#lil update on the rbs so far

[fangaminghell]

I made a post asking y'all who would give Richard the scar as he tries to leave Reborn. So far, I got to reblogs saying Saphira and two saying Taka. I think there was one saying Titania should get a go if Richard accused Leo of doing what Amaria did to Titania( which he would tbh) but I'm not exactly sure what their relationship is like ( Leo and Titania I mean). I think she still would rightfully be pissed though, so I'm putting her in the "maybe" category.

Also there's one reblog that simply said to stab him, which fair hgvhvgvgvcg.

[supermaks]

Just saw a tweet saying max has never lost a position during a SC restart since he joined RB. Now idk how reliable this stat is (lol) but u sometimes mention how his restarts are crazy so I was just wondering why are his restarts so good? Like what does he do taht the rest just isn't doing?

omfg my vertsussive ((😭??)) journalism era .. The stat is very reliable. Let's TALK ABOUT ITTT ‼️‼️‼️

According to this op who checked specific time stamps for every VSC and SC deployed until 2021, available here, Max has driven behind 88 safety cars since he joined red bull, 103 total, and he never lost position on a single one. Which means he's either kept position or actually managed to overtake. He gained position 17 times. For comparison wid another yk pretty good driver, during the same period Lewis gained position 5 times, and only lost track position 3 times. All 3 to Max. Thats 2016-2021. I think Singapore 2022 ruined the record because I'm pretty sure Max lost position under the sc there. Idk how many times he's gained so far either, but I can think of a few races this year alone, so it wud be interesting to check. Hes been able to gain position for about 20% of restarts between 2016-2021, which is like .. not even comparable to other drivers numbers its his stat its definitely a Verstappen thing and the easiest way to explain it is: its a grey area, it allows for somebody wid enough nerve, skill and commitment to take ownership and use it for their own benefit. Enter the nerve, skill and commitment baddie, whos been haunting motorsport since before he cud vote.

SC restarts were cheat codes that inevitably lead to a verstappen amendment because FIA is bitches. During SCs Max liked to get his insane self right next to whoever was in front of him, and I mean RIGHT NEXT to the mf, and make them eat shit and d1e the moment they were allowed to restart. These are called 'restart tactics' I prefer 'jeddah appetizers'. Like literally he wud bully these men, run them wide or pinch them against walls like they owed him lunch money and then take off. This is still legal mind u, u can gain position after a SC, its literally racing, the updated rule last year was more of a 'fucking calm down Max' type of thing. Not the first of its kind, as we know. Even tho they kinda backtracked wid the first one and now u can twerk a lil bit under braking but not too much. I love f1. Anyway.

Article 55.14 of F1’s sporting rules states: “In order to avoid the likelihood of accidents before the safety car returns to the pits, from the point at which the lights on the car are turned out, drivers must proceed at a pace which involves no erratic acceleration, or braking nor any maneuver which is likely to endanger other drivers or impede the restart."

--- BASICALLY, yall ((max)) can drive side by side, yall can weave to warm up the tires, but those lil ((Dutch)) footsies better keep it chill until sc is gone and maintain position. Now a casual wud read this and think, oh, so they nerfed him, he cant commit the crime anymore, but Max read that and thought oh, okay, so I'll literally just keep doing it, in a different way, and I'll gaslight other drivers into letting me do it ((literally, I'm not joking)). They said cars had to stay in position, they didn’t say how. They didnt say he couldnt simply keep his delta, in a situation where its practically impossible, and gain under the VSC, for example.

Max excels at rolling starts because one, the audacity 😐((I think sharl and lewis the only 2 drivers who ever managed to beat him at his own game)) two, the timing and skill is computer level of specific. It is a very VERY meticulous process, and it takes making hands-on decisions about multiple components, racing lines, tires, acceleration, lifting, in a very, very short amount of time. So pretty much Max SC restarts are him not beating the made in a lab allegations. But most sim racers, ex drivers, engineers, will just tell you that the reason he's so good at this is because he practices more than everybody else in the world, probably. U do it enough times and it becomes second nature, u know exactly how the car is gonna behave so what seems like 'instinct' and the product we see, as fans, a bunch of slow cars suddenly going ‼️‼️AHSHSHSHDJSHF actually takes a lot of thinking on their side. Max does a lot of thinking in the car he doesn't get credit for, because the mad max narrative is also such a huge part of who he is, and it is true, to a certain extent, but its not mindless aggression, never has been. Its a deliberate choice and its got a simple purpose: gaining or maintaining position. I'm not saying he never got too reckless or that he never pushed it, but he always did it for a reason, and he had full control of his car, always.

Thats the crucial difference between Max and somebody whos just aggressive, because if Max was truly just a meathead behind the wheel, he wud not be known for mastering one of the few aspects of racing that rests entirely on strategy and skill, the restart. Thats why doctor markonstein put his ass in an f1 car when he was 17, because if a teenager wid no experience and a temper can control an f1 machine to the point he becomes an actual threat, imagine what he can do in his 20s 😐. Maybe in his 20s he can lift less than a quarter of a second before the control line to stay behind the leader and be allowed to overtake him at the restart.

[trickstarbrave]

heyyyy im making a pinned post as that is a feature and seems good to keep info all in one place esp for ppl on mobile

❤️im brave!! or rua works if u want to but brave is by far the most popular name i go by. he/him pronouns

❤️art commissions/art trades are NOT on the table rn sadly. i used to offer commissions and did art trades with friends but for the most part im really busy with work/health conditions. if i have a bit of free time i may change this or make a few exceptions on a case by case basis depending on my schedule. for the most part tho i just want my art to be a stress relief activity

❤️art requests i do take from time to time now, but there is no guaranty i will take it. please do not spam requests hoping i’ll do it and please do not get mad if i don’t do it. they’re requests for a reason. if i am particularly inspired i’ll be happy to get around to it if life lets me

❤️technically multifandom blog i would say, mostly i have been focused on the elder scrolls series lately. you will probably see me rb stuff from like, a bunch of series. if this changes i’ll prob edit this post LMAO (i do not control the special interest)

❤️not just an art blog but also personal. my art can be found in my #my art tag. wips can sometimes be found scattered on my twitter if they arent on here. and writing that i publish can be found on my ao3 (though i have like a million wips that dont get published and be warned much of my ao3 is rated E and not for everyone)

❤️ been doing a lot of oc posting so i can do a run down of them currently for anyone that wants to follow along/know the lore:

/// OCS ///

(under cut)

🌟 Eyja: skyrim oc, nord dragonborn, she/her. past life incarnation was konahrik, alduin’s head priest, murdered by miraak. uses a bow and magic primarily. story can be found here

🌟 Senna: skyrim oc, nord dragonborn, she/her. proud two handed weapon user and leader of the companions. fought and lost to the world eater who took her back to his den and make her his partner. proof prophecy can be a complicated thing. story can be found here.

🌟 Baldur: skyrim oc, nord dragonborn, he/him. grew up on the streets stealing to survive, and certified trans of gender. fought and lost to the world eater who decided to force baldur to be his champion. helps him take over skyrim. story not yet published but will prob contain a lot of mentions of transphobia as a cw :(

🌟 Ansa: skyrim oc, nord dragonborn, she/her. orphaned at a young age, and just a weird, feral child. learned to steal, and ended up joining the thieves guild. killed mercer and turned the guild over to karliah and is helping rebuild it when she finds a weird rock that turns out to be a dragon egg. story not yet published

🌟 Ahkrinaak: general elder scrolls oc, he/him/any pronouns. he is based off me as a sort of self insert/persona character purely for comedy, not a serious au. dragon/god who was corrupted in the war with lorkhan/shor and became more so an agent of lorkhan. he spends most of his time pretending to be a mortal and causing problems. he’s just sillay. looks like a falmer/snow elf and nord hybrid making pretty much everyone just in general uncomfortable. dragons dont have gender he just likes tits. divorced with alduin

🌟 Lyre: not a skyrim oc (yet) but my beloved dnd character i have made a million aus for, including one that has turned into a full on novel lmao. will update everyone when i start uploading the novel (its not gonna be too serious just a fun lil webnovel that is pg rate) and you can see me post illustrations for. depending on the AU uses either he/him or she/her. i just think theyre neat

🌟 Anthial: nerevarine bosmer, tired, angry, nb spellsword. he/them pronouns. just wants to cover their entire body until you cant tell what gender they are. vivec never got them the drink he owed them. was convinced as nerevar that voryn never liked them back all that much. had an open marriage with almalexia. this incarnation was emotionless and lacked a moral compass due to the betrayal in their past life.

🌟 Steren: nerevarine, technically. not actually the reincarnation of nerevar, but the reincarnation of nerevar’s son. nerevar never reincarnated bc he was too busy haunting his descendants, too upset to move on. steren has a couple of aus but mostly its him with vivienne the dragonborn who belongs to @mulberrycafe. calls voryn “ata” and nerevar “dad” because he technically grew up in cyrodiil but remembers his first lifetime in bits and pieces where voryn raised him for the first few years.

feel free to send asks abt my ocs i love answering them

[onyourstageleft]

hi friends! I started a new side blog for something I've been meaning to do for a really really long time: daily journal/life details posts, inspired by the OSSR posts of @marcholasmoth that I've been seeing and enjoying for years at this point. I started it a week ago but I'm only posting about it now bc I've actually managed to keep up with it for a full week & I'm really liking it so far, so I hope I'm able to keep this up!!

if you wanna follow along, the side blog is @darkmoonkestrel (kestrel is a name I'm trying out idk if it's gonna port over to real life or just be my lil preferred name on the Internet but I'm liking it so far - you can still call me Jess or Bee though if you know me by either of those names!)

anyway the only thing I'll be posting on that blog is a once daily update of my life, mainly focused on the little things about my day that I would otherwise forget, like shows I've watched/things I've read or other small details. I'll probably rb this post for a few days just so people who want to see the daily updates can go follow that blog, but they won't be rb'd to my main, idk what my hold up is about posting them here bc y'all know more than enough about me already, but it just feels right to have a slight separation there, so that's what I'm doing

alright that's it for my little announcement, tune in to @darkmoonkestrel tomorrow night to hear about how my trip to drag bingo for my anniversary goes in t-20 hours

[primal-con]

How is your "Different Kind Of Rescue" fic coming? Have you taken a break?

Mkay, perfect opportunity to give a lil update! So first and foremost, I won’t be giving progress updates on here anytime in the future. That doesn’t mean I’m not working on it, it’s just that sharing where I’m at kinda fucks with my flow for some reason so I’m refraining from doing it. I don’t wanna make any promises I can’t keep.

In that same vein, I am still working on A Different Kind of Rescue! I’m not abandoning it, even if it takes me a decade I swear I will be finishing this fic. However I haven’t been working on it for the past year (ish) because of how crazy things have been for me. I had to give up pretty much every non-essential responsibility for a while to handle the big stuff and just didn’t have time or energy to write.

Third and most important thing is this: even though I won’t be sharing progress as I work, I still love every like, comment, ask, and every other bit of engagement you all have offered me regarding this fic. I won’t be responding to anything asking when I’ll be posting next or how far along I am, but I will always make time for the dialogue you guys provide me. In fact, it’s comments that inspire me to keep going with this story and keep me fueled! Memes, art, questions, suggestions, conversations about RB and TFP, even just a simple “love this chapter” are all readily encouraged and increase the rate at which the next updates will arrive. Your guys support means the world to me and it’s what keeps this story going, hopefully with enough luck it’ll get me through this next chapter <3

[crunchyharold]

update on the fetish blog situation (sorry if you're done hearing about this! feel free to delete this ask)

their recent post w screenshots of anon "hate" had one like/rb, and it's very obviously their main account. revengeofthereaper32 or something like that. you don't have to scroll very far to see more inflation posts..... i ended up scrolling until their first posts ever 😔 and one of them was literally fetish art of gwen bridgette and leshawna, drawn by someone else i think.

additionally their likes have way WAY more of that type of stuff, i only scrolled until i saw a drawing of wendy from gravity falls and i mentally checked out after that. soo. just sharing my awful findings, it's a bizarre situation but the fact that they keep denying theyre a fetish blog is uh. shitty lol. that's all i have to share thank u.

yea its a lil funny to me how they shoutouted that acc a few times when it's so clearly obvious its the same person. same way of tagging lmao. and yeah i scrolled through their likes it was . interesting . .

im fairly sure theyre a non native english speaker and are mixing fetish up w a different word since their response doesnt really make sense (being a new blog has nothing to do w whether or not its a fetish blog lmao) so there is that but idk

[koganelovesmcclain]

Start from the beginning here!

A Rock and a Hard Place.... And You

Words: 8,227 Chapters: 5/? Summary: Keith Kogane, a high school senior with high hopes for the future, is keeping a secret. His mother has tried to patch up their broken home with an abusive boyfriend. The two spend most of their time fighting. And they overlook Keith, leaving him to fend for himself.

Keith has a plan to get out; away from this house, this town. And he’s getting closer to the next step. But, this step becomes a leap when out of nowhere he makes a new friend, who gets a little too close to finding out the truth.

[fic-dumpster]

There are other topics here! It’s a general on how to do things! Like readmore, colors, dividers, etc

I wanna clarify that this is my own experience or my close friends experiences. I am in no way invalidating nor denying anyone’s experience/claims. I'm just trying to help.

Important!

What is shadowban? How do I know? See this post!

In my experience, the first thing that can get your blog SB is the tags. The tags can trigger SB and a post not showing up in the wide search thingy. So… be careful with your words in the tags.

NEVER USE N*SF*W as a tag! that is the first red flag for Tumblr to ban your blog.

When tagging trigger warnings, use a dot between TW and the word ex: tw.cunnilingus (For some words, not all). (this also helps to avoid bots).

I think the word smut could be a problem for some. (this has never happened to me, but I’ve seen blogs talk about it). <- something about the number of times you repeat that same word in the tags. Ex: #inui smut #kokonoi smut #tokyorev smut x10 (again, I have no personal experience of this).

A common problem is a btch petty person getting mad and prob reporting your blog for breaking Tumblr community guidelines 🙄🙄🙄.

Last but not least, a glitch from tumblr’s part

And about the spam liking thing, I believe it can happen but there are a lot factors that contribute to being banned for spam likes. (Number of followers, how active you are with rb, posting, liking, the number of blogs you follow, etc. etc.). So the higher those interactions are, the more likes you can receive without being flagged for suspicious activity.

Latest update: try to send your request/case when @/changes (changes on tumblr) posts! That’s when they(support) answers mails/requests.

Part 2: post not showing up in the wide search tags

About your fic not showing up in the tags… uh if you waited minutes/hours, the next step is to erase all the tags from the post, save that, Wait a couple of minutes with the post untagged. And then write everything again in the tags

If the problem still happens, try adding the tags one by one and see which ones are triggering the ban.

How To: Make Sure Your Content Shows Under Hashtags

This has nothing to do with shadowban but I wanna add them just in case.

How to add the read more option on mobile.

Write :readmore: like in the gif, all in lower case, make sure there are no spaces in between, the readmore needs to be alone in a paragraph, and then press enter.

How to add color gradient text! Here’s a nice guide! <- desktop by @/kylos || a lil video on how it works 🤔 I made it but still credits to Kylos!

How to add music to your posts without a link for Spotify or SoundCloud? like in my Navi? Here’s a guide I made! <- desktop

How to update links on Masterlists when changed username. Here

How to protect your data on Tumblr by @/chicoree

How to filter tags on the App! Be responsible of your own experience. Don’t like something? Then don’t read it. Simple as that.

Use this site to change/replace your tags!

Use this site to cut dividers from GIFs, PNGs, JPGs

For SMAUs use Social Dummy (iOS) or MemeiMessage

How to block from your sideblog without logging into a computer? The only answer so far is to log in on safari/google*chrome on your mobile phone.

[hourcat]

a lil update

hiiiii everybody! i hope u are well and ready to have a peaceful three and a half weeks away from racing.

for the time being (as of august 1) i’m putting an informal pause/stop to prompt filling. FEAR NOT: you can still send them if you think of anything you’d like to see! and if inspiration strikes, i may pull one out. but for the time being, i’m going to try and focus my energy on writing i’ve been neglecting for a solid month and a half.

for your reference, here’s what’s in my prompts queue that you guys have so genius-ly asked for:

2019 rb-era hurt/comfort

yacht sex (/continuation of wag!pierre)

charles modeling armani for pierre...privately

tattoos

jealousy (specifically possessive/jealous charles)

pierre & charles and their brothers

"wrestling"

in no particular order :) i’m pinning this for MY reference bc i’m a dummy, but ALSO so that you guys know i promise i see what you’ve sent!!!! and i love everything you’ve sent along thus far. if i get any additional prompts i’ll add ‘em here :)

thank you for sticking with meeeee my beloveds. sorry i post like a freak but i am a freak that loves you <3

[karaktcrs]

@zeconductor​ asked:

OH HI I DIDNT SEE U RB THE PORTRAYAL THING hold up i have a LOT to say!

marley was always a fav in gen 4 for me but mai never hit me quite the same until u followed me!!! mai in canon is good but i didnt rly read too far into her character for some reason??? and i love her so so so much now because of you. the emphasis she puts on family is so good and like its touched on in game but not to the extent that you do!! and thats very obviously a very very important part of her character and you write it SO WELL??? you bring this wonderful energy to her that i cant even explain but i adore it so SO SO SO SO MUCH!!! i LOVE ur interactions with everyone. seeing ur mai interact with velvets adaman. oh my God. it makes me adore both characters SO SO much more and i think we were ROBBED of them in game they need more canon interactions so bad imho? im hoping to see a lil more in the update but im not done w it yet...

i havent seen too much of ur ingo outside of headcanon posts but i am obsessed with him. when i read the thing about him being selective mute it really really hit me, as someone who often experiences bouts of being nonverbal myself. (it was 10000% more prevalent when i was a kid but still). i really appreciate mental health analyses about characters and that specific take on him is SO interesting and unique but also 10000% fitting and i cant believe i havent thought about it before.

ur cilan is so funky!!! i was obsessed w the triplets in 2011 (tho not quite as bad as my love for the twins) and i think hes so cute!! and i love that u put up w my headcanons abt emmets animosity towards him. i cant wait to see more of him im obsessed with gen 5 always

x

[by-inky]

new OC masterlist (2/2)

first part here! couldn’t continue there because apparently the limit is 100 links

LAST UPDATE: 12 OCTOBER 2021

IMPORTANT LINKS (bios, refs, etc) HAVE 🌸 NEXT TO THEM. CHECK THE FIRST PART FOR MORE!

Amira Hassan bio || voice claim || SR card

Elias Ariyoshi bio || voice claim

Yuuto Nakamura bio || voice claim

Katsurou Watanabe bio || voice claim

Takehiko Blackwell bio || voice claim

Sadiq + Ahmad Thajil intros

Zipangu dorm intro

Douglas Kuromiya bio

Riku Hirose bio

Feng Satou bio

Joel Delacroix bio

*+ ZIPANGU

Elias Ariyoshi

⤥ mini Zipangu sketches (+Yuuto and Kat)

⤥ art trade with @/krysaart (rb)

⤥ cheeb Elias

Yuuto Nakamura

⤥ mini Zipangu sketches (+Elias and Kat)

⤥ Yuuto with pigtails ft. Riku

⤥ chibi sketchie

Katsurou Watanabe

⤥ mini Zipangu sketches (+Elias and Yuuto)

⤥ Katsurou voice claim [🌸]

⤥ Kat in boba tea oh no oh no

⤥ Beans Day random doodles (+Take, +Amira)

Takehiko Blackwell

⤥ chibi sketchie

⤥ Beans Day random doodles (+Kat, +Amira)

+* SCARABIA

Amira Hassan

⤥ whao senpais so cool (+Jamil)

⤥ this makes me go uGJSUG [Amira my beloved] (ask)

⤥ Amira if I had to design her those days + older Amira (?)

⤥ Amira with pantsuit for Ghost Marriage ueue

⤥ ,,,Veleno x Amira for the soul

⤥ VELEMIRA UEUEUE (responded ask, rb)

⤥ Aleab Narih/Yasamina Silk Event Card [🌸]

⤥ chibi sketchie (+Sadiq)

⤥ Amira voice claim [🌸]

⤥ Aleab Narih/Yasamina Silk Event Card Screen + dialogues/lines [🌸]

⤥ Amira and Deuce :0c art trade with @/chillableu (rb)

⤥ Amira in Kaeya’s fit hehe

⤥ Beans Day random doodles

Sadiq

⤥ chibi sketchie (+Amira)

Ahmad Thajil

⤥

• GENSHIN IMPACT •

🔥 Amira [Farooq]

⤥ The Godfather inspired?

⤥ Amiluc (?) art dump

⤥ yet once again Amiluc (training, pyro slime)

⤥ mini comic or whatever this is

⤥ Amira and Bennett (my best drawing so far)

🌊 Genkei

⤥ “Aah~? Doshita?” teaser

⤥ lil chibi drawing

- INTERACTIONS -

(soft prompt) Stefano and Amira

[GENSHIN] interaction with Nakia (rb)

[GENSHIN] commission with Nakia (rb)

[GENSHIN] (asked interaction) Amira and Tran’s Lucy

(soft prompt) WynKat mini fic,,, (ask)

(drabble prompt) WynKat, ~Break Me, ANGST (ask)

(drabble prompt) DeuAmi, ~Enamore Me, FLUFF (ask)

- OPEN FOR ASKS -

soft prompts

shippy memes

sentence starters

nonverbal memes

describe your oc and I’ll tell you with what oc of mine they’ll get along

kiss under the mistletoe😩

relationship hcs or reader insert drabble~

oc ask game (with emojis)

duo magic lines with your oc

send me characters and a prompt

[dangoghz]

legitimate advice for new phandom blogs

hey !! so i know sometimes posts like ‘RULES FOR THE PHANDOM XD’ are made and they’re all like “numba one. dan is a squishy bean respect this uwu” but this isn’t gonna be like that lol. im just going to list a few actual things that might help people new to the phandom learn about and become integrated into the community! of course these aren’t ‘rules’ and u dont have to listen to any of it ofc,,, im not here to control ur blog, just here to say what people normally do. feel free to rb whether u are a new blog or not, ill appreciate it either way!

(NOTE: PLS TELL ME IF ANY OF THE LINKS DONT WORK AND ILL FIX THEM PERIODICALLY!)

italicized text is defined in the glossary at the bottom!

1. be interactive! 

here, unique to our corner of timmy darn communism, we have a lot of like virtual traditions that everyone knows. these help you to make friends and also grow ur blog with some new mutuals. here are some examples.

networks: networks, or nets, are a sort of selective gc, usually with a theme or concept that it’s based around, in which all who wish to be part of fill out an application form that determines whether they get in. this is kinda the one with the most work, as u also have to make a group blog and info post, but it’s definitely worth it. i have made my closest friends in nets (such as @phleurnet which i birthed), and a lot of people on here would say the same. if you want to know more or apply, my friend diana runs an update blog @phandomnets! (examples, these are all open btw: x x x)

meetups: meetups are not in real life, don’t worry. a meetup is when someone organizes a specific time at which we all post thing around a certain theme! for instance, on halloween on tuesday, my friend milo hosted a halloween meetup. usually people post selfies but if u are uncomfortable with that, u can post art, music, or anything else related to the theme. a blog called @phandommeetupwatch keeps track of these! (examples, all happening soon/just happened: x x x)

follow forevers: a follow forever is a big celebration post when u reach a follower count milestone, no matter 50 or 5k. u tag all of the blogs you love, and they reblog it to appreciate u! it’s really positive and shows people how their work has paid off. usually people are tagged in alphabetical order, and sometimes people bold their favorites but the stylization is up to u. (recent examples: x x x)

milestone activities: sometimes people do things for their followers when they reach a follower count that involves their followers requesting something! there are many many forms of this type of thing. a common one is blog rates, in which there is a set template and the blogger rates each blog that sends in an ask using the template (info post ex: x; rate ex: x). there are also url edits (x), name/url moodboards (x), and more. u can certainly come up w an idea of ur own, being creative is great!

talk to people: that’s right dude!!! ye!!! u can message a blog u think is cool, or send an ask if u think something they made or are talking about is interesting, or add something sweet in the tags (more on etiquette later) when u rb their post. additionally, sometimes people stir up discourse, and u should participate in it if u want (past discourse examples: x x). u can also send asks when people reblog ask games, which are a list of questions with a theme (new one of mine ex: x). 

2. play around with your blog!

customizing your blog can start giving you what we call a branding, making you distinguished from other bloggers. this can include everything from as simple as using an icon to coding your own about page. 

themes: a blog can be way more appealing if it is aesthetically pleasing. admittedly, i often follow people just because of the smoothness of their mobile theme. a mobile theme is rather easy to construct as u can do it on ur own with a phone. it is how ur blog looks on a phone. although u don’t have to do this, i recommend sticking to two to four colors on ur theme and avoiding stuffing it with a lot of bright things because it can distract from content. additionally, bloggers often make their descriptions short and succinct. (my fav mobiles: x x x.) on a pc, your blog theme can be customized completely on html, meaning there is a lot of freedom. u don’t have to learn to code for this, bc u can find free themes anywhere, just search ‘free tumblr themes’ on google. once again, be creative, but u shouldn’t overload. (my fav pcs: x x x.)

about pages: in order to avoid chunky descriptions but still let people know the key deets about themselves, bloggers create about pages. sometimes these bout pages are uncoded but u can also use html code if u want to. some common things in an about page are interests, maybe personality types/horoscopes/hogwarts houses, original content, and links to other social media. (examples: x x x)

urls: urls are a key part of your blog’s brand. ‘rebranding’ is what people say if they change their url! if u are tired or bored with your url, changing it is an opportunity to change your theme and other parts of ur blog as well. (url change ex: x). 

saved urls: saved urls are basically when bloggers hoard sideblogs in order to reserve the urls used for them. if you ever encounter a blank blog that has ‘saved’ as its title, that’s probably it. sometimes people like to give away their urls, either as a constant thing (ex: x) or by doing a url giveaway (x). either way, it’s a good opportunity to change it up!

tags: in order to keep their blog cleancut and organized, a lot of bloggers have special tags for certain people, certain topics, and/or certain types of media. many people in the phandom particularly have tags for dan and phil that match (strawberries and cream, lune and sole, etc). if they have many of these tags, there can be a page for their tags on their blog. this page can be coded with special html or just a regular tumblr page, it doesn’t really matter. but it’s very useful for those who visit your blog, and makes it easy for u to navigate older posts as well! (examples: x x x)

3. learn to make og content!

producing original content helps you establish what your strengths are and why people should follow you. it also allows u to contribute to the fanbase, and gives u a chance of being noticed by dnp! and the validation is lovely. there are many options if u want to make something. 

gifs: gifs are an ART here in the phandom, and its mechanisms still perplex me to this day bc ive never tried it. u probably already know what a gif is, but if not, its essentially a short animation made in photoshop that repeats. gifmakers are often distinguished by a unique coloring (example gifmakers: x x x), such as my friend emily’s smooth dark blue tint (x). it can be a long process to learn how to gif but it is very rewarding in the end, from what i’ve heard. (tutorials: x x)

art: there is a very wide range of phanartists, all with such talents, either digital or traditional, that you can draw inspirations from for your own work. you can make cartoons, comics, realism, abstract, nsfw even, or any mix (or none) of the former. artists on tumblr definitely deserve more attention than they get here on tumblr, so be sure to show appreciation towards them! (my fav artists: x x x)

edits: edits are the Graphic Designs of our community and are usually very aesthetically pleasing. they can be centered around a certain event, like a video or something dnp made, or just for fun. the more practice you get making them, the more dexterous u’ll become. they can be a great tool if u like the design aspect of art but don’t want to actually draw. (edit makers: x x)

icons: icons are just the little profile picture that u can insert for ur blog. it’s really easy and fun to make them, kind of like a lazy version of edits. you can make them using photoshop or an app like picsart or medibang, and it doesn’t take a lot of time. more on how to use icons in section 4. (examples: x x x) (my lil tutorial: x)

moodboards: moodboards are nine pictures arranged 3 by 3 that have a certain color scheme. it’s kind of like a collage except the photo feature here separates the pictures for u. there are a lot of innovative moodboard makers that stun me w how pretty it looks or how they arrange the pics. moodboards are also an easy and fun option! (moodboard tags: x x x)

textposts: this is by far the easiest and more common form of content u will find. it’s just writing about dnp in a textpost! if a textpost isn’t very serious, people also call it a meme or shitpost. shitposting is defs on the rise here so its a good business to get into. it’s also a great outlet for ur emotions or personal connections to what dnp do! (example talk tags: x x x)

fics: by far the most famous media to come out of here, phanfiction is a popular form of phan indulgence. u have probably heard of the most scarring ones (list: x), but there is actually a really vast range of it, not just creepy smut! some other genres are fluff, angst, and slow burns. u will discover that, despite the sterotype, not all fanfiction is bad. you can find lovely fics on @phanfictioncatalogue by genre, au, or topic. and, if u need help writing something, many writers would love to help. (a few well-known fics: x x x x x)

4. tumblr etiquette!

i know tumblr might seem like a simple social media (or perhaps not after u’ve read all the above?) but there’s a lot of things that u just....u just don’t do. it’s sort of like virtual manners, and if u don’t follow them, then it’s unlikely that people will like ur blog. once again, this is by no means me forcing u to run ur blog a certain way. it just happens that the types of ppl who break these rules are who we mock in gcs :////////. so yea, here’s some advice.

credits: if u decide to use someone’s art, edit, gif, or icon on the theme of ur blog, check what they require of u before u use it. most content creators strongly ask for credit in the description of ur blog, either by link or like ‘icon/header/art by ____’. it is just a common courtesy to the person who spent time on that, and if u think credit will ruin the aesthetic of ur blog, a) u probably don’t have an aesthetic in the first place and b) learn to appreciate art, binch. 

anonymity: anon asks can be very powerful either negatively or positively depending on how u yield them, so make sure that u are careful with what u send. compliments are always welcome and criticism as well, but blatant rudeness or hate will do nothing. u will only make someone feel bad about themselves and it will not accomplish anything. also, u face the threat of all their friends turning u into a meme. 

sensitivity: a lot of people here are way too easily offended by harmless jokes, a common example in the phandom being when we insult dnp affectionately and people take it way too much to heart. please don’t start drama over something w no real meaning. however, there are times when it is indeed necessary. if u want to criticise a blogger, be respectful of them simultaneously. by all means, if u spot someone being racist, homophobic, transphobic, misogynist, or the like, feel free to call them out on it. but beforehand, make sure that u have done ur research and are educated on the topic, or u could turn out to be blatantly wrong. 

adding to posts: everyone makes this mistake when they start out here and that’s totally okay, but adding to every post u reblog is incredibly bothersome. a rule of thumb would be don’t add anything unless what u say will actually improve the post significantly. if ur additions are along the lines of ‘LOL’ or ‘i relate!!!!’ or ‘philly is a smol bean XD’, learn to use the tags for heaven’s sake. they’re there for not only organization but also for commenting. some exceptions, though, would be if u are mentioned in the post or the op is your close friend. 

respecting privacy: this should already be obvious to u, but respect dan and phil’s boundaries. do not tag them or their main tags (#daniel howell, #danisnotonfire, #amazingphil), in any phanfics, phanart (like specifically with them as a romantic ship), or phan edits. do not talk to their family members, expose their personal info like address or phone number, and do consider that they are real people just like u. we may make things based around phan, but it is kept in a community for us and not for dan and phil’s eyes. this is very important.

5. have fun!

sorry if this is all overwhelming, but i tried to make it as simplified as possible. and also sorry for the sass, i’m kinda tired of all the ding dongs on here and want to prevent further ding dongs from being created. thanks so much for readin and be sure to send me an ask anytime if u have questions! welcome to hell!

glossary

timmy darn communism: me being my usual weird self and replacing ‘tumblr dot com’ with random words that start with the same letters

mutuals: someone who you follow and who follows you; usually who u interact with most

rb: shortening for ‘reblog’

discourse: when theres is intense discussion of a certain topic, sometimes phan-related sometimes not, sometimes serious and sometimes silly

branding: the word ‘branding’ kinda started as a joke, but it’s generally what we use to call what someone’s blog reminds them of, whether it be a certain color or a discussion topic; my branding, if u asked a mutual, would probably be impressionism, tea, and baguettes (dont ask ab that one)

html: a simple type of coding used for designing websites! u can learn basic html here or here, it’s way easier and funner than it looks

dnp: dan and phil; we also say ‘deppy’, ‘dip and pip’, ‘the boys’, ‘the rats’, and more

coloring: basically the stylization of a gif, shown through filters, textures, contrast, brightness, etc. 

talk tag: a tag in which all of the textposts that a person makes are sorted into

phanfiction terms

smut: porn fic :/ 

fluff: just what it sounds like, a type of fic that usually has a lot of soft stuff like cuddling, flirting, and looooove

angst: a fic with a lot of drama, usually sad or very emotional

slow burn: a fic where a pairing, in this case phan, slowly falls in love

au: stands for ‘alternate universe’, a fic in which dan and phil are written not as youtubers but in a completely different scenario (ie. bad boy and new guy in high school, university students, space exhibition, anything u can dream up really)

anon: short for ‘anonymous’

op: short for ‘original poster’, aka who made the post