Pern Randomness

Other than religious reasons, the only reason I don't drink is because there's no Benden red wine.

[postplus-protest]

POST PLUS IS COMING, WHETHER YOU WANT IT OR NOT!

Despite the fancy survey, changes to the UI and TOS reveal we’re getting the service in the future whether we want it or not. Obviously, Post+ is a terrible idea that is trying to bank revenue on user content. Unlike patreon or onlyfans, tumblr’s primary focus is on FAN content. The legality of this is NOT in the users favor and as the new tumblr TOS states, said users will be entirely liable for whatever legal matters arise.

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING?

Besides filling out the survey, it’s time to show tumblr we mean business and show our displeasure by hitting them where it hurts.

Ad revenue.

We’re proposing a 24 hour log off as phase one of this protest.

WHEN IS THE PROTEST?

AUGUST 6th, 2021        12 am Eastern Time (US)          5 am Greenwich Mean Time          6 am Central European Time          8 am Moscow Standard Time          1 pm Australian Western Time          2 pm Japan Standard Time          3:30 pm Australian Central Time          4 pm Australian Eastern Time

AUGUST 5th, 2021

11 pm Central Time (US)          10 pm Mountain Time (US)            9 pm Pacific Time (US)

THE END TIME IS 24 HOURS FROM START TIME!!!

So no posting, no queues, no likes, and no reblogs!

WHAT IF I CAN’T/WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?

Like this post and share it AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE. Use the hashtags #tumblrlogoff2021 or #postplusprotest on ANY and ALL social media.

WILL THIS WORK?

Maybe, maybe not. It’s an attempt at doing SOMETHING.

BECAUSE I’M A TIRED IDIOT, USE THIS TO DOUBLE CHECK YOUR TIME ZONE!!!!

Event Time Announcer - Log off protest 2021

Event Time Announcer shows time for Log off protest 2021 in locations all over the world. In New York it happens on Friday, August 6, 2021 a

[wrenhyperfixates]

As much as I hate to say this because this hellsite is a big part of my life, I think we should all participate in this. And you know what, it’s actually because this hellsite means so much to me that I think we should do this. post+ will hurt content creators and possibly shut down tumblr itself (though they’re much better protected than we could ever be). Don’t use post+. Use the link above and find when you should log off to help

[sheris532]

BOOST

[nildespirandum]

Boost

[trickster-grrrrl-deactivated202]

We can all survive 24 hours off of Tumblr. BOOST!

[apocalyptic-cake-deactivated202]

Listen up!

You see a post like this? Where OP might hurt/kill themselves? You hit that button that I circled

Hit that.

Click Suicide or Self-harm Concern

Yes.

Fill in the rest of it, and hit submit. The "content you reported" will fill itself in

Tumblr will follow up and help them.

Warning: this is only for mobile. If anyone knows how to do this for desktop, please add it!

This could SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.

YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE NOT TO REBLOG THIS.

I DON'T GIVE A FUCK IF IT DOESN'T GO WITH YOUR BLOG'S THEME.

And yes, REBLOG. Liking does no shit at all. This isn't ig.

You reblog, people see it. You don't, people don't see it. This shit's that simple.

This could save someone's life. It's not a joke.

[gyrsaker365]

This isn’t some ‘oh yeah sure it could’.

This could legitimately do so.

Don’t you dare fucking scroll past.

[shipfishwrites]

pern naming conventions are hilarious. which is the best one in your opinion

[benden-red-wine]

Guys get a mix of their mother and father’s names. And when they impress they add an apostraphe and slur it because their dragon says so and everyone just goes with it.

[mainidontevenuse]

There’s someone who just said their mom hits them on a comment on one of my fanfics on Wattpad. I’m trying to convince them to report it to CPS or their country’s equivalent if they aren’t in America. They don’t want to be taken away from their dad. I don’t know if their dad knows about the abuse, but if he does and hasn’t done anything that is neglect. And in most states it is a legal obligation of every citizen to report child abuse if they know of it. So it is possible they could be taken away from their dad. They are worried about their younger brother (who is autistic). I don’t know if he is abused as well. I am trying to get them to report (they are anonymous, otherwise I would have already reported). I told them that if their dad knows he is neglecting, another form of abuse. And that it is important for them to get out of this situation. And that CPS would probably try to put them into a household in their family (grandparents, aunt/uncle, etc). And that if their brother is being abused they absolutely have to report it. And that there are probably some organizations dedicated to helping (for abuse, child abuse, abuse of neurodivergents, etc). They want to take their brother with them when they turn 18, but that might not be able to happen since they’ll need parental consent from the brother, which might not be given. To top all of that, the mom is Hispanic and claims that it is part of her culture to hit children when they’re bad. I don’t give a crap what culture you have, child abuse is NEVER okay. So if anyone has suggestions on what I should say to them to help convince them to report the abuse, that would be appreciated. If not, signal boost.

[greenriderofhawkinsindiana]

I completely forgot how salty F’lar was about everything before Thread came back, and also forgot how much of a little shit F’nor is. I love them both anyway, but they seriously need to chill out. Also Lessa is underrated and I don’t understand why some people find her problematic.

[kariachi]

On a scale from “Yep, this one’s breathing” to “You burned ants with a magnifying glass in kindergarten? Yeah, that may affect your eligibility…” how picky are the bond creatures in your work?

[queerpippin]

hey i just restarted because i needed to clear my head! 

please like/reblog this so i can follow you if you’re into: 

- Dragonriders of Pern (please it’s my favourite and no one knows it and i just need to talk about it so bad) 

- Tolkien 

(that’s it for now)

[ace-culture-is]

Ace culture is having a crazy obsession with dragons when you were a kid and then going on tumblr and finding out dragons are an Ace Thing and that being your gateway to realizing you’re ace lol

[mzminola]

The wild thing about publishing order versus (semi) chronological order is that if you take Dragonflight on it’s own F’lar is just enjoying being a total dick to Fax for next to no reason (it’s not like F’lar gives a shit about the people Fax conquered). F’lon only gets mentioned way later in the book, and not in relation to Fax at all.

But reading it after Masterharper of Pern you know not only did Fax assassinate F’lar & F’nor’s dad, but that Fax is known for using “aggravate someone into taking insult so they have to duel you” as a way of killing his targets. Which makes it feel a lot more like F’lar is enjoying turning the tables on the fucker who killed his dad.

Except for how, you know, F’lon’s not mentioned in F’lar’s thoughts at all.

[firecoloredwater]

Yeeeeeeah I don’t remember most of it but I have an entire rant about how F’lar acts toward Fax from when I started rereading Dragonflight

[dezzasprocrastistation]

How does the leadership/ruling/government on Pern even work???

It feels like it's supposed to be the Weyrs and Holds work together but handle things on their own when there's no necessity to involve the other, and Holds are divided up under the relation/authority of the closest Weyr. Holds are kinda subordinates to Weyrs. Weyrs are more military vibes while Holds are general civillain stuff. So you have Weyrs having a queenrider "in charge" alongside whatever rider of the dragon who banged the senior queen last while Holds have lords in charge.

But! The White Dragon and a bit of Dragonquest make out no one has any authority unless they sucker up to F'lar and Lessa's asses??? Unless you're the capital E evil Oldtimers who don't answer to nobody

Am I just really tired and forgotten how to read???

[mainidontevenuse]

I think that when Thread falls, Weyrs get more power because they have to protect the planet, but when Thread stops Weyrs and Holds go back to being independent. So yes, it would feel like F'lar and Lessa are in charge because Thread is falling. The Oldtimers, though, had even more power over Pern in their time, so they try to hold the same power, but times have changed and they aren't allowed to anymore, which causes the rift between them and F'lar and Lessa. So everyone looks up to Benden Weyr since they treat normal people better while still having emergency powers.

[ao3commentoftheday]

In recent days, there have been a number of posts on tumblr about third party apps that host AO3 fic on them. A lot of people are worried and even more people are pissed.

There is no need to send in emails to AO3 Support or to the Policy and Abuse team. They are fully aware of the situation and are probably drowning in emails right now. 

Here’s what I know and what you can do about it.

Fluff app / Fanfiction Pocket Archive Library app / Archive Track Reader app:

These apps work as a sort of skin for the AO3 site itself. They don’t download works and redistribute them. They provide an access point to AO3.

The developers of these apps are making money from the app itself (through tips and subscriptions - both voluntary), which wouldn’t exist without the free content created by AO3 authors. Since people post their work to AO3 because it is free to access and hosted without ads, authors are understandably angered by this.

Because these apps are basically just a portal to the site, a DMCA notice will not apply in this case. All works currently hosted on AO3 will show up on these apps, because these apps are simply letting you view AO3 through their interface.

Woodsign company apps (including MCU, Harry Potter, Sherlock, Creepypasta, and more):

These apps seem to curate  some fic from the various fandoms and rehost it. They allow users to read offline, so it’s possible they are redistributing it. In this case, a DMCA takedown might be effective.

This app developer is also making money by hosting fanfic that was written and posted for free on AO3. They have put up a paywall so that you can only access the complete fic if you pay for it or rate the app in the App store. 

If you want to post a negative review, consider saying things like:

* these fanworks are free already at archiveofourown.org * you can kudos, comment, bookmark, subscribe, and mark to read for later for free with an archiveofourown.org account * you can also download fics to read later in various file formats - both pdf and formats that are usable by ereaders * archiveofourown.org is a website with full mobile browser accessibility. Anything you can do in this app, you can do on the site - for free, and without ads * the Archive is a fully-licensed non-profit organization run by volunteers, unlike this for-profit app

There is no official AO3 app. The website is mobile friendly and if you want to have quick button access to it, you can Add to Homescreen on your phone and you can click in just like you would on an app. None of these third party apps can provide you with AO3 support. Only AO3 can do that. The best version of the site will always, always be the site itself.

If you’ve read this far, please signal boost so that AO3 Support can get fewer tickets. And if you love AO3, consider donating to them. They accept donations year round, not just during their pledge drives. 

[lets-steal-an-archive]

Update: 11:19 PM (EST) Sun Feb 16

FANFIC POCKET ARCHIVE LIBRARY APP IS OUT OF BOTH APP STORES

THEN:

NOW:

[and now we wait for him to appeal 😒]

*woodsign fic + fluff apps are out of the apple store too

[ceoofghosts]

Oh shit.. I definitely maybe probably downloaded fanfic pocket a while ago because ao3 doesn’t have dark mode and uh now I feel really bad because I didn’t know they were doing this

[olderthannetfic]

You know @geralt-yennefer-jeskier​, that’s actually not true.

Here’s what it looks like to change your AO3 to “reversi”. (There may be other dark themes. IDK. I’ve normally kept it as the standard red and white. But that’s the obvious one at the top of the list.)

Substitute your own account for mine in the URLs, obviously.

[ishipallthings]

Also, if you want to lock your works on AO3 so only registered users can access them, AO3 lets you edit multiple works at the same time so you don’t have to go through and update every single fic. 

[lessas-wrath]

Dunno if someone has already brought up this question, but what if you have an asexual rider whose dragon is not asexual? Is the bliss of the flight enough to push away the rider’s own feelings about sex?

[benden-red-wine]

I personally have always thought that the result of the mating flight for an asexual rider wouldn't be related to sex. Some asexual people are all for romance, just not the sex part, so maybe it would result in a romantic but not sexual relationship. Or if the asexual rider doesn't want romance either, then maybe a sibling like relationship. I would also imagine that asexual riders would be paired together since the preferences of the riders affect the preferences of the dragons. And I don't know what would happen if an asexual and non asexual were paired. Maybe the ace would no longer be ace. Maybe the non ace would turn ace. Or maybe there would be a lot of drama for a while that cant be good for anyone so you better hope the aces get together. These are just my thoughts.

[dksartz]

some menolly arts ft firelizards :3

 menolly on the run in the center, on the left at the harper hall (possibly at the Gather) and on the right as Journeywoman in harper blue :) 

[l0verseyes]

op: let ppl ship what they want, it’s fictional! 

me: that’s fair 

op: so it’s ok to ship inc*st and p*dophilia 

me:

[l0verseyes]

i immediately lost 5 followers after this lmao thank god

[queenbean03-deactivated20180909]

When I say “let people ship what they want” I mean stuff like silly crack ships or crossover ships or shipping OCs with canon characters. Incest and pedophilia ships are always shit.

[purpleshimmer5-deactivated20231]

I can respect someone’s ships that I don’t like, but incest and pedophilia? Absolutely not.

[kariachi]

Ya know, I think someday I’d really like to see a First Pass fic or something that goes into the morality of the whole deal with dragons and Impression and such. Like, it’s just such a whole different ballgame. We’ve got fics where people look/have looked at dragons millennia after their creation and gone ‘it’s not right that these sapient being are tied to us like this and if we can help them be their own people we must’, but coming at it from an earlier date…

There’d be a big difference, I think, between someone looking back on 2000 years of a sapient species’ lives being tied to humans’ so completely and going ‘this is fucked up’ and being someone from when this species was first created realizing that they’ve turned out to be sapient and that changes everything.

I don’t know, I just think touching on the dilemma it must have caused at least one person, to realize that the dragons were sapient and that the person most likely to be able to figure out removing the required bond to a human in subsequent generations was dead, would be really interesting.

I just don’t think it’s something I could do proper justice.

[mandywondering]

When Lessa was working as a kitchen drudge, if she made someone a meal could they say it was cooked by micro waif?

[supermalmoart]

Faceted eyes process for pern dragons in watercolor, white paint, and pen