#the subreddit is very informative if you want more info

[venacoeurva]

Despite it all, I find it kind of funny that my brain is reacting to this situation by being like "YOU did this! You created this outcome because you had good luck and ...found a dollar on the ground 3 months ago and got a cheesecake on clearance! This is the bad luck evening it out!" As is the magnitude of those things are even remotely close to each other

[mooyuun]

VERY INFORMATIVE ABOUT THE NON-SPENDING CAMPAIGN FOR SYLUS AND CALEB.

Below some parts of the original post. But pls share the original everywhere you can. Original Poster: u/LadyInGlitterAndGold

Remember to reblog in tumblr since there is not algorithm here!

What Sylus's and now also Caleb's lovelies want:

to get equal standard content that the OG3 got when they were released:

• two bond stories (currently they both have only one)

• three anecdotes (again, both currently only have one)

• three 4star standard companions (jup, again, both released with only one)

• same number of 3star and 4star standard memories (for both 3stars and 4stars both Lis got only six cards vs the eighteen for OG3, and no Heartfelt Solar pair.

The implications of the lower number of 3star and 4star standard memories.

I.o.w. why is it so important that the number of memories and companions get addressed:

• Disadvantage in farming. Sylus and Caleb do not have the same flexibility when it comes to stellactrum matching, therefore all battle-related rewards are harder if not impossible to obtain. (A new player that will start after Caleb's Painful signal event ends will not have enough cards to fully fill the Hunter contest based on the Galaxy explorer alone [15 cards vs 18 slots] or even Xspace Echo [17 cards vs 18 slots]. In fact, it wouldn't be possible to fill up the 18 slots at all if it wasn't for the Festive Blessing Intertwined Gold being added to the Galaxy Explorer, makir "he total number of Caleb cards a very meag V Sylus had the same situation at his release.)

• Lower total Affinity. Based on his memories collection only, so not counting the events that took place before his release, Sylus girlies can in total get only about half the affinity that OG3 girlies can get.

• More expensive to main. Sylus, before Caleb, had a pull rate of ~11%1~13% vs the ~29% of the OG3 in the Silver|Radiant Galaxy explorers. Sylus and Caleb now have respectively 11%⅓12% and 7% 8% vs 27%\26% for OG3 in the Silver Radiant Galaxy explorer. Sylus before Caleb: 17/ (17+44×3)=11% vs 29% for OG3 in Silver Galaxy and 13/(13+28×3)=13% vs 29% for OG3 in Radiant Galaxy. After Caleb: Sylus has 17/ (17+44×3+12)=11% and Caleb has 12/161=7% VS 27% for OG3 in Silver Galaxy and 13/ (13+28×3+9=12% vs Caleb 9/106=8% and 26% for OG3 in Radiant Galaxy. Yes, each card individually has the same chance to be pulled, but getting any Sylus or Caleb card over the OG3 for building teams and/or infinity takes a lot more pulls.

How do join?

• Do not spend any money on the game. Simple as that. But not spending as much as you would normally do would already have an impact, no lovelies will judge you for just enjoying the game.

• Spread awareness. The boycott is not allowed to be mentioned in posts on the official subreddit, so it's hard to have a fair and open discussion about these matters, but e.g. comments are okay, as is spreading this information on other platforms, or encouraging lovelies to join the unofficial subreddit.

For the upcoming banner (Valentine banner Tomorrow's catch-22), do not spend money in the first three days of the banner.

Edit 12/02/2025: more info below about how day 2 went.

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

Might be outside your scope (maybe a follower can help?) but im on my parents insurance and cant ask like a primary care doc.

Does a metoidoplasty/phalloplasty leave a person physically able to enjoy sex? Like are all the nerves good and everything? Can someone get one without being on a lot of testosterone first? My gender aint like that im only really dysphoric on the bottom

hi anon,

for folks who want sexual function and sensation to be a priority in their bottom surgery, that's extremely possible and most people report a great deal of satisfaction with the results. you might want to check out some of the discussions subreddits like r/phallo, r/metoidioplasty, and r/ftm, which are full of people very down to share helpful info about their own experiences with surgery. I check out subreddits like those a lot when I'm seeking info for people on here, because people talking about their lived experiences often have much more readily available information than any formal medical sources.

generally speaking no, you don't have to be on hormones to get bottom surgery, but that would be a matter for discussion between you and your healthcare providers.

[muffinrecord]

Ooo all this stored info is great!

But my previous ask was about the english archive app, the thing they left behind after the english magia record eos'd. Do you have anything on that?

OH

I'm sorry aaaugh

Uhhh Honestly I do not. The archive app was very buggy. It's been a while so others can correct me if I'm wrong, but if you had too many characters then it didn't record any of your account's progress.

Oh! Actually I found one screenshot I took. Here:

The images never showed and if you tried to watch the transformation video, it just gave you Tsuruno's. Needless to say, I was pretty disgusted by how useless it was and deleted it pretty quickly.

Thinking back on it, I'm thinking that the archive app at the end for NA was made by maybe one or two people who were probably overworked/underpaid trying to deliver a product that ultimately didn't work. I'm thankful that the development of the archive app gave us another month before NA's EOS though, because it gave me more time to record things.

However, for the upcoming JP Archive, we do have some select information. And it looks like it's going to be different than the one for NA.

There was a big livestream earlier this month that combined Magia Record news with Exedra news. I made a post that just copy+pasted Raz's thorough summary from discord: you can check out the link here.

It looks like you'll be able to see what girls you had along with progress on them (how many slots, magia, doppel). It doesn't look like you can look at card art, but you can see their sprites?

NA looked like a modified version of the archive, while this looks like you can see the girls in the character screen.

From the earlier Exedra stream summary, we also know that we'll be able to see:

Your Magical Girl info screen, from which you can view all of your Magical Girls and their levels/Memo Slots/Magia Levels/Transformations, etc.

Your info archive, which shows off the information of all the Magical Girls, Memoria, Doppels, Witches, and Uwasa that you have encountered during you Magia Record career.

So it combines the Archive with the Magical Girl Info screen?

The last thing I want to say is that the NA Archive sucked, but that's because I think we weren't going to get one in the first place-- it's been a while so my memory might be wrong on that. It was sort of thrown together at the end to placate angry players.

I don't think that JP is going to be as buggy and messed up as NA was. It still sucks that we won't be able to view events in the archive but it appears that the version we're getting is more comprehensive. Additionally, just based on the way the game is going out at the end, I feel like the devs do care about the player experience. Some things are very slow at getting fixed-- for example, the issue with Kimochi capped numbers-- but they were eventually fixed. This is for a game that is going to EOS in less than ten days. They didn't have to jam a bunch of cool events for two-ish months (THAT BRING THEM NO MONEY) but they did, and I think it's because-- despite all the flaws and the predatory nature of gacha games-- the devs do care about its players.

Maybe. I dunno. Probably?

My point being, I am tentatively hopeful that the upcoming EOS archive app will be far more useful than the NA one and much less buggy.

I hope this helps? I apologize that I didn't have a video or screenshot for you more than that one. I think I remember people posting images on the subreddit, if that helps with giving a direction to look for.

[farcillesbian]

Hey Peach I won't ask anything super incriminating or anything but do you need a VPN to torrent stuff? Or really good antivirus?

I know I should look into how to do that stuff but before I attempt anything of the sort, I wanna know if I should beef up my security before I start sniffing around.

Im really out of my element here 😭

hi hi, so there are a couple of things I do to keep my computer/data safe when torrenting - first of all, yes, a VPN is a great idea!! the one time I forgot to turn on my VPN before torrenting something at my parents house my dad got a letter from our internet provider about it 😵‍💫 (it basically was something about "your IP address was used to download copyright infringing material, don't do it again").

it's generally best practice to have some type of VPN set up before torrenting! try to stay away from free VPNs, from what I understand they're not the most reputable and oftentimes they're profiting off selling your data (the ol' "if they're not making money off the product then *you're* the product"). I hear good things about Mullvad and ProtonVPN - I believe at least Proton does have a free tier that just has a limit to how fast you can download things with it!

as far as antivirus goes, it's got its pros and cons. I actually don't always have it turned on, and I'm not a big fan of the built in Windows Defender (it tends to have a lot of false flags) - I like MalwareBytes and I'll do an occasional scan of my computer after downloading stuff & before actually running things. I personally find that antivirus programs tend to quarantine video game installation files when I try to run an installer for a game I torrented, which causes the installation to fail and then I have to go manually check the antivirus to un-quarantine the files 🙄 which is why I end up not having mine running all the time. but if it makes you more comfortable def keep it on, and just remember to check for quarantined files if you're having weird errors trying to install anything!

however I do also make sure that I'm visiting sites I generally trust so that lowers my chances of downloading anything sketchy (though not 0 - be mindful of what you download and open on your computer, especially executables (.exe files)!!) I find all sites I use either via direct recommendations from trusted friends who are very knowledgeable about information security and stuff, or from the r/piracy subreddit's megathread (they have a lot of recommendations for all different kind of media, and also a lot of helpful info about cautious pirating in general)

also, make sure that the torrent client you use is good! I've always used qBittorrent - it's pretty easy to use and set up, it's straightforward, open source, ad-free, and also has a lot of handy features (one of them being a feature in the advanced settings where you can have it only do things with your torrents while your computer is connected to your VPN, which is good for keeping your real IP address secure. if you want help figuring out that setting just reach out again and I'm happy to help!) whatever you do, please don't use μTorrent lol, that one sucks. also, you don't have to update it every time it comes out with an update, but it's generally a good idea to check the qBittorrent subreddit when an update does come out just to see if it deals with anything important security-wise - just recently, a pretty major backdoor vulnerability was identified and fixed, so it was actually pretty critical that everyone update to the latest version (to anyone reading this, make sure you're on 5.0.1 and nothing older than that!)

and also, a good Adblock like ublock origin will help keep you from accidentally clicking on nefarious links when trying to download things on the internet, so make sure you have that set up too!

also also, some regular websites (especially streaming services) HATE VPNs so if you have one running and you're trying to watch something on like, Netflix or your cable provider's streaming site and it's not working, pause the VPN till you're done! and that's where having your torrent client set up to automatically pause all torrents while your VPN is off comes in handy.

also also also, a note on torrenting etiquette - when you are torrenting something from other people (aka peer to peer/P2P file sharing) you are considered a "peer" and the people who have the full files and are sharing them with you via torrent are called "seeds". peers need to be connected to seeds to be able to receive the file. you will also have a ratio for each torrent - this is the amount of data you have sent vs how much you have received. a ratio of over 1.0 means you've sent more than you've received and is considered to be "good form". I usually stop seeding a torrent once it reaches above 1.0, and I do also often go stop seeding a lot of stuff below the 1.0 ratio if it looks like it has a lot of seeds, but I like to keep seeding when it seems like I'm the only one or just one of a few people seeding, especially for media that I already had a hard time finding, to make it a bit easier for someone else trying to torrent it. there are some things that I've waited months to finish torrenting just because nobody was seeding at all for a while 😭 so I do what I can to keep torrents alive myself.

sorry this ended up longer than I thought it would be, and probably longer than you expected, but I hope this is helpful! happy sailing the digital seas, anon :D

[creature-crow]

If it’s not too much trouble, I’d like to take you up on your offer of hrt advice. I don’t really know where to start and I’d appreciate any help

yes of course!! i would love to help. Admittedly i don't have much advice to offer if you live in area that makes it more difficult to obtain it, since i was able to get mine pretty easily from an informed consent clinic. Ideally you'll also have one near enough you that you can go to. They're the simplest because you won't need any kind of support letter, you just have to listen to the effects and side effects of hrt and consent to it!

Someone has gone ahead and compiled a list of informed consent clinics, you can see if theres one near you : )

(primarily usa, i wouldn't know much about anything outside that myself srry)

For me, my clinic was very supportive. They simply told me what to expect and asked me what i was looking for results-wise and we went from there. If yours is unfortunately less so then don't be afraid to be assertive. Be clear on what you want out of hrt and that you accept the risks.

If you need info on hrt then here looks like a p good comprehensive starting point

I also searched around a lot on trans subreddits for other trans ppls experiences and recommendations. There's a lot of variability in how hrt can affect you so it's good to hear from other trans folks!

As for my personal experience starting hrt, i called my clinic and asked to set up an appointment for hrt care. This was a simple phone appt where they gave me the information on hrt and i reiterated my desire to go on it. I was prescribed hrt right away, but i had to also set up an appt. for a blood lab; you need to get a baseline of your levels before starting. Then you'll get another blood lab after three months, and depending on if it looks consistent it'll go to after six months then every year.

As for the actual prescription, i just started on a low dose of oral estrogen and spironolactone for my antiandrogen. They might prescribe the estrogen as oral but you can also take it sublingual, in fact that's what my prescriver encouraged. You can also look into other antiandrogens if you want, otherwise yeah spiro is the common one prescribed.

And I will say, if you do get on hrt, make sure to be aware of what levels you need/want to hit, and check for yourself what your levels are at when you get your test results. I wasnt quite hitting the right levels at first but i was nervous to say anything. but that meant i was on too low a dose at first, and nobody said anything ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

now im on a higher spiro dose and my t levels are actually reduced to the right level. So! advocate for yourself always. And if you want to change to say patches or gel or shots, set up another appointment to ask for it. Some doctors might have certain gripes against one form or another but it's your choice and you should be firm with it.

and if where you live there aren't any good clinics/hrt is gatekept, don't be afraid to look into diyhrt! Just be sure to check your local laws on it, and read up on what medical risks to keep an eye out for! there are some good resources online, but again im not the best resource for that.

I hope this helps! Feel free to message me if need any more info or help : ) and if anyone else has more info, esp with regards to working with clinics that aren't informed consent, please feel free to chime in!

we all gotta help each other <3

[itskindofareallyniceday]

Trans Resources/Info Masterpost

I dedicate a lot of time to helping fellow trans men, answering their questions, etc. and I've noticed a few very common questions in every trans group I'm a member of. I want the information within these resources to become common knowledge in our community. This information has been extremely helpful to me, my friends, and/or other people in the community, and they're things that everyone should be aware of...

Changing your name and/or gender marker: -The National Center for Transgender Equality will tell you exactly how to change your name and/or gender marker in each state.

HRT: -This map shows organizations that offer HRT following the informed consent method. -Testosterone HRT changes and timelines: source 1, source 2 -Testosterone myths -Bottom growth info (CW: this resource contains illustrations of the anatomy that will grow, before and after growth)

Injections/Syringes: -Syringes and needles can be annoying to buy at the pharmacy. Before I started buying in bulk, I had to go from pharmacy to pharmacy searching for ones that were the right size (they always ran out or didn't buy enough or something). This is a problem that many people experience, so a lot of us buy our medical supplies in bulk online. It's cheaper, easier, and you never have to worry about the pharmacy running out of your syringes. Here are a few popular websites that people buy syringes from: allegromedical.com, westendmedicalsupplies.com, bulksyringes.com, healthykin.com, https://www.vitalitymedical.com, https://www.gpzmedlab.com, etc. -Trans Needle Exchange is currently on hiatus, but they provide needles/syringes to people who can't afford/access them for free. -Search relevant subreddits for more, if those websites don't meet your needs.

Surgery: -topsurgery.net has the answer to almost any top surgery question you might have (the process, finding a surgeon, insurance, before and after pictures, etc.) -There are top surgery grants that you might qualify for. -The GALAP (Gender Affirming Letter Access Project) is a group of independent medical professionals dedicated to providing free letters of support to people seeking gender affirming surgeries. Make sure these medical professionals meet the requirements of your insurance/surgeon though, since they all have different requirements. -Plume also provides letters of support for gender affirming surgeries. Letters are included for members, but they can also be provided to non-members for $150 and one appointment. (Note: they are provided by a medical professional, not a behavioral health or mental health professional. Each insurance has different requirements about who the letter needs to be written by) -The Gender Confirmation Center has a lot of information about gender affirming surgeries, how to take care of yourself before/during/after surgery, a huge gallery of before and after pictures for different incision types, etc. -T4T Caregiving is a group of "traveling trans caregivers for all of your post-op needs". I know how hard it is for some people to find someone who is willing to take care of them after surgery. The caregivers at T4T Caregiving will provide you with care 24/7, with prices on a sliding scale that ranges from $150-250 per day. -You can find information about different surgeons here (top surgery - search by location, whether they accept informed consent, insurance, etc.) and here (several different kinds of surgeries - search by procedure, location, insurance, etc.)

WPATH's Standards of Care: -It's also a good idea to be familiar with the WPATH's (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) Standards of Care! Here is the most recent version, SOC8

Other: -Refuge Restrooms is a database of gender neutral bathroom locations. You can search for, add, and rate different locations.

Unfortunately, a lot of this information is only applicable to trans men (or AFAB NB people wishing to transition) in the US. That's what I have the most experience with (and knowledge about), as I'm a trans man in the US. Feel free to add your own favorite resources (especially for trans women) if you want!

[warmhealerr]

Putting some information out there because I'm seeing many notes from people who seem interested but do not know where to begin looking.

Disclaimer : I am not a medical professional, I am just someone who has wanted bottom surgery for years and thoroughly read on the subject. If something is wrong please let me know. If you do not know what a word means and I don't clarify it, browsers are your best friends. Curiosity is good and I'm trying not to write 60 pages. There is mention of sexual activity and anatomical terms though I'm trying to keep it to the bare minimum. Kinda long post ahead. Alright.

1.Reddit can be extremely useful for surgery info and this is especially relevant when it comes to phallo. The r/phallo subreddit has MOUTAINS of resources, from medical papers and info on implants (like the mentioned erectile device in here for example, there are multiple types), to pictures from kind enough numerous people who document their journey, to surgery team recs/bewares, etc. Though there is a language barrier which causes the sub to be pretty American centric, there are people from all over the world with all sorts of body types, phallo types and goals discussing their journeys. I heavily suggest reading through the FAQ and using the search bar to look up keywords related to your questions before actually asking them, the sub has a tendency to get a bit clogged by repeats unfortunately.

2.Phallo is extremely customizable. There are multiple graft sites to choose from. This individual got RFF which uses the arm, but other techniques can use the thigh, the abdomen. Some even involve growing your penis in your body to reduce scarring! All have their pros and cons and/or require a specific kind of anatomy. RFF is the most common because it is the most widely accessible across bodies and provides great results in firmness and sensation. And that's not all! Phallo can be divided in different parts : You can have a penis you can pee from with a scrotum and no vagina. You can have a penis you can't pee from with a scrotum and no vagina. You can have a penis you can't pee from with a scrotum and a vagina and your original bottom growth still preserved underneath instead of put into your penis (that's mostly done for erotic sensation's sake), etc. There is barely any limit, but your surgeon's ability to make your desired body a reality basically.

Now that I've made the 2 most important points, much more under the cut :

3.Phallo is not just for trans people, it has been and is still being done for cis men (reconstructions after loss from cancer, injuries, etc). I feel this is important to say.

4.The process is rough and I mean it. Your first stage can take years because of waitlists, insurances issues, etc. You WILL take months to recover, you need at least 2-3 weeks of inactivity and even then after that you will have to be physically very inactive for months. You will extremely likely regret getting phallo in the first few months, this is a common thing in major body surgeries, you will be able to assess whether you actually regret it or not much, much later (though that turns out to be rare for the obvious reason most people figure they'll regret it before they get it, and move on). Stages can span multiple years especially with complications. Fistulas are the biggest problem, alongside wound separation, and less commonly strictures. Necrosis is extremely fucking rare but it can happen (though usually at worse you just lose a small bit of your penis and it can still be reconstructed, it will just take time)

5. If you want foreskin really bad, you aren't a Finnish citizen (Gracilis Phalloplasty is a thing), and size doesn't matter to you, there is another bottom surgery type called metoidioplasty, also very customizable, which aims to work with your bottom growth instead of grafts (fun fact, this is the bottom surgery I will be getting). Do remember though plenty people with phallo are happy with their dicks without foreskin.

6.Of course there are a few differences between natal penises and phallo penises; firmness, ability to retract and get hard, maintenance, but there's plenty that can be done to make them as close as possible. If passing/fear of being clocked matters to you for psychological and safety reasons, your phallo dick and the scars it leaves behind will not be a problem. Any graft site can be used for any surgery, not just phallo. Lack of foreskin (even a stage one phallo penis) will not mean you'll get clocked. Most cis people will not look at your dick when it's out of your pants (and if it's in, won't comment on it even if they notice a bulge or whatever, it's a normal society thing I promise). Still on passing, If you are looking to date or looking to be sexually active with cis people who you expect to love dicks on their men (gay men/straight women etc). They LOVE THEM. Don't even worry about it. I promise the strangers you'll encounter won't find your dick weird. In fact especially after later stages (like if you get an erectile device) most are pretty happy about the fact you can get hard on command, but I digress. (Don't forget usual sexual health recs for people with dicks apply to you too, but I'm not your parent).

7. I've had a pretty male focused post thus far I'm afraid, but I insist, anyone of any gender can get phallo if they deem it necessary for themselves. Gatekeeping sucks fucking ass. You are a woman who is deeply troubled because she doesn't have a penis? Don't be ashamed of looking into it. It's probably gonna be a rough road to actually get it though, but that is something for you to figure out, I'm just here to tell you it's okay to begin with. Your gender is some flavor of genderqueer? Nonbinary? Genderfluid? Agender? Me too, don't be afraid of bottom surgery. Whether you think it affirms something manly in you, or something totally different, is up to you and you only.

At the end of the day your damn body, your damn flesh can be turned into a fully working penis and I think that's beautiful.

FAQ based on what I read in notes :

-Adding to what I said earlier but yes you can keep your vagina. Not all surgeons offer urethral lengthening if you want to keep your vagina because of heightened complication risks (mostly fistulas), but is is a possibility. If you decide not to undergo UL majority of surgeons will not fuss. Note : If you want a vaginectomy (rid of your vagina) you need a hysterectomy. Not necessarily a oophorectomy (ovary removal) in my experience but the uterus needs to yeet. I am saying this for all those who would like to carry children someday.

-Yes your balls can become hairy. Phallo dicks might in fact still have some hairs on them (or in which causes complications, hence the hair removal process before the creation of the penis) and it's common to still get hair removal sessions after first stage.

-You can choose your dick and ball size, sorta. Depending on technique and body your team will usually let you know in advance what they think might be possible, from there you can ask for smaller (ie : Your graft site might allow for a penis of 6 inches, you can ask for 4. Your scrotum can finally get implants, and it might allow for medium size implants, you can ask for small ones instead, etc). Just remember surgery remains an unpredictable thing and even if rarely, sometimes things don't go as planned. Majority of the time it works out though, and rather take some risks see what can be done than be forever miserable am I right?

-You can get plenty of orgasms, but don't expect semen to come shooting out of your dick. Some people's Skene's gland does insane work, which means it basically almost looks the same when you've got UL, but that is not the majority.

I hope this fucking wall of text turns out to be helpful to someone out there. Love y'all.

[mellometal]

(Sorry I dipped. I’m alive. I’ve had a lot going on in my personal life that I don’t really want to talk about on here in great detail.)

I’ve been wanting to talk about this group for a while.  Can you believe I’m talking about a BOY GROUP from the first generation of K-pop?  Never thought I’d see the day, but here we are.  The only boy group I’ve talked about so far has been LIONESSES, and they’re the first boy group I listened to and actually enjoyed.  This is a group I got hooked on from their discography alone and will be the topic of this post.

Because of their name, it’s difficult to find information about the group itself and about the members themselves.  Well, unless you search for the name of the group/names of the members in hangul, or you get super specific in the search bar. That’s unfortunately the same case for a lot of the more obscure groups that were around in the 90s and early 2000s.  I had to look through some Korean blog posts, a Korean wiki page, and get info from a few fans of the group on the r/kpopnostalgia subreddit for this. I wouldn’t be able to have any of this information if it wasn’t for fans of the group who did so much research into the group and the lovely people on the r/kpopnostalgia subreddit. So I owe it all to them.

The group I’m talking about today is K’Pop (also written as K-Pop).  Yes, that was their actual name.  First gen of K-pop was pretty creative with their names, I know.  Contrary to what you can find when searching for this group, their name was NOT short for “K’POPULATION”.  It is common misinformation that’s been spread around, along with a dating scandal within the group that I’m gonna get into in a bit.  K’POPULATION was the name for the biggest site for international fans of the group K’Pop at the time who didn’t speak Korean. I don’t think that website even exists anymore, from what I read. If there’s anything left of the website, I don’t know if it’s been archived by anyone or not. Hopefully there’s someone out there who has archived some of the contents of the website.

Note: Gossip websites surrounding K-pop in general like Koreaboo and allkpop are NOT very reliable sources to get accurate information about groups, idols, soloists, bands, etc. Especially when it comes to older groups. Please check your sources. Kprofiles is okay for some things (like member names, birthdays, and some stuff like that) and quite a lot of the groups who do have a Kprofiles page are pretty accurate. However, the Kprofiles page for K’Pop looks incomplete (there’s A LOT missing) and it has a lot of misinformation about them (e.g., that their name stands for “K’POPULATION” when it has NEVER been anything except “K’Pop”, and about the dating scandal within the group). K’Pop’s namu.wiki page is more accurate and doesn’t have any misinformation about them. Namu.wiki is a Korean wiki site, so I would recommend using a translator if you want to read it. I would say that magazine articles about K’Pop are pretty accurate too, but I don’t have any magazines, let alone any that feature K’Pop. Magazines from first gen K-pop are very difficult to find outside of Korea and get very expensive. From K’Pop, I’ve only seen a few scanned pages of articles featuring them that other people have uploaded online. The most accurate and reliable sources about the group K’Pop, from my experience, are fans who were around when the group was active. I’m guilty of believing the misinformation about the group at first, but someone who is a fan of them set me and a few other people straight.

Here is a picture of the members from when they were active:

The inspiration for K’Pop’s name stems from their producer Joo Younghoon, who went on a business trip to Japan and was inspired by the term “J-Pop”, which is still a popular genre to this day.  Younghoon came up with “K’Pop” as a counterpart to the J-Pop wave.  (More on the subject of Japan coming up.)

K’Pop was a first gen boy group that was around from 2001 to 2005.  The group had three studio albums in total.  They reunited briefly in 2018 on the Sugar Man 2 show to perform some of their most popular songs and even had a meet and greet with fans that same year.  They were made up of five members named Jumin (or Joomin), Donghwa, Youngwon, Yubin (or Yoobin), and Woohyun, from oldest to youngest respectively.  The official name for their fans was K’Popcorns and their official color was pearl peach.  Back in the first gen, lightsticks weren’t a thing.  Fans back then used balloons that were the official color for their favorite groups, wore matching outfits with that color, or they used glow sticks of the same color.  If you’ve ever watched any performances from first gen, you can see balloons and even some glow sticks…but mostly balloons.  (I’m now curious as to what K’Pop’s lightstick would look like, the members’ assigned colors, and possibly assigned animals.  Might be something I can draw.)

Here is a picture of the members when they reunited in 2018:

Onto the members themselves.  Jumin (birth name Kim Joomin) was the oldest member in the group and the first member of K’Pop to be recruited by Younghoon.  He was the leader, rapper, and vocalist.  He originally trained to be in Shinhwa (one of the only groups from first gen to still be active and have all the original members), but didn’t make the final cut.  While Jumin was working part-time as a guest rapper for Choi Jinyoung (SKY), he caught the eye of Younghoon. There is a picture of Jumin below.

Woohyun (birth name Kim Woohyun, but was later changed to Kim Sihoon in around 2014) was the youngest member in the group and the second member of K’Pop to join.  He was the lead vocalist and maknae (the youngest member).  Woohyun was an up-and-coming fashion model under Yeon Entertainment in the late 90’s prior to joining K’Pop and had a solid fanbase, which contributed to his individual popularity to a degree. There is a picture of Woohyun below:

Donghwa (birth name Kim Beomseok) was the second oldest member in the group and the third member of K’Pop to join.  He was the main rapper and sub vocalist.  Donghwa was found by a waiter at a nightclub.  He auditioned at that same club and joined the group after passing the audition.  Donghwa picked his stage name after a children’s book because he thought it suited him due to his princely appearance. There is a picture of Donghwa below:

They needed a main vocalist, so Jumin reached out to Youngwon (birth name Lee Hyunkoo), the third oldest member (middle) in the group and the fourth member of K’Pop to join.  He was the main vocalist for the group.  Youngwon was the son of Jumin’s mom’s friend. Here’s a picture of Youngwon below:

The fifth and final member to join K’Pop was Yubin.  Yubin (birth name Lee Inho) was the fourth oldest in the group (or second youngest).  At first glance, Yubin looks like he’s the youngest in the group, but he’s not.  That title, as mentioned before, goes to Woohyun.  Their birthdays are very close to each other, so it’s understandable how people could mix them up.  He was a support vocalist, sub rapper, and did some narration as well.  Another role that Yubin had in the group was being a visual, the face of the group, and being part of the maknae line with Woohyun.  He was preparing to debut with Click-B, before joining K’Pop.  He picked out the name “Yubin” because “Bin” reminded people of someone good-looking. There is a picture of Yubin below:

Their first album promos were for “0.5”, “그림자” ("Shadow"), and "Game". All three have live performances. "0.5" and "그림자" ("Shadow") have music videos, but "Game" doesn’t have a music video.

The group debuted on September 11th, 2001 on M.net’s Show King M, but unfortunately, there is no footage of their debut performance available online. Their debut song was “0.5”, which criticizes Japan’s revisionist history. If you know anything about the history between Korea and Japan, it’s, for lack of a better word, fucked up. One of the translations of this track is "Anti-Japan", the other being "Half-one". The music video is linked below. It has a lot of historical footage and the guys being in front of different temples around Japan. They recalled having to sneak around to record this music video so they wouldn’t get in trouble. This was 2001. I’m trying to decipher what the lyrics mean and stuff, but I know in this day and age, NO group today would even have a song like "0.5", let alone DEBUT with one like it.

“그림자” ("Shadow") was their follow-up track and one of their most notable songs. It’s about a guy promising a girl everything and that he’ll be there for her (like her shadow) if she accepts his love.

"Game" was the third and final track they promoted off of their debut album. It doesn’t have a music video, but there are some live performances of that song. It was promoted around the time of the 2002 World Cup Series. Here's one of their live performances.

I’m gonna link a playlist of their first album below.

In the fall of 2002, K’Pop released their second album CU @ K-Pop.  Their second album is the only one available on Spotify and iTunes…which is kind of sad.  Like, their first album and third album should be there too.  They promoted the songs “신기루” (“Mirage”), “젊음” (“Youth”), and “The Color Of Love”.  It’s more laid back than their first album.

The first song they promoted was “신기루” (“Mirage”).  It’s another one of their most well-known songs, if not their most well-known song overall.  “Mirage” is about a guy who’s in denial about a girl leaving him and is struggling to accept the fact that this girl wants nothing to do with him anymore.  The music video for this song has a more somber, mature look than the music video for “Shadow”.  They promoted “Mirage” until the end of 2002. 

A few days after their comeback, in October 2002, it was announced that Mirae Entertainment was acquired by SM Planning and K’Pop’s main producer Joo Younghoon would be working with SM’s producer Yoo Youngjin in the future.  K’Pop’s next album (their second album, in this case) still listed Mirae Entertainment as the company that produced it.  It’s not listed on SM’s master list of CDs produced by SM.  SM didn’t seem to consider K’Pop as being one of their groups.  

(I’m gonna put in my own commentary here.  THAT’S SO RUDE.  THE DISRESPECT IS ATROCIOUS.  K’Pop is so SM-coded.  Their music is SM-coded.  I think they would’ve done great under SM Entertainment.  ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING JUMIN WAS AN SM TRAINEE AND WAS GOING TO DEBUT WITH SHINHWA, IF HE MADE THE FINAL CUT.  FUCKING SHINHWA.  In my opinion, SM should’ve taken K’Pop after Mirae Entertainment went under.  I think things would’ve been different if SM had taken K’Pop.  Would K’Pop still be a group?  I SURE HOPE SO.  There’s probably an alternative universe where that was the end result…ANYWAYS.  Here’s the big scandal you’ve all been waiting for.)

K’Pop having a rocky start to 2003 would be an understatement.  In January 2003, they held a going-away party for one of their fashion coordinators.  They all celebrated by going out drinking.  People gradually left and eventually, the only people left were Youngwon and Woohyun.  Youngwon apparently had some bad drinking habits, which all the members and the staff knew about.  (Why the FUCK would you go out drinking, knowing that Youngwon had these bad drinking habits?  That’s just a recipe for disaster. But what do I know?)  He (Youngwon) had been trying to pick fights with Woohyun all night for some reason.  Woohyun wasn’t having it, so he tried to leave.  When Woohyun got outside to catch a cab, Youngwon assaulted him until the staff split them up and they went home separately.  I’m not gonna go into too much detail, but Woohyun’s face was visibly injured and he had to wear a cast on his wrist (probably due to it being sprained or broken…he did fall during Youngwon assaulting him, from what I read).  Get this…they tried to cover it up by saying Woohyun was injured in a car accident, a week after the assault happened and not saying anything about it.  Which is complete bullshit, given the context.  The truth came out about a month later and it was compared to what happened with the group S#arp (more on S#arp later).  There was still tension between Youngwon and Woohyun due to Youngwon’s belated apology being perceived as insincere.  Understandable.  They did make up in February of 2003 during a free concert they set up for fans, which is where Youngwon publicly apologized to Woohyun.  

Literally the whole situation with S#arp was FAR WORSE than the situation with K’Pop by a long shot.  To make a long story short about what happened with S#arp, Seo Jiyoung severely bullied Lee Jihye almost the entire time Jihye was in the group all because Jiyoung was jealous of her.  She (Jiyoung) got her boyfriend at the time and even her own mother at one point to join in on bullying the poor girl.  Jiyoung also tried to make herself out to be the victim and make Jihye look bad.  It was so bad that Jihye ended up leaving S#arp and she couldn’t recall what happened years later after the group disbanded without crying.  Jihye eventually told the truth about what happened and exposed Jiyoung by name.  I stand by Jihye.  She did absolutely nothing wrong.  As far as I know, I don’t think there was any bullying involved within K’Pop.

The second song they promoted was “젊음” (“Youth”), which is a more upbeat song.  There is a sample of someone saying, “Every year, the seasons change in the blink of an eye.” in Chinese.  The song “Youth” is about a guy who’s hopeful about love and happiness.  Because he’s young, he has time to try again, even though he’s aware things can go south.  The music video for this song matches the fun, upbeat energy.  The live performances they had were also fun!  They began promoting “Youth” in early 2003. 

The promotions for “Youth” were halted for a week due to a massive tragedy that occurred on February 18th, 2003 known as the “Daegu Subway Fire”.  Two subway trains caught fire in Daegu, resulting in 148 people being injured and 192 deaths.  Artists around this time switched the songs they’d be performing on music shows in response to the somber mood of the nation.  K’Pop chose the soft ballad “The Color Of Love”, which is about two people who love each other but can’t be together. 

A playlist for the second album:

Even though Youngwon and Woohyun had reconciled, K’Pop’s third album Memories didn’t come out until the fall of 2004, over a year later.  The theme of the third album overall is about parting ways with someone you were in love with and struggling to move on from those memories.  Their third album is their longest at fifteen tracks, two of those tracks being in English (their intro and outro songs).  Their intro “Flying” was their first song that was all in English, but to my knowledge, it wasn’t made to be promoted in the West.  One of the songs on this album is actually a remake of another song from another group.  More on that later.  Their fifteenth and final song was a “goodbye” from the group, since this was their last album.  It wasn’t intentional.  The songs K’Pop promoted for their final album were “추억의 향기” (“The Scent of Memories”), “영화처럼” (“Like A Movie”), and “Lover Boys”.  The only one that has a music video is “추억의 향기” (“The Scent of Memories”), while “영화처럼” (“Like A Movie”), and “Lover Boys” do not.

(A little blurb about this album: Most of the album itself was never uploaded online, aside from a few tracks and a few live performances of the said few tracks.  I uploaded the entire album onto Youtube earlier this year because nobody had done that yet.  As of right now, all three of their albums are available on Youtube.)

The title track for their third album is “추억의 향기” (“The Scent of Memories”).  It’s about a guy reflecting on a past relationship.  The music video for this song had members on a rooftop looking off into the distance and going to different places separately.  The performances for this song show how much the group and their fans have grown.  It was promoted from September through the end of 2004.

Since I can't find the official music video on YouTube in full, here's a live performance!

The second track they promoted was “영화처럼” (“Like A Movie”).  It’s about a guy leaving a girl, and her crying.

A song that’s a remake from another song is “수요일에는 빨간 장미를” (“Red Roses On Wednesday”).  This song is about a guy wanting to give a girl flowers to comfort her and make her happy.  According to the fans who have done extensive research on this group, this song was originally by a group called the Five Fingers (다섯손가락). Here’s the original song by the Five Fingers and K’Pop’s cover below:

A few days before the beginning of 2005, there was an article that discussed what the members of K’Pop would be doing in 2005.  They’d all be doing solo activities starting around February of that year, from what the article said.  From what was written, Yubin and Woohyun would be going into acting, Donghwa would be working as a radio DJ (I think they said Yubin and Woohyun would be doing that too, but this is from what I could read when it was translated), and Jumin said he’d be enlisting in the army after the activities for their third album were over.  I couldn’t find what Youngwon was going to do, as I don’t think he said anything.

The third and final track K’Pop promoted off their third album was “Lover Boys”, a track about a guy being happily in love and being a lover boy.  It was promoted through the spring of 2005 and was the last song K’Pop promoted together.  (Good LORD, Youngwon’s hair in the linked performance is absolutely atrocious. Who approved that? And WHY?)

The group went quiet after promotions for “Lover Boys” ended.  Their official fan cafe was full of people saying they’d reunite and release a fourth album after they finished serving in the military, but that obviously never happened.  (I would do things to hear what their fourth album would sound like, OH MY GOD.)  The guys left quietly.  There wasn’t an official statement about K’Pop’s disbandment from the company they were under (Mirae Entertainment).  There also isn’t a clear date of when the group ended besides it being sometime in the summer of 2005.

Here's a link to their third and final album.

The guys have all been doing their own thing since then.  They briefly reunited in 2018 on the Sugar Man 2 show to perform some of their most well-known songs, held a fan meeting, had some live performances (that are on Youngwon’s YouTube channel), and they even went on a trip to celebrate twenty years of friendship all in that same year.  Yubin wasn’t able to attend the fan meeting, the live performances that are on Youngwon’s YouTube channel, or the trip due to his work.

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS OVER, IT’S NOT.  Because we’re talking about the rumor I mentioned in the beginning.  Chances are, you’ve heard of this group before this post from a rumor of two members dating in the group.  This has been republished over and over again to the point where people think it’s true…but let me tell you, that is a complete lie.

The earliest account found was from January 22, 2007, two years after the group disbanded.  Someone made a post on a gossip forum saying they heard a rumor about Youngwon and Woohyun falling in love with each other pre-debut, and that the fight in 2003 was because they fell out of love.  That wasn’t taken seriously at all, but it didn’t even stay in the fandom.  It went far beyond the fandom to the point where a reporter wrote an article on it.  The original article itself has never been found, but a fan’s reaction was.  The fan wrote that it was annoying to have the fight be brought up again just to drag all the members of K’Pop.  They said considering the reporter’s supposed bad reputation, they doubted the claim of the fight being because of a relationship turning sour.  That same reporter brought the fight up again.  The article focused on the morals of idols who trained and debuted during their teens.  Even though the relationship theory wasn’t brought up, it included Youngwon as an example of idols who’ve done bad things.

(Here’s some more commentary from me.  First of all, Youngwon and Woohyun were like twenty-two and like nineteen/twenty years old when that fight happened, so them both being teenagers is inaccurate. If anyone was a teenager then, it was Woohyun. As far as their ages during K’Pop’s debut are concerned, the only ones who were teenagers were Yubin and Woohyun, and they were eighteen. Jumin, Donghwa, and Youngwon were in their early twenties when K’Pop debuted. That obviously doesn’t include the time when they were all trainees or when they were doing other things before being recruited by Joo Younghoon.  Second, yes, Youngwon was wrong for assaulting Woohyun in a drunken rage for no reason.  FOR SURE HE WAS.  THAT IS LITERALLY THE ONLY THING YOUNGWON DID THAT I DON’T LIKE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.  Youngwon owned up to what he did, he apologized to Woohyun [and meant it], they made up, and they are still friends to this day.)

If I remember correctly, I believe someone asked the group directly about the rumors and the guys were confused. I just want to know why someone thought it’d be appropriate to just straight-up ask them about that kind of thing. I mean, I get needing some stuff cleared up, but my GOD. Point blank, none of the members, as far as I know, are LGBT. There was no “couple” in the group. The dating rumors are complete bullshit. If any of the members were actually LGBT, hypothetically speaking, I would support them 100%. I don’t know if I could say the same about the general public back when the group was active or for all of their fans. I would hope at least some of their fans would support them! From doing research on K-Pop idols who are openly LGBT and what happened to a few of them, I can say that if the rumors were true, no members of K’Pop would be able to come out publicly without receiving some sort of backlash from the general public. Many of the possible outcomes aren’t pretty. That alone could be a separate post.

Why did they disband exactly? According to Donghwa when he was asked about the reasoning behind K’Pop’s disbandment, he stated that it was due to problems within the company they were under.

Some more bonus info that I forgot to add: Two of the members are happily married! (To other people, not to each other. Lol. Yubin and Donghwa are the ones who are confirmed to be married. Good for them. /pos)

If you’ve made it this far, thank you for sticking around for this huge post on an older group! I might do another post on an older girl group or two. You never know. /lighthearted

Hope you have a good day.

[hematomes]

HI as most of you know last month my genshin account was hacked and it was one of the most stressful situations of my life, essentially because I did not know what to do at first. Recently I've seen people going through that too, so I thought I'd try and help them out. Also added preventive measures in case it happens, because you need a fair amount of information to prove its your account.

This comes from my personal experience and also compiles advice from the subreddit r/GenshinHacked. I'd advise against looking elsewhere because Twitter threads are a confusing mess full of contradictory info, and this subreddit is really well-done. You can directly see other people's experiences and they answer rather quickly when you make a post so!!

Also I'm severely sleep deprived right now so english hard. Obviously reblogs are very much appreciated since it's to help the community but you know. Whatever let's get into it

1. What NOT to do

- DO NOT try to buy it back. This is actually the reason I'm putting this guide together, because I've seen people buy their account back and, seriously, don't. Buying an account is against the ToS and could result in your account being banned, which is way worse than hacked because then you most likely won't get it back. Additionally, it doesn't mean the hacker won't somehow steal it again. There's no security, you'd be depending on the asshole who literally stole your account. Do not. Do that.

- DO NOT buy accounts in general. It doesn't do any good. Like I said it's against the ToS and exposes you to it getting banned or even, in the worst case, sued by Hoyoverse. Most accounts put to sale are also stolen accounts, btw. There's at least half a dozen websites dedicated to selling and buying accounts, and a shit ton of them are stolen. It's not worth it, even if the account has your fave 5* character(s) c6r5.

- DO NOT contact the hacker or, if your account has been bought, the buyer. This will just increase the chance of it getting trashed, weapons and artifacts destroyed etc. Make sure to tell your friends not to contact them either even if they want to, it's extremely important. Even when you get your account back, just block everyone from the friendlist that you don't recognize and, if someone joins your world on behalf of the buyer, block them too. I don't co-op often but I did get like half a dozen of co-op requests after getting my account back.

- DO NOT attempt to hack it back. It could result in a much worse state, e.g your account being banned. Also if you fail, higher chance of getting your account trashed.

- DO NOT assume the worst. This is mostly for your own mental health. There's a good chance your account was bought or at least the hacker's trying to sell it, so deleting weapons and artifacts would be stupid. And even if they do (which sucks), keep in mind that you'd still have your characters. If you end up with no artifacts and are on the EU server, send me an ask or a dm and I'll help you farm them back for as long as it takes! /srs

2. What to do INSTEAD

- Allow yourself to panic. It's a really stressful thing to go through, so it's only natural to be distressed. I cried for hours, man. It's okay, you'll be fine, but for now just let it happen.

- Immediately go to the aforementioned subreddit r/GenshinHacked, specifically the menu tab, and click "Recovery Form Guide". You can also reach it directly using this link: Recovery Form Guide. It tells you how to get the form, and every step of the process. Don't hesitate to make a post asking for help, they're really sweet and understanding. However if anyone contacts you through dms or even comments about some random guy being able to get it back, ignore it. It's a scam.

- Follow each step carefully, and wait. It typically takes 5-10 working days to get a response from hoyoverse, sometimes less and sometimes more. It's hard, but you can't really do anything about it. I'd say distract yourself with something else but that shit did not work for me. Just know you're not the only one going through that and I'm mentally hugging you.

- Don't give up. It can take a few tries to get it back, but as long as you have the necessary informations and can prove it's your account, you'll get it back.

3. Preventive mesures

- Don't give anyone information on your account, unless you trust them. If someone joins your world and offers to buy you a welkin, a battle pass or even just crystals but need your info to buy it, it's a scam. There's an affiliate website to gift crystals to other players - and I think you only need their UID), so they can go through there if they're sincere.

- Only buy crystals directly from Hoyoverse or affiliated websites. Same with your info.

- Install Malwarebytes on your device and let it check it for malwares. If there's anything, even if you haven't been hacked yet, completely reset your device and change your passwords.

- Enable 2FA (two-factor authentication) on your hoyolab account AND your e-mail address. I use the app Authy, so far it's been working great. I can't vouch for any other. For the hoyolab account, you can link your phone number for example.

- Collect the following information on your account:

The date you created your account. You can verify it by logging into Genshin. Menu > Character Archives > Amber. Bottom right you'll see the day you acquired her, which typically corresponds to the date you created the account.

The device you created your account with, with information about it. The form usually says what they need, and the guide from r/GenshinHacked also help. Keep it safe!

The receipt for your first top-up, if you're not f2p. A screenshot of the e-mail will suffice as far as I know (I use Google Pay tho so I'm not sure how it works for other payment options).

Information on the device you play the most with. The form is pretty clear about it.

Additional information you can get now: 5* characters (with the day you obtained them + constellations), 5* weapons (with the date you obtained them + refinements), event weapons, which characters you picked from the Liyue Lantern Rite these past 2 years (NOT absolutely necessary, I didn't add that). You can provide screenshots of getting the characters and weapons with the UID visible, but keep in mind that these can be forged so it's not fool-proof.

I got reasonably lucky: they answered in roughly a week and my form was accepted on the first try, essentially because I provided the information mentioned above. If you can access it, keep it somewhere safe.

[the-final-sif]

i mean this in a more critical way then a neg way so hey i saw an rb under your post of the summary of the dream situation that you blocked someone over an addition they made to your post that claimed it was biased idk if they actually proved you actually blocked them but just so you know- they did bring up a good point in you getting your info from biased sources like that dream subreddit

Oh, to be clear, I saw that person in my reblogs and was genuinely shocked they weren't on my block list. I swear I blocked them ages ago over having shit takes on other situations. I fixed that right away. I have also been blocking people who are trying to add/spread misinformation like trying to claim the snapchat dms are confirmed/have been "proven" (they aren't. I'm not saying they're real or unreal, only that we haven't got confirmation any of them were real, for people claiming what she's shown is impossible to fake, I want you to google "snapchat clone github" and get back to me), people misusing the word grooming, and people claiming that Bee doxxed Amanda (Bee very explicitly did not disclose any information Amanda didn't disclose first, Amanda has already published her birthdate, her first, middle and last name, and shown herself on camera. Bee never disclosed where Amanda went to school or any additional information, they just showed a yearbook page with her name + photo).

Or people claiming that I'm somehow victim blaming for summarizing and explaining Amanda's behavior on twitter/tik tok, despite the fact I've explicitly said I don't think it should dismiss her claims and that I could absolutely understand it being a stress response. Despite those things, her behavior is still important context (given that her entire accusation is based on her credibility at this point) and I think it would be unfair to not mention stuff like her claiming to have proof several times before admitting that she doesn't.

Per the r/dreamwastaken2 subreddit, they're my usual starting point because I don't use/refuse to interact with the cesspool that is twitter where gore kept getting spammed in tags. However, I take the information that I find there, and then I go to the actual source to double check the information I get. If you want to consider it a biased source, that's your right, but I don't think there's such thing as an unbiased source right now. The Reddit at least has information consolidated and easy to find again, and actually documents sources. Plus, again, no gore.

From past experience, I don't find much value in debating people who engage in bad faith or blatantly false arguments like this. Particularly for stuff like this, where we don't have a factual source of information to point to. Also, frankly, I don't have the time for it.

If someone wants to offer their own viewpoints, they have a first amendment right to do so. But I'm not required to let people use my blog to spread misinformation. And I'm not going to.

[lunartearrose]

Ehhh kind of bad at explaining here but reddit has information that's very niche, meaning its hard to study up on elsewhere especially with the climate search sites like google have turned into where even the wrong or unspecific enough answers are prioritized since companies like to pay to get their answers out there

Sure, academic papers can happen, but usually they get locked behind paywalls and it makes studying up annoying and difficult. Sites with roundabouts to get the info are dissappearing due to people being loose lipped enough to get them shut down.

But on niche problems - say, you want to get more years out of your iphone, or want to try and unfuck the glitches on your skyrim for ps4 (issue i had that reddit helped as even the wiki didn't give me pointers, esp useful with having no console commands), or even just down to a question of what maple syrups are the best experience for what you plan to put it on - it's small questions like those that don't often get any academic papers, but hey, since reddit was one of the biggest standing forum sites, usually, with a bit of poking, you could end up finding just the niche subreddit that holds the info you need.

And no kidding i use maple syrup as a subject in ref to this one tiktok i saw that makes a good case for this very thing silly enough - i may link it to ya if i ever find it again cuz it makes a nice good point of how useful reddits forums were especially under niche, sillyish subjects.

TL:DR: Some silly little questions don't get covered by academic papers, or are genuinely hidden by companies that want you to buy the next big thing and trash your old reliables and reddit in such cases was just a really nice resource to have to get opinions of actual real people that aren't getting paid to shill a specific product to ya. Ex: what's the best cheap maple syrup to buy to make ur pancakes fuck like hell :o)

people (mostly on twitter) are pissing me off so much with the "its reddit, who cares"

like, its not a social media, its a collection of forums, if you hate certain subs for their politics or opinions, dont visit those (you control the buttons you press or whatever)

meanwhile were about to lose so much information about niche hobbies and interests,

and these are the same people who were complaining last week that you cant find anything on google without adding "reddit" at the end,

are you fucking stupid, do you want to have to look through unrelated blogs and ai generated/pay walled quora answers everytime you need technical assistance or wanna talk about a hobby? is that what you want?

im this close to losing it

[actualsunflower]

I have a huge life update to share rn--- My top surgery consultation is scheduled for July 5th!!!! I’M SO EXCITEDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!! I’ve also been vaccinated!! :D ANNNDDD MY LEGAL NAME AND SEX HAVE BEEN CHANGEDD!!!!! :DDDD kind of a lot has happened since I’ve been actually active around here But now I guess is the much harder part, my official surgery date will be set at the consultation, but there’s a required $1,000 fee to set the official date for my surgery. The $1,000 covers a portion of the surgery as well, and the base price for the surgery is $8,500. I’ll get the exact price on July 5th, but that’s their base rate. I need to earn or raise at least $1,000 of the total cost before July 5th to secure my surgery date!! I’m going to take commissions when I can, I have 1 almost entirely complete right now and then I can take on more! I’m gonna have a more detailed explanation of everything under the cut so this isnt super super long so pls read under there if you want all the deets Pls consider commissioning me or donating so I can get top surgery!! read more for more info and me being sappy abt my emotions--

I’ve waited so long for this and I’m fricken excited, it’s the last step in transitioning for me! It really means everything for me, I feel like I’ve been waiting forever and I can’t believe it’s finally happening !?!!! I am forever in everyones debt here and everywhere because I never wouldve even been able to start hrt if it wasn’t for the help here. I’m just so. Overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude I cant even tell how many times Ive cried and just felt like... actual gender euphoria since starting t..

So abt the appointment, I’m getting surgery with Dr. Javad Sajan, and I’m getting button hole double incision. Im serious his before and after pictures make me so emotional I am so happy and emotional for those people and I cannot wait to feel that kind of happiness and relief. But a big problem about this for me, is that he is in Seattle, and I live in southern Oregon. I can’t drive, so I have to rely on someone else, or take the train from a nearby city (Eugene). My consultation is over skype (which is amazing and a huge relief), but my pre-op appointment is in person, and of course so is the actual surgery. We’re planning on taking the train from Eugene because it seems to be the most reliable way to get there and back each time. Aside from my surgery, I’ve got to cover the price of the trip there and back (twice, once there and back for pre-op, once there and back post op,) and the price of a place to stay during the pre-op appointment. Right now my goal cost wise, is just the booking and base appointment price ($8,500, that’s including the $1,000 appointment setting deposit, which is just a part of the surgery cost and the base covers everything, surgery, the stay at the hospital, nips, anesthesia, everything). The full price is due at the pre-op appointment, and that’s the final bill. My insurance doesn’t cover anything because it’s out of state and county, and because its informed consent model. (which Im choosing because Id have to battle insurance for 2 years minimum if I was getting the surgery in Oregon, but I am very set on my surgeon after considering everything and calling many offices and looking through many subreddits and talking to ppl who’ve gotten it here and there) A lot of this information is on their site as well. As soon as I have my consultation, I will be right here to update everything and set the exact price, which I’ll also be including the price of transportation and staying there. As for paying, I’ve been applying to so many jobs, and even when I get interviews I never hear back from them. People keep telling me to stop admitting I’m disabled but I just can’t do that. Lying about being disabled doesnt make me abled and they don’t get that. I’m still trying though, and I am not going to stop trying until I get a job. But until then commissions and donations are my only source of income. I’ve been struggling getting help psychologically, because I have schizophrenia, and because I was diagnosed with adhd as a child, but I think I’m actually autistic rather than having adhd, and it’s been really hard trying to get diagnosed because I keep getting pushed off or told I cant have autism because I have paranoid schizophrenia or because its “just adhd”, but the medications are just making everything worse, and Ive tried more than one already. My medications for schizophrenia have started not working right, and when my schizophrenia meds get under control, it makes my adhd (?) significantly worse. Genuinely, I really dont know what’s happening. I really dont know whats going on with me right now and it’s hard and confusing and I keep swinging back and forth and it’s making everything deteriorate so fast I cant keep up with it. It seriously effects my ability to do anything at all, even art, and its been like this for the last 6 months. I am trying though, still trying to work, still trying to get a job, still trying to get a real diagnosis and help and Im not going to stop any of that. But I think getting top surgery as soon as possible is going to help me too, because dysphoria has just gotten so much worse focusing on my chest since t has started helping me pass and look so much more masculine. It’s like all my attention went from everything DIRECTLY to my chest and its almost unbearable. Even now since my sex has been legally changed I keep having the horrible thoughts of ‘why, why I am a man Im not supposed to be this way’ and shit idk. I’m getting too serious right now I have an appointment with the dmv to get a new updated driver’s permit with my name and fixed legal sex, and when I do that I can set up a bank account (I cant yet bcs I dont have a valid id/ id at all because I actually lost the other one and have been carrying around that paper one you’re supposed to destroy that is literally from 2016) and when I do, I’m going to set up a proper gofundme for my surgery and the travel expenses, but for now all I have is my paypal and online banking savings account. I’ll get that up asap once I have my id, though (Ive already been to the bank with my notarized judge passed papers and they wont take those yeah I know it’s stupid its like the same thing) But uhhh yeah! Thank you for reading this far if you did lol and considering helping me bcs my god, it literally means everything to me. pls share hehe

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The “minors” on the R*pey website were LARP accounts but likely contained information from real minors

⚠️TRIGGER WARNING⚠️

⚠️Mentions pedophiles, predators & rape⚠️

DISCLAIMER! It contains detailed writing about what these guys do, this is NOT used to teach anyone how to target minors! This is just talking about the rumor that there are teenage girls on that website and explaining how Nathan Larson convinced people there were teenage girls on that website.

I’m aware that the rapey website has now been taken down and that Nathan Larson has been put to jail but I still need to express something about that website that has been bothering me: the claim that underaged girls being on that website. 

For those who don’t know about it, it’s a bunch of disgusting fucks who post very sexually explicitly and graphically describe in detail the unmentionable sick horrific things they want to do to minors. Even though they don’t show pictures they still describe it in writing as if they’re planning to do that. “Horrific” doesn’t even begin to describe this shit. I am not sending screenshots of it because it’s too much work and I don’t need to burn my eyes anymore. But on subreddits like r/IncelTears or r/PedoLogic, they show a bunch of screenshots exposing them. (I cannot send a link because I purposely blocked reddit from my browser)

But here’s a few links showing some screenshots of what these dudes talked about:

FB post

Belle DeMassi exposes Rapey.co

Some other YT guy named Zephyr also exposing Rapey.co

From people like Belle DeMassi, who thankfully spread awareness about this website, I heard that there were teenage girls on that website and I couldn’t believe it. I still don’t. No teenage girl would be fucked up enough to wanna  engage in a website like that. It’s obvious that those were guys LARPing as teenage girls. 

I’ve seen the shit said from the so-called “minor accounts”. It doesn’t even sound like something a teenage girl would say. It’s more like how a pedophile/predator’s IDEA of how a teenage girl *in their disgusting fantasy* would sound like. 

How do I know that there really are no minors? Do I have receipts on how the website works? Have I been on it? No. (Well, I was daring enough to type in the URL once to see if it would show up and to my shock it did but after that, I immediately got TF out) 

But I have heard many times about this sort of thing and my dad taught me about predators. (And through r/inceltears, there’s a shit-ton of screenshots exposing that website.)

Nathan Larson probably tricked those young girls into sending pictures and information (the same way predators do, by tricking them & not telling them about their intentions) and then he used that information to cosplay as them on the Internet. 

But apparently, Nathan Larson actually has personal information of minors. So doesn’t that mean those accounts are real? 

Well not exactly. Him and his other degenerate pedo comrades probably groomed some poor girl into sending her information so that they can LARP as her and pretend to be her for their gross fantasies.  Like how predators convince/trick vulnerable girls to send inappropriate pictures of themselves and then do God-knows-what with these pictures, like sending them to some fucked up site without her knowing or selling her pictures or personal info on some illegal Dark Web website. 

If you know Nathan Larson, you may know that he’s notorious for being, in his words, a “pedo activist” so he tries to create a bunch of LARPer accounts pretending to be pro-pedo minors to try to normalize pedophilia. But luckily, his attempts to do this were thwarted when he got locked into jail. Nathan Larson is a monster. I’ve seen tons of fucked up shit on the Internet and this is LITERALLY the most horrific thing I’ve ever seen. Jail is too lenient of a punishment for that pig. He deserves the worst of deaths. (I know I’m not allowed to wish death upon others but can’t there be an exception for pedophile predators like him?)

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Okay, this sounds a lot like a common art scam that is going around AO3 these days. I'll just going to paste the automod info from r/AO3 because it's very informative about the style and tactics these scammers are using.

'Hi OP! This is an automated response sent because someone thinks your post is about getting a comment about a common scam/spam message on AO3. If it isn't, ignore this comment. If it is, here is what you need to know about these scams. Often times the comment starts out normal, generally complimenting the story. It might use vague terms like “unique” without going into detail, and namedrop the fic’s title. It might mention emotions invoked by the story without elaborating on what those emotions are. It then goes on to mention that they want to create an artwork based off your fic—often a drawing, but sometimes a fancomic or other fanwork. They often come from registered accounts, and will always offer a way to take it off of AO3 to another platform like Discord, Instagram, or email. This is because AO3 bans mention of monetization, so they bury the lede in the comment in the hopes of bringing up commission off-site. However, these scams are always adapting and changing, so this is not an exhaustive nor definitive list. What remains the same is that there is no genuine art at the end—at best, people have reported receiving AI art, but more commonly nothing at all. As a subreddit, we do not recommend engaging with these comments beyond reporting them to AO3 and/or deleting them or marking them as spam. The Policy & Abuse committee recommends including the name of the account and the word 'spambot' in your report for the speediest and best results.'

Unfortunately, given the generic and AI-ish nature of the comments this user left on your fic, it feels like they are one of these scammers. If you do proceed with talking to them be aware they are likely to ask you for something. It's so scummy that people will pretend to like a fic in order to try and get money out of you, but that's what's going on.

Okay, ya'll I just go this kinda weird comment under Chapter 4 of Blood Upon Snow (Paraphrased for anonymity):

A perfect demonstration of how fanfiction can deepen emotional connections. Can we talk on another social platform?

And I don't know what to really do here? This comment only seems weird to me since the first part it is so meaningless. It literally touches on nothing in Chapter 4 or the AU in general. Anyone can give me advice - even those who have not read my fic.

[shinra-makonoid]

Genuinely asking as a pre-T trans man: do you (or your mutuals, followers, etc) have any genuine resources on vaginal atrophy due to T? Is it a common thing that I should be worried about? This is the first I’ve heard of it, but I don’t want to blindly trust a subreddit that’s viewed to be a misinformation-spreading radfem cesspool, without first getting more info on the phenomenon

I looked a bit for it.

My own experience with vaginal atrophy is resumed by this:

- my bits seem to get drier at the start of a new month of T, but it's usually just the few first minutes, after that it's good.

- my vag seems like it's narrower and more sensitive/fragile, but it isn't really a bother to me because I don't do PiV. If you do PiV make sure to actually have a lot of lubrication and not too rough or you might bleed. (TMI part) When I went to the gyn last time, I could feel it became narrower and was basically like swimming in a bunch of meat, instead of a cave, it was strange. (End TMI part)

- my bits can be itchy once in a while, but I'm still wondering whether that's due to my body adjusting to the new dosage I'm on (I went from half a vial every 2 weeks to one vial every 4 weeks, four months ago) or if that's an actual symptom. It used to be worse just after the change of dosage but now I barely register it so I would assume that's not going to last but still, I'm talking about it. It could also be due to hair, which grows thicker with T.

I think that's the standard VA symptoms for most trans men. Testosterone will cause you to have vaginal atrophy. Because basically what happens is that testosterone is so strong it kills out the estrogen (that's why we don't need anti hormones like trans women), and therefore putting us in a menopausal state.

This website seems to talk about a couple more of them like cramping and UTIs. It recommends vaginal cream but I can't comment on them, and I am not very certain that it had actual proven effects, despite the publicity. *Coughs* Buck Angel *coughs*

This article has interesting explanations about what happens regarding vaginal atrophy. There is also a part about trans women's vagina.

https://wchh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/tre.651

This article claims that vaginal atrophy starts at 3-6 months and takes its full effect between 1 to 2 years.

https://www.thebody.com/article/pelvic-health-transgender-people

This talks about pelvic floor which is another thing radfems tend to be pretty bleak about but the person interviewed claims there's no evidence supporting the idea that testosterone in trans men harms pelvic floors.

I'm not doing them much but I would recommend anyone to do pelvic floor exercises. They can be harmed during a surgery in your lower parts (of any kind) and that's basically what contracts when you have an orgasm.

I hope it's somewhat informative, but please talk about your health concerns to actual professionals, they should have your best interest at heart and will be much more likely to ease your anxiety if that's a thing for you, than a random person on the internet. Go to the gyn too, it is very important.

If anyone has any information with a source I'll be happy to share.