#queue the awesome

[unforth]

Gentle reminder that very little fandom labor is automated, because I think people forget that a lot.

That blog with a tagging system you love? A person curates those tags by hand.

That rec blog with a great organization scheme and pretty graphics? Someone designed and implemented that organization scheme and made those graphics.

That network that posts a cool variety of stuff? People track down all that variety and queue it by hand, and other people made all the individual pieces.

That post with umpteen links to helpful resources, and information about them? Someone gathered those links, researched the sources, wrote up the information about them.

That graphic about fandom statistics? Someone compiled those statistics, analyzed them, organized them, figured out a useful way to convey the information to others, and made the post.

That event that you think looks neat? Someone wrote the rules, created the blogs and Discords, designed the graphics, did their best to promo the event so it'd succeed.

None of this was done automatically. None of it just appears whole out of the internet ether.

I think everyone realizes that fic writing and fanart creation are work, and at least some folks have got it through their heads that gif creation and graphics and moodboards take effort, and meta is usually respected for the effort that goes into it, at least as far as I've seen, but I feel like a lot of people don't really get how much labor goes into curation, too.

If people are creating resources, curating content, organizing the creations of others, gathering information, and doing other fandom activities that aren't necessarily the direct action of creation, they're doing a lot of fandom labor, and it's often largely unrecognized.

Celebrate fan work!

To folks doing this kind of labor: I see you, and I thank you. You are the backbones of our fandoms and I love you.

[tomatoart]

training montage

[izel-scribbles]

there was a charity stream a year ago where john/arthur played farming simulator, john was adamant about getting a scarecrow. so. farmer arthur?? may or may not have left everything behind with no clue how to farm though lol

<3333

[hiddencircus]

WONDERHORROR!? TEST OF COURAGE! GIFS!

likes & reblogs are appreciated! | reblog if use

[intheholler]

My love letter to Appalachia is really a love letter to my grandfather, who is from Eastern Tennessee. He wore railroad overalls until his last days, played blues harp and spoons, made folk art like a giant mosquito made from a pinecone, shared his mountain superstitions like spitting under a rock to heal a stitch in your side, and was my best friend. When the mountains speak to me, it's in Grandpa Buddy's voice.

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[abbeyofcyn]

To all my followers,

I've had so much fun since I made this account and I'd love to give something in return!

Rules:

Leave a comment to join

Be a follower ✨️

Closes Wednesday 5 July 2023 12pm (noon) GMT+1

I'll give everyone a number (order of comments) and use a website to randomly pick one

You get:

A drawing with max. 2 characters

Rottmnt or rottmnt ocs (make sure you have references)

Only sfw (angst, romance and minor blood/injuries are fine)

It might not be much, but know I appreciate your tags, asks and comments so so much!

[yasu-kun]

【２０２２－０５－１９】　Ｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　Ｌａｍｂｓ　（Ｐａｒｏｄｙ）

[call-me-oracle]

barbara gordon in batgirl #11

bonus:

[bluepallilworld]

woop woop here's a gif

Jing, baby, I wonder what she is humming...

happy birthday @ari-cuno ^^

thanks @shinechermont for organizing this collab gift :]

a still version under the readmore in case dumblr bring too much the quality down

also here's the reference I used to make the base (it changed so much XDc)

[isjuice]

reeally quite obsessed with these guyz from the dungeon

[jammerwaves]

BIVEKIT AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

250 x 250 & free to use, credit not necessary but appreciated ^_^

[front-facing-pokemon]

[microwavedman]

[coreene]

This is from when Astarion tells the player that he's a vampire

Player: But you've been walking in the sun this whole time. Astarion: And by rights I should be cinders blowing in the wind, but something's protecting me. The same something that's kept us from turning into mind flayers, no doubt. But that's neither here nor there. What matters is everything's out in the open now. Because we trust each other. devnote: He doesn't really believe what he's saying but trying to convince the player

Player: We are a team. We need each other. Astarion: Exactly! I knew I could rely on you. Just like you can rely on me. devnote: Do not rely on Astarion, dear player. He will eat you.

I've seen this being shared before but I wanted to have it on my blog anyway. That last devnote just kills me. And Astarion does, in fact, kill you if you let him. I like that it happens. I think that was one of the moments where it broke that romantic vampire trope. You can't trust vampires - they will eat you!!

I didn't know much about dnd vampires, and having already lived through that vampire loving phase in my teens he wasn't really interesting to me, at first glance. But being a vampire is not really the main focus of his story, is it? It's trauma, slavery and survival. It's how strong he is despite being so goddamned scared.

Which makes him human more than anything else. I think we like him so much because of that.

[hiddencircus]

KOHANE LAYOUTS!

other funky fun layouts likes & reblogs are appreciated! | reblog if use

[starswirly]

Ink -> Comyet

Ink aka my favorite drawing test subject :]