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id rather you have cringy but honest interests than try and act like everything youve ever loved was in an ironic way cause you think that love for simple or useless or silly things is beneath you . pathetic! embrace existence with both hands coward
I've been writing fics for a long time and I remember a time when even the smallest of fics and stories used to get a lot of engagement from their readers, even back in the days of fanfiction net and ye old forum fics. These days, one's lucky if someone leaves a kudos, let alone a simple comment. Did something about fandoms change? Did it become more consumer like?
Personal opinion? Itās not just a fandom thing. Itās a āweb 3.0ā (or whatever weāre calling the modern internet) thing.
Todayās internet is set up for maximum scrolling and minimal effort. Tiktok is an incredibly popular platform, in large part because there is zero thought that needs to go into watching on it. Youtube requires viewers to read the video title, look at the thumbnail, and make a decision. Tiktok just serves it right up for you.
Other social media sites are attempting to follow suit, easing the path of consumption to keep those eyeballs in place so the ads (and therefore the money) can flow. Everything from news sites with click bait links at the bottom of a story to online stores with āpeople who viewed this item also looked at thisā - the entire internet is set up to keep people moving from one thing to the next without stopping.
AO3 isnāt social media. It isnāt news. It isnāt shopping. Thereās no algorithm pushing content. Thereās no āyou liked this story? hereās another one just like it!ā message when you reach the end of the fic.
But people get into certain habits. Just like people who are used to Wattpad use the word ābooksā instead of āficsā when they start reading on AO3, people who are used to watching a thing and then scrolling on are in the habit of seeing a thing and then moving on.
It will depend on your fandom, of course. And how popular a particular ship or trope is. My last fandom was full of people whoād started out in the LJ or FFN eras of fic, or the early days of AO3 and maybe thatās why commenting was so common. Or maybe it was because the early fans in that fandom created a culture where commenting and kudosing was seen as just⦠what you do.
I donāt really think of it as being connected to age at all. I see it more as being connected to comforts and habits. But itās also connected to expectations, community, culture of that particular corner of fandom in particular. These days, I hear a lot of the discussion and recs and squee happens in discord servers instead of on the fics themselves. And that might be because thatās where the community is.
I also wonder (with no basis beyond my own gut) whether that period of several years where there was rant after rant here on tumblr about how to comment ācorrectlyā might have made people comment less. I know that if I hadnāt been in the habit already, seeing the anger addressed at commenters in some of those posts would have made me decide that I wasnāt brave enough to risk it in case I did something wrong.
Itās a simple question with no simple answers, but hereās half a dozen thoughts I have in my head at any given time. I hope it gives you some insight? Or at least some things to consider.
āThese days, I hear a lot of the discussion and recs and squee happens in discord servers instead of on the fics themselves. And that might be because thatās where the community is.ā
This seems to be true. Itās unfortunate, though, because creators need to hearĀ that you liked their stuff. Itās like water to a growing tree. Squeeing about how wonderful their fic or art is in a place where they canāt see your enthusiasm is no help all.Ā
āI also wonder (with no basis beyond my own gut) whether that period of several years where there was rant after rant here on tumblr about how to comment ācorrectlyā might have made people comment less.ā
Iāve wondered this, too. No one iikes to get slammed when their intentions were good. If it feels safer to say nothing, people will say nothing.Ā
Iāve also seen creators saying in one breath that they never read other peopleās fic or (less frequently) look at other artistās art, and then complaining in the next breath that their own work gets no traction.Ā
So I wll say this: if you are a creator wishing people would leave more comments and feedback on your work, start by being the change you wish to see. Engage with the work of other people. Think about what theyāve made. Reflect. Find something you like in it. Leave comments. Thatās how we will create a culture that fosters creativity.Ā
I think all of this is right.Ā
The Web is different these days. Not in a good way, IMO. Thereās a reasonĀ āDonāt read the commentsā has become a thing.
Everything is moving to Discord, and I hate it. Discord is better for live chat type stuff. If youāre not there when everyone else is, itās not much fun. And itās not good for archiving comments.
And yes, one thing I remember about FF.net, and before that, Usenetā¦you might get a lot of comments, but some of them might be critical, or even flames. There was lot less pressure to be only positive and encouraging. Which perhaps made people more willing to comment. AO3 comments seem very stilted in comparison.
And that last bit ⦠I have also noticed that. So many times, I see one of thoseĀ āYou need to reblog contentā postsā¦from someone who never reblogs othersā art or fic themselves.Ā
I went back into my FFN account a couple of years ago after not being on there since 2011 and read some of the reviews on my earliest stories. They were about 50/50. Of course I was 15 and my writing was pretty cringey, but I do remember people leaving just plain old mean reviews all over the site.
Some of that is, I believe, FFN offered a lot more anonymity than AO3. If you wanted to āflameā as we used to say an author on FFN, you just had to do an anonymous review and you were untouchable. The author couldnāt reply or contact you and until shortly before I switched to AO3, we couldnāt even remove anonymous reviews. There was an option to only accept signed reviews, but I didnāt want to cut out a good chunk of my readers from giving feedback.
Another smaller matter, FFN encourages readers to leave concrit. There is (or was, I havenāt reviewed on FFN in a long time) a line in the review box to give a āwell-rounded critiqueā because that is more rewarding for authors. Back in the day there was also a lot of pressure on authors to openly ask for or at least not say we didnāt want concrit. Now I see authors expressly saying they DONāT want it.
AO3 though is much more social. You can leave a nasty guest review, but the author can at the very least delete it. At the very most, the author AND OTHER COMMENTERS can engage with you. You can say the story sucked and the author is a b*tch (quoting one of my most notable flames on FFN), but be prepared for some pushback. There are more fanfic-centric social media platforms now too. If youāre rude to someone on AO3, you risk running across them on tumblr or Discord. Donāt wanna make it weird, right?
Personally, I always felt weird giving or receiving critical feedback on a story thatās already posted and isnāt going to change. Like, thanks? But I canāt improve that thing you pointed out without changing the whole fic? Itās one thing if itās a typo or punctuation error I can just edit and change, but a story decision is there to stay.
All this being said⦠āCan you tell me more about X?ā is a great way to ask about a decision or line you arenāt sure about. Youāre not saying the story was bad, youāre inviting the author to talk about the storyāand we loooooove that. Make it a conversation, not a lecture, and even if you disagree at the end you can still be nice about it.
Just saw a post saying āplease never send me Good Omens fanfic itās literally illegal for me to readā and I was like āwoah wtf happened in the good omens fandom??ā And then I realised it was a post by Neil fucking Gaiman
this might offend some writers on here but tbh i donāt really care too much ?
why are x plussize reader fics almost always about the reader hating themselves ? that just shows how the writer actually thinks of plussize people and it doesnāt accurately represent them. thereās no need to mention insecurities and eating disorders in every other sentence and someone coming in to save them from their self hatred.
i havenāt been active on tumblr recently but i did a thing and had to share
one time shoto was bored and wanted some new all might merch. izuku found out and pestered him about it, but it didnāt take much. urararka found out too and he offered to buy her some too.
she make an offhand joke that if this keeps up heāll buy all of class 1a some. he gets a sparkle in his eyes and leaves izuku and uraraka.
a few weeks later a package comes for one of every student in 1a. when they all open them they all have identical all might hoodies. they all questioned who got them the hoodies. izuku and uraraka knew who it was.
they confronted him about it and got worried that he spent too much money. he just smirked and said his dad payed for it so it was fine.
the next day, they all show up to class wearing the hoodie insead of their normal shirts and blazers. aizawa sighs and goes along as if nothing is different. all might cried when he gets into the classroom.
@zero-gravity-n-mochi @red-white-n-daddyissues
āThe really important question here is.. How did he get a hold on all of our measurements for the sizes???!ā She is truly astounded by this.
cut to shoto sneaking into all the boys rooms to check their sizes, and giving mina or hagakure money to get the girls sizes
*passionately thinks about story instead of writing it*
one time shoto was bored and wanted some new all might merch. izuku found out and pestered him about it, but it didnāt take much. urararka found out too and he offered to buy her some too.
she make an offhand joke that if this keeps up heāll buy all of class 1a some. he gets a sparkle in his eyes and leaves izuku and uraraka.
a few weeks later a package comes for one of every student in 1a. when they all open them they all have identical all might hoodies. they all questioned who got them the hoodies. izuku and uraraka knew who it was.
they confronted him about it and got worried that he spent too much money. he just smirked and said his dad payed for it so it was fine.
the next day, they all show up to class wearing the hoodie insead of their normal shirts and blazers. aizawa sighs and goes along as if nothing is different. all might cried when he gets into the classroom.
reasons to love bokuaka if you donāt for some reason
their dynamic as a third year and a second year but being equalsĀ
akaashi is so caring and in tune in boās emotions
he has at least three different ways for on the court to boost boās self-confidence
bo is so appreciative of him and shows it all the timeĀ
bo listens and trusts akaashi judgment even if he doesnāt entirely agree bc heās the setterĀ
just as individuals they are everything to loveĀ
If youāre European, in a couple of weeks you will be denied any and all access to fandom contents on Tumblr and everywhere else on the internet. Hereās why.
On June, 20th the JURI of European Parliament approved of the articles 11 and 13 of the new Copyright Law. These articles are also known as the āLink Taxā and the āCensorship Machinesā articles.
Articles 13 in particular forces every internet platform to filter all the contents we upload online, ending once and for all the fandom culture. Which means you wonāt be able to upload any type of fandom works like fan arts, fan fictions, gif sets from your favourite films and series, edits, because itās all copyrighted material. And you wonāt also be able to share, enjoy or download otherās contents, because the use of links will be completely restricted.
But not everythingās lost yet. Thereās another round of voting scheduled for the early days of July.
What you can do now to save our internet, is to share these informations with all of your family members and friends, and to ask to your MEP (the members of the European Parliament from your country) to vote NO at the next round, to vote against articles 11 and 13.
Here you can find more news and all the details to contact your MEP:
https://saveyourinternet.eu
Also, sign and share this petition:
https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-stop-the-censorship-machinery-save-the-internet?recruiter=50668942&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial
We have just a couple of weeks to stop this complete madness, donāt let them dictating the way we enjoy our internet.
#SaveYourInternet now!
Itās funny how y'all will reblog any and all US things but when whole Europe might lose access to internet then everything is quiet.
Are you fucking serious? Is this really happening? Iām European and I didnāt know a single thing about this
Here you have
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52016PC0593
https://creativecommons.org/2018/06/20/european-parliaments-legal-affairs-committee-gives-green-light-to-harmful-link-tax-and-pervasive-platform-censorship/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitterfacebook&utm_content=JURI-vote-june-20
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/article-13-european-parliament-internet-censorship-copyright-a8408531.html?amp&__twitter_impression=true
https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/20/eu-votes-for-copyright-law-that-would-make-internet-a-tool-for-control?__twitter_impression=true
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/eu-meme-war-article-13-regulation
Also ao3 has spoken out about this
https://archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/10637
PLEASE help share this as someone who lives in Europe I donāt want to see the internet change forever
first off no one should care about the US when shit like this is going on like we just need to shut the fuck sometimes
tumblr i am BEGGING you to let me reblog ads, this is the funniest thing iāve ever seen
i really canāt
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tokoyami and todoroki are best friends because they whisper emo lingo and song lyrics back and forth during class. yaoyorozu wants to kashoot herself.
i just thought that what if yaoyorozu goes to her gf jirou about it and she repeats something they said and jiro has to try not to smile/laugh.
me: *having anxiety attack*
my mom: whY THE FUCK
does anyone else think that shigaraki has like a box of hands in his closet
whenever he feels a new emotion he swaps the hands out
valid
Imagine your OTP
Person A: *drawing pentagrams as theyāre bored af*
Person B, who happens to be a devil: *slams the door open*
Person B: WHat tHe fUcK do you want from me
omg karmagisa at their best
does anyone else think that shigaraki has like a box of hands in his closet