#please just tag things

[faggotisaacfloofs]

the person who helped today when I fell out of my wheelchair actually did a really great job, so I want to share in case other people wonder what to do. [Note: this is not universal, this is merely a suggestion from one person, every wheelchair user's needs are different! I am a person who uses a manual chair usually pushed by someone else who is also disabled.]

Scenario: you see someone in a wheelchair fall out of their chair, and you have the ability to help.

1. Approach and ask "are you okay?"*

2. Next question if they say no, are vague, or open to continuing conversation** is, "is there anything I can do to help?" Or "what can I do?"

If they say no to help, then that's the end, just leave and go do whatever you were doing!

If they ask for help or say they are mildly injured, ask "what would you like me to do?" And wait for an answer before doing anything! If they seem dazed or confused, they might have hit their head or had another medical event*, or they might just be like that due to regular disability. Be patient.

Do not touch the person unless they say to, or they are like, unconcious in the middle of the road, ya know?? Wheelchair users usually have conditions that mean being handled improperly can severely injure us, you could cause much more damage than the fall.

Some things they might need you to do:

Bring their wheelchair closer (mine went about 5 feet away after it dumped me)

engage the brakes of the wheelchair

hold wheelchair steady if it's an unsteady surface (mud, hill, ramp, wet, etc)

offer an arm for them to hold onto to get up (them grabbing you, not you grabbing them) or move another solid item closer for them to use (i.e. a chair) [only do this if you physically have the ability to!]

If the terrain is rough (i.e. a parking lot), they *might* ask you to push their chair to a more stable area once they are back in their chair

nothing

Something else

Do what they ask, NOT what you think would be helpful. If for some reason you have to do something (i.e. you can't stop oncoming traffic and need to get them out) ASAP, tell them what you plan to do

Keep in mind they might also be D/deaf, have a communication disability, be stunned after the fall, have a head injury, not trust other people, etc. Be patient and treat them as a person with autonomy and agency! They might need to just sit on the ground for a few minutes to recover before trying to get back in their chair. They might want everyone to leave them alone. They might ask you to call someone specific. Their chair might have broken and that can be extremely distressing. All of this is like if your legs spontaneously stop working when you're out and about!

A lot of wheelchair users (NOT ALL) have ways to get into their chair on their own once the chair is close enough and brakes engaged (but it's hard from the ground!). Here's what brakes look like on a lot of manual wheelchairs, in case they ask you to lock the brakes. They're levers on each side and pushing the lever pushes a bar against the wheel to hold it still.

ID: A manual wheelchair with the brake levels circled in red and labeled "user brake levers"

*There is also the possibility of course that a person fell out of their chair due to a seizure or other medical event, so that is why it is important to ask if they are okay. If you saw them hit their head, tell them so. If they had a medical event, follow protocol for that, I'm not gonna get into it here (thought I could).

**sometimes a person will be clear after the first question i.e. "I'm all good thanks" clearly means they do not need you to ask another question, you can just leave them alone. Keep walking and don't stare. A lot of the time people will be a bit banged up but be totally fine and able to manage on their own.

TLDR: Ask the wheelchair user if they're okay, then what they need, and then do exactly that, including leaving them alone. Thanks!

[roninkairi]

You can only reblog this today.*

*PLEASE READ THE TAGS

[noelledeltarune]

really fun duo you have there. mind if i add arbitrary roles to their relationship dynamic so i can write one of them as an overprotective caretaker and the other as a naive helpless baby?

[bloominglegumes]

HASBRO DONT YOU DARE MESS HIM UP

[deadbaguette]

Dear children of Priam, were you doomed all along?

[kangals]

friendly advice from vetmed: I know that when your animal has an infection that is generating a lot of discharge, you want to describe that to the veterinarian, because it’s a concerning sign. that is true. I also know that the most common word for this type of discharge is “pus,” so it’s logical that that’s the word that you’ll use when describing what’s going on. and in English, we often add a “-y” when we’re using a word as a descriptor.

but. the word. the word you are looking for. is purulent.

please stop sending in messages telling the doctor that your dog has a “pussy wound.”

[inkskinned]

we were sitting on the floor and i was cutting out tiny pictures to make a collage for a friend's birthday. you were on your phone and you laughed about something, and i was still in love with you then, so i asked what had you giggling.

"sorry. i was just..." you took a moment and went back to texting. "i was telling someone about how you're afraid of the dark."

i'm afraid of the dark because something bad happened. "oh." i felt a little slinky of shame crawl down my throat.

you glanced up, and maybe it showed on my face, because you rolled your eyes and held the phone to the side casually so i could see the group chat. "what? was it a secret?"

i looked down to the scissors in my hand. "i just..." no, it's not a secret. it just felt like something private, something serious. saying why would you tell someone that just feels like an accusation. it's unfair. i honestly am not even ashamed of it, it's just a fact about my person that i don't usually share.

what a strange experience. is this a human thing or a generational thing? for our grandparents: did they need to worry about how quickly someone can just... share your personal information? again, i didn't even really have a true objection. what could i say? i want any person in my life to feel they can be honest with their friends. it's not like i said don't tell anyone this.

i cut out another letter to complete the rainbow happy birthday, started hunting for the exclamation mark. i heard you sigh dramatically.

"don't make a big deal about this," you said.

this entire conversation was a pattern for us, and this was when we got to my least favorite part of the pattern. i would get my feelings hurt in some oblique not-technically-terrible way, and then it would be making a big deal about something. you'd get frustrated for me for being soft, but i was born soft. you knew i was soft when you pierced me. it's one of the things that made controlling me so easy.

"i'm not," i felt my voice crack. the question came without my wanting. "why are you guys talking about me?" and why are you saying that thing? why not like - i'm telling them how you're generous and kind and pretty.

you let out this low, tragic groan. "oh my god." you tossed the phone away from your body. "there, see? i just won't talk to them if you don't like it."

the rest of the hour went the way it always went, between us: i said i don't actually mind if you talk to your friends but -, you found a way to call my minor expression of discomfort "being dramatic." you got upset that i had been offended. i ended up apologizing, even though i hadn't actually done anything.

afterwards, you picked up the phone again. after texting for a little bit, you snorted. "okay," you said, "but it is kind of funny you're afraid of the dark. i mean, when you think about it."

[the-au-collector]

Okay but YES!

This and main character death!

some of us, and I’m not naming names, need to start being properly tagged on fics.

Angst: Is it me?

No.

Unhappy Ending: Is it me?

……it’s not Angst.

[ghosted-jazz]

Black Mercy

[stoopidstapler]

SO IVE BEEN GOIN INSANE SINCE THIS TRAILER DROPPED. JUST. SIMON. SIMON. SIMON.

[vhstown]

please stop scrolling and take the time to read this.

i don't think people understand the extent of the horror happening in palestine right now. "death" means nothing to people because of desensitisation so let me just tell you what white phosphorus is. it's being used in israeli munitions and has been and will continue to be fired across gaza and the palestinian borders.

white phosphorus burns when it comes into contact with oxygen (at nearly 800°C or 1500°F. the human body can withstand ~50°C for reference.) the air you breathe in ignites and it is near impossible extinguish. it sticks to clothing and skin and is very difficult to remove because it will continue to ignite in air. it burns flesh up to the bone and even past the bone because it penetrates tissue and is absorbed VERY easily. if you inhale it it'll destroy your respiratory tract and lungs. it can cause failure in multiple organs including the liver, kidneys and heart. it is being released in one of the most densely populated places on earth.

the only way to treat someone exposed to white phosphorus is to submerge them in saline or water and to pick out the substance with forceps, and when you undress a wound the substance can re-ignite. this is just ONE weapon that is being used to kill palestinian people right now. palestine does not have access to medical care, humanitarian aid, power, or internet. their hospitals are being bombed. gaza is one of the most densely populated places in the world with over 50% of the population being children. many children are the sole survivors of their families. there are videos of children experiencing panic attacks and symptoms of ptsd. the fact that israel has committed war crimes in plain sight means that we can only imagine what will happen to the palestinians in complete darkness.

israel has and will continue to deny this. your interests and fandom will still be here, you will wake up tomorrow morning and see your friends and family, but an entire nation of people are being wiped off the map. being silent is being complacent. reblog, spread information, tell people in real life, attend protests, sign petitions, call your government offices, at the very least be angry and upset and horrified because once you become numb and indifferent and hopeless the oppressors will have already won.

what's happening right now is more than a genocide and once it becomes a part of history we'll wonder how the world let this happen. genocides have been part of all nations. just because it is far away does not mean you don't have to be concerned. the fact that YOUR governments and YOUR idols and the people around YOU are supporting the mass eradication of an entire group of people should scare you. it shouldn't make you feel anything less than sick and angry and disgusted. DO something about it, no matter how small you feel your voice is, because palestinians no longer have one.

[edit] links to some helpful reblogs: one & two

post on how you can help palestine

learn about palestine with this masterlist of info

+ a further reblog of mine

[edit 2] about palestinians "not having a voice" at the time i wrote this post internet connection was cut off entirely and even journalists weren't able to report for a period of time — that is all i meant by that. they of course have a voice and i never meant to undermine how people are risking their lives in gaza to get information out there and i apologise if thats what people took from it, it was not my intention but it is entirely my bad. please continue to spread information and updates from gaza as they come.

[bacchuschucklefuck]

class swap design masterpost for convenience (from top to bottom: bard!riz, cleric!gorgug, sorcerer!kristen, barbarian!fig, artificer!adaine, and rogue!fabian)

[caruliaa]

staff still hasn't given me polls, what should i do?

🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 their moms 69%

🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 their dads 31%

grace image os i get to look at her

[amielot]

Sensitive

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[the-au-collector]

Seriously.

If you don’t like something YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO READ IT.

Not to say that there aren’t valid complaints, but the main way to not get yourself frustrated with something is to just not read the thing you don’t like. I don’t block a ton of tags for LU, so let me go on on a quick Kingdom Hearts tangent.

There are so many sides of the Kingdom Hearts fandom. And I honestly don’t like a good number of them, so I block the tags and bookmark the searches so I never have to see the things I don’t like. NOTP? What’s that I don’t see it. Fandoms I don’t know/don’t like being crossed over with KH? Huh those don’t exist on my search. Explicit material? I don’t know her. Literally just block the tags if you don’t like it. You never have to see it again. Trust me, it makes for a much better experience if you just block what you don’t like.

That is to say that we as a fandom can’t be a little… overzealous. One of the biggest complaints I noticed while scrolling through the replies/reblogs that weren’t personal taste or common tropes, is tagging. Which, you can’t filter tags if they don’t exist.

I feel like as a fandom we could all do much better about properly tagging things. Not only do a lot of fics get lost if you don’t tag LU (there’s a reason one of my bookmarks is just Legend-centric fics, so many aren’t tagged as LU), but this obviously aggravates people when it’s not tagged as LU and they come across the fic when looking for LoZ stuff. I feel like that’s definitely something we can work on. Also it just helps people to find the things they like, as well as people being able to block the things they don’t like. I also want to add properly tagging AUs here on tumblr, which is a complaint I’ve seen from multiple links-meet-au creators since joining this site. LU fans apparently are notorious for tagging stuff as LU when it’s not.

So, just being aware of the actual AU you’re tagging, remembering to tag your stuff as LU on AO3 and here, tagging certain elements so people can filter tags as they please, not over-tagging elements that show up for .002 seconds of your fics to get a ton of people to read them. Just. Tag things well and tag them right. I can’t say I’m not guilty of this either. I’m pretty sure I forgot the LU tag on Song From the Sea and I’m sure I’ve accidentally reblogged other au content as Linked Universe. And I’m sorry about that. I really try my best not to.

Hiding tags won’t block everything, but it will greatly limit your frustrations with the fandom. If you’re sick of Wild meets the chain, filter out that tag. If you’re sick of Wolfie fics, filter out the tag. If you’re sick of seeing Ravioli, filter out the tag. No one is making you read anything you don’t want to. Curate your own experience.

Obviously this doesn’t exclude the other complaints like characterization/stereotyping/tropes, but I think that part boils down to our own views of the characters and our preferences. Just if you don’t like, don’t read. Back out when you realize you don’t like it. You’re not obligated in any way to finish it. We’re all here to have fun. If you’re not having fun or enjoying a fic, just back out of it and find another one.

And I know it’s frustrating when a good chunk of fics are what you don’t like. At that point, I don’t know what to tell you. It’s like @catreginae said, you should make it yourself. As a creator, I know that’s hard! I know it takes time! I know it’s not easy! But by complaining, we don’t get anywhere. Some people will just stop writing/drawing altogether. Others simply won’t listen. You can’t stop people from writing or liking certain tropes/ideas/characterizations, but you can add to the number of appealing fics for yourselves and others like you with your own tropes/ideas/characterizations.

Also encouragement, like said in the original post. I’m sure if you’re a creator you’ve probably liked or reblogged the “comments are better than kudos” and “reblogs are better than likes” posts. Follow your own advice. Comment. Reblog. Let the creators know you like what they’re doing. As a creator, I often find myself drifting toward more popular tropes just because I’m worried that no one will like what I’ve put out there. But if you encourage others and let others know what you like (kindly), maybe more creators will start breaking away from these tropes. A lot of us want to have people like what we put out there! A lot of us get discouraged when it feels like no one likes it. So please let us know if you like something we do! It makes us feel good and makes us much more confident in putting more things out there!

TLDR:

- Filter tags on AO3. It makes things much nicer and less frustrating

- As a fandom, we LU fans really need to work on tagging things properly

- Back out of fics you’re not enjoying. No one will be mad at you if it’s not your thing

- Create your own stuff! I know it takes time and it’s hard, but it adds to the pile of works that others like you will enjoy!

- Encourage what you like. We creators want you to like our stuff. Let us know if you like what we do! We’ll keep doing the thing and feel much better about doing it!

I think one thing that maybe LU needs to do more as a fandom is encourage the people who actually make things that you enjoy.

It's easy to bitch about all the things you don't like and while maybe it is cathartic to do so, I don't think as a whole it's particularly helpful to just dwell on what other people are doing wrong. You just have no control over that. You can make suggestions and hope people pick up on it or you can make specific criticisms to those who are open to it but ultimately, you can't force someone to do something.

I just don't think the solution is to make people feel bad about their work. That just makes them give up before they have the opportunity to improve.

This is why I always suggest being the change you want to see and to write or draw whatever makes you happy. We can also encourage other people who do make the things we do enjoy. Let them know you appreciate it.

Do what makes you happy and ignore what doesn't. It's nicer that way.

[heartorbit]

find another role, carry on the show