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[maybefanficting]

Just wanna say. I love that now the MDNI kinda raised to +30 years old. Refreshing.

Thank you.

Storytellers Contest: TJAC FAQs

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FAQs (subject to change) ��

Participants will receive a welcome packet with additional information. If you have questions not answered below or in your packet, please DM us on Tumblr or Discord.

What characters can I create for?

Below is the list of characters that can be used for this contest. Jensen* RPF is also welcome.  

Tom Hanniger (My Bloody Valentine)

Dean Winchester* (SPN/The Winchesters)  

Jack Durfy (Buddy Games)  

Soldier Boy/Ben (The Boys)  

Beau Arlen (Big Sky)  

Russell Shaw (Tracker)  

Mark Meachum (Countdown)  

*Jensen or his character should be over the age of thirty within the piece. 

What is the minimum word count?

There are two options. Each category will have its own prize levels.  

Novella (5k to 15K words)

Magnum Opus (25k+ words)

Can I include ships?

Yes. Except for the following (stated or implied).  

No J2/Wincest  

No Destiel/Cockles

Does the relationship of the main character(s) have to be romantic?

No. Platonic, gender-neutral, sibling, and parental relationships are also acceptable. No underage (18) sex or incest allowed.

Characters in romantic/sexual relationships should be 30+. 

Can I combine with another contest, bingo, or challenge?

No.   

Are crossovers allowed?

Yes. Crossovers with other fandoms, even ones Jensen is not involved in—MCU, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Star Trek, etc.—are allowed. The story's primary focus should still be on Jensen or one of his listed characters.  

Is there a drop-out date or other checkpoint dates?

Yes.   

Drop-out deadline: December 31, 2025  

Check-in: March 15, 2026   

Posting

Fanworks must be completed, edited, beta/alpha read, and ready to post by June 13, 2026  

Works should be posted, in their entirety, between June 14 and June 21, 2026, to be eligible for judging and prizes.  

Works posted before June 14, 2026, will be disqualified from the judging process.  

You may post on Tumblr or AO3. 

Please add it to the Storytellers Contest Collection here: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/StorytellersContestTJAC

If posting on AO3, please create a Tumblr post with the link so we can reblog it.  

Where do I submit the link to my post to be reblogged?

A link to the post should be shared in the submission channel on Discord between June 14 and June 21, 2026.   

   Where will my posts be reblogged?

Submissions will be reblogged to the @storytellers-contest-tjac blog from June 22 to June 28, 2026. If you do not see your post reblogged, don’t hesitate to contact @mod on the Discord server. Or ask in the @storytellers-contest-tjac DMs.

When does judging take place?

Judging begins June 30, 2026, and ends July 31, 2026.

The Reader's Choice voting form will be available beginning June 30 and will close on July 31, 2026.  

How will readers find my work for judging?  

Our admins will create a master post with links to all the submitted works and will reblog the post several times throughout the judging time frame.  

You may also reblog and promote your post as often as you'd like after the submission deadline.    

When are the winners announced?

August 8, 2026    

Images  

All images used in this event MUST be credited to the original creator/site unless pulled from a Creative Commons website.  

A source link must be provided. Please ask for permission before using photos taken by con photographers or attendees.  

Place source links in the post however you'd like.

Here is an example of how to keep it clean and unobtrusive - https://deanwinchesterswitch.tumblr.com/post/763369272735137792/source-x-x-x-x 

Artwork  

We will not be matching artists and authors for this contest.  

You may use artwork throughout your piece.  

Please indicate if you are the artist.  

If you are not the artist, please indicate if you have permission to use the art and give proper attribution.

[weirdchristmas]

Deadline November 6! As long as it's there when I check my email on Tuesday morning, it's on time. Otherwise, don't worry about time zones or midnight deadlines or whatever -- putting this here in case it prevents one or two of the emails I'm getting. :) Thanks for entering, and I can't wait to dive in and put this year's show together!!

[northern-passage]

over the last 24 hours Tom Homan has flip-flopped on what exactly is going to happen this upcoming week in the US, but we know he has threatened a “big raid across the country” and Chicago seems to be the first target with leaked plans for tuesday, January 21st, 2025. if you are here and live in a sanctuary city, brace for ICE raids to begin this week. if you're able, you can request or print your own red cards (available in multiple languages) from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and offer them to people within your community.

if you see ICE, let people know. shout "ICE" and "LA MIGRA." do not open your door for ICE.

You have constitutional rights:

- DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR if an immigration agent is knocking on the door. / NO ABRA LA PUERTA si un agente de inmigración está tocando la puerta. - DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS from an immigration agent if they try to talk to you. You have the right to remain silent. / NO CONTESTE NINGUNA PREGUNTA de un agente de inmigración si el trata de hablar con usted. Usted tiene el derecho de mantenerse callado. - DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING without first speaking to a lawyer. You have the right to speak with a lawyer. If you are outside of your home, ask the agent if you are free to leave and if they say yes, leave calmly. / NO FIRME NADA sin antes hablar con un abogado. Usted tiene el derecho de hablar con un abogado. Si usted está afuera de su casa, pregunte al agente si es libre para irse y si dice que sí, váyase con tranquilidad. - GIVE THIS CARD TO THE AGENT. If you are inside of your home, show the card through the window or slide it under the door. / ENTREGUE ESTA TARJETA AL AGENTE. Si usted está dentro de su casa, muestre la tarjeta por la ventana o pásela debajo de la puerta. I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, or sign or hand you any documents based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. I do not give you permission to enter my home based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution unless you have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge or magistrate with my name on it that you slide under the door. I do not give you permission to search any of my belongings based on my 4th Amendment rights. I choose to exercise my constitutional rights.

What to do if you are detained - National Immigration Law Center

there's also the ICE Detainer FAQ and the ICE Raids Toolkit from Immigrant Defense Project. and you can also get information on DACA, various resources for preparedness, and flyers at united we dream:

this one is Chicago specific but another organization that is helping people prepare:

[juneofdoom]

June of Doom 2025 💣

By popular vote, here be the 2025 June of Doom prompt list for your doomsday planning!

Please feel free to participate with original or fan works of any kind (writing, photos, gifs, mood boards, videos, songs, whatever creative medium your heart desires!). You can do one or all of the prompts on any given day, and if none are to your liking, check out the alternate prompts!

Angst, hurt/comfort, and lighter/ funnier forms of whump are also welcome! Torture takes many forms. :)

Rules/ FAQ!

Tag your stuff with appropriate warnings, plzkthnx.

AI-created content is highly discouraged and frowned upon. I have no way of "checking", but I respect the time and effort people put into their crafts and encourage everyone to do the same. This isn't a contest for best written or prettiest art — it's a challenge, so challenge yourself.

You can combine this challenge with other challenges!

You can start/ finish this challenge whenever the heck you want!

You can mix and match prompts from different days!

I'll post reminders and such the closer we get!

[Text List]

[AO3 Collection] - "JUNEOFDOOM2025"

And don't forget to tag @juneofdoom so I can reblog your awesome here! Have fun!

Previous Dooms: 2023 || 2024

[lesmisshippingshowdown]

Hello and welcome to the Les Mis Shipping Showdown!

That's right, we're bringing ship brackets to the Les Mis fandom! The Shipping Showdown is an all new, 5 round contest intended to answer some of the internet's greatest questions, such as "is E/R's dominance really as overwhelming as AO3 statistics would have you believe?", "what is the fandom's all time favourite Les Amis pair the spares combo?", and "what would happen if we tried to Jurassic Park the ship wars of 2013 back into existence 12 years later?". Ignore that last one, maybe.

The voting portion of the Les Mis Shipping Showdown is now complete - congratulations to our winners, Enjolras/Grantaire!

We have also now completed Steal Off 2 - click here to see the results and here if you're interested in stats about the whole stealing process!

Ideas for further activities are in the pipeline so please watch this space for more details!

CURRENT BRACKET BELOW:

Please see below the cut for FAQ, rules, and mod details:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: Who is responsible for all this? Great question! The Les Mis Shipping Showdown is the brainchild of @lonelyroommp3, with invaluable assistance including graphic design, bracket seeding, and wildcard suggestions from @glindalesbian. We are both veterans of the Les Mis fandom, and although it's not been either of our main fandoms for a while we're both still filled with love and nostalgia for both the work itself and the memories the fandom and its myriad shipping messes evoke<3

Q: Woah, wait! How did you decide upon these specific ships? 29 of the ships are - as far as it's possible to accurately sort these things on AO3 - the 29 most popular romantic relationship tags in the Les Misérables (All Media Types) fandom category. This sorting method isn't foolproof, and if we've missed something major we can only apologise! If you bring to light a really notable ship that we've missed, it may get included as part of a special round at a later date if demand is sufficient.

In addition, between the two mods we have chosen three wildcard entries based on such scientifically rigorous selection criteria as "one of us personally shipped this back in the day", "we remember this being really popular but the AO3 stats don't seem to reflect that", and, in one case, "we thought it would be really funny." It is up to you, dear reader, to try and figure out which ship fits in each category.

For the sake of transparency, a couple of ships have been excluded because they have significant overlap with another, more popular ship. For example, both Joly/Bossuet and Joly/Bossuet/Musichetta have AO3 works in the hundreds, but including them both felt a little redundant, so we made the executive decision to just include the more popular combination of the above characters.

Q: Are platonic/familial/queerplatonic relationship tags included? What if I like a combination of characters in a given match up, but only platonically? All my love to the non romantic relationship dynamics in Les Mis - after all, "to love another person is to see the face of God" is a lyric that intentionally does not specify a type of love! However, to keep things streamlined, this poll is specifically about romantic/sexual ships. Whenever you see a match up, assume you are being asked which combination of characters you personally would prefer to see depicted in a romantic relationship and/or sucking and fucking.

Q: Can I submit propaganda? Where should I do this? Yes! You are welcome to add propaganda in the reblogs of any given poll, or send asks or submissions to this blog. However, if your propaganda is in the form of a new fanwork (fic, art, etc) it may be of more use as a steal - see the link above for more details!

Q: Can I share this blog/contest/specific polls outside of Tumblr? If you're sharing on a small scale with a discord server, individual friends without Tumblr accounts, etc, please go ahead! We would, however, politely request that if you are lucky enough to have contacts who are, or have been, involved with professional productions of Les Misérables in any capacity that you do NOT share this competition with them directly or go shouting about it in places they are likely to see it, no matter how funny you think it may be to try and get some organic propaganda off the US Tour's 2nd cover Grantaire or whoever. Some of us are fujos in the sheets and actual theatre professionals in the streets, and we'd prefer to keep those two streams of our lives as separate as possible. Please respect this!

Q: You've used my fanart in a post and I don't want it in there/it's been credited incorrectly. If this happens to you, please let us know via asks ASAP with a link or clear reference to the offending post & artwork, so we can either remove your art or amend the credit accordingly!

FURTHER RULES

We were both around in this fandom in 2013 when people were in the actual trenches about certain ships, and we know this can be a testy subject. We also think a bit of healthy competition and ship warring is fun from time to time, and the Les Mis Shipping Showdown is not intended to be a totally sanitised arena where we take everything super duper seriously and everybody has to be really really niceys 100% of the time. However, we do ask that good taste and interpersonal respect is considered:

You're free to fight about ships until the cows come home, but please refrain from personal attacks on other users in any arena related to this tournament.

Any hate speech in propaganda, notes of official tournament posts, asks/submissions, or any posts about the tournament brought to the mods' attention will NOT be tolerated and will result in an instant block (+ the offending account being reported if deemed necessary).

We've both seen shipping tournaments play out in other fandoms and know that it's absolutely impossible to avoid botting & vote rigging. However, any cases of the above that are deemed excessive, malicious, or generally against the spirit of the tournament may result in a match up being aborted, repeated, or, in extreme cases, a ship being permanently excluded from the tournament. This also goes for poll stealing - egregiously low effort works or those which seem designed to exploit loopholes in the scoring system to get as many points as possible may be marked down or disqualified. Just be normal pleaseeeeeee

[hotvintagepoll]

Welcome to the HOT AND VINTAGE MOVIE STARS poll blog!

The Scrungly Little Guys (gender neutral) Contest is currently in its quarterfinals stage. The scrungle contest enshrines the weird, the off-putting, the comic, the character actor, and the strange cinema legend. If you need a reminder of what scrungle means, this picture of an opossum is the golden standard.

All polls—including ongoing polls, previous rounds, old tournaments, the various shadow brackets, the Dracula Daily polls, and fun mini polls—can be found in the #hotvintagepoll tag. I am working on a more complete tagging system so people just here for the polls can navigate the blog more easily, but that's still in the works.

FAQs:

“Define scrungly?” For the purposes of this tournament, a contestant must noticeably present in some way as at least one of these: odd, bizarre, off-putting, disheveled, creeping, feral, small, filthy, silly, funny, kooky, comical, exhausted, or just plain strange. This contest presents a wide array of scrungly appeal, so not every contestant will hit every single one of these (but should, ideally, be a few of them). Scrungles were chosen based on how convincing their submitted propaganda was. This contest is all about oddball character actors, creeping henchmen, comic relief sidekicks—the side characters who never get the credit they deserve in proper rundowns of famous old movie actors.

"How do I decide who to vote for with the scrungles?" Vote on whoever seems scrungliest to you. Do not vote for someone based on hotness alone. The video propaganda, included under the cut, is highly encouraged for showcasing scrungles. This contest is very silly and does not always follow the same rules as the hotness tournaments.

"Hey! Some of these guys sucked and they shouldn't be here!" Yes, some of these guys sucked. I agree with you. For reasons I've gone into before, I don't exclude anyone from the contest for moral reasons, even if I personally think they were garbage. I do this because I cannot responsibly research and vet every competitor's background and legacy, and I'm not comfortable being the moral barometer for everyone, even in cases where I think it's really obvious. You are welcome to vote against people for moral reasons, but as mod I don’t post or boost negative propaganda about anyone.

If I see repetitive, trolling, or bigoted remarks in the comments, I will block you from this bracket. If you want to point out a competitor’s problematic aspects in the replies, that’s fine, but if I see bad-faith trolling, you will be blocked. I will also block if you start harassing other people voting on the polls. If you really hate that someone is winning, please post positive propaganda for their opponent instead.

I welcome additional propaganda for the scrungly little guys in reblogs or asks. I boost the best propaganda I see and try to boost equally for everyone. I don't accept propaganda that’s post-1970 or from non-film appearances. When sending your propaganda, please don't send me too many pics or videos at once—I max out at about four per ask.

The views expressed in the propaganda are not my own. I don’t alter submissions beyond fixing obvious spelling mistakes. I do choose the poll pics, purposely trying to pick the silliest ones possible for this contest; if you think I could do even sillier, send me one I can use instead. If you think a contestant needs more propaganda, send me an ask with some and let me know if you'd like it added to the poll post if they make it to the next round.

“Who won the major hottie tournaments?” Eartha Kitt and Toshiro Mifune are the reigning hotness champions. Sidney Poitier & Diahann Carroll were named the hottest movie couple. They are all living it up by the pool, drinking daiquiris and soaking up the sun, as far from the shadow realm as possible.

“What's the shadow realm?” All hotties who fail to continue in a tournament are sent to the shadow realm, far below the veil of the earth, in gloom ever-lingering and not-hotness evermore.

“Was [this famous person] submitted to any of the tournaments?” Try a tag search for them (ie, #james cagney in the search bar). If you still haven’t found your person, they either did not fit the criteria of working in movies from 1910-1970, weren't convincingly scrungly in their submission, or were not submitted at all.

“My FAQ isn’t on here :(” send me an ask! I love hearing from you guys—just please check these basics first.

Thank you for being here! Enjoy the polls.

Tournament schedule post-hiatus:

Now finished: Hot Men Tournament, Hot Women Tournament, Dracula Daily casting polls, the Hot Coupes Mini Tournament

Starting September 26th: Scrungly Little Guys contest (gender neutral)

TBD: Ultimate Hottie Tournament (top brackets of the hot men & hot women competing together)

TBD: Horror Hotties (Frankensteins, Draculas, Brides, etc.)

TBD: Dandy Detectives (Marples, Sherlocks, Nancy Drews, etc.)

Fun mini polls that pit sets of characters from the same movie together, like the Philadelphia Story or Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ones (these can be found in the #minis tag)

[pollkien]

Silmarillion Sexy Man Tournament

Have you ever wondered who REALLY is the sexiest guy in the Silmarillion? No? Well, start wondering.

The Silmarillion Sexy Man poll will be a bracket style competition to see who truly is the sexiest guy from Silm! Currently there are 64 contestants, listed below.

Finwë, Thingol, Fëanor, Fingolfin, Finarfin, Maedhros, Maglor, Celegorm, Caranthir, Curufin, Amrod, Amras, Fingon, Turgon, Argon, Finrod, Angrod, Aegnor, Glorfindel, Ecthelion, Beleg, Mablung, Eöl, Celeborn, Maeglin, Gwindor, Turin, Tuor, Eärendil, Voronwë, Sauron, Manwë, Melkor, Orome, Tulkas, Orodreth, Celebrimbor, Bëor, Androg, Ar-Pharazon, Glaurung, Elros, Dior, Beren, Hurin, Huor, Isildur, Elendil, Eönwë, Mandos, Ulmo, Irmo, Gil-galad, Cirdan, Olwë, Rog, Aulë, Daeron, Gothmog, Edrahil, Mahtan, Carcharoth, Ossë, and Telchar

No longer taking blorbo submissions! Otherwise the chart would look weird and I’m not really smart enough to figure that out. xD

Polls will start likely in the next few days. Each character will randomly be paired up with another to ensure fairness, but popular characters may be paired up with eachother to give less popular characters a fair chance. This poll would be really boring if Maedhros and Sauron instantly won just for being popular.

Short FAQ:

Which characters can I nominate?

Anyone not on the list, as long as they feature mainly in The Silmarillion. For example, characters like Glorfindel is allowed since he plays a major role in the events of The Silmarillion, but Gandalf would not be allowed because he mainly features in LOTR, and this poll focuses on The Silmarillion.

Where are the women?

Don’t worry, women will get their seperate Silmarillion Sexy Woman Tournament after this one ends. I didn’t want to include them because they would just lose round one and that’s not fun for anyone.

[vintagetvstars]

William Shatner Vs. Dean Stockwell

Propaganda

William Shatner - (Star Trek, T.J. Hooker, The Twilight Zone) - Bill, love him or hate him (or both), he was a total bombshell in his youth with big hazel puppy-dog eyes, long eyelashes, and an infectious smile. Never mind his fabulous arms. One magazine billed him as “TV’s New Prince Charming,” and he really was THAT ridiculously pretty. Also the face of James T. Kirk, one of the most iconic, influential, and earnestly GOOD pop culture characters of all time. Despite his often-parodied Shakespearean style, he always delivers inspirational speeches with total conviction. And his trademark “shoulder grab” move…swoon! I’d crown him the champion in a pretty man contest every time.

Dean Stockwell - (Quantum Leap, Dr. Kildare) - No text propaganda

Master Poll List | How to submit propaganda | What is vintage? (FAQ)

Additional propaganda below the cut

William Shatner:

I know that Kirk is not a real person, but William Shatner has breathed life into the Kirk character we all know. There's inevitably much of Shatner in Kirk, and the way Shatner portrayed him, whether intentionally or not, brought the birth of one of the first and most epic slash pairings of all time, and that's all thanks to the way Shatner looked at and talked to Nimoy's character, so that's pretty awesome!!!

Dean Stockwell:

[cuntiestpokemonbracket]

Welcome to the Mainstage, the inaugural Cuntiest Pokémon Bracket!

In this contest, Pokémon will go head-to-head and compete for your votes to determine which Pokémon from all nine generations is serving the most CUNT!

Qualifier voting begins May 4th, 2025, and the Bracket will begin on June 8, to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month.

UPDATE 5/17/2025: Once again, we're reblogging some of our closest Pre-Qualifier polls in the final stretch of this round of voting, and gave some transparency as to what qualifies a poll for a closeout reblog.

Read other Bracket updates here.

Tournament Rules, Schedule, and FAQ under the cu(n)t.

Slay ya later~!

Format/Rules

Pokémon will initially compete in Qualifier rounds against other Pokémon of their Type from their Generation. The winning Pokémon will go on to represent its Type and Generation in the Bracket. Dual-Type Pokémon will appear in Qualifier polls for both of their Types, but only once in the Bracket itself.

In the event that there are too many Pokémon of a given Type from a given Generation to fit into a single Tumblr poll, the group will be split up into two or three based on National Pokédex # for Generations I-VI, and Regional Pokédex # for Generations VII-IX. The winners of each poll will then go head-to-head to determine who gets the spot in the Bracket.

For Pokémon with multiple Forms or Regional Variants, special Pre-Qualifier voting will be held. The winning Form/Variant will go on to compete for a spot in the Bracket against other Pokémon of its Type/Types from the Generation where the Form/Variant first made its debut (e.g., if Alolan Persian beats Kantonian Persian in Pre-Qualifiers, Alolan Persian will compete in Qualifiers against other Gen VII Dark-Type Pokémon. Kantonian Persian will not appear in Qualifier voting). EXCEPTIONS:

Cosplay Pikachu and Cap Pikachu – Prequalifiers for Pikachu will occur in two rounds. First, a winner will be chosen from both the various Cosplay Pikachu and Cap Pikachu forms. Then, the winning Cosplay Pikachu and Cap Pikachu forms will compete against the classic Pikachu design in a three-way vote. The winning form will represent Pikachu in Qualifiers against other Generation I Electric-Type Pokémon, regardless of when the Form made its debut.

Unown – Because Unown has 28 Forms (more than the maximum number of options that can be included in a Tumblr poll), Unown's Forms will compete in four groups of seven, split alphabetically. The winning Forms from each group will compete against each other in one final poll to determine which Form will represent Unown in Qualifiers against other Generation II Psychic-Type Pokémon, regardless of when the Form made its debut.

Vivillon – Similarly, Vivillon's Forms will compete in two groups of ten, split alphabetically. The winning Forms from each group will compete against each other in one final poll to determine which Form will represent Vivillon in Qualifiers against other Generation VI Bug-Type and Flying-Type Pokémon.

Spiky-Eared Pichu and White-Striped Basculin – Due to the superficial nature of the differences between these Forms and their classic designs, the winning Form will represent Pichu in Qualifiers against other Generation II Electric-Type Pokémon and Basculin in Qualifiers against other Generation V Water-Type Pokémon, respectively, regardless of when the Form made its debut.

Dialga and Palkia – Regardless of whether Dialga or Palkia's normal Forms or Origin Formes win in Pre-Qualifiers, Dialga and Palkia will be represented in their respective Type Qualifiers for Generation IV, regardless of when the winning Form made its debut.

Nidoran ♀︎ and Nidoran ♂︎ – For the purposes of this contest, Nidoran ♀︎ and Nidoran ♂︎ will be considered two forms of the same Pokémon and will therefore compete against each other in Pre-Qualifiers, such that only one is represented amongst Generation I Poison-Type Pokémon.

Genesect, Mimikyu, Cramorant, Maushold and Dudunsparce – Due to the superficial nature of the differences between these Forms and their classic designs, Pre-Qualifier polls will not be held for these Pokémon. No Drive Genesect, Disguised Form Mimikyu, Cramorant's normal Form, Family of Four Maushold, and Two-Segment Form Dudunsparce, respectively, will move directly to Qualifiers.

Sinistea, Polteageist, Sinistcha, Poltchageist – Because Form differences between these Pokémon are rarely visible, Pre-Qualifier polls will not be held for these Pokémon.

Arceus and Silvally – Because the difference between these Forms is item-based and changes each Pokémon's Type, Pre-Qualifier Polls will not be held. Arceus and Silvally will move directly to Qualifiers for Generation IV and Generation VII Normal-Type Pokémon, respectively.

Kyurem, Necrozma, and Calyrex – Because Kyurem's, Necrozma's, and Calyrex's Forms are more like fusions between them and other Pokémon, these alternate Forms (i.e., White Kyurem, Black Kyurem, Dusk Mane Necrozma, Dawn Wings Necrozma, Ice Rider Calyrex, Shadow Rider Calyrex) will not be appearing in this contest. Additionally, Ultra Necrozma will not appear in the contest due to its reliance on a generational gimmick (Z-Power). Kyurem, Necrozma, and Calyrex will each be represented by their standard Forms and move directly to Qualifier rounds for their respective Types and Generations.

Alcremie – Because Alcremie functionally has over 70 forms, Alcremie will be represented by Vanilla Cream, Strawberry Sweet Alcremie in Qualifiers against other Generation VIII Fairy-Type Pokémon. Sorry! Maybe next time.

Mega Evolutions, Gigantamax Forms, and Terastallized Pokémon do not count as Form differences. UPDATE 5/4/2025: Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon will be considered as Mega Evolutions, regardless of Bulbapedia categorization, due to using the same in-game mechanism as other Mega Evolutions, and will not be appearing anywhere in the contest.

In Bracket rounds, Pokémon will compete in 1v1 polls and progress through a single-elimination bracket to determine the Cuntiest Pokémon of 2025. The bracket will be seeded based on results on Qualifiers, as well as aesthetic, lore, and other relevant qualities as determined by the moderation team and seeding council. This is to keep the bracket fair in the event of BYEs, and to keep a 1v1 format.

Please vote based on which Pokémon is serving the most cunt. Not your favorite, not who is most likely to win in a battle, not who you think is the cutest. This bracket is about one thing and one thing only: Cunt.

User-submitted propaganda is not allowed in the Ask Box. This is to keep the Ask Box clear for actual questions. Propaganda in the tags is HIGHLY encouraged and will be considered when seeding the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Polls for each stage of Pre-Qualifiers, Qualifiers, and the Bracket will be open for one week.

All dates are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC -7:00).

WEEK 1 (Pre-Qualifiers: Regional Variants and Form differences): May 4, 2025-May 11, 2025

WEEK 2 (Pre-Qualifiers: Unown, Cosplay/Cap Pikachu, Vivillon): May 11, 2025-May 18, 2025

WEEK 3 (Pre-Qualifiers: Unown, Cosplay/Cap Pikachu, Vivillon): May 18, 2025-May 25, 2025

WEEK 4 (Qualifiers: All Groups): May 25, 2025-June 1, 2025 June 15, 2025-June 22, 2025

WEEK 5 (Qualifiers, Continued): June 1, 2025-June 8, 2025 June 22, 2025-June 29, 2025

WEEK 6 (Bracket Round 1: Group A): June 8, 2025-June 15, 2025 June 29, 2025-July 6, 2025

WEEK 7 (Bracket Round 1: Group B): June 15, 2025-June 22, 2025 July 6, 2025-July 13, 2025

WEEK 8 (Bracket Round 2: Group A): June 22, 2025-June 29, 2025 July 13, 2025-July 20, 2025

WEEK 9 (Bracket Round 2: Group B): June 29, 2025-July 6, 2025 July 20, 2025-July 27, 2025

WEEK 10 (Bracket Round 3): July 6, 2025-July 13, 2025 July 27, 2025-August 3, 2025

WEEK 11 (Bracket Round 4): July 13, 2025-July 20, 2025 August 3, 2025-August 10, 2025

WEEK 12 (Round of 16): July 20, 2025-July 27, 2025 August 10, 2025-August 17, 2025

WEEK 13 (Quarterfinals): July 27, 2025-August 3, 2025 August 17, 2025-August 24, 2025

WEEK 14 (Semifinals): August 3, 2025-August 10, 2025 August 24, 2025-August 31, 2025

WEEK 15 (Finals): August 10, 2025-August 17, 2025 August 31, 2025-September 7, 2025

FAQ

"What is 'cunt?'" The meaning of the word "cunt," as it is used here, originated in Black gay and trans communities throughout the United States—particularly in the Ballroom scene. It initially was used to denote exceptional displays of femininity. Its meaning also encompasses "a desirable, energetic, sexual, undeniable kind of confidence" and "hitting a really high mark in terms of one’s appearance, one’s attitude, and presence."

Are you the same people who made [insert other Pokémon tournament here]? We are not, nor have we ever been, affiliated with any prior cunty Pokémon tournaments, nor are we affiliated with any other Pokémon-related tournaments hosted on this website.

Where can I nominate Pokémon for this tournament? Unfortunately, this tournament is not based on user submissions. This is to give each Pokémon a shot at the crown, and to keep the moderation team sane.

Where can I submit my propaganda for a given Pokémon? Propaganda is not allowed in the Ask Box. You may write propaganda for your pick in the tags when you reblog the poll!

What is a BYE? A BYE occurs when there is an uneven number of competitors in a tournament. It results in one competitor, usually a higher seed, automatically moving forward to the next round of the tournament.

What is seeding? Seeding is a process through which competitors are ranked prior to a tournament, such that competitors with a higher likelihood of winning do not compete against each other directly until later in the tournament. We are seeding this tournament due to the high number of BYEs that will occur, and to keep the tournament engaging for our voters.

Isn't that kind of rigging the tournament in a given Pokémon's favor? No. By this logic, March Madness, the NHL Playoffs, and the FIFA World Cup would all be rigged. Cinderella runs, in which a low-seeded competitor does far better than initially expected, are always possible (and magical!).

What qualifies the seeding council to make these decisions? In addition to being longtime fans of the Pokémon franchise, the seeding council is comprised of competitive e-sports tournament organizers, drag artists, and individuals with other kinds of experience and/or Homosexual Audacity that give them the expertise necessary to make decisions of this nature.

[joshth647]

THE AMAZING DIGITAL CHEFS (CHEF AU) - MASTERPOST + BOUNDARIES

"Welcome to the kitchen, superstars! Here you'll learn to make the most delicious meals of the century, and appeal to our dear customers!"

We've all watched shows where chefs have contests where they try to make the most delicious and appealing meal to please their customers [or something like that] (*cough* Master Chef *cough*)... so why not take the cast of The Amazing Digital Circus and have them be chefs! That's what this AU basically is.

CHARACTER LINEUP:

CHARACTER CARDS:

SILLY STUFF:

THE LAMB SAUCE!! Drawing Dumps She Knows How to Work An Oven Character Card Template The Goober and the Stupid THE LAMB SAUCE!! Redux

COMICS & SKITS:

The Kitchen The Lament Kinger's Problem Pomni's Backstory Jax Being Jax Chitchatting Mini Comic: Pressure

Small Q&A/FAQ:

Q: Are OCs allowed? A: Very much so! Please tag me in your OC's post so I can see your work! Q: Can I make fanart? A: Why, of course! If the fanart is NSFW then use the appropriate CW/TW for your safety! Q: Can I make fanfics? A: Eeyup! Go wild with your writing skills — and PLEASE TAG ME WHEHSHHDHDJDJSJS,,, Q: Can we ship what characters we want? A: Well, where do I start... you can ship anyone with each other as long as it doesn't include either Pomni or Caine (GEHEHEHEHE SHOWTIME RGRHRHEHDHHDHD)! So Ragatha x Jax or Jax x Gangle is allowed, but not Pomni x Jax or Kinger x Caine... please keep that in mind! (Taking a cue from @/sm-baby's Carnival AU here because I am a big Showtime shipper just like them)

Feel free to ask other questions about this AU!

BIG THANK YOU TO @endomentendo FOR INSPIRING ME ON MAKING THIS AU (they made a post on AU ideas)!

[transmutationisms]

I was just reading the anti psych faq you helped write, found it really interesting. I’ve found myself with a question more about prison abolition, which I find broadly reasonable but I’m slightly sceptical of the idea that no one should experience incarceration. The two edge cases im thinking of are serial killers and counterrevolutionaries - I realise the former is an insignificant minority but it still seems to me that in the case of a repeated murderer acting from an incentive other than economic need it’s necessary to restrict their freedom in some way to prevent it continuing maybe? And obviously I think most serious communists would agree some form of repression of the bourgeoisie is necessary for the survival of a socialist state

i don't think serial killers is even a hypothetical worth entertaining tbqh. first of all it's a cop narrative you're still entertaining, second of all you're now assuming prisons even 'work', either in the sense of successfully capturing violent individuals or, and this one matters more, in the sense of eliminating violence. a prison is a site of violence, both the incarceration itself and the conditions inside it. all you've done if you do manage to incarcerate a bunch of people, no matter how violent they were or weren't, is displace violence to somewhere other people don't have to think about it anymore. running the rape factory to prevent violence.

& i fucking hate getting into the counterrevolutionaries discourse on here so i won't really

because it immediately turns into the most pigheaded possible contest between ppl who contrarily declare that any possible form of like basic social organisation is repression vs ppl who contrarily declare that if the party they like does something it's intrinsically fine (backyard surgery vs the people's cecot) & i don't think anyone actually disagrees it is necessary to suppress the bourgeoisie or that violence is part of class warfare lol but then they go round and round playing language games about what is suppression and what is an institution and how close do we want to get to just restating the fucking libertarian non-aggression principle. and this has the same problem as any prison discourse, which is that people assume incarceration like. works. for example the idea of 'reeducation camps' actually changing people's minds lol like, ok me when i think the world is high school debate club and i think high school debate club has ever changed someone's mind on anything at all. if you think certain political action or speech needs to be suppressed i don't think that's actually an unusual position at all but the trick is which and how. and nobody wants to be serious and own their position on the weeds of these questions they just want to write snappy one liners about carcerality or class character and get a few hundred notes from Blogs. in capitalist society suppression of revolutionaries occurs largely via economic mechanisms, ie the threat or imposition of poverty; the state has a monopoly on certain articulations of this violence but certainly not on others (ive said before but most freedom of speech discourse needs to be understood as a problem more likely to concern retaliation by your employer than by a shadowy governmenr agent showing up at your door). so it seems to me largely the real question is, given we ('we') broadly do agree this economic mechanism is bad & unjust & precisely the thing we are fighting against existing, what analogue are we imagining to deal with the reverse problem of counterrevolutionaries in a communist or transitional condition. & you can't just say oh limited prisons or prisons but they're really niceys or prisons but they work this time but you also can't just say everyone will run around individually like adam smith free moral agents but in agreement with me because i liberated them like you have to actually answer the question so that's tumblr done for

[radioapple-tradingcards]

Beauty's Dad and the Beast

Confirmed Au’s

♦Au: Beauty's Dad and the Beast

♦Creator: Jo🔞 @/j000000

♦About: Lucifer, an inventor living in a small town with his daughter, was lost in the woods when he tried to attend to an invention contest. He stumbled upon a large mansion where he decided to stay for the night. However, the master of the house was far from hospitable; in fact, he wasn't a "man" at all

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[destiny-islanders]

i am a finalist in the ffxiv NA art contest!!

i think i'd be a good fit for the "Fun" category if you'd like to vote for me ;u;

[hotvintagepoll]

Welcome to the HOT AND VINTAGE MOVIE STARS poll blog! This blog runs tournaments based on movie stars who were working from 1910-1970. We have now wrapped the Hot Movie Men and Hot Movie Women Tournaments, as well as the Scrungly Little Guy contest. The Pride and Prejudice Fancast will start May 15th, 2025. If you have suggestions for casting (particularly actors of color so we can have a diverse cast), please send them to my inbox—I can't include every suggestion but I'll do my best.

All polls—including ongoing polls, previous rounds, old tournaments, the various shadow brackets, the Dracula Daily polls, and fun mini polls—can be found in the #hotvintagepoll tag.

FAQs:

"Define vintage?" I only post about people who were working in movies from 1910-1970. My knowledge is mostly classic Hollywood, but a lot of people have been kind enough to submit international vintage stars and I include them whenever I can.

“Who won the hottie tournaments?” Toshiro Mifune won Hottest Movie Man, Eartha Kitt won Hottest Movie Woman, and Diahann Carroll & Sidney Poitier won Hottest Movie Couple.

"Who is the scrungliest little guy?" Elsa Lanchester won that!

“Has [this vintage hottie] ever been in a tournament?” Please do a tag search for them (for example, put in my search bar #james cagney). If they don't turn up after a tag search, either no one submitted them or they did not fit the criteria of being a movie person from 1910-1970.

"How do I submit propaganda? What propaganda do you boost?" you can send propaganda to my ask box, tag me in it, or reply to the poll post with it. I don't boost everything I see but I try to boost the cream of the crop. I don’t boost propaganda that’s from after 1970. I also don’t accept propaganda of TV appearances unless it’s clearly a cameo where they’re playing themselves (ie, I'll boost an Eartha Kitt appearance on a late night show, but not a clip of her playing Catwoman). If you have a TON of photos to submit, please send a few asks instead of one long one. I watch every video I receive so I can add trigger warnings, so please don't send long videos—I don't have time to review them.

If I see repetitive, trolling, or bigoted remarks in the comments, I will block you from this bracket. If you want to point out a competitor’s problematic aspects in the replies, that’s fine, but if I see bad-faith trolling, you will be blocked. I will also block if you start harassing other people voting on the polls. If you really hate that someone is winning, please post positive propaganda for their opponent instead.

The views expressed in the propaganda are not my own. I don’t submit my own propaganda, and I don’t change what’s submitted beyond fixing spelling mistakes. If you hate a poll bio or a pic, let me know and send me something I can use instead. Complaining about the poll photo without offering alternatives gets blocked.

"Hey! Some of these people sucked and they shouldn't be here!" Yes, some of these people sucked. I agree with you. For reasons I've gone into before, I don't exclude anyone from the contest for moral reasons, even if I personally think they were garbage. I do this because I cannot responsibly research and vet every competitor's background and legacy, and I'm not comfortable being the moral barometer for everyone, even in cases where I think it's really obvious. You are welcome to vote against people for moral reasons, but as mod I don’t post or boost negative propaganda about anyone.

“What's this shadow realm I keep seeing?” All hotties who fail to continue in a tournament are sent to the shadow realm, far below the veil of the earth, in gloom ever-lingering and not-hotness evermore. This is normal.

“My FAQ isn’t on here :(” send me an ask! I love hearing from you guys—just please check these basics first.

Thank you for being here! Enjoy the tournament.

current schedule:

Now finished: Hot Men Tournament, Hot Women Tournament, Dracula Daily casting polls, the Hot Couples Mini Tournament, and the Scrungly Little Guys [gender neutral] Contest

Upcoming: Pride & Prejudice fancast

TBD: Ultimate Hottie Tournament (top brackets of the hot men & hot women competing together)

TBD: Dandy Detectives (Marples, Sherlocks, Nancy Drews, etc.)

TBD: Horror Hotties (Frankensteins, Draculas, and Brides)

Fun mini polls that pit sets of characters from the same movie together, like the Philadelphia Story or Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ones (these can usually be found in the #minis tag)

good tags to know:

#hotvintagepoll—all polls

#minis—polls not connected to full tournaments, usually involving hot movie casts (ie who is the hottest character in casablanca)

#silly times—what it says on the tin

#housekeeping—admin posts, like this one

hot man polls are organized #round 1, #round 2, etc

hot woman polls are organized #ladies 1, #ladies 2, etc

scrungly little guy polls are #scrungly 1, #scrungly 2, etc

all the dracula polls are under #dracula casting

the narnia debacle is under #why would you ask us a hotvintagepoll blog this

occasionally i have open ask box nights where we all hang out and chitchat. those are under #coffee night

when people share propaganda that involves their families—ie Sidney Poitier Drove My Dad to the Hospital Once or My Grandma Was Obsessed with Tyrone Power—I tag it #family lore

if you send in pics of a pet named after a movie star I tag it #hollywood creatures

i take mod neutrality really seriously but in between tournaments i sometimes recommend movies. those can be found under #recs

[griffinkid]

Have you ever looked at your favourite stuffed animal and thought, "wow, they'd win first place in a stuffed animal show"?

Now's your chance to make that dream a reality! Enter them as a contestant and they'll win a spiffy certificate and ribbon for their achievements!

This show has an optional summer theme ☀️🕶️⛱️

The deadline for this show is Sunday the 30th of June 2024, 6pm GMT. You may submit your entries by reblogging this post, or by messaging me directly (preferred)!

Check out previous winners, prizes and the FAQ on the website!

Max 2 entries per person

Would be nice if you were following me, not required

If you enter, please reblog the post to spread the word

All types of toys (including furby, doll, fandom etc) are permitted as long as it's kid-friendly

I prefer to get entries via PM because the notification makes me less likely to miss you, but if you're very shy you can put your entry in the reblogs instead

To enter, I'll need:

A picture of your stuffed animal

Their name and pronouns

If they have an elaborate name, please also give a nickname because a long name won't always fit

A little bit about their personality (optional)

If you submit two plushies in one photo, remember to tell me which is which!

Please make sure you have your messages open/give me a way to contact you! The Office Sabertooth will send you a message when your entry is processed. This message contains the end date/time and where to pick up your prizes. I don't message prizes out individually, so it's your responsibility to keep track of this! Please be aware of timezone differences- the closing time is in GMT!

Blogs mentioned in the banner below may not enter.

[undertale-npcs]

Undertale NPC Popularity Tumblr Tournament FAQ

Hello! This pinned message will be updated throughout the tournament while I realize things to put here. Also all of these questions except one aren't actually Frequently Asked, they haven't even been asked once! So I'm kinda lying about this being an FAQ heehee.

What is this?

This blog is a series of Tumblr posts, posted frequently, that feature polls to vote on pitting two characters from the game Undertale against each other in a popularity contest. The results of these polls are then used to instruct the results of a tournament bracket, which is posted after each tournament round, with the end goal of finding out who the most popular Undertale character is!

What characters are featured in this tournament?

Ideally, this tournament includes every character in the Undertale game that is "a minor NPC". Now that's kinda vague so my best approximation of a solid definition for this would be "Characters that are exclusively featured in the overworld", that mean no characters that appear in battle and no characters that are shopkeepers. For example, NPCs you fight that appear in the overworld after you complete an area are not included because they are featured in battles.

When are polls posted?

The posting schedule is 4 times a day. Every 2 hours between 2-8 PM EST.

How is this tournament set up?

This tournament features 96 characters in a double elimination format, meaning that the loser of each round is moved to a secondary bracket and must lose a second time before fully losing. 64 characters start placed in round 1, and 32 additional characters start placed in round 2, I have tried my best so that the most recognizable characters featured here are placed in this second round so that the more obscure characters are pitted against each other first.

How long is this tournament?

There will be 190 individual matches, 8 rounds in the winners bracket and 11 rounds in the losers bracket. This tournament is currently planned to last 2-3 months in total.

Is your broken finger doing okay?

Yeag.

I think you're awesome and epic?

Wow! Oh my goodness! That's not a question! But if you want more of me for whatever reason: @blargensnorf is my main account where I make my own homemade posts! I've recently finally started using frequently! @reblargensnorf is where I send my reblogs to, if you want something more frequent to fill your dashboard with. @undertale-encyclopedia is the blog I run that maintain a catalogue of in-game screenshots of every line of text in Undertale. Also is used as a place where I talk about Undertale and Deltarune in general.

Thank you for reading and participating!