#reblog to spread the word

[jessiarts]

[Shut off last version of this post to avoid possible continual spread of misinformation that was corrected by staff. Reposting clean with corrected info]

So I'm sure almost everyone knows about the porn bot problem by now, so here's a post detailing why it's a problem, and what we need to do about it.

First off, yes, always block the porn bots. Don't be mislead into thinking they're ok to keep around because they 'inflate your follower count.'

Firstly, no one cares about, nor can anyone even see, your follower count. Be free from the shackles that are the bullshit other socials told you was important. Don't let your ego be tied to a number. Having a lot of followers won't earn you any clout here.

Secondly, bots only follow blogs to try and legitimize their malware (and other dodgy) links. This post goes into more detail about that.

Now that that's out of the way, you'll need to know how to recognize a porn bot. This round the template seems to be:

A profile photo of a pretty lady or guy, usually in their underwear, with a similar header photo.

A bio with some combination of: [Age] // [Name] // [Location] // [Emoji] // [Top Bullshit% OnlyFans]

URL consisting of a name followed by a number (i.e: firstlast999)

Typically an empty blog, or if there is content, it's all dodgy links. Visible, but empty, Likes Tab, & occasionally a visible Following Tab.

You likely recognize the pattern.

So, what you want to do is, first, report the blog as spam On mobile it'll look like this:

On mobile you'll need to report spam first, and then go back to the menu again to block.

On desktop it will look like this, and unlike mobile, you'll be able to report spam and block in the same motion:

If I remember correctly,* be sure to "Report Spam", not "Report sexually explicit material" to feed the bots to the proper channels. Because the blog is empty, they haven't posted anything explicit that would violate TOS. However, staff can recognize a bot, and if you report the blog for spam (the actual problem) they'll take a look, more than likely find that the blog is posting or DMing dodgy links, and dispose of it.

And I think that's it. Here's wishing you all a happy and safe blogging experience!

[UPDATE: It was suggested on another post that the bots track your IP if you click on them to send more your way. However, someone from staff corrected and said this is incorrect. They also corrected the 'guilt by association' myth that bots following you can get your blog flagged by tumblr.

That said, that trail all led to another, easier, way to report/block the bots all from your Follower Tab instead of visiting each blog separately, unfortunately it only works on desktop:

(For newbies, click on the little person icon at the top right of your screen and scroll to find the Followers tab under the blog/sideblog you need to block a pornbot from.)

*I remember this information from a blog that used to be all about taking down the pornbots. Unfortunately I do not know if that blog is still active, nor can I remember the URL. If anyone knows what blog I'm referring to, and/or if they're still active, please feel free to tag them so others can follow them for more tips!

[almalvo]

About An Official Spiderverse Artist...

Please do not just scroll past this post; read it.

If you guys follow me on twitter, you probably already know.

But if you dont or still want to read this anyway - here you go:

I aint big, but I got a growing platform that I see as important for me to use as a force for things that matter.

So here I am.

And I got something to say about a certain "artist".

There are so many fucked up people who call themselves artists who are so heavily worshipped by us who both get and or dont get outed in the world for things they do and for their general piss-poor behaviours and persons.

Im here to talk about one in particular (and certainly wont be the last).

There is an artist that basically EVERYONE here has seen art from before, printed in the official Sony artbooks too.

If you have seen this:

Then you have seen this artist before.

His name is Alberto Mielgo. He goes by @/pinkman_himself on twitter.

He is a HUGE part of the art direction and stylisation of the spiderverse movies, if that isnt already obvious. Because he was the former original art director of Into The Spiderverse.

Yes. Former.

Cuz he got "mYsTeRiOuSlY fiReD" from Sony 2 years into pre-production and completely removed from the project.

You may have also seen this character before:

Yes. THAT asian character from Netflix's Love Death + Robots, from the episode "The Witness".

Familiar? Yeah. Because this episode was also made by the same guy, Mielgo.

I aint going to talk about what happens in that episode and hesitate to encourage anyone to watch it - cuz all it basically is is a megalo-misogynistic, assault "glorified for the sake of aRtT", racially fetishised showcase of this crazy makeup/haired bdsm stereotyped asian girl sex worker who essentially gets murdered over and over and over after running for her life completely naked through the city for all of us to see for some fucking reason.

BUt yeah anyways, you can see it in the first pic, but Ill put it here to show more clearly - this here is NOT the character from LDR. But I can understand why you might think so:

Yeah. You read that name in the bottom right corner correctly. This is Peni Parker. His concept art of Peni Parker. A 13 YEAR OLD CHILD. Lookin suspiciously like and dressed as the adult person from LDR with ALSO the crazy hair, make up - WITH AN O-RING CHOKER AND BALL-GAG LIPSTICK (BDSM).

13. year. old. child.

This man only sees east asian women this way.

He likes them crazy, sexy, broken--

and young.

Cuz this man also wrote this on a now-deleted post on his website:

Yeah. He, this whole ass middle-aged white cishet male spaniard thirstin for kids since he was 18 for 12 year old girls.

Cuz 12 year old girls are a fuckin "KNOCK OUT" when they grow up, when they ripen up into adulthood, to this man Alberto Mielgo, aka @/pinkman_himself, this creature.

And if auctioning NFTs isnt bad enough (cuz yes, ofc he does that too - its literally the first option on his website) -

His entire fucking portfolio is of drawing women he had sex with.

His fucking PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO is all of painting and drawing women in very compromising, questionable ways of the VERY SAME WOMEN HE HAD SLEPT WITH THROUGH HIS LIFE.

They look as creepy as they are.

But the scariest part?

While I myself had only just found out about this some days ago as of writing this, some of us have known about this man and his antics for years.

And he keeps getting greenlit by the industry, over and over and over; winning awards, getting respected, praised, admired, even by fellow at-home artists like many of you out there if you dont already do so.

And nothing will happen to him cuz he is a white cishet male artist who has money and a following and connections and influence and power.

So yeah.

I just wanted to talk about a certain official Spiderverse artist to just let yall know there are freaks everywhere, and that no matter how small it is, it's people like me and you who need to do what we can to keep up awareness and warn our communities and protect our most vulnerable.

My suggestion is to take heed of what I said, ask questions about everything you will ever see again from anyone around you, no less the industry, THINK for once, and actually give a fuck.

Keep away.

Do not support this man.

But the decision is ultimately yours.

Stay awake, yall.

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(His face, publicly available as his imdb profile):

scary.

[doumadono]

Doumadono's ice cream shop event

About a year ago, I made the decision to start writing for my private blog, inspired by my first viewing of Demon Slayer. Since then, a lot has changed, and I've grown as a writer. I've had the privilege of meeting incredibly talented writers and artists, forming friendships that have endured to this day. But above all, I've been able to bring a little joy to my readers and those who trusted me with their emergency requests. A year on, with more experience and wisdom, I can confidently say that pursuing my small dream was the right choice. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you who chose to follow my little blog. Without your support, I wouldn't be where I am today. Thank you, guys.

To celebrate and add a bit of fun to the mix, I'm opening up my inbox for a few days. This time around, I've got a little ice cream menu for you all. Check out all the details below the cut!

your order should look something like this: I'd like to order a vanilla ice cream cone with sprinkles and maple syrup on top (remember to include your preferred character/s, along with any other details like kinks, AU type, and so on)

Masterlist for the event will be updated with the links upon posting. I'll be sharing the works starting from March 31st and continue until I've fulfilled all the requests. Just a heads up, though: I might not respond to requests that don't follow the event's rules or my own guidelines, or if they make me uncomfortable.

Also, please share this post to help spread the word!

[beebeewoop]

AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ANY NEWCOMERS TO THE EDDSWORLD FANDOM

It has come to the attention of I and many others that there has been some disrespect going on between Tumblr users who like to draw ship art of the Eddsworld characters and those who do not like to see certain ships. I will not name names or point fingers, but this needs to be addressed. Making art of these ships is absolutely okay to do as long as it is not problematic! We want Tumblr to be a safe place for those who use it as their outlet for art.

To any newcomers entering the Eddsworld fandom: most of us Eddhead veterans are in our late teens or early twenties so most of us are adults. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE WRINGER AND WE KNOW THE DRILL:

The fictional characters are not the real people, so yes, it is okay to ship the fictional characters. We know the difference between the fictional characters and the real people.

DO NOT bash those who ship certain characters together. DO NOT comment on a post of ship art you don't like just to tell the artist you don't like it. They spent a lot of time making that and it is very disrespectful to the artist. They have every right to take offense to your comment. Even if you were to say "Nice art but I don't ship it" is still considered disrespectful.

If you see something you don't like either scroll past it, filter out the tags, or block the person. It's really that simple! You do not have to interact with the art or the artist.

Also, T.H.I.N.K. before you speak, please! What has been said many times before needs to be said again.

T.H.I.N.K. is an acronym that stands for:

Is it True?

Is it Helpful?

Is it Inspiring?

Is it Necessary?

Is it Kind?

If what you want to say is none of these, then please reconsider saying it.

Thank you.

And thank you @crystalwhisp for helping me write this.

[arrthurpendragon]

OC Fanfiction Review Exchange 2023:

There seems to be a lack of engagement in the OC Community - so, here's an attempt to help! (This will not fix all problems, but it can do a small part for some creators)

The expectation of the exchange is that you'll pick at least 3 fics and then comment on at least 5 chapters (exception: if the fic has less than 5 chapters)

Right now I'm in the data gathering part of the exchange.  

You'll be able to "sign up" for fics to read around Nov. 11-12.

The expectation is that you'll have until Dec. 31st to do the readings you signed up for.

. . . if you don't have any fics, but are willing to read comment on this post letting me know so that I can tag you when the stories are ready to be signed-up for! :)

Information required for the exchange: (Fill out via the Google Form)

Fic Title:

Fandom:

Pairing (if applicable):

Is your fic 18+?

Summary:

Link(s):

Your Username:

You may submit up to three (3) published fics that you'd like comments on.  

Please fill out a separate form per fic. 

As long as the fic had published writing - you are welcome to submit it!

Password: Ready 2 Read

GOOGLE FORM

[paper-starz]

CALLING EVERYONE IN THE "HELLO PUPPETS" FANDOM MORTIMER HANDEE HAS A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE!!!!

VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

Vote for the poll! It contains these 5 lovely fandoms!

Amanda the Adventurer

Welcome Home

Hello Puppets!

Smile for Me

Poppy Playtime!

Oh? What exactly are you voting for? A crossover special of course! A crossover between the 5 fandoms above and My Friendly Neighborhood!

And in case you don't know what My Friendly Neighborhood is, lemme explain!

My Friendly Neighborhood is basically what happens when you mix Resident Evil and Sesame Street together! You play as Gordon, an old handyman who is tasked with taking down the antennae in the My Friendly Neighborhood studio (which has been broadcasting old episodes over the news!) and ends up getting chased down by some slightly unhinged puppets....

Go Check MFN out if you have the chance! It's a lovely game! If you like puppets (which I'm sure members of the Hello Puppets community does) and if you like a very valuable lesson AND a subversion of the ole' mascot horror genre, then you will LOVE MFN!

OH AND THE POLL (click below!)

WE ONLY HAVE 5 DAYS AND 19 HOURS LEFT SO YOUR JOB IS TO SPREAD THIS INFO FAR AND WIDE!

REBLOG REBLOG!

MAKE MORE PROPAGANDA FANART!

IDC WHAT YOU DO! GET THIS TO SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE!

[princesschubbi]

My follow up appointment for after my surgery went really well everyone! I'm healing nicely they said so one more follow up appointment in two ish weeks and I should be close to back to normal!

I hate to ask, but since I am unable to work/make content while I'm healing, any donations to my links would be so insanely appreciated to keep me on my feet until I can get back to making content for you all 🥹 I still have two ish more weeks at least that I won't be able to make any new content or post on my onlyfans and that means i will probably lose a big portion of my income for the time being. I tried to go into this prepared with scheduled content, but an emergency hospital visit made my surgery get rescheduled, which means I ran out of queued posts. I apologize for not being able to put out content while I'm stuck healing right now 😞 I promise once I'm back to somewhat normal I will begin posting again, but in the meantime genuinely anything helps to keep me afloat until then. I'm hoping to get close to $100/$150 so I can afford enough gas for my upcoming doctor appointment as well as my weekly necessities (personal examples: food, soap to wash my incision sight, cat food, etc.) My links will be at the bottom of this post, like I said genuinely anything helps. Thank you if you took the time to read this 🙏☺️ and a special thank you to anyone who supports this post by reblogging or donating 💜

My links 💕

$0/$150

[letsdeerintheheadlightsuniverse]

Fellow pirates, welcome to the Avenge Tour!

Following the tragic news about the future of ofmd, I've decided to channel my frustrations elsewhere.

They might have officially put the proverbial nail in the show's coffin, but that doesn't mean we can't remind the streaming services that as a fandom, we aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

Please feel free to tag your posts, fanfictions, fanart, analysis, rants, and all things ofmd related with #avengeofmd (if you want to, of course).

Remember, it's not over until Izzy sings la vi en rose!

(You may also like and reblog this post to spread awareness)

[forbidden-sunlight]

Send this to the twelve nicest people you know or who seem to have a good heart and if you get five back you must be pretty awesome.

Challenge accepted!

@angelltheninth @vikkirosko @hikari-michiko @alastor-simp @deathmetalunicorn1 @scoutswritingcorner @witch-of-the-writing-desk @tonightwrites @ladydoe8 @lxdymoon0357 @facelessfionna @swallowtail-lotus

Spread this post and share a little love to your mutuals or fellow writers who believe are just as amazing and make their day a little brighter :) Hope to see you all over the weekend if this six day work week doesn’t burn me out first lol.

[the-ace-reader]

URGENT NOTICE FOR US DISCORD USERS!!!!!

There is an announcement floating around, and this one starts out basically the same way, but

I have included a more in-depth email template to send to Discord that is based on an arbitration opt-out sample letter from a legal office.

That way, your opt-out will hopefully be more watertight, as this is a legal issue. It may be overkill, and hopefully it is, but better safe than sorry, right?

———————

Discord has decided to do an INCREDIBLY SHADY MOVE and change their TOS to include an arbitration clause (scroll down until you see the bolded heading titled “Agreement to Arbitrate”)

To opt-out of the arbitration clause, email

arbitration-opt-out@discord.com

with your notice that you do not wish to be a part of the clause. It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you do this as soon as possible.

A possible email format to use (remember that this IS a legal opt-out) -

Email Subject: Opting Out of the Agreement to Arbitrate

To Whom It May Concern:

I, [legal name], am opting out of the Agreement to Arbitrate as outlined in Section 16 of your Discord Terms of Service Agreement, on [today’s date].

I do not agree to the Agreement to Arbitrate for any accounts created by, or associated with, the email(s)/phone number(s) provided:

[list email(s)/phone number(s) attached to discord accounts]

This opt-out notice applies to any and all accounts that I, [legal name], have utilized in the past, am currently utilizing presently, and may choose to utilize and create in the future.

Please let me know as soon as possible if you need any additional information from me to implement my opt-out request.

Finally, I ask that you send me confirmation that you have received and processed this opt-out notice.

Sincerely,

[legal name]

For more information, here is someone that breaks it down a little bit:

[gettingovershame]

I love the idea of Bumi II being aroace. 🧡💛🤍🩵💙

I like the idea that he defies expectations just by being himself.

I like thinking that this sailor/soldier and world-famous-nepo-baby DOESN’T have a lover waiting for him at every port. And that his wild adventure stories are never a seduction tactic… they just are!

And sure there’s the obvious source of angst: “The firstborn child of the Avatar and the last Waterbender of the SWT (two of the strongest benders in the world) turns out to be a Non-Bender.” … but there’s also the implied angst: The likelihood of Bumi II wanting to produce children that are SWT benders or that carry Airbender genetics/Air-Nomad heritage is lower.

Im just saying… with how much time Katara and Aang spend in their tweenage hormones throughout ATLA … it’d be ironic if their first kid was just unconcerned with all that mess.

[dragonfoxstar]

Hello there! I'll be hosting the @momocon Voltron Fan Photoshoot on Saturday, May 25th at 1PM! Location will be at the Koi Pond above Hall B at the GWCC! All Voltron cosplayers and fans alike are welcome to attend for a whole hour! See you guys there! :D

[sexynbgfpollhost]

(Follow me to stay updated on the sexy non-binary tournament. It's free, and you can easily unfollow once it's over :)

Sexy Nb/Gf Poll ROUND TWO

(Round One):

Lake Ripple vs Redson: See Results Crowley vs Envy: See Results Jim Jimenez vs Kazi: See Results Napstablook vs Frank Frankly: See Results Raine Whispers vs Double Trouble: See Results Zooble vs Hange Zoe: See Results Peng vs Aziraphale: See Results Julie Joyful vs Muzan Kibutsuji: See Results

(Round Two):

[mothleey]

please i need you to read this

On February 2, a wildfire broke out in Chile that started mainly in the city of Viña del Mar and has spread to nearby cities in recent days.

The cause of the fire is unknown, however, given several videos and testimonies, it can be seen that these have been CAUSED by people (still unidentified) in different parts of the area.

The fire continues to spread quickly, with at least 112 people dead, more than 3,000 houses burned and hundreds of people and animals missing. Considering this as one of the worst catastrophes since the 2010 earthquake.

I know people who have lost their homes, belongings, pets, children, siblings, parents, absolutely everything. So far much of the help is coming from firefighters, volunteers, donations and non-governmental organizations and many have lost their lives in the attempt to help.

I am making this post in the hope of reaching more people and bringing more help.

If you have relatives in Chile, please contact them and if possible find a way to provide help. If you have any questions leave them in the comments and I will try to answer as soon as possible.

You can make a donation from abroad through https://desafiolevantemoschile.org/

but if you are unable to donate (which I fully understand), you can share this video https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM674QR1J/

all help is greatly appreciated ❤️‍🩹

[letsdeerintheheadlightsuniverse]

FEEL FREE TO TAG ANY OF YOUR OFMD- RELATED POSTS WITH #AVENGEOFMD. THEY MAY HAVE CANCELLED THE SHOW BUT THEY CAN NEVER DIMINISH OUR SPIRIT!

(Like & reblog this post too to spread the word!)