#Dot-Net

[stupid-twink-girl]

now mac is here :]

[seinotaph]

thank you bethesda for letting me see the doomed middle aged blorbos again in 4K.

[halogalopaghost]

I've been getting spammy/probably extortionist PMs on fanfiction dot net for a while now, but they're actually getting kind of convincing.

These are legitimate emails from fanfiction, regarding a private message sent to me. Usually they're more specific and mention one of my fics by name. I figure next to no one is falling for this since ff net is mostly oldies/more experienced adults at this point, but the fact that I'm still getting them and they've evolved to be more convincing is...not good lmao.

So if you get one of these messages: do not reply, do not open links, do not bite. These are scammers and they're probably trying to either get your money or hack some account. Thank you for attending my ted talk

[commander-quack-to-the-bridge]

Asking because currently I only post to ao3!!!! but I often feel like I'm not reaching as many people as I could??? IDK.

If you see this in the wild, hit me with a response and maybe a reblog so I can figure my life out!

Thanks pals

[must-be-mr-boggins]

Question: what is the best fanfiction you’ve ever read? Can be any fandom and any site. I wanna know which fanfic genuinely changed the trajectory of your life.

(I’m in the middle of writing a proposal to the English department at my uni to let me design a course based around analyzing fanfiction as a legitimate literary genre, and I’d love to hear from everyone!)

[italwayshadtobeyou]

[thefawnfallacy]

I know it’s generally in good fun when making jokes about how young fujoshi in the early 2000s-2010s talked about queer couples (i.e. “yuri couple, yaoi couple, i see no difference love is love” or “if you police people’s identities you are not yaoiful at all”) but if you look at it from the lens of acknowledging that this, for many of them, is their first time even realising being queer was an option, it’s a very interesting study in realising that this is an attempt at inclusion from the perspective of someone who may not have ever heard of things like gender identity or sexuality beyond “boy” and “girl”.

[animentality]

when I was 12, I believe I left a very cringy comment on a death note fanfic where light and L have sex, saying something like:

"but guys can't have sex??? these two would never have sex, why would you think they would???"

this was because I was raised Catholic and I barely knew what sex was.

but don't worry.

I came around to that whole gay sex thing.

[ninelikesgames]

I was just wondering about Colonel

[unbfacts]

All centibillionaires first reached $100 billion in 2017 or later, except Bill Gates, who briefly crossed the milestone in 1999 during the dot-com boom.

[stupid-twink-girl]

[strawbunni-shortcake]

crash.net 🤝 motogp tumblr

recognizing All the world champions on the grid

[7cfc00]

glenn close's total lifetime blackjack earnings is negative $7000.

[autumncolorsfall]

to preserve, to disturb, or to not say a word...

[vamprisms]

there are certain phrases that if i spot them in a book i am looking at the author like that homophobic dog meme if he smelled early 2000s fanfiction writer instead of gay people. i know what you are

[forremjula]

hey, do u miss forums

ive been meaning to post here for what feels like forever, but i've been so busy for so long now that i've just forgotten to until now

from october to november i got heavily involved with building a forum website alongside 5 others, as a very deliberate return to creating a new internet third space at a time where we are sorely lacking in them. it's called "yellowtealpurple.net." (link in image)

this site is built and designed with the intent of making a space for artists and creatives who don't want to deal with the chaos and uncertainty of social media. its entirely self owned and funded with yours truly as one of the central admins under the alias of "dani_phantump". its meant to be a guaranteed space where creatives can share their work and know that it will be seen, as well as a space meant to intentionally nurture a close sense of community online, which i also feel we are sorely lacking in the present day.

we also have a very clearly outlined policy about AI absolutely not being welcome, as we've seen that this is something artists everywhere seem to grieve over and we think we are greatly in need of a space that allows art to be art without trying to "generate" anything from it. social media circles/cliques for me just don't cut it. if you've been around online for as long as i have, you'll know on a deep level that this is the some form of real thing, warts and all. obviously forums are not for everyone, but what we have just has never felt satisfactory. corporate entities controlling online space has just never been what ive vibed with so this is essentially acting as my own lil circumvention

there's spaces here outlined for artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, game devs, programmers, video artists, sound artists, even archivists. with social media and other sites being so corporate with their design, this site is deliberately made with a more old-school "homespun" online aesthetic. much of the direction of this site's purpose, functionality and look has been dictated by my instruction, as i approached this project with probably the clearest vision of all the admins. ive found lately that this kind of community organizing is one of my true callings and i want to use what i know from experience to try to make at least one site on the internet a more colorful and human place to be again.

as an admin i am deeply committed to maintaining a degree of safety, harmony and quality for my site and for the community that organizes on it. my dream is to rally together creatives of all stripes and have us cross pollinate in ways that social media doesn't really allow. we've already got some big site-wide creative projects underway that allows everyone to each show off our creative talents in cool ways, such as art quilts, a collaborative experimental film, and a lot of other stuff. i want people to feel like they're a part of something meaningful, as i also want for myself, because we all deserve that today.

sign-ups officially opened last November and we've already reached almost 400 members! i greatly encourage everyone i know, not just creatives, to consider checking this place out and all of our hard work. we would love for you all to join us and add whatever it is youre willing to contribute to this community!