#keep your opinions to yourself

[teainthesnow]

i shouldn't need to spell it out and yet

friendly reminder that unwanted 'constructive' criticism and useless comments (e.g. i don't like this. i'm confused.) are just rude. and this is true for fics, comics, and anything people are posting online

don't be that person

and if for some reason you decide to say something anyway, be nice about it. It costs nothing to be nice (:

(also note - even nice feedback and comments are hard to get these days. if negativity is all or the majority a person gets, well that's just hell to deal with... and also not a reflection of the author/artist/ect abilities)

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TEAS GUIDE TO ONLINE ETIQUETTE (aka, how to not be an ass)

So, you're confused reading someone else's story?

no -> Hell yeah! tell them that you enjoy it!

yes -> do you feel the need to inform the author?

no -> nice

yes -> did they ask for your opinion?

yes -> then let them know (nicely)

no -> leave them alone -> but it's bugging you? -> will rereading help?

no -> then tough. leave the author alone

yes - go do that -> but it's still updating -> then of course it won't make sense yet, you wallnut

-> still confused -> have you tried looking for a thing called subtext

still confused

-> THEN TOUGH. LEAVE THE AUTHOR ALONE.

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should you tell someone they made a spelling and/or grammar mistake? -> Did they ask to be told?

yes - then go tell them NICELY

no - then leave them alone

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You want to tell someone that you don't understand their work? -> Did they ask for your opinion?

yes -> then tell them (NICELY)

no -> Then leave them alone. No buts. Don't be an ass.

[livingincolorsagain]

People are getting so bold lately with how they interact with things created by fellow fans, so here’s a firm reminder that it’s never acceptable to leave criticism/ratings/disagreements in the comments/bookmarks/reblogs, whether it’s fics, art or gifs. If you don’t like/agree with it, just scroll by, no one wants to hear it.

[pcos-and-endo-awareness]

[starsarestories]

My little brother finally just crossed into the realm of misogynistic pricks. I'm not even upset, I'm considering assas1nat1on.

[shadowqueenjude]

Because this is my personal blog and I can post whatever tf I want? Why tf do YOU care?

I have no idea wtf this rap drama is but apparently Kendrick Lamar is winning?

[pearlynia]

"James isn't gay! you can't ship James and Regulus-"

Watch me <33

[mystical-overt-333]

i love michael holden LMAO

[morganbritton132]

Dustin’s live-streaming on his channel when Eddie joins the chat just to post, “Come hang out with me. I’m bored.”

Dustin’s fans lose their shit when his only response to an actually famous musician wanting to hang out with him is to roll his eyes. Dustin continues on with his experiment but tells Eddie to, “Go bother Steve. That’s what you were doing last week when you blew me off.”

Eddie types out ‘I was blowing him off too’ but deletes it and responds with a frowny face.

You can hear Dustin’s phone vibrate. He checks it and then hold it up for his audience to see. Eddie literally sent him a picture of Steve. They are sitting on the same couch, five feet away from each other.

Dustin’s like, “You’re literally in the same room. Entertain each other… Wait, gross.”

Eddie sends him another picture of Keeping Up With The Kardashians playing on the tv. Eddie has personal vendetta against that family. Steve only watches their show when he’s pissed off at Eddie. Dustin sees the pictures and is like, “What did you do?!”

Eddie, in the chat: I didn’t do anything!

Dustin: Hold on, I’m texting Robin. She’ll know.

Eddie, in the chat: I did a small thing.

Eddie: I really small thing

Dustin, after ten minutes because Robin send him a novel and all of it was in voice notes: Eddie, what the ever-loving fuck?

[solarfalling]

Hedwyn made everyone hot chocolate

[jellicle-song-and-jellicle-dance]

The most insufferable people to ever walk this earth are cats the musical haters. Like it’s one thing to post about hating it on your own blog or whatever but why do you have to comment on MY posts about it??? Like bro I didn’t ask and frankly I don’t care

[novellag]

I made a lil thing from a bit of Mexico lol

[ewanmitchellcrumbs]

[siapom]

Okay, people. I need to soapbox for a hot minute.

My favorite fandom worlds are imploding on their own people, and it’s fucking ridiculous.

1) Lockwood and Co.

I hate to point this out, but I’m gonna anyway. There is no Locklyle WRITTEN ship in the books. There is an implied ship. The author confirmed that it was intentionally implied. But it wasn’t written. So you know what? There is NO canon ship.

You know what that means? People can ship whomever the fuck they want without “breaking canon”. If you write Locklyle, fine. But that makes you no better than people who are enjoying other ships. And even then, it’s a fandom. It’s imaginary shit. The way to keep the fandom alive and thrive is to NOT PUBLICALLY CASTIGATE AND PUT DOWN other shippers and their ideas, works, or conversations. If you do that, it’s YOU who is poisoning the fandom.

2) Stray Kids

Holy fuck, people! Can’t we all just be adults?

a) Do not attack people who interact with our boys in a professional capacity. It’s not helpful to the group to give them a reputation for having an out of control fanbase. It could cause their opportunities become limited just because others are scared that Stay may get offended by something.

b) If you don’t want to support the new song, don’t. Don’t buy it. Don’t stream it. Don’t get it off of a secondary site just because you can listen without supporting the collaboration.

DO keep your choices to yourself. Your choices are not supposed to apply to other Stay. We can make our own decisions. Other Stay are not lesser, wrong, unethical, Zionists, pro-genecide or any other thing you want to call them. They are simply supporting SKZ their own chosen way.

In closing, this is simple. Do what you want for yourself. Stop thinking your decision has any bearing on other people. Your ego is showing. You aren’t that fucking special. Check yourself.

Thank you.

*steps down*

[i-like-forcefem]

A close friend of mine is out online as trans, wants to be on HRT, and has the means to access it, but has some kind of a mental block scaring her away from trying it out. I want to help her but it’s not working. What can I do?

Talk it out with her, listen to what she has to say, and give her time

Hrt isn’t for everyone! Coming out isn’t for everyone!

That said if she has reasons like thinking she’ll never be “girl” enough to be deserve hrt, forcefem her and some girl pills already!!!

[fiddleyoumust]

I have never been more uninterested in anyone's opinion than people who don't like We Are and insist on tagging their negativity. No one cares that you hate joy, Susan. Get out of the tag and let the rest of us have fun.

[a-random-whovian7]

Me trying not to be an asshole in Doctor Who discourse:

If it helps, I really liked her comics and books too.