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*Don't send me fundraisers unless we're mutuals.* I'm El (or Elamarth), and I'm on a quest to follow every Silmarillion blog. I also reblog various other fandoms, pride stuff, and occasional politics. I have a ferret blog @a-startup-of-ferrets, a Tolkien meta blog @Tolkien-meta-library, and a useless gimmick blog @i-misread-this-as . Proship. She/her, or ae/aer if you want to be fancy.

[iamthelowercase]

Hello, tumblr! I saw something on here the other day that worried me, so I decided to Do Science about it. But I can't do it alone: I need your help to build the dataset!

Here's what I need you to do:

If you see a post with a "mature content" label, and it's 2026, DM me a link to the post.

Yes, that's really it.

I am hoping to collect several thousand such posts, so that I have a decent sized dataset. I do not care what the post is about; if it's labeled as "mature content", I want to add it to my dataset.

If I get 10,000 posts in my dataset before August 31st 2026, I will post my preliminary findings then. I won't feel comfortable calling my findings "settled" before 2027, unless I get over 50,000 posts.

[iamthelowercase]

Tumblr Science FAQ, round 1

What's your hypothesis, OP?

I am not talking about that unless I have results to share. That would bias the results.

I did write them down and I did share them with a trusted contact who can prove that I wrote them down the same day I made this post. (While I did so before I made this post, I am not sure they will be able to provide proof of that, because I did so on the same day.)

OP are you interested in...?

Do you have to click through to see the post? Does the clickthrough contain the words "mature content"? Then yes.

OP are you interested if the post is about...?

I am interested in the mature content labels, not the content of the post. Is there a clickthrough that contains the words "mature content"? Then yes.

[iamthelowercase]

Tumblr Science FAQ, round 2

Should I reblog this for reach?

Yes, please. I felt really silly when I noticed I forgot to include that in the original post.

Is it okay if I send you my own posts?

Yes, those are perfect for what I'm looking for. I actually need to do some processing on a post to make it useful for testing my hypothesis, and this makes it easy.

Are you looking for "potentially mature content" also, or just "mature content"?

I want both, please. Anything that throws up a blocking screen that you have to click through. The distinctions between them are one of the things I am hoping to study.

Does it matter when the post was made originally?

Technically no. There's no way to respond to this without introducing some bias in the results, and I don't want that. However, I do collect some data on a post as part of making it useful to me, and that data is easier to collect if the post is recent.

What if I request content label review on a post after I send it to you?

I need to see the mature content label to be able to use the post. Because the mature content label hides the content of the post, it is very hard to use a post that no longer has a mature content label. You could send me a screenshot, but people could use that to lie to me.

Basically, it's more work for you to make it usable to me.

OP are you a transphobe? It would ruin the experiment for me if you're a transphobe.

I promise I'm not a transphobe and not doing this for transphobic reasons. You should still double-check that I'm not a transphobe for yourself, though. I am not sure that this study will have the useful effects you're hoping for; I am studying something specific, and it may not be what you hope.

[disgruntled-neighborhood-wife]

People who think sheep are killed for their wool are so hilarious to me. Does your barber slit your throat whenever you get a haircut?? Are you a returning customer to Sweeney Todd? Lmao it grows back, fools.

[squareallworthy]

This is completely ignoring the fact that the sheep's soul is stored in its wool. So sure, the body remains, but the spirit, the essence of the sheep, that's gone forever, and then as the wool regrows a new soul moves in.

[storm-of-feathers]

What

[shadow-banned-the-hedgehog]

Same for me, I get a new soul with every haircut. That's why my personality changes so much.

[ovenroastedtwerkey]

Tumblr citizenship means being completely unsure if the person posting about sheep souls is being 100% serious or is just taking the piss.

[yoinky-sploinky]

THEY TAKE THEIR PISS TOO?!?!?

[ovenroastedtwerkey]

Yup, stockpiling it in giant buckets to pour on the poor

[irish-farmer]

My reading comprehension isn't that bad

[wardenmcpherson]

They did used to soak wool in aged piss. Just a fun little wool history fact for you.

[arcaniumagi2]

dont they still do? right @systlin? people still use piss for wool processing?

[systlin]

People absolutely still use piss for wool processing.

Ammonia is a great degreaser, and helps in dye work

[cineshemp]

secunit survived rainforest cafe and all it got was traumatized adolescent humans and this lousy shirt

[charlesoberonn]

Imagine being a civilian on a Starfleet starship.

"How was your day, honey?" "Not great. Had to pick the kids from school early because the ship went back in time. There's a confused Roman centurion in the living room, btw. How was your day?" "Couldn't get much work done because Jerry got taken over by a space parasite." "Again?" "I think at this point he's doing it on purpose."

[sign-seeker]

Child in the Enterprise daycare, drawing a picture entitled My Family: "This is me and this is my daddy and this is my daddy's transporter duplicate and this is my mommy and this is the subspace entity that poses as human that used mommy as it's template that calls itself her sister and this is our dog and this is the shape-shifting salt-vampire that snuck on board disguised as our dog but decided it likes dog food better than salt so now we have two dogs."

[charlesoberonn]

"And this is my brother Jacob."

"Why is he gray?"

"I tried to make him transparent to show how he doesn't fully exist in this timestream."

[systlin]

Gonna name a pet hawk of Fingon's Lord Manwe Featherpants in a fic and I do in fact think this fact would kill Tolkien instantly

[elamarth-calmagol]

Good news! He's already dead!

[garaks-padded-cell]

got haircut. much too short

the time has come to fashionably end your life

stand out in the sun until your bald ass head is burnt to a crisp

get a tramp stamp, THEN kill self to throw off corpse identification

you cant fashionably end your life with an ugly head you nasty bald thing

Remaining time: 16 hours 13 minutes

[thelien-art]

Another version of Duck!Elrond based on a comment from @a-caramel-addict XD

OG

For @baby-dragons-art duck week

[elamarth-calmagol]

What's with all the waterfowl lately?

[feas-silm-project]

In German there is this word ‘Gänsemarsch‘ which means to walk behind one another and literally translates to ’goose march‘

And all I could think about were the High Kings of the Noldor

From left to right we have:

Finwë (Canada Goose)

Fëanor (Nënë Goose)

Maedhros (Red Breasted Goose)

Fingolfin (Brant Goose)

Fingon (Cape Barren Goose)

Turgon (Barnacle Goose)

Gil-Galad (Emperor Goose)

(Or should I say Goose Finwë, Fëahonk, Maedhonk, Fingoose, Fingoose II, Turgoose and Gil-Goose?)

No clue if this counts as they are geese.

It was a lot of fun tho

[hellenhighwater]

If you are laboring under the misapprehension that Vice is my clingiest cat because he follows me around everywhere, talking loudly and constantly asking for approval, let me correct that conception.

Vice is clingy during the daytime. The second I lay down, it's Malice's turn to need constant attention and a relentless supply of forehead kisses.

She is very soft and she needs cuddles immediately. Also she wants her hands held.

[hellenhighwater]

It's morning, and therefore time for s shift change. Malice heads out, Vice clocks in.

[guiltiest-gear]

Any character can have big naturals if you imagine hard enough, like Walter White

[guiltiest-gear]

Oh so people will reblog among us yaoi but not Walter White Big Naturals huh

[that-house]

Subject: above post

Dear @guiltiest-gear,

Hi! This post is alright but what really intrigues me is your mention of "among us yaoi." If you don't mind, could you elaborate on that subject? Thank you in advance!

Sincerely,

@that-house

[guiltiest-gear]

Subject: Re: above post

Dear @that-house,

Thank you for asking and for your continued interest in my posts! Among us yaoi is gay sex between two crewmates, perhaps including the impostor as well. Hope this answers your question.

Sincerely,

@guiltiest-gear

[that-house]

Subject: Re: Re: above post

Dear @guiltiest-gear,

Thank you for getting back to me so quickly! Your response answers some of my questions but raises an important follow-up question: is among us yaoi a form of yuri? I look forward to your reply.

Sincerely,

@that-house

[guiltiest-gear]

Subject: Re: Re: Re: above post

Dear @that-house,

Thanks again for your questions! Among us yuri could technically be another form of yuri, as crewmates and impostors are often not depicted as either male or female in any clear or obvious resemblance. Although one could investigate the genders of said crewmates to give an exact determination of whether it would be yaoi, yuri, or straight sex, it matters not in the end. Love is love after all. Thank you again for your continued support.

Sincerely,

@guiltiest-gear

[that-house]

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: above post

Dear @guiltiest-gear,

This world is so full of wonder! Thank you for explaining the complexities of among us yaoi and/or yuri to me. Please never email me again, as this was a harrowing experience I do not wish to repeat. Thank you and goodbye.

Sincerely,

@that-house

AND SCENE! OK EVERYONE THAT'S A WRAP FOR TODAY, GREAT JOB OUT THERE. JADE, I LOVED WHAT YOU DID TYING THE CLASSIC "I SEE NO DIFFERENCE, LOVE IS LOVE" MEME INTO THE EXISTING DISCUSSION, FUCKING PHENOMENAL IMPROVISED LINE. WE'RE GONNA RUN THIS CUT BY SOME TEST AUDIENCES AND SEE IF WE NEED TO DO A RESHOOT, BUT GREAT JOB TODAY. AWESOME STUFF. I'M GONNA GO DO A LINE OF COKE IN MY OFFICE. PEACE

[im-a-dragon-cawcaw]

[krystal-prisms]

Oh so this is what we're doing now

[textposttropes]

Boob-Based Gag

Breaking the Fourth Wall

Call-Back

Exactly What It Says on the Tin

Painting the Medium

[thombalan]

Follow my artist’s journal on Patreon for free. 💙

[jaybee2000]

Have we considered that Rocky might just have higher levels of lead in his carapace than the average Eridian?

Like, sure he slept near the fuel tanks and I’m sure that helped. But he was up there for decades and definitely moved around the ship away from the astrophage while fixing things, going to watch others sleep, tending dying friends, piloting.

Rocky must be from a region of Erid with more lead in the surrounding area which was incorporated into his body. For Rocky it could have been centuries since he last lived in that place with high lead content yet it still protected him.

This happens with human teeth in that the area where you grow up is imprinted in your enamel for decades afterwards. But that’s not a thing the average person knows. So Rocky never brings it up, because it’s kind of just a fun fact? Like, saying you’re from Oregon in a doctor’s appointment. Ok? Cool? This is about your gallbladder.

If the Eridians didn’t know anything about radiation and Rocky isn’t a biologist or doctor why would he know his leady body is a relevant detail. There’s no reason to think this would come up in the conversation once Grace realizes about the astrophage being nearby. Occam’s Razor: astrophage protects from radiation. Rocky slept near astrophage. Therefore astrophage protects Rocky.

I can just imagine they find this out way later when they’re on Erid and Rocky goes to his hometown to visit his parents and comes back to the bio dome and is like

Rocky: Bring rock from where Rocky from to add to Grace beach! Has same texture as Rocky! Same same same

Grace: cool! Let’s put this baby under the microscope. We can shoot it with the element detector!

Rocky: yes yes yes look at rock! Hear hometown sounds.

*Several experiments later*

Grace: uhhh. You might want to sit down.

[oh-look-a-stim-blog]

Misc. Camera Roll - Water

[adultlikers]

[porksweats]

e me a mail

[fortooate]

make the attachment a pic of a snail

[jumpingjacktrash]

give me two gifs

of critters in clover

[nuclearcarrots]

then photoshop them on the CLIIIIIIIFFS OF DOVER

[laurasinele]

I still reference this post today. And yes, when I say I reference it I mean I sing it.

[sesamenom]

ive had an au floating around at the back of my head for a few years, in which the Fellowship is instead formed of the original round of volunteers - Old Bilbo as Ringbearer, gandalf, glorfindel, elladan & elrohir, aragorn, boromir, legolas, and gimli. if they're traveling with glorf at all it's probably going to turn into a 'glorfindel pulls a fingolfin and storms the black gate as the decoy' situation sooner rather than later, but just imagine bilbo and gollum sneaking into mordor together. shelob gets the Attercop Song treatment while two Ring-withered old hobbits jump around throwing rocks at her.

[elamarth-calmagol]

Fic please

Even a bullet point outline?

[madeleineengland]

They are even better 🌒

[miamaimania]

Iceland, 1965 by Ernst Haas △ Fire as pure color field