#like i made edits in the draft that aren’t in the original doc and now they’re just gone

[blondiedae]

what is happening?!!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!! every time i queue a chapter it just deletes it from my drafts instead and doesn’t post???????? i don’t know what i’m doing wrong atp

i’m at work rn but i will go through it again when i get home. i’m so sorry its late again. next week i won’t schedule it to post, i’ll just do it manually because wtf is going on

[ghoste-catte]

I was curious what advice would you give to someone new to writing fics? I've been wanting to get back into it but haven't seriously written something since high school. I hope this isn't an annoying question or anything!

Not an annoying question at all! I'm just a little worried that I won't have terribly good or useful advice. To be honest, I also sort of stopped writing in earnest right as I finished high school, and didn't pick it back up until my late 20s. It's certainly an adjustment! But I think the few things that really helped me get back into writing fic as a hobby and something I spend quite a bit of time on would be:

Write for yourself first, then find your other motivations. My original inspiration in getting back into fic writing was that there just were not that many fics I liked for my favorite pairing, and I wanted more of them, and I especially wanted more with the tropes and characterizations I wanted to see. I think at the very core of anything you need that internal spark that drives you. At the same time, for me at least, if I just relied on my own drive, I would not get much done; I need some external guardrails. So having people send prompts, or writing for particular events, or writing stuff for friends really helps me to get my ass in gear and finish stuff. That may not be the perfect motivator for you, and that's fine! You just gotta figure out what is.

Be open to inspiration. Anything and everything can be spun out into a story with the right tweaking. Obviously stuff like music is a classic inspiration source, but I've also pulled ideas from poetry, from memes, from Reddit threads, from YouTube videos, from rambling conversations on Discord and from real life to make fics out of. So many times, someone will post a silly Twitter screencap, and I'll think, There's a fic in this. And a lot of the time, there is! Research is a wonderful thing, but so is serendipity. If you're out there actively looking for ideas, eventually one that you like will stumble past you.

Find your community. I can genuinely say I never would have finished more than one fic if I didn't have fandom friends to talk to about even stupid headcanons, to bounce ideas off of, and to encourage me (and to encourage them in turn!). Discord has been a godsend, and some of my closest online friends are people I met in the GaaLee discord server. As I've gotten more comfortable as a writer, I've also joined general writing servers and Reddit communities and have found them immensely helpful on both a motivational level (bingos, sprints, owe-me challenges) and on a craft level (plot workshopping and writing ethics and live grammar help). It's a lot easier to think about fic ideas and hash through problem moments when I have a constant stream of fandom-related chatter coming from the little people who live in my phone! Ao3 is an amazing website, and it's great as, well, an archive, but it isn't social media by design. If you want conversation and human connection and cheerleading, you've gotta forge out and find it.

Make it a habit ... If you want to produce anything longer than a couple hundred words, you really have to set aside time for it. And writing is just like knitting or dirt biking or painting little model figurines: the more you do it, the more easily it comes. When I was first getting back into the proper swing of things, I committed myself to 30 minutes of writing per week. Just 30 minutes. I didn't even hit that goal every week, but there were tons of weeks I got on a roll and went over that amount, and by the end of the year I'd written over 200,000 words. I used to spend an hour laboriously tip-tapping out 200 words, but now I can easily blow through 1k in a 50 minute sprint. It's all about training that muscle.

... But don't make it a chore. With fanfic, you aren't doing this as a job, and you aren't ultimately doing it for anyone other than you. That means you can take breaks when you need them, you can set deadlines and then fail to meet them, you can write stuff and then decide to never post it. When you start getting burnt out, when the practice loses the joy and energy, stop. There's no 'hustle' here. In our capitalist society we're so trained to push past our limits and keep going even when it hurts us, but the hobby you do for connection and relaxation and whatever else shouldn't be like that.

Ignore metrics. Sometimes stuff isn't gonna get hits, or kudos, or comments. There are some basic 'rules' as to the stuff that does and doesn't get traction, but every time you post something it's a roll of the dice. If you're focused on watching that kudos counter tick up, you will get bummed out fast. And any writer will tell you that the stuff you think is your best work will never be the stuff that gets the most accolades. So you have to find something else to give you a sense of success. For me, it's watching my wordcount go up in my stats and those occasional comments where someone has a lot to say and that one person who always leaves me a <3 emoji (and, shout out to @egregiousderp, having someone to have long one-on-one conversations with about the stuff that never made it to page).

Don't strive for perfection. It's really easy to want your first ever fic to be a complete showstopper, the best fic fandom has ever seen, hitting all the tropes and the ideas and the characterization that you just know fandom is missing and would be everyone's top favorite if only it was written. This is a trap. No one fic can be all things. Most people who want to write an epic as their very first venture will not see the end of that epic, because they haven't put in the practice hours to make something on that scale work. That's not to say you can't start out with a big, sprawling multichap, just don't expect it to be the greatest thing since sliced bread if you're just starting out, and be okay with abandoning it for greener pastures if you get to that point. Think of the first time someone makes a vase out of clay or bakes a loaf of bread. That's never their best vase or their best bread. If they keep up with it, they'll make more and better vases and loaves. Likewise, your first fic is probably not gonna be your best fic. See it for what it is: your launchpad.

You can't edit an empty page, but you can over-edit a full one. This kind of spins off of #7, but if the words aren't there, you can't fix them. Daydreams and headcanons are fantastic (and god, how many times have I wished for a speech-to-text engine that projected my falling asleep thoughts onto a Google doc for later perusal), but they aren't fic. If you want to write fic, you've gotta get comfortable with the idea of sloppy outlines and rough first drafts. You can't build a house without a frame and you can't build a man without a skeleton (I mean, you can, I guess, but he'd be one floppy man). The nice thing about fic is that it doesn't matter if that frame is structurally unsound or the skeleton has 18 too many bones, you can clean that up in the editing process. But you can't start hanging curtains and arranging furniture in something that doesn't even have walls. That's the process. But! Also know when to set down the editor's pen and say, "Okay, this is good enough for government work", and call it done. ("Done" doesn't have to mean "posted", but it does mean, "I'm done picking at this for now, and I'm gonna go write some more stuff".) Over-editing can make stuff seem laborious and forced, and it prevents you from actually improving. To continue belaboring the house metaphor, you can spend your whole life rearranging furniture in just one room, but the end result of that is a pretty narrow existence and a room with a lot of footprints and tracks in the carpet.

Write shit down. When you have ideas, jot them down--in a notebook, in a Google Doc, in the Notes app of your phone, in pen on the back of your hand. You think you will remember that brilliant line of dialogue or sparkling snippet of narration or genius plot that came to you in a dream, but you Will Not. Write it down. Write it down. Write it down! There have been so many times when a fic was completely saved by past!me having written down my shower thoughts about what happens next in the fic, that present!me had completely forgotten about and was floundering over.

Have fun with it! Try different stuff. Try stupid stuff. Try experimental stuff. Do stuff you've never done before that you aren't sure will work. It's important to get comfortable with your niche (for example, I know I'm never going to be the sort of person who writes intricate plots of intrigue or super long 100k epics or detailed battles), but you can't find that niche unless you explore lots of different niches! Figure out what you love and what you absolutely hate, and then keep doing the stuff you love.

Okay, so that was actually TEN things, but ... I hope you still found this helpful. Feel free to send another ask if any of this was confusing or unclear. Good luck with your fic writing and, if you want, send me a link to what you've written once you've written it! I'd love to read it.

[neontrender]

FANDOM LGBTA Wiki & Ezgender/Microlabel Wiki Archives

This is not an exhaustive list. Many other things from the LGBTA and other wikis were archived as well. This is just the list of things that I personally archived. I also archived the history of some images and flags, but due to the way site archivers work, those had to be in the form of screenshots, and those screenshots only exist in the MOGAI.miraheze discord server. Please do not hound the MOGAI moderators or users for access to these, they have a lot of work on their plates right now.

For any of these terms that are clearly linked to an active social media of the creator, please get their permission before posting the term somewhere else.

I wish I could have organized these better, but I just don’t have it in me anymore. I’m sorry. Best of luck to anyone who wishes to put in that work. After this posts, I will edit in links to web archives of the full post, just in case my blog ever goes down for good. Please wait to reblog it until those have been added.

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Archive Links for this post:

https://archive.ph/ZK9g9

https://web.archive.org/web/20220501095636/https://neontrender.tumblr.com/post/683041182500143104/fandom-lgbta-wiki-ezgendermicrolabel-wiki

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DISCLAIMERS:

You will need to copy+paste most of the links. I do not have it in me to go through to turn them all into hyperlinks.

If there are brackets (<>) around a link, ignore those, they are not part of the link. I originally formatted this to send the links into discord, and putting brackets around links <like this> prevents the link from giving a preview, which would have flooded the channel and made it hard to navigate.

If you are using this as reference for term archival, whether for a wiki or some other kind of archive, please keep in mind: These may not be initial coinings. Sometimes terms are re-coined by people who weren't aware of other earlier coinings. Make sure to search for other possible mentions of these terms elsewhere as well.

There will be errors in this list. I may have put erroneous bullet points where they’re not needed, or missed some. There may be irrelevant notes alongside some of the links. I may have mislabeled some things (though I really hope I didn’t). I originally planned to transfer all of these, and the links other archived, into a large and organized google doc. I can’t bring myself to do that anymore. If anybody ever does something like that, feel free to send me the info. Maybe someday I’ll log back in and be able to add a link to that to this post.

There may be triggering topics that are not warned for. I tried to include warnings next to ones relating to the more egregeous topics or common triggers, but I almost definitely missed some. Please use caution when checking links for terms you aren’t already familliar with.

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Genderleaf: https://web.archive.org/web/20220121090950/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000239588

Regaliac: https://web.archive.org/web/20220121090948/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000238817

Panfaepronominal, Panfaunpronominal, Panflorpronominal draft flags: https://web.archive.org/web/20220121092649/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000238590

Panflorpronominal flag: https://web.archive.org/web/20220121092946/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000238635

 Findemonic: https://web.archive.org/web/20220121093351/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000238244 / https://web.archive.org/web/20220121093456/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000238289

Emotupronounfluid / emotupronominal: <https://archive.md/C8z6Z>

Catmochigender: <https://archive.md/2LUwl>

Ladgender: <https://archive.md/R2zk3>

Nullpronomial Spectrum flag creation discussion: <https://archive.md/5TTyq>

Vestigender: <https://archive.md/xsiIr

Emojipronoun flags 🍡self, 🐝self, 🍰self, 🍡/🍰self, Pansexual 🍡self combination flag & Thundic flag: <https://archive.md/yuXI8>

Emojipronoun flags 🫐self, ✏️/📄self, 🐴self, 🎵self: <https://archive.md/eEC2R>

Emojipronoun flags 🐈‍⬛/🐈self, ❤️self, ⛓️self, 🩸self, 👼self: <https://archive.md/pyduS>

Alt. Pan flag: <https://archive.md/22R7B>

Vaguelabel: <https://archive.md/7X9cq>

owlgender, harpygender (not a proper coining, but may be useful for documentation): <https://archive.md/80Oc7>

Paraxenogender: <https://archive.md/Yhs1P>

Ladgender flag: <https://archive.md/MvsPQ>

Findemonic Flag: https://web.archive.org/save/https://lgbta.fandom.com/wiki/Message_Wall:SoraFromSmash

Florpronominal, Panflorpronominal, Omniflorpronominal, Panflorpronominalflux/panomniflorpronominal/omnipanflorpronominal, Sylphpronominal, Pansylphpronominal, Omnisylphpronominal, Pansylphpronominalflux/panomnisylphpronominal/omnipansylphpronominal, Selkiepronominal, Panselkiepronominal, Omniselkiepronominal, Panselkiepronominalflux/panomniselkiepronominal/omnipanselkiepronominal, Satyrpronominal, Pansatyrpronominal, Omnisatyrpronominal, Pansatyrpronominalflux/panomnisatyrpronominal/omnipansatyrpronominal: https://web.archive.org/save/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000238573

 Faepronominal and faunpronominal: https://web.archive.org/web/20220121094709/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000181683

Panfaepronominal, Panfaunpronominal, Omnifaepronominal, Omnifaunpronominal, Panfaepronominalflux/Omnipanfaepronominal/Panomnifaepronominal, 

Panfaunpronominalflux/Omnipanfaunpronominal/Panomnifaunpronominal: https://web.archive.org/web/20220121094617/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000231563

 ragdollcalicogender: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121100336/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000238385>

findemonic also: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121100448/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000238246>

chaosfluid: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121100541/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000237611> / <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121100551/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000237618>

chaosfluid flag: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121100625/https://lgbta.fandom.com/wiki/Chaosfluid?commentId=4400000000000237832>

gaygirl flag: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121100614/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000238108>

lapis/lazuliself flag: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121100623/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000237986>

fauxgender with flag: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121100654/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000237129>

spacefuneralgender flag: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121100734/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000237787> 

Mobpsychogender, Mobgender, Reigengender: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121102919/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000237551>

TNIGMA / TNIGMAP / TENIGMA: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121102926/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000237118>

Pansyic: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121102941/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000237482> / <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121103049/https://pansyic.carrd.co/> / <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121103141/https://lgbta.fandom.com/wiki/Pansyic?type=revision&diff=170160&oldid=170159>

fauxgender / neurofauxgender: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121104230/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000237184>

webcomicgender / webtoongender: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121104332/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000237331>

Phingagender: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121104338/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000236551>

Serilfluid / Liresfluid: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220121104424/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000236933> 

Occugender, Gendersatire, Sweetener gender system, Holegender, Genderyeet, Voidyeet, Genderoff, Melatoningender, Genderfragmentspike: <https://archive.md/musuH>

non-gametes-based reproduction, gametes-based reproduction, traits related to gametes-based reproduction system, hormones related to gbrs, secondary traits related to gbrs, group of traits related to gbrs, change of traits related to gbrs (unclear to me if any of this is actually coining, or if this is just a collection of terms someone put together, i'm really kind of just skimming stuff to try and get to as much as i can): <https://archive.md/ozMv5> / <https://archive.md/39Lac>

animatigender / animationgender,  animemegender / animationmemgender: <https://archive.md/tM5zy>

xenogenderfluid/xenofluid recoin and alt flag: https://archive.md/LNimB

Libraneogirl neogirl libragender combination flag, Libraneoboy flag neoboyeogirl libragender combination flag, Paraneogirl neogirl paragender combination flag, Paraneoboy neoboy paragender combination flag: https://archive.md/MPXni

Genderqueer Lesbian, Genderqueer gay: https://archive.md/NSCnZ

Captagender: https://archive.md/rng0I

enagender recoining: <https://archive.md/TxPo9> / <https://archive.md/kdOPc> / <https://archive.md/KTOff>

axigender modality: <https://archive.md/MY8gD>

Songofachillesgender / Historygender / Rainbowloombic: <https://archive.md/0Qst0>

Toastbreadgender: <https://archive.md/f77DR>

humish: <https://archive.md/haMEy>

Interesnominal / interespronominal: <https://archive.md/5oMsz>

Gacha World / The Lunime Universe Genders Flags, Djunitgender, Shadowunitgender, Corruptionunitgender, Darkunitgender, Lightunitgender, Windunitgender, Waterunitgender, Fireunitgender, Neutralunitgender, Unknownunitgender, Gachaunitgender: <https://archive.md/AAhKw> / <https://archive.md/e81jb> / <https://archive.md/t20xf> / <https://archive.md/v8kyD> / <https://archive.md/JZEL0> / <https://archive.md/R2dNc> / <https://archive.md/GgdBd> / <https://archive.md/vwSpV> / <https://archive.md/LtwEG> / <https://archive.md/Nw5cY> / <https://archive.md/OzKdF> / <https://archive.md/QE4e3>

Myrifluid / myriaroacefluid, myriarofluid, myriacefluid, alt strayt flags, alt neogirl flag: <https://archive.md/LozNf>

Feelgender: <https://archive.md/a1UcB>

Palettegender: <https://archive.md/RM1E2> / <https://archive.md/BHTCE>

Sentigender: <https://archive.md/qYyrm>

Lovelygender: <https://archive.md/xb3WI>

Digitgender: <https://archive.md/WPol4>

Genderhybrid: <https://archive.md/YUIns>

Pronoset, Nomiset, Genderset, Attraset: <https://archive.md/BmHZu>

Plumcian: <https://archive.md/RAjPv>

Paradox Aro: <https://archive.md/4oY2b>

Beebissgender: <https://archive.md/5rD2S>

Gay-Polysexual / Poly-Gay / Gay Polysexual combination flag: <https://archive.md/TFDQT>

Duflesexual / Dufleromantic: <https://archive.md/nv4RP> / <https://archive.md/M9phb> / <https://archive.md/ZX4tR> / <https://archive.md/pBoTd> / <https://archive.md/qD3TU> Flip pronominal: <https://archive.md/sThEa>

Basketballgender / Hoopgender: <https://archive.md/Tzg4d>

Comfortgender / Comfygender: <https://archive.md/jcBtz>

Gemgender: <https://archive.md/IPVSV>

Samarasian: <https://archive.md/E2Cd5>

Obscurusgendercollecter: <https://archive.md/kCASc>

KeldeoGender / KeldeoPokémonGender: <https://archive.md/KfVhy>

Alt. Trans flag (possible troll?): <https://archive.md/aVUHB>

Duckgender / Piggygender / Caterpillargender / Bandaidgender / Juiceboxgender: <https://archive.md/HHCU5>

Fictifluid: <https://archive.md/i6Xwq>

/pflu / /nflu pronounfluid / nomifluid tone indicators (meaning the user is pronounfluid or nomifluid): <https://archive.md/6JvbJ>

/pa / parental attraction/affection tone indicators (meaning feeling parental affection towards someone/something): <https://archive.md/8nCk8>

Levigender, Leviboy, Levigirl: <https://archive.md/6Qdwg>

Aegosensual, Aegoplatonic, AKA Tertiary use of Aego-: <https://archive.md/XAKdE>

Emptyfluid: <https://archive.md/z2JPG>

Inuyashagender: <https://archive.md/ZF4e2>

Germgender: <https://archive.md/caeUg>

Penguingender: <https://archive.md/dcTUX>

Contraromantic, Contraromanticflux, Contrasexual, Contrasexualflux: <https://archive.md/CQekj>

Alt. Loveless Aromantic Flag: <https://archive.md/fidWl>

Contraromantic, Contraromanticflux, Contrasexual, Contrasexualflux flags: <https://archive.md/QcOJv>

Gendermuck: <https://archive.md/338WS>

Trinary / Third sex terminology, Treyasexuality, Treya-. Finforma, Minforma, trey-sex, Trey-bodied: <https://archive.md/hVtaf>

Cisdefaultgender / Possibly unnamed: <https://archive.md/xR7o0> / <https://archive.md/IBsAi>

Shine/spark/glint/lights/flickself pronouns and flag: https://archive.md/S8M1L

Aphileflexible: <https://archive.md/Ubr2s>

Gendershadow: <https://archive.md/72MfP>

/matu / mad at the universe), /naa / not asking anyone tone indicators: <https://archive.md/xF6Fb>

Alterhuman page mirror (my main reason for adding this here is to have a place to refer to or cite that defines the term "folkel" as i'm noticing that term in several of these posts i'm archiving): <https://archive.md/02F4z#selection-6067.0-6077.355>

Nullushomois, Nullafeminais, and flags: <https://archive.md/0fpmN> / <https://archive.md/X95lp>

Quoipreference / WTFpreference / Whatpreference: <https://archive.md/4uSWO>

Quoipreference / WTFpreference / Whatpreference flag:  <https://archive.md/xP0n3> / <https://archive.md/LHkBq>

AdIN / Adorable-In-Nature: <https://archive.md/QyJcc>

Cute Neopronouns, Starself, Pastelself, Flowerself, Floofself, Faenself, Sunflowerself, Sunself, Moonself, Neptuneself, Fluffyself, Kitself, Kaeself, Dollself, Ribbbonself, Buttonself: <https://archive.md/ZyEON>

Genderfluid Boy: <https://archive.md/0BjPu>

Homesexual: <https://archive.md/uYYXe>

Agnostosgender: <https://archive.md/3STso>

Agnostosgender flag: <https://archive.md/qWOH5> / <https://archive.md/3oOj7>

Caelum gender and flag: <https://archive.md/JSYbi#selection-5853.0-5857.58>

Fogvibic: <https://archive.md/BRq2U>

Uingenderflux: <https://archive.md/Xhj3A>

Jumpergender: <https://archive.md/cbjhE>

Genderfluid boy again: <https://archive.md/PFXUn>

Half Straight (Related to the term "Super Straight"): <https://archive.md/FZhJM>

Poptropica Gender System, Poptropigender, Popislandian, Mythoislandian, Earlypoptian, Sharktoothian, Monstercarnivalian, Timetanglian, Nightwatchian, Mocktropian, Nabootian, Nabootian, Bignateislandian, Astroknightsian, Counterfeitian, RealityTVislandian, Skullduggerian, Steamworksian, Greatpumpkinian, Cryptislandian, Wildwestian, Wimpywonderlandian, Reddragonian, Shrinkraysian, Mysterytrainian, Gameshowislandian, Ghoststorian, SOSislandian, Vampirecursian, Twistedthicketislean, Poptropolisian, Wimpyboardwalkian, Lunarcolonian, Atlantisian, Superpowian, Supervillainean, Charliechocofactorian, Zomberrian, Backlotian, Virushunterian, Poptropiconian, Arabnightsian, Galactichotdogsian, Mysterymapian, Timmyfailurian, Pelicanrockian, Monkeywrenchian, Crisiscavernsian, Seaodyssean, Snagglemastian, Spyislandian, Poptropicangender, Mordredian, Drharean, Directorian, Vanburian, Banditian, Blackwidowsian, CJgender (Many of these terms appear to have been coined on the same wiki page. I have grabbed archives of both the first and latest edits to the page.): <https://archive.md/fGkDs> / <https://archive.md/3Ukrt> / <https://archive.md/4WZsa>

Eraprox / Eraproximal / Roseprox: <https://archive.md/74Yuf> / <https://archive.md/kTDGV> / <https://archive.md/lWiHC>

Gxnderfluid, gxrlflux, bxyflux: <https://archive.md/aaivD> /  <https://archive.md/QMe4J>

Gxnderfluix: <https://archive.md/dxtFS> / <https://archive.md/hH7IE> / <https://archive.md/VcMln>

Politigenders: <https://archive.md/ugTHs>

Parajuxera, Paraproxvir, Librajuxera, Libraproxvir: <https://archive.md/ROT5q>

Omorimusicagender, Spacefuneralgender: <https://archive.md/iuTvt>

Describeresexual / describereorientation / descrisexual: <https://archive.md/ilIB8>

Rainsexual: <https://archive.md/UNIea>

Caedqueer: <https://archive.md/I1H2b> / <https://archive.md/xfHQc>

Lightningandrogy, Lightningxeno: <https://archive.md/9HHse>

Meterofluid: <https://archive.md/BZ2yA>

Androgxne, Non-bxnary, Apxrine: <https://archive.md/C2Hzh> / <https://archive.md/fuHbj> / <https://archive.md/yzkr9> / <https://archive.md/nPZgR> / <https://archive.md/3pXUY> / <https://archive.md/TJhKn> / <https://archive.md/VOBLL> / <https://archive.md/ygBnN>

Pluiedouceamère / Bittersweetrain: <https://archive.md/YaTop>

SEGA Gender System, SG-1000gender, SEGAmastersystemgender, SEGAgenesisgender, SEGAgamegeargender, SEGAcdgender, SEGAsaturngender, SEGAdreamcastgender: <https://archive.md/nOdNL>

Lightninggender: <https://archive.md/c4SCt> / <https://archive.md/PwSev>

Metaphorgender: <https://archive.md/Qzxfc>

Disfemic / Dismascic: <https://archive.md/xg7Lr>

Chaoticsexual: <https://archive.md/nArAQ>

Assorted Contie partial/WIP coins (most do not have names yet), Griefgender, Greyfem, Ambifem, Ambigufem, Queerfem, Disconnect Gender, Aegogender, Aegoera: <https://archive.md/cQ6py>

Politigenders, Socialisgender, Capitalisgender, Anarchigender, Communigender: <https://archive.md/qIqCV>

Androgynous / Linspec GLG / Juvelic terms workshopping: <https://archive.md/Rop2Y>

Follajgender:  <https://archive.md/wYoG5> / <https://archive.md/x03HM>

  Orchidsexual: <https://archive.md/Uo1oD> / <https://archive.md/IC1cE> / <https://archive.md/8glB0> / <https://archive.md/KIld2>

Orchidromantic: <https://archive.md/s5OmM> / <https://archive.md/b6u7k> / <https://archive.md/CMuxn> / <https://archive.md/3stXq>

Thiswikigender: <https://archive.md/alFDo>

Misty-Tranquilic: <https://archive.md/3MYuS> / <https://archive.md/gBDHy> / <https://archive.md/5Siwg>

Abinary / AB / aphorian: <https://archive.md/SfOTc> / <https://archive.md/uHOve> / <https://archive.md/vKtvV> <https://archive.md/Iy8IB> / <https://archive.md/8cs7X> / <https://archive.md/9e78E> / <https://archive.md/SfOTc> / <https://archive.md/YvMXm> / <https://archive.md/nKcgE> / <https://archive.md/zwcsD> / <https://archive.md/pbMnp> / <https://archive.md/I4xSF>

HHBbarngender, HHBfarmgender: <https://archive.md/2HQVn>

Nullushomois, Nullafeminais: <https://archive.md/0fpmN>

Dopaminegender: <https://archive.md/tnQlq>

Femalicurious, Malicurious: <https://archive.md/7U9YQ>

Aliusaromantic: <https://archive.md/saV30> / <https://archive.md/ugf5o> / <https://archive.md/6IfHq>

Sysbor / Sysborgender: <https://archive.md/Jafjs>

Whispgender: <https://archive.md/lCeVu>

+ Community / Plus Community: <https://archive.md/zty8R> / <https://archive.md/Z9yyU>

Cenrellfluid, Faesari: <https://archive.md/pCtXx>

Transgenderless: <https://archive.md/vSBLH>

Pastelgothcoric: <https://archive.md/j6BzI>

Xenogendercringic, Xenogendercringegender, Xenogendercringian: https://archive.md/xXVM5

Attrachange: <https://archive.md/ew2vH> / <https://archive.md/3NHkp>

Circlegender: <https://archive.md/tq1JL>

Bubbleliquidgender: <https://archive.md/GfGWr>

Nuetronstaric: <https://archive.md/5S1lN>

Codekin (not really an LGBT+ term but it was coined on the LGBTA wiki forums so it goes here): <https://archive.md/faGSP>

Hypermasculine / Hyperfeminine / Hyperandrogynous (Subsets of

Hypergender, Hyperboy, Hypergirl, Hypernonbinary / Hypernon-binary): <https://archive.md/gdlTw>

Cupioplatonicflux, Cupioqueerplatonicflux: <https://archive.md/iiFUU>

Foggygender flag and symbol: <https://archive.md/jlkVB> / <https://archive.md/60Nz5>

Spookymonthgender, Spookykidsgender (Skid and Pump), Hatzgender (Hatzgang), TEOTUgender (The Eyes of the Universe): <https://archive.md/Ek2W6> / <https://archive.md/3Ynms> / <https://archive.md/gM2y8>

Suspicious Stew Gender / Suspiciousstewgender (Minecraft): <https://archive.md/hPHzP>

Pixelategender, 8-bitgender, 16-bitgender: <https://archive.md/uEmMv>

PS1horrorgender / GHIN flag: <https://archive.md/QcIP3>

Domesticat Gender System / Domesticatsystem (Some links mention the Felinus System / Felinus Gender System, with the context that some tried to claim one term was a subsystem of the other, but it is not): <https://archive.md/3323q> / <https://archive.md/TkHR8> / <https://archive.md/UnmSP> / <https://archive.md/IBmGQ> / <https://archive.md/JD1Hx> / <https://archive.md/xR1vy>

Demigenderflux flag and symbol: <https://archive.md/5KZ3j>

Unnamed term for atlerhuman / otherkin with exomemories: <https://archive.md/TYZRk>

Antesexual / Anteromantic: <https://archive.md/JfEF2>

Pomomasculine / Pomofeminine / Pomoneutral: <https://archive.md/KijGJ>

Aguasuaves: <https://archive.md/cWl1b> / <https://archive.md/g2gq7>

Subjective Attraction: <https://archive.md/4dBer>

Bothyr: <https://archive.md/GFAQt>

Rapidnominal: <https://archive.md/UwU3Q> / <https://archive.md/6NmU1> / <https://archive.md/xUzc3>

Agender X:  <https://archive.md/31AuC> / <https://archive.md/hSUHZ> / <https://archive.md/UkUj1> / <https://archive.md/n8SL9>  

Influence to Spectrum:  <https://archive.md/5ObrE>  

Revogender:  <https://archive.md/T2bfF>

Quoi- Flag: <https://archive.md/wFuvO>

Floofgender, Dark Academia Coric / Darkacademiacoric, Pinkfluffgender: <https://archive.md/74O69> / <https://archive.md/KwOJb> / <https://archive.md/yKOxc>

Demisocial: <https://archive.md/Yn8Wy>

WillWoodgender: <https://archive.md/AWQS7>

Gungender: <https://archive.md/OOa6u>

Genderbag, Attractionbag / Sexualitybag: <https://archive.md/C2aUv>

Explosivegender: <https://archive.md/rgaIw> / <https://archive.md/bKJlK> / <https://archive.md/h0HpU> / <https://archive.md/HD1Pg>

Ophanian Gender System:  <https://archive.md/ae5ZY> / <https://archive.md/MG5B0> / <https://archive.md/AU5p1>

Azurosenby: <https://archive.md/dm413> / <https://archive.md/l9zZA> / <https://archive.md/bqeOi> / <https://archive.md/NSeqk> / <https://archive.md/fASQ4>

Arospike Xenodemiboy Flag: <https://archive.md/2DJQL>

Apori Fluogynous Flag: <https://archive.md/3GoRs>

Animegacha Gender System, Futurian, Elementyan, Chroniclian, Kingnyan, Nightmarian, Festivallyan, Popstallian, Hautellyan, Oceanyan, Sunllightian, Halloweenian, Winterian, Valenticorian, Vinyllyan, Neonyan, Gachaian, Hopeyian, Lunimeian, Gachianfluid, Pananimegacha: <https://archive.md/RuBIJ> / <https://archive.md/rfPaF> / <https://archive.md/vRF5q> / <https://archive.md/F9OoJ> / <https://archive.md/vqtdr>

Aegosexual (saved for the 10th citation, specifically): <https://archive.md/g1ajU>

Onespronouns: <https://archive.md/AczoV>

Aguaboy, aguagirl: <https://archive.md/og9lb>

Therian System / Therian Gender System, Freegender, Natugender,

Suitgender: <https://archive.md/cEy0X>

Demi- / Demiattraction, Demisexual Demisensual Demiromantic Demiplatonic Demialterious flag: <https://archive.md/1h0dR>

A very large thread with several coinings, including but not limited to Coffeesexual, Coffee Bean System / CB system, Celestesexual Spec / Celeste Spec / Celestesexual Spectrum, Sunrisexual, Sunsetsexual, Dusksexual, Twilightsexual, Dawnsexual, Celestesexual, Lunarsexual, Owosexual, Allogender (or at least a flag for it): <https://archive.md/BlWJ9> / <https://web.archive.org/web/20211123051542/https://lgbta.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000046316>

Coffeesexual: <https://archive.md/FPjRh> / <https://archive.md/5sEgD> / <https://archive.md/v8DGG> / <https://archive.md/kmDuH> /

Coffee Bean System / CB system / Coffee Bean Gender System, Brewgender, Cappucinogender, Decafgender, Espressogender, Hoffeegender, Iffeegender, Javagender, Lattegender, Machiattogender, Mochagender, Ristrettogender, Warffeegender, Coffeeflux, Feefluid, Javaflux, Demibrew, Demicap, Demicoffeeflux, Demidecaf, Demiespress, Demifeefluid, Demijava, Demijavaflux, Demilatte, Demimachi, Demimocha, Demiristro, Demitempfee: <https://archive.md/zMMsb> / <https://archive.md/yx6HF> / <https://archive.md/Zd57I> / <https://archive.md/Nr5VJ> / <https://archive.md/pT5xL> / <https://archive.md/2l49N> / <https://archive.md/FZdz9>

Allogender Flag: <https://archive.md/MSpf7>

CB System / Coffee Bean System / Coffee Bean Gender System, Lattegender, Machiattogender, Mochagender, Ristrettogender, Warffeegender, Coffeeflux, Feefluid, Javaflux: <https://archive.md/rLL3l> / <https://archive.md/DxMfk> / <https://archive.md/4dLFn> / <https://archive.md/glGj3> / <https://archive.md/4zF74> / <https://archive.md/G1FJ6> / <https://archive.md/kdBit> / <https://archive.md/JQVHP> / <https://archive.md/KTAIw> / <https://archive.md/9ifnm> / <https://archive.md/j1AyE> / <https://archive.md/JEUX0> / <https://archive.md/xAbHF> / https://archive.md/LrvU2 / <https://archive.md/a4Qko> / <https://archive.md/nqxbZ> / <https://archive.md/bEwZ0> / <https://archive.md/otccG> / <https://archive.md/cHb0H> / <https://archive.md/8dOTz> / <https://archive.md/WrOHA> / <https://archive.md/LItwi> / <https://archive.md/Jaa9P> / <https://archive.md/lCaLR> / <https://archive.md/ztuZe>

CB System / Coffee Bean System / Coffee Bean Gender System, Iffeegender, Javagender: <https://archive.md/2oGpI> / <https://archive.md/2oGpI> / <https://archive.md/QCGdJ> / <https://archive.md/EQF1K> / <https://archive.md/bMDvX> / <https://archive.md/NbX7i> / <https://archive.md/OeC7Z>

CB System / Coffee Bean System / Coffee Bean Gender System, Brewgender, Cappucinogender, Decafgender, Espressogender, Hoffeegender: <https://archive.md/IWIKW> / <https://archive.md/7xn9B> / <https://archive.md/JZnLD> / <https://archive.md/ydnzE> / <https://archive.md/ZUgxi> / <https://archive.md/0WVxZ> / <https://archive.md/1ZAyG> / <https://archive.md/DoU91> / <https://archive.md/34Uz4> / <https://archive.md/valo0> / <https://archive.md/7Ck02> / <https://archive.md/I1FCn> / <https://archive.md/vUhll> / <https://archive.md/VxBKH> / <https://archive.md/A7AoO> / <https://archive.md/OYUCb> / <https://archive.md/6OR8v> / <https://archive.md/U2RWw> / <https://archive.md/wscxR>

Alloy System / Alloy Gender System, Gold, Silver, Platinum, Zinc, Titanium, Iron, Copper, Aluminum, Cobalt, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, Tin, Palladium, Antimony, Magnesium, Manganese: <https://archive.md/7RyS1>

Burrgender: <https://archive.md/lIS6o>

They/She, She/They, They/He, He/She, She/He, He/They Pronoun Flags: <https://archive.md/YaSIq> / <https://archive.md/eyJPa>

Concept of Influence to Spectrum / Gender Spectrum / Orientation Spectrum / Other Spectrums: <https://archive.md/5ObrE>

Femflux, Mascflux alt. coinings: <https://archive.md/dlPxK>

(general TW) Tavaline System / Tavaline Gender System, Tegemanic, Kartic, Muntic, Kirinic, Kavandinic, Deibonic, Nepblomic, Perenic, Veintassic, Kearsic, Kellklokic, Antykic, Bistloomic: <https://archive.md/BtwBk> / <https://archive.md/ePHqq> / <https://archive.md/36me8> / <https://archive.md/tJGEu> / <https://archive.md/Tm03Q> / <https://archive.md/Kdu8y> / <https://archive.md/DoBlZ> / <https://archive.md/ErgmG> / <https://archive.md/fQAX1> / <https://archive.md/FtVnn> / <https://archive.md/lDAG6> / <https://archive.md/mGfHN> / <https://archive.md/aUfvO> / <https://archive.md/sawmw> / <https://archive.md/gowax> / <https://archive.md/SQvMz> / <https://archive.md/Iyntg> / <https://archive.md/xO2hY>

(general TW) Tavaline System / Tavaline Gender System, Tegemanic, Kartic, Muntic, Kirinic, Kavandinic, Deibonic, Nepblomic, Perenic, Veintassic, Kearsic, Kellklokic, Antykic, Bistloomic: <https://archive.md/9mQGW> / <https://archive.md/XAQuX> / <https://archive.md/LOQiY> / <https://archive.md/G2J7u> / <https://archive.md/ir4IP> / <https://archive.md/vgJVv> / <https://archive.md/PNtBV> / <https://archive.md/gts1Y> / <https://archive.md/XxjyL> / <https://archive.md/LLjmM> / <https://archive.md/ylb1o> / <https://archive.md/XYwqK> / <https://archive.md/R9Lez> / <https://archive.md/ty5PU> / <https://archive.md/NnE25> / <https://archive.md/c0Zsr>

(general TW) Tavaline System / Tavaline Gender System, Tegemanic, Kartic, Muntic, Kirinic, Kavandinic, Deibonic, Nepblomic, Perenic, Veintassic, Kearsic, Kellklokic, Antykic, Bistloomic: <https://archive.md/SJrUb> / <https://archive.md/t8Mvw> / <https://archive.md/cfh20> / <https://archive.md/BSCsm>

Genderpeace: <https://archive.md/xdeBp> / <https://archive.md/mtTp7> / <https://archive.md/nwyqO> / <https://archive.md/ozdrv> / <http://web.archive.org/web/20211121151257/https://lgbta.wikia.org/f/p/4400000000000209262>

Deminebularomantic: <https://archive.md/01c3x>

Sunstone Collector: <https://archive.md/eSxgU> / <https://archive.md/sJRuh>

Aphileflexible: <https://archive.fo/GBbHE>

Finmawomasexual: <https://archive.md/TZxzW> / <https://archive.md/jCRZi> / <https://archive.md/V4RBk> / <https://archive.md/lIb0G>

Girlfluid: <https://archive.md/YabCI> / <https://archive.md/ZcQDp> / <https://archive.md/oQa2L> / <https://archive.md/BEQfr>

-Theory- / -Theory / Theory- / Theory Prefix / Theory Suffix: <https://archive.md/Otvr7>

Alt. Dreamsexual Flag: <https://archive.md/bafGY>

Aaron's Putty System / Aaron's Putty Gender System: <https://archive.md/p4eU2> / <https://archive.md/2kNxO> / <https://archive.md/inAmx> / <https://archive.md/weUzU> / <https://archive.md/WUTZX> / <https://archive.md/ApyCG>

Autogender Alt. Flag: <https://archive.md/qkrWW> /

Pandrogyneutral: <https://archive.md/LDjN7> / <https://archive.md/n5jp9>

Paramivkyi Gender System: <https://archive.md/CdBeM> / <https://archive.md/89yIZ> / <https://archive.md/acdJG>

Mussaender: <https://archive.md/L9txx> / <https://archive.md/Nb8ye> / <https://archive.md/uNUhx> /

Kaochisagender: <https://archive.md/rJsbE> / <https://archive.md/laK28> / <https://archive.md/vQzie>

Aqueerplatonic: <https://archive.md/wrFS5> / <https://archive.md/Jgk5L>

Aqueerplatonic spectrum: <https://archive.md/R2P3i> / <https://archive.md/4RvfY>

Aqueerplatonicflux / Aqpflux: <https://archive.md/onloN> / <https://archive.md/Bb0Bt>

An-aesthetic / Nonaesthetic / A-aesthetic / Ansthetic / Anaesthetic /

Acethetic: <https://archive.md/qTSia> / <https://archive.md/QxcHw>

An-aesthetic Spectrum / Nonaesthetic Spectrum / A-aesthetic Spectrum / Ansthetic Spectrum / Anaesthetic Spectrum / Acethetic Spectrum: <https://archive.md/YOXQS> / <https://archive.md/CjCtB>

Anaestheticflux / Anaeflux / Anstheticflux / Nonstheticflux /

Nonaestheticflux: <https://archive.md/uGYIp> / <https://archive.md/Y5Vr8> / <https://archive.md/fOg6k> / <https://archive.md/hTA7I> / <https://archive.md/7afWq>

Anaevague: <https://archive.md/k1z9N> / <https://archive.md/9fzXO>

Laimoaesthetic: <https://archive.md/XtzLP> / <https://archive.md/LHzzQ>

  Aplatonic Spectrum / Aplatonic Umbrella / Apl-Spec: <https://archive.md/Q8B2z> / <https://archive.md/AKsbD> / <https://archive.md/CPMc1> / <https://archive.md/rWbK0> / <https://archive.md/gkqPK>

Aplatonic / Apl: <https://archive.md/deonG> / <https://archive.md/v44kG> / <https://archive.md/WK3KJ> / <https://archive.md/KY3yK> / <https://archive.md/qoMV8>

Aplflux / Aplatonicflux: <https://archive.md/0Bdf3> / <https://archive.md/OPc34> / <https://archive.md/PRR4L>

Aplspike / Aplatonispike: <https://archive.md/nnweA> / <https://archive.md/P8PF1> / <https://archive.md/Sd9Hp>

Demiplatonic: <https://archive.md/x45WM> / <https://archive.md/XIql8> / <https://archive.md/YK5mP>

Frayplatonic: <https://archive.md/aFzmr> / <https://archive.md/M7yYt>

Forum post addressing Aqueerplatonic, Aqueerplatonic spectrum, Aqpflux, An-aesthetic, Anaesthetic spectrum, Analterous spectrum, Analtflux, Ansensual, Asenflux, Anplatonic, Anqueerplatonic, Aqpvague, An-alterous, Analtvague, Apothialterous, Apothiaesthetic, Apothiqueerplatonic, Apresalterous, Apresaesthetic, Apresplatonic, Apresqueerplatonic, Myrsensual, Myraesthetic, Myralterous, Myrqueerplatonic, Cupioalterous (There really is not much to this post other than mentioning the terms and claiming to have coined many or all of them through page creation): <https://archive.md/RiT6X>

Laimoplatonic: <https://archive.md/yuxlF> / <https://archive.md/Ljcyl> / <https://archive.md/nLcan> / <https://archive.md/OrbAq> Apothiplatonic: <https://archive.md/PECwC>

Myrplatonic: <https://archive.md/75vwS> / <https://archive.md/kUaJy>

Cupioplatonic (Note that the first flag listed for this identity is a misidentified

Cupioromantic flag. There is a comment on the archive of the main page that can be seen pointing out the issue): <https://archive.md/WrY8w> / <https://archive.md/GvkTL> / <https://archive.md/UmE68> / <https://archive.md/XuD9d> / <https://archive.md/MLiXV>

Preaplatonic: <https://archive.md/K3ESk> / <https://archive.md/msZtF> / <https://archive.md/bJEin>

Laimosexual: <https://archive.md/jyq6E> / <https://archive.md/kA57l> / <https://archive.md/9RKV3>Laimoromantic: <https://archive.md/nI49q> / <https://archive.md/oLJ97> / <https://archive.md/CC4nu>

Aro-jump: <https://archive.md/MAH9l> / <https://archive.md/cd2yH> / <https://archive.md/OF2aJ>

Ace-jump: <https://archive.md/DleQJ> / <https://archive.md/Rcy36> / <https://archive.md/GtdSO>

Myrsexual: <https://archive.md/Msm2P> / <https://archive.md/Nu13w> / <https://archive.md/c8msS> / <https://archive.md/OxG4d> / <https://archive.md/qZGGf> Asensual Spectrum / Asensual Umbrella: <https://archive.md/vbKEg> / <https://archive.md/UO43C> / <https://archive.md/J5JSk> / <https://archive.md/WUo40>

Asensual: <https://archive.md/6zjMv> / <https://archive.md/jnYZb>

Acosensual: <https://archive.md/r0eFZ> / <https://archive.md/RDy5l>

Cupiosensual: <https://archive.md/dQbog> / <https://archive.md/EwaOj> / <https://archive.md/FyPO0> / <https://archive.md/gYaql>

Demisensual: <https://archive.md/ogrXl> / <https://archive.md/0Irzn>

Greysensual / Grayasensual / Greyasensual: <https://archive.md/roqZq> / <https://archive.md/3QqBs> / <https://archive.md/S65qa> / <https://archive.md/kPJQU>

Sensualarian: <https://archive.md/lSoRB> / <https://archive.md/yG34h>

Apothisensual: <https://archive.md/kpWUa> / <https://archive.md/L8BkU>

Platoniromantic: <https://archive.md/oAAWW> / <https://archive.md/OdVmi>

Idemromantic: <https://archive.md/02AyY> / <https://archive.md/15fzF>

Platoniflux: <https://archive.md/QjfnG> / <https://archive.md/RlUon> / <https://archive.md/GCzc5> / <https://archive.md/6fTCr>

Touch-Repulsed: <https://archive.md/0A188> / <https://archive.md/1DG9P>

Touch-Indifferent: <https://archive.md/rg1zb> / <https://archive.md/QUlYx>Touch-Favorable: <https://archive.md/V7E10> / <https://archive.md/LojQI>

Touch-Ambivalent: <https://archive.md/0ii4M>

Touch-Repulsed, Touch-Indifferent, Touch-Favorable, Touch-Ambivalent: <https://archive.md/QBCUb>

Romance-Repulsed: <https://archive.md/SGWVz> / <https://archive.md/TJBWg>

Romance-Positive: <https://archive.md/xegyZ> / <https://archive.md/9Gga1>

Romance-Indifferent (cw homophobic page vandalism visible on first link with mention of a common trigger): <https://archive.md/AmfA4> / <https://archive.md/OdzOr> / <https://archive.md/dQUdN> / <https://archive.md/rIera>

Romance-Ambivalent: <https://archive.md/gYTfS> / <https://archive.md/UtxSB>

Romance-Favorable: <https://archive.md/VwcTi> / <https://archive.md/k9xiE> / <https://archive.md/YEbVn>

Apothiromantic: <https://archive.md/W6yvW> / <https://archive.md/LkyjX> / <https://archive.md/MndkE> / <https://archive.md/0exx1>

Apothisexual: <https://archive.md/pRRXn> / <https://archive.md/PvcmJ> / <https://archive.md/3mwz6> / <https://archive.md/RAwn7> / <https://archive.md/FOwb8>

Apothi Aroace: <https://archive.md/SDboO> / <https://archive.md/GRbcP> / <https://archive.md/6uvCb> / <https://archive.md/IWved> / <https://archive.md/VLaqT>

Lithosexual / Akoisexual: <https://archive.md/3T6eL> / <https://archive.md/4WLfs> / <https://archive.md/uz5EO> / <https://archive.md/vCKFv>

Lithromantic / Akoiromantic:   <https://archive.md/jQKtw> / <https://archive.md/Jt4SS> / <https://archive.md/Xlo6f> / <https://archive.md/mYJvB> / <https://archive.md/bcJjC>

Inactsexual / Inactosexual / Initiasexual: <https://archive.md/ZqI7D> / <https://archive.md/p6IxG>

Inactromantic / Inactoromantic / Initiaromantic: <https://archive.md/PJ2W2> / <https://archive.md/sb2y4> / <https://archive.md/RPmYq>

Bellusromantic: <https://archive.md/0vCoH> / <https://archive.md/81Lk5> / <https://archive.md/yE5Kr> / <https://archive.md/b9Kna> / <https://archive.md/oYpzQ>

Bellussexual,  Biromantic Bellussexual combination flag: <https://archive.md/d8jgm> / <https://archive.md/YW3GQ> / <https://archive.md/r6oBV> / <https://archive.md/gkopW>

Sex-Repulsed: <https://archive.md/CQOaB> / <https://archive.md/QH8nY> / <https://archive.md/SNspm>

Sex-Indifferent: <https://archive.md/iqMOI> / <https://archive.md/vfr1o> / <https://archive.md/jtrPp> / <https://archive.md/7HrDq>

Sex-Ambivalent: <https://archive.md/lyLQN> / <https://archive.md/MeLgQ>

Sex-Favorable: <https://archive.md/Y3qtw> / <https://archive.md/oGKSS> / <https://archive.md/Oj5ie> / <https://archive.md/dXpHA>

Sex-Averse: <https://archive.md/lveUB> / <https://archive.md/K8zjX>

Sensual Attraction: <https://archive.md/gwMrr> / <https://archive.md/4ASwA> / <https://archive.md/iscJX> / <https://archive.md/H5w9j> / <https://archive.md/yoQYI> / <https://archive.md/9Obz3> / <https://archive.md/aQQAK> / <https://archive.md/Y4QoL> / <https://archive.md/cWaB8>

Bisensual: <https://archive.md/Foprm> / <https://archive.md/hQo3o> / <https://archive.md/iS335> / <https://archive.md/KBIuP> / <https://archive.md/LEnvw> Ceterosensual: <https://archive.md/zSnjx> / <https://archive.md/ckmVz> / <https://archive.md/o818f> / <https://archive.md/BXHkV>Heterosensual: <https://archive.md/IsRxf> / <https://archive.md/OIPBp> / <https://archive.md/PLuB6> / <https://archive.md/4FtQa>Lesbisensual: <https://archive.md/G7tsc> / <https://archive.md/6KNRy> / <https://archive.md/7NsSf> / <https://archive.md/lEM5C>

Pansensual: <https://archive.md/zR1LG> / <https://archive.md/AUGMn> / <https://archive.md/rd0BM> / <https://archive.md/QRk08>

Polarsensual: <https://archive.md/RTZ1P> / <https://archive.md/hxkrb>

Queersensual: <https://archive.md/TZj3d> / <https://archive.md/V4D4B>Vincisensual: <https://archive.md/9VYhY> / <https://archive.md/zziHk> /  <https://archive.md/ABXH1> / <https://archive.md/0fh7n>

Tertiary Attraction: <https://archive.md/qaJIQ> / <https://archive.md/CZoVw> / <https://archive.md/2CJkS>

Aesthetic Attraction, (In comments on page: possible multiaesthetic coining, Biaesthetic flag, A-aesthetic / Anaesthetic / Acethetic / Nonaesthetic flag, Panaesthetic flag [hopefully picked up by archive]): <https://archive.md/H32iJ> / <https://archive.md/hwIyW> / <https://archive.md/b0Gq7> / <https://archive.md/DJkRR> / <https://archive.md/ELZSy> / <https://archive.md/RAE5e> / <https://archive.md/t2EHg> / <https://archive.md/TFY6C> / <https://archive.md/IWDVk>

Alterous Attraction: <https://archive.md/n5dOP> / <https://archive.md/VYJM4> / <https://archive.md/lB4cq> / <https://archive.md/nHodO> / <https://archive.md/cX22w> / <https://archive.md/Pp2Ey> / <https://archive.md/DD2sz> / <https://archive.md/rR2gA> / <https://archive.md/EGHtg> / <https://archive.md/RvmFW> / <https://archive.md/tXmhY> / <https://archive.md/ibl5Z>

Multiaesthetic: <https://archive.md/RZpop> / <https://archive.md/Gdpcq>

Nominsexual: <https://archive.md/qpeLi> / <https://archive.md/0LUlW> / <https://archive.md/ZJflf>

Panaesthetic: <https://archive.md/jFfIu> / <https://archive.md/xwzVR> / <https://archive.md/yzeWy> / <https://archive.md/YczlU>

Fraysexual / Ignotasexual: <https://archive.md/AEyXW> / <https://archive.md/pVdME> / <https://archive.md/Pyyb0> / <https://archive.md/fbSBm>Frayromantic /

 Ignotaromantic: <https://archive.md/s3cOJ> / <https://archive.md/ijRDr> / <https://archive.md/VOwga>

Fraysexual /  Ignotasexual, Frayromantic / Ignotaromantic: <https://archive.md/r0xN2> / <https://archive.md/ULRft>

Ideaesthetic: <https://archive.md/DPnQv> / <https://archive.md/QD23b> / <https://archive.md/r3nEw>

Idesexual: <https://archive.md/HZ1Th> / <https://archive.md/wd1Hi> / <https://archive.md/yjlIG>

Ideromantic: <https://archive.md/ER2Rc> / <https://archive.md/t8HFU>

Reciprosexual: <https://archive.md/Dmpvq> / <https://archive.md/Qa4H6>

Recipromantic: <https://archive.md/rApjr> / <https://archive.md/gQ379>

Reciproflexible: <https://archive.md/tFJkP> / <https://archive.md/uIolw> / <https://archive.md/vK3md> / <https://archive.md/VonLz>

Reciproflux: <https://archive.md/Wq2Mg> / <https://archive.md/xQnnB> / <https://archive.md/aimZD>

Cupioromantic: <https://archive.md/92PjC> / <https://archive.md/nT9wZ> / <https://archive.md/daOlH> / <https://archive.md/edtmo> / <https://archive.md/ff8m5> / <https://archive.md/ETsMr> / <https://archive.md/5zscu> / <https://archive.md/7EMdS> / <https://archive.md/lv6rf>Cupiohex: <https://archive.md/K9qQB> / <https://archive.md/znqEC>

Cupiosexual: <https://archive.md/DpATL> / <https://archive.md/RgU68> / <https://archive.md/48fkv> / <https://archive.md/iZzxS> / <https://archive.md/8gemA>

Cupiogex: <https://archive.md/XwTbi> / <https://archive.md/NQc0H>

Cupioplatonicflux: <https://archive.md/C6RPp> / <https://archive.md/R0Q3t> /<https://archive.md/vvvGc>

Igcecidimus: <https://archive.md/hI8kg> / <https://archive.md/vAsxD> / <https://archive.md/Io7Kj>

Pantaromantic: <https://archive.md/0JO4O> / <https://archive.md/DbOGQ> / <https://archive.md/Fg8Ie>

Neptunic, Uranic, Saturnic, Stellaric, and other unidentified flags: <https://archive.md/koeeJ>

Neptunic Lesbian Flags: <https://archive.md/J1yD5>

Nebulous Attraction: <https://archive.md/bftgE> / <https://archive.md/n38tk>

Celestial System Expansion by system-lgbt: https://archive.md/xGvBQExteramo Attraction: <https://archive.md/E1GfG> / <https://archive.md/tfF3H>

Amari / Amari Attraction: <https://archive.md/uik4o> / <https://archive.md/TVFtK> / <https://archive.md/UYkur>

Forms of Attraction Masterlist (Contains information on Platonic, Social, Amical, Qplatonic / Queerplatonic / Quasiplatonic / Quirkyplatonic, Ecstatic / Emotional, Mental, Doraric, Aesthetic, Sexual, Sensual, Presential, Fluitic, Romantic, Amorous, Gamous, Alterous, Exteramo, Tutelary / Protective, Cedural / Submissive, Grace, Xenial, and Familial / Parental Attraction): <https://archive.md/iuzpj>

Aesthetic Attraction and the Visual-Aural Gender Split (Contains information on Aesthetic, Aural, and Sensual Attraction): <https://archive.md/xoyDn>

Amical Attraction Flag: <https://archive.md/F2zNh>

Aural attraction Flag: <https://archive.md/7Led1>Cute Attraction: <https://archive.md/lCyro> / <https://archive.md/LfSQK> / <https://archive.md/Y7c37>

Ductuaffectian Attraction: <https://archive.md/fKgi1> / <https://archive.md/3Yf62> / <https://archive.md/tBAwo>

Emotional Attraction: <https://archive.md/GqfI4> / <https://archive.md/uEfw5> / <https://archive.md/53z8q>Aphysical, Aemotional, Atertiary: <https://archive.md/QOZkQ>

Diauamoric attraction: <https://archive.md/1aLCp> / <https://archive.md/Cz6dK> / <https://archive.md/rQK2s> / <https://archive.md/f4KQt> / <https://archive.md/sTp29>

Domestic Attraction: <https://archive.md/tV43Q> / <https://archive.md/Tzptc>

Xenial Attraction: <https://archive.md/4GqAh>

Explanation of several forms of Attraction by system-lgbt (In this case Sexual, Romantic, Sensual, Erotic, Amorous, Platonic, Queerplatonic / Quaziplatonic / Quirkyplatonic / Qplatonic, Social, Familial, Noetic, Polyamorous / Poly-amorous, Doraric,  Fluitic ,  Spirituic / Spiritual, Guardian, Grace, Xenia / Xenial, and Idealistic) Possible coining for Xenial Attraction: <https://archive.md/5I5AY>

Dependplatonic / Deplatonic: <https://archive.md/G8qcj> / <https://archive.md/Ia5c0>

Templatonic: <https://archive.md/7OpCm> / <https://archive.md/JdKdH>

Sysplatonic: <https://archive.md/8Q4C3> / <https://archive.md/W44q4> / <https://archive.md/Li4e5>

*(NOTE: many of these next chunk of terms were coined off-wiki. I have not archived those coins. The purpose of these archives is to preserve the on-wiki coinings of flags for these terms, and to archive anything that did not have external citations.)*

ARCsexual: <https://archive.md/akn68> / <https://archive.md/MMnJa> / <https://archive.md/cpH8w>

ARCflux: <https://archive.md/penlc> / <https://archive.md/ORHKy>

Acarnal: <https://archive.md/C5Hyz>

Anticarnal: <https://archive.md/FXdwu> / <https://archive.md/gAmbi> / <https://archive.md/Ii0B2>

Procarnal: <https://archive.md/JlFCJ> / <https://archive.md/KokDq>

Discarnal: <https://archive.md/XcZP6> / <https://archive.md/yCkrr> / <https://archive.md/LqZD7>

Eriscarnal: <https://archive.md/YfEQN> / <https://archive.md/AHEsP>

Familial Attraction: <https://archive.md/bRrn9> / <https://archive.md/BuLNv> / <https://archive.md/CxqOc> / <https://archive.md/eZqqe>

Queerplatonic / Quaziplatonic / Quirkyplatonic / Qplatonic Relationship,

 Marshmallow/ Mallowfriend: <https://archive.md/rN5CU> / <https://archive.md/f15qV> / <https://archive.md/FFpQh> / <https://archive.md/TwJ3E> / <https://archive.md/uV4EZ> 

Pararomantic flags: <https://archive.md/ekOC0> / <https://archive.md/2yOq1> / <https://archive.md/sb8Qn> / <https://archive.md/RPtfJ>

Demibisexual: <https://archive.md/uhsRL> / <https://archive.md/6JstN> / <https://archive.md/oBbtd> / <https://archive.md/lDrHR>

Dellosexual: <https://archive.md/X5rjT> / <https://archive.md/bWLxg>

Delloromantic: <https://archive.md/0aLlh> / <https://archive.md/pN5KD> / <https://archive.md/qQKLk>

Polyromantic / Plyromantic / Poliromantic:   <https://archive.md/rTpL1> / <https://archive.md/sV4MI> / <https://archive.md/FKJZo> / <https://archive.md/GNoZ5> / <https://archive.md/TB4cL>

Parental Attraction Flags (This term was coined off-site. I have not archived those links. These archives are to preserve flag history): <https://archive.md/K1erc> / <https://archive.md/YSyEz> / <https://archive.md/bHdRf>

Flectic Attraction, Demiflectic attraction: <https://archive.md/ZVdFg> / <https://archive.md/Mgul2>

Idyllic Attraction: <https://archive.md/tURjm> / <https://archive.md/TybII>

Impersonal Attraction: <https://archive.md/UAQJp> / <https://archive.md/kea8L> / <https://archive.md/lgP9s> / <https://archive.md/KUayO>

Ludic Attraction: <https://archive.md/mju99> / <https://archive.md/LWPzv> / <https://archive.md/nmaaQ>

Mental Attraction / Intellectual Attraction / Psychological Attraction: <https://archive.md/rTBQ3> / <https://archive.md/gUbmR> / <https://archive.md/iZvof> / <https://archive.md/wQPBC>

Noetic Attraction: <https://archive.md/xTuCj> / <https://archive.md/KH9OZ> / <https://archive.md/aluel>

Mirous Attraction: <https://archive.md/zYODH> / <https://archive.md/ZB823>

Potential Attraction / Bonding Attraction: <https://archive.md/Pz52E> / <https://archive.md/VoNuW>

Flags for Potential Attraction / Bonding Attraction, Spiritual Attraction, Virtudinal / Intangible Attraction: <https://archive.md/dttgq>

Cedural / Submissive Attraction: <https://archive.md/Nb2WU> / <https://archive.md/snsuu> / <https://archive.md/VoNuW> / <https://archive.md/Ij6Jf>

Flags for Tutelary / Dominant / Protective Attraction, and Cedural / Submissive Attraction: <https://archive.md/Xd5Xj>

English Translation of <https://archive.md/VoNuW>  (The links seem to be different, but the topic and dates mentioned seem to line up. I do not speak Spanish well enough to comment on the accuracy of this translation), which is cited on the pages for Cedural / Submissive, and Potential Attraction / Bonding Attraction. It also covers terms equivalent or similar to Sexual, Sensual, Amorous / Romantic, Alterous / Qplatonic /

Queerplatonic / Quaziplatonic / Quirkyplatonic, Platonic / Amical,  Ecstatic / Emotional, Social, Intellectual / Spiritual, Aesthetic, Protective, and Submissive Attraction: <https://archive.md/F1PVN>

Tutelary Attraction / Protective Attraction / Dominant Attraction: <https://archive.md/i2GMA> / <https://archive.md/j5lNh> / <https://archive.md/aoFCG> / <https://archive.md/brkDn> / <https://archive.md/0HZr5>

Wechselnd Attraction / Shifting Attraction / Switch Attraction: <https://archive.md/SxPN0> / <https://archive.md/2Njtt> / <https://archive.md/R3Yib> / <https://archive.md/S6DiS>

Platonic Attraction: <https://archive.md/iJXIe> / <https://archive.md/Inh7A> / <https://archive.md/70CwW> / <https://archive.md/83hxD> / <https://archive.md/YjWml> / <https://archive.md/MxWam>

A comic depicting forms of attraction that was cited on the page for Platonic Attraction, also mentions Sexual Attraction, Romantic Attraction, Crushes, Squishes, Sensual Attraction, and Aesthetic Attraction: <https://archive.md/cjjLm>

Quartsexual: <https://archive.md/2gOcc> / <https://archive.md/EINOe> / <https://archive.md/FLsOV> / <https://archive.md/idsqX>

Encephalosexual: <https://archive.md/TCM2i> / <https://archive.md/8wMgm>

Apresromantic: <https://archive.md/WKL4n> / <https://archive.md/mn6tJ> / <https://archive.md/cHqi8>

Apressexual (Archived this one a little differently to avoid having to archive a page vandalism with a slur. The history page is archived, showing when the page was created, and I archived the rollback to its original state and the edit after it): <https://archive.md/dJ5jP> / <https://archive.md/Qb4VR> / <https://archive.md/sD4xT>

Apres- (could be cited for any orientation beginning with this prefix, but specifically mentions Apresromantic and Apressexual): <https://archive.md/Tj3XW>

This one is an archive of a list attempting to document all romantic orientations in use. It's quite long. Even I am not strong enough to try and list them all out here to make them searchable, sorry: <https://archive.md/AfqG6>

Cross-archived this chunk to archive.md to make sure images are preserved (wayback is hit-or-miss with images)

Acespike and xenodemiboy, BI NB she/they, Bi catgender "night" flag: <https://archive.md/AaAMX>

He/him Omni, Ace / Asexual Grayaro / Greyaro, Any pronouns Aromantic, GNC transmasc "lipstick" flags: <https://archive.md/7dB9y>

Omni all pronouns , Ficto Toric, She/Her Omni: <https://archive.md/j2hme>

Berry Pride Flags [Strawberry Flags]: <https://archive.md/88GUd> / <https://archive.md/ablUU>

PS1horrorgender and GHIN variation: <https://archive.md/MDlwW>

🦇/🦇self, 🕊️/🕊️self pronouns flags: <https://archive.md/h3FFn>

🦅self pronouns flag: <https://archive.md/UvFhp>

ParfaitCookiegender: <https://archive.md/Vykh6>

Christiangirlautumnic / Xgirlautumnic: <https://archive.md/wLD9C>

Hallmarkxmasic / Hallmarkic:  <https://archive.md/xOjaj>

Blueplushpuppygender: <https://archive.md/KCYmZ>

Sysourcandy: <https://archive.md/MIion>

Fingender male: <https://archive.md/clCNJ>

Redtulipsexual: <https://archive.md/I5zx7>

Latinegénero: <https://archive.md/s8Vjm>

VampireCookiesexual: <https://archive.md/SMfII>

Demidreamgender: <https://archive.md/vefkK>

Melatoningender: <https://archive.md/wgUlr>

Doctor Who System / Doctor Who Gender System: <https://archive.md/HQTNB> / <https://archive.md/l5umF> / <https://archive.md/LIOL1> / <https://archive.md/zWOz2>Tardisac: <https://archive.md/7uecX> / <https://archive.md/w7yCj> / <https://archive.md/9zyel>Whogender: <https://archive.md/L1xQn> / <https://archive.md/BicE5> / <https://archive.md/dKcg7>Regenive: <https://archive.md/rBwuu> / <https://archive.md/ReQTQ> / <https://archive.md/tGQvS>

Doctive: <https://archive.md/uJvwz> / <https://archive.md/vMaxg> / <https://archive.md/8d99i>

Applecorecoric: <https://archive.md/GDDYk>

Masterlist of Digicoinz terms & categories, Sanitroic, Demonidessertian, Harmonaen, Thalassplatter,[Voracanidaen/Voracicanidaen] (Note said this term's name would likely be changing), Ipsevague / Numeipsevague, Stillhereanthemic, Monsterlexic: <https://archive.md/wWXNJ>

He/She/They, Ze/hir, Ve/ver Pronoun Flags: <https://archive.md/9oXpL> Ghostburgender: <https://archive.md/XCXdM>

Interxeno (link to post is broken, so I'm archiving this in case nothing else can be found): <https://archive.md/LQW1N>

Characters That Canonically Use Neopronouns post: <https://archive.md/uRDMl>

Unnamed Xenogender Terms post: <https://archive.md/UuYbH>

Heartlocketgender, Biaesthetic, Copiasexual, Relacheremotic / Relachergender, Semsexual, Demisexual umbrella terms, Beigegender, Oceanusgender, Weredoggender, Bearpoptic, Dinochainpoptic, Angelcandyic, Oppinmanfluid, Oppositusfluid, Reinunggender, Pitchfork Polys / Plys / Polis, Angelorcatgender, Numerpronouns, Bogartgender, Wolforsongic, Icircussongic, Catgoddessgodic, Bluecowic, Fracottagegender, Oppinwomanfluid, Singmistsceneic, Pinkpastric, Deamothic, Gothbunnic, Chocoguygender, Superleafic / Superleafgender / Superleafmariogender, Salemcharacteric, Pumpkinggender, Murkywateric, Comhorroric, Ghosticdaemongender / Ghosticdæmon(gender), Pokecostumeic / Pokécostumeic, Algamesonic, Catcandyic, Cracklemusic, Circumpatic, Rainbowpastric, Bluepastric, Scaryadoric, Fullmooncharic, Jestimppinkic, Angelofdeathic / Angelsofdeathgender, Oppmanfluid, Oppwomanfluid, Hotbatic, Vampspookic, Olesnowic, Vitumngender, Froyalmnseaic, Bonewebbic, Pinkpuric, Undertalesweateric, Snowgraverunic, Cauldronpastric, Pumphauntcoinic, Indigopastric, Demasquecharcic, Softpotionic, Boypastelic, Hallowpastric, Tuxcatgender, Edmascharctic, Hoghousegender, Yokesexual, Gryhousegender, Autleavfluid, [Unidentified], Crunchleafic, Raincowleafic, Lightbreezic, Housevoidgender, Genpineconegender, Blemoncowgothic, Monorwhalplushic, Halloweentreeic, Littleredhuffic, Dustfingerfirstbookic, Inviscatgender, Mothmoonic, Hoyaleafic, Warmthsunnic, Chickricesoupgender, Chocoleafic, Aego homo, Aego homosexual, Autleafean, Cinnaconegender, Hammerheadsongic, Winsawbuckean / Winsawbuckkinnic, Sumsawsbuckean / Sumsawsbuckkinnic, Sawbuckean / Sawbuckkinnic, Autflowerfluid, Reciproaesthetic, Emojiself collector, Diaravencharic, Rotmushic, Gobblic, Garnetfaithic, Papabearlexic, Goldenfeldsparfaithic, Pyritefaithic, Antlerdecoric, Sphereflux, Jesterghostic, Wreathallergic (The original posts linked are not available, so I'm archiving this just in case): <https://archive.md/HlOrz>

Mothyflags He/xe/ve/bee/star, Nur/nuris/nuriself, Shi/hyr, Autistic it/its, 💾/💾s, Blob/blobs, They/them only, He/ey/soft, 😭/😭s, 🌇/🌇s, Sir/sirs, Snubbull/snubbulls, Pillow/Pillows, 🌆/🌆s, 🏡/🏡s, π/πs, ?/?? pronoun flags (The original posts linked are not available, so I'm archiving this just in case): <https://archive.md/eAuZ8> Mothyflags Omniflux Pan, Nonbinary rosboy saturnian, Agender gendervermis insectumgender, Aromantic asexual agender gendervoid alterous, Demiromantic apresromantic, Aromantic aplatonic asexual agender, Girlflux lesbian pronoun hoarder, Grayro(mantic) Catgender, 333albumic thefoolalbumic lesbian combination flags (The original posts linked are not available, so I'm archiving this just in case): <https://archive.md/EdPpu>

Some (more) of Kris's forum posts I thought would be useful to save:

Masterlist of Pronoun Resources post: <https://archive.md/Iotsg>

Acceptable Sources for Citing post: <https://archive.md/Jq8sX>

MOGAI Sources post: <https://archive.md/xE8gY>

Cool Carrds post: <https://archive.md/pYtIt>

Miscellaneous Flags post: <https://archive.md/ectwu>

MOGAI-Relevant Suffixes & Prefixes post: <https://archive.md/DPNVQ>

Demian-spike: <https://archive.ph/CdzcP> Post from the coiner of Myrifluid explaining that they think it should be deleted or combined with Centrispec, along with notes about other aspec identities with potentially inaccurate definitions: <https://archive.ph/P4Tqc>

Lilyvallgender: <https://archive.ph/jZKVV>

Posts about a poisonous plant Floragender which will potentially be named Poisonfloragender / Poifloragender / Venefloragender / Venenufloragender: <https://archive.ph/uCc3C> / <https://archive.ph/hNxQW> / <https://archive.ph/tzx2V> / <https://archive.ph/gKSQf>

Bedtime System / Bedtime Gender System: <https://archive.ph/WFEn9> / <https://archive.ph/BcX1z> Anachronigender: <https://archive.ph/OMlbD> Greyfaun: <https://archive.ph/1A0oj> / <https://archive.ph/PO0ck> Paradoxpunk: <https://archive.ph/2DFo0>

Physigender: <https://archive.ph/Qo5Tr> / <https://archive.ph/rOquM>

Stylusgender: <https://archive.ph/sQ5vt>

Lavenderflowergender: <https://archive.ph/RrKT8>

Genderdelta, Genderflower: <https://archive.ph/4gp6O> / <https://archive.ph/SupUP>

PWHP / PWHV / PWHN: <https://archive.ph/F5b62>

Unnamed Anemoiran + Librali Combination Gender, Tabaxigender, Tabaxicoric, Kiringender: <https://archive.ph/huwIn>

Fialomian, Fialofian, Fialolian, Fialoaian, Fialonian, Fialoagian, Fialoxian, Mialomian, Mialofian, Mialolian, Mialoaian, Mialonian, Mialoagian, Mialoxian, Lialomian, Lialofian, Lialolian, Lialoaian, Lialonian, Lialoagian, Lialoxian, Aialomian, Aialofian, Aialolian, Aialoaian, Aialonian, Aialoagian, Aialoxian, Nialomian, Nialofian, Nialolian, Nialoaian, Nialonian, Nialoagian, Nialoxian, Agialomian, Agialofian, Agialolian, Agialoaian, Agialonian, Agialoagian, Agialoxian, Xialomian, Xialofian, Xialolian, Xialoaian, Xialonian, Xialoagian, Xialoxian: <https://archive.ph/ujbU3> / <https://archive.ph/SHQzT>

Pomoamorous: <https://archive.ph/G7Q7J>

Flidfluff System / Flidfluff Gender System: <https://archive.ph/zdNDZ>

Ghostburgender: <https://archive.ph/aC8fk>

Kaeifluidcollecter: <https://archive.ph/N7MR3>

Kaeicollector: <https://archive.ph/AgsEG> / <https://archive.ph/oussH> / <https://archive.ph/cIsgI>

Sea Life System /  Sea Life Gender System, Coralreefgender, Seaturtlegender, Fishgender, Shellgender: <https://archive.ph/0Wr4J>

Mascfluid: <https://archive.ph/qQJ5l>

Andygender: <https://archive.ph/DFph1> / <https://archive.ph/NB6BT>

Cavetowngender: <https://archive.ph/TB3wM>

Outheric: <https://archive.ph/f7oT3>

Sexualygender: <https://archive.ph/rTCP7> / <https://archive.ph/UEIxt>

Rolypolygender / Pillbuggender: <https://archive.ph/ISIlu> / <https://archive.ph/8v2KQ> / <https://archive.ph/FRrDW> / <https://archive.ph/u76sE> / <https://archive.ph/M94IN>

Binaryspike: <https://archive.ph/c0PNd>

Unknowing / A? (unsure if this was meant as an alt name or just a placeholder for potential alt names), Questian, Expeditian, Journian,

Wanderian: <https://archive.ph/pPuZT>

Bluestargender (secondary def): <https://archive.ph/1ePBe>

Romaro (possibly a recoin): <https://archive.ph/PsPpf>

Multiplesexual -> Differsexual: <https://archive.ph/QvupW>

Unknown flag by Metanøiia, probably related to the Tavaline System /

Tavaline Gender System: <https://archive.ph/EJudX> / <https://archive.ph/f8OPi>

Link to external sources from some neopronoun flags (I'm not sure if these flags lost sources at any point, but i figure it's better to cover our bases lol): <https://archive.ph/Rx9qD>

Nyan-Binary Flag / Non-Binary Flag with Catgender Symbol: <https://archive.ph/qAUk7>

Pawlapinic, 🌌gender, Drizzlegender / Drizzlix, Cuddlegender, Enderpearlgender Flag: <https://archive.ph/10eWs>

The Bigender System / The Bigender Gender System: <https://archive.ph/e7hFD> / <https://archive.ph/QwCgY> / <https://archive.ph/sYBS0>

Unnamed term and flag in the Genderfluid Fragment System / Genderfluid Fragment Gender System: <https://archive.ph/FNg5G>

Demisexualjump, Demiromanticjump, Doubtsexual, Doubtromantic,

Bigenderswap: <https://archive.ph/SBWim>

Miramusigender: <https://archive.ph/5qBu2> / <https://archive.ph/GPV6n>

Multiplesexual (was later renamed to Differsexual): <https://archive.ph/u3VUo>

Pronoun collector flux: <https://archive.ph/BKM2v> / <https://archive.ph/eKHQ3> / <https://archive.ph/rzm3J>

Lavendergender: <https://archive.ph/c97DQ>

Voidslimegender: <https://archive.ph/1n7rR>

Rabbit Gender System: <https://archive.ph/2TpP2>

Bannygender: <https://archive.ph/2hSbJ>

Children of the Light Gender System: <https://archive.ph/r36RU> / <https://archive.ph/MeChB>

Exxenofluid: <https://archive.ph/ESL4A> / <https://archive.ph/fq8A1>

Casiapuergender: <https://archive.ph/UhbiN>

SEGAgender: <https://archive.ph/101fD>

Ubiquidem / Ubiquides: <https://archive.ph/auM8O>

Neurosexual: <https://archive.ph/RRmJX>

Thundergender: <https://archive.ph/vl1mG>

Ommiflux: <https://archive.ph/zwFps>

Albatroian: <https://archive.ph/Ff8cl>

CheetahGender: <https://archive.ph/UnTDk>

Juxtapagender: <https://archive.ph/MCido> / <https://archive.ph/ZqXp4>

Several Unnamed Flags by Reign of the breadsticcs: <https://archive.ph/Drqem>

Pan-ish: <https://archive.ph/Qf5q2>

Cosplaygender: <https://archive.ph/RiKrJ> / <https://archive.ph/sH424>

Abriromantic: <https://archive.ph/37pEp>

Grammarlygender: <https://archive.ph/nIcEF>

Daft Punk Gender / Daftpunkgender: <https://archive.ph/bWcsG>

Unnamed Subset of Finsexual: <https://archive.ph/Nlw31>

Towergender: <https://archive.ph/cYRtn>

Plutarsensual: <https://archive.ph/pNwF3>

Windgender Flag: <https://archive.ph/qQbGK>

Cosplaygender (again): <https://archive.ph/DEQTq>

Softiegender: <https://archive.ph/rSQHr>

Cupioqueerplatonic: <https://archive.ph/3ibiM>

Capricornasexual, Solarmullasexual, Solaretmullasexual: <https://archive.ph/OEsAg>

Lumromantic, Lumsexual: <https://archive.ph/p3NbB>

Aceish, Aroish: <https://archive.ph/ehMZC>

Transandromasc, Transandrofem, Transotherinemasc, Transotherinefem, Transgenderless Flags: <https://archive.ph/q6sci>

Draigender: <https://archive.ph/QJMBE>

Deminonbinary Flags: <https://archive.ph/6HRlU> / <https://archive.ph/r87cZ>

Aliusian: <https://archive.ph/EXMpF>

Focusgender: <https://archive.ph/hpL1H>

Minimascromantic, Minifemromantic: <https://archive.ph/G26q3> / <https://archive.ph/isq2o>

Halfsexual: <https://archive.ph/vg6e4> / <https://archive.ph/HaVvU>

Xennl: <https://archive.ph/6GqQp>

Halfsexual / Halfromantic: <https://archive.ph/TdyR0>

Ace Omni Flag: <https://archive.ph/52d4G> / <https://archive.ph/OXCpW>

Alt Nosexsexual Flag: <https://archive.ph/vFyt2> / <https://archive.ph/64S5n>

Alt Bi Flag: <https://archive.ph/jTyh3>

Dysphorifluid, Dysphoriflux: <https://archive.ph/ViSTo> / <https://archive.ph/77x54> / <https://archive.ph/JwSHp> / <https://archive.ph/kWdiK>

Unnamed term where your gender feels fictional or fake: <https://archive.ph/xKSvq>

Quoifemflux Flags: <https://archive.ph/9ac6L>

Durationflux: <https://archive.ph/lYSjr> / <https://archive.ph/yNxv7>

Sunrisegender: <https://archive.ph/LCcIN>

Pastrygender: <https://archive.ph/YqRVt>

Finbiromantic / Finbisexual, Minbiromantic / Minbisexual, Ninbiromantic / Ninbisexual: <https://archive.ph/i58Ta>

Dawnset: <https://archive.ph/vUN5Q>

Stolengender, Stolengender subsets like Stolenfeminine,  Stolenmasculine, Stolenneutral, Stolenquoi, Stolenxenine, stolenfluid, and Flags/WIP Flags: <https://archive.ph/Vx8vc> / <https://archive.ph/wXs6x> / <https://archive.ph/KONjU> / <https://archive.ph/y2M7V> / <https://archive.ph/ar7Jg> / <https://archive.ph/YF7xh> / <https://archive.ph/dZyae> / <https://archive.ph/PoSLz> / <https://archive.ph/QrxMg> / <https://archive.ph/z5r8C> / <https://archive.ph/ojrWD>

Disakoiromantic: <https://archive.ph/8mNHS> / <https://archive.ph/JL8jd>

Etheria, Etherio: <https://archive.ph/xZ77e>

Date Dealer, Friends with Additions, Lone Relation: <https://archive.ph/rWLY9>

Blanketgender / Genderblanket alt coining: <https://archive.ph/3l6Au>

Biaesthetic (Attracted) Flags: <https://archive.ph/hdqNR>

Birocurious: <https://archive.ph/t150x>

Trixicflux, Toricflux: <https://archive.ph/if5Oy> / <https://archive.ph/oExGl>

Vianonbinary: <https://archive.ph/TFqpT>

spork/sporkself pronoun Flag: <https://archive.ph/u4K1e>

Pitchfork Polys / Plys / Polis: <https://archive.ph/HTqdU>

Watered Down / Pastel / Low Contrast Rainbow Gay, Pan, Ace / Asexual,

Nonbinary, Lipstick Lesbian, Bi Flags: <https://archive.ph/UH5qA>

Lazykxtie Flag-Making Thread: <https://archive.ph/Tcr4O> 

(Reclaimed Slur) Maricagender (At least I think it's an A, the original post says M*ricagender): <https://archive.ph/94HrS>

Magicfoxgender: <https://archive.ph/Nzl4B>

Mekangender: <https://archive.ph/BNlSC>

3 x 3 Gender Alignment (Lawful, Neutral, Chaotic, Fem, Neutral, Masc): <https://archive.ph/dcGtX>

Quoitrans / Quoitransgender: <https://archive.ph/OB05i>

Gaybakon, Lesbianegg, Non-binaryketchup: <https://archive.ph/CP0Tj>

Blue mushroom gender / Bluemushroomgender: <https://archive.ph/PEF5Z>

Demi-romantic and aroflux Combination Identity and Flag: <https://archive.ph/fh0vl>

Crushflux-Lovergender: <https://archive.ph/EVkUH>

pronoun collector flux: <https://archive.ph/gkFv2>

Gender Presentation System Idea: <https://archive.ph/RJZ7n>

Pronounfluidflux / Pronoun fluid flux: <https://archive.ph/6FpgG> intersex ally flag: <https://archive.ph/vf4Fl>

Acro-s (on the aroace spectrum, the asensual, and the aplatonic spectrum): <https://archive.ph/H4JR1>

Not sure quite how to label these. It's discussion about terms relating to azurgirl and rosboy, focused on non-binary identities: <https://archive.ph/UTo4H>

Tame Nutrogender: <https://archive.ph/wiJF2>

Cabbageratgender: <https://archive.ph/I7oSI>

Nutrosexual, Nutroromatic: <https://archive.ph/kwJt3>

ottegender / lutrigender: <https://archive.ph/J93Tp>

Omnichaos: <https://archive.ph/WYI55>

Nutrosexual & an unidentified flag: <https://archive.ph/zqIH7> / <https://archive.ph/nEIv8>

Breakup-Buddies /  Breakup Buddies: <https://archive.ph/p5Bsm> / <https://archive.ph/TVL3b>

Toricflux: <https://archive.ph/DWVFJ> / <https://archive.ph/fmgg4>

Quoiby, Quoigirl, Quoiboy: <https://archive.ph/saVtK> / <https://archive.ph/XiwxP> / <https://archive.ph/LwwlQ> / <https://archive.ph/mVQXb>

Peniliaic (I think this may be more of an otherkin/alterhuman term than a MOGAI/LGBT+ term, but here it is anyways): <https://archive.ph/EZAGq>

Voyeursexual: <https://archive.ph/4CU5M> / <https://archive.ph/9OsF9>

Faepronominal, faunpronominal: <https://archive.ph/Q8J3H>

pandemicromantic: <https://archive.ph/hrAis>

cassfemale: <https://archive.ph/ugfu8> / <https://archive.ph/5Fz6t>

N't: <https://archive.ph/iufi9>

orchidsexual, orchidromantic Flags: <https://archive.ph/TTzUu>

Tomahawk Transgender -> Torpedo Transgender: <https://archive.ph/6Ie7a>

panamorous: <https://archive.ph/6qXHS> / <https://archive.ph/HQijd>

waterflux flags: <https://archive.ph/7tCIz>

unigenderfluid (only a possible name, may be under something else),

Unnamed Genders related to Genderflir and Genderfloy, Quoiby, Lunarquoi, Solquoi, Stellarquoi, Meridiquoi, Umbraquoi, Auroraquoi, Fluxquoi, Multiquoi: <https://archive.ph/SimAH>

Gender Tower (doesn't seem like an intentional coining, but it's possible it could catch on for a term): <https://archive.ph/w6W7V>

Lamb, Unnamed Term, Craftsexual: <https://archive.ph/8whJg> / <https://archive.ph/lkWVW>

This flag is either Neptunic or Bambi Lesbian. It's a link to a twitter post I can't see because the account is privated: <https://archive.ph/x9B8C>

Coins related to Celestial System; Soporine; and/or Kenochoric (It's a link to a tumblr post I can't see because the blog moved or was deleted): <https://archive.ph/mnBWD>

Tomahawk Transgender / Torpedo Transgender renaming poll, a post asking for a flag for the old version of the term, and other stuff regarding it: <https://archive.ph/aBBKE> / <https://archive.ph/L0WlZ> / <https://archive.ph/M3BmG> / <https://archive.ph/ZSgzm>

Scene System / Scene Gender System, Panscenian flags: <https://archive.ph/J6VYI>

(Reclaimed Slur) Maricón Flag: <https://archive.ph/lwgz3>

List of Attraction Types (I do not think this has any coinings, but glancing at it it does seem to be a useful list, so I wanted to save it): <https://archive.ph/WVBbo>

Aliumromantisch / Aliumsexuell: <https://archive.ph/QNP17>

Aliromantisch / Alisexuell Flags: <https://archive.ph/Z3Adt>

tanglegender flag: <https://archive.ph/pGUCP>

Foxgirlgender: <https://archive.ph/CvzPv>

Tomahawk / Torpedo Transgender: <https://archive.ph/Pke2b>

Aroace; Long Dragon Aspecs; Otherfix; Panplatonic Combination Flag, Lesbian; Lykoi Lesbian; Nonbinary; Neopronoun User Combination Flag: <https://archive.ph/qJzDw>

Embryan: <https://archive.ph/DyeQc>

Body non-conforming: <https://archive.ph/QmT2S>

Gendercycle: <https://archive.ph/qX9Tr> / <https://archive.ph/PyPh6> / <https://archive.ph/QBuiN>

Polycortar Flags: <https://archive.ph/geOH9> / <https://archive.ph/hhtIQ>

biromantic asexual, lesbian asexual flags: <https://archive.ph/s3tUP>

Unidentified Flags by Reign of the breadsticcs: <https://archive.ph/4sOwa>

Bleegender, Pauciace Flags: <https://archive.ph/t58Vw>

Label disconnect / Fraylabel: <https://archive.ph/GUN8c>

Several Unidentified Flags (The post links to tweets from a now protected account), One is archived and is a Saturnic flag: <https://archive.ph/6x8xy> / <https://archive.ph/w6qiE>

Limnosexual: <https://archive.ph/UL8lz> / <https://archive.ph/ENm5R> / <https://archive.ph/XR0mH> / <https://archive.ph/RB2ix>

Pansexual Flag Art: <https://archive.ph/wbsWU>

Amalgakin / Amalgamationkin (Otherkin/Alterhuman Term): <https://archive.ph/kpsKV>

genderqueer sapphic flags: <https://archive.ph/mhnQ4>

Sex Non-Conforming: <https://archive.ph/y523K> / <https://archive.ph/YJns6>

Cherryan Flag: <https://archive.ph/z8H4r>

Keyboardgender: <https://archive.ph/MXng7> / <https://archive.ph/ZL2tN>

Metelyk-sex: <https://archive.ph/cAHGt>

Crish: <https://archive.ph/NZ2hO>

Noungender flag: <https://archive.ph/Cd15P>

Fluid dysphoria, Dysphoriflux: <https://archive.ph/dDmHa>

Desequilic / Inaequelic / Pan-agender: <https://archive.ph/O2Hiv>

Alexigender, Ace-Spec, Variant, Lemongender, Juvelic Orientations Flags: <https://archive.ph/hZFVU> / <https://archive.ph/mzLnz>

Pangenderfaun, Pangenderfae alt. flags: <https://archive.ph/To0xf>

long dragon a-specs: <https://archive.ph/uOk8A>

Dongender (only a possible name, unsure if it ever got finalized): <https://archive.ph/6dFJV>

Genderbumblebee Alt. flag: <https://archive.ph/i2kWB>

Unnamed term with suggested names of Abroflux / Identityflux / Gabunganflux (It may have been named one of these later): <https://archive.ph/UrFxW>

faemasc, faimasc: <https://archive.ph/vQZ9h>

Dilophogender, Centigender: <https://archive.ph/JIkmE> / <https://archive.ph/IFFlX> / <https://archive.ph/2lKFM> / <https://archive.ph/5qcRo>

mymelodygender flag: <https://archive.ph/k7EXZ>

Mewniac: <https://archive.ph/8iZLj>

Mirrorgenic, Mirrorlets (Plurality / System term[s]): <https://archive.ph/GkNEy> / <https://archive.ph/S9sRe>

Unidentified Flag by Reign of the breadsticcs: <https://archive.ph/uyNsz>

Bliskosexual Flag: <https://archive.ph/HnsFf>

Assorted Non-Label Flags by AbacusBats (these aren't for any labels and are just practice for flag making from what I can tell, but I just think they're neat and wanted to save them anyways): <https://archive.ph/Ip7FW> / <https://archive.ph/jPshh>

(Potentially Scrapped) Alt Dazecoric Flag: <https://archive.ph/VeMSC>

(Potentially Scrapped) Trashcoric Flags: <https://archive.ph/wD7tX>

monoattraction Flag: <https://archive.ph/73r5i>

Apparently Unnamed Gender Term, Related to Genderfluid and Genderflux and Potentially some kind of mutogender:  <https://archive.ph/JsMGD> / <https://archive.ph/8565Z>

Lesbian, Vincian Alt. Flags (WARNING: flag discourse): <https://archive.ph/KvrHk>

Frithensexual: <https://archive.ph/Xj6T0>

Praeferre: <https://archive.ph/98L6G>

Stylethetic: <https://archive.ph/tK5Zt> / <https://archive.ph/sv2Xh>

Uranic Gay Flags: <https://archive.ph/R9nmD>

Swingsgender: <https://archive.ph/Tb2nk>

Holian: <https://archive.ph/uBmYF>

Dolphingender: <https://archive.ph/50Hz0> / <https://archive.ph/Hp2bl>

Noroigender: <https://archive.ph/iPmMG> / <https://archive.ph/vD1Zm>

Cupiof*ck / Cupiofuck / Cupiopunk: <https://archive.ph/N8Cz6> / <https://archive.ph/bnTTI>

Abri lesbian Neptunic lesbian Combo Flag: <https://archive.ph/wGGZ3>

Neptunic Lesbian Flags: <https://archive.ph/J1yD5>

Winterbungender: <https://archive.ph/751Bo> / <https://archive.ph/ZARwN>

Troxic, which got combined into Jaspian: <https://archive.ph/8XqrC> / <https://archive.ph/lL5Ei> / <https://archive.ph/nRpFG>

py/pyro/pyr/pyrs/pyroself flags: <https://archive.ph/oT4Gn>

Label Non-Conforming: <https://archive.ph/Oxo5J> / <https://archive.ph/Pz36q>

alt caedsexual flag: <https://archive.ph/2oJi6>

Virtuamorous: <https://archive.ph/fdovM> / <https://archive.ph/QCI67>

Pluviparian Flag: <https://archive.ph/3rojN>

Lovecoric flag: <https://archive.ph/gf3wt>

Pluviaferoic Flag: <https://archive.ph/s4II9>

Celebraromantic, Celebrasexual, Pluviparian, Pluviaferoic, Flapazian,

Fuemontic, Eeveelutiofluid, Virtuamorous: <https://archive.ph/5wIlb> / <https://archive.ph/Al8DM> / <https://archive.ph/ilnxR> / <https://archive.ph/0173P> / <https://archive.ph/wcHLe> / <https://archive.ph/VP2aA> / <https://archive.ph/xfmLV> / <https://archive.ph/8EHng> / <https://archive.ph/WSHbh> / <https://archive.ph/QCI67> / <https://archive.ph/XVmbY> / <https://archive.ph/aJ1oE>

Alternate nb / Nonbinary flag: <https://archive.ph/0Nr0b>

Noroigender: <https://archive.ph/CcMBw>

Smoggender: <https://archive.ph/Hp5EZ> / <https://archive.ph/iPqgk>

Spacecoric, Omnisexual, Aroace flags: <https://archive.ph/vD5s0>

Unicorn Horn Uranics: <https://archive.ph/IsKFG> / <https://archive.ph/jR5g1>

dramagender (Total Drama Series): <https://archive.ph/VhpSm>

willahian, nyesolsenubic, piristidinic, forapauringic, soliniesylic, galintemic: <https://archive.ph/wGKtH> / <https://archive.ph/zdPUf>

Adaptkin, Mirroran, Forwardsoul (Otherkin/Alterhuman Terms): <https://archive.ph/JvpGn>

More Unidentified Flags by Reign of the breadsticcs: <https://archive.ph/Kx4G4>

abri / Abrisexual flag: <https://archive.ph/lXpip>

Alt inclusive LGBT+ flag: <https://archive.ph/XmJTK>

MALICEGENDER: <https://archive.ph/S4GqJ> / <https://archive.ph/ut014> / <https://archive.ph/HiGeK>

Questioning Ally flag: <https://archive.ph/6V0D6>

Lacusian Flag: <https://archive.ph/wzk3s>

aro/ace furry flag: <https://archive.ph/7YFEN>

Trans Abro / Abrosexual Flag: <https://archive.ph/Jn0f8>

Aroace flag: <https://archive.ph/WcFsO>

Quoiattraction / Whatattraction / WTFattraction / panquoi: <https://archive.ph/81kFu>

Cisn't Transmission: <https://archive.ph/lPZSa>

vincian flag (This is not the original, but the original seems to be gone): <https://archive.ph/Xfktv>

Cicigender (Related To Neil Cicierega): <https://archive.ph/yEE4Q>

Malumgender: <https://archive.ph/mSESR> / <https://archive.ph/98WxC>

A-Specs / Aspecs Of The Axe: <https://archive.ph/MvZid>

Genderseraph (The page linked was deleted upon request of the creator, but this post is still up. It felt like I should probably include it just in case it's still up somewhere else?): <https://archive.ph/AJY6e> / <https://archive.ph/FqMSq>

StariiArts Pronoun Flags. Includes Flags for One/oneself, Xi/Xem, Ey/Em, Ve/Ver/Vis, She/They, Rev/Rever/Rie/Reverself, Somn/Somno/Somnos/Somnoself, Jolarian (Jolt/Flare), Sleep/Sleepy/Sleepys/Sleepyself, dei/dei/deis/deis/deiself, eth/eth/eths/eths/ethself, Faun/Fauns, Fae/Faers, He/They, Pup/pups, Sil/Silver, It/Its, Wit/witch/witch's/witch's/witchself, Star/Stars/Starself, Dae/Daem, They/It, Sky/skies/skyself: <https://archive.ph/solsP>

abri / abrisexual lesbian flag: <https://archive.ph/R1FSb>

Unidentified Flag: <https://archive.ph/tq0tw>

Scene System, Pintorevillean Flag: <https://archive.ph/4Qk4R>

Realoraen, Noireian Flags: <https://archive.ph/GfFGc>

Alt. Neptunic Flag, and Other Unidentified Flags: <https://archive.ph/S4kSS>

Plutaric, Eclipsic Flags: <https://archive.ph/T6ZTz>

Neptunic, Uranic, Saturnic, Stellaric, and Other Unidentified Flags (I think I may have already archived this one at some point but I'm not sure lol): <https://archive.ph/koeeJ>

dinoplushgender, cupheadgender, fatalgender: <https://archive.ph/WcjUX> / <https://archive.ph/KqjIY> / <https://archive.ph/XeYVE> / <https://archive.ph/93D8k>

Non-Term / Termless Flags (The person said they were "free" so this may be the source for some term's flag out there. Who knows?): https://archive.ph/LsYJF>

RoseWatera Flag Remake. Includes Flags For Taisexual, Rejsexual,

Finwomasexual, Minmasexual: <https://archive.ph/a6i81> / <https://archive.ph/MvDKm>

hemi-biromantic: <https://archive.ph/xnwLw>

Joygender: <https://archive.ph/x9joq> / <https://archive.ph/zbYo7>

Biaesthetic: <https://archive.ph/L0DBN> / <https://archive.ph/q7Yi7>

One of many ideas for re-coining the term semi-bisexual: <https://archive.ph/npYc8>

Voidrelationship /  Voidship: <https://archive.ph/YPiOt>

flexisexual: <https://archive.ph/AeDpO>

Paradoxigender Flag: <https://archive.ph/bDX09>

demipronounfluid, heteropronounfluid, and the request to remake the Paradoxigender Flag: <https://archive.ph/osDdP> / <https://archive.ph/TYRQc> / <https://archive.ph/wF3Ao> 

Paradoxigender Alt Flags: <https://archive.ph/C6Jd1>

Lingerromantic Alt flag: <https://archive.ph/YzpAB>

Orchaic (Scene Gender System): <https://archive.ph/cqJNY>

genderfluid fragment system flag: <https://archive.ph/0EJBZ> / <https://archive.ph/NP4pj>

SPIN / Sleepy-In-Nature: <https://archive.ph/ocJZX> / <https://archive.ph/pfo0E>

Aroace Trans Combination Flags: <https://archive.ph/dtoOF>

Alt. aroaceflux flag: <https://archive.ph/1HoCG>

Alt Dawngender Flag: <https://archive.ph/rkI12>

Wepromiseweretrying Flag-Making Thread. Includes flags for Sol/Solar/Solare/Solars/Solself, lesbian demigirl, non-binary lesbian: <https://archive.ph/2J3Dn>

Another Wepromiseweretrying Flag Thread. Includes repost of flags for Vae/vaer, She/they lesbian, Fae/faer, Pangender. Includes flags for Lune/Lunar, Xe/Xem: <https://archive.ph/xb0gF>

Another Wepromiseweretrying Flag Thread. Only has one flag, for girlflux: <https://archive.ph/VMFFk>

Another Wepromiseweretrying Flag Thread: <https://archive.ph/knk3Z>

Femme twink: <https://archive.ph/sV3OB>

Alt Biprominal Flags: <https://archive.ph/GSGrg>

Terms Relating to Feminaesexual and Muscusexual. Femirietiriisexual / latafabisexual / nebuliriasexual, Viretiriisexual / latamasabisexual / novariasexual: <https://archive.ph/ih02B> / <https://archive.ph/7yFRj>

Alt Fae/Faer Flags by Wepromiseweretrying and DeltaMakesArt: <https://archive.ph/XRZGI>

DeltaMakesArt Flag Making Thread. Includes flags for Spectoflux, genderqueer: <https://archive.ph/9DZSH>

alt genderfluid flags: <https://archive.ph/msE5n>

cupioquoisexual: <https://archive.ph/aGETo>

Another Wepromiseweretrying Flag Making Thread. Includes Flags for xe/xaem: <https://archive.ph/L5ZuJ>

spectaflux / specaflux / spectoflux: <https://archive.ph/70W6G>

demiromantic gay man flag: <https://archive.ph/wBCvl>

Alt. gay flag: <https://archive.ph/JqhH1>

Alt. Cetero flag: <https://archive.ph/WeWUH>

Alt. Ally Flag: <https://archive.ph/xEhv2>

Nuclear Bomb Neptunics: <https://archive.ph/KsWII> / <https://archive.ph/lShj3>

genderwack: <https://archive.ph/96g74>

cupidgender / cherugender flag: <https://archive.ph/LvBJp>

Unnamed M-spec Term: <https://archive.ph/YkgV5>

cerealic flag: <https://archive.ph/a8V8L>

alt. androgynous flag: <https://archive.ph/MygJ6>

various aromagenders. Artiaromic, Tiendaromic, Mintaromic, Casiaromic, Feieraromic, Chrisausaromic, Naturaromic, Tearomic, Cresolaromic, Cartaromic, Floraromic, Rosearomic: <https://archive.ph/ZmVWM>

Petfluid (Otherkin / Alterhuman Term): <https://archive.ph/AMgx7>

Alt. Polyamory Flag: <https://archive.ph/NAVKN>

panamorous flag: <https://archive.ph/BOVyO>

Wood System / Wood Gender System Flags: <https://archive.ph/YQUUt> / <https://archive.ph/nrAi8> / <https://archive.ph/oufjP> / <https://archive.ph/cIe7Q> / <https://archive.ph/pwUkw>

pearlian flag: <https://archive.ph/0WeVR> / <https://archive.ph/Clzxc>

Pan-oriented Aroace / Asexual, Aromantic, Pansexual Combination Flag: <https://archive.ph/1YTWy>

Newgrounds system /  Newgrounds Gender system: <https://archive.ph/DoexT>

Solvoidian (Scene System?): <https://archive.ph/eNy9e>

alt. kenochoric flag: <https://archive.ph/QcTKz>

Pawlapinic, 🌌gender, .Drizzlegender / drizzlix, Cuddlegender, Enderpearlgender: <https://archive.ph/10eWs>

Demigamous: <https://archive.ph/21yXf>

Confusigender: <https://archive.ph/EqTyA>

Alt. Panplatonic Flag: <https://archive.ph/RfyLg>

Unidentified Flag: <https://archive.ph/XAtGR>

Omnipan, Omnibi, Omnomi, Omnipoly, Omnimspec, Cyphrian, Nyxian, Myranian, Mavrixian, Reycian, Nindivian, Ninderian, Ninangyan, Faesrian, Cenrian, Censirian, Xenbian, Xeminian, Xephryan, Faegrian, Cengrian, Agenripan, Eiraltean: <https://archive.ph/yZOic>

simulship / propeship: <https://archive.ph/ndN6d> / <https://archive.ph/MQ8vz> / <https://archive.ph/ogs6U>

Genderstory: <https://archive.ph/ZFNIf> / <https://archive.ph/A48jA>

Songgender: <https://archive.ph/cusUV>

gracegender: <https://archive.ph/NTNwg> / <https://archive.ph/0IsIW>

Genderhole: <https://archive.ph/4xzSP>

Luogender: <https://archive.ph/dw7VC>

Feagender: <https://archive.ph/OWswX> / <https://archive.ph/qlM8i>

alt panro lesbian flag: <https://archive.ph/DaskY>

indifferentgender, Gendermirror, Mirrorsexual, Artsexual / Craftsexual: <https://archive.ph/bSFem>

Unlabelled Flag (Creator Said it is free to use): <https://archive.ph/NhZPH>

Fluid-fluid-fluid: <https://archive.ph/Z6E2n> / <https://archive.ph/BvZDI>

alt. cassexual flag: <https://archive.ph/NRtWH>

Sugargender: <https://archive.ph/pJZrJ>

Libraplatonic: <https://archive.ph/seVA4>

Beygender: <https://archive.ph/dXZfK>

Coloric / Coloric System: <https://archive.ph/qMEsq> / <https://archive.ph/EDYFN>

sunflower sapphic (term for omniaspec sapphics): <https://archive.ph/RsDSt>

mid fight masses gender system (fnf / friday night funkin): <https://archive.ph/g5YhP>

Unidentified Flag: <https://archive.ph/GJiHb>

sonorumamplexic flag: <https://archive.ph/TxXTR>

Ruvgender: <https://archive.ph/6mC6x> / <https://archive.ph/UACUy>

Shadowelfengender Flag: <https://archive.ph/BeGuB>

Unlabelled Flag (Possibly dachfengenderflux): <https://archive.ph/ZPlTg>

My Hero Academia gender: <https://archive.ph/dGF6D>

Encregender: <https://archive.ph/0R0TX> / <https://archive.ph/rx0j0> / <https://archive.ph/2XkVl>

she/raven/sunflower/sol Pronoun Flag: <https://archive.ph/Dj0vZ>

Staubergender: <https://archive.ph/3ZZV2> / <https://archive.ph/tTyDx>

Caedsexualflux: <https://archive.ph/Fpkxn>

Aestheticgender: <https://archive.ph/SdZJ3> / <https://archive.ph/RlZ8h>

soft-littegender: <https://archive.ph/tDklo>

protlasromantic: <https://archive.ph/G8oyd> / <https://archive.ph/9THZE> / <https://archive.ph/mInck>

Staubergender, HiLogender, PopFoodgender, Micropopgender: <https://archive.ph/ixI9y>

Caedsexualflux: <https://archive.ph/6LIXz> / <https://archive.ph/4LlNC>

indiegender: <https://archive.ph/Ia3yU>

Roundgender: <https://archive.ph/UZILA> / <https://archive.ph/wo3mV>

Enagender Flag: <https://archive.ph/JdIzB>

Polyspike: <https://archive.ph/xrInC> / <https://archive.ph/KgnAi> / <https://archive.ph/W42MY> / <https://archive.ph/yunoj>

Sonorumamplexic: <https://archive.ph/X7HNF> / <https://archive.ph/MlHBG>

Linksexual: <https://archive.ph/UNQIS> / <https://archive.ph/7CvVy> / <https://archive.ph/ltP8V>

Term Coining Guide by Reign of the breadsticcs: <https://archive.ph/mwu9C>

Incomplete Coin for a gender relating to DDLC (Doki Doki Literature Club): <https://archive.ph/mwu9C>

Unidentified Flag: <https://archive.ph/aKuXD>

Nequent (potentially exclusionary. not sure, i only skimmed it): <https://archive.ph/YYuLE>

Incomplete Coin for a gender, potentially a kind of scenegender: <https://archive.ph/AnPmZ>

Melarvorean Flags (in comments): <https://archive.ph/bM9Yk>

Miscegender Flags (in comments): <https://archive.ph/oBPa0>

Gecgender Flag (in comments): <https://archive.ph/Z09Ml>

Atmospherigender Flag: <https://archive.ph/BqunG>

shrewgender flag: <https://archive.ph/Oe9Am>

Unidentified Flag: <https://archive.ph/rQaZL>

passerinian: <https://archive.ph/4iaBN>

Astrology Gender System Rework Idea: <https://archive.ph/g6POt>

againgender: <https://archive.ph/tVu09> / <https://archive.ph/h9uPa> / <https://archive.ph/uX91Q>

pronounfluix, aesthetipronounfluix: <https://archive.ph/6nuDb>

aesthetipronounflux, aesthetipronounfluid: <https://archive.ph/keOQy>

Deafloric flag: <https://archive.ph/HMPew>

Synthesigender: <https://archive.ph/UBurc>

fairesolean: <https://archive.ph/v0O2x>

Otorivean: <https://archive.ph/w3t3e> / <https://archive.ph/8sOEz>

Unidentified Flags (OP Says that "most" of these aren't for specific identities): <https://archive.ph/JR9fU>

Opacigender: <https://archive.ph/ESgRv> / <https://archive.ph/segfb>

Syngender: <https://archive.ph/s6gFw>

squirrelgender: <https://archive.ph/FUVSc>

Astrology system (deleted): <https://archive.ph/hkgtx> / <https://archive.ph/SJA4S> / <https://archive.ph/5yghy>

Pusheengender: <https://archive.ph/imVue>

Spacnautean Flag Cleanup: <https://archive.ph/vbAGU>

Fictiverden, Fictikoblet: <https://archive.ph/6AVif> / <https://archive.ph/H0fTA> / <https://archive.ph/UOU6g>

duesmarian, réuamirian, douxiquean, (Scene Gender System): <https://archive.ph/7DAiW>

User MovingAccountsSoon -> HandMeMyShovel: <https://archive.ph/vsyia>

Plynestraean: <https://archive.ph/I2UUh>

a post describing loinmusicgender before it was coined: <https://archive.ph/VRz6X>

Alt. Pan Flag: <https://archive.ph/POKDE>

Fictiverden, Fictikoblet: <https://archive.ph/rd5eZ>

Atmospherigender: <https://archive.ph/ul4g4>

neosynthic, otorivean, camisolian: <https://archive.ph/5LoSp>

Plynestraean: <https://archive.ph/TZoGq>

Astranoirian: <https://archive.ph/voJhL> / <https://archive.ph/CVEKJ>

Melmursylvian, Shadowelfengender: <https://archive.ph/Idour>

starlittle (stargender + littlefluid), starcloud (stargender + cloudgender / fluffy / fluffygender?). Unclear if these are coining, or somebody trying to figure out their identity based on existing terms: <https://archive.ph/U13G7>

Jellyfigender: <https://archive.ph/wrois>

Astraitelian: <https://archive.ph/kFn6t> / <https://archive.ph/1O3dK>

neopronoun flag: <https://archive.ph/8TnUu>

Modgender: <https://archive.ph/KiIvP> / <https://archive.ph/W7nIv>

intersex flags: <https://archive.ph/ywIjQ>

(Warning: Some of these terms read to me as NSFW.) Omdace, Dentroace, Fuoriace, Inferiace, Sumitace, Geniace, Breace, Bottoace, Pauciace, Peculiace, Orgasace: <https://archive.ph/MY874>

Xenic Woman: <https://archive.ph/lguHk>

Bambi straight flag: <https://archive.ph/JQ95Z>

Unidentified Gender System: <https://archive.ph/WFPiF>

NBLNB flag: <https://archive.ph/KTO6G>

(Aesthetic) Sunset Lesbian, Moon Gay, Comet Pan, Star Bi Flags: <https://archive.ph/YK9j3>

Unidentified Gender System. I think this is related to the Astrology Gender System that I archived earlier that was deleted: <https://archive.ph/ZNOkK>

Unidentified Flags: <https://archive.ph/Bc8V5>

Archaeogender, Arcaneagender, Arkhaigender: <https://archive.ph/N1N8L> / <https://archive.ph/abmc2> / <https://archive.ph/Hp2LB> / <https://archive.ph/QcxI8>

Unidentified Flags: <https://archive.ph/DisXt>

Fluousexual: <https://archive.ph/P6799> / <https://archive.ph/rwsLu>

Pomoromantic: <https://archive.ph/8TluG> / <https://archive.ph/KiF51>

Alt. lesbian flag: <https://archive.ph/9V0vn>

Inenagender: <https://archive.ph/X90jo>

genderplaylist flag: <https://archive.ph/aYFv4>

pronounflux: <https://archive.ph/MnZ7p>

Seamerosian: <https://archive.ph/nNkIK> / <https://archive.ph/0fkkM>

atmosgender: <https://archive.ph/c3Zxs> / <https://archive.ph/Otj8N> / <https://archive.ph/viw8q>

Piracyic: <https://archive.ph/CHjWO> / <https://archive.ph/qVjKP>

Unlabelled Flag: <https://archive.ph/DJYXv>

protlas / lassit / Lassitromantic / Protlasromantic: <https://archive.ph/e9jyQ>

protlas / lassit / Lassitromantic / Protlasromantic: <https://archive.ph/YehOW> / <https://archive.ph/yAXpA> / <https://archive.ph/zDCqh>

The Autre System (Intersex Terms): <https://archive.ph/MshCX> / <https://archive.ph/ZgWPD>

minesunigender (minecraftgender), hearticongender, yelhearticongender, Barbzgender, Lettergender: <https://archive.ph/AGhqY>

Scenesytinic: <https://archive.ph/b5B2j> / <https://archive.ph/VNMao> / <https://archive.ph/xc6LJ>

Magicae (Gender) System, Petal (Gender) System, Paint (Gender) System, Sunlight (Gender) System, Moonlight (Gender) System: <https://archive.ph/NuWDE>

Disiungender: <https://archive.ph/oUheZ> / <https://archive.ph/c8g20> / <https://archive.ph/pWWfG>

lunamedisian, Eirireinean, Pintavesian, Solseceanian, Keacielean, Nuvidirian, Faronottean Flags: <https://archive.ph/CLBsm>

Kpopgender: <https://archive.ph/xxfLk> / <https://archive.ph/KlUX0>

Magisexual: <https://archive.ph/BHTN6> / <https://archive.ph/c7epr>

Caygender: <https://archive.ph/pVTB7>

crushgender: <https://archive.ph/CKyON>

disiungender: <https://archive.ph/Pzd1t> / <https://archive.ph/pWWfG>

campogender: <https://archive.ph/qYyCO> / <https://archive.ph/3FIPA>

Alt. ectosexual flag: <https://archive.ph/fcyqP>

Unidentified Term: <https://archive.ph/QBS2a>

Unidentified Flag: <https://archive.ph/3qyeQ>

neptunicflux: <https://archive.ph/gfdrw>

Caygender: <https://archive.ph/cPhEg>

Aquoigender: <https://archive.ph/OeCfB> / <https://archive.ph/TDDqk>

Extra Context for some scene system Flags: <https://archive.ph/dRWEX>

Unidentified / Unnamed Term: <https://archive.ph/qGBRD>

disiungender: <https://archive.ph/15WsY>

Lessexual: <https://archive.ph/eUBFE> / <https://archive.ph/QjWgZ>

Feresexual (Deleted): <https://archive.ph/fXgGl> / <https://archive.ph/RmBhG> / <https://archive.ph/4bgum> / <https://archive.ph/GDf6o> / <https://archive.ph/TrVi4> (? This one may honestly be for something else, I'm just making a guess here)

Xenofluid, Xenoflux Recoining: <https://archive.ph/gZVG2>

Unidentified / Unnamed Term: <https://archive.ph/tOATI>

Affectipupian: <https://archive.ph/sQe8o> / <https://archive.ph/4fzJJ>

disiungender Flag Discussion (Some users no longer have live accounts): <https://archive.ph/5ieKq>

(cw: drowning) Drowneagender: <https://archive.ph/6kTK7> / <https://archive.ph/r44z8>

Loralisian, Paraicean, Lunamedisian, Savahian (Scene (Gender) System): <https://archive.ph/4kuRl> / <https://archive.ph/vYeat> / <https://archive.ph/kcdYu> / <https://archive.ph/VByzP> / <https://archive.ph/JPynQ>

Galafleurian, Sanguifleurian, Lightacifleurian, Femstellian, Lokanian, Erupitian: <https://archive.ph/O505P>

heterofluid (potential sub-term of or similar term to abrosexual): <https://archive.ph/LX13K>

Lingerromantic: <https://archive.ph/5m9R2>

Unidentified Flag: <https://archive.ph/cD1tN>

Zeronian: <https://archive.ph/uFZJW>

Candylifemme, candylimasc, nindylic, and xendylic (Candylic Sub-terms): <https://archive.ph/Xrjbn> / <https://archive.ph/o6DI4>

Scene System: <https://archive.ph/1jd9N> / <https://archive.ph/jmClb>

nebulous attraction: <https://archive.ph/MpeVJ> / <https://archive.ph/N6d9Y>

greypansexual: <https://archive.ph/T0A4W> / <https://archive.ph/FxQsG>

Silvadian: <https://archive.ph/tLQgH> / <https://archive.ph/GAvtn>

Vellutugender, Sedagender, Laineamagian, Infideifegender, Infideimagender: <https://archive.ph/FQxNd> / <https://archive.ph/6dPSJ> / <https://archive.ph/7guTq> / <https://archive.ph/IFPuL> / <https://archive.ph/KP6zZ> / <https://archive.ph/JIuvs>

Pseudogender: <https://archive.ph/pW6GC>

Unidentified / Incomplete Arospec Term: <https://archive.ph/EQ5UG>

Unidentified Attraction Term: <https://archive.ph/Qkm2j>

Unidentified Gender or Gender System, Potentially Darkacademiacoric: <https://archive.ph/XqDPu>

Genderstrike: <https://archive.ph/ENdqD> / <https://archive.ph/u6xf2>

Anti-sexual / Anti-Romantic (this post was mentioned in the coining post): <https://archive.ph/mTIX7>

iniveraean: <https://archive.ph/CQncS>

Unidentified / Incomplete Gender Hoarding / Collection Term: <https://archive.ph/MWuMm>

coelacanthgender: <https://archive.ph/hM8fb>

Unidentified Flags: <https://archive.ph/vEssy>

oceanic gender system (potentially unnamed / named something else and this is just the theme): <https://archive.ph/yMruD>

Unnamed Gender (Ancomgender): <https://archive.ph/n26jl>

Scene System, Paint System, Architect System, Marine System, Deus System, Sunlight System: <https://archive.ph/sdKl7>

Demiance-jump, Demianro-jump, Dressgender, Equitrois, Flousoi, Flouesoi, Flouxsoi, Nocturnalromantic, Qualisexual, Springsgender, Alt. achillean, Alt. vincian: <https://archive.ph/woooT>

Termfluid / labelflux: <https://archive.ph/sVUPm>

Lochen Flag (in comments): <https://archive.ph/f7fCG>

Scene System, Paint System, Architect System, Marine System, Deus System, Sunlight System: <https://archive.ph/5nUro>

Multigender Flag: <https://archive.ph/lkyF9>

Aggelos Flag: <https://archive.ph/osxIe> / <https://archive.ph/7cCTU>

genderpunk/genderfuck alt flag: <https://archive.ph/7avoq>

seasonrosegenders flags: <https://archive.ph/yS9Pa>

(Ancomgender) Unnamed Gender: <https://archive.ph/PSs4C>

Unidentified Flags (I believe these are related to the show Descendants): <https://archive.ph/X1Kql>

alt sapphic flag: <https://archive.ph/e03FN>

synamorous: <https://archive.ph/FG25Q>

transpec flag: <https://archive.ph/w21VW> / <https://archive.ph/lg1JX>

The Eerian (Gender) System; Eerihotelian, Eeriforestian, Eeriwastelian, Eerioceanian, Eerimansian, Eerivoidian: <https://archive.ph/bAlzm>

dayflux flag: <https://archive.ph/GqY2b> / <https://archive.ph/gjXsd>

Envigorsexual: <https://archive.ph/SqpTe> / <https://archive.ph/GEpHf> / <https://archive.ph/6hJ6B>

Clear.Skyes Flag Thread: <https://archive.ph/asn9n>

Alt. Otherkin / Therian Flag: <https://archive.ph/EP3g7>

Unidentified / Uncoined Aspec Term (?): <https://archive.ph/kp1Ve> / <https://archive.ph/VPmwz>

Ambiamorous Flags: <https://archive.ph/eTZNp>

SAGAs of the Scythe / Saints of the Rainbow: <https://archive.ph/UCse9>

Noctilgender / Noctilian / Noctil-:  <https://archive.ph/VE7fQ>

LGB-Tridents / LGBT+ of the Cannon / LGBuTterfly Knife or The Butterfly Knife of LGBT+: <https://archive.ph/y9LSz>

coisaillean: <https://archive.ph/2XKkH>

Wandergender / Libergender / Lostesgender / satisabic / adsephyrric (unsure which name(s) were decided on, if any): <https://archive.ph/30plo>

Rivean: <https://archive.ph/Hu3X7>

Multimasculine, Multifeminine, Multineutural: <https://archive.ph/2E1gl> / <https://archive.ph/qc1Ej>

Abrosexual / Abroromantic Flag Art / Meme: <https://archive.ph/SYk5K>

Cliffgender (Scenegender): <https://archive.ph/V6j7P> / <https://archive.ph/8UZkv>

ralsei (Deltarune) with Abrosexual, Abroromantic Flag BG: <https://archive.ph/mMjxS>

Impostorgender (Name may have been a work in progress): <https://archive.ph/QAhZ0>

fairy (gender) system: <https://archive.ph/iiWqK>

altgender flag: <https://archive.ph/TpxXJ>

Arretasexual, Arretaroace, Omniaxenic Flags: <https://archive.ph/ezvfX>

synamorous: <https://archive.ph/Jp8IM>

Aivotsex page: <https://archive.ph/0prYe>

Laimosexual Page: <https://archive.ph/3MC8t>

Laidirifluid Page: <https://archive.ph/KvY7O>

Chronosasexual Page: <https://archive.ph/ibSym>

Unlabelled Links: https://archive.ph/3Yikr https://archive.ph/QO8Aj https://archive.ph/s6SVC https://archive.ph/wnlLk https://archive.ph/aBWko https://archive.ph/WRkry https://archive.ph/14Du1 https://archive.ph/tNhVL https://archive.ph/1tbmj

[thesnowfelled-a]

𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒   &  𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒   【 . . . 】      this is a call for us to talk about mains / exclusives for any of my muses.  I’m slowly working on google docs pages for each of my muses where there is a section for mains / exclusives.  Because I'm a MULTIMUSE you kind of have to tell me who you want to be mains / exclusives with.  This can be done when I come to talk to you about what you are wanting.  LIKE THIS AND I WILL COME TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS.

Get headcanons thrown at you at 3 am.  Musing posts sent to you even when we aren’t writing to keep us both interested.

My friendship as writing partners. 

My attention will be on YOUR drafts before other people when it comes to the muses that you are mains for.

AUS   &   edits.   Expect to get at least ONE of these at the very least.

For right now,  I'm not doing EXCLUSIVES for muses in the same fandom.  This means I won't do ISABELLA SWAN  (FAKEURLHERE) being Renesmee's EXCLUSIVDE mother at this time.  This might change as I get more comfortable but a post will be made if / when that happens.

I take THREE mains of a certain muse / face claim.

Willing to do EXCLUSIVE face claim choices for original characters in a storyline for a muse.

[bnha-butterfly]

So you’ve officially created your Tumblr blog. What now? In this post I’ll cover graphics and setting up your navigation! I’ll also mention what you should do before you start posting your own content or before you have content to post at the end!

Graphics!

Icons

Your icon is how most people will recognize your blog on their dashboard. An easy way to do icons is to use a manga cap or an anime screenshot! Alternatively there are people who make icons that you can find it by searching Tumblr, but please check whether or not these people require you to re-blog the icons you use or give them credit in your description! If you’re using art, make sure that the artist either gives you explicit permission to use it or has stated publicly that it’s OK to use their art. (please note that if the artist is OK with repost of their art they are generally OK with you using their art in icons but make sure you credit them!) PicCrew is also another popular source to make icons but make sure you credit the artist/link the picCrew!

Headers/banners

As far as using an artists work the same rules that apply for icons apply here! Either get the explicit permission from the artist or make sure they’re OK with their work being used for these things/being re-posted. Generally I don’t use work from the artist and I just use manga caps (which you can find just by googling or searching on Pinterest for [insert character here] manga caps)

You can search Tumblr for headers because there are people who make headers and other graphics. Just make sure you pay attention to peoples rules!

If you want to try your hand at making your own banners or headers. You can use Canva to make gifs and plain banners/headers. I personally use PicsArt to make my post banners. Mainly just because I can do it on my phone and can work on it really easily. Generally any photo editing app should work. PicsArt just has a lot of stickers and effects that can really pull together a banner.

Dividers

Once again there are people who make dividers on Tumblr! But you can also use PicsArt again to do your own personal dividers so they’re more custom to your blogs theme. Although it’s important to note that you won’t be able to do those super thin line dividers on PicsArt because there is a minimum pixel width!

(If you’re iffy on the size of things I’d actually advise you to download somebody else’s banner/divider and use that as a template for sizing!)

Setting up navigation!

Your navigation will be the place where the theme or aesthetic or color palette for your blog should really shine through!

(Edit: I forgot to mention this when I originally wrote this. But when I personally created my navigation I drafted everything in one very large Google Docs file. I recommend that you have everything with its links set up in a Google Docs file. Just because Tumblr has a habit of deleting posts and if you have it in a Google Docs file at the very least that auto saves and you have a back up.)

Your navigation should be broken into at least four parts! You’re about me, rules, master list, and tags (tags are optional technically but is a nice added touch). Remember this is not a Bible for what your navigation is supposed to look like, you can add and subtract to this general structure as you feel necessary!

About me!

Give as much information or as little information as you’re comfortable with. Generally you want to have your name or pen name, The pronouns you use and your time zone if you’re comfortable with it. Most people also have fun facts about them in there about me section. If you are a Black or Neurodiverse writer it’s good to have that also in your about me! A lot of people put their astrology stuff in there about me section, also the results of personality tests and things like that! This is also where you should put your BYF (before you follow) and DNI (Do not interact)

Rules

What do you put in your rules it’s really up to you. I’d advise you to look at a lot of other people’s rules to get a general idea of what you might wanna put in yours. The only thing you want to include in your rules is that you reserve your right to reject asks/request! Be sure to also include what characters you right for. Here are some things to consider in making your rules!

What demographics do you write for?

What demographics do you not write for?

Are you comfortable writing touchy subjects (things like eating disorders or self harm)?

Do you write NSFW content? Or do you cap it at mildly suggestive content?

How many characters will you limit per request?

Do you write Angst?

Do you write for ships or do you only write reader inserts?

Masterlist

Another portion of your navigation I would recommend you look at other peoples to get an idea for. There are tons of ways to organize a masterlist. The way you organize your master list will depend on the series you write for and the content you make. So look at the way people who run similar blogs to yours organize their masterlist.

Tags

So you do not need a tags portion for your navigation! The main reason people have a tags section in their masterlist is so people can blacklist tags related to anything they don’t want to see on the dashboard!

If you run both a NSFW and SFW blog (that you allow minors to follow you on) you need to tag your NSFW things so minors can block that tag. Your tags can be themed, but they don’t have to. The best way to create tags is to create things that you’re going to remember!

I stress that you create a writing tag that you put on every single piece you publish. You can also create character tags or series tags outside of the standard tags used in that fandom. (for example your character tags might be a nickname you have for a character instead of their actual name)

You can make tags for the asks you get sent and for your mutuals or named Anons! (if you get emoji anons it’s best to write out the name of the emoji instead of putting the actual emoji. Just so it’s easier to search because Tumblr does not recognize emoji‘s in it search!) you might also want to create a tag that you put on everything you re-blog for the people who only want to see your content, A tag you put on all your posts that aren’t writing (for example my “Morpho talks” tag), and a tag for the fics that you would recommend to your followers!

What if I don’t have any of my own content to post?

So this is a pretty easy one. Re-blog stuff, I didn’t start posting my own content until a month after I started this blog and at that point I already had a few followers. Bye setting yourself up as a fandom blog you’re letting people who are interested in that fandom know what you’re going to post. Don’t be afraid to shitpost and don’t be afraid to do things that show your personality! This is also a good way to practice getting into the habit of using your tags!

Don’t only re-blog art but also re-blog fics with comments in the tags! i’ve literally made a handful of mutuals just by re-blogging their stuff and the things they write with comments in the tags! Writers do not get a lot of comments on this platform but comments really encourage writers to keep on writing!

So this is a really long post. Please tell me if there’s anything else specifically you’d like me to talk about in this series!

[taekooktimeline]

Okay so, that's not exactly a question related to taekook, but, I was curious to know: how did both of you decided to make a timeline and to work together to do it? How did you two met? Sorry if it's too personal!

Sara: Hi ! You’re so cute. It’s not a very personal story :P Back in April I was writing under a tweet about some Taekook-related theories of mine. Kayla then popped up and we started a conversation. Here is the thread although I changed some of my opinions after further research (like the gcf topic): https://twitter.com/taeggukstime/status/1252218411771453441?s=21. It eventually led us into DM’s to discuss things further in a private setting. We talked a looot as we tried to figure out Taekook’s relationship evolution and it led us to some conclusions. Kayla then thought it was a good idea to immortalize it by creating a little Timeline so I agreed to do it because she was very sweet and articulated, a huge taekooker and I enjoyed talking with her, although I had doubts about it because I didn’t want to spend too much time on something that I thought nobody would read. I’ve always been happy being an observer that didn’t really engage with the fandom other than voting, going to concerts and such. My experience was more so between me & BTS and I felt iffy about fandom interaction because I saw all the drama and I’m not a social person (I used to have huge social anxiety and can take a month to reply to a real life friend’s text). Kayla told me she was in contact with a youtuber and would get us promo but for some reason I still didn’t think people would be interested. Anyhow, we initially made a 10 page long document on Word with no pictures that covered the entire 7 years 😂 That was the very first version of what it is today and it was simply a basic explanation of our take on their evolution with some important mentions instead of a compilation of moments. It turned out that we still had like a couple of months until Peach started making her video so we began including more “mentions” of moments that supported the theory and it basically got out of hand to the point that we were rushing to cover the maximum amount of moments before the day of promo. I was so stressed that I was basically eating once a day for a while. You know that finding a single tricky date in which something was filmed can take me 6 hours straight or a couple days? Just the date. Sometimes I have to resort to looking at their earrings as the last option because we had to know the exact order to some key events. Mind you, this was during total lockdown so I had stopped working and couldn’t leave my house even if I wanted to. Luckily we had greater success than I expected even if we aren’t huge influencers and I’m extremely happy that people take the time to read such a long document and furthermore helps them find comfort or they find it eye-opening. Thank you for your appreciation!! 💜

Kayla: hello! This isn’t personal at all! In fact, I’m touched you’d like to know more about us ☺️can you believe I’ve never met Sara in real life? We’re in different countries, an ocean away. I love our synergy so much and the power of technology amazes me. We make a great team. As Sara said, we met through Twitter. I was looking up info on various topics and she was so helpful and answered. We were talking publicly and I asked if I could DM her to discuss further. Within DMs we started organically brainstorming a timeline of TK’s relationship and then I thought we did such a good job we should immortalize it. Peachlesslyyy is an amazing TK YouTube account, who I consider a friend, and I’ve supported her account since before it really took off (and wow has her account grown! She deserves all the love and support). Before my anxiety got the best of me, I’d interact more freely in YT channels, especially in Peach’s YT account because she’s a great moderator whose followers are fantastic at brainstorming and debating respectfully. And at one point I mentioned Sara and I were drafting a timeline. People were interested in seeing it and Peach generously offered to share it on her community tab. She was planning to make a timeline video so it was perfect timing to share what we were seeing. Our little Word doc without pics suddenly evolved to host pics and links to moments, and transitioned to google docs where we could more easily edit. We quickly hurried to add as much as we could. Peach never rushed us but since people were eager we hurried to get it out, which meant the original doc didn’t cover nearly the amount it does now. As you can see in “recent additions”, so much has been added since we unlocked the doc for public viewing. And we hope to add more when we have time! We have quite a bit pending in our private brainstorm doc to review as we can. There’s definitely quite a bit to add ☺️anyway, we never expected the timeline to get the traffic it did and it just blossomed from there, with us adding more moments, updating as we can and creating a tumblr that's more user friendly, while still updating google docs (and it’s all thanks to Sara for finding tumblr and figuring out the nuances of it). Now that we don’t have time constraints, we can review moments at our own pace, around our personal lives, and we can use raw links vs analysts videos as much as possible (or raw + analyst -if we want a moment slowed down or zoomed in then an analyst channel helps greatly, even if we don’t endorse said channel being used). Nona Pocha is also another TK YouTube account who I consider a friend, and who helped promote the timeline when we got it transitioned to tumblr. She has been a great supporter who has cheered us on. I’m incredibly grateful to both for giving our timeline the promotion to grow and reach other taekookers. It helped so much. And I’m just beyond shocked and grateful for the love and support we get for this timeline. Hearing it’s logical and objective, full of love and respect to all members, and is a source of comfort / eye opening is amazing feedback that touches me. Hearing people are recommending it is heartwarming. This is our baby but it's a labor of love. It takes a lot of effort to keep it up and be as objective as possible (which requires a lot of reviewing of the footage then back checking each other). The support truly is the motivation to keep going, knowing people care to hear our thoughts. So thank you for being a supporter and reader💜

[green-blooded-computer]

A Guide to RPing on Tumblr

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately, so here’s my complete walkthrough on how to create a Tumblr RP blog. 

If you’d rather view on a Google Doc, here’s a link.

Enjoy.

Create Blog

Howdy, so the first thing you’ll have to do is click ‘register’ and make yourself a blog. You also have the choice of making a sideblog instead. I’m a person who likes to have this separated, so if you are only thinking of playing a couple characters, this might be the way to go for you. Here’s the difference between main/side blogs (taken from Tumblr’s help center):

Choose any url for now (we’ll talk about that later), and go to the next section.

Please note: When you make a new blog, it won’t show up in the search/people’s notifications for a bit of time (a day or so). Make sure you validate your email address asap. 

Get xKit

If you haven’t installed xKit, I highly suggest it. Go to their blog here, and get it for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Opera.

What is it? A little toolkit to make Tumblr easier to use.

When you install it, it’ll pop up on your top bar thing next to the lightning bolt like this:

It’s that thing with the x’s on it.

When you click the x’s this pops up:

Brill.

You can click ‘Get Extensions’ at the bottom and basically choose whatever you want, but may I recommend the following:

1) Editable Reblogs allows you to edit reblogs. Right. This is good because when you are replying to RP threads they tend to get rather long. Some advice that was given to me when I started: when you add your reply, delete everything before your partner’s last reply. So you should have your partner’s post and your post and that’s all. You just click ‘reblog’ and it pops up like normal, except now there’s this little guy:

If you click that, it will make everything in your reblog box editable.

2) One-Click Postage gives you a little box if you hover over the reblog button. It lets you reblog, queue, draft, tag, and add replies right from that page. You can even choose which blog (main/side) you want it to go to.  It looks like this:

The rest I will just say play around with! They are easy to add and take away.

Decide what kind of blog you want.

Multimuse Vs. Single muse: 

Do you want to play one character or a bunch of them? If you choose one character, your blog icon and theme will presumably feature that character or something to do with them. If you choose to focus on one, you should have info about your character available on your blog somewhere. If you choose to have more than one muse, you’ll need a list of the characters you offer and some info about them. 

When choosing a url for a multimuse, choose something that encompasses the spirit of you and your characters.

When choosing a url for a single muse, I go for quotes, nicknames, something about where they are from, what they like, their name, etc. Note: if you have dashes in your url (like mine @strings-have-been-cut) these won’t work with tags. People will have to turn them into separate words or one big word.

I do not have a multimuse, but I have seen them done all sorts of ways. Some people offer characters from all different fandoms, some are just one fandom, one genre, OCs, canons, a mixture...you can do what you like. 

If your blog is not affiliated with any sort of organized game, this is referred to as ‘independent’ often shortened to ‘idie’. 

Your blog description should mention which kind it is. For example: a sci-fi multimuse blog; a Star Trek OC blog; an indie Bill S. Preston Esq. from Bill and Ted RP blog. Details help sometimes. 

Canon Character Vs. Original Character

If you decide to make a canon character, make sure you have it clear somewhere where they are from! Canon characters can be canon divergent (your own version), they can crossover into other fandoms, they can be exactly as they are in your favourite book/show/movie/podcast...each version of a canon is unique and lovely.

If you decide to make an original character, make sure you give plenty of info about them! You want to tell people what fandom they fit into or if they are fandomless. ‘About’ pages are really important for OCs because there is no fanbase for them (yet!).

What should be in your description?

When someone clicks your blog, they will first see a dash preview sort of thing. It shows a description and a small header, along with the posts you’ve made. This description also shows up somewhere on your actual blog and on the top of the page on mobile view. It’s a great spot to give all the info about your blog real quick. I always include the following:

What is it? (Independent Data from Star Trek RP blog)

Age restrictions (21+)

Who you will RP with (mutuals only is called ‘private’ and choosing who you follow back is called ‘selective’.)

Mun’s name (played by [insert your name])

Possibly a link to your about/rules for easy access on desktop and mobile. I’ll talk about this more below. I call this ‘navigation’, but it varies. Note: if you edit your icon/dash header, any html links seem to go away. I’ve needed to go back into the theme customizer and add them back in. To add a link to your description, go into your customizer, go to the description section, and add the html as follows:

<a href=”url goes here”>link text goes here</a>

So mine is: <a href=”https://data-all-in-one.carrd.co”>Indie Data from Star Trek blog.</a>

The description for my Data blog reads: ‘Indie Data from Star Trek RP blog. Click here for navigation. 21+. Private/selective. Played by Fool.

What should be on this blog?

In my experience, you need a couple of pages on your blog to get you started:

About the character - basically a biography

Rules - so people know what you are about

About the mun - so people can know about the person they are writing with

Possibly a link to your ‘ask memes’ tag - see below.

These can be organized however you like, but people tend to look for a few specific things.

About the Character

This should read like a biography. Back in the day, we used to call them ‘character apps’ and they had all your basic info about the character. Sometimes this section contains a subsection called ‘verses’ in which the mun spells out what universes they exist in. Say I had an AU where Data owns an arcade in San Francisco in the 80’s. I’d list that as one of his ‘verses’. This is extremely important for OCs, but very helpful for canons too. 

Data has four: TNG era, TNG movie era, AU where he lives after Nemesis, AU where he’s around during Star Trek: Picard. I gave a little info about both. 

Rules

Rules are usually organized into the things people are looking for before they start playing with you. Some good info to include: 

Mun age

Your policy on adult content

How you deal with tagging triggers

Your policy on following back

Your policy on writing with mutuals vs. anyone

Do you allow personal blogs (non RP blogs) to follow you?

How fast do you reply?

How does your tagging system work?

How do you deal with shipping? 

Here is a link to my usual Rules page for reference. Remember, it’s not wrong if it’s different than mine!

Note: People will look for how old you are. Many people in the RPC are adults, and they want to write with people their own age. If your age is not posted somewhere clearly, they may not follow you back. 

About the Mun 

This is really just a little blurb about you. Some people include their age here. Some people include links to their other blogs. Some people include their Discord info, as that’s really popular right now. It’s just nice to know who you are writing with.

It’s important to note that there are different ways to present all of these blogs. Some people have them as pages on their Tumblr blog itself, some people put all of this (Bio, About, Rules, etc) in a Google Doc and link it, some people use Carrd.co - there are a ton of ways. A friend of mine did this amazing post about some options out there. I personally go for Carrd.co, seeing as I am on mobile a lot and I find it very helpful, but it’s up to you. 

Now I have a blog with all the info. How do I get started?

Well there are a few things you can do to get yourself out there.

Make yourself a promo. It’s basically an advertisement for your blog. If you aren’t good at graphics, you can head to an RP Resource blog and see if they have any you can use with their permission. You can also just post a picture with some info. For me, the info on this promo matches that of my blog description - I want people to know what I’m all about as soon as they look at it. Then you can tag for your appropriate fandom RP. Your mutuals will likely reblog to help spread the word. Yay.

Find a directory for your RPC by searching in the search. This will allow you to a) reblog your info and be listen in a place where people can find you and b) allow you to find others in your RPC in an organized way. Then you can go through, find people you think you’d like to follow, and follow them. 

Make a starter or plotter call. This is, again, just a picture or graphic and some information about it. Here is one I made for Data specifically asking for Picard threads:

I asked for a specific universe and a specific character here. I also put all relative tags in case someone is just searching Tumblr (although I think it’s more for the people who follow me). Here’s a simpler one I made for B-4 that’s a lot more open. 

They don’t have to be super fancy. 

When people see a starter call, they can like your post. This is a quick an easy way to let you know they are interested in a thread. 

4. Ask Memes. Asks are invaluable. There are whole blogs dedicated to ask memes that you can post to your blog, and these can be really easy ways for people to come up with plot ideas or just to read some of your writing. I always keep a link on my blog to everything tagged ‘ask meme’ so if people want to find a meme they have choices!

It seems like there’s a certain aesthetic on these new fangled RP blogs. Do I have to do that?

No! But you can, if you want. If you aren’t good at coding and graphics, there are a lot of RP resource sites that can help you. (Can I recommend this one?) It is nice to have things like a face claim, a nice looking promo, a cool theme, etc. but at the end of the day, we all just want to write and have fun.

Advice?

Look, I’ve only been RPing on Tumblr for a couple of months and I am by NO MEANS an expert. I have gotten all of this knowledge through the help of friends and nice strangers willing to answer questions for me. Here are a few things I have picked up:

Respect people’s rules - We are all shy and all have our own thing going on. If someone says they’re uncomfortable doing one thing, just like...don’t do it.

Talk to other people - Don’t ignore the mun! Unless they really want you to. It’s better to ask questions, compliment writing, talk about your plots and stuff...it’s so much harder than trying to figure out what the other person feels/wants.

Ask questions - I’m a 6th grade teacher, and I get a million and fuckton questions every minute usually. It’s been eye-opening, because now I’m all about asking questions about everything all the time. I think knowledge is amazing. People know all different things, and the most logical way to be a productive society is to share knowledge (that’s one of the main teachings of Surak) so ask some questions! Hell, ask me some questions! Reach out to someone who seems nice!

Okay, that’s all. Good luck!

[egdocument]

About the EvaGeeks wiki and why you shouldn't trust it, concerning mainly one user.

On the subject of EvaGeeks: Let’s talk about the manipulation of information on the wiki, and perpetuated “nastiness” on the forums that has persisted for several years now. THIS IS A MIRROR OF THIS GOOGLE DOCS FILE. (My twitter post.) You can share this post or the original document freely, use parts of it, etc. I want this document to simply serve as a warning to new Eva fans and those less familiar with EvaGeeks and their history - as well as an update for people who haven’t seen the current state of it.

NOTE: If you can’t read any of these images, these are Imgur albums containing all of the notable ones: https://imgur.com/a/z2mGvvX https://imgur.com/a/oAgufc3

The intent of this document is not to “take down” the wiki or forum, obviously. The intent is simply to inform people of the dangers of trusting this site with their Eva info. It might be the best we have but that doesn’t mean we can’t improve it. I would actually love to see a more community cultivated version of the site with less biased information, but I fear that will never happen. The anxieties of any one (or many) individual(s), which have prevented consistent change until now are well justified, and it is not within reason to blame the outsiders for never bothering to correct the myriad of issues with the wiki. Please extend kindness to other Eva fans and approach sites like EvaGeeks with the appropriate scrutiny, if you aren’t already. We’re divided enough as it is.

Before I begin, I must state: All of the information presented is publicly available, either through main pages, chat logs or history. And yes, the link to join the Discord server and verify the information given in this is publicly available too. I will not link it myself, as I want to avoid any possible harassment of the users I speak about here. Harassment is NEVER the answer in any kind of conflict. This behaviour I don’t believe can go unchecked, but that doesn’t mean the consequences of it should be any kind of conflict towards any user. I will be naming them here so you are aware, but I really do have to advise you, as a reminder, DO NOT HARASS OR ENGAGE WITH THEM. The rule of thumb is that these issues are more systematic than you might think, and blaming or taking it out on a singular person or even a whole group is never justified. Targeted harassment, even with reason, especially never helps to remedy an issue, because it forces the person to double down on their behaviour and beliefs. Causing unnecessary pain to a person is never okay, and the ‘offences’ committed here aren’t deserving of it in the first place. Please also consider the feelings of the people who use the server and EvaGeeks site; not everyone is your "enemy" or your "target" (and frankly, no-one should be) and despite the feelings echoed in this document, EG is not a monolith of a singular opinion or belief.

The purpose of this document is to inform people of the ways EvaGeeks fails objectivity and has existed to push narratives and exclude outsiders for far too long. With new people coming into the Eva fandom (and there of course being others who have been around for quite a while but just aren't aware) I feel like now is the best time I could write this.

As for what prompted this, an anonymous member of the Discord server contacted me regarding the behaviour of one particular user they were concerned about. Said user had expressed considerable bias in the past and was admitting to making large edits to pages on the wiki very recently, and the person who contacted me felt unequipped to bring the issue to light themselves.

A decent amount of this document will be dedicated to presenting said user's contributions - while I feel someone always had to address the EvaGeeks Problem at large, it doesn't help that this user has essentially incriminated himself here to expose the problem in its entirety. 

There is quite a bit of pretense I must discuss before I get into the subject of the wiki pages themselves. I suggest you read all of it; the start of the wiki section will be in heading text if you’d like to skip to it. I’m sure information on the biased editing of wiki pages is privy to anyone who has used the server or the site itself, but at the server’s current status of 60 entire members, I know not everyone has, or is aware of what the problem actually is. Please note that the person who contacted me has requested anonymity and I will be complying. I will not include screenshots of their conversation with me, and anything I quote from them will be paraphrased so nobody can go full Sherlock and analyse their typing patterns. It sounds silly and it’s probably just paranoia, but they shared my concern here. Any conflict we can prevent is for the best. EvaGeeks, of course, has a culture very much promoting the idea that it’s the “number 1 source for all things Eva”, and for English speaking fans it definitely is - you’d be surprised the amount of people who still, after all these years, think this site is consistently reputable. For the sake of context, I’m going to assume that you are not all that familiar with the site’s history or nature, so I’m going to provide a little bit of information about it for those without any first-hand experience. The forums in particular cultivate a very join-us-or-get-out type community, where those who dare to go against the grain get incentivised to leave the site; they’ll claim this isn’t the case if asked and obviously the site is NOT a hivemind but that doesn’t mean it’s not insular. I can vouch for myself and many others who refuse to go in more than a few threads for fear of discussion turning particularly nasty. Even the server member who came to me about this has stated they feel it “might not be a hivemind but it sure feels that way.” Silencing dissent, even when officially-backed, is part of their culture. You don’t have to personally harass everyone who has an opposing thought to you for it to not feel acceptable, you just need to have a history of mocking those who do. If you want some previous, notable cases of “discussion turning nasty”, here’s some off the top of my head: 1. The AWL Incident - In which ADV VA of Rei and director of EoE dub, Amanda Winn-Lee, joined the forums for discussion and was promptly harassed by a user. Most of these messages have been deleted but you can view what remains of her post history here.  2. Recently brought to my attention: upon beginning translation of the Episode 24 drafts, EG forum user LiLi was subjected to incentive to leave, mostly in the form of homophobic disgust in replies to her thread or others they were mentioned in. Any information that goes against the cultivated narrative, even when it is literally officially licensed content, is only ever considered with a degree of reluctance. The fact these drafts co-exist with other pages concerned with this episode is almost a miracle. You can find plenty of repeat instances of the above if you want to (more to do with homophobia and misogyny than outward hostility, but honestly it’s the same thing.) A look at basically any EvaGeeks thread concerning pairings or the female characters will unearth a variety of awful comments from many other users, not that that would be surprising to anyone who has spent more than two minutes in the fandom. Now, of course, that’s very relevant to the topic at hand even if it doesn’t seem to be. The EG wiki and forum have quite a bit of overlap and circular influence on each other as you’ll see later if you aren’t already aware of it. For a short summary before we jump into things and analyse our subject of the day, this essentially means that anyone with an opinion or information the majority doesn’t like will never get in a position good enough to edit the wiki and keep the edits there. This has resulted in many articles filled with conjecture and fan speculation that serve to shut down other viewpoints, whether it’s intentional or not.

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ON THE TOPIC OF THE EVAGEEKS WIKI

The issue surrounding homophobia and downplaying of references to LGB content in Eva, through proxy of fan-dictated content control and translation is not a new one by any stretch of the imagination. I'm sure you're all very well aware. It’s far from the only issue present in the fandom but it will be our subject of conversation today. Any ‘one instance’ of this persistent behaviour from Eva fans is never going to be enough to summarise how insurmountable it really is, though, so today I instead draw your attention to one user of the wiki who goes by the name of FelipeFritschF and his recent, frequent updates to pages concerning Nagisa Kaworu.

[TOPIC: FELIPEFRITSCHF]

I must reiterate here: although this document is mostly concerned with this user and will contain a number of receipts from various places, it is NOT supposed to function as a hit piece or inspire any kind of mob. Leave this guy the hell alone, just be aware that he’s the one making most of these changes and isn’t a particularly impartial party, to put things lightly.

Now, before we really get into things, it should be stated that the EvaGeeks wiki requires approval to get your edits there, as stated at the bottom of the homepage, here:

This means that anyone making consistent edits to the wiki has in fact been approved, and this isn’t the result of lack of maintenance.  

What you’ll find is that it is consistently Felipe making edits to the pages in question. Kaworu’s bio page, for example, is almost entirely edited by Felipe, which we can see from the “History” tab of the article.

This is barely half of his edits made in the last few days. Take a scroll through it yourself if you’re so inclined. This hilarious bit of waffle was added by Felipe a few days ago and since revised since by him, as shown here. 

(As an added bit of comedy, the man who decided to add in the Japanese in the first place apparently didn’t know the difference between 好意 (kindness, what Kaworu actually says) and 行為 (action). It’s been fixed since but I still think it’s quite funny.) Now, as anyone with even a rudimentary knowledge of Japanese knows, 好き is not actually a very ambiguous word at all. I think it goes without saying, though, and I’m not here to have an argument about translations with you all (for the record, Kanemitsu’s now scarily infamous translation of this scene is perfectly fine with me in a vacuum, it’s just literally everything else surrounding it that’s the problem. Also, regretfully, I will have to speak about this nonsense later when it becomes relevant.) I’m using this as an example instead, to show how utterly ridiculous this guy’s additions to these pages are. He’s not even making a point here. It keeps going past this excerpt, and I suggest you read the whole thing (Kaworu’s page is linked above.) The point of bringing this up - and when I eventually discuss the Netflix translation when it’s necessary - is not to complain about semantics, although I’d argue that’s what’s happening in these articles, honestly. It’s just helpful when proving the actual point of the editor being incredibly unreliable and biased in how he phrases and omits things.

On the page dedicated solely to Shinji and Kaworu’s relationship (which is basically identical to their section on Kaworu’s page as far as I can tell), we can see that Felipe has also edited this several times, and even credits himself with expanding the version on the Evangelion Fandom Wiki now copy and pasted back to EvaGeeks.

The kind of “discussion” (very much not discussion when added to a wiki page supposedly presented as factual information, is it, frankly?) would be fine if it was happening in the EvaGeeks forum itself (and happen does it ever, but that doesn’t change the inappropriateness of this particular behaviour.) What I find disturbing is that in the past few days, this user has gone out of his way to make some already worrying articles even worse, presumably in an attempt to silence discourse, or add more fuel to the flames, surrounding the new Netflix translation. He has a whole page on that one, too, one which is very up-to-date in some regards and not at all in others, despite only being added a few days before me compiling this information. Frankly, going through this whole page on its own is a huge waste of my time considering how BLATANT it is in its biases, but I’ll do it anyway. It IS only a Theory and Analysis page (which is essentially an EvaGeeks free-for-all), but I think it’s quite bothering that the site even allows Theory and Analysis pages that consider only one viewpoint and are written by one person. The forum, presumably, is connected to the site for a reason. 

I’m just going to link it here, for the sake of brevity. https://wiki.evageeks.org/Theory_and_Analysis:Kaworu%27s_lines_in_Episode_24 I suggest you read this before continuing. For a slight departure, the original theatrical Funimation dub of 3.0 is partially available for viewing online, although the audio is in cam quality so you may want headphones if you have plans to watch what’s there. The home media dub’s major changes are to issues with lore and localisation of jargon. While not directly mentioned in this article, it is implied from the subject that this is what it’s about; it’s been speculated that the very literal translation of Episode 24 in particular has come about due to Khara’s embarrassment with how Funimation’s theatrical dub of 3.0 handled Kaworu and Shinji’s relationship rather loosely. Despite these claims, every instance of the two sharing (honestly pretty awkward and unnecessary) flirtatious back-and-forths are still present in the home media version, barring an instance in the stargazing scene where Kaworu’s dialogue was translated even worse than it is in the final dub. If you don’t believe me, do the comparisons yourself. It may not be conclusive, but I think it puts mostly to death the rumour that “a Khara employee was there and saw how people laughed at the Kaworu and Shinji scenes and demanded it needed to be changed for the final release and now that’s being reflected on the new translation”, which is what it tends to boil down to. 

It also goes without saying that NO ONE PERSON is “the most qualified” (holy shit, is this entry not even bothering to hide how biased it is) to translate an entire TV show, let alone something like Evangelion. Let us not forget that Kanemitsu’s claims that he respects “ambiguity” are not even true to begin with. EvaGeeks itself is a shining example of Eva fans, of which Kanemitsu is one and this is even discussed in the article, not being impartial enough to be tasked with discussing Evangelion! (There is obviously issue with citing the ADV translation as a source of all truth; if you read further into the thread on my tweet [the kitchen scene in EoE], I provide extra context for those interested, which I am aware has been spread around Discord and other places without that context included. Of course, I’m not an unbiased source either as you can probably tell from my tweets nor am I claiming to be, so please feel free to discuss these things in other places if you want. I’ve just got the tweets I have on hand here. Sorry about that.) Next, the repeat claim that this is “Khara’s licensed translation and thus the most accurate version” is pretty obviously nonsense; I’m sure I don’t need to point out to the audience that Japanese companies meddling in localisation has ended poorly in the past, or that Khara uses questionable translations from the dubs of the Rebuild films on licensed merch from time-to-time, or that the translation was fairly obviously not overseen or even QA’d by anyone following Kanemitsu’s translation work judging from the myriad of grammatical errors, missing subtitles and overly literal, poor sounding phrasing present in the final work. (Do I need to source this? Just watch the damn thing.) It’s not even like the ways it was translated have been consistent through different versions on Netflix; some were translated from Kanemitsu’s English to other languages judging from the obvious mistakes being present in multiple tracks, and some were barely even translated at all - the Italian version, the dub of which is mysteriously now missing, was so bad people were commenting that it sounded like Shakespeare or that it was translated word for word from Japanese. I dunno about you, the reader, but something about “Khara only bothered to check very rigorously the English version for their specific requests with the translation” doesn’t sound like what really happened to me. It’s more like they’ve just sent a translator they have worked with before to work on a project of theirs. Apologies for engaging in speculation, but that’s all this whole article is anyway. It’s just something I noticed from skimming through the page, but I find it quite interesting that Felipe makes a blanket statement about the excerpts from Schizo and Prano “being wrongly attributed to Anno” and then the source he provides for that is just someone on the EvaGeeks forums saying the same thing with little proper sourcing, when that was never really the intent of their post anyway. An interview summary exists where Anno has stated he wrote both books himself, and if you haven’t seen it, here it is. It’s obviously flimsy at best, but Tokyo Otaku Mode is an officially licensed Evangelion distributor. If Felipe is going to parade around his love for the Very Official Khara Subtitles Of NGE he can at least extend the same gratitude to other forms of official information; I mean, frankly, this article is about as reputable as anything in the Netflix subtitles are.  Lastly, another thing I found quite interesting is his strange love for the ADV VHS subtitles. I really, really think this is obvious, but subtitles changed in later versions of the ADV release were changed because they were deemed incorrect. I don’t have sources for this so take it with an absolute grain of salt but I believe there’s even a commentary track on the Platinum release where the translator talks in depth about why she translated episode 24 as she did. It’s not exactly a better word than Kanemitsu’s, but if we’re considering translator’s word as law for whatever reason like Felipe is here, we might as well consider hers, too, right? Oh, and actually, have a look at the sources used on that article. Most of the sweeping statements he makes have absolutely no backing beyond what he’s piecing together from old and irrelevant interviews (when discussing the Netflix translation) as well as...linking Kanemitsu’s job history...I mean, sure, the guy is qualified, but do I really need to go over this again?

INTERMISSION: Speaking of sources, you might have noticed from perusing these articles yourself that EvaGeeks has a very low standard for sourcing to begin with, which is likely partially to blame for how things like these articles can even exist in their current forms in the first place. A site that doesn’t have such a lenient policy on sourcing, though, is Wikipedia. Felipe, of course, cannot stay within the confines of the fandom and has decided to have a go at providing some information to Kaworu’s actual Wikipedia page as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kaworu_Nagisa&action=history Felipe is far less to blame for the state of Kaworu’s Wikipedia article, which is honestly pretty bad to begin with. There have been plenty of other people editing this one and the rather homophobic “Relationship with Shinji” part of the article has been present for a while before he started editing it. (The fact this article literally uses someone being explicitly homophobic as a source is not surprising for Eva fandom, but holy shit, am I disgusted every time I reopen this page. I'm not even going to bother figuring out who added that one.) I do wonder if his reasons for not desecrating this page the same way he has on EvaGeeks is because he knows it wouldn’t stay up for particularly long. Reminder that he is also the main editor of the same pages on the Evangelion Fandom Wiki, which is essentially a copy and paste of EvaGeeks. Of note is this little tidbit I found:

This is what Felipe then deleted, as this is apparently not relevant, despite literally being about Kaworu’s relationship with Shinji. I mean, I’m sure this could have been put in somewhere else and perhaps phrased a bit better, but why the hell would you outright delete that kind of information? It’s supposed to be a wiki, not your own personal opinion chamber. BTW, this is the thread post he links as a rebuttal to that person adding it, and it’s probably for the best it’s presented here with context: https://forum.evageeks.org/post/886380/NGE-Ep24-Script-First-and-Second-Drafts/#886380

He clearly thinks he has a point here, but I’m not sure what exactly he’s going for. Basically everything he’s saying is conjecture, and while I can kinda see where he’s coming from it sure does completely fail to address the intent as explained in this interview. “Read the whole interview” is very dismissive, especially when the interview in full doesn’t exactly contradict the initial point. It does say quite a bit, how he will disregard official information when his wiki articles themselves are full of nothing but rambling.

Here’s another relevant and quite funny Discord screenshot:

Felipe is making a pretty hypocritical statement here. I’m sure he does have a point - there’s probably been quite a bit of vandalism happening to these pages which isn’t exactly surprising (again, Eva fans are not often rational people, please be honest with ourselves). That being said, I think there’s a particular irony to the man who has written many very, very long paragraphs on the wiki pages he has control over trying to stop people from thinking there might be anything but “ambiguity” between a pair he doesn’t like.

In the case anyone reading has forgotten: the purpose of a wiki should be to provide unbiased information on the material it discusses. Obviously the repeating of “innocuous” statements about how “ambiguous” it all is, in the vain of EG’s now made fun of ‘we don’t know what he really meant by that’ and ‘why Kaworu is so intent for Shinji alone to have happiness remains a mystery’  are pretty obviously intended to downplay the very, very obvious “subtext” and leagues of official information provided.

It kinda goes without saying that WE CAN INFER THESE THINGS FROM THE ACTUAL INFORMATION ON THE WIKI, you don’t need to add a disclaimer to everything going “well we just don’t know what it means!” (even in instances when we do know what it means, but that’s almost besides the point). You don’t need to add in these statements, unless you’re trying to sway people into ignoring what's presented by the show. If you want people to draw their own conclusions, you are in fact capable of presenting information without commentary - in fact, that's kind of the whole point of a wiki. Yes, Eva is ambiguous at times, but talking down to people like they need this reminded to them constantly is an absolute waste of time and energy. It’s almost as if the editor has been trying to cultivate a narrative and has been getting away with it because you can’t really prove these statements are biased unless you do the research. (I mean, you can from context, but it certainly hasn’t done much to get them removed, has it?)

You can view the editing history of any given EvaGeeks article on their own pages if you want to see just how many times these things have been added in by Felipe. And obviously, no, it isn’t just his fault - there are other users, several, in fact, credited with the editing of these pages, many of the edits serving the same point as Felipe’s paragraphs on “ambiguity”. He’s just the most concrete example of a biased editor. Also, yes, I do recognise this has all happened within the few days post the release of Eva on Netflix and that it was likely prompted by that. But we know at least one of the mods is aware of it given how Felipe talks about it in the EvaGeeks Discord server. It’s also quite funny I’ve seen people linking these pages like they're some kind of "gotcha" in response to tweets discussing the new translation, as if they haven’t been invented out of thin air in the past few days.

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Now, frankly I’m sick of staring at EvaGeeks, and if you want any more information on these articles and others with instances of the same thing happening, you can have a look at it yourself.

Originally, this document contained far more screenshots from Felipe. My desire for this to not turn into a hit piece has lead me to remove a great deal of these messages. I do suggest, if you want to, you join the server and make your own conclusions. Even beyond what the member told me about I found myself agreeing with him fairly frequently when he was being reasonable - this doesn't change my concerns regarding the presentation of information on the wiki, though. The anonymous member was mostly concerned about this user having basically all the control over Kaworu's wiki articles, seeing as he has far too high of a stake in everything. Not all of these messages are inflammatory or even necessarily bad or wrong, but I find that to anyone privy to the “revelations” about the EvaGeeks Wiki here, they paint an interesting story, to say the least.

It’s starting to sound like he perhaps has just had some bad experiences. The following few messages are part of the same conversation.

I find it interesting how he flipflops from not understanding anything about the whole Eva Parallelism Theory Thing to suddenly being all for it when it concerns things not about the gay stuff.

Comments on how ‘manipulative’ Kaworu is

Because Kaworu is very pro instrumentality, and this definitely isn’t just a theory, I mean, it’s even talked about on the wiki, guys! (And I’m not even touching on the yes-men in this server.) Oh.

Oh no.

For the record, this page is clearly still under construction, and to point out any one thing about how bad it is would be essentially just poking a stick at a beehive. At least this one is so absolutely poorly phrased it’s doubtful anyone could mistake it for any kind of proper information. I also find it incredibly funny whenever pages on the wiki use the forum as a source. Relevant: Qmisato’s post on his defending of Shinji sexually assaulting Asuka: https://qmisato.tumblr.com/post/183082754484/yesterday-i-was-invited-to-evageeks-official

In response much later. I really can’t see it as being framed as “fun teenage romance”, also why is the word romance suddenly being used to talk about Asuka and Shinji after the whole debacle with Kaworu? He’s said before he doesn’t see Asuka and Shinji’s relationship as romantic, either (and GOOD! It’s not!)

(Also - it’s not sexual assault when Shinji tries to kiss Asuka in her sleep, but it IS when Kaworu does the exact same thing to Shinji? Make up your mind, dude.) Turning this sort of thing into Shipping Discourse is frankly not the right way to go about it, but it is perhaps notable that despite what Felipe says, he is in fact an Asushin shipper. (I don’t feel the need to post all these images in the document as its cluttered enough as it is.) At this point it’s rather adhom and I feel irrelevant but I do think it’s relevant that through all of Eva fandom, those who have the most issue “understanding” (more like accepting, I suppose) LGB subtext, are those who also are really attached to a fairly morally grey het pairing themselves. Again, seriously, there’s nothing inherently wrong with any of this and assuming the worst of someone because of the pairings they like isn’t my intent here, it’s more that I find this pattern has always been prevalent and it’s bothering me I’m seeing it STILL in 2019. ESPECIALLY from a wiki editor who inserts so much of that into his work on the site. 

  You’re probably sick of reading all of this (and I’m getting sick of writing it), so I’ll wrap up the part on Felipe quickly: Yes, I just dedicated several pages to screenshots of mostly innocuous (when considered out of context) stuff one guy had to say. I feel more obsessive than I’d like to admit, and frankly I have no business with this person. We’ve spoken twice on EvaGeeks threads if you can even call it speaking. This task was given to me by a member of the community who was concerned about his behaviour but didn’t want to publicise it themself and I feel a little out of my depth here. I at least hope we can come to the conclusion I wanted to here, that I fear may have been lost in this whole great mess of language - no one person should have THIS much sway over the state of a wiki that’s supposed to be impartial, especially when they have not been quiet with their biases in the first place, and it is the failure of everyone involved in the maintaining of the wiki itself that this sort of behaviour has been allowed in the first place. 

The guy can have whatever opinions and theories he wants, obviously. I don't give a shit; he's not even that bad compared to the grand majority of Eva fans to begin with. Don't think this document exists to "cancel" him or thoughtpolice, I truly, genuinely, do not care what is said inside this server anymore. It doesn't concern me. I mean, it's a fucking cartoon, for god's sake. This only becomes an issue when opinions are expressed on a wiki, for reasons I have reiterated many times now. EvaGeeks lacks the objectivity required to function as a wiki and I'm trying to make that clear. 

[ON THE TOPIC OF THE EVAGEEKS WIKI AND COMMUNITY IN GENERAL] As for who can edit the wiki and what they’re allowed to say: As you can see from the nature of people’s posts in this thread, you’re given access to do very specific things, and although I haven’t bothered going through the process myself (as I find it would be quite redundant, trying to fix such an inherently broken system), I’m guessing it’s very easy to get your edits reversed if you post anything they don’t like. Take that as conjecture of my own.

I have it in decent faith that the approval process involves whoever of the mod team is there at the time coming to an agreement based on people’s applications. Obviously this is a decent idea for a system, and I’m sure there are legitimate reasons as to why EG has to be locked down as much as it is; judging from the state of other fanon wikis I’ve seen there’s likely to be a decent amount of vandalism, especially in a fandom as passionate as Eva’s is. However, I think it’s fair to say that the complete restriction of updating these pages to those approved by a mod team who, while I’m sure are very reasonable people overall, certain individuals of which have displayed concerning behaviour and biases of their own in the server during my brief look around. I won’t be naming anyone in particular from the mod team as I don’t feel like I need to add any more targets of shame to this already horrifically negative document, but I have gotten the general impression (in case it needed confirmation, following the remaining of these specific changes on the wiki) that some mods, not all, aren’t the most nonpartisan individuals themselves. I do happen to be decent acquaintances with at least one of them so, again, please don’t consider this a personal attack.

My concern here plainly is that I don’t think a group of mods who have routinely failed to prevent events like the ones mentioned earlier, nor seem to have much of an issue with the myriad of examples of people being openly homophobic and misogynistic on their own forum are really in the position to be choosing who of the Privelleged Few get to control the Eva meta-narrative here. As I was writing this, I was alerted to the state of the primary Japanese Evangelion wiki as a source of cross referencing for what these things can look like if done right. If you take a moment to browse it, even if you don’t speak any Japanese and have to use an automatic translator it should be very obvious how something like this differs greatly from EvaGeeks. Kaworu’s page, for a relevant example, doesn’t have present any of the nonsense statements about ambiguity or overwritten descriptions of everything. The wiki respects the reader’s intelligence enough to know that it is, in fact, a wiki, and thus tries its best to be factual. His page is fairly decent in size and states things we know are fact rather than theory. There’s no attempt made to influence or confuse.

Oh, and just in case you think the mods aren’t actually active or present enough to know what Felipe is doing, his particularly awful page on Kaworu in episode 24 got a shoutout from the official Twitter account two days ago.  

If you are going to join the Discord server to verify things yourself* or do further digging, again, please be cautious of other users inside and do your best not to start anything. I am an occasional contributor to the forums and I’d prefer not to get my account flagged or to experience harassment myself, if any EvaGeeks members are still reading this document and disagree with my conclusions. I may not have posted much since I joined earlier this year, but despite everything I find the forums to be valuable for connecting with other fans and have enjoyed the positive feedback to my SIRP translation! Those who have spoken to me there have been very kind (including Felipe himself), and I must reiterate that this is not targeted at the whole site, or even at just Felipe. I simply believe there is more than enough evidence to suggest there have been consistent, systematic failures to recognise and correct the utter lack of objectivity present. I seriously don’t have any personal issues or beef with this guy, either. I wouldn’t have done this if it wasn’t someone else who came to me about it.

*It should be noted that the person who spoke to me has pointed out certain members have been concerned about outsiders joining and screenshotting the chat. They may remove the public link to join if this document were to cause a huge issue. I will leave the server following the publication of this document and I have no plans to join again. I can’t speak for those who may join of their own accord but I do hope people have heeded the disclaimer I made initially.

Thankyou to all the people who have extended their own kindness and support during the creation of this document, to the anonymous person who tipped me off and the lovely Eva analysts I know for offering their own experiences with EvaGeeks and further supplementary information. If this whole document reads like the product of a bad mental health day, I guess it is. Also yes I know how hilarious it is that I’ve spent all this time creating what essentially amounts to an EVAGEEKS CALLOUT POST but I mean. Someone had to say it. Why not make an utter buffoon of myself in the process?

[apocalyvse]

11/11/11

I was tagged by @water-writings <3

1. Do you write fanfictions or original stories and did you ever write fanfiction?

I write (and always have written) both; I actually started writing fanfiction when I was like 10 years old, before I even knew what fanfiction was, and then later discovered that it was a whole thing. For quite a few years now fanfic has been my main thing, but I’ve got a few original things that I’m knuckling down on this year and really enjoying, so we’ll see.

2. Did you ever write your stories in the middle of class instead of paying attention?

Not in the middle of class really, but I did write like half a harry potter au fic sort of thing based off of some rp characters at the end of my year 11/12 exams. The exams were like 3 hours long each, and like, I’m not smart but I am pretty quick at theory stuff so I’d have 1.5-2 hours per exam to fill, and I would never use the note paper for notes. So I’d fold my note paper into 8ths and write reeeeeally really small and fill it all up during my extra exam time. (I still have the sheets of paper if anyone wants to see xD)

3. How many notebooks do you have filled with your writing?

Since somewhere in 2015, I have filled 25 notebooks; not including anything I wrote straight out on a computer, on my phone, on random pieces of paper, or in other notebooks that aren’t included in my numbering system, which I have lmao.

4. What’s your favorite way to write? Notebook, Word Doc, Google Docs?

By hand in notebooks. I used to write in a word doc, and I still use word to type up into and edit it, but I find writing by hand really pushes my word counts up, and forces me to do an initial edit when I type it up, especially with fanfic because I don’t draft fanfic.

5. Do you write by yourself or do you need people writing with you?

I’ve always written alone - most of my friends don’t even know that I write, or don’t write anymore themselves, so it’s just me and myself over here. I was in a writing club at school for a while, and we tried to do a couple projects together, but the group got off course way too easily and nothing really got done, so I prefer to be alone with something I’m really passionate about finishing.

6. Have you ever cowritten with someone?

When I was liiiiiike 12, my friend and I co-wrote a lot of Avatar: The Last Airbender fanfic lmao, which to this day is one of my favourite writing memories. And I co-wrote an entire 50k ‘novel’ with my friend during middle school, which was actually pretty good fun - we traded off chapters and worked together on plot and worldbuilding and actually finished the whole thing. It was horrible (I can’t look at it anymore it’s so cringey), but a good experience to have. I’ve co-written with a few friends online too, with mixed results - nothing that’s ever really gone anywhere though.

7. Who do you bounce ideas off of?

No one lmao. I just throw them into the story and see if they work.

8. Have you ever taken an experience from your life and written it into a story?

Definitely! The most obvious example would probably be the series of short stories I’ve written and posted on this horse racing game I play, Flying For Home, which are sometimes drawn directly from stuff that happens around my workplace in real life, seeing as I work with racehorses in a big stable (the premise of the short stories lmao). 

Another example I can think of is, funnily enough, my other horse-related project; a novel called Vertigo, for which I have drawn on a lot of my own personal history and people that I’ve met in my life and thrown it into the mixing pot. It’s a bit of a personal daydream tbh xD Other than those, there’s a little bit of myself in everything I write, I think, though it’s hard to pick out sometimes.

9. Favorite type of music to listen to while you write.

I usually don’t let myself listen to music when I write, but if I do, it’ll be the playlist I inevitably have for the story, turned down very quiet so that it fades into the background - usually just pop and alternative/indie sort of stuff.

10. Have you ever had anyone give you “advice” that hurt you and prevented you from writing for a while?

I don’t think I’ve ever had anything that stopped me from writing, and I’ve certainly never had criticism from outsiders/strangers or whatever (generally people just ignore me). But I do keep my mum at a distance from my writing, as she tends to just push and push me to ‘publish something already’ and gives off the mentality of ‘it’s not worth wasting your time on if it won’t make you money’. She uh...doesn’t know that I have published over 100k of fanfic this year. Lol. She’s only trying to be supportive, in her own way, and I appreciate it, but I just don’t mention it to her very often, because she’s never really ready to listen to my point of view on it.

11. Have you ever had fans of your writing pester to write a certain way?

I don’t have fans xD

And from @starsandstormyseas because you asked good questions and I Want To...

1. Have you ever had an idea that sounded really great in your head, but when you started writing it, came out terrible for whatever reason?

Yesssss, Flicker has gone through 9 versions in 2 years because every time I start it, it just goes very quickly in directions that I don’t want it to and it never feels right. This version I’m working on now is the first time I’ve really liked all the ways I could go with it so hopefully we’re past book 2 blues and back on track.

2. What’s your favorite part in writing a story? The relationships (or shipping), the plot, the worldbuilding, something else?

The like, ‘main’ scenes, the big hitters. The culmination of all the middle bits into that one main plot point. And relationships too, though not romantic persay - I just really enjoy the scenes where two characters will bounce off of each other for like 7 pages of dialogue, whether its enemies, or friends, or romantic.

3. And weird habits you do when writing, or to keep yourself writing?

I write by hand mostly, and I have my own system to mark as I’m going sentences I don’t like, or words that don’t really fit but I couldn’t think of the right one, or facts I’ve made up on the fly that need to be googled. If I just mark down stuff that I want to change later as I go, I find that I set myself free in a way, and I can just move on without getting stuck on a google spiral (also I don’t forget to fix my plot holes later).

4. Do you keep the internet on or off when you write?

On, though it’s very distracting when I’m trying to write straight on my laptop lmao

5. What books, authors, fics, or any media, have heavily influenced your writing style?

I spent a lot of my childhood reading Enid Blyton and authors like her; older books, mostly my mum’s books from when she was a child, and things from my hometown’s very, very outdated library. So they had a huge impact on the way I learnt to write (they also had an impact on the way I talk too, but that’s another story). More recently, the whole tone and way that fanfic in general is written has really influenced me, and I’d like to think I’ve adopted it and made it my own in a good way.

6. What time is the best time to write? Day, night? Morning, evening?

Evening/night; some days, I cannot focus until like 8pm when I go to bed. And then I lose sleep because I’m writing but y’know. For editing/typing up, that’s a late afternoon kind of job.

7. Is there anyone IRL that you let read your work? 

I have a group of friends that I’ve known for 8 years now that are allowed to read my work. We used to rp together and all used to write and so we all know how bad we were back in the day xD. One girl from that group has been my friend since kindergarten, so she has always had me shoving handfuls of words in her face. There’s been a few other friends that have read some of my stuff, but not all of it, and the older I get, the less I share.

8. How do you handle negative or unhelpful reviews or critique? Does it impact the way you write?

I’ve never had any negative response, so I don’t know. The silence when you’re 4 chapters deep and no one has reviewed is deafening though.

9. Do you respond to every comment/reply you get? If not, which ones get your attention and why?

I only respond to the long/sincere ones, because I feel like they deserve some encouragement in return for taking the time to really let me know what they thought.

10. Ever gotten weird, unsolicited messages asking to join an RP group or some such because this person apparently read your writing (but probably didn’t)?

Hah. Once or twice.

11. What is your favorite platform to post your writing, talk about writing, or anything like that? 

My favourite place to post and to read by far is AO3 - but I find the best platform to get feedback on is FF.net. My favourite place to talk about writing is over here on tumblr.

MY QUESTIONS

How do you get yourself to focus on writing?

What’s your favourite thing you’ve ever written?

Tell me about your current WIP.

Do you write for yourself or for an audience?

Do you share your writing with anyone you know in real life?

What’s the nicest comment/review you’ve ever gotten?

What platform do you prefer to post your work on?

Do you plot or pants?

What have you learnt while writing your stories?

Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?

Can you give a spoiler for your WIP?

Tagging (from writer peeps) @converginglives, @pen-in-hand (if you want another one I think mel got you xD), @aethryos, @paper-shield-and-wooden-sword, @siriusguided, @insertpenname-here, @indecentpause, @writing-at-dusk @sillyliterature @anoddconstellationofthoughts @writingtomorrow

[themagiciansreccenter]

Author Spotlight: @ceeainthereforthat​

Every week we interview a writer from The Magicians fandom. If you would like to be interviewed or you want to nominate a writer, get in touch via our ask box.

First things first, tell us a little about yourself.

THE DREADED QUESTION! I'm a novelist, in my public persona, and so I literally write all day long.

How long have you been writing for?

For years, but it was off and on until 2014, when I suddenly just started writing all the time. I started with fanfiction, I wrote original stuff, and I've recently come back to fanfic after being on hiatus for a couple years.

What inspired you to start writing for The Magicians?

I got into the fandom late--my first live episode was 4.11--and I never saw a season finale that so desperately needed to be erased by as much transformative fiction as possible. I was so upset. I went into reading fanfiction to help me move away from the heartbreak of 4.13.

And fic is infectious. Once I started reading stories, I started getting an idea for one. And one day I just dashed off a really short scene of queliot thirst, thinking, I'll just get this out of my system. But it didn't work that way, and now I have a universe alteration timeline 41 story set in an alternate first year at Brakebills that's pushing 70k and it's not done yet.

Who is/are your favourite character(s) to write? What it is about them that makes them your favourite?

I am really torn. Do I love writing Quentin, who resonates so deeply with the part of me that doesn't realize that getting out of bed every day is an act of bravery? I love writing Quentin, because I feel like his headspace is so familiar--but since I'm in control of writing it, I can write these moments where Quentin comes up against his monsters and persistent feelings of self-doubt and show how he resists them by having faith in the people around him.

...Or do I love writing Eliot, who resonates so deeply with the part of me who went through growing up with people who were hostile to who you were, who you loved, how you were different, and how he walked away from all that bullshit and never looked back, and made himself what he wanted to be? I want to clutch Eliot to my chest because he seems like the typical queen bee meanie at first, and he's good at saying, "I don't care" while at the same time doing things that show that no, he cares a hell of a lot, but he's not going to get hurt again if he can help it--but since I'm in control of writing it, I can write these moments where Eliot walks up to what he fears most, and instead of slaying the monster, he embraces vulnerability and the risk of hurt in hope of something incredible.

WHICH DO I PICK? HELP

Do you have a preference for a particular season/point in time to write about?

So far I have been writing about the very beginning. First year. Season One. Where it all started, but different. Writing for The Magicians is a surprise for me because I'm usually writing Alternate Universe RomCom fics, but all my ideas are much more closely related to the Magicians TV universe than I usually ever write.

Are you working on anything right now? Care to give us an idea about it?

Oh boy. Two things! The first one is Enfleurage, the story that was supposed to just be a little flash/slice of (horny!) life between Quentin and Eliot,  but wound up exploding into this plotty epic fantasy. I didn't know what it was going to be when I started it, and so it starts out feeling like a flirty romance fic, and then I found the plot and went, "oh well, I guess I'm writing a longfic."

The other is a series of incredibly porny short stories. The series is called Hedonism for Beginners, and like Enfleurage, it was just supposed to be this simple one-shot. And then I wrote a sequel. And now i have a short list of stories that happen next in the series. I started working on a new story really recently, and ... it seems to want to have a plot. But I think it can progress gradually with each story I write.

How long is your “to do list”?

That's it. I don't have any more ideas for Magicians fic. *knocks on wood*

What is your favourite fic that you’ve written for The Magicians? Why?

Enfleurage and Hedonism for Beginners are the only fics I've written for the Magicians. I think I'm always going to be fond of Enfleurage, because it came in a time in my life where I needed to prove to myself that I know how to write a story, and I can trust my characters and my own sense of story to tell something that will keep people entertained.

Many writers have a fic that they are passionate about that doesn’t get the reception from the fandom that they hoped for. Do you have a fic you would like more people to read and appreciate?

There aren't as many hits on Hedonism for Beginners when you compare it to the audience for Enfleurage. I know that's partially because I locked the series away so it can only be seen by logged in members of the archive, and that a lot of people who enjoy the fic on Ao3 don't actually have accounts there. I think it might also have a narrower audience because the sex is explicit and the story really revolves around writing the smuttiest smut I can manage, ha! and so that probably limits the audience too.

What is your writing process like? Do you have any traditions or superstitions that you like to stick to when you’re writing?

My writing process is all over the place, and it depends on what i'm doing. Usually I outline but for the Magicians fics I've worked on so far, I've been working without much of an outline at all, just seeing where the characters and my understanding of stories takes me.

For tools I use a combination of scrivener and google docs. I'm really nuts about scrivener and I have an elaborate project setup complete with color coding and other bells and whistles. I write the first draft of a scene in Scrivener, and then I copy/paste it to google docs for alpha/beta reader feedback and do editing on it there.

I also track wordcount - I don't try to make a wordcount goal every day; I'm just tracking the work I actually did that day so when I feel like I've been wasting time doing nothing I have proof that's not true.

Do you write while the seasons are airing or do you prefer to wait for hiatus? How does the ongoing development of the canon influence and inspire your writing process?

I didn't start writing these stories until hiatus (and i don't know if I'm going to keep watching for season 5, I'm still really angry) but I think If I was still in progress on a long fic and the season started again, that's cool, but I'm writing for what inspired me at the moment of that first spark of an idea. Maybe something in the new season will be pertinent and maybe it won't. I guess I'll know when I get there.

What has been the most challenging fic for you to write?

The stories in Hedonism for Beginners are the more challenging stories to write. I don't precisely shy away from writing sex scenes, but I did kind of gloss over them a little, and I really felt like I wasn't bringing everything to the page that I could. I'm talking about the more frank descriptions of the action going beyond metaphor and feeling cues into exactly what they did with the envelope (and getting more adventurous with the kind of sex i'm portraying,) but I'm also talking about getting more intimate with the person whose point of view we're experiencing while reading--trying to get into the skin and mind and heart of the character, so we can see how that sex scene changes things for them.

It's been beneficial already. I can see that they've improved me as a writer in general--that working on writing better sex made me use skills that apply to everything I write.

Are there any themes or tropes that you like particularly like to explore in your writing?

I think I'm not good at seeing the recurring themes and tropes in the things I write. But I haven't ever written a story where nobody in the story falls in love. There's always a romance in everything that I write, even if it's not the main point of the story.

Are there any writers that inspire your work? Fanfiction or otherwise?

I think I gain inspriation from everything I read lately. Fiction, fanfiction, essays, non-fiction--it all helps to fill the well and inspire me.

What are you currently reading? Fanfiction or otherwise?

I'm not reading much fiction right now - I'm currently reading a book about city planning and how states try to make living spaces according to the ways in which they have attempted to make their citizens legible, through census data and other records, and how it doesn't always work. After that I'm going to read a book authored by a member of the Black Panthers during the Black Power movement (it's for a book I'm writing)

I'm having decision paralysis on my next novel to read. I'm really behind on novels, it's really quite sad.

What is the most valuable piece of writing advice you’ve ever been given?

Don't hoard your best ideas. Use them right away, and clear up your brainspace to make room for another mind-blowing awesome idea. Another one will come - and the more you use your best ideas, the more excellent ideas you will get.

Are there any words or phrases you worry about over using in your work?

I'm overly fond of the word fingertips. I don't know why.

What was the first fanfic that you wrote? Do you still have access to it?

um. I think it was for the vampire lestat? and I don't have access to it any more.

Rapidfire Round!

Self-edit or Beta?

Both. Betas are really, really important.

Comments or Kudos/Reblogs or Likes?

I love getting comments on Ao3, and I love getting reblogs with tag comments on tumblr. Likes/Kudos are nice.

Smut, Fluff or Angst?

Can't we just have it all?

Quick & Dirty or Slow Burn?

Both. Yes, both. both is good.

Favourite Season?

Season Three

Favourite Episode?

the same as everyone. 3.05!

Favourite Book?

Haven’t read them.

Three favourite words?

petrichor, somnolent, euphoria

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[gay-jesus-probably]

You have a lot of fans wondering what happened to you in fan fiction. Like me. My gay Jesus, where has our savior gone?

...bro....

Okay first things first: that is probably the nicest thing anyones ever said to me???? holy shit anon i love you.

Secondly... yeah theres not really an excuse here, i just... havent been feeling it. 

Not helped by the fact that I got a new laptop back in the spring, and while I transfered all my files over no problem, I was pirating microsoft word on my old computer, and my usual source of pirated materials (read: dad) gave me a file for it that my computer immediately read as a nasty virus and now refuses to ever interact with again, so. while i have everything, and can look at it whenever I want, i can’t interact with my files in any way shape or form. like, no edits, no additions, i can’t even fucking copy+paste. So I’m using google docs now, except with literally all of my WIPs, the outlining and new chapter files were not complete. So if I want to do any work on them, then it’ll have to be split between beginning on a Word doc, and then picking up on google docs partway through, which seems real fuckin inconvenient so it hasn’t happened yet.

My options are to either cough up and buy the microsoft package, which i dont have the money for, or to find a better pirate source, which is also not an option bcause dad is a giant drama queen and he flips shit and has a guilt trip meltdown if he thinks hes not being appreciated, so me informing him his pirated word didnt work several months after he gave it to me? will not go over well, so there is not a chance in hell i’m doing that. The only solution is to go on my old laptop where i CAN alter the files, and copy-paste them all into google docs, but like... hooooly shit. we’re talking a lot of content here. my outlines tend to get... lengthy, because they’re mostly me rambling to myself. and there’s a lot of WIP projects i’ve got. basically i COULD handle it, but i’m too lazy to actually do so lmao, especially since the whole process would take twice as long cause my old laptop has some case damage around the hinge, which is also by the power button, and means that if the screen moves at all there is a 75% chance it will turn off the laptop. and that gets real old real fast.

All that clusterfuck aside, if we’re talking specific projects, then the rough summary is under the readmore:

Displacement and Division: Haven’t been feeling it. Don’t think I’ve written any new content since I last updated, which was... aaa while ago. I promise, no matter how long it takes, I AM coming back to this one. It’s too far to walk now. It just... may take awhile. Doesn’t help that the outlines and a fair chunk of the next chapter for both fics are locked up in Word. Don’t obsessively check for updates, but hang in there. I’m coming back.

Hooked Into A Machine and Nobody’d Even Notice At All: Both were initially created due to the Great Gods of Hyperfixation causing me to lock into Be More Chill when i discovered it, quickly burn through the entire fandom, and start frantically producing my own content out of sheer frustration. When the hyperfixation wore off... i was able to enjoy non-BMC content again, and wandered off. Whenever I wander back in, updates will occur. ...Don’t hold your breath on these.

Ghost in the Machine: Mix of the two problems, as it was written in the middle of a hardcore Tron hyperfixation, and when I came down, I wandered away. Chapter 3 is about halfway done, only problem is that’s... all locked in Word. Yeah. There’ll probably be more whenever I come back to Tron. It ain’t dead yet.

Cold Flame/Lunam Ignis: Honestly, trying to write a full blown fic of this concept was probably stretching it a bit for me. I had ideas and scenes for Axelnort in DDD, and I wanted to use them, but I felt the need to build up to them first. That... was a mistake, because I didn’t really have anything for Days, and only a handful of stuff for KHII. Honestly, I’d safely call Lunam Ignis dead, I have 0 plans of coming back to that one.

Seemingly Simple Things: These were two blurbs written as a joke, that I probably should not have tried to continue. Don’t expect a chapter 3... well, ever. Apologies all, but I feel anything further would roll over from ‘funny’ to ‘forced’, and I’d rather not. It be like that sometimes.

I’m pretty sure that’s all of my WIPs? If any of these made you go ‘wait what the fuck when was that’, I’ve got an AO3 and an FF.net account, and tbh? my crossposting is not reliable. Some are on both, but a fair amount of fics have just been posted to one or the other. It be like that.

I know I’ve been dead since January (on FF.net) and April (on AO3), but you are going to have to wait a bit - we’re back into NaNo season, so fic is not high on the priority list at the current moment. Apologies, fam.

And now the good news! I AM still writing plenty! Just, none of its gotten to the point of being postable. I’ve had some less intense small fandom hyperfixation frustration fic bursts, so if anyone’s also into TribeTwelve, Stand Still Stay Silent, or Check Please!, then there may be some content going up from those - I’ve got multiple fics in progress for all of those that aren’t just self indulgent fuckery, and will be posted if I can work on them enough to make the plausible.

As for my WIP’s, as I said above, Ghost in the Machine DOES have a chapter 3 about halfway done, and a complete outline for part 1, so that finishing is looking very good whenever I get around to it.

With Displacement, while the next chapter doesn’t have much, the outlines done through to part 7, so I know exactly where we’re steering this trainwreck, and I’ve got a few rough drafts of key scenes in part 4 and 5. I’ve also started on interludes 4 and 5. For those curious, interlude 4 is several non-Evie clones in the 420th unknowingly re-enacting Die Hard, and Michelle’s hair dye saves the day while also causing some truly impressive property damage. The stains left by that incident are never coming out. Interlude 5 is less fun, and more character exploration - namely, the main characters and their thoughts on Michelle. After the events of Part 5, trust me - there’s going to be a LOT of conflict in that area. Especially from Obi-Wan.

As for Division, while I admit the outline is a lot more shaky, and there’s less actual work done, I DO know who the cast is and what I’m doing with them, and I’ve got some rough drafts of crucial scenes, even if I don’t know exactly where those scenes happen yet. It’s gonna be a ride, yall.

And the final, most important piece of good news: As I’m sure you’ve noticed, i am a bitch that really likes talking about their writing. Literally anyone can hit me up asking about anything of mine, and I will probs spam you with a small essay, such as I just did. Tbh, if someone actually did message me to talk about my writing, I give it like a few hours of chatting before I’m linking that someone to a relevant google doc, and/or explaining the entire plot. ...Provided they’re cool with the spoilers, mind you. I ask that first. So seriously - while updates may not be coming until december at the earliest, if you want something to tide you over, be it rough drafts or just paragraphs of information, hit me up. I am literally always down to enthusiastically rant about my writing lmao.

...That goes twice as hard for my original projects, fyi, if someone sent me a message asking about my NaNo project I’d probably cry with joy and tell them everything. it helps me Plot.

The other benefit to messaging me is that I have good cats who are very cute and loving, and I have a compulsive need to show Every Single Person i interact with pics of them, so that’s another inevitable to talking to me.

look at these good kids

[gundampilot]

Inspired by @dialup2002 to post some more old stuff. :) This is a desktop screenshot I posted on my DevART account January 2005. Kicking it with Windows XP, but I loved/preferred the classic style that I was accustom to (95-98-ME). I made the wallpaper used, but I’m having trouble finding a copy of it. I’ll prob try to remake it in non-1024x768 resolution lmao. Not sure if this is from 2005. It might have been from 2004, but I hadn’t posted it yet. I did that a lot. Some fun notes about some of the software icons pictured (lots of info):

Firefox - THE FIRST BROWSER TO DO TABS OMG. I was a huge advocate for Firefox, especially in its initial releases. They were doing things on the internet nobody had really seen up to that point, and made it popular! Since I had so many issues (as most people do) with Internet Explorer, I was shopping around for a new browser at the time of this shot. Google Chrome didn’t exist yet. (Can you imagine??)

IE - As stated above, I disliked IE. It was kept for various reasons, however. Such as testing website layouts, since the mass-majority of people used it and things looked different in browsers when you were coding.

Opera - While giving Firefox a try, I also managed to snag a very, very early copy of Opera. I’ve always been the type of person that loved to try out new stuff as early as possible, and this was a very special piece of software that I wanted to give a go. The reason that it was special? You had to send away for a CD for it. That’s right, kids. They snail-mail’ed me a CD because it was considered “commercial software.” I paid to get that browser lmfao. I was super super hyped later in 2005, because it became “freeware” and I was able to more-easily push my friends to try it out. The devs were (and still are) seriously awesome. This is why I still use Opera as my main browser today! Ya’ll should try it if you aren’t already! You can even use your most-beloved Chrome extensions on it. :)

Soulseek & WinMX - Holy crap, you guys! lmao Is anyone here old enough to remember these programs?? XD This was basically where most people went after Napster bit the dust. This was when we were all scrambling, trying to find a new P2P sharing program. This was right in-between the eMule/Donkey phase and before the Limewire/KaZaA fiascos where people’s computers were being overloaded with viruses from companies trying to stop pirating. Ahh, the wild, wild west... Days were so exciting when you spent hours downloading something that could potentially ruin your computer lmao

WS_FTP - Still one of my favorite FTP programs for Windows! Works like a charm! These days I use Transmit 5 for Mac, but this was my first program ever for file transfer protocol. It’s basically a tool for uploading files to my website’s server, because back when I first registered it, there was no web uploader for that kinda stuff. Now I stick with that because it’s easier and I’m used to it lol

Veo Digital Studio - Used to use this for my webcam back before webcams were built into laptops, and before they were common enough to have amazing freeware available for them.  (Also this is hilarious.) The quality was horrible, but I was hella excited to take pictures and share them with friends and on my blog at the time. From what I remember, there was something I used after this that was some type of South Korean selca software. Haduri? Something like that. It was really cute and even let you do little animations. :) 

Animation Shop - Okay. So... from what I remember, this might have been owned by the people that made Paint Shop Pro? I think it was Corel. I honestly don’t remember where I got this from, but this is what I used to use to make animated gifs (because Photoshop just....didn’t for some reason? I had to use PSP at some point, I remember that. I just don’t remember why lmao. It might have been my copy didn’t allow it, or my computer was just too shit to run it good enough, or just stopped working because....Windows). 

Adobe Photoshop 5.0 - I originally got this rip from a friend of mine, whose dad got a CD from his company that he worked at. It was an official/real license, which was really awesome! I think this was the first version of Photoshop I ever owned (!!), which is pretty amazing to think about about! I had that CD copy for a few years. I initially was gifted a copy of the CD around 2001-2002 or so. I know for a fact I had newer versions (7.0 was legend before CS suite came around), so I’m not sure why I was using this one at this point lmao. My guess is, like mentioned above, something happened with my computer and I didn’t want to format it and reinstall everything lol or because it was the fastest version I had installed to boot up and do a quick photo edit.

Adobe Photoshop 7.0 - I do remember this took a long time to start up. I can only imagine this was like a bad pirated copy or something, or was so bloated with new stuff in it, and that’s why I kept 5.0 for a quick boot. I know I used this majority of the time, though. Most of my backups for brushes and fonts are from backups that include 7.0 as a zip. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  My computer wasn’t the most powerful at the time, despite what I pushed it to do, so this is prob why.  But hell yeah! Photoshop represent! lol I still use it today, and its still one of the first things I install on a fresh OS install. Enjoying CC 2017 these days.

Nero Start Smart - I was so excited to make mix CDs and share them! Back in the day before you had stuff like playlists that were sharable on YouTube/Spotify, etc, you had this to share music. Or play in your car. Or CD walkman. Nero was a software you could burn your CD-Rs and make your own laser-etched album art! I begged for years to get a CD burner lmao. Back when casette tapes were still around enough that my parents were like “but why???” lmao. They were not common back in the day like they became over time, just, like, included on your computer. Back then you had to buy one and install it into your computer tower yourself! I got mine I believe.....in 2001? It was the year after the Playstation 2 was released. The first one I got was just a very standard burner. Did a very specific type of CD burning at a low (slow af) speed. It was $700 lmfao. Let that sink in for a minute because my parents didn’t let me forget about it for the next four years lmfao. I saved up birthday and Christmas money and went halves on it. Then I upgraded to the one that this one was! c: Which did the laser etching, and DVD burning! (And you better believe I was burning DVDs of stuff I was downloading online lmfao this was the golden age of the internet where everything was just available everywhere as long as you had the patience to download that shit, because it took forever to download)

Volume Control - My dad and I messed with the wires on all of these random computer speakers and stereo speakers that we had collected over the years and hotwired our own version of a 5.0 surround sound in the room, which was mounted to the ceiling corners and above the computer station. It was lit. I needed Volume Control easily accessible because sometimes the speakers needed redirecting, or I needed to turn the beats down because my mother was tired of my fifth time playing the Gundam Wing OSTs and Miyavi. (It was metal, okay???)

Windows Media Player - I did not use this to listen to media. Let me reiterate that. I did not use it to listen to media on. lol this was specifically used to rip tracks from CDs that friends lent me, because it was the easiest software I was able to use to change the KBPs for quality control and the ID3 tags so I could save it and organize it for use in Winamp and know wtf I was listening to lol. Nobody used WMP for listening to music.... xD 

Winamp - The best music player. Period. Still. Nothing beats it. Pls, pls, Nullsoft! Come back and make a native version for MacOS. :’((((  I would buy it! Doesn’t even have to have new features or look different. Classic look, pls pls! 

Media Player Classic - Do people still use it??? This player was amazing! Paired with k-lite codec pack, it played everything. It was like VLC before VLC. And it looked good. Clean. Small. Could be installed anywhere which was nice. And the codec packs just made everything look and run fantastic! 

Recycle Bin - .... Trash XD 

Magnifier - This was for my dad because he had bad eyes and couldn’t remember CTRL +/-/0 to increase the text on pages that he wanted to read.

My Documents - Where I saved all the stuff I downloaded. Not the real My Docs. Just a folder that I named as such, with a custom icon. I don’t know why I wanted it there lol. I think to just have a uniform square on my desktop haha

Journal - I renamed this. I forget the original name of the client, but it was the official client of LJ. It was basically a program that let you write up posts for Livejournal and you could format things, draft them, etc, and post without uploading to your journal/blog. I liked it because sometimes I couldn’t post right away, and it made making drafts a lot easier for me to go back and edit. It also let you edit past posts, which was really convenient instead of looking for it on the web version one post at a time.

AIM+ - I loved AOL Instant Messenger, but over time the ads became too much. I invested a lot of time in 3rd party clients. I was constantly switching between AIM+, Adium, DeadAIM, Pigeon, Trillion, etc. Depended on what I wanted to do that day. Want to clone a SN? Want to skin the colors of the chats? Need transparency? Want to customize your lists? Want to log into more than one msg system at once? They all had their strengths. This was my msg service of choice. Back in the day you were either on this, MSN, or Yahoo!. Some people rocked ICQ and there were a few others, but these were the most common from who I knew/hung out with. I miss those days. <3 

You can see WinMX running in the taskbar lmfao so I was prob downloading something at the time of snagging this quick shot. I also had DevART open (prob because I was gonna share this on there). I really wish I had more programs open at the time of this! XD It’s wild to look back at some of the software changes over the years!

Anyway, that’s one of my oldest screenshots that I can find that I’m able to share right now. :) I’m going to be posting a remake of that wallpaper that I did later today for those of you that want that, too.

If you read this far, thank you!! Hope you had fun reading about old stuff! 

[cutsliceddiced]

New top story from Time: ESPN’s New Michael Jordan Documentary Is Exactly What We Need Right Now. Here’s How They Made It

ESPN has taken noble swings at programming a sports network with no sports. But there are only so many airings of marbles races, old games and gabfests about the April 23–25 NFL draft—an event that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, feels as significant as a speck of sand—that viewers can take. That’s why fans clamored so hard for ESPN to move up its highly anticipated 10-part docuseries starring Michael Jordan, widely regarded as the greatest athlete ever to grace this earth, from an original airdate of June 2—coinciding with an NBA Finals series that no longer exists—to ASAP. People need a dose of nostalgia, and reason to anticipate any kind of shared cultural experience, now more than ever.

Luckily, the network listened. The first two episodes of The Last Dance, which chronicles Jordan’s final championship season, with the 1998 Chicago Bulls, debut on the network on Sunday, April 19. On each of the following four Sundays, a pair of new episodes will premiere on ESPN; the series will stream on Netflix outside the U.S. starting on April 20. Through previously unaired footage captured from a crew embedded with Air Jordan and the Bulls that 1997–1998 season, and fresh interviews with all the major characters—including Jordan, his running mate Scottie Pippen, coach Phil Jackson and Dennis Rodman, who went on a team-sanctioned bender in Las Vegas with then girlfriend Carmen Electra in order to clear his head a bit—The Last Dance offers raw, rare insight into a team that became the subject of global obsession. (Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, in which Jordan’s final shot in a Bulls uniform clinched Chicago’s third straight championship and sixth in eight years, remains the most-watched NBA game in history, having averaged 35.6 million viewers.)

For a generation of fans who never witnessed Jordan or those Bulls teams live, the film will serve as a satisfying crash course on the MJ mystique. And while amateur Jordan scholars probably won’t discover any new bombshells, at least in the eight episodes available to the media, the project offers all viewers a useful reminder: Jordan’s career arc was unfathomably bizarre. He first retired in his prime after his father’s tragic murder, shifted to playing baseball—baseball!—then took a second forced retirement after ’98 because Bulls executives, for some still inexplicable reason, felt inclined to break up a team that did nothing but win and thrill the globe. If Jordan existed in today’s Twitter-mad, media-saturated world, the unstable Internet would have already lost its collective mind.

Ron Frehm—APMichael Jordan scores 55 points vs. New York, while wearing No. 45, upon returning to the NBA in 1995.

Moving the documentary up a month and a half to appease the quarantined masses added some logistical challenges. The final two episodes aren’t done yet, and the production crew is working remotely to see it to the finish. Before the pandemic, director Jason Hehir compared the edit process to preparing Thanksgiving dinner, where he could be in the kitchen communicating with people preparing different portions of the meal. “Now, instead, they have to send me the potatoes, send me the carrots, send me the turkey via messenger,” says Hehir. “Then I can taste and tell them what I want it to be. It’s a more roundabout process.” One of the most crucial interviews—with Utah Jazz point guard John Stockton, a key Bulls foil in the 1997 and 1998 Finals—was conducted in Spokane, Wash. in early March, just before the outbreak shut down the state and the rest of the country.

Going into the 1997–98 season, Bulls management hinted that the team’s dynasty was nearing its end. So Andy Thompson, then a field producer for NBA Entertainment—and uncle of current Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson—thought this final campaign should be recorded for posterity. But the league needed buy-in from Jordan. An up-and-coming NBA exec, current commissioner Adam Silver, pitched the idea to Jordan; he could sign off on how the footage was ultimately used. At the very least, Silver told Jordan, he’d have the most amazing collection of home movies for his kids.

The NBA shot more than 500 hours, a haul that sports documentarians had been lusting after for nearly two decades. At the 2016 NBA All-Star Game in Toronto, producer Michael Tollin, co-chairman of Mandalay Sports Media, met with Jordan’s reps. Tollin pitched the project not as a documentary but as an event. The market for long-form epics was taking off: OJ: Made in America, the multipart doc that would go on to win an Oscar, had just debuted at Sundance. (With the continued rise of streaming services that give the films a bingeable home after airing, the demand for such docs has only grown.) Jordan, assured that the project would offer breathing room to share his full story, signed on.

Although Jordan had a hand in the project—two of his longtime business managers, Curtis Polk and Estee Portnoy, are executive producers—The Last Dance doesn’t feel too sanitized. Turns out, he’s the Michael Jordan of documentary interviewees: the best talking head in the film, honest, conversational, unafraid to unfurl profanities. We see Jordan at his most petty, like in archival footage when he pokes fun at the height and weight of diminutive Bulls general manager Jerry Krause, with whom Jordan feuded for years. (Krause died in 2017.) In one interview, ex–Bulls center Will Perdue calls him an “a–hole,” before in the next breath acknowledging Jordan was a “hell of a teammate” for pushing Chicago to greatness.

Jordan defends his ruthless motivational methods. “Look, winning has a price, leadership has a price,” he says during one interview in The Last Dance. “You ask all my teammates—one thing about Michael Jordan was he never asked me to do something he didn’t f-cking do.” The film cuts to a montage of Jordan lifting weights and running sprints. Still, Jordan tears up, a middle-aged man conflicted by his past. For once, many can relate to him.

Jeff Haynes—AFP via Getty ImagesMichael Jordan celebrates his sixth, and final, title with coach Phil Jackson in 1998; both soon leave the Bulls.

The Last Dance also takes on the controversies, like Jordan’s penchant for gambling and aversion to politics. He famously refused to endorse Harvey Gantt, the African-American Democrat from Jordan’s home state of North Carolina, in his 1990 Senate race against conservative Republican Jesse Helms, who opposed the Martin Luther King Day holiday. “Republicans buy sneakers too,” said Jordan, whose Nike Air Jordan sneakers launched the concept of sports marketing into the stratosphere. (In the film, Jordan insists he made the statement in jest.) Even Barack Obama, an unabashed Bulls fan, admits to the filmmakers he wished Jordan had publicly backed Gantt.

Jordan’s defense: activism’s just not in his nature. He was too focused on his craft. “Was that selfish? Probably,” he admits. “But that’s where my energy was.”

While The Last Dance deserves credit for exploring this part of Jordan’s legacy, the section still feels like short shrift, given the emergence of social activism among today’s sports stars. What does Jordan think of modern athlete engagement? How do today’s stars, LeBron James and others, view Jordan’s neutrality? These questions go unanswered. Even in a documentary covering the late 1990s—and even amid a pandemic where politics has taken a back seat to more serious chaos—placing Jordan in a contemporary context feels not only appropriate, but crucial.

Such nitpicking, however, counts as part of the fun. And we sure can use a little of that. No Michael Jordan treatment, even one as comprehensive as The Last Dance, will leave everyone entirely fulfilled. Viewers can look forward to weekly debates about the documentary’s merits and shortcomings. Whether it’s during his playing days, his retirement years or a still surreal quarantine, His Airness is always worth talking about. Even from a social distance, it turns out, Michael Jordan can bring us together.

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Eject > Side B

This is my first blog post in over a year. I tried to blog a few times in between, but left those posts as drafts, because my nihilism took over :/

What’s the point?

So, I’m repurposing the title from a post I drafted last year after the presidential election to give an update on what's up.

TL,DR; I am not at Google anymore. I’m now working on my passion project that I’ve personally wanted to work on for over 4 years. Expect more posts on it with details, but here’s a sneak peek.

Sometime near the beginning of this year, I suddenly stopped being happy about a lot of things that I used to be ecstatic about... Stuff that others would kill for! I fell in love in NYC, and with NYC. Then I wasn’t happy about either of that. I was in love with Google. Then I wasn’t happy about that either. I initially blamed oxygen deprivation from Kilimanjaro and exhaustion from running a marathon for messing up my brain. But then after a lot of shower thoughts, I realized it’s actually because of something much worse!!! It was because of muthafuckin’ Tony Robbins! And my buddy that channeled him by asking me blunt piercing questions during his visit to NYC in February. (You know who you are!!!) Things just weren’t the same after that.

I started feeling the same sense of stagnation that had originally forced me to move out of San Francisco, and made me look for a job in NYC. It was like the plot to INCEPTION. The thought was seeded in my mind that I’m not living up to my full potential, and it made me unhappy about everything that I did. There was a cloud of apathy hovering over me with whatever I did. And it affected everything! Both in life, and at work. And it didn’t go unnoticed, especially at work. Apathy + Google’s work demands just don’t mix. So, after months of feeling like a millennial craving for “impact” and feeling like I’m stagnating, and not particularly caring about things perf (Googler speak) wanted me to care about... I quit and decided to start on my passion project!

What is it? Why now? And How? I’ll get into those details in follow up posts. I have loftier goals. But for now, it has to do with online video editing and real-time collaboration, and it's gonna stretch Operational Transforms, the basic tech behind Google Docs, beyond its limits. I’ll get into the technical details of OT in a subsequent blog post as well. But, here’s a sneak peak of what it will look like visually:

I took most of December off to destress from everything, and to take care of some personal finance stuff back home in California. (I need to save in every which way I can to extend my runway for this project.)

And, in the last week of actually working full time on the project, I’ve gotten much farther that I thought I would with the technical design. (And of course, the visual design as well.) I have come up with a generic algorithm and a set of operations to perform OT efficiently on any large complex hierarchical model. (Uhhhh, say for instance... a video editing project?) And more importantly, I think I’ve found a way to sync the same document across multiple servers, which will allow for a lot more large-scale collaborative applications beyond just video editing. This one is a hard problem to solve for, especially when it comes to handling network and server failures. There’s a reason why Google limits the number of people that can simultaneously edit the same doc. I even have the front-end Javascript, and the video rendering pipeline figured out.

It’s all coming together! My confidence in my project’s feasibility is now at 100% 💯. My confidence in my execution... uhhhhh, not so much. 😕 J/k. My goal is to have a working prototype that looks like that visual design by March.

Aggressive? Yes.

Achievable? Absolutely! (I think...)

But not if I simply keep blogging about it, and don’t write any code. Peace!

A Note on Porters

In my previous super-dramatic post about not dying on a mountain, I mentioned about writing a follow-up post on the colonial era concept of porters. I did start writing about it, and the stains of a racially biased colonial past that are still evident in today’s tourism industry in Africa and the third world. But, as I was drafting, I realized that it wasn’t any different that any of us working for the man, and that it was only a matter of economics and access to education. And in time, porters as a profession will be extinct.

We, as consumers and tourists should just be cognizant of the human cost involved in the profession, and be empathetic to how much we demand of them. Sure, you are paying them to carry your shit... but don’t be a dick about it by stuffing your bag with unnecessary stuff that you don’t need. So, that’s that.

Here’s the original post (sans a chart) from last November with the title “Pause || Resume >”:

I originally wanted to write a post about how my 2016 NYC Marathon run went, and about how badly the Nike app on my new Nike+ Apple Watch failed in tracking my run. But, that happened on a Sunday, a whole 2 days before more pressing matters took over people’s attention and fears, and the whole world seemed to turn upside down for many when Trump swept in his victory on election night.

Suddenly, a lot of emotions started pouring out of those around me, and most of it negative. Fear. Anger. Despair. Sorrow. And along with emotions poured out snap judgements, and misguided inferences. “A lot of people must’ve been closet Trump supporters that voted for him, though they supported Hillary in public.” “I don’t feel safe in this country anymore!” “I can’t believe how racist this country has become to have elected Trump!” “Let’s sign this petition to ask the Electoral College to vote their conscience!”

Alright, pause right there!

TL,DR; Don’t trip chocolate chip! It’s not as bad as you think it is.

First of all, the nation is no more xenophobic/racist/ignorant than before. I’m not saying those elements don’t exist. But that’s not the reason why we lost this election to a misogynist. It’s just that not enough democrats came out to vote for Hillary this time, and DWS and the DNC are to blame for that. And partially, Bernie as well. I love Bernie and I know the scales were unfairly tilted against him during the primaries, but Hillary would have won the nomination even if the primaries were fair. And he should have acknowledged that earlier, instead of fueling the anger and rage felt by the berners that eventually turned into disillusionment and apathy.

Here’s the voter turnout for the last 3 elections. Republicans had more or less the same number of people voting their way. Democrats didn’t.

Second, not all trump supporters are racist ignorant tribal xenophobes. Okay, I take that back. They are all pretty much ignorant for thinking he actually cares about their issues, and tribal for voting just because of the (R). Regardless of whether they just feel patriotic and want to make America great “again”, or whether they are just selfish ultra capitalists that hope to benefit from Tax cuts for the rich and service cuts for the poor, a Trump presidency is not going to be beneficial for any of them. Even the racist xenophobes aren’t gonna benefit from his presidency. Mexico is not going to build that wall, and those Nazi saluters at trump rallies aren’t gonna become mainstream. Although, there is a huge chance that race relations will stop progressing.

The only people that are gonna benefit from this presidency are gonna be Trump’s cronies, and the spineless GOP politicians that stood in line to kiss King Trump’s feet... I’m staring at you Ted Cruz!

But, that’s not a bad thing at all. Sure, the nation will suffer from gross mismanagement for 4 years. But, the ignorant public will hopefully wake up and realize the big con Trump and the GOP pulled on them, and vote them out of office in the upcoming mid-term elections. And hopefully, Trump will be a single term president.

Then again, there is Fox News spewing misinformation to the section of public that just voted him in. Never mind. Scratch everything I wrote. Dumbassery has achieved critical mass. We are royally fucked! 

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11 Ways to Improve Your Travel Writing

This post is a little inside baseball about travel writing. It’s a follow up to my semi-ongoing series on travel blogging that started with this post, continued with this one, and will now (probably) end with this post here. To me, the crux of all online endeavors is good writing. I’m constantly trying to improve my writing. With so many blogs out there, if you can’t write engaging stories, you’ll never get anywhere! So today, I want to introduce one of my favorite travel writers, David Farley, who is going to share 11 writing tips for fellow bloggers and writers out there!  Here’s David:

I always thought that once I started writing for glossy travel magazines, I could relax a bit because I’d “made it.” Nope! Then I thought that once I began penning pieces for the New York Times, I could say I was successful. Not. At. All. OK, maybe when I had a book out, published by a major publishing house, things would get a bit easier for me. I wish!

Writers, in some way, are a sorry lot. Rarely do they ever look at something and say “perfect!” Maybe for a moment — but give a writer a day and he or she will come back to that same article and find dozens of mistakes. Writing is a craft you never perfect.

We’re always striving to be better. Creatives tend to be perfectionists. Writing requires you to keep learning and improving.

But that’s good because that drive makes writers improve their work, and only through practice and effort do we end up with the Hemingways, Brysons, Gilberts, and Kings of the world. (Matt says: I once heard that until the day he died, Frost never loved The Road Not Taken. He was constantly reworking it!)

If you’re a travel blogger, you probably started off not as a writer with a journalism background but as a traveler looking to share your experience. You probably didn’t have any formal training or someone to peer over your shoulder and give you advice.

So today I wanted to share 11 tips that will help you improve your travel writing/blogging. Because the world always needs good writers — and good writing helps get your story heard more! These tips, if followed, will better your writing and make a huge difference in the reach of your writing!

11 Ways to Improve Your Travel Writing/Blogging

1. Read. This is number one. because whenever a budding writer asks me how they can improve, it’s my first piece of advice. Read good writing. Absorb it. Let it sink into your soul. Don’t think it’s possible? When I was first starting out, I was sick one weekend, so I spent three days lying in bed reading every page of that year’s Best American Travel Writing anthology. After I finished, I opened up my laptop and started writing for the first time in days. What came out surprised me: it was the highest-quality writing I’d done to date. And it was all because I was absorbed in good writing and it filtered through me back onto the page in my own writing.

(Matt says: Here’s a list of my favorite travel books.)

2. Do it for love. Maya Angelou wrote, “You can only become truly accomplished at something you love.” Don’t get into travel writing for the money — after all, that would be totally unrealistic. And please don’t gravitate to the genre because you want free trips and hotel rooms. “Instead,” Ms. Angelou added, “do [it] so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.” Or, in other words, strive to become such a good writer that the editors of all the publications you have been dreaming to write for can’t ignore you anymore.

3. Don’t be attached to linear writing. You need not compose a piece from beginning to middle to end. Sometimes that’s not the ideal structure of the story. Sure, maybe you’ve already figured that out. But if not, it’s OK to just get a few scenes and paragraphs of exposition down “on paper.” Then you can step back and take a look at the bigger picture and rearrange what you have, figuring out the best way to tell the story.

4. Tap into your own sense of motivation and drive. The students of mine at New York University who have been most successful were not always the most talented in the class. But they were the most driven. They’d read enough quality writing and thought about it — understanding what made it so wonderful — that there was just something about writing that they got. They weren’t born with that understanding, but ambition drove them to seek out better writing and then to think about it, to analyze what made it good (or not so good). Drive also inspires future successful writers to go out on a limb, to render themselves vulnerable, by reaching out to more accomplished writers to ask for advice, or by introducing themselves to editors at events or conferences. Don’t be shy! Standing in the corner quietly won’t get you as far as putting your hand out to introduce yourself will.

5. Try to figure out what gets your mind and writing flowing. Let me explain: I can sit down at my laptop and stare at a blank Word document for hours, not sure how to start a story or what to write about. Then I’ll respond to an email from a friend who wants to know about the trip I’m trying to write about. I’ll write a long email with cool and interesting anecdotes about my experience and include some analysis about the place and culture. And then I’ll realize: I can just cut and paste this right into the empty Word doc I’ve been staring at for the last three hours! Several of my published articles have blocks of texts that were originally written as parts of emails to friends. The “email trick” might not work for everyone, but there is inevitably some trick for the rest of you — be it talking to a friend or free-associating in your journal.

6. Understand all aspects of storytelling. There are two types of travel writing: commercial and personal essay (or memoir). In commercial travel writing, you should make the various parts of the story an intrinsic aspect of your knowledge: from ways to write a lede to the nut graph, scenes, exposition, and conclusions. For memoir and personal essays, know what narrative arc means like the back of your typing hands. It helps to get an intuitive understanding of these things by paying attention to writing — to reading like a writer — as you read nonfiction (and travel) articles.

7. Don’t stress if your first draft is shit. Ernest Hemingway said, “The first draft of anything is shit.” And he wasn’t kidding. I find this true when I’m writing a personal essay or travel memoir. I write and I write and I write, and I’m not exactly sure what I’m putting down on paper. What’s the point of this? I ask myself. Why am I even doing this? But here is where patience comes in: eventually, the clouds part, the proverbial sunbeam from the heavens shines down on our computer monitors, and we see the point of it all: we finally figure out what it is we’re writing and how to best tell that story. It just happens like magic sometimes. And not all at once: sometimes it’s bit by bit, like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. But as I mentioned, patience is key, because we never know when that divine magic is going to be activated. But sit around long enough and it will happen, I promise you. (Just be cautious when taking Hemingway’s other writing advice: “Write drunk, edit sober.”)

8. Write what you know. “Start telling the stories that only you can tell,” said writer Neil Gaiman, “because there’ll always be better writers than you and there’ll always be smarter writers than you. There will always be people who are much better at doing this or doing that — but you are the only you.”

9. When you’re finished with a draft, read it out loud. Preferably, print it out and read it out loud. This will allow you to better hear how the piece sounds, and unacceptable segues and clunky sentences or turns of phrases will jump out at you in a more obvious way.

10. Always get another set of eyes on your writing. While all writers make mistakes, it’s harder to spot them without an editor. Editors are very important, but they don’t necessarily have to be someone with formal training. While hiring a copyeditor is always great, if you can just get a friend to read your blog or story, that might be good enough. It’s even better if you have someone who doesn’t know about travel. I have a friend who doesn’t travel much; she reads all my blog posts because she helps me make sure I include the important details I might have skipped. See, when you’re an expert on something, you often fill in the blanks in your mind. You go from A to C automatically; step B becomes subconscious. And when you write, you skip step B because it seems so obvious. Getting someone who doesn’t know the steps will help ensure you include explain everything in your post and don’t leave your readers going, “Huh?”

11. Finally, learn to self-edit. This is where many people go wrong. They write, they read it over, they post. And then feel embarrassed as they say, “Oh, man, I can’t believe I missed that typo.” You don’t need to be master editor, but if you follow a few principles, it will go along way: First, write something and let it sit for a few days before editing. After your first round of edits, repeat the process. Get another set of eyes on it. Print out a checklist of grammar rules to go through as you edit. (Note: Matt created one here for you.) As you review your work, say to yourself, “Did I do this? Did I do that?” If you follow the cheat sheet, you’ll catch most of your mistakes and end up with a much better final product!

Writing is an art form. It takes a lot of practice. When you’re a blogger out on your own, it can be harder to improve your work, because you don’t have an experienced voice giving you tips and advice and pushing you to be better. If you don’t take it upon yourself to be better, you never will be. However, even if you aren’t blessed to work under an editor, these 11 tips can help you improve your writing today and become a much better blogger, writing stories people want to read!

David Farley has been writing about travel, food, and culture for over twenty years. His work has appeared in AFAR magazine, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Condé Nast Traveler, and World Hum, among other publications. In 2006 and 2013, he won the Lowell Thomas Award from the Society of American Travel Writers for magazine articles he wrote. He has lived in Prague, Paris, and Rome and now New York City. He is the author of An Irreverent Curiosity and was a host for National Geographic. He teaches writing at Columbia University and New York University.

If you’re looking to become a travel writer or just improve your writing, David and I created a detailed and robust travel writing course. Through video lectures and examples of edited and deconstructed stories, you’ll get the course David teaches at NYU and Columbia (without the price). If you’re interested, click here to learn more. 

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11 Ways to Improve Your Travel Writing

This post is a little inside baseball about travel writing. It’s a follow up to my semi-ongoing series on travel blogging that started with this post, continued with this one, and will now (probably) end with this post here. To me, the crux of all online endeavors is good writing. I’m constantly trying to improve my writing. With so many blogs out there, if you can’t write engaging stories, you’ll never get anywhere! So today, I want to introduce one of my favorite travel writers, David Farley, who is going to share 11 writing tips for fellow bloggers and writers out there!  Here’s David:

I always thought that once I started writing for glossy travel magazines, I could relax a bit because I’d “made it.” Nope! Then I thought that once I began penning pieces for the New York Times, I could say I was successful. Not. At. All. OK, maybe when I had a book out, published by a major publishing house, things would get a bit easier for me. I wish!

Writers, in some way, are a sorry lot. Rarely do they ever look at something and say “perfect!” Maybe for a moment — but give a writer a day and he or she will come back to that same article and find dozens of mistakes. Writing is a craft you never perfect.

We’re always striving to be better. Creatives tend to be perfectionists. Writing requires you to keep learning and improving.

But that’s good because that drive makes writers improve their work, and only through practice and effort do we end up with the Hemingways, Brysons, Gilberts, and Kings of the world. (Matt says: I once heard that until the day he died, Frost never loved The Road Not Taken. He was constantly reworking it!)

If you’re a travel blogger, you probably started off not as a writer with a journalism background but as a traveler looking to share your experience. You probably didn’t have any formal training or someone to peer over your shoulder and give you advice.

So today I wanted to share 11 tips that will help you improve your travel writing/blogging. Because the world always needs good writers — and good writing helps get your story heard more! These tips, if followed, will better your writing and make a huge difference in the reach of your writing!

11 Ways to Improve Your Travel Writing/Blogging

1. Read. This is number one. because whenever a budding writer asks me how they can improve, it’s my first piece of advice. Read good writing. Absorb it. Let it sink into your soul. Don’t think it’s possible? When I was first starting out, I was sick one weekend, so I spent three days lying in bed reading every page of that year’s Best American Travel Writing anthology. After I finished, I opened up my laptop and started writing for the first time in days. What came out surprised me: it was the highest-quality writing I’d done to date. And it was all because I was absorbed in good writing and it filtered through me back onto the page in my own writing.

(Matt says: Here’s a list of my favorite travel books.)

2. Do it for love. Maya Angelou wrote, “You can only become truly accomplished at something you love.” Don’t get into travel writing for the money — after all, that would be totally unrealistic. And please don’t gravitate to the genre because you want free trips and hotel rooms. “Instead,” Ms. Angelou added, “do [it] so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.” Or, in other words, strive to become such a good writer that the editors of all the publications you have been dreaming to write for can’t ignore you anymore.

3. Don’t be attached to linear writing. You need not compose a piece from beginning to middle to end. Sometimes that’s not the ideal structure of the story. Sure, maybe you’ve already figured that out. But if not, it’s OK to just get a few scenes and paragraphs of exposition down “on paper.” Then you can step back and take a look at the bigger picture and rearrange what you have, figuring out the best way to tell the story.

4. Tap into your own sense of motivation and drive. The students of mine at New York University who have been most successful were not always the most talented in the class. But they were the most driven. They’d read enough quality writing and thought about it — understanding what made it so wonderful — that there was just something about writing that they got. They weren’t born with that understanding, but ambition drove them to seek out better writing and then to think about it, to analyze what made it good (or not so good). Drive also inspires future successful writers to go out on a limb, to render themselves vulnerable, by reaching out to more accomplished writers to ask for advice, or by introducing themselves to editors at events or conferences. Don’t be shy! Standing in the corner quietly won’t get you as far as putting your hand out to introduce yourself will.

5. Try to figure out what gets your mind and writing flowing. Let me explain: I can sit down at my laptop and stare at a blank Word document for hours, not sure how to start a story or what to write about. Then I’ll respond to an email from a friend who wants to know about the trip I’m trying to write about. I’ll write a long email with cool and interesting anecdotes about my experience and include some analysis about the place and culture. And then I’ll realize: I can just cut and paste this right into the empty Word doc I’ve been staring at for the last three hours! Several of my published articles have blocks of texts that were originally written as parts of emails to friends. The “email trick” might not work for everyone, but there is inevitably some trick for the rest of you — be it talking to a friend or free-associating in your journal.

6. Understand all aspects of storytelling. There are two types of travel writing: commercial and personal essay (or memoir). In commercial travel writing, you should make the various parts of the story an intrinsic aspect of your knowledge: from ways to write a lede to the nut graph, scenes, exposition, and conclusions. For memoir and personal essays, know what narrative arc means like the back of your typing hands. It helps to get an intuitive understanding of these things by paying attention to writing — to reading like a writer — as you read nonfiction (and travel) articles.

7. Don’t stress if your first draft is shit. Ernest Hemingway said, “The first draft of anything is shit.” And he wasn’t kidding. I find this true when I’m writing a personal essay or travel memoir. I write and I write and I write, and I’m not exactly sure what I’m putting down on paper. What’s the point of this? I ask myself. Why am I even doing this? But here is where patience comes in: eventually, the clouds part, the proverbial sunbeam from the heavens shines down on our computer monitors, and we see the point of it all: we finally figure out what it is we’re writing and how to best tell that story. It just happens like magic sometimes. And not all at once: sometimes it’s bit by bit, like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. But as I mentioned, patience is key, because we never know when that divine magic is going to be activated. But sit around long enough and it will happen, I promise you. (Just be cautious when taking Hemingway’s other writing advice: “Write drunk, edit sober.”)

8. Write what you know. “Start telling the stories that only you can tell,” said writer Neil Gaiman, “because there’ll always be better writers than you and there’ll always be smarter writers than you. There will always be people who are much better at doing this or doing that — but you are the only you.”

9. When you’re finished with a draft, read it out loud. Preferably, print it out and read it out loud. This will allow you to better hear how the piece sounds, and unacceptable segues and clunky sentences or turns of phrases will jump out at you in a more obvious way.

10. Always get another set of eyes on your writing. While all writers make mistakes, it’s harder to spot them without an editor. Editors are very important, but they don’t necessarily have to be someone with formal training. While hiring a copyeditor is always great, if you can just get a friend to read your blog or story, that might be good enough. It’s even better if you have someone who doesn’t know about travel. I have a friend who doesn’t travel much; she reads all my blog posts because she helps me make sure I include the important details I might have skipped. See, when you’re an expert on something, you often fill in the blanks in your mind. You go from A to C automatically; step B becomes subconscious. And when you write, you skip step B because it seems so obvious. Getting someone who doesn’t know the steps will help ensure you include explain everything in your post and don’t leave your readers going, “Huh?”

11. Finally, learn to self-edit. This is where many people go wrong. They write, they read it over, they post. And then feel embarrassed as they say, “Oh, man, I can’t believe I missed that typo.” You don’t need to be master editor, but if you follow a few principles, it will go along way: First, write something and let it sit for a few days before editing. After your first round of edits, repeat the process. Get another set of eyes on it. Print out a checklist of grammar rules to go through as you edit. (Note: Matt created one here for you.) As you review your work, say to yourself, “Did I do this? Did I do that?” If you follow the cheat sheet, you’ll catch most of your mistakes and end up with a much better final product!

Writing is an art form. It takes a lot of practice. When you’re a blogger out on your own, it can be harder to improve your work, because you don’t have an experienced voice giving you tips and advice and pushing you to be better. If you don’t take it upon yourself to be better, you never will be. However, even if you aren’t blessed to work under an editor, these 11 tips can help you improve your writing today and become a much better blogger, writing stories people want to read!

David Farley has been writing about travel, food, and culture for over twenty years. His work has appeared in AFAR magazine, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Condé Nast Traveler, and World Hum, among other publications. In 2006 and 2013, he won the Lowell Thomas Award from the Society of American Travel Writers for magazine articles he wrote. He has lived in Prague, Paris, and Rome and now New York City. He is the author of An Irreverent Curiosity and was a host for National Geographic. He teaches writing at Columbia University and New York University.

If you’re looking to become a travel writer or just improve your writing, David and I created a detailed and robust travel writing course. Through video lectures and examples of edited and deconstructed stories, you’ll get the course David teaches at NYU and Columbia (without the price). If you’re interested, click here to learn more. 

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