#theyre going to be in the format

[verflares]

(pre-calam) filling the compendium :-)

+ closeup and the aftermath

[lucabyte]

A belief in Nominative Determinsim

[dizzybizz]

youll never believe it but i have more magma stuff

[krysissy]

How to tell you're gay 101:

[kheprriverse]

Malon in many ways is their rock even in small decision-making moments, like making them use a wishbone to make up their minds.

Ballad, however, is a bit dramatic.

[aroaceleovaldez]

i mean it when i say we've gotta bring back askblogs. bring back making character chat posts with poor choice text colors over random backgrounds. bring back blogs dedicated to what outfits you think characters would wear.

fandom is an ecosystem, not a numbers game. these types of blogs/posts/etc still exist in concept, because people still want to make them and they're a great way to get your thoughts of an idea out in a simple format, but most people make them on like tiktok or instagram reels and that's where the problem lies. Those videos don't go anywhere. The format doesn't allow for the discussion to spread through the community and they're less likely to be engaged with in general. And to make them most people have to either show their face or figure out editing software, so the barrier to entry is higher (editing) and/or they have to forfeit an amount of privacy.

those types of posts/blogs are the first rung of the ecosystem. they're the perfect environment for younger members of the fandom to begin safely interacting with the larger community and putting their own thoughts and ideas out there. roleplay is the other major spot for that and those communities are diminishing as well, honestly (if you know of an rp forum board site, cherish it. and if you can make one, make one). they allow younger fans to begin engaging with the source material on a different/deeper level, but still at a very low barrier to entry, and begin conversations with other fans, which also helps them build skills which in turn may encourage them to pursue other avenues within the fandom (fic writing, other formats of askblog - which itself usually leads to art, cosplay, also fic writing, etc). Without those places to build those skills, they might feel discouraged from trying to begin when surrounded by curated people who have built their skills up for years.

And those conversations they foster also in turn help the community, by offering ideas to artists or fic writers to extrapolate on or building community jokes. And that text/blog format specifically is extremely beneficial, because it allows younger members of the fandom to remain anonymous and keep their privacy without concerning themselves with having any platform or having anything attached to them (very important for young fans figuring themselves out and navigating online community spaces for the first time, since they can remove themselves from spaces easily if they decide they don't like it and they're protected, rather than PUTTING THEIR FACE ON THE INTERNET). And those posts they make will spread a lot more into the community since they're in a significantly easier format to be reposted (few people are gonna be reposting tons of random short-form videos versus spamming their instagrams with reposts of 10 random fandom images yoinked from tumblr, or reposting to pinterest or something). Like, don't repost art, at the VERY least don't repost without credit, but also I am not ignorant to the fact that my art is not just the first google image result for "pjo pride" and related searches, but also the 4th, the 6th, the 9th, the 10th, the 11th, etc etc., and pops up in the search results before the official ReadRiordan does simply because people reposted my work more (most with credit, thankfully).

For fandom to be a community, it needs to perpetuate itself. There needs to be engagement with one another and conversation. If that bottom rung is cut off, then new fans won't be able to grow into the other niches of the fandom, and the fandom will be solely reliant on the source material and die out extremely quickly, and there won't be a community. There's no conversation! There's no reason to stay beyond the original material! But if you don't have points of entry for new fans, they won't have any way to build the skills needed to move into those niches, or engage with the community in a healthy way.

tl;dr: Bring back askblogs and character-based text post blogs. They are vital to fandom ecosystem.

[greencarnation]

Printed some fliers and stickers to put up around town tomorrow. Remember that posting isn't the only way to spread awareness and build public consciousness in your area

[m-kyunie]

The hit band HUMANOID TYPHOON (known for their hit single "H.T") releases their first album $$60,000,000. Read our exclusive interview with each member inside!

- Bernardelli Music Society

[syrupyyyart]

one of the first and only teasers for motley: the cartoon

[pftones3482]

Ok now that the excitement is out of the way.

Phineas and Ferb got a proper, good ending. It had a nice follow up movie. If anything, we could have just had a single mini series revolving around Perry and Stacy, because that was the only plot point in the show that never got wrapped up.

Phineas and Ferb didn't need a series renewal. There are many other shows (looking SPECIFICALLY at The Owl House, btw) that deserved a renewal more. Please keep that in mind as we stay tuned for release dates

And tbh it wouldn't hurt to pressure Dan and Disney on social media and let them know we want more queer and poc rep, as well as expanding on the rep we already HAVE. Explore Isabella's and Baljeet's and Stacy's families more (without the weird stereotypes), make characters canonly queer (I mean this seriously guys, I do not mean perryshmirtz )(trans Doof is ✨right there✨), explore Buford and Isabella living with single parents, anything. I know ultimately it's up to Disney, but if Dan won't even try for it, then the renewal was worthless.

The world has grown in the 8 years since we were left in the backyard. Why should the show remain stagnant and the same as it always was?

[seriousbrat]

Petunia Evans + 70's aesthetics, from my series The Darkest Days on Ao3

She retreats, briefly checking her reflection in the mirror above the mantelpiece, and hastily sits back down on the armchair, snatching up her magazine and immersing herself once again in a juicy story about Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner. However, the celebrity gossip that she normally finds so intriguing is punctuated unpleasantly by the sound of voices nearing the front door.

[sunnpii]

I PRESENT TO YOU:

yuris house in minecraft ddlc au :3

(well. she doesnt rlly consider it a "house", she thinks of it more like a... utility tower?? and she keeps all her important stuff there and her spawn point is set there. its judt like her top secret Place. she has smaller, more cozy looking houses that actually LOOK like houses built in a bunch of places scattered across the world. BUT I DIGRESS)

im not much of a builder but this was fun!!1!1!

[motherforthefamicom]

uhh heres some oc art 👍

[jalapenobee]

wOw

[museeofmoon]

Ok but real question, are you guys getting my posts on your feed?? Bcs the last 3 has been flopping like nothing ever

[eastgaysian]

bg3 speedruns are pretty fun