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[suga-kookiemonster]

so. FUN FACT

tumblr is apparently rolling out a beta for a new post editor that essentially makes it so there are no longer post “types” (text post, audio post, photo post, etc.), and instead all types of content are better integrated into a single post. pretty neat, right?

…until you read the fine print.

The maximum number of total content blocks allowed in a single post is 250.

i emailed support and asked whether each paragraph counts as a content block. i received this reply:

SO. each paragraph counts as a content block, and i’m only allowed 250 content blocks in one post. the solution provided was to reformat my fics by using shift+enter after every paragraph instead of simply enter. which is already unnecessarily annoying in of itself, but then you come to the second hurdle: 

The maximum character length of a single text block is 4096 characters.

so–what?? besides spending my time writing thousands upon thousands of words, i’m expected to copy-paste it and then reformat everything, counting every single one of those words to make sure they fit within the restrictions? or i’m supposed to chop my fics up into multiple parts, even when i don’t want to? how exactly are writers supposed to write on this platform?? as you all know, my style tends to run pretty dialogue-heavy, so i start new paragraphs (and, thus, content blocks!!!) pretty damn often. i did a quick check, and let it snow, at almost 19k, is 550 paragraphs. with this new system, i would be forced to upload it in three (3!!!!!) posts! even my shortest chapter of ego, at 8.8k, is 350 paragraphs, and i’d have to split it in two.

this is honestly a formatting nightmare as a writer, and this is a decision that is liable to drive content creators away from the site and change fandom culture as a whole. 

please. if you enjoy reading content on this site and want to continue enjoying content on this site, please don’t let tumblr make things harder for writers! since the tumblr team is supposedly eager to hear what everyone thinks, it would really help if you could message support and share your concern about the issue–maybe we can stop this disaster before it starts.

[lagia-deactivated20240123]

fuck no. please share this.

[dzamie]

“2018 was a great move to kick off most of the artists, but we still have writers. How do we fix that?” - tumblr, apparently

[mcdevinpants]

Hey if you’re mad about this, don’t tag the staff account, that’s literally the most pointless thing you could do, they don’t monitor it. Submit feedback here.

[steveandbucky]

turkey and azerbaijan are attacking armenia right now, and it’s 1915 all over again because the world is distracted and people are too busy wondering if they’re gonna live or die, and who gives a shit about my country anyway? my mum told me to tell my friends and explain to them what’s happening and that we are the victims in this war because azerbaijan is spreading lies and people are believing their lies and i told her, what good is that going to do? do you think anyone’s going to come to our aid? is russia going to help us? is america? is england? erdogan said they will finish what their ancestors started, and he means genocide. he means ethnic cleansing. he means to massacre every last one of us. and in doing so admitted to the very same thing turkey has spent 105 years denying. i don’t know who to tell and what good telling people will do because we’re a small, insignificant country, and we have nothing to offer to the people in power, the handful who rule the world. so i sit here with my pain and i feel helpless. i know there’s twitter threads and links to petitions and people being urged to contact their senators, and sorry if im being pessimistic, but azerbaijan has been attacking us for the last 22 years, and though we defend ourselves, we can’t do anything to stop them. they’ve violated ceasefires (and geneva conventions) multiple times. i don’t think they’ll rest until every last one of us is dead.

we just want peace. we just want to live peacefully. we’re not asking for a lot here.

[steveandbucky]

hey either reblog this or unfollow me

[az-a-thot]

Watching this happen I’ve been so scared there is going to be another genocide and nobody would notice. My whole life I’ve hated how forgettable armenian people seem to be to the world. Protect armenian people or rot, please don’t turn a blind eye to us again. And same as above, reblog or unfollow.

[oracuyc]

here are some cold hard facts for those interested:

1. after losing the war in 1994, the az government spent the next nearly 30 years on a) dehumanizing armenians, b) blaming armenians and losing the war for the terrible socioeconomic state of the people in this oil-rich country while president and his family steal all of the money their oil produces, c) pushing armenophobic propaganda on the population since kindergarten age, d) oppressing and humiliating the other ethnic minorities living on its territories, e) regularly violating the ceasefire of 1994 whenever the internal situation get tense and the ppl get angry, f) selectively sending the youths of said ethnic minorities to the bloodiest parts of the frontline whenever said ceasefire violations happen, g) suppressing free speech, arresting journalists, harassing and threatening those who dare to voice their discontent, etc.

2. in early 1920s, josef stalin, in order to appease the new turkish “republic” and its leader ataturk, with the hopes of using turkey as the base for spreading the communist revolution further into asia, passed artsakh (also known as nagorno karabagh) with its 95% ethnic armenian population onto the new created turkic azerbaijan republic (a country that did not exist before 1918, that’s what newly created means), despite the opposition from the people of the region in question and the republic of armenia.

3. during the 70 or so years that artsakh was part of the azerbaijan republic as an autonomous region, the gov of azerbaijan did everything they could to a) suppress the development of the region, b) change the demographic of the region by moving turkic population to artsakh

4. in 1980s, the people of artsakh, utilizing their rights stipulated in the soviet constitution, petitioned both moscow and baku to be allowed to reunite with armenia. as a response to this, the azerbaijan government started large-scale repressions against the organizers and activists of the reunification movement. arrests on made up charges, threats and violence followed (more info on all that in the link provided below)

5. the people of artsakh then held a referendum as was their right under soviet constitution, and more than 90% of it’s population voted in favor of seceding from the azerbaijan republic. the response to this were the anti-armenian pogroms in baku and sumgait ( https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-18-mn-305-story.html)

Alexander Gulanerian heard the mob pounding down the hall seconds before his door was broken down and they stormed in, brandishing knives, b

6. all this grew into the first artsakh war, which azerbaijan lost, as mentioned in point 1.

to sum it up: artsakh was never a part of the independent azerbaijan republic, during it’s brief 70-year forced az control its indigenous armenian people were oppressed via various government policies, the people of artsakh deserve to live a free and happy life in their homeland, free of threats and fear of annihilation that is sure to happen if azerbaijan takes control of the region

to them, it’s just a territory and they want that territory without the people.

for further reading, check out this comprehensive timeline of the artsakh history up to 2017( when it was written)

https://www.evnreport.com/spotlight-karabakh/spotlight-karabakh

then, this: on what actually happens to armenian lands and cultural heritage when it’s in azerbaijani hands

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2019-11-07/armenian-monuments-azerbaijan

Historic Armenian monuments were obliterated. Some call it 'cultural genocide'

For centuries the sacred khachkars of Djulfa stood tall along the banks of the River Aras — hulking and ornately carved 16th-century headsto

while you are at it, read up on the armenian genocide and keep in mind that turkey, specifically for this war, moved syrian jihadists to azerbaijan to fight against armenia and artsakh. read up on the kind of internationally banned ammunition azerbaijan has been using against the civilians in artsakh capital, and then maybe make your judgement.

oh, and if anyone tries to frame this as an islam vs christianity thing, send them to hell, regardless of the side they claim to support, bc this isn’t it.

[killerchickadee]

I reblogged a post about this yesterday, but is there something we can do other than spreading awareness?

[steveandbucky]

spreading awareness is HUGE because azeris are spreading lies (mainly on twitter bc apparently thats the only social media they’re allowed to use atm? i haven’t verified this but it checks out with the dictator in powet lol) and it’s really really really important for us to counter their lies with FACTS. like there’s far few of us and we don’t have any bots lmao so it’s really hard to get people to listen to us.

cardi b apparently made a post about it, talking about how there’s a genocide going on in armenia, and azeris started harassing her so she sort of backtracked and said something like “i didn’t know there was two sides to this” and like it’s not the only person they’ve done this to!

this video on twitter actually explains their tactics (the girl in the video is basically translating azeri post) how they target people who speak out in support of armenia and make them rescind their support.

so yeah. it’s important for us to fight against the misinformation. and i think i have no respect for any armenian person who chooses to not engage because the internet is our battlefield. this is where we fight because it’s the least we can do. (note i said armenian person, because i don’t think its fair to ask this of people who don’t have a personal stake in this war).

you can also donate here: himnadram.org

[steveandbucky]

terfs do not interact

[steveandbucky]

update: genocide watch has declared emergency in Artsakh, placing azerbaijan at stage 9 (extermination) and stage 10 (denial)

when we say we are being threatened by genocide, we are not exaggerating

source: genocidewatch.com

[arguablyefficient]

System of a Down just released 2 new songs, their first new music in 15 years, to raise money for the Armenia Fund. Go to their Facebook page or https://systemofadown.bandcamp.com/ to purchase the songs for a donation as little as $2 USD or more of your choice

Protect The Land & Genocidal Humanoidz, by System Of A Down

2 track album

[buglordsupreme]

BE WARY OF THIS

I am sure blogs are getting hacked in mass through these links. If you see someone you know posting these DO NOT CLICK, that account has been hacked.

DO NOT CLICK.

Pls reblog to stop the spread of this.

[virgoofcolor]

UPDATE: its not a true "hack" into your account y'all, im pretty sure its a script that puts the post into your queue

so if you or your beloved mutuals have tagged you in the rayed bans post, please send them a message to check their queue. obviously doesn't hurt to change your password too lol

I would appreciate if everyone could reblog this version instead! would relieve a lot of grief/ panic i'm seeing on my dash 🕊🕊🕊 💖 💖 💖

[luvervinyl]

Okay guys I’m just gonna say this, if you get mentioned in any of these Ray Ban charity event posts. DO NOT CLICK ON IT. It is a phishing website. DO not click on it unless you have the correct add blockers and safety precautions. I’ve gotten mentioned in at least 20 of these at this point, and a lot of them are from people I follow. That is because they have been hacked. They clicked on this link and their account was hacked. Please don’t click on this. I’m just bringing some more awareness to this.

[hopinglimelight]

This NEEDS more reblogs than likes (at the moment it does)

REBLOGING THIS WILL SPREAD IT FASTER THAN IF YOU JUST LIKE IT, WHICH MEANS MORE PEOPLES BECOME AWARE.

Thank you and have a good day, DON’T CLICK THE LINKS!!

~Hope

[no-gender-only-soup]

OH SHIT IVE BEEN TAGGED TWICE

[du-garm]

if you’ve been hit, aside from changing your password and whatnot, check your queue! there may still be scheduled spam posts there

[choriso]

Hi, my friend needs help financially because of her dear dog's death. She's @maybesartcorp , a great artist. If you can, please, help her out! Or spread this post

https://ko-fi.com/maybesartcorp Here's the link, thank you for reading ♥️

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[sitara200]

Taking Commissions!!

My family has been having some money issues and my sister has been in and out of the hospital and she always is, we’re a family of nine and bills have been hard to pay, so I just want to make a little money to hopefully help out a bit, even if you can’t get a commission sharing it around would be nice! Thank you for reading! Also, thank you again @inkyplop for putting this toghether for me!!

[sitara200]

HEY!! So my cats got an infection and it cost 400+ USD to find out what it was and it’s made us broke, we won’t even have enough for bills, if y’all could at least share this around I’d be grateful if y’all could at least share this around!!

[sitara200]

My cat has gut cancer it seems, we’re probably not going to be able to do anything, she’s probably going to have to get put down in a few days if she doesn’t get better, god I’m so fucking devastated. We’re so low on money, we need help, please.

[memewhore]

[animalcrossing-cutie]

[whitepeopletwitter]

[shinobi-bacon]

Rosie…?

[ericorbit-deactivated20181220]

[fierceawakening]

yeet the pasta yeet ALL the pasta

[langsandlit]

Mesmerising 

[saddest-cat-hours]

[blairvvitchproject]

put this in the fucking moma, the louvre, the guggenheim, the whitney, and the motherfucking prado

[theanimalmemes]

burtieboots on ig

[toraleistripe]

OH THANK GOD!!

Okay, so for anyone freaking out over tumblr like I just did, you can get the old dashboard back by going to settings, then dashboard, and then clicking ‘Use the old dashboard’

[twitblr]

Plus my Aunt Shirley, Aunt Beverly, Aunt Clay and Aunt Jean

[gibberr-woods]

Lol @dooxliss

[thegamefreaks]

Having Fun is Not a Waste of Time

Art by Charlotte Legat || IG

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