#*announcements

[ficsforgaza]

Hi everyone,

For those of you who are seeing us for the first time, this project— @ficsforgaza—aims to raise funds for Palestine by connecting readers with fanfic authors, fan artists, and other fandom creators. If you are interested in joining the cause, you can read more about what we’re doing and how to get involved here.

As of today, we have officially raised over $2,000! We wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has been a part in this initiative; raising so much money in under two weeks simply proves that fandom can (and does) make a difference, and that we are working toward a worthy cause. We are beyond proud of what our community has come together to do ❤️

We have even more good news: we are no longer shadowbanned! This means that our blog should now be visible to a wider audience since we are searchable. Additionally, our posts should show up in the tags. Please continue to share and reblog our posts; we hope what we have accomplished thus far is merely the beginning!

#fics for gaza #palestine #free palestine #creators for palestine #fanfic #fanfiction #fanart #announcements

[whoishotteranimepolls]

Attention Dungeon Meshi Fandom

Due to a string of harassing messages I received last night, all related to Izanami being 17, calling me a pedophile and a child molester. The entire fandom is in time-out now. No polls with your characters until June 26th. That means even though I've received multiple requests for Falin and Marcille to be included in the Pride Month event, they will only be included in the last few days because your fandom can't keep it together. Complaints are one thing. Harassment is another. Hopefully, this will be the wake-up call the fandom needs to correct the behavior

This fandom is the only one that either refuses to read my rules to understand why I allow high school-age characters or is the only one that has an issue with it because I have gone over this so many times. I am so done with this crap. Do better next time

I'm adding a wall of shame section to my blog intro to list fandoms that are in time out, why they are in time out, and when they will be back because publicly calling out and shaming the Naruto fandom got them to behave. Not only have they behaved, but they have been absolute Angels ever since and have become one of my favorite fandoms, so let's see if this works

#announcements #time out #Fandoms of shame #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #not a poll

[skeletoninthemelonland]

regarding yesterday's post, i just wanted to say things have calmed down a lot, though the issues weren't properly solved.

I deeply apologize for last night's post, i didn't mean to cause commotion. it's also relevant to emphasize that i'm not being punished or put at risk in any form. subsequent events led to last night's issue and i didn't know who to reach out.

still, the help and info you provided by commenting and asks did not go unseen and i've taken notes for future use. i appreciate your concern, and hope anyone that's experiencing a similar situation to mine manages to find good alternatives. wishing you all a good week.

#starbstalks #announcements

[staff]

A message from a few of the trans staff at Tumblr & Automattic:

We want trans people, and LGBTQ+ people broadly, to feel welcome on Tumblr, in part because we as trans people at Tumblr and Automattic want it to be a space where we ourselves feel included. We want to feel like this is a platform that supports us and fights for our safety. Tumblr is made brighter and more vibrant by your presence, and the LGBTQ+ folks who help run it are fighting all the time for this, for you, internally. 

A few days ago, Matt Mullenweg (the CEO of Automattic, Tumblr’s parent company) responded to a user’s ask about an account suspension in a way that negatively affected Tumblr’s LGBTQ+ community. We believe that Matt's response to this ask and his continued commentary has been unwarranted and harmful. Tumblr staff do not comment on moderation decisions as a matter of policy for a variety of reasons—including the privacy of those involved, and the practicalities of moderating thousands of reports a day. The downside of this policy is that it is very easy for rumors and incorrect information about actions taken by our Trust & Safety team to spread unchecked. Given this, we want to clarify a few different pieces of this situation:

The reality of predstrogen's suspension was not accurately conveyed, and made it seem like we were reaching for opportunities to ban trans feminine people on the platform. This is not the case. The example comment shared in the post linked above does not meet our definition of a realistic threat of violence, and was not the deciding factor in the account suspension.

Matt thereafter failed to recognize the harm to the community as a result of this suspension. Matt does not speak on behalf of the LGBTQ+ people who help run Tumblr or Automattic, and we were not consulted in the construction of a response to these events.

Last year, the "mature" and "sexual themes" community labels were erroneously applied to some users' posts. An outside team of contractors tasked with applying community labels to posts were responsible for this larger trend of mislabeling trans-related content. When our Trust & Safety team discovered this issue (thanks largely to reports from the community), we removed the contracted team’s ability to apply community labels and added more oversight to ensure it does not happen again. In the Staff post about this, LGBTQ+ staff pushed to be more transparent but were overruled by leadership. The termination of a contractor mentioned in the original ask response was for an unrelated incident which was incorrectly attributed to this case. We regret that the mislabeling ever happened, and the negative impact it has had on the trans community on Tumblr. 

Transition timelines are not against our community guidelines, and weren’t a factor considered by the moderation team when discussing suspensions and subsequent appeals. We do not take action against content that is related to transitioning or trans bodies unless it includes violations of the Community Guidelines.

When it comes to the experience of trans folks on Tumblr encountering transphobic content, and interacting with bigoted users, we understand and share your frustrations. Tumblr’s policies, and Automattic’s policies, are written to ensure freedom of speech and expression. We prohibit harassment as defined in our Community Guidelines, but we know that this policy falls short of protecting users from the wider scope of harmful speech often used against LGBTQ+ and other marginalized people.

Going forward, Tumblr is taking the following actions:

Prioritizing anti-harassment features that will empower users to more effectively protect themselves from harassment.

Building more internal tooling for us as Staff to proactively identify and mitigate instances of harassment.

Reviewing which of the tags frequently used by the trans community are blocked, and working to make them available next week.

We’re sorry for how this all transpired, and we’re actively fighting to make our voices heard more and prevent something like this from happening again in the future. We know firsthand that having to deal with situations like this as a Tumblr user is difficult, particularly as a member of an already frequently targeted and harassed community. We know it will take time to regain your trust, and we’re going to put in the work to rebuild it.

We appreciate the space we have been given to express our concerns and dissent, and we are thankful that Matt’s (and Automattic’s) strong commitment to freedom of expression has facilitated it.

We will continue to fight to make Tumblr safe for us all.

— This statement was authored by multiple trans employees of Tumblr and Automattic.

#announcements #transgender #trans rights #trans

[behindthecodes]

FNaF 3 gang celebrating 1k subscribers, as seen on the official Behind The Codes Youtube Channel community posts (Full Quality Image).

The channel has now over 3k subscribers. Thank you very much!

#behind the codes #announcements #fnaf #five nights at freddy's

[mysticdragon3md3]

#internet #net neutrality #announcements #fcc #more perfect union

[ultimatepokemontournament]

I may not have gotten any volunteers, but this DID happen to coincide with me trying to learn how to use Illustrator, so I gift to you: I Voted badges.

These, of course, feature our 9 Generational winners, and since those tournaments are technically done, I think these apply! Thank you so much to everyone's who's participated so far, and I hope you all enjoy the Inter-Generational Tournament!

[Begin Image ID:

9 round badges with the faces of Bulbasaur, Umbreon, Mudkip, Leafeon, Chandelure, Sylveon, Mimikyu, Snom, and Clodsire. Each face is done in a simplified style and captures the design of the face only. The badges have a black border and in red, upper-case text, read "I VOTED. ULTIMATE POKEMON TOURNAMENT". Below the cut are the same badges but the text has been changed to be yellow and light blue.

/End Image ID]

#pokemon #gen 9 #gen 8 #<- for spoilers #badges #mimikyu and mimikyu only made me dig out my drawing tablet for the first time since 2019 so i could draw the scribbles #bulbasaur #umbreon #mudkip #leafeon #chandelure #sylveon #mimikyu #snom #clodsire #announcements #hopefully the image id being like that is ok... less chance for mistakes was my reasoning #and convenience for those with screen readers

[hermitcraftheadcanons]

It's the start of a brand new season, and alongside the inbox reopening tomorrow, we welcome two brand new hermits to the server- and to the inbox!

Congratulations to Smallishbeans and Skizzleman! I'm very excited to see them on Hermitcraft, and I hope everyone else is as well!

I've cleared out the inbox in preparation, so starting tomorrow send in all the headcanons you want!

#hermitcraft #announcements #mod mleem #joel smallishbeans #skizzleman

[reallyndacarter]

I’m very excited to be working with Celebrity Authentics on a special signing!

Their limited pre-order ends soon, so visit their website for a selection of available photos, figures and other memorabilia.

www.celebrityauthentics.com

#autograph signing #announcements #lynda carter

[writingwithcolor]

Hey folks!

It has been a while! Well, we wanted to announce some big things coming your way!

WWC Askbox: Soft Re-Opening

Wednesday, Nov 1, 2023 to Thursday, Nov 30, 2023

In light of the recent attention WWC has received by the writeblr community, and the reception to our Guide to Academic Research—the mods have decided that we will temporarily reopen to your questions and test some important changes to the site! As you may have noticed, we've taken a much-needed break to catch up on our personal lives and restore our inspiration to answer the hundreds of Q&A that we receive. 

Once the submission window is up on Nov 30, we will evaluate how our new system is going, tinker some more, and reopen once again once the construction dust clears.

New Rules and FAQ! 

We are pleased to announce our new and improved Masterpost, which we hope will be a more centralized, more informative resource for those new and returning to WWC. 

Brand-new FAQs, with new answers and content for further reading

Code of Conduct and other etiquette rules

The Ask Tutorial—a guide to writing a good ask that we’ll answer!

Moving forward, all followers are required to go through the masterpost to submit a question so they are aware of the new rules, terms & conditions. 

Read the masterpost here and ask your question!

New Process

We're piloting out our own personal askbox via Google Forms. This will help us streamline the process and keep track of everyone’s questions.

We are also introducing the Deletion Log, a public, anonymous ledger that lets you know if your question (identified by a number code) has been deleted due to a rule violation, and what you can do to resubmit. Check out the Deletion Log here. 

Want to submit an ask? 

The below are topics of asks that we will get to right away, based on the mods who are currently active. 

Black 

Chinese

Colonialism

Iranian/Persian 

Japanese (INCLUDING: Anime fanfic questions! Only Mod Rina will be answering anime questions, and only if she feels that the ask would make for an educational post.)

Jewish

Mixed race

South Asian: Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh (please remember that when asking about South Asia you must indicate region & time period) 

Taiwanese 

Writing/Publishing industry 

Coming Soon: Writingwithcolor.org

We've made tremendous progress on writingwithcolor.org and are almost ready to show off the more permanent residence of WritingWithColor! However, it'll take a lot of time to fully transfer posts and links. To get the new look and all its benefits to you faster, we plan for a soft launch of the content. This will include back and forth linking between WritingWithColor.org and our home on Tumblr. We'll try to keep things seamless and your viewing experience on Tumblr shouldn't be too interrupted. Launch date is coming soon!

New Mod Applications

We still have some applications from our last call of mods and folks to respond to. So if you haven’t heard back, sorry for the delay, but no worries—we will get back to you as we start shaking the dust off our bones and getting back into Q&A. Once we are ready to invite more mods again, we'll continue our outreach.

A Special Thanks To You All

We want to thank you for your continued support, whether it’s been viewership, spreading the word about us, or sending us a tip that supports our domain and future projects for you all. The whole team really appreciates it. We will keep bringing you our best advice and guides on all things good writing with inclusivity. 

Be well and keep writing!

~WWC

#announcements #writing with color #writeblr #send asks

[pinkpurpleplayoffs]

AND A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR WINNERS

🌸 Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie (Twipie) ! 💜

Thank you all for your participation ! It was a long run, but it was a fun one and I hope it was fun for you all as well !

#announcements #3pplayoffs

[stick-by-me]

A celebration is in order!

#Happy two year anniversary to this blog!!!! #To many more years and many more stickers 🥂 #Also look at these lads I love them #stickers #sticker collection #cute #animals #bunny's favorites #shiny #Mrs. Grossman's brand #Party #Sentimental stickers #Ish. Because two years yippee!!!!!! #announcements

[skeletoninthemelonland]

May 14th! I just turned 19 :D

#announcements #starbstalks

[hanasnx]

⋆˖⁺‧₊𓆩𓆩 ❝ announcement. ❞ 𓆪𓆪₊‧⁺˖⋆

-ˏˋ꒰ INTERACTIVE READER EXPERIENCE - ! ꒱ MULTIPLE PART SERIES MINORS DNI 18+ SUMMARY: be a part of the story! THE FIC WARNINGS: f!reader | eventual smut | semi-established relationship | romance | suggestive | eventual conflict.

! ── BACKGROUND: During a routine reconnaissance, disaster strikes. Heavily armed, a team of pirates ambush you and ANAKIN SKYWALKER. Despite the pair’s best efforts, the ship is irreparably damaged, and forced to land. The nearest planet offers solace, and escape is narrowly seized. Unfortunately, any useful instruments to calculate your coordinates are dead, and the planet appears to be deserted. It has breathable air, but you’re unsure if it produces necessary supplies. Food and water from the ship’s emergency resources will have to be rationed, but it won’t last long.

! ── ADD YOURSELF TO THE TAGLIST: like, comment, inbox message, or reblog to be a part of this series' taglist. you must have your age in your bio or pinned post to be added.

! ── RELEASE DATE & UPDATE SCHEDULE: the first post will be released 02.28 and if god willing, it will be updated every wednesday or when i feel that inspiration strike. you deserve good, well-thought-out posts.

#announcements #ch: anakin

[idrellegames]

Hi friends, 

New Episode 3 content is available to play on Wayfarer’s alpha build!

Overview

Part 3 Route 1 includes a new playable route. 

Because Episode 3 is still in development, not all routes are accessible at this time. To play the new content, you must have reached one of Aeran or Veyer's endings in Episode 2, then choose Path 1 when you reach Diradan Tower. 

80,000 words of content.

Story Features

This update picks up where the last Episode 3 update left off and includes:

A fight with some ivy

Creepy libraries

Sudden and unnecessary explosions

Weird things that go bump in the dark

Resolving a mystery with more mysteries

Elven eyesight

A new flashback sequence starring your favourite mentor

A huge thank you to my patrons for their unending support. Wayfarer would not be possible without you!

Episode 3 will remain a Patreon exclusive until Episode 4 is developed and released. You can play it by supporting me (Recruit tier and above) at patreon.com/idrellegames.

→ NOTE: Because Patreon charges on the 1st of the month, you may want to wait until May 1st to pledge so you aren't charged back-to-back. Additionally, the alpha password changes on the 1st of the month, so if you pledge for April and then de-pledge for May, you will lose alpha access when your benefits are up.

#wayfarer #wayfarer if #announcements #dev log #alpha build #twine #twine game #interactive fiction #interactive novel #indie game #cyoa

[magicomens]

Quick post to say that part 14 is coming next week! I had to take a step back to think about the story

thanks to everyone for the comments, reblogs, tags and asks, I love you all <3

#announcements #badly lit wips