#IT'S TWERGO!

[agaratnora-blog]

hola isola radiale.

i know i’ve been inactive lately, and there’s a pretty good chance i’ll end up dropping. i’ve been lacking a lot of energy and motivation since school started up again (tiring). but that’s not why i’m here 

i want to let you all know about a situation that’s come up recently where paz-mun was the subject of a complaint to the mods which resulted in her membership to isola being revoked. i don’t want to discredit the complaints, but i do take issue with the way this has been handled by both the complainers and the mods. (more under cut)

first off, i want to make it clear that i’m not claiming to be a neutral party here; paz-mun is a dear friend of mine, while the identities of the people complaining are unknown to me. i do want to act as a mediator as much as i can, though. if you have a complaint to make against her but don’t want to confront her directly, i strongly encourage you to contact me here, on twitter, or on discord (twergo #4918). mods are encouraged as well.

the main issue that paz-mun and i have with the actions taken in this case is that she was not given adequate warning or opportunity to change her behavior. 

according to paz-mun, only one person approached her with a problem, and she did her best to address it appropriately. the mods, on the other hand, claim to have been contacted by around 10 people. this leaves at least 9 people whose complaints were not directed to paz-mun herself. is it really fair to ask her to change her behavior if she does not even know that it is hurting anyone?

additionally, the mods have not been responsive to paz-mun’s attempts at communication about this matter. after she was given a single warning (for unrelated issues about whether the character followed canon), she requested the opportunity to converse with the mods about this issue. they did not give her this opportunity. instead, they came back with an entirely new complaint, revoking her membership on that basis without a single warning. regardless of the complaint’s legitimacy, this should alarm us. if paz-mun can be targeted in this way without warning or chance to change, any one of us can be subject to similar treatment. 

i understand that we all want to take the moral high ground in situations where call-outs or complaints are made, and cultures such as tumblr often encourage direct, decisive action to be taken. however, this is a culture which can be easily abused. call-outs and complaints are intended as a way to warn others about abusers in the community, which paz-mun is not. the complaints do not even claim that her behavior has been abusive.

in fact, the complaints are of behavior which is easily fixed if addressed appropriately. paz-mun’s actions may have been inappropriate for the context; i can’t say one way or another, as i do not know the details of the complaints. what i do know, however, is that she is trying. she genuinely wants to be a part of the community and have fun, positive interactions with the people around her. she simply has not been given enough of a chance to understand the ways she may have upset people. this is why i want to encourage communication and mediate with those who have been hurt. 

my end goal with this post is not necessarily to change the ruling, but simply to help resolve the conflicts which were taken above paz-mun’s head before she had the chance to solve them one on one.

i hope that this helps, and again, please contact me if you are among those who have been hurt, or among those who have dealt with these complaints.

thanks for reading!

[ghosttrickzine]

Welcome to Rewind: A Ghost Trick fan zine! We present to you a project that came together for the game’s seventh anniversary! The zine features 35 full colour illustrations, by 35 artists who are passionate about this hidden gem of a game. Bonuses for the zine include two sticker sheets of the Ghost Trick characters having fun and dancing! And one double sided acrylic charm, featuring Sissel and Lynne! This charm will be roughly 2 x 2 inches tall, and it will shine through the light! Preorders will last for a three week period, and close on July 11, 2017, at 9 PM Eastern time! You can preorder the Ghost Trick zine here! Please consider purchasing a copy if you love Ghost Trick, and to support all the amazing and hardworking artists that came together to make a zine! Organization Team: alicenpai | Heidi Cover Illustration & charm design: alicenpai Participating Artists: Agniya | alicenpai | allyson | Aro | Ash Cancio | Beatrice | Becks | Blue | bok | Brianna | Cami | Chan Chau | catforge | Coco | Cryptolovans | Dagneo | Dasom Park | edie/twergo | Fums | Gabriele | Heidi | Jessica Xu | Kai | Mamath | Miri | Milleto | Rin | Robin Holm | Sang | Stacho | Stephanie Kao | Tuna | Tyler | Vivian Ng | Wishu | Reblogs are highly appreciated! Thank you all so much for the support!

[zeroescapezine]

PREORDERS NOW OPEN!

Memento Mori is a Zero Escape fanzine that includes 50 illustrations by 38 artists with unique and beautiful styles. The art features characters and events from the second installment of the Zero Escape series, Virtue’s Last Reward.

Cover Illustration: Vivian Ng

Organization Team: Robin Holm • Kit Cooper • Snow • Pilot M.

Contributing Artists: Alicenpai • aurelia • Aurelie A. • bok • Braidcut • Casey Parris • Clover • cookie • driftwoodwolf • fiend • Fran • Hannah Smith • HZokki • itsmilkmon • joypandaah • jununy • Kit Cooper • Kiwifie • Mainlypoon • Mia Minnis • Mick • Mintfizzles • Okapi • orangiah • Pilot M. • Pixelyte • Queenie Chan • Rachel Netzer • Robin Holm • Roxanne D. • Shiroi Raven • shu • Snow • Stacho • Twergo • Vivian Ng • Wendy R • You

Zine Specs: 52 pages, full-color, B5 (7″x10″), perfect bound.

Preorders are open until May 21st, 2017. Each preorder includes a bonus prism bookmark!

Preorders are also open for the second run of our 999 zine if you missed it!

[confidence-alive]

are we showing off sudoki cgs now that uchikoshi’s found @twergo‘s labor of love? i had the (dubious) honor of doing dio’s cgs a year ago! everyone who contributed did such a good job, you should definitely check the game out!

[specialagentartemis]

what is your opinion on having opinions

I’m trying to find that picture I think twergo drew once of Akane saying “Today’s conspiracy is…[dramatic close-up] CONSPIRACIES” but I can’t find it

[miracleszine]

Here’s a link to a preview by @twergo posted to twitter!

[zeroescapezine]

2ND PRINT RUN PREORDERS NOW OPEN!

Hope, Faith, Love, Luck. is a Zero Escape fanzine that includes 40 illustrations by 30 different artists with unique and beautiful styles.The art features characters and events from the first installment of the Zero Escape series, 999: Nine Persons, Nine Hours, Nine Doors. This is the second print run of our 999 zine, and it will have some small differences from the first edition.

Cover Illustration: Vivian Ng

Organization Team: Robin Holm • Kit Cooper • Snow • Pilot M.

Contributing Artists: Alicenpai • Ash Cancio • Braidcut • Casey Parris • Chococri • cookie • Hannah Smith • HZokki • joypandaah • itsmilkmon • Kiddo • Kit Cooper • Kiwifie • Lang • Mainlypoon • Mandy • Me-Patra • Pilot M. • Rachel Netzer • Repecca • Robin Holm • Rose • shu • Snow • Stacho • Tuna • Twergo • Vivian Ng • Wendy • You

Zine Specs: 40 pages, full-color, B5 (7″x10″), perfect bound.

Preorders are open until May 21st, 2017. Every preorder placed by May 21st will include a bonus 999 prism bookmark!

Preorders are also open for our awesome new VLR zine, check them out!