Four Swords Positivity

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TFW you go to find more cute art from an artist and you see they deleted all their art for the one fandom you wanted to find art of and it’s most likely due to The Discourse

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#thanks!!! #thank you so much!!!! #I hope it was worth watching people being forced out of what they like because you’re the fandom police!! #I hope you’re so happy on your high horse there!! #personal #was it worth it???? #I hope so!!! #I hope you're so proud of yourself for harassing people on the Internet!!! #over nothing!!! #and now nobody can find content they need like you do because of you!!!! #congratulations!!! #I hope you're happy for the rest of your life sweetheart!!!!! #Because nobody else is gonna get to be as happy as they could have if you had just stayed in your lane!!!! #I hope you're so happy #And yet you're not#it's never enough for you is it? #not until your self-righteous self can eliminate what you think is bad entirely #and newsflash!!! #THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN #anyway enjoy ur life sweetie

Goddesses, so much this.

It makes me so tired, the way some people will go out of their way just to shame others, to try to hurt them or control them.  I have seen too many people chased away from the things they love, their happiness stomped on until it turns sour, until they can no longer enjoy it.  It breaks my heart every single time.  And for what?  Just because they had a different headcanon, or liked the “wrong” ship, or the “wrong” character, or whatever.  

That sort of behavior?  It’s poison to fandoms.

That’s why I believe it’s important to stand against it, in the ways that we can:

being polite and respectful of other people, even when we disagree

sharing information about blocking tools and advocating proper tagging, so that people can avoid things they don’t like without taking it out on the content creators

making it clear to our friends and followers that we do not consider it acceptable to shame and hate on others, and we will not tolerate it

spreading support and positivity in the fandom

The poison is insidious and awful, but it can be fought against.  Hope is not lost!

[fourswordsheadcanons]

#200

Nothing will ever break apart the family that the Four Sword created.

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[staff]

Tag filtering is here Don’t see what you don’t wanna see

In our ongoing effort to help you all determine your own experience here on Tumblr, we’re launching one of our most requested features: the ability to filter out posts from your dashboard based on their tags.

Trying to avoid #Star Wars spoilers? Filter them out. Need a break from all the #holiday excitement this month? Sheesh, fine. Filter it out. It’s your dashboard. Groom it well.

Where do I set up a tag filter?

In your settings! You’ll find it in your general settings on mobile, under “Filtering.” On the web, you’ll find it in your account settings, also under “Filtering.”

That makes sense. Will I know when stuff is being filtered out?

Yup. Just like with Safe Mode, you’ll see a placeholder in your dashboard wherever something is being hidden. If you actually do want to see it, you can click/tap on it, and it’ll appear.

I follow some real nimrods. How can I stop seeing their posts?

Unfollow them! And if they’re really being a jerk, block them. And if they’re truly being hateful, report them.

Anything else I should know?

Sure. There are lots of other tools for making Tumblr the Tumblr you want to see. You can read about them all in our help center.

<3 Tumblr

[fs-positivity]

Four Swords is a really great fandom!  I love the fact that we are all here, still enjoying our fandom, still creating and coming up with new ideas, even so many years after our little two-volume source material was published.  I think it really speaks to the amount of love we have for this story and these characters!

I just wanted to take a moment to send out some appreciation to the artists, the writers, the dub’s cast and crew, the people who come up with headcanons and AUs, the people who make manga edits and gifsets and craft projects and moodboards and music videos and cosplay and so, so much more, and to all the people who support them with kind words and encouragement!

You guys are what keeps this fandom alive, and I feel so blessed to share this space with you all.  Keep creating.  Keep supporting your friends’ creations.  Keep treating each other with kindness.

To all those who make this fandom a positive, encouraging, creative place to be:

You’re awesome.  Thank you for being so awesome  💗

[fs-positivity]

Vio and Shadow’s relationship is a very compelling and beautiful story!  Themes like redemption, forgiveness, and change for the better are so meaningful to so many people, and even Akira Himekawa has acknowledged the chemistry between these two

I hope that Vio/Shadow shippers and fans of platonic Vio&Shadow are having a great day today 💖