#yes i am hashtagging this with the related fandoms

[thewandererh]

going down a rabbit hole to make oc lore. kyle hill my beloved..,,,, demon core,,..elephant’s foot.,,plutonium….,,,plutonium tastes like metallic styff and im concerned about how they got that info

currently having a bad reaction to anti-anxiety meds (as always. we thought this would would be different. hopping off it soon) and am binging nuclear-related stuff. ended up expanding on an older oc to make a whole triad of weird iterator guys. researching if pluto (lol) should have plutonium or corium embedded inside them. i dont do a lot of chemistry but ive been dragged into this radioactive side of the internet☢️☢️💛✨. yes its tragic. but also very interesting,,

anyways i was confused here but adhd brain noticed a little something in the corner of my eye. waddya know. two of my interests. wowza, what a jumpscare. also im really really fond of the ‘Look Up’ feature for highlighting text. good god that was a thunder clap wowza. i love rain,,,(world)

actually was studying the nitrogen cycle in biology a bit ago. cool. kinda forgot if it was closed off like the water cycle or not. ????? probably not ??????? is it like fossil fuels but soil????? i am simply a creature with a tired mind (:pure_horror:)

dont expect this to get lots of notes/likes. i love niche interests lmao

kinda funny how im back from the dead after a washington dc trip (yippee overwhelmed !! museums are too much for me actually !!!!) for the start of spring break, and just hop on to jumpscare yall with chemistry crap. this is what anti-anxiety-negative-reaction-tired-mindset does to you. notice the lack of emojis lol

[cherrysmokesaconha]

// rant

2004 tord: literally works at the Eddsworld Studios (a company in 2004 created by Edd [ps: teens can't create companies :3c]), obsessed by guns and hentai, has canon vague age and is implied to be an adult/the same age as legacy/beyond in The End Part 1

ew fandom: that's a teenager yup he's a minor he was born in 1989 which makes him a teen (ps: the >>real person<< was born in that year, the character doesn't have a canon birthday ::33cc) u can't draw him kissing or in a suggestive way that's a little guy who suffers bullying in highschool if u disagree ur a gross pr//shipper!1!!!!!!11!!!

For the love of God

please STOP ASSUMING SHIT FROM OUT OF YOUR A S S PLEASE.

[purpdrawsthings]

Never gonna give you up~

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Creative Control - SMG4

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INTRODUCTION

Before we get started, I'd like to address some important before we get in the thing =3

WHAT I DO NOT ALLOW

Asks for donations

Yes I have answered some asks regarding this, but I seriously cannot donate.

I do feel sorry, I genuinely do. But, I should be honest that I can't donate, therefore, I ask for people to not spam my ask box with donations

NSFW

Obviously huge no-no sign for me. I want this place to be as clean possible.

Any mentions of controversies, etc

Keep this place happy for all of those stuff. I'll only talk of it if it's terrible, but I'd like to keep this place not walking with negativity.

I'd prefer to be quiet about it.

Okieeee that's about all =3 let's get along with the thing~

Hello hello! Welcome to my introduction post =]

It has seem that you have stumbled across my profile! Good job, =D

I'll get on with the intro, my name is Purp! Call me Purp! Don't try and confuse me with my oc called Purp hehe-

I am a Muslim that currently lives in a hot ass place called Malaysia 🇲🇾

My fav color is Purple is you can't tell 👁👄👁

I am artist, animator and overall, just a chill person who wants to make content that people would enjoy =3

I sometimes draw lore, and also stuff with blood! But not that often =]

Here's my sona ^^

I will mostly do SMG4 content but I'll try do other content for fandoms I'm also in!

Such as...

Among Us

Murder Drones

The Amazing Digital Circus

And etc =D

I have also written a couple of stories, like my book in Wattpad called "Purp's backstory"

Do go check it out! It delves into the story of my oc Purp's traumatizing past... That's fun =]

I have created a couple of aus such as...

The Seven Gods AU [ Among Us ]

The Unknown AU [ Among Us ]

Lost AU [ SMG4 ]

Brainwashed AU [ SMG4 ]

Circus Showman AU [ SMG4 ]

The Brainwashed AU is probably the most known here!

I tend to be on the neutral side of things like stating my opinions and mostly staying away from controversial topics.

I love drawing my fav artists! You can see them in follow section =]

Please do not share anything negative here! I want it all to be good.

Please do not speak anything negative about my own opinions, I am extremely sensitive and I get overwhelmed easily.

I have school! So I will not be as active from Monday to Friday.

I will go absolutely BONKERS if someone makes fanart. Please do please do please- /jk

OCS that belong to me will sometimes have a hashtag for themselves! Here's some.

Purp : #Purp's Purp

GSP : #SMG4 GSP

Here's are my socials! If you see a version of me, or any form of copy on any other social media, that ain't me.

Twitter : @Purp_IsSus

YouTube : @PurpIsSus

Amino : @PurpIsSus

Reddit : u/Purp_1456

Wattpad : @PurpIsSus

I do have Discord but thats private =]

I have a couple of tags that you can explore for specific stuff =3

For brainwashed au content, it's this hashtag =]

#SMG4BrainwashedAU

For asks specifically at the au, it's this one =3

#SMG4BrainwashedAUasks

For all asks that I've answered, look at this hashtag kayyyyyyy?

#Purps silly questions =]

For characters that are related to the au/have been featured/shown, this is the hashtag

#Brainwashedau!smg4

#Brainwashedau!smg3

#Brainwashedau!MrPuzzles

Anddddddddddddd that's about it for now. If you want to ask any questions, feel free to go and ask me on my ask box =D

And with that, I'm out =3

While you're on that, have some art heheheheheheheheheheheh

[rainbowsky]

Dear Rainbow Sky,

I was the one who asked u the earlier question anonymously. I wish to send my heartfelt thanks to you for taking time to respond so fast even though I posted anonymously. Sorry for the long essay.

I did not know what is the right etiquette as I am new to tumblr (i created this account just so I could read your blog which I really enjoyed reading.) and IRL, I am just a middle aged asian lady who is not too internet savvy, stumbling into this, and honestly a little confused why I feel so emotionally invested in this, as you say!! (Sorry new turtle)

Wishing you a great weekend ahead! My thanks once again!!

🙏🙏🙏

This is in reference to a previous post.

Hi new turtle! 💛🐢💛

I have some advice for new turtles, so let's dig in.

Thank you for writing back, kaijumama, it is nice to be able to put a name to the message! No need to apologize or feel you've done anything wrong. I know I can come off as brusque sometimes, but I've gotten a lot of a certain tone of message lately and I'm trying to set some boundaries around what ends up in my inbox.

Anyway, I know what it feels like to be emotionally invested in GG and DD and their relationship. It is a difficult thing to explain to anyone who's outside of the fandom, but it's a feeling and a connection that builds, and sometimes it can become very emotional or feel very personal.

All I can tell you is, take your time, relax and find a region of turtledom that feels soothing and warm, and everything will rapidly improve for you.

When you are a new turtle it can feel like everything has a lot of significance. It can feel like everything is either proof they are together or proof they've broken up or never were together in the first place. I think a lot of turtles go through that phase and it can be a roller coaster.

It's important for all new turtles to realize that if a claim or narrative you're being told about GGDD or something relating to them makes you feel horrible about yourself and about being a turtle, chances are really good that it was intentionally crafted for that purpose by haters. Avoid, block and ignore.

Usually that experience becomes a lot more stable and relaxed as time goes by and you become more familiar with the fandom and with the various ideas and theories and bits of information we base our beliefs on, but getting there can be a struggle emotionally for people who are very invested.

All I can say to that is:

Enjoy GG and DD and their works. That should always be our main focus as fans. It has the added bonus of being very enjoyable and enriching to our lives.

Take your time to get to know other turtles, get familiar with relevant social media accounts, and get to know the core turtle content and theories.

Avoid and ignore anti messages (and if a message makes you feel like a bad person or like being a turtle is bad, it's an anti message - yes, even if it seems friendly. A lot of antis phrase things in a concen-trolling kind of way to get under people's radar). Block and ignore.

Exercise patience and restraint around new information and claims that seem unsettling. Don't immediately freak out. Take your time to learn more. Trust that if experienced turtles are not freaking out, tearing out their hair and crying, then everything's probably just fine. It's so easy to get sucked into despair and confusion as a new turtle because you don't yet know the significance or lack of significance of something. Experienced turtles do.

Use your feelings as a signal about where you should be. If you feel really bad and stressed out, you're probably in the wrong area or among the wrong people. Find a corner of turtledom that makes you happy and avoid the ones that don't.

Stick to turtle spaces at all times - especially if you're a new turtle. This is for your own well-being, so you won't get misled and abused by antis. That means staying away from all hashtags on Twitter (even bjyx and yizhan ones, because antis frequently post to those), this includes staying away from hashtags of GG and DD's individual names (staying off Twitter entirely, IMHO). Avoid all solo spaces, including GG and DD's individual supertopics and fan clubs. More on that here.

Do not engage in fan wars or arguments, especially if you're new. You'll get eaten alive, and nothing will be resolved. You're not going to change anyone's mind.

Understand that we will likely never be directly, clearly acknowledged or thanked by GG and DD as fans in a clear, unambiguous way. Quite the contrary, GG and DD will sometimes have to distance themselves from us for the good of their careers and to mollify solos. GG and DD give us what they can, but there's never going to be a grand public declaration of support and appreciation for us. The situation will never allow for that. GG and DD will always have to cater to solos above us, and that will always lead to solos feeling superior and being dicks to us. That's just the way things are.

Realize that part of being a turtle is being marginalized and hated. There are so many groups that will be out to get us. Homophobes, GG's solo fans, DD's solo fans, people who are against what they view as 'shipping real people' (I don't 'ship' anyone, I believe GG and DD are in a real relationship), people who think we are delusional creepy weirdos, people who are against fandom in general, people who hate celebrities and fan culture, people who hate GG and DD, people in our daily lives who 'don't get it' and feel annoyed by our fixation, etc. etc. It just goes with the territory.

Embrace uncertainty. This is not a fandom of knowns and for sures. GG and DD will almost certainly never come out and confirm their relationship. Most of the theories we have will never be confirmed or factually fully substantiated. We will likely always have to deal with a certain measure of doubt and uncertainty. That's just the nature of this fandom.

Remember turtles have shells. Build yours, because you're going to need it. Being a turtle is not for the faint of heart.

One important thing I can say to you and all new turtles:

Almost nothing we see about GG and DD will be significant to their relationship.

A lot of new turtles try to evaluate every bit of info about GG and DD through the lens of whether it proves they're together, or whether it proves they're not. In reality, almost none of the information we see will have any significance or connection to their relationship either way. Viewing things through such a lens is unnecessarily stressful and frankly a bit foolish.

They're both individuals first and foremost, so while it's nice to hunt for candy sometimes, it's also important to keep perspective and remember them as individuals who have their own lives. The vast majority of things we see/hear about have absolutely nothing to do with them as a couple. More on that toward the end of this post.

It's best to avoid seeing/interpreting everything through the lens of whether they're a couple or not. Most joy/pain extremes can be avoided that way. Just enjoy them and their works, and the rest will follow over time.

You might also find my fandom survival guide helpful.

As a new turtle you might also find my masterlist post helpful. A lot of older topics, common questions and background can be found there.

Here are a few posts I recommend for new turtles:

BXG Glossary

BXG Calendar

About Kadian

GG and DD’s projects

Is YiZhan real?

Which do you love more?

Proof they’re still together?

Fandom Survival Guide

BXG Fandom Etiquette

Why so much hate from solos?

“I came across a nasty rumor about them online”

[chessb0r3d]

I post jack shit of the things I like. Yippee!!

Multifandom art accont

-> @chessboredom

Hamsteak accont

-> @disguisedcheezed

World of Edd accont

-> @cheezeweezer

Stimbored accont

-> @chessboreds

Dirk Strider.

♤ ♡ ♤ ♡ ♤ ♡ ♤ ♡ ♤ ♡ ♤ ♡ ♤ ♡ ♤

Fun Facts about me and more jack shit! Bluh!

I made those BTW/TBH creature comic posts. :3

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Spam liking/reblogging is okay and is highly encouraged! Go crazy!

I have no DNI. Don't send me discourse/drama and such. U_U

If you followed me for my non-homestuck, here's a thing:

I LOVE dirkjohn. I am So Normal about them <-(warning) I will go into a weekly dirkjohn spam reblog hunt into the depths of this hell site, whether it either contains them both or individually #john #dirk. I also tag them in cat posts with #cat john and #cat dirk. I've been reblogging dirkjohn posts over a year. Current number of #dirkjohn tagged posts is 3155.

( Shout out to those who still followed me. I love seeing you guys in my notifs. )

I have other hyperfixations, but DirkJohn occupies almost all of my thoughts so I don't really care about them right now. /copypasta

More of which that is listed here in my listography.

《 Welceom to my really shitty tagging system navigation for myself 》

Tip! Click on the hashtags if your on pc/browser, or the words if your on mobile.

#chrambles - Me talking about what ever.

#mine - Tag for all of my art from across my blogs posted/reblogged here.

#chess ocs - My hell spawns that I love and hate dearly.

#asks stuff - Tag for answered asks.

I tag warnings such as #blood , #gore , #self harm , #decapitation , #noncon #sucide mention. just as they are. <- applies in all across my fandom blogs

I only tag bugs when I like the post.

#so cool - My inspo tag. It's because of this 13 second yt video that did irreversible effects to my brain.

#this is nice. - Like it said, it has nice things. The posts where it hits so close to home, and other positive things I'd like to remind myself that the world a wonderful place to be in. :)

#mecore - Posts that are LITERALLY me.

#more for the collection - Genres of posts that I find funny and so common and I like seeing them every where.

#cat :3 , #doggy :3 , #honse , #borb - Creatures I like. :3

《My Other Homosuck Related tags》

#so sadstuck , #dirkapitation , #hs meta , #hs gifs , #hs sprite edits ,

#striders , #lalondes , #strilondes , #egberts , #harleyberts , #crockerberts , #harlenglish ,

Other favorite ships that I'll just put here because yes

#nuzi , #tomtord , #krusie , #davejake , #batterie , #2bhank , #sasunaru , #sonadow , #kawoshin , #charlastor

[bylertruther]

a collection of my thoughts + notes as i read lucas on the line —

first of all, i am, of course, feeling yet another wave of anger at all the "hot takes" that floated around cheapening lucas's season four journey or vilifying him for wanting to try new things, make a better life for himself, and be in the company of other black people that weren't related to him for once. as if his experience as a black boy doesn't make his life all that much harder, so much more complicated and isolating, even as he tries to better it. just... sigh. the more i read the more upset i felt about how fandom, no matter which one it is, treats black characters, especially ones with darker skin.

max breaks my fucking heart into a million pieces in this, over and over again.

i already know that people mischaracterize mike to a horrendous degree, but it is just... funny, for lack of a better word and in a terribly unfunny way, just how egregious it is. mike's written as such a stern stubborn hardass. he's a good older brother, and even uses that Older Brother Voice on others when necessary. he thinks motorcycles are cool, as well as the people that ride them. he's mopey and broody and irritable. he wants to fight to defend the ones he loves, but he won't do it if the offenders are bigger than him, which they often are. he fidgets with an old dnd die. he likes board and card games. he's honestly kind of a Cool^tm nerd guy—just has that standoffish vibe to him. he's the most difficult person to convince, apparently. he's also incredibly cut-to-the-chase, no-bullshit, mega blunt. of course we know that mike can be kind and sweet beyond his years, too, but i feel like that outer, more prominent layer of his—which, honestly, has persisted since the very beginning—is often cast aside by people for something more palatable. sad.

mike is the heart, i know this, everyone knows this, but... it is kind of funny that dustin and mike gave up on calling themselves a party, and what remained of them in hawkins wasn't much, didn't support lucas at all (which did hurt him a lot, because he couldn't give up hope that they eventually would), and that they only came together again like old times when will and el came down, but that togetherness went away once they left again. "look how the party fell apart just by will and el moving away." mike is the heart of the party, yes, but he relies on will, whether it be the support he offers or the inspiration he serves him, in order to be that heart. just interesting to see that repeated here, too.

the party doesn't understand or even see the racism lucas faces, which is to be expected, but still sad.

lucas is prone to nervousness and anxiety, and he clenches his hands into fists to keep them from visibly shaking. he also doesn't like the aggression that's prevalent in hyper-masculine spaces and takes note of it.

lucas's father was adopted by a white family, but they're not allowed to talk about them—ever. he's a vietnam veteran and doesn't talk about his time there either. he prefers keeping a low profile, because he feels that keeps his family, and people like them, safer. he also used to be a barber and he's the one that gives lucas his hi-top fade.

will didn't only wear jonathan's clothes. he also wore joyce's.

so many beautiful and heart-wrenching passages about the monsters of hawkins, which is a repeating motif in these tie-in books. it's classism, racism, homophobia, ableism, and so much more, and it's always there, lying in wait. those vulnerable are expected to remain small and hidden to survive, lest they become targets.

lucas has a dnd character that sounds a lot like robin hood. hashtag commie king 🤝

robin was the wise-beyond-her-years, nonjudgmental mediator between lucas, dustin, and mike. it took them hours to reconcile and she would interfere when it got too heated. lucas also felt that she would've fit right into the party were she their age.

nancy was their official chauffeur. hehe.

max flinches whenever anyone mentions neil or calls her maxine like he does. she also tried to run away on halloween, but talked herself out of it.

mike wasn't interested in dressing up for halloween because will and el were gone. max wanted to go as green lantern and lucas wanted to go as mad max, thinking he could borrow the costume from her.

eddie is apparently a freak, jackass, always high, and looks like he hasn't showered in a week. nice.

lucas knows the "i contain multitudes" walt whitman quote and it was a black boy that shared it with him. that boy, jay, also showed him james baldwin. the sinclairs are also fans of prince. 🌈 :)

i already knew this before reading, but it was nice to have even more proof that lucas is indeed the bestest boy in all of existence. this is #real and true.

[flxttcher]

🪼🫧⋮𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓭𝓾𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓽⋮🫧🪼

🫧𓇼𓏲*ੈ✩‧₊˚🎐I hate people, I eat personalities 🫧𓇼𓏲*ੈ✩‧₊˚🎐

୧ ‧₊˚ 🎐⋅ 19 y.

୧ ‧₊˚ 🎐⋅ Eng / Span

୧ ‧₊˚ 🎐⋅ Mexican.

୧ ‧₊˚ 🎐⋅ Capricorn (12/26)

୧ ‧₊˚ 🎐⋅ Cringe.

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"THE MAN IS NON-STOP"

Hiiii!!! I'm fletcher/flechas/flxttcher/Alexander whatever way you decide to call me. I'm an undertale au's enthusiast and in this tumblr I mostly post, talk, reblog, comment and like things about it. Though I am in other fandoms, so for extra art you can go to my instagram (+16) and for nsfw art is my twitter, but you will have to find it cause I don't want minors interacting with that.

I'm mostly a watcher but time to time I post drawings so feel free looking for them, my hashtag is #flechasart

I like making OCs so I got like a ton of them and I kinda info dump on them if someone wants to know, most of them aren't really developed and my ut oc's are made back in the time when I was in middle school so I'm kinda still working and fixing them or just making random fanart and laughing of how cringy they were and are.

English is not my first language so I'm sorry if there's any grammar wrong shit or if I don't understand like "american slangs" and those things, I grew up learning the formal and old shit like the word yummy lmao (does people still use that word? idk I like to use it, sounds fun). So my vocabulary equals to a boomer/millennial.

Btw I love to answer and comment with capital letters, mostly to show my excitement, most of the times I'm exited related to ut and art so YES I LOVE EVERYONE'S ART GIVE ME MORE, FEED ME.

Anyway! Thank you and hope you enjoy my art and my silly drawings.

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[nightklok]

MTL Rarepair Month 2023

If image is blurry, click on the image to be taken to a higher resolution version!

After a long wait, the calendar for Rarepair Month is here for May 1-27! Thank you as well for those who participated in the survey! I tried to keep in mind of everyone's suggestions!

What is Rarepair Month?

From May 1-27, this event is dedicated not only to unpopular and rarer type of ships, but to any rare pair platonic/romantic!

As doing daily challenges may not possible for some, I am including weekly challenges!

Each week has a theme, and you can use that however you want to! You can replace a day’s theme with a weekly theme, write one fic per weekly theme each week, center a theme around the challenges, anything you want! How you complete this challenge is up to you!

Excluded Pairings

Note: While these pairings are excluded, you are allowed to write OT3s of these popular ships (Ex: Charles, Pickles, and Nathan). The decision to exclude these pairings was based on AO3’s relationship tags (the pairings with over 100 fics) and just general fandom knowledge.

Skwistok (Skwisgaar Skwigelf/Toki Wartooth)

Nickles (Nathan Explosion/Pickles the Drummer)

Narles (Nathan Explosion/Charles Foster Offdensen)

Chickles (Charles Foster Offdensen/Pickles the Drummer)

FAQ

Can I post content somewhere else other than Tumblr/AO3?

Yes, you can! I might only see the challenges on tumblr, AO3, and Instagram but you can always double post to get more traction!

What is the hashtag?

please use the tag #MTLRarePair2023! (Optional but encouraged!)

Do I have to do all 27 days/Do I have to complete the weekly challenges?

It’s all entirely up to you! If you want to do one over the other, both, and/or work on them separately it’s up to you! You are not obligated to do all 27 days or all 4 weekly challenges. The point of this challenge is to have fun so where’s the fun in being stressed out?

Can I write crossover pairings? (I.E Nathan Explosion x Eddie Briggs from Brutal Legend) Self-inserts/OC x character pairings?

Of course! It wouldn’t be a rare pair event without some crossover or OC pairings now wouldn’t it?

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me, but remember there is no limit to this, just do what will make this fun and easier for you! Good luck!! (Any questions will be tagged as #MTLrarepair2023qanda so be sure to check that out if you wanna see if your question has been answered!

Social Media Links

You are free to post anywhere outside of tumblr and what i'm linking below but here is some sites where I'll be checking out the content!

AO3 Collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/MTL_RPM_2023

When you edit your works, make sure to add this to Collections: MTL_RPM_2023

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightklok/status/1646857331991248896?s=46&t=dEbe-5kzzkXRk_nG60esmg

Instagram: @/mtlrarepairmonth

The Prompts:

Week 1 (1-6): Movie Premiere

As anticipation over the new movie comes near, what are your predictions? Or wish fulfillment? Alternatively, what are some movies, songs, etc you want to write a fic based around? Or some movie you can see your rarepair fitting well in?

Day 1: The Opening Act: How would the first scene or first act begin? Any establishing characters making an appearance? Alternatively, use this to post the first chapter, scene, etc to any series, fic, comic, etc! 

Alternative Prompt: Movie night

Day 2:  The Soundtrack: Using any song that reminds you of the film, write a fic based around the song!

Alternative Prompt: Dancing in the Rain

Day 3: The conflict: There can’t be any movie without some conflict so what is your prediction for the conflict? Is it a misunderstanding? Doomstar related?

Alternative Prompt: Final Words

Day 4: The Endgame Couple: What is the moment that makes it official your rarepair will be canon?

Alternative Prompt: What could’ve been

Day 5:  The Finale:

Alternative Prompt: Confessions

Day 6:  The sequel: You can use this day to write about any potential sequel ideas you might have or alternatively, something you wanted to write that fits this week’s theme!

Alternative Prompt: After the War

Week 2 (7-13) The Forgotten:

A week dedicated to the minor characters, background characters, anyone you feel should’ve gotten more screen time. While the main cast is allowed, try to make the other characters the main character/focus point of the story.

Day 7: Remake- recreate an episode, scene, season, or anything really into your rarepair- give them the love they deserve 

Alternative Prompt: Birthday Wish

Day 8: Anti-hero/Villain Redemption: Maybe the villains were onto something-maybe they can be fixed

Alternative Prompt: Forgiveness

Day 9: Female Exclusive: I can’t exclude the main cast because there is no females, diversity win 

Day 10: Background Character Unveil: Find a background character (someone with NO lines or importance) and basically treat them as an OC-free design template- alternatively, create your own background character

Alternative Prompt:  Road trip

Day 11:  Side Character Exclusive: While the focus is side characters (characters who appear occuringly or at least in more than one episode), you are free to use one-shot characters as well!

Day 12: OC Exclusive: It can be OC/ OC, OC/Character, whatever you want as long as an OC is the main character! For an extra challenge: Make someone's day by writing their OC!

Day 13: Free Space 

Alternative Prompt: New Rarepair (make up a ship that has 0 tags on tumblr/AO3 or use one you’ve never written)

Week 3 (14-20) Alternate Universe:

Alternative Universes and Rarepairs go hand in hand so why not dedicate a week exploring that? Perhaps there's even an AU of an AU with your rarepair you want to explore or you've always wanted to write an AU that wouldn't have worked for your plot. Use this week's theme to go outside the box a little and explore the various possibilities you can do!

Day 14: Florist & Tattoo Artist AU / Coffee Shop AU

Alternative Prompt: First Date

Day 15: Fantasy/Magic

Alternative Prompt: Childhood

Day 16: Monsters 

Alternative Prompt: Costume Party

Day 17: Hanahaki: A disease where flowers will grow in the heart of the infected from unrequited love. The cure can be to either surgically remove the roots but risk death or never feeling attraction towards the person again or confess/have the love turn requited.

Alternative Prompt: Flowers  

Day 18: College/High School

Alternative Prompt: Graduation

Day 19: Fairytale 

Alternative Prompt: Soulmates

Day 20: Free Space 

Alternative Prompt: First Meeting

Week 4 (21-27) General Week:

With this month coming to close, try to write about more of the simpler things in life. The domestic stuff that you may have been avoiding to write. Use this week to try out new rarepairs by using any day/alternative prompts you didn't get to use.

But for those looking for something a little more fun to end the daily prompts on, I've used obscure/outdated tropes for the alternative prompts that you are more than free to use!

Day 1: Proposal

Alternative Prompt: College Radio

Day 2: Concert

Alternative Prompt:  Unwanted Gift Trope

Day 3: Domestic Life

Alternative Prompt: Telephone Booth

Day 4: Eras (80s,90s,00s, etc)

Alternative Prompt: Waterbeds

Day 5: Double Date

Alternative Prompt: Video Store

Day 6: Wedding

Alternative Prompt: Miscommunication 

Day 7: Free Space

[yuri-the-boxfox]

it has been a long while since I talked about SIR's wonderful carnival-

Oopsie-

Just to make sure it isn't forgotten in the void of the internet and also for my own sake, I will be going over some boundaries as well as facts about the characters and series in general

So

Let's start with character information (just pronouns and sexuality for now, I will share more information in future posts however for now this is all you get)

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SIR:

Pronouns: It/its

Sexuality:Aroace

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Stormie:

Pronouns: She/her

Sexuality: lesbian

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Evelyn:

pronouns: She/her/He/Him/they/them

Sexuality: undecided/fandom decision (although headcannons are allowed she cannotically has mutual romantic feelings for Stormie, so keep that in mind when headcanoning, also keep in mind this is my character so if I do decide to give her a canonical sexuality in the future please do not be rude about it because it goes against what you had headcannoned for them, please and thank you)

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Mi-Mi

Pronouns: He/him

Sexuality: undecided/fandom decision (similar to what I put for Evelyn, if I do decide to give him a canonical sexuality please do not be rude because it goes against headcannons you thought of)

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Snoflake:

Pronouns: She/her

Sexuality: she has no canonical sexuality, she is a child (none of the characters have exact Canon ages however Snoflake is a kid, FYI, she is the only character that is a canonical child in this series, the others are of an adult age)

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Boundaries/rules etc:

"Can I draw fanart?": Plleeeeeeease! I love fanart/NF

"Can I make an OC?":Sure! Just don't be weird about it

"Can I draw NSFW content related to your characters?":NO! THAT IS A HUGE NO! DO NOT DO THAT! YOU WILL BE BLOCKED AND I WILL MAKE YOU TAKE DOWN THE DRAWING IF YOU DO DECIDE TO POST IT FOR WHATEVER UNGODLY REASON! IF I DO MAKE YOU TAKE DOWN A DRAWING FOR BEING NSFW, OR JUST BRINGING ME GENUINE OF DISCOMFORT IN GENERAL, PLEASE DO NOT ARGUE WITH ME OR TRY TO REFUSE, THESE ARE MY CHARACTERS AND THIS IS MY SERIES, PLEASE RESPECT THAT

"am I allowed to draw/write angst of the characters?":Yes, just please don't take it uncomfortably far, if it makes me uncomfortable I will ask you to take it down

"am I allowed to make headcanons?": this question was kind of answered when I was putting the characters sexualities and pronouns, but yes, you are aloud to make headcanons, as long as you're not gross and follow my sent rules and boundaries

if you do draw my characters, use hashtag #SIR's wonderful carnival or tag me so I can see it, tags don't bother me so you don't need to feel ashamed for tagging me in something unless it's genuinely bad or goes against one of my set boundaries

Bonus thing, please do not ship Snoflake with anyone because she's a child, and do not ship SIR with anyone because its aroace

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Tagging some of my friends just because :3

@aofxxxe

@sleep-deprived-mf

@misty-sees-you

@ramencat12

@spookykittyzzz

[boombambaby]

This is actually a question for Mun, if you don't mind!

I'm putting together a roleplay blog myself, and I was wondering if you had any advice? I've never put myself out there in roleplay beyond accumulating small rp communities/friends on Discord, and I'm kinda intimidated by being Perceived on a platform as big as tumblr /lh

Advice on making the blog appealing to other roleplayers and any general rp advice you'd be willing to share would be very appreciated <3

|| Hi there! I don't mind a single bit! Sorry for the delay, I wanted to make sure I made sense and gave you good information :)

First off, it's so awesome that you're looking to start a roleplay blog! I am huge on encouraging people to write and join the hobby, and it's always nice to see new writers getting started and sharing ideas!

As silly as it sounds, my biggest piece of advice is to NOT be intimidated. Don't be afraid to put yourself out there, follow characters in your fandom, share things, post your HC/drabbles/favorite ships/ideas/storyline ideas etc and reach out to other writers or groups for interactions! The more friendly you are, and the more you put your writing out there, the more traction you'll receive as opposed to just lurking around and liking stuff here or there. : ) I'm still new to roleplaying on Tumblr, but the first thing I did when I decided to make a blog here was look at other writers to get a general idea for how my blog should be set up. It's helpful for a writer to see right off the bat who your character is/their fandom/the writers writing style, and rules. Some writers are very cautious about writing with minors and won't interact if you don't have your 'age bracket' right on the front page where they can see it. Your blog doesn't have to be super big or flashy, but I always like seeing a writer with open starters posted, a simple list of rules and hashtag categories so I can easily find something if I look on their page. But the main thing I look for are recent posts with active writing! Someone can have the coolest blog in the world, but if they don't write it's kind of a let down! Even if it's timeline banter-- which I absolutely adore-- it shows you're an active writer, and that's what we're looking for. : ) Other general roleplay advice is this; Don't be afraid to check out other platforms. Tumblr is big, yes but there are other platforms/sites/forums you can write on! If you're on Discord and not opposing to branching out, you can search for your fandom (Disney roleplay for example) on Disboard and it will show you different roleplay groups listed there. When I first started with Kuzco and realized how dead the fandom was, I made an account everywhere. Here, Twitter, Facebook, Roleplayer.me, Aniroleplay etc. And I just started posting. IC statuses, drabbles, headcanons-- whatever came to mind, and started following as MANY people in related fandoms as I could find. You slowly build your friends up as you go, and can branch out and sometimes form connections between characters you never thought would cross paths, which is a lot of fun. I'd also say to keep in mind that it is ALL about the QUALITY not the QUANTITY. If you can write 1500k+ words each reply? That's awesome! But if you can write a beautifully descriptive reply in 500 words, that's just as amazing! Don't pressure yourself to do more than you can just to make someone else happy! Work at your own pace. Last but not least; HAVE FUN WITH IT! There's always something new to learn, but don't be afraid to jump right in and get your feet wet. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help you as well, I'd be more than happy to in whatever way I can!

[the-headmate-hotel]

Salutations, creatures of Tumblr! Welcome to mine and Luci's stupid little blog!

(>:( it's not stupid asshole) (Yes it is.)

Welcome to our blog, here we'll post random things related to being a system, source/fandom stuff, and other things! (:D)

When I (Alastor) am speaking, the text will be red.

And when I'm (Lucifer :)) talking it'll be orange/yellow or whatever color this is :D

Things about us:

Me and Luci are together, we love source talk and meeting other HH fictives!! (We are completely fine with doubles.) :D, you can use He/Him for either of us, but Lucifer also uses They/Them (I'm Demiboy :D).

Hashtags we'll use :D (A+L is Alastor+Lucifer btw :))

#A+L rambles = Random text posts

(Still thinking of other tags currently!!)

#A+L commit theft = Reblogging stuff

#A+L have opinions = Opinions, rants

[slumberpartybingo]

Slumber Party Bingo FAQ's

1. How do I sign up for a bingo card?

There is a form to fill in right here for you.

2. Can I join if I'm a minor?

Yes. But please be aware that there may be NFSW content. We're trusting you to bypass those and anyone caught will be blocked from all SPB pages, servers and events.

3. Is there an AO3 collection?

Absolutely, add to the collection here.

4. Can I use multiple prompts for one work?

Yes. This event is here to be fun and hopefully stress-free. You can combine as many prompts as you like.

5. Can I use this card in combination with another bingo event?

Yes. So long as the rules for those bingos allow it, you are more than welcome to use the cards/prompts together.

6. Is there a word limit for my fanfic?

Nope. You can write as much or as little as you are inspired to.

7. You haven't reblogged my entry on tumblr.

Send us an ask with the link and we'll look into it for you. All entries that are properly posted with #slumberpartybingo and has us, @slumberpartybingo, tagged should be added to our reblog queue.

8. Do I have to complete my card?

Not at all. If you want a second card then I do ask that you complete the first one, but otherwise, you are free to do as many or as few prompts as you want to.

9. I don't understand this prompt?

All prompts are up to your own imagination. But if you're really stuck, send us an ask or join our discord server and chat with us there 👍

10. Can I use the prompt to complete an old WIP?

Why not? This is all about inspiring you to write and if that means finishing an old WIP then who are we to stop you!

11. Do I get a reward if I get a line or full house?

Currently the only reward is a massive imaginary pat on the back from us! But, if you're apart of our discord server you will receive a special role if you let us know!

12. Does original work count or does it have to be fandom-related?

Whilst I originally created this with fandom in mind, ultimately this event is to help motivate and inspire you to create. So who am I to tell you what medium to use to do this? Original work is more than welcomed.

13. Is there an AO3 collection for the flash events?

Most likely, yes. You are welcome to post them to our general slumber party bingo collection, although each flash event should have it's own individual collection under the SPB umbrella. These can be located here.

14. What hashtags should I use for flash events on tumblr?

Each flash event will have their own hashtags which you will find on your card. But so long as you tag @slumberpartybingo I will be able to find your post and add it to the reblog queue!

15. I still have questions!

Send us an ask here on tumblr or join our discord server and chat with us there 👍

[thebigbidea]

Media I've obsessed over throughout the years!!

2010-2019: My Little Pony: FIM

Was definitely my favorite show. I still love that show sm. Definitely has the most active fan base of them all. Making art for this show definitely inspired me to be the artist i am now. -- This show rased me, and raised me good. The older fandom is questionable, there's definitely some generational trama given to us Gen Z by them, but it was a very pro-lgbt space, and i loved this so sm.

Favorite character then: Fluttershy / Now: Trixie

2017-2021: DuckTales!! (Woo-hoo)

Always kinned Louie, and always will. I mean hell, i named my first MLP OC after Lena!! -- I really loved the episodes Quack Pack and GlomTales! (the latter if wich being because is was A. it Louie centered episode, and B. he proved to his mother that his scamming isn't all bad which i was proud of him for). I think i loved him sm just bc, well one, my favorite color has always been green, but two he's so relatable. Like the episode where he wasn't so sure and up to the idea of Della suddenly coming back and being his mom when he'd never even spoke to her once was just so good. Now i can look back and see how it was relatable, but even then when i didn't know what ik now i found him to be the most logical person in that situation.

Favorite character then: Louie (maybe i liked Lena a lot too?) Now: Louie

2019-2023: The Owl House

When MLP ended, this was the show that came in and swooped me up. As of writing, the shows only been officially over for about an hour. And while yes, DuckTales was there when MLP ended, it still definitely made me feel like something was missing. It did take about a season for me to realize TOH was filling that feeling but it got there. This show has probably effected me about as much as MLP. Like through the episode “Lost in Language”, apon watching some reviews and theories on the episode, i found out Luz was bisexual. At the time i hadn't really heard the term b4, but only about a day of finding it out, i was already comfortable going by it! It just fit too well!! I also got my preferred name/s from Emira and Edric!! Sigh, i could write sm about TOH since it literally just ended, but i don't want to be here all day.

Favorite character then: Hunter, Now: The Collector. // Kinnie: Edric and Emira all the way, baby.

2023-???: Welcome Home! @:3

And now we're here. I already know this will be the thing i obsess over for the next 3-4 years, i can smell it. If things wrap up before 2026, i know the fandom will still be alive. Like idk maybe I'll laugh at my naivete in like two years rereading this post but come on!! Everything lines up way too well!! When MLP ended, TOH was there. Not TOH is ending and, oh, what's that?? WH!? I don't think its too unrealistic to think this story can take 3 test to make.. look say DHMIS, The Mandela Catalogue, and the Walten Files!!

...And well i mean if not, South Park has been going to 25 years and strong!! So I'll probably love that.

Favorite character: Julie!!!! (And Frank) // Don't make me pick favs from SP bro they're all so great. :')

Bonuses!!!

2021(-2023?): Loki

Bc of this show, i discovered i was gender fluid :]] I also found a wonderful community from it, and i love all of those people i met!!.. except for J***. You know who you are. Lmao, jokes. But yea, I'm no marvel fan or anything, but i love Greek/Norse mythology.. so it's no surprise i love Thor and Loki as much as i do!

Fav: Owen Wilson.

2021-2022: Inside Job (+ the 2000 other animated shows Netflix cancelled after one or two seasons..)

Yes there are shows that ended justly, like Kid Cosmic and CentaurWorld. They only planned on having two seasons so they ended great and with a banger. But like,, Dead End, and Glitch Techs, and give BNA another season, goddamn it!!

Fav: Brett 1000%

2020(-2023?) And 2021-2022: Animatics and The Cuphead Show respectively

I decided to add these two after ranting in the hashtags bc i just had to. :] Not much to say, i rlly love these shows. Made some art in my sketchbook and sh/t.

Fav: Wakko // Muggsie.

There's so many more shows (on tv, steaming, or online!) I'd live to acknowledge but I'm bored as hell do I'm calling it. Buhbies!!

[akaakeis]

OKAY SO!!!! first of all in relation to the old posts yes i also imagine that i am virgin mary p2 regularly like. omg my period is late !!! must mean i have magic baby!!!!!! ALSO UR HOMECOMING SOUNDS LIKE SM FUN IM GLAD U ENJOYED IT I HET U LOOKED SUPER PRETTY after we do our hashtag legal adult face reveal you'll have to show me everything istg

anyways the uniform is definitely ,,, something !! it's pretty hot when temps are high but other than that it's nice.. also pockets. anyways the english teacher right.

>gets mad bc u didnt finish reading

>gets mad bc u DID finish reading. flipping insane poopy woman oh my gee it is NAWT fun. "i have four hours of class per week...!" proceeds to waste 3.5 hours yapping unnecessary bs. "idc about grades!" only talks ab her 25 a star students. "i only respect respectful students!" i get good grades in her class but also like. its not that i outright disrespect her its like. i dont really go out of my way to respect her. and yet,,, she does not scold me. At All. insane stuff

also like im really excited rn.

"why, alina? alina, why?? why! tell us!" thank u linettes and or linions (<- my fandom name btw) i will now explain.

chemistry homework. oh, yeah. um. ur local burnt out gifted kid is getting less burnt out and likes studying now and is getting :) good grades :) and stuff it's insane. ALSO 15 wks until baby djnsmsks im so normal ab them.

anyways not sure if u noticed but like new hyperfixation aka 86 eighty-six and like omg. i was rereading today and tweaking shdjsj i love theo sm i adore him argh

ISNT HE SO CUTE OHMYGOD MY HEART IS SO FULL OF LOVE & JOY BC OF HIM

anyways um.. i will go & willingly study now.. ig.. TAKE CARE SAV <3

LMAOAOSO the magic baby has developed!! in me!! this is bad! AND YES IT WAS A TON OF FUN!!! hashtag adult face reveal is so... so far away... i wish it was soon... 😞 but TRUST u will get all the cutesy lil pics ALL of them

yeah i could imagine it being hella warm in hotter weather BUT IMAGINE IT IN THE WINTER i would thug it out in the heat bc i cant imagine the uniform being uncomfortable fabric texture wise + POCKETS I LOVE POCKETS

your english teacher is my opp and i haven't even met her SHE PISSES ME OFF SO BAD HOLY‼️‼️ like shes a little crazy <//3 i need her GONE

announcement announcement i am the no. 1 linion anyone who disagrees can catch my fists i guarantee i will win!

chemistry homework oooo have fun 🙂‍↕️ IM SO HAPPY THAT YOURE GETTING GOOD GRADES MY LITTLE ACADEMIC WEAPON MATHS NERD ILY im so so so glad you're less burnt out <3 ALSO YAYY IM SO EXCITED ABOUT THE BABY!!!

yes i have actually picked up on your 86 eighty-six obsession!! the whole sideblog being dedicated to him is real i fear 🙏 HES REALLY CUTE HONESTLY

HAVE FUN STUDYING LINA TAKE CARE!!! <33

[krakenartificer]

You can put copied tags at the beginning or the end or wherever in your post it makes sense to include them, much like hashtags on Twitter. If all you're doing is pulling them into the DNA for people to see, then the post would likely be something like "@username's tags have passed peer review [copy-paste of tags]" We do usually include the #, partially for clarity about what's the tag we're copying and what's our commentary upon it, but mostly because we're too lazy to edit text.

Or, if you want to provide some context before you address the tags, you can put them in the middle, like I've put your tags here:

#196#196 campfire#reddit refugee#am i tagging this right#will this help me get a personality?#i really want to learn to tumblr

And this is a great example of a new use of tags that's cropped up in the last week: using #196 to (I assume) identify what subreddit this post is related to. As mentioned previously, this won't always help you find posts from that tag, but it should help you find your community.

Yes, the reblog always includes all the posts from previous reblogs. This is a good thing since there's no way to get the context otherwise, but it does have some annoying side effects. I'm not sure if everyone who's reblogged gets a notification, or only the people who added something.... -goes and checks- Looks like as of 2023-06-21, it's everyone who reblogged it.

Blogs can be as personal or impersonal as you like, but tumblr culture is definitely geared towards more of a web1.0-style where it's more about usernames and avatars and shared interests than about finding people you know "In Real Life", so you'll see most people have -- as you noted -- limited personal information in the bio. The most common use of the bio is to provide a quick overview of things that you might like to connect with people over: favorite movies, activities you do, overthrowing tyrannical governments, games you like to play, languages you speak, etc. If you feel that your age or nation of origin or astrological sign are important things you'd like potential friends to know about upfront, you're welcome to put them there, and if you're feeling yourself today by all means feel free to post a selfie... but no one (except a few people who have a very strange idea of how inter-generational friendships work and of how to do internet safety properly) will think it at all odd if you'd prefer to just list your favorite subreddits and maybe a fandom or two. Or not even that, really -- you have to put something in your bio so we know you're not a bot, but it doesn't actually have to be information about yourself at all.

Anyway, you're doing great, both on the tumblr front and the personality front. There's a reason that I wrote the original post not as a list of instructions (reblog this! post that!) but as an informational pamphlet. Here are the consequences of actions that you might not have thought of -- do with those facts what you will. Culture is always evolving and language is always evolving, and y'all're welcome to evolve with us, as long as y'all recognize that we like our cringe-posting dumpster-fire hellsite and we're not interested in tips to make it more marketable or mainstream. Since it seems like most of y'all are on board with that, I think we can make amazing things together.

Basics of Tumblr-based memetics for reddit refugees

When people arrive at Tumblr, they are generally unsure about how to handle themselves. The buttons are easy enough (I mean, the UI sucks, but it's 2023, we're all used to sucky UIs by now, so....), but what are the social implications of each one? What does a reblog mean?

This is very difficult to explain to people for whom this is their first social media site, or are arriving here from (eg) Facebook. But for this round of refugees, from Reddit specifically, I actually can explain. Because!...

....As you have no doubt noticed ....

.... in a world where we all use 4 websites, and each of them consists of content screenshotted from the other 3....

...there is not an equal distribution of who's making content and who's copying it. Facebook generates almost none of the content for other websites; Twitter generates some; but nearly all of the content on the modern internet is generate on Reddit or on Tumblr.

There is a reason for this: all "web 2.0" sites have the ability to generate new memes, and new variants on those memes. But only Reddit and Tumblr have an evolutionary pressure that forces those memes through a natural-selection process. On Reddit, that pressure is applied by the voting system: if an addition to a post doesn't get enough upvotes, it's hidden from view, which means it has limited ability to affect the next generation of posts.

On Tumblr, the equivalent evolutionary pressure is applied by reblogs: each version of a post, each set of additions, is seen in proportion to how many people reblog it, and thus cause other people to see it. Lack of reblogs -> lack of visibility -> limited ability to affect the next generation of posts.

So with that in mind, let's look at some nuances that are specific to the Tumblr ecosystem.

1) Reblogs are direct visibility; upvotes are indirect

On Reddit, when you upvote something, it's a signal to the algorithm that -- in your opinion -- this thing is useful/valuable/funny or in some other way worthwhile. The algorithm takes that into account along with everyone else's votes, time since it was posted, and so on, and makes a decision about what to show by default vs what to hide by default, and how to sort things. Upvoting does affect visibility, but it's only one factor.

Whereas on Tumblr, reblogging puts the post on your followers' dashboards directly (assuming your followers have chronological order turned on, which most of them probably do because fuck corporate decisions about what I should and shouldn't see). One reblog = one post on everyone's dashboard; it's as simple as that.

Reblogging is therefore a much stronger evolutionary boost than upvoting is.

2) Likes have very little impact on visibility

Most people have "based on your likes" turned off. Even for those that keep it on, it doesn't affect what other people see, it only gives Tumblr some idea of what you might like to see. Of course behind the scenes that's somehow accomplished with some kind of correlation coefficient about which posts are most likely to be "liked" by the same person, and in that sense a "like" on this post increases the likelihood that someone else who has "liked" other posts that you have "liked" will see this post as well, but it's a very tenuous and wispy impact,.

Liking is therefore a much weaker evolutionary boost than upvoting is, and should be considered more along the lines of a high-five, or a hug, or a "I would give you gold for this if I could afford any" comment.

(Also, you cannot "like" only one section of a post. When you "like", the notification goes to everyone in the chain, from OP to the latest reblog. If you wish to give specific high-fives, the mechanism you're looking for is replies.)

3) Replies have no impact on visibility one way or the other.

Only OP gets notifications for replies, but you can tag people in the reply to notify them. This is the place for "@most-recent-commenter I would give you gold if I could" or for tagging a friend that you think would enjoy the post.

So, with the underlying mechanics of the ecosystem out of the way, let's look at

memetic engineering

There are two ways you can add your thoughts/ideas/opinions/snarky commentary to a post: in the text of the post, or in the tags.

a digression on tags

Tags -- of course -- can theoretically be used to organize content, although if we're being completely honest here, they're not ... great. for that. Tags can be handy as a textual handle to simplify your google search when you use an external search engine to search your own tumblr blog, but their use as an archival tool is mediocre at best. Likewise, no matter what the Tumblr UI says in the tag section, they're not gonna be that helpful in allowing people to find your content.

Tags can also, as sometimes they do on Twitter or Instagram, provide context to a post. This is less important here, since without a character limit there's no need to trim down your commentary and trust #wgastrike2023 to fill in the missing details, but it can be very handy when you're trying to determine whether this "Bruce and his buddies" post is talking about The Hulk or about Batman, or whether this thread is dissing Harry Potter, Harry Styles, or Harry Prince of Wales.

Tags are also very handy for allowing people to continue following you even when there's some sort of interest incompatibility. If you love spiders -- especially pictures of spiders -- and I'm arachnophobic, then I'm probably not going to be able to keep following you, no matter how excellent your Anarchist Star Wars takes are. But if you love pictures of spiders and you tag every single one of them #spiders, then I can block that tag and still keep following you. Similarly, a temporary block on #The Witcher Spoilers can allow the fandom to all discuss a new episode at whatever time they're able to watch it, without having to completely avoid online spaces in the meantime.

And finally, tags can, and are, used for commentary that you don't want to put in the main post. Where that line is -- what to put in the post and what to put in tags -- is something you'll have to decide for yourself as you get experience, but as a general rule, the post is for something that you believe contributes to the memetic fitness of this post, and the tags are for things that you believe are not necessarily of memetic value. Additions to the post are integrated into the DNA, and will be passed on with subsequent reblogs; tags are only added to your instantiation of the post, and will not be included on future reblogs (unless the person who reblogs it from you is on iOS Tumblr Mobile app and hasn't adjusted their settings, in which case it'll go into their tags... but at any rate it'll die out in a generation or two.) This feature makes it good for adding meta-commentary that will be interesting/funny/valuable to your immediate circle of friends, but won't be useful to the population as a whole -- it allows you to be as snarky, in-joke-y, and obscure as you'd like, without having to spend any of your mental RAM calculating what will and won't have an impact on your Brand as an Influencer.

Influencers

There is no easy mechanism for people to see your follower count. There are many easy mechanisms for people to make it impossible to see their follower count. No one cares about how many followers you have or how far your "influence" spreads. No one is going to offer you a Tumblr sponsorship deal.

However, for assorted underlying-code reasons, Tumblr blogs are disproportionately useful for manipulating search engines. So.... we have an ongoing problem with SEO scum making a whole bunch of bots and using reblogs etc to generate fake signals to Google.

The combination of those two things leads to a general Tumblr tradition of Block Bots On Sight. The extra followers aren't helping you, and the mere fact of their existence is hurting all of us. If you've seen people strongly urging you to change your profile picture, add a bio, and reblog a couple things, that's why -- because we don't want you to get caught in the crossfire of our ongoing guerilla warfare.

Other Notes

One of the places that Reddit is much better than Tumblr is in the viewing of an entire memetic population as a whole: you just look at a post, scroll through the page, and Reddit helpfully shows you want you want to see, and hides what you don't.

On Tumblr, each memetic variation is functionally an entirely separate entity. This is great for memetic diversity, but it means there's a LOT of duplication, and it means there's really no good way to get all the variants together. The closest you can get is to "check the notes" -- click on that number at the bottom left of a post, and look through the replies, reblogs, and tags. Those are in chronological order and in no way threaded, so it's not very useful, but it is what we've got.

Let's see ...

One thing Tumblr does much better than Reddit is the ability (because of aforementioned fragmentation) to have an arbitrary number of any fandom. No more "Well I don't like the takes in r/polyamory but it's the only place where I can talk about it so idk" ... nope! Here we can have as many Spider-Man fandoms as there are Spider-Man fans. Really like someone's headcanons? Follow them! Really dislike someone's OTP? Unfollow them! Really hate someone's take on your favorite character? Block them! This is a fabulous feature of Tumblr and I encourage you to take advantage of it.

uh...

tags can be 140 characters, but they can't contain double quotes (") or commas (,) because those are delimiter characters and Tumblr will break your tag at those points in the string

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If you think someone has mis-judged the value of their tags, you can copy them from their post and paste them into the main comment of your reblog. This is known as the tags "passing peer review". Copy-paste is preferred to screenshotting for accessibility reasons (and also the fact that sometimes Tumblr just doesn't feel like loading pictures), and it's considered polite to credit the person whose tags you promoted.

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Contrariwise, if you think they mis-judged the value of their comment, you can go back to the person they reblogged from, and reblog without their addition. Tumblr made this harder recently, but I have confidence that we'll defeat them eventually.

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I know that I said reblogs are much stronger than upvotes, but when you've got infinite monkeys generating infinite reblog streams, it all gets lost in the noise. Reblog anything and everything you feel like upvoting -- if people don’t want to be subjected to a bunch of random shit that lights up the dopamine receptors in your brain, they shouldn’t be following you on Tumblr.

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IDK what to tell you about Tumblr polls. We're just like this 🤷‍♂️

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That's all I can think of. Deities bless and keep you for seeing a problem in our online ecosystem and actually doing something about it. Looking forward to seeing what we can do together.

(Author's Note: All statements about how Tumblr works ("works") are as of 14 June 2023. God only knows what changes staff will have rolled out by time time you read this)

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Tues 23 March ‘21

The Dermot O’Leary podcast ft Niall is out! X Factor host Dermot being “the guy in the suit on the stage next to 1D throughout The X Factor in 2010” (he goes on to say “and I’m immensely proud of the boys in the band and how far they’ve come and the men they’ve become”, awww) they have lots of reminiscing to do! They start at the very beginning with Niall talking about the Irish tryouts being judged by Katy Perry, who told him, “don’t let me down!” “She still reminds me of it. I see her every now and then and she will always says ‘you know, you didn’t let me down’..she’s the one that let me through.” Dermot talks about all of the boys’ auditions (“I remember Louis, cause he was just devastated”) and then they just keep on going chronologically right through it (Dermot makes Niall rate every 1D XF performance lol); “we literally packed up a suitcase in September, moved into the X-Factor house and literally never came back. That was it.”

They go through the move into Princess Park (“we’d heard Girls Aloud had lived there as well, it was like the place where the groups go to live”) and whether they ever got time off (“I had knee surgery, so the boys had four months off then but I was in rehab every day.”) “When you’re in it it feels like 10 years… when you’re in the thick of that, it feels like it’s never going to end,” and the fan madness; “I have to be doing something all the time... I struggled with the idea of ‘why won’t you just let us out? We just wanna go for a walk.’ You can’t get inside the brain of a fan. Now, I completely get it. But at the time, you’re our age, let us out, we just want to walk down the street,” “Liam comes and goes cmon, let’s go, and Louis goes ‘just have a look out that window’ and he opened the curtains and the police had done a headcount and there was 10,000 people on the street.” That leads naturally to “there was no conversation of ‘lets leave it 20 years.’ It was just very much a conversation of ‘right lets not book anything because we’re all knackered.’ We’ve been working flat out since we were 16-17. It’s a bit of both, you can’t have your cake and eat it. I would’ve loved a couple years off but then within a year I brought out music. You miss the buzz. Whether it’s with the lads or not,” and to Niall’s first solo steps; “the first gig I did, when they were calling us to go on, I was like I’ll just wait here til the last minute, cause usually it’s like someone’s in the toilet, someone’s out for a cigarette.. and I get to the stage and there’s just one mic… quite a weird experience.”

So present day and onward? “I agree but coronavirus didn’t [that HBW is better than Flicker]. I personally just kind of felt really deflated over it. I just thought what’s the point of releasing it, you know what I mean? And I nearly pulled the album release. I was doing a week on the Late Late Show with James and Ben. I remember watching on TV Trump coming on and saying ‘I’m closing the border to Europe. You’re either in or out.’ So I flew back to the UK. Just as he was on TV, I said we need to pull the album, but it was minutes away from coming out in Australia. I wanted to cancel it.” Dermot says so what do you do now, do you just abandon it and move on or what, and Niall says, “I started coming up with some good stuff and thought well if I bump into something, I can release it when we can get out into the world a bit more and then it’ll attract people back to my last album,” and “This year has definitely made me... feel like I don’t have to be active all the time. And hopefully with the break, I can come out with my best stuff… I’ve learned more about myself this year than I have in any year of my life. Patience... I have definitely lived the most normal life that I’ve had in 10 years. Working out, cooking, even really mundane things like making my bed… all that kind of stuff that I never had the chance to do before because I was always on the move. For our listener: this is good insight cause it’s like… it’s a really abnormal life.” They also talk about golf and Niall says the most exciting person he’s gotten to meet is Michelle Obama (“she really took that first lady job by the... scruff of the neck” and “the [Obama] girls were fans of One Direction and they would come to our shows in DC, turn up in Escalades, bulletproof cars, and we weren’t even allowed walking down the same corridor.”)

Louis sent love to a fan going in for a third surgery, and we got storytime from a girl who talked about being present for the infamous Haylor pap shoot in Central Park who speculates that hmm, maybe they didn’t really date and it was just PR? They were only together for like 10 minutes and only to get their picture taken, she says, wouldn’t that be kind of weird if you were actually dating someone?! Lol. Yes, it would indeed.