#secret-mason

[secretmason]

something nobody told me would happen as a result of editing the blaseball wiki is the amount of extra appreciation that I have for wikipedia.

obviously i already adored wikipedia, right - it's the closest thing we have to a single place to store the collective knowledge of humanity freely and openly, all that jazz. but the amount of work that goes into maintaining that knowledge is vast and the undertaking that website must be for it's moderation team is unfathomable.

but they've clearly spent the last two decades figuring out a process by which this stuff can be worked on. every page needs the same basic stuff, so they have a big task center where you can go to a random page lacking a basic feature (like categorization, for example) and add it yourself. that task center isn't just for basic stuff though- it's got everything, anything you think wikipedia editors need to do from formalizing the language to make the entire site internally consistent through to checking that any and all images posted to the site are legally able to be there, as well as conflict management by involving mediators or third opinions.

how do i know this task center exists? i changed a single spacebar on one page because it was nestled two references into a set of four and was annoying me, and someone on the site sent me a message welcoming me to the site and giving me some places to look to get started making heavier changes than a single spacebar. never let anyone tell you "anyone can edit wikipedia" again. these people are wild. /pos

there's also tools on wikipedia for how to actually use it and i've been rifling through their help pages whenever i need to figure out what something added to the blaseball wiki does, because adding to the blaseball wiki and adding to wikipedia is the same basic stuff just with different templates and styles and stuff. but those help pages are clearly written with people like me, that have no idea what they're doing, at least sort of in mind. it gives you tips on how to do it but also where and how it should be used to keep it professional.

i don't really have a way to sign this post off beyond "please thank the people who do the work to maintain wikis, especially wikipedia."

[flimsy-spine]

married idiots

[reality-detective]

I'll leave this 👆 here... You Decide 🤔

[astronomodome]

This man is not only still trending but in fact trending higher than he was on Friday. Not immune to the goodtimes

[canirove]

[lilyoffandoms]

Cian Daly

Since I did Alexiares’ study I just had to do Cian’s (complete with Alexiares’ books). Pics in background are all previously done by me except the bottom right one which was done by the lovely and talented maia-beans.

Event Tags: @choicesmcappreciationweek (Day Five: Nosy Detectives)

My Art Ish Thing Tag (Choices Edition): @storyofmychoices @aallotarenunelma @twinkleallnight @dutifullynuttywitch @loreofyore @peonierose @trappedinfanfiction

[tomialtooth]

Woods, Mason and Adler have so much more self restraint than I do because if I was in a room with Ronald Reagan I would not be able to stop myself from trying to sever his jugular with my teeth

[marblish0220]

Book Club

[tigereyes45]

Bullet Time - A RvB Siris (Mason Wu) AMV

This video was made for @verahatesglue who wanted something including Siris! He deserves more attention. Happy holidays! 

Thank you @redvsbluesecretsanta for hosting the event again this year!

[rock--band]

Pink Floyd Posters & Canvas Prints

Step into a world of musical wonder where each note played by this group of musicians in a room tells a story of passion and creativity. 🎵🎹 #MusicIsLife #MelodicSymphony #SoulfulSounds

100+ Music Bands HR Pictures Download

[daytrippergilmour]

Pink Floyd albums 1967-1970

[secretmason]

This was originally going to be a vent post but instead I'll keep it more positive - I just finished work on Clean and Light Blaseball, a light mode on-site that also removes a lot of the gradients that would otherwise look strange given their design for the site's base appearance.

From what I can tell of the site's code, maintenance of this sheet is going to be a giant hassle, so I'm still very much hoping we get a light mode built into the site sooner rather than later. That said, right now I believe I caught everything and if you need or want light mode until then I hope it's useful to you!

[julescarstairs]

I’ve written enough arrogant toxic teenage boys in my time to know he won’t be touching Dru with a ten foot pole

(I say, as if I have any control over the plot)

[reality-detective]

Meet the Masonic Bible of the past century, which claims that the Earth is a flat disk with hundreds of other continents:

➖ Point 1: The Earth is the entire universe. All other bodies-the sun, moon, and sky-are auxiliary artificial objects. (page 17)

➖ Point 2: The heavens consist of three parts: the atmosphere, the firmament, and the abode of the Gods and angels. The abode of the Gods and its attendants keep the celestial ocean from coming into contact with the firmament. (page 66)

➖ Point 3: There are 27 continents on earth. Until 1579, there was a strong alliance and trade between them. Subsequently, all mention of this was destroyed (page 79)

According to this Bible recognized as official in 1955, but later confiscated from all official sources - there is no way out into space, but there are vast territories unknown to our generation. 🤔

[dailymarvelstudios]

O-T Fagbenle as Rick Mason | Secret Invasion 1x05

[punishedsaints]