#at least i provide sources

[boomstab-papa]

"But I could be more efficient" killed me & my friends too many times.

Don't fall for it.

#videos #life advice #mental health #economics #capitalism #issues blogging #and also fuck guerillatech for being a fake ass fake outrage blog who blocks you for factchecking their fake outrage posts #and also not providing any links or sources #don't reblog from that untrustworthy stranger on the internet. no! reblog from me! another online stranger you probably don't know lol #at least i provide sources

[darkwood-sleddog]

ngl i am side eyeing iditarod officials a bit for them penalizing dallas seavey for not "properly gutting" the moose the he shot to protect his team. the rule about gutting downed animals does not define what "properly gutted" means. He gutted the moose and i myself would have also eschewed "properly" gutting a dead animal to ensure my dogs were okay (especially relevant knowing Faloo was critically injured, but is now home safe).

i understand the spirit of the gutting rule (saving meat for surrounding communities and in general low/no waste of resources), but it needs to be weighed against providing dog care which imo of this situation should absolutely take precedence.

#iditarod #sorry like....iditarod as an organization has a lot of eyes on them i know this intimately #but it's weird to penalize for having your dogs take precedence imo #like dallas did run further up the trail after gutting the moose and camped for a bit before proceeding to the checkpoint #likely to check each of his dogs in detail to assess potential injury #and to reset and water them to make it safely to the checkpoint after such an encounter #at least he's first into cripple but also allegedly ran 420 miles straight without rest himself? bruh #it just blows my mind that with all the criticisms from outside sources #that iditarod will penalize for this and say for the mushers that one year recently that sheltered their dogs against a storm #like i understand the 'why' of the rules' #but iditarod's greatest scrutiny is of dog care #so why make mushers providing proper care to dogs take penalties #make it make sense

[holdharmonysacred]

So, you wanna prep for Lostbelt 6 by reading a bunch of fairy lore for background information. Luckily for you, I’m a turbo nerd when it comes to this particular brand of folklore. In this post I’ll be compiling links to assorted text and audio sources of information and entertainment related to all the real-world fairy lore that pops up throughout the chapter. I’m gonna try to avoid just wikipedia links as much as possible, so some of the text sources are gonna be a little dense, but that’s ye olde texts for you. This will be semi-ongoing as things pop up, so you can keep an eye out if you want!

Note: I’ll try to keep the spoilers to a minimum, but there will be possible spoilers as to what’s in the chapter ahead, so watch out!

Without further ado, here’s the list under the cut:

HUGE MASSIVE CONTENT WARNING: Many of these texts are going to have adult themes and triggering content, particularly sexual assault, rape, and general non-consent in romantic or sexual relationships. I’m going to start including individual warnings for texts where I know it comes up, but even if I don’t note it, please proceed with caution and take care!

A Dictionary of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures by Katharine Mary Briggs - Exactly what it sounds like on the tin. Here’s where you can read about all the different fairies and creatures that tend to be more in short folktales, from baobhan sith to barghests to Ainsel and beyond, all in alphabetical order. If you find a fairy name you want to look up, it’s probably going to be in here somewhere.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare - I mean c’mon man. C’mon. There could always be a first for someone though, so if you are that someone - this is the most famous work featuring Oberon the fairy king, and the big one that F/GO and basically all other post-Billy Shakes media works pulls from. If you’d rather watch a staging of the play instead of read a script, here are some performances by Rice University and the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival, and if those two in particular aren’t your jam I guarantee you there’s going to be a staging somewhere you can watch. As a bonus, here’s an absolutely lovely musical arrangement of “Philomel, With Melody” (AKA the lullaby Titania’s fairy servants sing to her) by the band Caprice. It’s not the most relevant, I just want to share it because it’s nice. WARNING: The crux of the play revolves around a love potion plot, so there will be themes of manipulation, non-consent, and potential sexual assault played for laughs and romance. It’s arguably mild compared to some of the other texts on here, but I would still be careful!

Translations of Melusina (Melusine) stories by D. L. Ashliman - D. L. Ashliman’s got a massive online treasure trove of folktales and folktexts, it’s always a fun time to go on a rabbit hole through his(their?) site. If you want stuff specifically relevant to Melusine though, here’s the page for her.

Versions of the Tam Lin ballad compiled at Tam Lin Balladry - this one’s going to be relevant because of the extremely high likelihood that NA will follow the JP merch labels and localize the “Fairy Knight” title as Tam Lin. Because it’s a ballad, there’s plenty of audio versions put to song, the most textually accurate one I can currently find being by Bob Hay & The Jolly Beggars. Besides that however, there are also versions by Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, Tricky Pixie, and my personal favorite, the one by Anaïs Mitchell of Hadestown fame and Jefferson Hamer. If you want a more standard audio adaptation, the Tales of Britain and Ireland podcast will have you covered. WARNING: The start of the ballad is explicitly about sexual assault, with Tam Lin having been a rapist prior to meeting Janet. Janet’s own encounter is usually portrayed as consensual, she’s apparently a weirdo who heard the warnings and went “So that means FREE SEX?”, but some later versions do change her encounter into rape as a bizarre way of censoring her having sex out of wedlock. In addition, the ballad deals with themes of abortion. Basically, if any of this stuff is a trigger for you, I would proceed with extreme caution if you choose to listen or read.

Habetrot and Scantlie Mab - an archived version of a fairy tale about Habetrot. For similar stories, search for stuff under the Aarne-Thompson-Uther index type 501, “The Three Spinning Old Women”.

Historia Regum Britanniae (The History of the Kings of Britain) by Geoffrey of Monmouth - Now this one may not seem immediately obvious in its relevance outside of “hey look, Arthuriana!”, but trust me, This Is A Surprise Tool That Will Help Us Later. The relevant parts are going to start at Book 6, with Vortigern’s shenanigans. There’s also a podcast audio adaptation by Myths & Legends, split into part A, part B, and part C, if you would prefer that.

Official website for Knocknarea, or Cnoc na Riabh - Knocknarea is a big ol’ hill in Ireland with a bunch of Neolithic cairns on it, the most famous of which is claimed to be Queen Medb’s tomb. For anything else related to Medb, go read the Tain.

The Wikipedia page for Cernunnos - this is the point where I have to give up on not linking wikipedia, alas, as the sources here are little too tiny and scattered. Cernunnos is a Celtic god from Gaul, he’s got horns, we’ve got his name and some archaeological depictions of him, and that’s basically it, because unfortunately no stories about him survived. If I can find a better source about him to link, I’ll drop it here.

Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory, Volume I and Volume II - Not including this initially was a huge oversight on my part, but this is pretty much The text for general Arthuriana and one of the really big ones that Fate takes influence from. You can read this for stuff about Morgause and Morgan, but it’s also just good to have on hand for anything with the Round Table in general.

I’ve also got a bunch of podcast episodes that don’t really fit in with any of the above that I’ll list here if anyone wants more dank audio content:

Robin Goodfellow: His Mad Pranks and Merry Jests by Tales of Britain and Ireland - Relevant if you want some alternative tales of Puck and Oberon. WARNING: The episode itself covers its warnings pretty good, but before you click - there’s a lot of adult content in this one, including the thumbnail image. Most of the stories adapted are going to get pretty bawdy even at best, and there’s one that explicitly involves an attempted rape that the titular character thwarts. Proceed with caution, and also maybe don’t listen in public.

Black Dogs and Englishmen: Black Shuck in English Folklore and The Barguest: Demon Dog, Silly Sprite or Spectral Hound?, both by Fabulous Folklore with Icy - Listen to these two if you want more info on barghests.

Scottish Halloween & Vampire Fairy Witches by Stories of Scotland - Listen to this if you want a retelling of a story involving the baobhan sith along with other Scottish traditions!

And that’s all I’ve got for right now! If I find any more relevant sources, or if someone directs me to said sources, I’ll be sure to add links to this post. Until then, happy reading and listening, and I hope everyone has fun with LB6!

#fate grand order #note: from what i've seen i'm like 90% sure katharine briggs is a perfectly respectable scholar of fairy lore #but if it turns out there's something wild i don't know then at the very least she's probably nasu's source #everything else is as legit as I can get right now #briggs is the most comprehensive of the bunch so if you only have time for one i'd recommend her book #but there's nothing wrong with dipping into a bunch of the others i've provided

[nydescynt]

Simulation of the recent dashboard experience

I see an inflammatory, charged post

I click on the Replies. I'm not even necessarily doing this bc I doubt the post, it's often just motivated by 'huh, that's weird/ a big claim/ interesting, I wonder what people have elaborated on in the notes?'

Multiple people have debunked a central portion of the post in the replies. Not even if you scroll down, just, right there when you click Replies there's sources

I sigh and unfollow the blog that put that post on my dash

I realize we are not on here doing Deep Research on every post (that spider pheromone lotion post totally got my ass, I am not immune, etc) but 'Check if this dramatically phrased post has Replies pointing out it's nonsense' is bare minimum, especially as the seriousness of the topic increases.

#tbc i realize replies can also be wrong or biased as hell! #but it at least pings the 'oh this is inciting debate I need to actually Do Research' bell #and often gives places to start or makes me realize 'hey op didnt provide.. like any sources for that' #it's the lowest hanging fruit of making sure you're not spreading propaganda

[marimbles]

I got the ouran manga box set (exciting!)

It uses $ instead of ¥ (disappointing)

haruhi does not call tamaki senpai (devastating)

#I’m glad I read scanned fan translations first 😭 #i wish English translations stayed truer to the source instead of over westernizing/Americanizing things 🤧 #I really enjoyed the translation notes and cultural explanations the fan translators provided #it was fascinating and helpful and piqued my interest in Japanese so much I started lessons on duolingo haha #anyway #I’m glad in the anime at least they kept senpai and yen #and when I write fic I will continue to have haruhi call tamaki senpai possibly forever #bc I thought it was really cute in the manga that she still called him that after dating for so long #ohshc #mine

[transmechanicus]

Brb crying on this friday night

#my stuff #my ex texted me they’re having a rough time but they refuse to let me help #i feel so thoroughly useless to them and i feel like they should/will give me up as a friend if i’m not useful #like if we’re really friends like i think we are LET ME DO SOMETHING TO SUPPORT YOU #i’m actively offering to help and they refuse every time and it hurts bc i know they’re struggling and if we were partners still they would #they would let me support them like they deserve #i know at least some of what they’re struggling with is beyond my control but there’s a non-zero chance part of why they’re upset is me #in the sense that they’re struggling to navigate our friendship after they broke up with me #and i don’t want that to be a source of stress if so. i’ve offered to provide any and all reassurances that might help them #but they’ve said they don’t need to hear anything and need to work it out on their own #how’s uhhh how’s that going for you champ?? #they need support and i’m willing to give it but they won’t admit it even at cost #so i just get to sit here and hope they’ll be ok. and that i’m not making it worse in some way i can’t see #Spotify

[doesntmeanitsmeaningless]

What is this glaring spelling mistake, Louis? Buenos Airies?!! No proof-readers on hand? Come on! Glaring error, right? Or izzit? How would Louis pronounce this...? He's taking the piss, no?

#source: instagram #Not sure what it all means... #I never am... #but it's fodder for clowning provided regularly by L #... like the (almost) H for the 15-tile album reveal #... or the fluorescent markings on the red & black hotspot map that - at least in my area - were for “H”ospitals and “H”elipads #(can anyone else confirm?) #it's all fun and games... #until someone mentions chicken

[j-esbian]

one of the issues is that single-person housing just like. barely exists

a lot of “”affordable”” housing is for families. i could probably live in a trailer but i don’t need three bedrooms yknow

#at least in my area. every trailer i’ve seen has 3+ bedrooms. condos have 2+ #like if you scaled down the size it would scale the price. i COULD afford it if it existed #sorry for posting A Lot abt this kind of thing lately but it’s a huge source of stress for me so #i know people in my situation usually get roommates but unfortunately. i don’t know anyone #i have asked two people and they said no lmao. everyone else i know is either in a longterm relationship living with their partner #or Just Moved #literally banging my head against the wall screaming crying #i’m so TIRED of this!!!!! i started looking to move out in fucking summer 2020 #again my inability to provide for myself is like. embarrassing lmao. feels like there’s something wrong with me #even tho i know other people struggle with it too

[mistninja]

Being poor is so fun. An accident that isn't even that serious happens and suddenly you start thinking about getting a second job and quitting uni

#last week someone hit my dads car WHILE HE WAS PARKED and now we are fucked #like they are going to pay for the repair but due to some issues with the paperwork we cant get the money soon #which means my dad cant work #for at least a couple weeks #hes trying out a new gig where the company provides the car but its much harder than what he used to do and it wont pay until next month #ughhhh #i wish i had some way to earn in dollars #100 dollars would at least keep us fine until me and my mom get paid #i need to find more sources of income #capitalism is hell

[unproduciblesmackdown]

honorarily: blade gunnblade's gunblade, akd glimpse in rehearsal ft. the other blade (sword), & no context blade (name) note

#presumably it's not a common noun blaaaaade!!! #blade gunnblade #asia kate dillon #kapow-i gogo #even more blade gunnblade tragedy: that they're probably just out of frame in that first rehearsal triptych there #presuming further that a) blade's wielding their gunblade & b) it's the fight glimpsed in the trailer #(actor's last name is axelrod which is so effed. you gotta change it sorry :/ ) #pic 2 has the context provided of being from part 3 which i remember being like ''didn't like that'' #b/w a) sources being like yeah characters die all over b) a pic of blade tagged RIPgunblade (one N though) #then c) this pic of part 3 like hey that's theirs :( after part 2 ends with the epic fight with them :( ''didn't like that'' #but d) i do think they're in part 3. believe at least 1 source specifically lists them as being a returning character there #& e) they can probably just borrow lend & trade weapons then; alively....

[arolesbianism]

I’ve been thinking abt one of my older oni colonies and decided to doodle my first three dupes in that save

#keese draws #oxygen not included #but yeah these guys were my main scientist digger and rancher respectively #this was one of my actual spaced out style saves so ofc I chose the cold asteroid still #it was painful opening this save again to look at their traits as it was basically my first longer attempt #let’s just say I had no idea what I was doing and ran out of power literally everywhere #might do a rescue attempt on this save tbh sounds like a fun challenge #but yeah I actually have characterizations for most of the dupes in this save in my head they’re like semi ocs to me #they’re the ones I like to imagine fumbling about post olivia entering sleep mode #cause there’d be such a harsh contrast in how they’d all react and move forwards #burt in particular would take it rly hard mostly because he’s the only scientist #so everyone ends up looking to him for answers and help and he just doesn’t know how to provide any of it #he had already spent so long feeling overworked and under appreciated so this wouldn’t help at all #quinn on the other hand is generally more optimistic as they have gone through a lot of rough shit and made it out on the other side #so they see this as an obstacle they’ll all overcome and grow stronger from #they’re also just very used to being suddenly forced to say goodbye to people for potentially forever #harold was almost relieved by the whole event because it lead to a lot less activity in the neural chip network #which is in fact a big source of panic for most of the dupes but harold pretty much exclusively goes to like 3 rooms so he’s not as effected #he also just doesn’t like the noise of the hundreds of commands that he can’t even follow #he just manages the plants and the pips and sometimes helps with the cooking #he honestly really likes the freedom of figuring out what to do without instruction #as the pip farm he manages is very. well let’s just say pips tend to starve in there a lot #yknow thankfully I did give these guys a bunch of phones so at least they’d be able to still know what’s up with eachother still #still an uncomfortable feeling loosing that connection that you’ve been relying on for years

[prudencepaccard]

didn't get cast in ensemble. they did cast a girl at callbacks I literally taught the harmony to though. fucked up

#spent a year thinking about the audition #have actively waited for an opportunity to audition for at least seven years #show on my radar for at least 14 #love to be good enough at the audition that they call you back and then have them be like #actually never mind we don't want your voice even with the other voices. #we have no place for your body on stage with the other bodies #this is what I was afraid of. this is why as soon as it was announced like two years ago this might be produced I was as #stressed as I was excited. #it's not about ego or rejection it's just about getting to do a dream there aren't many chances to fulfill. I just get fixations you know? #rehearsals start tonight without me! #only thing helping me hold onto my sanity is an inside source telling me that the director is horrible #it's hard for grapes to be sour enough for me to not to hurt bad bad bad #but it takes away a little bit of the grief #as does the fact that a friend has the kindness to try and comfort me like that #mensch behavior #I have othr things to look forward to this was just high stakes you know #not a lot of chances. dependent on others to provide chances. autistic hyperfixation on little scraps of the score #most passionate out of anyone who auditioned for sure #and I'm not even bad #I fucked up at callbacks a little but I was hoping they wouldn't be insane about it #but holding my breath until I could get the relief of knowing I was in #which would also have been incredible news in other ways too––being in any show has been a long-term goal and I would be like okay I've hit #that milestoone and should actually invest in a headshot #but I guess not!!!!!! #going to try and not be angry at myself though #I'm good and will throw myself into my work #which I have much to do of and talent to apply to

[bijoumikhawal]

Hi this is a bit random but I just read your article on nose rings in Egypt & it was rly cool!!! I was super interested in it bc I remember my dads reason why he didn’t want me getting a nose ring was bc he had aunts who had them and he hated how they looked. His side of the family is from el sharqiya in the delta, so I wanted to ask if you have further readings regarding nose rings in the delta?

unfortunately not at this time :(. I have a little bit of specific information from the Western Desert, mostly Bahariya iirc, but not much else. If you ever can get him to talk about it at length though, or another family member, I would be interested to read what they remember!

#cipher talk #No pressure but in general I really think if people interviewed their relatives it could provide a great source of info for this #Though i know why people also might keep those private #For example I saw one person say they fell out of use because they were associated with Egyptian Domari women who were viewed as more sexua #But that's one random person on Twitter- its kind if useless info unless I get my hands on multiple accounts of people saying that #At which point you can at least say that perception existed

[gurorori]

im so so sad i wish i could be an adult

#does anyone else get terrified of the fact they will never be an adult and adequately perform adulthood in any capacity #it might be subjective but i know i can't. everyone around us can without question but the moment i try my brain fails #im terrified of doing anything to escape this household bc i will be all on omy own #and i know i can't do that i will not survive but i have no choice and no support system i have NO ONE to rely on i have no outside contact #im so so scared. i was not taught any of the life skills and ilack the capacity to think or act like an adult and i know it's not something #i can acquire at all because everyone did by now. everyone did i wish i wasnt perpetually left behind and flailing trying to stay afloat #i hate everyone around me who set us up for failure i hate them for not being able to provide me at least the care and support i need #if i can hold down a job and that's very very questionable i will at least be happy with myself. that's something. #it's scary and so alienating snd i wouldn't wish it upon anyone i just can't function on the same level #something tells me it's okay bc normal brains supposedly don't finish developing til 25 but this is not considering developmental disability #but im so scared of being seen as incompetent and unserious and unreliable when we're already in our twenties #i wish someone could relate #maybe it's something to do with my source too as a system but i still genuinely feel like not a single thing changed since our teens i feel #so stuck and so stunted #i am nothing. perhaps. #vent #? idont even knoe

[yeahlikethebird]

Since HBomberGuy dropped the plagiarism video, I've seen a lot more sources cited on new posts, and even what seems like an increase in traffic for old posts that have sources cited. Granted, that's an anecdotal observation, but it would be nice if that behavior does pick up momentum.

I bring this up to say: y'all, please cite your fucking sources. If you're going to say "I've seen articles where..." or "there are reports of..." then it's your responsibility to source that information!

If you don't remember where you saw it, say so! If you're afraid that undermines what you have to say, then either you can take a moment to verify your information and provide a source, or you can accept that your contribution to the conversation isn't as strong as you want it to be and be honest about where you're coming from.

Emphasis and passion are not suitable substitutes for accuracy.

#cite your sources #i know it's scary to ally yourself with sources rather than an emotional zeitgeist alone #truly this is not meant to be patronizing #it doesn't show a lack of confidence in your message to provide sources; it shows that you're willing to back up your message #and i recognize that this is also going to encourage people to link to semi-related articles with bad faith click baity text #but at least it gives others the opportunity to CLICK THE BAIT and decide for themselves if OP is being a jackass

[solarpunkani]

Can we start like. Citing sources in our posts?

I keep trying to write up posts and putting in info I recall from Tumblr, then going 'wait, I should find a source for that' and finding NOTHNING.

#out of queue #ani rambles #might delete later #i know this is cringe to say as someone who mostly uses Tumblr Mobile and rarely clicks citation links anyways #but fuck man if i go back on a post and go 'cool where'd they learn that at?' and theres NOTHING? #kinda frustrating #if we wanna spread good info about ecology and biodiversity and shit we gotta provide sources #if its anecdotal at least make it obvious