#programmed plural

[fragmentedfae-userboxes]

These are strictly ramcoa/cult survivor related

[egotisicenigma]

「　REMNANTS ?!   ｣

➜ @ a term for an alter who isn���t the core/original, but rather the remains/remnants of who it was. whatever was left of the core who intergrated with fragments.

(mainly for RAMCOA/TBMC survivors)

[heavens-roses]

Octocon and RAMCOA survivors

pt: octocon and RAMCOA survivors

cw: RAMCOA, number names

Felt I should share this as I haven't really seen it talked about in system or RAMCOA spaces. When you use Octocon your parts will be attached numbers to each part based off who was created first. While it's likely due to how to code the easiest. it is important to remember that if you are a survivor who has parts who were forced to be called a number, are a survivor who was called a number collectively/bodily, forced to refer to others as numbers or has any trauma related to number names please tread carefully.

I know as a survivor it can be extremely scary not being able to control your name or having anxieties related to not being called your number too. Please know you are not forced to use Octocon just because other people are using it. If plural kit or simply plural work best for you than keep using them. You do not need to switch over and risk your own mental health. Being a survivor who was dehumanized to numbers is horrible and whether you decide to reclaim your trauma or are healing by moving away from it know your triggers are valid.

Know you are never alone in healing your trauma and note this post is for education. This is not to bash in the creators of Octocon nor is it to tell you how to feel about the app/bot. At the end of the day how you find support with yourself is for only you and your system to decide. With thet being said do not interact with this post if you are pro/neu-endo / believe in any form of "plurality" outside of being trauma based. If you are a questioning system, a cdd system who is syscourse unaligned or apathetic you are more than welcome to repost and interact.

[isuggestplural]

Apologies for the inactivity, haven't been myself lately.

[meeb-motes]

TW/CW: programming

Programmed and (Program)Cue

requested by @lost-atlantis :P

we tried our very best but the cue one is def based off our programmed members experiences ,,

requests are open !!

-Two

[coining-system-terms]

This [noun] fucking loves uno (but hates losing)

[the-nox-syndicate]

SysNotes devlog 1

Hiya! We're a web developer by trade and we wanted to build ourselves a web-app to manage our system and to get to know each other better. We thought it would be fun to make a sort of a devlog on this blog to show off the development! The working title of this project is SysNotes (but better ideas are welcome!)

What SysNotes is✅:

A place to store profiles of all of our parts

A tool to figure out who is in front

A way to explore our inner world

A private chat similar to PluralKit

A way to combine info about our system with info about our OCs etc as an all-encompassing "brain-world" management system

A personal and tailor-made tool made for our needs

What SysNotes is not❌:

A fronting tracker (we see no need for it in our system)

A social media where users can interact (but we're open to make it so if people are interested)

A public platform that can be used by others (we don't have much experience actually hosting web-apps, but will consider it if there is enough interest!)

An offline app

So if this sounds interesting to you, you can find the first devlog below the cut (it's a long one!):

(I have used word highlighting and emojis as it helps me read large chunks of text, I hope it's alright with y'all!)

Tech stack & setup (feel free to skip if you don't care!)

The project is set up using:

Database: MySQL 8.4.3

Language: PHP 8.3

Framework: Laravel 10 with Breeze (authentication and user accounts) and Livewire 3 (front end integration)

Styling: Tailwind v4

I tried to set up Laragon to easily run the backend, but I ran into issues so I'm just running "php artisan serve" for now and using Laragon to run the DB. Also I'm compiling styles in real time with "npm run dev". Speaking of the DB, I just migrated the default auth tables for now. I will be making app-related DB tables in the next devlog. The awesome thing about Laravel is its Breeze starter kit, which gives you fully functioning authentication and basic account management out of the box, as well as optional Livewire to integrate server-side processing into HTML in the sexiest way. This means that I could get all the boring stuff out of the way with one terminal command. Win!

Styling and layout (for the UI nerds - you can skip this too!)

I changed the default accent color from purple to orange (personal preference) and used an emoji as a placeholder for the logo. I actually kinda like the emoji AS a logo so I might keep it.

Laravel Breeze came with a basic dashboard page, which I expanded with a few containers for the different sections of the page. I made use of the components that come with Breeze to reuse code for buttons etc throughout the code, and made new components as the need arose. Man, I love clean code 😌

I liked the dotted default Laravel page background, so I added it to the dashboard to create the look of a bullet journal. I like the journal-type visuals for this project as it goes with the theme of a notebook/file. I found the code for it here.

I also added some placeholder menu items for the pages that I would like to have in the app - Profile, (Inner) World, Front Decider, and Chat.

i ran into an issue dynamically building Tailwind classes such as class="bg-{{$activeStatus['color']}}-400" - turns out dynamically-created classes aren't supported, even if they're constructed in the component rather than the blade file. You learn something new every day huh…

Also, coming from Tailwind v3, "ps-*" and "pe-*" were confusing to get used to since my muscle memory is "pl-*" and "pr-*" 😂

Feature 1: Profiles page - proof of concept

This is a page where each alter's profiles will be displayed. You can switch between the profiles by clicking on each person's name. The current profile is highlighted in the list using a pale orange colour.

The logic for the profiles functionality uses a Livewire component called Profiles, which loads profile data and passes it into the blade view to be displayed. It also handles logic such as switching between the profiles and formatting data. Currently, the data is hardcoded into the component using an associative array, but I will be converting it to use the database in the next devlog.

New profile (TBC)

You will be able to create new profiles on the same page (this is yet to be implemented). My vision is that the New Alter form will unfold under the button, and fold back up again once the form has been submitted.

Alter name, pronouns, status

The most interesting component here is the status, which is currently set to a hardcoded list of "active", "dormant", and "unknown". However, I envision this to be a customisable list where I can add new statuses to the list from a settings menu (yet to be implemented).

Alter image

I wanted the folder that contained alter images and other assets to be outside of my Laravel project, in the Pictures folder of my operating system. I wanted to do this so that I can back up the assets folder whenever I back up my Pictures folder lol (not for adding/deleting the files - this all happens through the app to maintain data integrity!). However, I learned that Laravel does not support that and it will not be able to see my files because they are external. I found a workaround by using symbolic links (symlinks) 🔗. Basically, they allow to have one folder of identical contents in more than one place. I ran "mklink /D [external path] [internal path]" to create the symlink between my Pictures folder and Laravel's internal assets folder, so that any files that I add to my Pictures folder automatically copy over to Laravel's folder. I changed a couple lines in filesystems.php to point to the symlinked folder:

And I was also getting a "404 file not found" error - I think the issue was because the port wasn't originally specified. I changed the base app URL to the localhost IP address in .env:

…And after all this messing around, it works!

(My Pictures folder)

(My Laravel storage)

(And here is Alice's photo displayed - dw I DO know Ibuki's actual name)

Alter description and history

The description and history fields support HTML, so I can format these fields however I like, and add custom features like tables and bullet point lists.

This is done by using blade's HTML preservation tags "{!! !!}" as opposed to the plain text tags "{{ }}".

(Here I define Alice's description contents)

(And here I insert them into the template)

Traits, likes, dislikes, front triggers

These are saved as separate lists and rendered as fun badges. These will be used in the Front Decider (anyone has a better name for it?? 🤔) tool to help me identify which alter "I" am as it's a big struggle for us. Front Decider will work similar to FlowCharty.

What next?

There's lots more things I want to do with SysNotes! But I will take it one step at a time - here is the plan for the next devlog:

Setting up database tables for the profile data

Adding the "New Profile" form so I can create alters from within the app

Adding ability to edit each field on the profile

I tried my best to explain my work process in a way that wold somewhat make sense to non-coders - if you have any feedback for the future format of these devlogs, let me know!

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Disclaimers:

I have not used AI in the making of this app and I do NOT support the Vibe Coding mind virus that is currently on the loose. Programming is a form of art, and I will defend manual coding until the day I die.

Any alter data found in the screenshots is dummy data that does not represent our actual system.

I will not be making the code publicly available until it is a bit more fleshed out, this so far is just a trial for a concept I had bouncing around my head over the weekend.

We are SYSCOURSE NEUTRAL! Please don't start fights under this post

[sys-army-knife]

this alter is [sexuality]

this alter is [gender]

Bonus one bc I was bored

This alter is hypersexual

spent like, the past 3 days on these lol

ignore the fact that two of them didn’t fit the theme I went for for making them, I do not feel like changing it bc I am tired af

Nickname me mod sleep deprivation/silly

-Mod 🪙

[mauembit]

sedator / sedated headmate — similar to a sedative or a sleeper, a sedator is a kind of alter that while fronting experiences sedative-like symptoms (relaxed feelings, decreased intensity of sensations, drowsiness, shallow breathing, slowed heart rate, etc.). typically, these kinds of alters will spend most of their time sleeping or exhausted.

[PT: Sedator/Sedated Headmate]

this could be related to long-term use of sedative medication/sedatives, sedation programming, or simply fronting whenever the body/system experiences sedation.

[thecoffeecrew404]

SYSTEM PROFILE EVENT

We’re doing a major Simply Plural overhaul, and every reblog on this post helps us move faster. (We seriously need to get peer pressured.)

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For every 1 reblog:

Update a member’s emoji

For every 3 reblogs:

Update a member’s pronouns

For every 5 reblogs:

Update a member’s description

For every 8 reblogs:

Organize basic folders

For every 10 reblogs:

Add color themes and birthdays

For every 12 reblogs:

Upload an icon as a mask template

For every 15 reblogs:

Organize extra folders

For every 18 reblogs:

Update basic custom fields

For every 20 reblogs:

Complete a member’s face claims

For every 25 reblogs:

Update extra custom fields

For every 30 reblogs:

Create a member’s links if they don’t already have them (Pinterest board, playlist, Rentry page)

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Extra rewards:

• Every 20 fully completed profiles: We’ll post a small profile preview of someone

• Every 50 fully completed profiles: We’ll draw somebody a new face claim and post it

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Rules:

• Only reblogs count for progress.

• Spam is allowed, but please keep reblogs to 5 or fewer per person so the post doesn’t get flagged. Make sure to add different tags each time too.

The old one got taken down for spam

[moonbeamsystem]

I love making intros on sp it's so FUNNN

[egotisicenigma]

「　SHACKLED ?!   ｣

➜ @ a term made for two alters who were made/programmed for eachother. this is a negative term made for programmed systems/alters who have survived RAMCOA/TBMC. This relationship can be handler/programmed or two programmed alters for any type (mostly found in beta, epsilon, twin, kappa, scapeboat programming)

(RAMCOA/TBMC EXCLUSIVE)

[howlsofbloodhounds]

let’s say a version of Killer has D.I.D. in your personal opinion would they go for Final Fusion or Functional Multiplicity

I don’t personally think Killer does have a version of DID. Or if he does, I think it presents more along the lines of UDD (Unspecified Dissociative Disorder) or OSDD-1A.

There’s amnesia, particularly with Stage 4, but none of them are significantly different from the other—especially the Stages. They all identify as Killer, really, just Killer in different modes—or Stages, what have you.

Considering Sans’ canonical reprogramming of his code and his undeniable conditioning by the Player, which is definitely wasn’t aware of for quite some time canonically and genuinely believed it was a choice he was making freely—even when it deeply confused and distressed him, hearing these thoughts in his head as if they aren’t his own—they’d likely be similar to a “programmed” or created system in this case.

If we go off the lens of Killer being a system and approach what we have in his canon material, I think Stage 1 is pushing for Final Fusion. Or something like it—all he wants is the life he had before he became..this, before he did all this. Before the Deal. Before Nightmare.

He wants his home, his life. He wants his brother back. He wants to be Sans again.

In his eyes, he can’t do that unless his SOUL—the Stages—are and is “fixed.” He very clearly is terrified of himself in his higher Stages—he deems himself in Stage 2 as completely untrustworthy, himself in Stage 3 a “crazy” lunatic worthy of being slain and murdered and killed.

What he becomes in Stage 4 is something he can’t even bring himself to talk about or tell anyone—not even Color. Stage 4 isn’t worthy of being acknowledged, shouldn’t even exist, in his eyes.

It comes from a place of feeling completely helpless, out of control, deep self hatred, overwhelming guilt and fear of himself and his own mind and body, and just wanting to die. Existence is almost painful for him.

I’d say for the longest, until Color joined his reasons, his cats and the slim hope of going back to “normal” is what carried him and kept him going on under Nightmare—even if he has to convince himself it’s his own choice to continue on, instead of just someone else’s Determination and will not allowing him to die.

The other Stages may very likely have very different opinions or just straight up visceral reactions to the idea of Final Fusion (Stage 3 in particular.)

I believe that Color and the souls may actually be able to help them come to a decision or an agreement on this, actually. I do truly believe that Color would never want to be rid of the souls—and their particular case, they all truly believe they’d be worse off for it.

Ignoring how Color may not physically literally survive if the souls were to ever leave or separate from him, i think he wouldn’t mentally or emotional survive it either. He’s relied on them for years, even if he wasn’t always aware of that fact.

They keep him calm, they keep kind, they help keep him stable and remind him of who he said he wanted to be, they help him maintain relationships when his own fears and emotional instability would’ve otherwise torn those all apart.

They remind him who he is, they’re there for him—without them, he’d be alone. Again. He doesn’t know who he is without them. They ensure he’s never alone, or forgotten—they never abandon him.

But more than, he loves them. And they love him. Even if some of them didn’t always.

Killer hasn’t reached what Color and the souls have, how could they? All they know is how to fear and blame and death and kill. That’s what most of them were made to do.

So do think Stage 1 at least would push for Final Fusion, or whatever equivalent the UTMV would have—at least for a while. The topic of it is likely to cause a lot of disagreement between the Stages themselves—either because of pure survival instincts and preceiving the idea as some sort of threat, or simply because they’re programmed to resist what they might perceive as “erasure”—or failure to carry out what they were made to do.

[pride-stars]

Aperturegenic : an alternate and/or euphemistic term for systems / plurality formed by programming.

[thecircularsystem]

I am once again reminding everyone not to engage with bait. Please block sn0wchester-system without giving them any further attention. When ableist trolls join communities in order to be ableist, it isn’t the time to try to change them. It’s the time to ostracize them and ignore.

[ratinacoat]

Why people are against RAMCOA

If you scroll through posts in the system community you have most likely seen a handful of people posting about RAMCOA being a bad term. Here is why!

Contrary to what many people think when they see these posts; those people are not denying that your trauma is real. When people are saying RAMCOA isn't real, they're talking about what that term actually means. RAMCOA is misused and misunderstood a lot on the internet. How? I'll go into that.

Where it came from

RAMCOA (Ritual Abuse, Mind Control, and Organized Abuse) is a term that used to be used to be called SRA (Satanic Ritual Abuse) and is now called OEA (Organized and Extreme Abuse)

These terms were created by the ISSTD (International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation), an organization that studies trauma and dissociation, if the name didn't give that away. Each of these terms were used at different times, replacing one another on the ISSTD's SIG (Special Interest Groups) page. In order, it went: SRA, RAMCOA, OEA

SRA was created during a point in time called the Satanic Panic. The Satanic Panic is still going on today but isn't as talked about anymore. It is/was a moral panic about Satanic cults that had over thousands of victims. The thing is, those cults never had proof of existing. Despite thousands of accusations of murder being made, nothing was ever found to prove this. The Satanic Panic is considered a conspiracy theory.

Over time it became clear to groups such as the FBI, CIA, and general law enforcement that these claims weren't actually true, or at least the stories were twisted. FBI Special Agent, Kenneth V. Lanning stated that "ritual" child abuse was not something people should fear due to that lack of evidence despite 50,000 claims of children falling victims to these cults being made.

Antisemitism

When you look at what RAMCOA means on social media, the words alone, and simple definitions, it's not easy to see the antisemitism behind it. However, looking into what the term describes, is used for, and the history of it allows you to see just how the term is antisemitic.

To understand, we need to first go back to the Satanic Panic and what that was. Moral panic about Satanic cults with no proof behind them. During the Satanic Panic, many people were falsely accused of being members of these cults, sacrificing and abusing children, ECT with no proof behind it. Now, we move on to another topic; Blood Libel.

Blood Libel is an antisemitic conspiracy theory that has existed for a very long time. It is the belief that Jewish people are sacrificing non-Jewish children (typically Christians) to use their blood for rituals during/close to Passover. There have been accusations of these things made on Jewish people with no evidence of them what so ever.

Sound familiar?

This is exactly what was happening during the Satanic Panic. The only difference is that they are not out right saying it was Jewish people. However, take into consideration that hardcore Christians often call anything or anyone that doesn't follow their religion "Satanic" and investigators have noticed that within the SRA/RAMCOA conspiracy theories as well.

The Satanic Panic, SRA/RAMCOA, and Blood Libel all directly connect to one another in terms of belief, theories, and actions even if they don't explicitly state that. Conspiracy theorists don't want you to doubt them for any reason, they want you to share their beliefs. Making their antisemitism less explicit helps them do that.

What's wrong about using it

You can't separate something like this from its origin and meaning. It's a harmful term directly connected to these conspiracy theories rooted in antisemitism. The ISSTD changed SRA to RAMCOA and RAMCOA to OEA but the meanings still stay the same. They still discuss "ritual abuse" and "mind control" in their OEA SIG.

The meanings have always stayed the same despite the names/acronyms changing. Members of the RAMCOA SIG were still a part of the SRA SIG and now moved on to the OEA SIG. They still use the term SRA within the SIG with certain members that have been around since the SRA SIG.

By using these terms you are labeling yourself with outdated/controversial terms (ritual abuse and mind control) that are directly connected to the antisemitic conspiracy theories that hurt Jewish people still. Normalizing the usage of these terms is harmful, it allows the conspiracy theorists to further push people away from associating the term with their wrong doings while they continue to do wrong. Jewish people have expressed their discomfort with this. They have expressed how unsafe they feel in the system community because of this.

You cannot call your blogs, servers, accounts, ECT a safe space for systems if that doesn't include Jewish systems.

Alternatives

Instead of using harmful terms such as RAMCOA or the outdated/controversial terms like ritual abuse and mind control, use the more common and correct terms to describe your abuse.

Institutional abuse

Religious abuse

Phycological abuse

Sexual abuse

Organized abuse (Not OEA)

Sadistic abuse

Cult abuse/survivor

Trafficking (survivor)

Some people have expressed concern that these downplay their experiences. Remind yourself that these terms are not specific to the severity. Any severity of physical abuse is still physical abuse. The term you use will never downplay your experiences. You don't need a term to tell other victims "I had it worse than you."

These terms are just more specific terms for abuse. If it helps you, put "severe" in front of the term you use. It may help you feel less like you're downplaying your experiences. But keep in mind that your experience stays the same no matter what. A term does not change what you went through.

Sources

Sources listed below show proof of connection between the ISSTD and RAMCOA, the things they believe, the psychiatrists from the SRA SIG being involved, Kenneth V. Lannings report on SRA, time lines of the Satanic Panic, and articles showing how Jewish people are being effected/how QAnon is a part of this.

Investigator's Guide to Allegations of "Ritual" Child Abuse

Blood Libel

The Satanic Panic in the Missouri General Assembly

RAMCOA SIG (Web Archive)

Ritual Abuse, Mind Control, & Organized Abuse Special Interest Group (RAMCOA SIG)

Ritual Abuse, Mind Control, & Organized Abuse (RAMCOA) SIG

QAnon, Blood Libel, and the Satanic Panic

America's Satanic Panic Returns - This Time Through QAnon