#which isn't saying much since its just Jan 12

[ao3commentoftheday]

I've had a permission statement on my AO3 profile for years, but I'm reblogging this now because I'm in a fandom whose canon launched on January 3rd of this year, I started the tag on AO3, and today I was gifted a podfic because someone else wanted to create in the fandom and they saw my statement saying that I welcome podfics of my works.

Permission statements are a wonderful way to make your preferences clear to other creators. Let people know what you're okay with (or not okay with) and put it on your profile page where they can find it when they look for it.

You never know. Something amazing could happen as a result.

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Hey fanworks creators!

Excited about the idea of someone creating something based on your fan creation (like podfics, fanart, translations, etc)? On the other hand, do you not want people creating stuff based off your fanworks and don't want to have to turn them down? Or do you have a more nuanced idea of what you are and aren't comfortable with people doing based on your fan creations? Don't particularly care one way or the other about what people create based on your stuff?

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What is a fanworks permission statement?

A fanworks permission statement (also known as a blanket permission statement or transformative works permission statement) is very simple: it's something you post in a publically-visible place (usually your AO3 profile) that tells other fan creators what you are and aren't okay with in terms of other people making fanworks based off your stuff. It can be as simple as a sentence or two, or as complicated as you want to communicate your preferences clearly.

Who should have a permission statement?

A permission statement is for anyone that creates fanworks! Yes, even if you don't think anyone would ever want to create something based off your fanworks. You never know! It's not egotistical to post a permission statement, it's HELPFUL. Yes, even if you don't want people making something based off your works. It means no one has to reach out to ask you, they can know your preferences right away.

Is it only for fanfic writers?

Absolutely not! It's great for fan creators of ALL kinds to have a fanworks permission statement! Fanartists, someone might want to use your fanart as inspiration for a fanfic or create fanart inspired by your work in a different medium! Podficcers, other people creating in an audible medium might want to insert clips of your podfics into their work, or copy the way you did certain effects! Fanbinders, you might inspire an artist with the way you do your binding! This is really for everyone, because fandom is infinitely creative and who knows how another fan creator might be inspired by your work!

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[ectonurites]

okay genuine question bc I don't know enough about vague timeliness and vague ages. Isn't Cass supposed to be older than Jason in theory, and doesn't that make her like. in her Twenties?

So pre-New 52, Cass and Jason would have been roughly the same age, but its not actually said on page who would be older as far as I’m aware, we just get this:

(Batgirl (2000) #69)

I think people usually see Cass as older than him since her birthday [Jan 26] is earlier in the calendar year than his [Aug 16] (also Jason did spend 6 months dead & thus not aging, so even if he’d technically been older originally [like, his birthday being August of one year and hers being five months later in the following January], she’d have caught up & become older by a month in terms of physical age)

But also in the pre-New 52 world, it’s worth noting that that universe ended and the reboot happened before either her or Jason actually reached their 20s. Cass and Jason are both shown to be approximately 2 years older than Tim (Jason from basically the start if we consider how he was 15 at time of death and Tim was 13 when he got introduced shortly after, and how Tim turned 16 within a year [publication-wise] of when Cass starts being considered 18). We don’t really get ages for either Jason or Cass frequently by the end, but we do know Tim is 17 during Red Robin (which goes up to the end of the Pre-New 52 world) so if we keep the previously established age difference, that would have Jason & Cass both at around 19 right before the reboot.

But then the reboot happened, Tim got pushed back down to 16, Jason’s age is literally never officially addressed and his entire backstory gets altered so its not like we can really use the same timeline we previously had for him to determine it, and Cass is wiped from existence until 2015.

Every time we’ve gotten any indication on Cass’ age since she came back its just been to call her a teenager, without any specific age attatched to it, so like while it’s unclear by how much she was very likely aged down. Tim has been 16 the entire time. There was a vague hint that Jason’s gotta be at least in his twenties now in Red Hood #51 (because his friend from before Bruce took him in says she agreed to watch his apartment 12 years ago, meaning as long as he was 8 or older when Bruce took him in which by all versions of his story he absolutely was, then he’d be at least 20 now) but that’s really it.

Now it’s unclear if/how Infinite Frontier era may be altering all of this, but considering solicits for the Batgirls series do refer to Steph & Cass as teens it seems likely they’re keeping them around their reboot ages rather than restoring the old ones/letting them age. I hope they’re at least more in the 18/19 range of teens though and that gets addressed. (and similarly have Tim be closer to 17/18 now, though I doubt Batgirls would touch on that, it’d more likely be in his Urban Legends story. Jason I don’t think we’re getting any clearer indication on age any time soon though, I think DC just considers him nebulous early 20’s these days)

Soooo yeah. If the New 52 hadn’t happened Cass would prob be in her twenties and around Jason’s age, however… It did and he’s been implied to be around that age while she’s still considered a teen. I really wish Infinite Frontier had just right off the bat restored the old age differences (but nooooooo thatd make bruce seem too oooooold 😒)

[dramamamaie]

day 39 pt 2

so in the morning when i went to work it was pretty usual the same route just abit later cos my bus was hecka slow but still on time and i saw one guy who sits around me who is pretty cute and wearing a new shirt, blue and super flowery but still cute the first we actually talk? I think is js him cos i opened the door for him and he has manners engf to say thanks. Than we took the same lift like uk the we know each other existence but nothing else not even name. So after reaching the office i started to prepare for the day cos i kind of invigilate exams so yea had to turn on the laptops and prep when luke came into the office he would walk past my table and today his mood is literally so good i was so ???? did he finally wake up on the correct side of the bed??? den after the start of the exam i texted nico if i should eat breakfast anot and he is the only who would entertain me for breakfast so when he came over we decided to go downstairs for a small snack cause we already planned to go airport for lunch. We went down to the canteen downstairs and had sandwich and a cup of teaaa its bombz when we sat down and had our usual small talk May suddenly text me

May: "Jan(me)"

May : "Your boss came to your table and left something"

At this point reading these two sentence i as ready to run back and up and see if anything went wrong that's why he came over. Cause luke lets me do whatever i want as long as when it comes to work i get it down first and whenever he needs me its for something important

Jan: "??? what he put ? why he come?"

May : " idk youngie says its a phone stand holder and its damn cute "

READING THIS GAVE me so much freaking like i took a deep breathe of relief whenever luke come to me normally isn't good. I was so confused at what it was and was a little bit like "what isit what isit"

So i just continue having my breakfast and went back upstairs so i can take a look at what he gave and it was the exact same phone holder that he has on his table which i said was cute and something i would want but don't have when we were having a meeting and some girl suddenly intrude and asked what is a good gift for youngsters nowadays for a reward. When i opened the box i was squealing and i quickly said my thanks to him and it went like

me: "thank you *inserts a sticker of a cartoon running wif a flower* its really cute!"

luke: *smiley face emoji*

Den i heard from Youngie and May he was making his daily pot of hot water and because near the area i was sitting in was near the water dispenser. He suddenly walked over and brought the box with him and slowly and careful put down the box on top of my laptop and smile a lil AND THAT LADIES AND GENTS freaking love him to death he is always so hard and suddenly so soft im inloveeee like i see him as a dad he is literally ny dad age man.

But yea so i started working again and suddenly May told me to "eh you should look up" den i "huh??? wait i busy" but i still looked up and around and realised wingx LOOKS HECKA GOOD he was wearing formal and is the kind of formal where it fits the male really well and show off their good points and oof really took my breathe away. i just said "oof he wearing formal" i paused for 3 seconds "that ass is looking good" HAAHHAHAA oops den i continued working till 12 and i went over to the lab cos there was nothing else to do and nobody in the office wants to entertain me (and wingx was thr how can i miss a feast for the eyes) so i went over and just walked into the room they were in and went over to cisco seat cos he wasn't there and basically every other seat was taken but actually his seat has the best view to the entire office. So i took a seat and someone asked why im there and i just replied "ask eggy he knows why im here" and he "hm???" cos he was just drinking his water and i cued him he just "ah yea ik why she is here" HAHAHAH we just have this thing where he understands me and ik the things he say no matter how superficial he is being. I just kept my eyes on wingx while he walked around and we just made a few eye contacts but he was still talking to someone else so i didnt say anything to him i just told eggy "im thinking about your offer of framing the picture up" den he eyes widen and said "are you srs?" i just laughed and continue looking at wingx. At one point after about 10 mins he was still doing his stuff but not as busy i just "eh shuaige(handsome guy)" he looked up and "不要这样叫我额"(dont call me that eh) in an exasperated voice but honestly no regrets was damn looking.

The other time i called him that was a day before when i was there after lunch and all of them wad there too and i sat in between him and eggy cos that was the only seat left and eggy is the only person who entertains everything i say no matter how dumb it is. So Eggy just woke up from his nap (our company has a culture where they sleep after lunch for some people not everyone but eggy is one of them) and he was still not very awake and wingx was doing his stuff and i didnt want to disturb him so i just stared at eggy while he stood from his seat and walk out to the pantry and get some water and when the door closed i just turned back and look at my phone waiting for him to come back. Suddenly next to me came a voice "what you ate for lunch" i just internally 'huh who is talking to me???' den i looked up and i realised it was wingx talking to me while still doing his work and since he started we just had a convo.

me: "porridge ah"

him: "from where ah got so many places"

me: "downstsirs ah the pantry there"

him: "wah got so 可怜(pitiful) anot"

i just laughed and said "no ah just don't know what to eat and also sian go so far eat alr"

den i continued "u eh never eat again? dieting again ah?" cos the day before (another day before but i shall continue this first) he didn't eat either

him: "ya" den our convo kind of stopped there abit den i eggy came back and i talked with eggy and suddenly i realised in my pocket i had a packet of honey lemon sweet den i just offer to eggy first deb u turned to him "uw sweet?" den he "yes pls" "eh wait got sugar one anot?" its herbal sweet darling there isn't any sugar coated stuff but i just replied a no and laughed den when i gave him the sweet i tot like cos its a semi hard sweet he wld suck on it or smth but he freaking bite it MONSTER and im lz to continue laterrrr suckers