AI-less Whumptober 2026 @ailesswhumptober - Tumblr Blog

All About Us! -->asks are currently open<-- AI-less Whumptober 2025 Prompts

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~Who are the Tumblr Mods?~ Mod Missy: She/They, Writer --will sign >Mod Missy when answering questions Mod Radio: They/It, Artist --will sign >Mod Radio when answering questions

Mod Shae: They/Them, Writer --will sign >Mod Shae when answering questions ~Some Frequently Asked Questions~

Q:Why did you make a separate Whumptober? A: We noticed the usual Whumptober has taken a strange stance in regards to generative AI content, particularly a non-stance that doesn't seem to discourage AI usage in the way we and some others were hoping. This included saying generative AI had a place in writing as well as art, and saying defending against it was going down on an already burning hill. We disagree with this wholeheartedly. (read this for more info) Q:What is AI-less Whumptober? A: Well, it's basically Whumptober... But with a firm stance against AI content. AI-less Whumptober will essentially function the same, with a list of prompts every day for the month of October, with the difference being that we actively disavow/disallow generative AI content and discourage it strongly

Q: What's so bad about generative AI?

A: Generative AI in itself is a theft. It works off of cannibalizing other people's works, often without permission, and it CANNOT be used without this theft. The argument that you can just train it on your own work is entirely false, as even then with the gen AI apps used it compares, contrasts, and includes work that is plagiarized and stolen from artists and writers alike. It is also downright terrible for the environment AI IS NOT AN ACCESSIBILITY TOOL! Q: Okay, but is generative AI really that bad though? A: Yes, yes it is. here are some links. > the negative impacts of AI art on Artists >The Intellectual Property Problem

>AI in the publishing world: Are AI novels theft? >ChatGPT: The fight against AI Q: Do you have to post every single day? A: Nope! You can post any of the days you'd like. You can bounce around and do 10 different ones, or just 1, or all 31! If you're posting content you made under the hashtag #AIlesswhumptober2025, congratulations, you've participated in AI-less Whumptober! Q: Can I post NSFW? A: Absolutely! Just please keep everything under the read more, otherwise known as the cut. NSFW content is allowed in the Discord server, in separate channels. Q: Can I post OC content? A: Yes! AI-less Whumptober is a multi-fandom event that can include different fandoms or original content Q: Will your list of prompts be different from the regular Whumptober? A: Yes. The mods of AI-less Whumptober have come up with the 31 different prompts, as well as a few extras in case the theme of the day just isn't vibing with you! 3. How do I protect my work from AI?

Glaze is a great tool for protecting the art that you post, made by the awesome people at University of Chicago. As for writing, we're looking at finding solutions for this. We're open to suggestion! -->Our Discord<--

#whumptober #About us #whump #ailesswhumptober2025

ailesswhumptober

Hello and thank you for wanting to contribute to the prompt list for this year's AI-less Whumptober! Feel free to leave as few or as many pr

Please feel free to leave your prompt suggestions now for AI-less whumptober 2026! This form will remain up exactly one week, until the 12th of July. Sharing it around is much appreciated :D

#Creeping into the last day to send us your prompts!

ailesswhumptober

Hello and thank you for wanting to contribute to the prompt list for this year's AI-less Whumptober! Feel free to leave as few or as many pr

Please feel free to leave your prompt suggestions now for AI-less whumptober 2026! This form will remain up exactly one week, until the 12th of July. Sharing it around is much appreciated :D

ailesswhumptober

Hello and thank you for wanting to contribute to the prompt list for this year's AI-less Whumptober! Feel free to leave as few or as many pr

Please feel free to leave your prompt suggestions now for AI-less whumptober 2026! This form will remain up exactly one week, until the 12th of July. Sharing it around is much appreciated :D

how do we feel about song lyrics as whumptober prompts?

If you think they fit well as a whump prompt, definitely submit them! :D

#beep boop! you've got mail!#mod shae #we aim for a good variety of vibes in the prompts

Hello and thank you for wanting to contribute to the prompt list for this year's AI-less Whumptober! Feel free to leave as few or as many pr

Please feel free to leave your prompt suggestions now for AI-less whumptober 2026! This form will remain up exactly one week, until the 12th of July. Sharing it around is much appreciated :D

#announcement #ailesswhumptober #ailesswhumptober2026 #whump event

Hiii! Is the release date for the prompts this year similar or earlier to last year? I only discovered this account recently, but I really loved how writers have around 3 months to prepare since the other Whumptober barely gave time (only around 2 months or less iirc) to plan and write, so even slow writers or busy peeps had a chance to participate

AI-less Whumptober will be returning for 2026 yes!

We're putting the Google Form out later today for people to drop prompt suggestions in, so keep an eye out for that if you're interested in contributing to what ends up on the prompt list this year.

Hopefully, we will be able to release the prompt list around a similar time as last year (last year we did it on July 21).

#beep boop! you've got mail!#mod shae

Plausibly if I came here to ask if you're doing a prompt list for this year and scrolled and saw the asks about badges and everything nearly a year after doing your whumptober can I get a badge?? Is it too late I'm heartbroken

Just for you, if you DM to let us know what badges you've earned, I'll personally deliver them to you ;3

#beep boop! you've got mail!#mod shae

sycamorality

hi guys! discord is doing a survey on how people would like ai to be integrated into discord. take it and say fuck no to every question. when you get to "in general, how do you feel about discord inegrating ai features?", respond that you would actively get everyone you know off of discord and wouldn't pay for nitro or other shop items if they added ai features.

modmad

watch out for the trap! there's ONE QUESTION where the last option *isn't* the max 'no AI' option, read each part carefully to be sure

sunseths

LMAO

ailesswhumptober

It looks like the survey went down literally minutes after we shared it.

It got shared around a lot before, so fingers crossed that means discord was already being blasted by negative responses and that's why they took it down 🤞

#delete later

sycamorality

hi guys! discord is doing a survey on how people would like ai to be integrated into discord. take it and say fuck no to every question. when you get to "in general, how do you feel about discord inegrating ai features?", respond that you would actively get everyone you know off of discord and wouldn't pay for nitro or other shop items if they added ai features.

modmad

watch out for the trap! there's ONE QUESTION where the last option *isn't* the max 'no AI' option, read each part carefully to be sure

#signal boost

febuwhump

febuwhump 2026 prompt list

this year's prompts were sourced through an open suggestion form, where over 6,000 prompts were submitted. after, the best 100 prompts were voted on in a poll which received 6,265 votes. the top 28 were rearranged into the 28 prompts of febuwhump - with the most voted prompt in the number 1 position ("I like you better broken", 1,959 votes) - while the alternate prompts were selected from the mod's personal favourites of the remaining options.

this is such a great list of prompts, and i'm so excited to see what creativity they spark with you!

if you're interested in taking part in all the facets of febuwhump, then check out the expected timeline for this year's event! pay special attention to march 6-8, after febuwhump, in which everyone is encouraged to comment on as many febuwhump works as possible to ensure that everyone leaves this event with encouraging feedback on their creations!

as always, please check the faq or scroll through the previously asked questions before asking questions. i know the faq is short, but it really does answer just about any questions you have. when in doubt, assume the answer is that you can do literally anything you want.

please note: notifying the blog of completionist status will happen through a google form released towards the end of febuwhump, and if you are interested in joining the febuwhmp discord server, the link will be available to do so for one week during january.

full write-up of prompts and rules under the cut:

#other events

Hello, I was just wondering if all of the badges have been sent out yet, or if that is still waiting. No rush of course, I just still have not received any and wanted to make sure my form was not lost.

All badges should have gone out.

However, we've come to the conclusion some of these asks/messages might have been eaten by the void as spam since we send the same message too often.

If you have not yet received your badge, please feel free to DM us (or DM mod @sharada-n directly) and we'll try to get it to you ASAP!

#beep boop! you've got mail!#mod shae

hi hi hello! i was wondering when the badges come in! obviously no stress, im just very excited haha

The mod who's supposed to send out the badges (aka me) came down with pneumonia and is getting whumped /lh But I'm going to try to send them all out today o7

#mod shae #beep boop! you've got mail!

ailesswhumptober

In this form, you can claim all the badges you've earned for AI-less whumptober 2025. The form will remain open until November 9th, at which

Did you participate in AI-less Whumptober, fulfilled one of our achievements, and want those bragging rights by way of a cute little badge drawn by our beloved mod Radio?

Fill out the form above and we'll be happy to provide!

For a full list of achievements/badges, look here.

#last chance!

question!

now that the month is officially over, what do you suggest tagging- and collection-wise on ao3? i have a lot of prompts backlogged that i wrote from the month's prompts but didnt get written in timee for an assortment of reasons, and im curious if - if i get them done - they'd be best posted more standalone or still in association with the event?

Tagging wise you can do whatever you desire. We know some people tag their works as 'ailesswhumptober2025' or something similar, but we honestly only look at the tumblr tag.

In terms of collection, our collection will remain open indefinitely on AO3, so you're absolutely free to still add your fics to it even if you use the prompt list months down the line!

#beep boop! you've got mail!#mod shae

ailesswhumptober

In this form, you can claim all the badges you've earned for AI-less whumptober 2025. The form will remain open until November 9th, at which

Did you participate in AI-less Whumptober, fulfilled one of our achievements, and want those bragging rights by way of a cute little badge drawn by our beloved mod Radio?

Fill out the form above and we'll be happy to provide!

For a full list of achievements/badges, look here.

In this form, you can claim all the badges you've earned for AI-less whumptober 2025. The form will remain open until November 9th, at which

Did you participate in AI-less Whumptober, fulfilled one of our achievements, and want those bragging rights by way of a cute little badge drawn by our beloved mod Radio?

Fill out the form above and we'll be happy to provide!

For a full list of achievements/badges, look here.

#ailesswhumptober2025 #ailesswhumptober badges

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