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Now that it's been a few days and on the Discord blog we've decided on a bit of a system, here's what we've come up with. These are the rules:

Welcome to the Transmasc Archive! Unlike what the title suggest, we do not archive transmasc people onto shelves, we archive our own stories and discussions! Here's a few rules for you and everyone else to have a good time on this server!

Rule n.1: Make an intro in the channel below. You'll be able to strike up conversations much faster if others know who you are! You'll also need to choose an emoji to claim articles.

Rule n.2: No harassment. Any type of bigotry will not be tolerated. No racism, no antisemitism, no islamophobia, no misogyny, no homophobia, no transphobia, no ableism. No purposefully misgendering users.

Rule n.3: No discourse. No putting people's identity and labels into question, no bringing drama from any fandom or community, no shipping discourse, no discourse on the terminology of the words transmisandry or transandrophobia.

Rule n.4: No spam. Don't clog up the channels with constant messages. Don't keep tagging people on every message you send.

Rule n.5: Minors are not allowed to send selfies in the selfies channel.

We have a three strikers, then kick policy. After you've been kicked, you'll have to fill out a form to be allowed back in. Another strike and you're banned.

What do we mean when we say "claim articles"? I'm glad you asked!

These are our channels! Now what's each channel for?

The first three, after general chat of course, are for the technical aspects of running the website.

The blue ones are the channels to discuss topics for each website's section, that I will show below.

And the green ones are casual channels!

But let's get to placeholder-articles. This is a channel meant to serve as a sort of queue for articles that we've planned. It keeps track of what articles are going to be written and which ones have been published!

However, they also serve another very important function: claiming articles!

You see, someone might have a great idea for an article, that others agree should be written, but they don't have the time or spoons to actually write the article, or maybe they're just throwing the idea out there!

So, anyone's free to "claim" that idea and write the article themselves! That's what you need your emoji for.

Here's the system:

When you have a clear idea for an article, post a placeholder name on this channel.

This is why we ask that the name be something descriptive, like: MISINFORMATION - Radical Feminism's Ties to Right Wing Ideology

You can change the title when you post the article, we just need to know what it's about!

You can post placeholder names for articles that you, personally, don't plan on writing, but think should be written anyways. If you're not sure anyone would be interested, ask in the section's channel if others like the idea.

If you plan on writing the article yourself, put your emoji after your own title. If you see a placeholder that hasn't been claimed, you can claim it by reacting to the message with your emoji! First come, first served rules. You can discuss switching or backing out in private messages, of course.

As a rule of thumb, don't write placeholder messages for ideas others have pitched in another channel. Just wait until they do it!

Once you've written the article and you've posted in, or sent it to someone who has posted it (or are just about to), react to the placeholder title message with this emoji: to let us know it's been posted.

So here's the deal: we have A LOT of ideas so far! So many, we can't possibly write them all. We're showing them here so you guys know what to expect in the future, but also hoping it might also give you the incentive to join and find something to write!

Here's the list of ideas we have so far. As you can see, some have already been claimed!

Transcript:

HEALTHCARE - Everything Testosterone - What Will It Do To My Body?

HEALTHCARE - Top Surgery: What are My Options?

HEALTHCARE - Bottom Surgery: What Are My Options?

HEALTHCARE - Testosterone and Infertility: Some Myths

HEALTHCARE - Needle Safety For Testosterone Injection

HEALTHCARE - Acne Care For Your Second Puberty

HEALTHCARE - Yes, There Too: How To Clean Your Body On Testosterone

HEALTHCARE - Receding Hairline: How To Prevent It, and How to Grieve It

HEALTHCARE - Self Advocacy in the Doctor’s Office

HISTORY - Transmasc History 101 - Lesbian or Trans Man? The Labeling Issue

MISINFORMATION - TERFs and Their Transandrophobic Rhetoric

MISINFORMATION - Radical Feminism Explained - The That's-A-Lot-Of-Assumptions Ideology

TIRFism - Is It Really Any Better than TERFism?

TERFs And Their Unlikely Ally - The Alt-Right

Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: How Trans Men And Transmascs Are Gaslighted Into Complacency

Butch Flight - When Trans Men And Transmascs' Worth Depends On Being An Option to Fuck

Tonight's The Time To Join The Wolfen Clan - Testosterone Ignites Violence?

Is Transmasculinity An Escape From The Patriarchy? A Transmasc Perspective On This Topic, Finally

MISINFORMATION- No One Wins- Transmasc Invisibility in Media Content, and Why

CREATIVE WORKS - Homestuck and Its History With Transmasculinity

MISINFORMATION - Myths About Post Transition Social Norms for Trans Mascs

MISINFORMATION - Fujoshi Was His Name - The Myth of Gay Men LARPing As Yaoi Boys (edited)

MISINFORMATION - Who Were Baedells?

MISINFORMATION - "Sisterhood" - Cis Women And Their Entitlement to Our Bodies

MISINFORMATION - The Day I Disappeared - Transandrophobia Outside Of TERF Circles

CREATIVE WORKS - Trans mascs in the music scene

MISINFORMATION - Trans Exclusionary Homosexual Males - Vagina Repulsion As The Basis of Homosexuality

TRANSMASC QUEER THEORY - Butch, Futch And Femme Labels Among Queer Men

TRANSMASC QUEER THEORY - Transmasc Lesbians And Male Lesbians - A Lesson In How Labels Aren't Boxes

And now, a look at our website, The Transmasc Archive, edited by @hadeantaiga!

This is the Home page. Now here's a rundown of the sections based on the topics we'd like to cover:

Let's explore them in order:

Transm-ask: This is the section where you can ask us any question regarding transmasculinity, whether it's labels, transition info, coming out tips, and much more. And if you'd like to stay anonymous, you can send your questions to @transm-ask.

Healthcare: This section will cover things like medical transition but also interacting with doctors when you're a transmasculine or FtM person, especially in reproductive care.

History: This section will cover transmasculine and trans FtM history. Every month on the 19th, we publish "Historic Trans Man of the Month" starting next month, on International Men's Day!

Misinformation: This is the section where we debunk myths on testosterone and trans men, and where we discuss transandrophobic rhetoric coming from different sources, inside and outside the queer community.

Transmasc queer theory: Here we keep the complicated and personal stuff. The discussion of transmasc labels, our relationship with gender and how it intersects with our sexuality, how trans men uncover how complicated male privilege is.

Transmasc support: This section is for you! Got something you'd like to show off? An online store, a webcomic, a YouTube channel? This is the section for you.

Creative works: The last section covers transmascs and trans men in creative fields, as well as representation and...original works! Each month we propose a new prompt for stories, illustrations or mini-comics. Whichever avenue you prefer!

And the forum is for discussing among users on the site itself!

Hopefully this can give everyone a better idea of how this is gonna work, so if any of you were on the fence about joining, you know what to expect!

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