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dduane · 11 months

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Had an idea you might be able to use for something: Klingon Soap Operas.

(sigh)

Thanks for the thought. I appreciate your kindness!

But unfortunately, because you've sent me the idea and I've read it, I can now not use it, ever. No matter how much I might like to.

This isn't about you, you understand. And in its way it probably seems like a cruel paradox. You were only trying to be helpful! But if I was working on something for Trek and this concept came up even in casual discussion, I would be honor-bound (and contractually required) to inform them that the idea had come to me from a reader or fan. And then—rightly, from their point of view—they would forbid me to use it, because the idea's originator might some day, despite all their friendly intentions now, sue them over it. And the evidence that I was at fault would be easy to obtain. Sending a DM on any major platform generates an electronic "paper trail" that will confirm its target has opened and read the message in question. And that electronic record can be subpoenaed and submitted as evidence, and would stand up in court.

"Oh, come on, who'd do a thing like that, what are the odds...?" people will say. But it's not generally known that I've already been involved in a high-stakes lawsuit in which someone tried to sue Mattel over material I wrote when developing the initial form of the "Barbie: Fairytopia" universe (and the first Fairytopia film) for them. I'd never so much as met or communicated with the person suing them, had never read even a word of their work... but they still went to great trouble and expense attempting to prove that I'd had access to their material and used it without permission.

Mattel won the suit (as I'd frankly been expecting: the attorney handling their defense was one of the most expert IP lawyers in the US). But it gave me the chills... and made it clear how very wrong things could go, and the kind of damage that could be done to my career and my personal life, if I even accidentally used ideas from unauthorized sources.

Seriously, folks. I know you all mean well! But please don't make me tap the sign. DO NOT SEND ME STORY IDEAS, no matter how vague or general or unformed they may be. To do so is to absolutely guarantee that they will never, ever happen.* (And in my own universes, your innocently-meant suggestion could mean that neither you or anyone else will ever see that particular Young Wizards or Middle Kingdoms plot, no matter how much you'd like to... because I take this stuff seriously.)

...Thanks, all.

*This is also why I don't read fanfic set in my universes. Which you also shouldn't send me: please and thank you.

ETA: I would really, really appreciate it if y'all would refrain from giving @eldritchcatpossumamalgam grief in the tags. They made an honest, well-intentioned mistake, that's all, and they don't deserve to be personally raked over the coals for it. (And any of you who think I would derive any kind of satisfaction from that happening plainly don't know me very well.) So thanks in advance for your cooperation.

#fanfic #story ideas #Don't.#Just...#you know...#DON'T.#(thanking you)

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bunnygirllover45 · 27 days

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who wants a soft and caring (and totally not murderous) husband?

He doesn't have a name yet bc I'm too lazy

#you can have a pretty peaceful married life with him #just.#don't.#go. to the basement.#yandere oc #male yandere #yandere #original art #original character

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tangible-fortitude · 2 months

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to cancel out the cowboy thing from earlier - city girl this time. sparkly.

#if anyone reposts this to twitter i'll put a curse of some kind on them #don't.#dallon weekes #idkhow #i dont know how but they found me #idkhbtfm #art #t-f property

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logophile-18 · 5 months

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Over seventeen thousand people have been murdered in Palestine.

Seven thousand of those are children.

There is nowhere safe in Gaza. Israel has bombed the exact places they told the Palestinians to evacuate to. Hospitals are running low on anesthetics and healthcare supplies. Food and water is in shortage.

There is nowhere for them to run.

Every day, more and more people are dying. More and more children.

Tomorrow, call off work. Join the protest. Don't stream off prime, netflix, hulu, max, etc.

Palestine needs you. Palestine needs us.

#palestine #free palestine #free gaza #gaza strip #gazaunderattack #save gaza #save palestine #it'll get worse.#if we dont do something about it.#Don't.#Give.#Up.#ceasefire

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creativebrainrot · 2 months

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This is, genuinely, one of the first times I've contemplated deleting or wiping an account in protest.

If I do, I will be more active on Bluesky and Cohost, maybe Inkblot as well.

I am, frankly disgusted by this site's decision to partner with an AI Data scraping company- especially Midjourney, in a desperate attempt to claw back any profit they can, rather then let the site continue to exist and eventually die out.

I find it absolutely baffling that this is directly after receiving backlash for the CEO's behavior towards Predestrogen. A trans woman who happens to be a sex worker who was unfairly banned. The CEO followed her onto twitter to straight up harass her, sharing her many other online handles. Disgusting behavior.

I was willing to stay on this hellsite and dig my heels in then but now I'm seriously considering wiping this blog clean, deleting my sideblogs, and only keeping an empty shell around to check in on my friends still here.

Fuck this hellsite, Fuck the CEO, Fuck the parent companies, and FUCK AI.

I have no attachment to this site as most of my friends already know me on discord and my many other social media accounts.

Would I miss the community? Yes very much so. But so many of my friends are already on Bluesky or Cohost themselves.

I have no qualms with jumping ship and I know this blog isn't "popular" so to speak but just to throw my two cents out there; Tumblr has been fucking pathetic with it's decisions in regards to to the Palestinian Genocide, Trans womens' treatment on this fucking hellsite, and now partnering with midjourney.

I am not particularly torn between leaving this site or staying until the ship sinks. I have not made a final decision.

To be clear, I find this website fucking disgusting. I don't know what I hope happens to it but I don't care to share my art here anymore. I may delete most of my own original posts here.

For now I remain, in utter contempt of the state of this site, ready to leave.

#creativelyrottedmind #rotthoughts #tumblr #fuck tumblr #fuck the ceo #fuck ai #fuck midjourney #fuck all of you.#This post may read with hopelessness but that is not the case. I have more than enough hope that Glaze & Nightshade & Watermarking your wor #can make it clear when something's been generated with AI. Can show that you despise AI. however a word of advice #Do Not Advertise Your Use of glaze or nightshade #Don't.#it puts the aim of glaze and nightshade in jeopardy.#Community and human connection will always win out I feel but only if we fight back and continue to hope and help eachother #as such i despise what tumblr has done and i am not going anywhere YET but I have my hand on the door and I am packed to leave #You can find my other accounts on bluesky cohost and pillowfort as 'creativebrainrot'#I do not give out my discord.#I may make an Inkblot account.#That's all for now.#fuck this hellsite

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bones-of-a-rabbit · 7 months

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I mean this as the highest compliment i can bestow but your artstyle looke like you had an undertale phase at some point in time

(i didnt rlly have one in the sense that i drew a lot of undertale but i certainly did have a long period of time where i wrote a bunch of reader-insert fanfics abt it lmao)

#cringes at myself #man i rlly need to detach those fics from my ao3 acc #pls dont read them im fuckin begging u #god #i hate. me #asks #anonymous asks #called out in front of god and everyone #seriously ill turn myself inside out if anyone brings up my old fics im not kidding please don't.#don't.

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meownotgood · 1 year

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thank you to anyone and everyone who has ever supported me or interacted with my works. you mean more to me than you will ever know. you are the reason why I continue on and why I feel confident enough to post my utter insanities. I am truly grateful and fortunate to have people who enjoyed something stupid that I made. even if you just read something I wrote and didn't interact, the fact that you took the time to read it makes me feel so happy. thank you.

I'm going to go talk to robot aki boyfriend now until I inevitability pass out

#sorry for being melancholy on main I'll be back to tip top shape soon #these next few months will be hard for me #they always are #but I will come out of it better and stronger #pls be patient with the meow meow #CURSE YOU JANUARY CURSE YOU WINTER CURSE YOU FEBRUARY and god forbid #guys I don't even wanna say the word #valen... valenti.......#don't even say it.#don't.#also I just remembered I'm on my period #so this is the reason why I am extra insane right now #I need to purchase an aki and eat it.

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forthewomenonly · 9 months

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Oops I accidentally put that hair dye ask on anon. I will literally dye my hair any color you want

Why is it up to me?? That's so much pressure 🫣 Okok what colour is your hair currently? We'll work from there

#ask #egg #yes I spell colour with a “U” i'm canadian #so before you say anything #don't.

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completeoveranalysis · 1 year

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Honestly I get it. FREE TREATS is always better than running.

Oops it wasn’t breadcrumbs don’t mind me

D...Doumeki were you just carrying fish bait IN YOUR POCKETS

Isn’t fish bait wet

Or are we talking like those little flakes you use to feed fish at home

Which ALSO aren’t great for your pockets they smell so bad

Doumeki have many questions please respond

I...

AND...

AND THAT’S IT.

… WELL I GUESS THAT’S THE END OF THAT STORY.

Do you think that’s a thing that comes back later or was that just a one-off fun attempted murder outing?

Personally I think it was a one-off murder outing and none of this will ever be mentioned again.

I’m so happy I locked a second liveblog into the day for no discernable answers. Except, like.

Doumeki: potentially friends with a single bird maybe at one time in his life but not in any way he can remember

#And the moral of the story is…#Uh...#Don't.#Just: do not.#That's it that's the lesson #Not liveblogging the reservoir chronicle #xxxholic #xxxholic 74 #Watanuki #Doumeki #Remember: Eat chicken #It might save your life #(Please note: eating chicken optional)

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graviconscientia · 2 months

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what would make it worse?

Ghosts. Poking at scars to make them open wounds again. No wine in the hive and running out of cake. An argument. Being left alone and lonely tonight. Again, the night isn't so bad! We're just having a moment. I'll be fine.

#Anonymous #Don't.#Don't do it.

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miguel-owhora · 4 months

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How would you feel if I stole your wife from you?

Honestly I feel like it would be a reenactment of this scene.