#i don't tend to follow a lot of ppl here so my tl is always empty lol

[redcallisto]

[leprosycock]

Idk if this is the best place to ask but I’m curious about yr opinion? Been thinking of making an acc here that I could refer ppl to from ao3 n post blurbs and art n fandom stuff n all that shit. But I’m worried about writing something problematic and then having n account where ppl will just harass me at? Or getting my artstyle recognized on a diff platform and it following me there. Long winded way of asking about your own experience on here and both ao3, cause I’d rlly love to meet new ppl who are part of my fandom but that one fear’s always looming so…yeah. :(

i mean... honestly there really isn't a good way to avoid harassment in its entirety. you can avoid some of it by only sticking to specific tags so you kind of stay out of the public eye, but that's the best you can do. unfortunately the only way to go about this is to just grow a thick skin and ignore shit that people fling at you. that isn't particularly helpful, but that's the reality of the situation. you can always block people, you can always delete comments, you can always keep to yourself and to your friends and not give anyone the time of day.

also, i want to stress that people who deal with lots of harassment are usually very big accounts who gain a lot of attention or are particularly loud. i wouldn't be too worried about it unless you're inviting unwanted attention by posting in tons of tags. i think that a lot of popular "proshippers" who make fandom shit their entire identity tend to exaggerate what gets aimed at them on social media, because i've been in dead dove spaces for years and the only time i've ever faced tons of harassment has been when someone in particular has put me on blast, typically because i made something that got really popular. and at that point you can just filter through the noise because if you DO have some popular work, then likeminded individuals will be drawn to you for that work.

tl;dr don't let people scare you into not posting!! just post!!!