose your url?

i wanted a new fandom penname and at the time adjective + noun names were a thing. i fiddled with several different variations, tried and failed to acquire kaleidoscopicmoonrise at the time (it's mine now!!), and landed on this one. i wanted something a little spooky, especially since soul eater was my fandom at the time - though it doesn't feel like it now that my icon is a lot more sane-looking lmfao

2. any sideblogs? if you have them name them and why you have them.

uh. yeah. a stupid amount (like 30+?), so i'm definitely not naming them all. most active are obviously this howl blog, my main blog @commandersya, this one for danny phantom and gravity falls stuff, @howlingspacegoo gets some activity every now and then when venom stuff resurfaces, and some others i use for reblogging specific reference stuff. most of the rest are for fandom events i've run in the past.

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

since like 2011-2012. i've seen it all.

4. do you have a queue tag?

lmao absolutely not. i don't use the queue function, though on occasion i'll schedule posts to space them out when i'm going through a tag in order not to reblog all of it at once, or for specific dates like halloween

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

this one was for soul eater writing purposes. tumblr in general was because my cousin dragged me into it and then i realized there was a lot of bandom stuff in here (i was really into black veil brides for my first year or two on tumblr)

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

i broke ties with the soul eater fandom in a not great way and wanted to change my icon. yoi provided the perfect yuri expression with the kind of benevolent dictator smile i really like, despite that not being the original intent for it when the animators drew it ✊😔

7. why did you choose your header?

i had to check my header real quick lmfao. jason todd is just an excellent blorbo and when a good artist draws him.... 👀👀👀

8. what’s your post with the most notes?

oh gods. probably my dracula/barbie fic at nearly 3.5k notes. where's that ben affleck cigarrette pic when you need it. alternatively some ancient black veil brides photo/gif on my main blog.

9. how many mutuals do you have?

idk but i cherish y'all 💖

10. how many followers do you have?

dunno 😭 they're split across dozens of blogs so i'm not counting them all

11. how many people do you follow?

1.8k+, though i should follow more. my dash has times when it's pretty dead.

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

probably? yes. just remembered the i bit the butte psoh post.

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

however long i'm online on my laptop, more or less. so a sizeable amount of hours

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

LMAO. i was in both voltron and yoi fandoms, writing for and running events for "problematic" ships. take a wild wild guess.

15. how do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts?

hate them. 90% of the time it'll make me automatically skip it. for the other 10%, if it has relevant info on the op's original post and that little sentence is on the comments then i might go back and reblog from the op just to get rid of it

16. do you like tag games?

love them!

17. do you like ask games?

see above

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

i have uhhh. some. olderthannetfic, nemainofthewater, i think also colubrina for a while there, off the top of my head.

19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

if friend crushes count then several ✊😔

20. what is the last song you listened to?

the cramps - goo goo muck

21. what are you currently watching?

i am. so bad at finishing things so like a bajillion shows. the double i might drop despite it having been very very good until like episode 30-something. meet you at the blossom i need to finish like the last two eps. wandee goodday i need to finish four episodes iirc. i was in like episode 5 of century of love. i was on episode... 17? of my journey to you, which if i power through shall be for the antagonist sidepair/trio rather than the main characters. i was also at episode 16 of new life begins, which was fairly good and i do want to continue though i keep forgetting i have that tab open somewhere.

22. sweet/ savoury/ spicy?

savoury!

23. what is your current relationship status?

single and ace so not planning on changing that!

24. what is your current obsession?

the spirealm/kaleidoscope of death, and mysterious lotus casebook

25. what are nine albums/ songs you've been listening to lately?

- La P'tite Fumée - Cypher - Brody Dale - Don't Mess With Me - Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster - Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) - The Cramps - What's Inside a Girl - Linkin Park - Heavy is the Crown - Miyavi & PVRIS - Snakes - D-A-D - Sleeping My Day Away - Aerosmith - Dream On

no-pressure tagging! @junemermaid @a-memory-a-distant-echo @snorlaxlovesme @where-the-water-flows @nemainofthewater

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

Tag game ✨

I was tagged by @itsallaboutbl Thanks love💜

1. why did you choose your url?

Two main reasons. First it's because I wanted this place to be my happy place, where it's all about the joy, because irl I wear whatever the opposite of rtg is. And it was also about the bl bubble, although I didn't call it that in my head at the time. And I just like the expression. And I got a new name out of it so that's nice.

2. any sideblogs? if you have them name them and why you have them.

this is my sideblog. my main one I started years ago and wanted to keep it separate. this one is mainly for ql and occasionaly other asian dramas.

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

since 2010 if I'm not mistaken.

4. do you have a queue tag?

I do. #rosyq I don't use the queue a lot though.

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

I got tired of lurking the bl fandom and wanted to try and make some gifs.

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

because he's the best boy. I adore him and will protect him at all costs. I do change them quite a bit though.

7. why did you choose your header?

because I really like the imagery and the show.

8. what’s your post with the most notes?

from this year it's this one from Young Royals. One of the few times I giffed something other than qls.

9. how many mutuals do you have?

I have no idea.

10. how many followers do you have?

way more than I ever thought I would.

11. how many people do you follow?

the exact number I want to.

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

yup.

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

I work on my laptop from home so a lot of the time tumblr is just opened on a tab.

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

in my head, all the time.

15. how do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts

usually doesn't really influence my decision or make me feel any type of way.

16. do you like tag games?

I love them. tag me.

17. do you like ask games?

yes. although as soon as I get questions I start to regret it cause then I have to make use of my terrible memory.

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

is this a thing?

19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

do I?

20. tags?

Not this time. Although I feel a bit more comfortable tagging people these days, I've been doing it a lot lately so this time I'm just not doing it. I really don't wanna be a nuisance. But if anyone see this and wants to do it, consider yourself tagged here.

[scrumptiousstuffs]

Tag game

Tagged by the lovely @mbjw

Why did you choose your url? - It first started as "thescrumptiousbookstuffs" cause I really like books but I never really have the time to actually write a proper review of books (or even read nowadays). And then I decided the whole name was too long, and I basically shorten it into the current moniker. Cause I thought, hey - BL boys are scrumptious too 😁

Any sideblogs? - If you have them, name them and why do you have them - I just started one but there is nothing posted on it. I called it "just writing" cause it will likely be my random thoughts that I will keep private

How long have you been on tumblr? - Since 2010 (I think) but for the longest time, it was empty where I will occasionally reblog random things. I only started to become active in during COVID lockdown

Do you have a queue tag? - Nah, I cannot be bothered. I usually just post it immediately.

Why did you start your blog in the first place - COVID lockdown means I was oscillating between depression and boredom. Apart from work (which was exhausting cause I worked in the medical field and during lockdown, I don't have to tell you want that means), I was pretty much isolated from my closest friends and family (as they all live in a different country altogether). So, tumblr allowed me to browse through my interest (mainly BTS and BL)

Why did you choose your icon/pff? - Erm, FK owns my soul. Hehe...They are my children/babies and I will defend them till the end of time.

Why did you choose your header? - I change this every few months. The most recent one is a photo I took when I went travelling to the Southern part of New Zealand (my other interest apart from BL/BTS is to take beautiful photographs of nature)

What's your post with the most notes? - I think it is the Wandee Goodday cast dressing up (and having fun) during Pride Month. I guess seeing Podd in drag is a highlight for everyone lol

How many mutuals do you have? - Not sure. 10? I am terrible at this, I should really follow more people lol

Now many followers do you have? - just over 750. Not a lot hehe

How many people do you follow? 26. I should really follow more people.....

Have you ever made a shitpost? - If you mean putting/posting things that I regret - yes. I then just delete them.

How often do you use tumblr each day? - I checked them at least 3-4 times per day (bad, I know 😅), but it is fun to see what other people are posting

Did you have fight/argument with another blog once? - Nah, if I don't like what someone post (maybe cause I disagree with what they say etc), I just block them. Means tumblr is a peaceful and safe haven for me

How do you feel about 'you need to reblog this' posts? - I don't like it. I will reblog and like the posts I want to like. Nobody is allowed to tell me what to do on my tumblr dashboard 🫣

Do you like tag games? - I don't mind it at all. It is a way for me to learn about my mutuals (and other people) 😌

Do you like ask games? - Sure, happy to answer any questions ✌️

Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous? - Hemm, I have no idea hahaha....what is considered famous?

Do you have a crush on a tumblr? - Nah, but I am always happy to interact with anyone and answer any questions (but I cannot promise I know the answers!)

Tags? - Gonna tag @akkpipitphattana, @hyp-no-tic, @pluviophile6104, @moonkhao, @c0smicdaisy, @fadeawayaway, @firstkanaphans and anyone else who wants to join (also feel free to ignore these if you don't want to answer any of this!)

[itsallaboutbl]

Tag game ✨

I was tagged by @thasorns and @clairedaring thanks, you cuties 🥰

1. why did you choose your url?

it's actually the same as my main but with "bl" cause it's all about bl indeed 😅

2. any sideblogs? if you have them name them and why you have them.

this is actually my only sideblog. and my main is @itsallaboutzayn

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

since 2011 if i remember correctly.

4. do you have a queue tag?

i don't.

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

this one i started it when my main got flagged for no reason once. but now i'm glad i started it. got to know amazing people 🥰

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

cause they're everything to me atm ❤

7. why did you choose your header?

phayatharn nc scene my beloved!! thanks @yakdee for making it for me! i've been thinking about changing it but i still don't know what to choose next.

8. what’s your post with the most notes?

this one 🤭😏

9. how many mutuals do you have?

is there a way to see this? i have no idea hahah i've got a few tho. love them all 💕

10. how many followers do you have?

more than 1.5K in this blog and that is way more than what i ever expected or deserve 🥺 i love and appreciate you all 💓💓

11. how many people do you follow?

565 apparently. i know i have to do a bit of an unfollow spree tho 😬 but i always get lazy to do it 😅

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

i must have. idk 😅

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

whenever i can i guess? 😅

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

nope. don't intend to either. i like to just come here to relax and have fun with other people 🥰 (i actually run away from any negativity or drama or all that)

15. how do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts

i feel like each person reblogs what they want.

16. do you like tag games?

i tend to forget to play them but i really enjoy them.

17. do you like ask games?

i do but unfortunately my followers are too shy or affraid to ask and idk why 😭

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

i'd say @thitiponqs 💘

19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

define crush 🤔 but i do have a few mutuals that i'd say are my most beloveds @itagakimizuki @markpakin @thasorns @negrowhat and i'm pretty sure i'm forgetting someone. SORRY.

20. tags?

idk who did this already but here we go. @itagakimizuki @markpakin @oyeicher @spicyvampire @yakdee @yilinglaozu @chinzhilla @25shadesoffebruary @my-rose-tinted-glasses @pharawee @thitiponqs (feel free to ignore)

[clairedaring]

tag game ✨

huge thank you to the lovely zey @thasorns for thinking of me. i love you too (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

1. why did you choose your url?

no one remembers her but claire dearing from jurassic world will always hold a special place in my heart.

2. any sideblogs? if you have them name them and why you have them.

poomphuripan - the bl sideblog that i started just because my main got deactivated for a bit but i guess for now, it's mostly uppoom and msi-focused. in december, it'll probably be torjj and spare me your mercy-focused. i think i'll probably just be using these for the ql series i have a crazy hyperfixation about.

huiyanan - a pentagon yanan/hui focus sideblog

coryjeacoma - my musical theatre sideblog for random audio bootlegs and sometimes musical gifs

ryuvachirawich - my unused (mostly lakorn) gifs blog for extra gifs i make but that doesn't make it into any main or sideblogs. at first i was trying to keep this sideblog lowkey but then i needed to tag the gifs w my gif tag anyway so i could search for them so disclosing is fine 🤣

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

2014... what do you mean it's been a decade since i started using tumblr.... time isn't real

4. do you have a queue tag?

i tried but i've given up on queue-ing in general so i don't. my tumblr is constantly in two modes: super active or going months without a single post lmaoooo.

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

i wanted to be where all the gifmakers are but i have too much interests so this shall remains a multi-fandom blog or more like a "whatever media claire is consuming atm" blog 

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

dirk gently is the single most perfect holistic detective in existence. sometimes i'm too attached to my url and my icon, i don't think i can ever change them. headers i can but i haven't changed my url/icon for 3-4 years i think.

7. why did you choose your header?

i feel you linger in the air is THAT series for me. dethroned almost every other thai series on my all time fave list (i say almost because bad genius series is still holding its crown well)

8. what’s your post with the most notes?

i just checked and apparently it's my first and only merlin gifset 😅

9. how many mutuals do you have?

i have no idea but i love all my mutuals （づ￣3￣）づ╭❤️～

10. how many followers do you have?

i hit 1k recently. crazy to me because i've left this tumblr empty for months before starting being active again last october???

11. how many people do you follow?

4000+ but that's only because i'm too lazy to unfollow people. so yea i rarely see things on my dash. i just end up scrolling through my fave gifmakers tags to find things they make.

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

i don't think so????? i mean the closest is probably me saying super random things on this tag.

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

it used to be once a week... but these days it's really a daily routine lmao. although i'm pretty sure i'll leave my tumblr dusting once my stand-in ends... who knows... we'll see...

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

how can i? i'm so non-confrontational, i reblog things in private to argue with op 😭 lmao (arguments that op will never see lmao, i'm saving them and me both the trouble really). just enfp things.

15. how do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts

huh why do i never get them on my dash (⊙x⊙;)

16. do you like tag games?

sometimes i forget but i love being tagged in them because i get to know about all the great mutuals i have on here, especially music tags because i always get incredible new music recommendations

17. do you like ask games?

apparently i had my asks closed without knowing for quite some time so i haven't received asks for so long. maybe one day i'll do them but i have bad records of answering asks so ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

i'm not sure if being THE certified way apologist/way gifmaker qualifies her as tumblr famous but maybe sasa @zhouxiangs is the most famous mutual i have

19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

let's call this mutuals whose editing skills i wanna steal (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

lana @sherrymagic whenever you see me reblogging lana's joe sets every week, you'll see me gushing about the consistency in her coloring and that's because that's something i'm obsessed with, especially considering my stand-in's grim/dark cinematographic coloring. also i don't know how lana chooses the perfect lines from each eps to do her recap sets because most of the times i can't even choose between which scenes to gif.

eva @alienwlw eva makes the most beautiful lyrics set and is willing to do my most niche requests and i'm always looking forward to seeing her gifs because it's always so warm and grainy and crisp and i'm just like wahhhh *heart eyes emoji* every time

20. tags?

no pressure tagging anyone today ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪

[ladyniniane]

Thank you for the tag @tockamybeloved ✨!

Why did you choose your url? Niniane is an alias I've been using for a long time and I added "lady" because I thought it was cool.

Any side blogs? I have @city-of-ladies (and no, it's not dead, I'm currently planning new content). I was also @onna-musha but I'm no longer updating this one. I also have a secret-not-so-secret sideblog for memes and rants.

How long have you been on tumblr? Since 2014. WTF.

Do you have a queue tag? No.

Why did you start your blog in the first place? Because I wanted to reblog stuff about feminism, pretty gifsets and the media I liked.

Why did you choose your icon/pfp? It's this painting of empress Theodora. I like it a lot and I wanted a byzantine theme for my blog to reflect my hyperfixation.

Why did you choose your header? Another painting of Theodora ;).

What’s your post with the most notes? Idk honestly, I think it's this one about women's education in the middle ages. Some of my women's history stuff was also shared around quite a lot.

How many mutuals do you have? Idk honestly.

How many followers do you have? 374 (even if many of them are inactive).

How many people do you follow? 343! Pretty even.

Have you ever made a shitpost? Nope. I try to keep my experience as peaceful and quiet as possible.

How often do you use tumblr each day? Multiple times a day :).

Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? Someone came to my blog trying to stir up some sh*t because I had said something bad about a book they liked. It wasn't even tagged (so it's not like I was putting negative stuff in the main tag). The worst thing was that this post was 3 years old at that time. They were all angry and preachy. I told them to GTFO and blocked them. People really need to chill. If you don't like something, block this person, mask their username. You aren't going to change anybody's mind with your ramblings. And most importantly: not everything on the net is for you and about you.

How do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts? No, I don't like emotional blackmail and being told what to do.

Do you like tag games? Yes!

Do you like ask games? Of course :)

Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous? I think some are. But I don't pay attention to these things.

Do you have a crush on a mutual? No.

tags? I tag, if you want :), @lilias42 @athenenoctua9 @grabyourpillow,@aninkwellofnectar, @take-me-to-valhalla @merecot @mydaylight and whoever wants to do it!

[intrepidacious]

hi! ok I just wanted to ask someone who knows how tumblr works haha

so I found someone who writes amazing content so I decided to follow them. I binged lots of their fics earlier today and when I checked their profile again later, their profile doesn’t show. It seems they might have blocked me and I don’t know why :( I commented that I loved their fics and the comments are removed. my profile has my age and I am decently active on reposting & commenting on fics. This happened to me one other time too so I just am confused I guess :( I tried to message them but it said it wouldn’t go through so that makes me think I’m blocked? I guess I don’t know why a couple people blocked me? Just kinda made me sad bc I really enjoy their work but now I won’t be able to see anymore ☹️😢

happy to!! 💛

first thing you gotta remember that in all likelihood, your getting blocked is nothing personal. reasons for blocking someone on tumblr include but aren't limited to:

you don't have your age (range) listed in your bio/clearly visible on your blog

the age you have listed doesn't adhere to boundaries a blog has set (f.e. you're a minor, or it only says "18+" which i know many writers don't accept)

your blog is completely empty i.e. you don't post/reblog stuff

you don't reblog other people's writing

you spam like posts

you've never changed the default icon/header to something else

people don't vibe with the things you reblog

your theme is a colour they don't like

a lot of the time, it comes down to everyone's preferences. god knows i've been blocked by people and didn't understand why, but frankly it's none of my business. most likely, you won't ever find out, either. everyone is creating their own online space, and sometimes that means having a quick blocking finger. i'm sorry that you won't be able to read those stories anymore but you have to accept creators' boundaries.

however, there are some things you can do and try to prevent getting blocked in the future. these are only a couple of suggestions around tumblr etiquette i've picked up on over the years; if anyone else wants to chip in here, please do!!

1. make sure your blog is, by all appearances, that of a human being

this might sound stupid because of course, you are a human, but with the recent bot wars it's all the more important to double check for red flags.

check your url. does it include a random string of numbers, lots of dashes, just a name and an adjective? all of these have been indicative of porn bots and people might block you on sight.

change your icon and your header. yes, both of them. there are lots of creators on here who make wonderful fandom related headers and icons, or you can create your own with canva. just be sure to follow creators' rules and preferably reblog their creation

change your blog title. if your account is new, it will just say "untitled", which is another indication you might not be a human. use quotes, song lyrics, anything you enjoy

add a bio. this is where you put your name or nickname (you can make one up) age, age range, links to second blogs (if applicable), more quotes, whatever. i prefer my bio short and to the point, but that doesn't have to be you.

important: do this for all blogs and side blogs you use regularly. if you have a second blog for reblogging fics, you need to put up your age there as well, or at least visibly link to your main blog so creators can see you're not a minor. the harder it is to verify that you're an adult, the more likely it is that you will get blocked

2. know the different kinds of interactions on tumblr and navigate them well

there's a difference between liking, commenting, reblogging, and reposting, and it's important. lots of people use reblogging and reposting interchangeably, but that's actually incorrect and can lead to serious mishaps. let's dissect them one by one.

liking.

you're familiar with the like from other social media platforms. you tap a post twice or hit the little heart at the bottom of the post and it's added to your likes. wonderful, right? well. tumblr is a little different.

tumblr doesn't have an algorithm. let me say that again. there is no algorithm on tumblr. i guess there is, on the for you page, but that doesn't count because it's really shit. the only important thing on tumblr is your dashboard, and your dashboard only shows original posts and the reblogs of those posts from people you follow.

no one cares about your likes. your likes don't do shit. that's why creatives on here keep talking about reblogs. you need to reblog things on tumblr in order for them to get seen. it's a snowballing effect. likes are nice and all, but they're private. they're not contributing to a story or an artwork being seen by more people. they're essentially empty interaction. what's more, should a post get deleted for whatever reason, that post is gone for you forever.

i know some people use their likes as bookmarks for things they want to look at later, but i would strongly urge you not to do that. people block serial likers, because most of the time it is, sadly, very unlikely that they will come back and actually interact with the post again. that's just the way it is. we can thank tiktok and instagram for that. again, tumblr doesn't have an algorithm. if you want to genuinely support and encourage people on here, you need to do more than liking.

commenting.

this is a step up from liking, because you're actually interacting now. a comment will show up in the activity of the person whose post you left it on and of the original poster (op)—more on that distinction in a minute. comments are encouraged especially on ask/answer type posts, or as a reply to an earlier reblog.

when it comes to fanfic, there are, again, pros and cons. you can only leave a comment from your main blog, which means that even if you have a second account where you reblog fics, there's not necessarily a link between the two. this can lead to your getting blocked if you've never reblogged a fic to your main blog. on the other hand, if people comment on your fic without reblogging it, but they do reblog other people's fics, that can also rub creators the wrong way because it creates a strange sort of hierarchy: why those fics? why not mine?

important thing to note: i am not saying that to make anyone feel bad about "just" commenting, i just want you to be aware that this might go on in a creator's head. it has in mine. i'm very aware that this is a me problem, but it's also a reason why people might get blocked out of the blue, which is why i wanted to bring it up.

reblogging.

ah yes, reblogging. reblogging is the thing that makes tumblr tumblr, and it's so easy to do. you just hit the little 🔁 symbol at the bottom of the post, and boom, it's reblogged to your own blog. everyone who follows you can now see it on their dashboard, and if they reblog it, their followers can see it, and so on and so forth. every time someone reblogs a post from you, you will get a notification in your activity, and so will the op.

reblogs are the heart and soul of tumblr. yes, original posts are (usually) individual creations, but the community aspect of this site is born through the reblog. there are different variations on how to reblog. all are valid, because all help spreading posts around.

the empty reblog is the quickest option. there's literally a quick reblog option on mobile: if you hold your finger on the reblog button for a second or so, you will see your icon appear. if you swipe in that direction, the post gets immediately reblogged to your blog. something similar can be done on desktop with the xkit browser extension. it's fast, it's easy, it gets the job done. it's perfect for when you like a post but don't have anything specific to say/reply.

the reblog with tags is the second fastest option. tags, on tumblr, are sort of the sotto voce version of comments. yes, you can use tagging to organise your blog and make your posts easily findable (is that a word?) but the real fun begins when little asides are added. you can keysmash in the tags. you can put your thoughts in the tags. you can go full caps without it looking overwhelming in the actual post. if you're just starting to comment on things, the tags are a great place to start, because the actual post will keep looking the same; the tags are just a little additional bonus for both you and the creator. this is what you would use for the majority of posts that aren't works of art in any way, too, like text posts you want to find again, polls, photographs etc.

the reblog with additions though? oh boy. that's the real stuff. imagine it as clipping on your thoughts to the post, right there for everyone to see. you can add gifs, and memes, and change the font, and change the colour, and scream, and keysmash, and ramble without limitations. it's like catnip for the op. if you reblog a fic, a moodboard, a piece of art, a gifset, whatever it is, and you put your thoughts underneath? man, it's amazing.

side note: if you're new to commenting on people's fics and you don't know what to say, i highly recommend referring to this post. (btw i linked my reblog so it can act as an example of the different forms of adding to a post: there were other reblogs before mine, and i've added tags. useful in its content and as an example!!)

reposting.

this is where we need to be careful. reblogs are great. reposts are theft. where's the difference? reposting refers to you copying another creator's work, whatever it may be, and creating a new post without any indication to the original person's efforts. even if you do include their url, you will most likely get reported and blocked. because now, you've become the op of this copied post, and the actual creator will get absolutely nothing.

you will most likely have seen banners in fic communities that state something along the lines of "don't copy or translate any of my work to this or any other site". that's what this refers to. this would also include the following:

posting another writer's story to ao3/wattpad/another fic site of your choice without their permission. you can absolutely never do this. "but what if"—NO. never. fullstop.

some creators allow translations of their work, but you can only ever share those with their explicit permission and proper credit.

saving a gif to use without linking back to the artist. this is maybe my biggest gripe. yes, i know this site sucks at making gifs searchable, but still, you can't do this. and no, "credit goes to the original artist" doesn't count, where did that bullshit even come from? it makes me so mad. that's not giving credit, that's being lazy.

3. be nice, and have fun

this is fandom, and it's supposed to be a hobby. this is supposed to be a good time. none of us are getting paid for any of this. yes, we're all passionate about what we do, whether we're looking at other people's creations or we make them ourselves. we're fans of that common thing, and isn't that great?

just a little more internet etiquette that's not really tumblr specific but could be a good reminder for everyone:

not everything is for you, and that's okay

if something's not for you, scroll away

if you don't like what someone is posting, ignore them. mute them. block them.

do not ever, and i mean ever, send anyone hate. you don't know who's on the other side of the screen. block them and move on. life's too fucking short.

don't correct people's grammar/spelling. only assholes do that. if you can't help yourself and they're a person you've interacted with before, shoot them a private message and be nice about it.

don't offer unsolicited advice. i don't care if you want to give constructive criticism to help the other person. unless they've explicitly asked you to do that, don't. you'll get blocked so quick, and you'll ruin someone's day.

if you're reading a fic that's not finished yet, don't ask for an update. yes, you're excited for the story to continue. but "part 2", "when's the next chapter out", "more please" and so on are all things that put pressure on creators whether that's your intention or not. it gives us the impression that what we've already put out is never enough. and that sucks. by all means, be excited about what comes next, but not like this.

read!! old!! fics!!!! the beauty of tumblr being the way it is is that there's zero shame in interacting with older posts. it's not like you're liking a seven year old post on instagram. in fact, if you're commenting on a seven year old fic/gifset/moodboard/artwork on tumblr, i can guarantee you're gonna make that creator's day.

i'm absolutely positive that i've forgotten something in this post even though it's longer than several of my wips, so if any of my moots want to add something that'd be great!! in fact i'm gonna tag some of you because you know what? if you've read all of this you deserve a kiss. have a wonderful day 💛

@marvelettesassemblenow @barnesafterglow @imaginearyparties @aphrogeneias @brandycranby @writing-for-marvel @foreverindreamlandd @sanguineterrain @demxters @wildlivelychild

[tempests-bards-and-birds]

i was tagged by @kanonavi! i appreciate the tag <3

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why did you choose your URL?

my current one is just my online name (tempest) + bards (venti) + birds (xiao). i know that fandom URLs can seem a bit cringe or whatever but idk. i like it!

2. any sideblogs? if so, name them and why you have them.

nope! i toyed with the idea of making one but i like keeping things in one place, so sorry to my irls who don't follow me for genshin. thanks for not leaving lmao

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

my archive goes back to april 2022 so just over two years now. it feels longer but oh well

4. do you have a queue tag?

the only thing i use the queue for is scheduling posts for specific days so no.

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

a couple of my irl friends said that they were on tumblr and i thought i might as well join and see if there was anything to do with miraculous on here (spoiler alert: there was.)

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

venti.

7. why did you choose your header?

it's just a gif that i made of the one piece of canon xiaoven content that we had pre-endless suffering. it's there and i don't really see a reason to change it soooo yeah!

8. what's your post with the most notes?

this miraculous gifset that i posted july 2022 that has 3,180 notes as of writing this (it hasn't gotten any in A While so i think i'm safe for now)

9. how many mutuals do you have?

including irls it's 14 but excluding irls it's 11! i love you all

10. how many followers do you have?

308 but i think a significant portion of them are inactive now. love you guys too tho btw

11. how many people do you follow?

250 exactly

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

depends on what you consider to be a shitpost i guess. if you would class stuff like the rhodeia post i made last week as shitposting then sure.

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

probably anywhere between half an hour and two hours depending on how active my dash is and just how much i'm rotting in general.

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

not that i can remember?

15. how do you feel about "you need to reblog this" posts?

no. absolutely not.

16. do you like tag games?

yes but a lot of the time i don't do them because i never have any idea if my mutuals are comfortable with them or not and deciding on who to tag always gives me far more stress than it probably should because i am chronically afraid of Annoying People.

17. do you like ask games?

yeah! people aren't obligated to send me asks for them though i don't wanna seem attention seeking either aha

18. which of your mutuals is tumblr famous?

i don't know if any of them are tbh i don't pay that much attention to stuff like that (if any of you do consider yourselves to be tumblr famous though please tell me)

19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

platonically sure, but. uh. *gestures to pfp*

20. tags:

@girlboy-frankensteins-monster @dopefrickingjelysquid

[thespacelizard]

Hi! I saw your post about Obsidian (for note taking) and I was wondering how you added custom fonts? Or if there's some resources you could point me to that would help figuring out some tips and how to use it

hello!

so, the simplest method for custom fonts is to first make sure it’s installed on your computer (if you download a new font, right-click and hit ‘install’).

Then if you just want to change the base font in obsidian for either all of the interface, or for editing/reading mode, you can go into settings, then under ‘Font’, you select the ‘manage’ option, and there’ll be a text box/dropdown you can type in to find the font you want. Click ‘add’ and then that’s done!

If you want to do custom fonts for headings, or for specific pages/cssclasses (like I’ve done for Obedience and claws in my notes), then you will have to do a little bit of css, but it’s not as scary as it sounds i promise!

To make a cssclass, all you really need is a text editor. You can use notepad if you’re just doing a few little things, but if you want to start doing a lot I recommend getting one that’s more designed for it. I use brackets because it’s free and easy, but a lot of people use VSCode which is. too intimidating for me. and too much for my usecase anyway.

im getting offtopic. FONTS!

now, i am. out of date with all the new variables and also i write bad css, but the way I do it if I want specific header fonts is like this:

.markdown-preview-view h1 { font-family: COOL FONT; }

OR apparently, as I just learned in checking to write this, you can use ‘.markdown-rendered h1’ as the class. either seems to work…my css is very old.

now there is a way to do this for all headings at once without copy-pasting it for h1, h2, h3 etc but i don’t know how to do it right and at this point my css works and so i Leave It Alone

this only does it for Reading Mode, because i like having more ‘text-y’ fonts for writing and then pretty ones for reading when I’m done. to change things for live preview/source view, you need to do

.markdown-source-view.mod-cm6 .cm-header { font-family: COOL FONT; }

And if you want different fonts for different headers, change the ‘.cm-header’ part to ‘.cm-header-1’ (or whatever number of heading size you want.)

You can add things other than fonts in there as well, like font-size, text-transform, and other css classes. (this is why i like brackets, it suggests classes and property fills as you’re typing which is good because i. forget what the options are)

If you want to go poking around in obsidian to figure out which selector is doing what, hit Ctrl+shift+i on windows (for mac, I believe it's command+option+i), and it’ll bring up the developer console, so you can use inspect element to track down selectors. (selectors are the thing you put after the period (.) and tell the css which element to target)

I like to make custom css classes for things, and to make one of those, you just type ‘.classname’ before the variable you want to change. E.g. for claws it looks like:

.claws.markdown-rendered h1 { font-family: LEVIBRUSH; }

then to add that to a note, you need to add the ‘cssclasses’ property in the frontmatter. you can make the frontmatter with three dashes like this:

--- cssclasses: claws ---

or you can use the properties side panel and hit ‘add property’ and then make cssclasses. this then means that all the css wizardry you do prefixed with that class will only apply to pages with that class, which I really like for making unique workspaces for different projects.

adding your snippet

so now you've made your snippet, you just need to load it in. the simplest way is to head to Settings -> Appearance, and scroll down to where it says 'CSS Snippets'. Hit the folder icon, and that'll open the folder you need to save the snippet.

make sure you save your notepad or brackets or whatever document as '.css' first. you can literally just do this by right clicking a saved notepad document and changing the name to 'name.css' if you need to.

save that css document into the snippets folder, go back to settings and hit the 'reload' snippets button to get it to show up, toggle it on, and voila!

now what you can do is edit that snippet live in obsidian just by. editing it. and hitting save. it'll live update and you can tinker. that's all i do: have brackets and obsidian open at the same time and just. fuck about till things work. i like problem solving, so it's usually fun for me :)

resources!

Obsidian CSS Quick Guide - Share & showcase - Obsidian Forum → a quick guide to poking around and how to find css classes in obsidian

Headings - Developer Documentation → full list of css variables you can play with. this gives you an idea of just how many things you can customise in obsidian which is to say. all of it.

i also just recommend googling around about CSS and how to use it. W3 schools is usually my go-to, it’s pretty good. Or searching ‘how to do x with css’ and usually either reddit or stackexchange will have decent answers.

you can find fonts all over, and i know google is a bitch, but google fonts has a bunch of good fonts. that's where most of mine are from, honestly

[kanonavi]

I was tagged by @radellama like a month ago! Even if I don't always keep up with these I still appreciate it <3

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Why did you choose your URL?

It's a combination of a couple of old jokes I had from middle school, the older of which was actually kind of a mean thing that I won't get into. However, KanoNavi was the second iteration of my old url FritoNavi, and because it rolled off the tongue better I decided to just switch to that full time.

2. Any sideblogs? If so, name them and why you have them.

I've tried sideblogs a couple times in the past, but they never stuck. I prefer to keep everything in one place, even if it means bombarding my non-Genshin mutuals with Genshin all the time (Sorry guys, thanks for sticking with me lol <3)

3. How long have you been on tumblr?

My archive goes back to 2017, but I did change URLs once so I think I might have started in 2016? Sometime around there.

4. Do you have a queue tag?

Nope, I've only used the queue once or twice for particular timed posts.

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place?

Before tumblr, I was on DeviantArt to follow Splatoon fanartists, and some of them mentioned having Tumblr so I decided to join that too!

6. Why did you choose your icon/pfp?

Venti's been my personality for like 3 years now, and this is one of my favorite fanarts of him (I love his smile, he's so delightful <3)

7. Why did you choose your header?

It was a piece done by my good friend and roommate Ham! Their artstyle is like candy for the eyes, I just want to eat it I love it so much ehe (Please go check them out along with the artist who drew my pfp, both of them are linked in my bio!)

8. What's your post with the most notes?

My meta on Simulanka Day 3 actually passed 100 notes (it has 124 as of this posting), which is absolutely crazy. I'm planning to do kind of a follow-up to that once I work up the spoons because there was some contention in my replies and also Natlan acts 1 and 2 have given me some ideas, so look forward to that I guess lol

9. How many mutuals do you have?

I don't really keep track, but I think that not counting irls I have at least 10? (love you guys mwah mwah <3)

10. How many followers do you have!

105 (i love you guys too mwah)

11. How many people do you follow?

129

12. Have you ever made a shitpost?

Sometimes I've commented about life in a jokey manner, but nothing I would consider a serious shitposting attempt

13. How often do you use tumblr each day?

This thang is like the refrigerator to me (derogatory). Cumulatively tho it's probably only a little over an hour per day because my dash isn't the most active.

14. Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

Not that I can recall?? Maybe early on, but it's been too long for me to say.

15. How do you feel about "you need to reblog this" posts?

No.

16. Do you like tag games!

Yeah!

17. Do you like ask games!

Yeah, even though I always feel like I'm being attention-seeking when I reblog them :pensive emoji:

18. Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

None of them, sorry guys. I know Rads probably has clout in the Chrono Trigger fandom though, so that has to count for something?? lmao

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual?

Nah, but I have platonic crushes on y'all for being so damn cool <3

20. Tags:

@rubberbandballqueen, @stardustdiiving, @tempests-bards-and-birds