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[clarenecessities]

He-man.org will close in 5 days.

He-man.org has been a staple of the Masters of the Universe community since the early days, originating as an email list that worked to document episodes before anything (not footage, not lists, nothing) was available online. It grew into a sprawling, multi-faceted beast of a thing, including an encyclopedia (an in-house wiki), merch lists, a marketplace, forums, anything you could think of.

Several years ago now, the main site went down for updates/maintenance. For a few weeks, we were told, maybe months. The forums remained open for fans to communicate, and barring a period of downtime earlier this year things were going smoothly.

Yesterday, the owner of the site, Val Staples, announced the site would be closed on November 14th, 2023. Six days later. We are currently attempting to contact him, to see if he’s interested in selling, and if he means closed as in “no new posts” or closed as in deleted entirely. Regardless of its eventual fate, the archiving of these forums is essential to preserving the history of the franchise, the fandom, and the brand.

TO SHE-RA (and MotU) FANS SPECIFICALLY: I have personally used these forums to answer questions that could be answered nowhere else. Had I not had access to them, I would never have been able to prove that Purrsia was fake, or found so much unpublished concept art, or discovered that Scott “Toyguru” Neitlich personally wrote Catra’s MOTUC bio (even if he’s put off answering my questions about it for over a year now). Forum members have conducted interviews with the likes of Jon Seisa, Cathy Larson, Janice Varney-Hamlin—essential figures in the very foundations of POP, and those interviews revealed and recorded priceless information for future generations (me! you! us!) to find. Did you know Cathy Larson named Adora? That she originally pushed for “Dorian”, after her own daughter? We cannot let this treasure trove disappear into the ether(ia).

TO THE UNAFFILIATED: Please help. Pretty please. If you’ve ever liked my art or my writing or my haphazard blogging, ever, at all, consider archiving just one board. Just one page. Literally anything helps. I am spiraling into madness & this is my library of Alexandria. The mythical one that was totally unique and persevered nowhere else and was destroyed in a single cataclysmic event. Pretty pretty please help.

HOW TO HELP:

Archive.org has several ways to upload shit but most of them are longer term than “a few days” so we’re focusing on two (which can be run simultaneously): Save Page Now, and browser extensions. From their help page:

1. Save Page Now

Put a URL into the form, press the button, and we save the page. You will instantly have a permanent URL for your page. Please note, this method only saves a single page, not the whole site.

We want to keep outlinks and screenshots wherever possible. The Archive does not keep your IP address, so your submission is anonymous.

2. Browser extensions and add-ons

Install the Wayback Machine Chrome extension in your browser. Go to a page you want to archive, click the icon in your toolbar, and select Save Page Now. We will save the page and give you a permanent URL.

One plus to installing the extension is that as you surf around, when you run into a missing page they will alert you if we have a saved copy.

More extensions, apps, and add-ons:

Firefox add-on

Safari Extension

iOS app

Android app

I strongly encourage you to use these tools even if you aren’t helping with this project/after it ends. Documenting and preserving information is essential in this day and age & The Internet Archive is at the heart of it. Please support them however you can.

I’m serious about paying you, though I may need more communication with folks I don’t know so we can coordinate/verify shit gets done. I think this is a worthwhile pursuit in itself but I recognize your time is valuable & like, people gotta eat. DM me if you’re interested and we’ll talk. I may need to adjust pay depending how many people bite but I’ll do what I can

#motu #he man #she ra #spop #pop #sorry for tag spam but this is important and relevant to you #catradora #it counts! #sorry also if the formatting on this is a disaster #i’m on my phone and haven’t updated my tumblr app in… a couple years #archives #archive #archive.org #wayback machine #help #org forums #neotag #brothers. this has nothing to do with you but don’t you wanna help a bitch out? do it for illusen #please signal boost if you can

[phantomrose96]

Fun bit of etiquette difference between Reddit and Tumblr is if someone misuses a word on Reddit (wrong "their", "peak"/"pique", whatever) it's common to see someone in the replies correct it and the OP will be like "oh thank you. edited my comment to fix grammar error"

If you do that on Tumblr you get mauled with teeth.

#chrissy speaks #I believe this counts as helpful advice toward any reddit newbies here because of the API blackout #edit: thinking about this a little more seriously #i think it's because Reddit is a bit more of a public forum #and oftentimes cares more about appearing smart in conversation #and since the things you say are meant to be viewed by the public #and meant to be part of a back-and-forth with strangers #then correcting grammar is a sort of 'hey your fly is down' moment #to help the person prevent future embarassment #while tumblr is much more 'you're just fucking around with some friends' #and if a stranger comes up to you to go 'well actually' theyll seem like a total knob

[ejunkiet]

writer bingo >:3

Tagged by the lovely @lovelylonerliterature and @teafairywithabook ! 😚 💖💖

Basically all bingo except for Wattpad (I'm technically a fandom oldie? 😂 really, I'm marginal, as I was on forums, the tail end of LJ and FF dot net) and outlines, as my outlines are written over when I write, and they're more.... sketching out scenes than actually plotting anything. Proper outlines are essential for longfic, and I only write those occasionally. 😂

tagging- you, reading this! But also: @dominimoonbeam @glassbearclock @piratefalls @garglyswoof @chroniclesinlacuna @taelonsamada @slushrottweiler @kirnet @mutantenfisch @ninzied @androleda @agentnatesewell @autisticempathydaemon @lellium @serenpedac

#tag games #this is a little surface level but cute!! 😚 #my first proper smut attempts also involved wine lovely.😂 #i say proper as I'd written mature content before but it didn't linger and often faded to black #heheh #i also don't really want to be a professional writer someday #but I would like to publish a book #so that counts? #anything else interesting to say? #roleplays on forums were my writing gateway 😂 the good old days...

[jadetheblade4]

Tumblr, Twitter, and Tiktok have their own dog man fandoms it's insane

#i guess you can count wattpad and the wiki forum too #jadetheblade #jade post #dog man #dogman #dog man series #we all need to unite and be in harmony guys we need to band together and collab or whatever #almost forgot instagram too

[griffincastle]

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#Honestly I kinda miss when forums were a thing #This is in ref to *previously reblogged* because YEAH the other social media websites are flat out boring about CODZ #The way people interact with 'fandom' has lost all it's fun #That's only the fault of social media websites- not people #You cant modify your profile anywhere - follower numbers are public and create a fake chaste system... #and they have this weird fixation with limiting interaction of person to person??? The only interaction they want is person to Content #I mean there's nuance in this too though: like saftey concerns ofc #BUT you cant write essays on why you think Dempsey's favorite color is blue bc word counts limit you- #You can't make bad art or you'll get bullied off planet earth- #Everywhere else creates a 'who cares what you think' environment if you have fun bc you don't have followers #(Important for CODZ too bc if a YouTuber has an opinion everyone else will echo it without knowing what it even means #((Like 'Jugg is a crutch perk' omg shut uppppp. Tell me what that means. You get it to survive more hits?? DUH. IT'S A *PERK*. #...anyway. that's why I'll always see tumblr as > than any other website #Despite the flaws it's the closest thing to the forum/personal website days #And weirdly enough....twitter/tiktok/insta- the creatively limiting places- are the unhinged sites...

[cloud-based-and-rainpilled]

The angel on my shoulder: Shipping real people is bad. They could find it and become very uncomfortable. It it highly disrespectful to them and their significant others.

The devil on my shoulder: John Lennon coming back from the dead to fuck Paul McCartney in the ass is the greatest contribution to humanity ever known

#i wish i could find this fic again #only read the summary and i cried laughing #it was on a forum *dedicated* to mclennon rpf so you know that shit’s gone #2012 was a different time #mclennon #rpf #real person fic #ao3 #larry #<- tagging b/c that was the wildest time on here omg the conspiracies #i love that they were probably right lol #the unbridled passion #phan #the milk fic #<- did they even have a ship name? #ferard #bilo and biggles #<- does it count if they ship themselves? #i guess same goes for david tennant and michael sheen #kpop stans have to be rapid and ship members right? i know nothing about kpop #milex #<- teeny tiny fandom miss u tlsp *mwah* #i read a fic about simon and garfunkel fucking once and it was hysterical #didn’t people stalk the finn/poe actors irl too? yeesh #bandfic #fanfiction #i don’t think i know any others sorry go forth and tag yr weird irl ships it’s funny 2 me #oh didn’t people ship damon albarn and graham coxon too?? #they admitted kissing once but graham said it was like kissing a washing machine which is still the funniest thing i’ve ever heard #blur

[jesstasticvoyage]

The Count of Monte Cristo photo call at Series Mania Forum (March 19, 2024)

#sam claflin #the count of monte cristo #series mania forum

[stavrakas]

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#i'd love it if there was a *greek* online community for sharing poetry and art #anonymously too but that's just an extra #r/greece doesn't count surely the reason is obvious #man there should rlly be a greek internet revival #forums and the like #vs

[illogicalvulcans]

look i am a firm supporter of 6000 years of slow burn pining but what if. hear me out. what if: au where instead of meeting at the garden, az+crow meet when aziraphale posts online trying to figure out what's wrong with his orchid (he really wants to grow and nurture something the old fashioned way instead of miracling things better but he's horrendously overwatering it and not giving it enough sun and it really should be moved to a larger pot with proper orchid potting mix-) and crowley responds with a very blunt "you're drowning it idiot" intending to Start Internet Drama (another of his brilliant nudges. humans will torment themselves endlessly trying to be Right On The Internet) except he really doesn't want the orchid to actually die and frustratingly [gardenGateHelp], instead of rising to the bait, keeps responding with the most genuine thanks every time crowley's suggestions help the orchid grow better and how can any one human be THIS endlessly positive? he needs to get to the bottom of this stat so [gardenGateHelp] doesn't derail his dastardly plans for the local gardeners society forum

#cannot get the idea of crowley: Professional Internet Shit Stirrer out of my mind #like the apocalypse is in a few years he doesn't want to commit too much to big plans but frustrating people online is SO easy #and he can count the ripple effect from their bad moods after encountering an internet troll against his quotas #so obviously it's logical for him to lurk on like 100 different forums to leave rude comments and stoke tempers #illogical rambles #good omens

[yume-fanfare]

mar help the forum participation is mandatory but i missed the class

how ok is it to ask for a summary of the class in the forum

#or like. ask things like when is (required reading) due for that kind of stuff #more general #does asking 'how much is forum participation worth?' count as participation already #like even if the answer is 'go read the class description' you already Somewhat Participated you know #non fantasy #preguntas

[emotionalwarmth]

Damien Nightwind, my dark elf count Took like the whole month to finish. Of course I had other stuff to do. I still do not know how lighting/shading works, but ^^ progress. I plan to make new ones of him when he is out in nature and more... well, free. ^^

#QFA #Quest for Azrael #forum roleplay #roleplay #fantasy #fantasy roleplay #drow #dark elf #dark elf oc #drow oc #my oc #Damien Nightwind #count

[always-a-slut-4-ghouls]

“What’s the strangest ship you’ve ever seen?” *my brain actively avoiding twilight/mordecai* “idk man, there’s a lot”

#emma posts #I blank out and then remember those memes #I’m sure there are even worse things hidden behind it #to be fair my brain blanks when asked a lot of questions #the first social media I joined was deviantart #or maybe the second #Facebook was just picking up speed when I turned 13 #I don’t think warrior cats fan forums count #anyway deviantart was one of my fist social medias #and it was at the start of the 2010s #literally like 2011 or something #I’m sure there is weirder stuff I’ve blocked off like some of my trauma #you’re old. you must know more weird stuff? #i forgor

[setaflow]

I've seen a lot of hot takes on this post from my sideblog but I think the funniest one I've seen so far is someone trying to claim that I'm a Cyberpunk 2077 LARP account which is just...

This website's illiteracy continues to delight me.

#Seta Speaks #1. I don't know if you can classify RPing on a Tumblr account as 'live action role playing' regardless #2. I don't think I've roleplayed since my Warrior Cats forum days #3. It implies that they took time to look at my blog to see it was CP2077 related but also didn't search far enough to see I wasn't RPing #4. I don't think that making an in-universe shitpost counts as RPing? Like. It's a very common genre of shitpost #I digress #I really need everyone and their mothers to stop reblogging that post I'm so tired of seeing everyone's takes on it

[msdk-00]

this is a good time to share with y'all the 2024 kpop predictions bingo list i made in november 2023

#8 can't come true bc onehallyu was shut down but ill count it if it revitalizes some other forum maybe #self #kpop

[theinfinitedivides]

random thing to post over here especially since i've like. never mentioned it ever but why is it every time i see an rp that looks interesting enough to make me dust off my old skills and dip my toe back in the water after six? seven years? it's always some sh*t like 'discord exclusive' or '21+' or 'invite only' exactly what is going on in the community these days

#i used to roleplay on forums when i was twelve or thirteen. thereabouts. probably not the best idea but it was with a bunch of other #twelve to thirteen year olds so we made it #i cannot count the amount of OCs i have languishing that i want to do something with but all the good rps are just so so unaccessible #if i wanted you to have my discord i would have put it up on the internet!!!!! i haven't checked that sh*t in months!!!!!! #ik there is always the option of going indie but 1. ik f*ck all how to get into that and 2. i keep getting blocked by rp blogs even #tho i clearly put in my bio that i can only interact from this main and my in progress rp blog is a side one #trials and tribulations Lord. ykw maybe i should just keep my sh*t to myself maybe that would work. writing self-indulgent fics #for both OCs and fandom has never failed me

[wander-wren]

so, this is nice to see. like. sometimes it just feels like i’m not accomplishing anything, right

my ao3 wordcount for 2022, as of today:

that doesn’t include at least 120k of original stuff, if somewhat sleep-deprived memory serves. that doesn’t count the 20k oneshot rotting while i put off finishing the last scene, or the 60k fic that’s just getting started. it doesn’t include ideas i started and pushed aside halfway through.

i hate to risk sounding like i’m bragging but damn. it’s not a lot. it’s not anything, to most people, especially being that it’s free labor.

but that’s half a million words there, easy, and i know all of them are good. i have faith in my competence.

whatever else comes out of this year, i did that much. and i know wren from last november wouldn’t have dreamed of a 500k year, let alone a 500k year i wasn’t even trying to pull. the only person i ever have to impress is my former self, right?

#bird noises #im emo tonight about it #fanfiction #objectively my writing journey is kind of bonkers insane from 2019-now #tried nano for the first time in 2019. super intimidated and stressed. hit 48k #skipped april camp #did 30k for july camp (swiftpaw’s chance baby!) #fuckin. stumbled into the overachievers forum in october #told myself i would set three tiered goals of 50k/75k/100k #but i knew day 1 i was lying to myself #hit 100k nano 2020 #accidentally prepped so hard for april camp i wrote 60k in march and collapsed #i donttttt remember july i think i skipped it #came back nano 2021. 125k. started a week early too #130k novel in five weeks and some other work i did in the last couple days of nov #i felt fucking feral for that one #i never properly counted last april but it was somewhere high. 80k? #again #dont remember july’s final number but i do think it came out similar to april #i stopped tracking my words this year sooo #and i donttttt think i got to 100k this month but i just started college i gotta cut myself slack #DEFINITELY over 50k but ill do a final count in the morning #we’ll see