With what’s going on I’m just Gonna Link my Dreamwidth post where I link all my accounts.
With what’s going on I’m just Gonna Link my Dreamwidth post where I link all my accounts.
I really love it when a story is told with no dialouge. Purely visual and if there IS dialouge it’s implied by the art. No written words.
quick and dirty guide to recognizing stolen content on tumblr
there is RAMPANT art and photography reposting on this stupid website, and it occurs to me that folks might not know how to recognize it. here are the mental gymnastics i go through every time i see a sus post
1. is there a caption? most creators tend to leave one. maybe it’s so their url is prominent, or to express their thoughts about the piece, link their shops/websites, etc. most reposters leave the captions blank
2. look for credit in the picture. is there a name, handle, or watermark? does it match the url?
3. check the original post. often you’ll find that the original poster actually linked the artist. go forth and reblog that version!! for some godforsaken reason people keep REMOVING CREDIT on this website and i will MANIFEST INSIDE YOUR HOUSE IF YOU DO SO
4. check the tags of the original post. beyond the main fandom/character/subject tags, creators tend to have a #my-art tag or something similar. photographers often use #photographers-on-tumblr/lensblr. sometimes they’ll also have thoughts about their work there. this doesn’t always work, but personally i never see reposters adding tags like this
5. look at op’s other posts and bio. is there anything about being an artist or photographer in the description? does the art they post look the same? usually this is where you’ll Know if it’s a serial reposter, because their blog will be FULL of reposted shit with no captions that all have different styles. also half the time their blog description straight up admits it
6. check the notes to see if someone added the proper credit. at this point, if you know it’s a repost but still wanna reblog it, at least give credit where it’s due. see if someone else already did the work for you
7. reblog and add a link with creator credit. if you know it’s a repost, and you can’t find credit, consider doing your part to help creators get their well-deserved recognition. usually you can just google the watermark in the picture. otherwise reverse image search on google or tineye is your friend
8. if the original creator is on tumblr, reblog their version of the post. if you’ve gotten this far it’s not hard to search their blog for it
9. consider letting the artist know their art has been stolen and send them the link. this way they can take action and file whatever claims they need to get it taken down
10. finally, support original content creators! look at the #artists-on-tumblr and #photographers-on-tumblr tags, follow your favourite creators and reblog their work. seriously it can make a huge difference
if you read this far, THANK YOU. making sure content creators get their credit is literally the bare minimum we can do to be respectful of the countless hours they spend on their work. especially when that content is freely accessible
DNI if you’re a bad person. This will certainly filter out bad actors, who both self-identify as such and respect the boundaries of people they are bad actors against. This will certainly not alienate people who have internalized shame or feel like outsiders in community spaces.
I know everyone says it’s best to just stick to “said” as a dialogue tag bc it disappears and that’s true and I mostly do but I want to take a moment for my all-time favorite dialogue tag, “lied.” Absolutely nothing hits like “‘I’m here to help,’ he lied.” NOTHING.
ABSOLUTELY one of my favourites.
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PSA: never discuss private affairs in your DMs, especially contraception and abortion. Social media moguls will absolutely sell you out to the government. There are already cases of people being charged based on evidence in their DMs.
A room called ‘The Doll Room’ that’s full of dolls is… mundane.
But a room called ‘The Doll Room’ that only has one doll in it? That’s fresh
If a person shows you their Doll Room and it’s full of dolls, they probably just like dolls, y’know? It’s normal, it’s a hobby
But if they show you their Doll Room and it only has one doll… something’s going on with that one doll!
room called the doll room and theres a mirror and nothing else. the door closes
One quiet day on the farm, the Little Red Hen found some wheat seeds and decided to make bread.
“Who will help me plant these seeds?” the Little Red Hen asked.
“I would.” said the Horse “But I’m a workhorse, and I’m too busy moving carts around.”
And so the Little Red Hen planted the seeds by herself. And they grew into bountiful golden crops.
“Who will help me harvest the wheat?” the Little Red Hen asked.
“I would.” said the Dog “But I’m a guarddog, and I’m too busy keeping away burglars and predators.”
And so the Little Red Hen harvested the wheat herself and made it into flour.
“Who will help me bake the flour?” the Little Red Hen asked.
“I would.” said the Pig “But I’m a mother of 5 newborn piglets, and I’m too busy taking care of my young.”
And so the Little Red Hen baked the bread herself into twenty beautiful loaves.
“Who will help me eat the bread?” the Little Red Hen asked.
“We would.” said the Farm Animals. “But we’re ashamed, for we didn’t do anything to make the bread.”
“Nonsense!” said the Little Red Hen. “You, Horse, helped move around the stones that built my oven. You, Dog, kept me safe while I worked. And you, Pig, are raising a new generation of Farm Animals, who will too contribute to our Farm one day. You’ve all helped me so much by simply being you.”
“Besides,” the Little Red Hen added. “I couldn’t possibly eat all the loaves on my own, most of them would go to waste. Come, eat with me.”
And so the Little Red Hen and the Farm Animals ate the bread together. And all saw their own, and each other’s, worth.
better
This healed a very old wound