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#polls cw #not even once #between the say no to drugs propaganda #and parents smoking and being alternatively super worried for them and disgusted by the smell #and like #if you get addicted you have to spend money on that?? #i have better things to spend money on

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this does not apply if you wear exclusively leggings. Those things tear all the time you need like a million on standby

#i have more than 6 but #i have the work pants and the winter thermal lined pants #the canvas pants #the jeans #the hiking pants for when its warmer #(and the leggings ofc) #the weather and circumstances change a lot #so i need a few of each?? #also sometimes its not about need it's about wanting more pants for Options anyway #polls cw #(tbf i did have significantly fewer pairs of pants when i was living in florida)

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before the poll, a quick definition of terms:

"mutual" - you found this post from a mutual (on their blog or your dash) "following" - you found this post from someone you're following, but who isn't following you "random" - you found this by scrolling through someone's blog, who you don't follow. this includes people following you "For You" - you found this on the For You page "recommended" - you found this in a "Check out these blogs" popup, or a "recommended" post when looking at a different post "other" - you found this post some other way. comment how? "reblog ✅" - you're going to reblog, queue, or schedule this post "reblog ❌" - you're NOT going to reblog, queue, or schedule this post

with that out of the way:

#polls cw #tumblr for ts

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i want 60 thousand votes by next thursday

#polls cw

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Submitted by @sky-the-snail-fanatic

#polls cw #i can still sing head shoulders knees and toes in japanese #from when we learned it in second grade #but also a handful of other songs in various languages #but i have never watched eurovision so not those lmao

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GODDESS BLESS YOU FROM DEATH (2024-ish)

#goddess bless you from death #this looks so interesting

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we are hoping for mpreg to happen this time

#yeah i'll go ahead and reblog that #pit babe #the sins of supernatural etc etc

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you. american adult with a drivers license. can you tell me who has the right of way at a 4 way stop

#technically #nobody ever legally Has Thee right of way when driving a car #you only have situations where you are required to yield the right of way to others #which sounds similar but isn't quite the same thing

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#i have an even less fancy brother laser printer #and i love it #it doesn't try to do anything but usb print b&w #if i want color i just print stuff at work lmao #but yeah #there are options! #and i think the brother laser printer option is surprisingly decent atm

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JIB14 Haul:

Rob Benedict "Leave The Light On" CD - signed by Rob Benedict at Jus in Bello 14

Dick Jr. and the Volunteers "Fistfights and Hug-Outs" CD - signed by Richard Speight Jr. at Jus in Bello 14

The Winchesters - 'Pilot' - 4th Network Draft signed by Jensen Ackles at Creation Tour: Burbank 2024; Richard Speight Jr. and Rob Benedict at Jus in Bello 14; to be signed by Jim Beaver and Alexander Calvert at Crossroads 8.

3.15 'Time is on My Side' - Production Draft signed by Jim Beaver at Creation Tour: Burbank 2024; Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki at Jus in Bello 14; to be signed by Steven Williams at Crossroads 8.

Walker: Independence - 'Pilot Script' - Revised Network Draft - signed by Jared Padalecki at Jus in Bello 14; to be signed by Mark Sheppard at Crossroads 8.

Walker - 'Pilot Script' - signed by Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Richard Speight Jr. at Jus in Bello 14.

Full list of raffle prizes for our fundraiser for Undue Medical Debt kicking off on April 25.

#supernatural #spnscripthunt undue medical debt fundraiser #PART TWO #just kicked off and ALREADY over 20% to the goal #so if you have a few dollars #(whether or not you are interested in the prizes) #it's a reallllllly good cause for donations

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#i will put on a tiny bit of makeup once or twice a year #maaaaaybe #but also i feel like the most accurate response would be ''no + I'm a feral creature who lives in the woods'' #my gender and sexuality (or lack thereof) aren't really applicable #(to this or much of anything really) #polls cw

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reblog for bigger sample size

#bookmarks are for my faves #kudos are for anything that was good enough to finish #ao3 #polls cw

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#triage #really charmed me with the expanding time loop #i did enjoy edge of tomorrow a lot! #and it's a fun story device in general #polls cw

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enough about taylor swift already. reblog and tag the smallest, least known artist you listen to

#probabbbbbly #she loves seven

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Holy shit, they got Voyager 1 working again!

15 billion miles away and NASA was able to tweak code packages on one of the onboard computers and it worked and Voyager 1 is sending signals back to earth for the first time since November.

Incredible!

#amazing i love it #voyager 1

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About the AO3 "No Guest Comments for a while" warning

If you're not following any of AO3's social media accounts you might be in the dark as to what kind of "spam comments" have engendered this banner at the top of the site:

These spam comments have been posted about a great deal on the AO3 subreddit for the past couple of days. Initially they comprised a bunch of guest (logged out users) bot comments that insulted authors by suggesting they were using AI and not writing their own fics. Some examples, from the subreddit:

But it then escalated to outright graphic porn images and gifs being posted in comments, again by logged out 'Guest' accounts. Obviously, I'm not going to give examples of those, but between these two bot infestations, AO3 has clearly decided to act and has temporarily closed the ability to post comments for users who are not logged in with an AO3 account.

Unfortunately, this means that genuine readers who don't have an AO3 account won't be able to leave comments on fics that they enjoy.

If you are a genuine reader who doesn't yet have an AO3 account, I strongly suggest getting yourself on the waiting list for one. More and more AO3 authors are now locking their fics down to registered users only - either due to these bot comments or concerns about AI scraping their work - which means you're probably missing out on a lot of great stuff.

Hopefully guest commenting will be enabled again at some point soon, but I suggest not waiting until then. Get yourself on that list.

Wait times are going to be longer than usual at the moment, due to the current Wattpad purge [info on Fanlore | Wattpad subreddit thread], but if you're in line, then your invite will come through eventually.

Update: There's now a Megathread about this on the AO3 subreddit.

#ao3 #i have a few invites if anyone needs one

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So today I got a rather unkind comment on AO3 (one could call it hate), but I believe it to be a bot for several reasons:

Guest account, but username attached

Said username exists but person is unlikely to be reading Tolkien fic (according to their Tumblr and AO3, they are in other fandoms)

Two grammatically correct sentences

Super generic text that could apply to any fic:

"I've seen better fanfiction written by a toddler. Get it together!"

I'm curious, did anyone else get comments like this? Let me know.

And to those who have gotten rude comments and are now worried/upset: Maybe it was just a bot too. Either way: You're awesome for putting your writing out there for others to enjoy and you don't deserve to get rude comments for it. If you want feel free to message me to compare cases and discuss details :)

#ao3