are YOU tired of Discord, and searching for a text chat alternative?
instead of opting for lookalikes or digging through the dozens of different communication apps, try going back to IRC!
cons of discord:
private software
heavily monetized
known issues with CSAM and internet crime
known to sell your data
attempting to find a way to introduce AI age verification
constant advertising if you don't have nitro
are you sick of all these things? read ahead to learn more!
pros of discord:
relatively easy to access
ease of setting up servers/channels
pretty custom avatars, banners, profiles (that you have to pay for)
cool custom emojis (that you have to pay for)
integrated voice chat and screen sharing
cons of irc:
requires a bit more effort to connect to an IRC network
no integrated voice or video chat
no integrated custom emoji/stickers
older, original method of messaging and group chatting
slight learning curve to understand different /commands
you can create a channel for you and your friends, instead of an entire server
(well, you CAN, in fact, set up your own irc server, if you have the hardware for it - or the money to rent someone else's!)
pros of irc:
not for profit, not monetized
networks are independently moderated (i have seen pedophiles get network banned in real time)
age verification is only handled for 18+ channels, by their moderators
multiple CUSTOMIZABLE clients available - you don't need to pay to access customization features, and YOU get to reorganize your layout however YOU want it to look
you can color your text! on certain clients, you can upload directly! sometimes without any file size limits!
it's existed for 40 years and still has a pretty thriving community - and you can join to revive it more!
WEB CLIENTS ARE AVAILABLE! you don't need to bother installing applications - some people run their own clients, like https://lounge.zomboid.pro/ or https://web.libera.chat/ to connect STRAIGHT THROUGH YOUR BROWSER!!!
so, abandon discord, cancel your nitro subscriptions, and stop groaning in annoyance when discord tells you that your file is too big for their servers, stop dealing with the dozens of annoying prompts telling you "you've been on do not disturb for too long!" and demanding you to give them more and more money!
LIBERA.CHAT WEB CLIENT:
do you want to stay connected, and have IRC on the go? feel free to SEND ME AN ASK and i can make you an account to use https://lounge.zomboid.pro/ or you can submit an application to use SWEE'S LOUNGE!
the blog killing axolotl is one of my favorite things that has ever happened on this website because talking about it afterwards sounds like an inside joke or perhaps a prank. like always be on the lookout for the blog killing axolotl. he can kill your blog. it happened to me once trust me.
there’s this very specific image of an axolotl plushie with the phrase ‘i am at my limit’ that i’m not posting for obvious reasons (even though i’m inoculated because i tried to post it before) that if you try to post it tumblr will immediately delete your blog. like completely. your blog is just gone if you try to post the image. you can get it reinstated but you have to go to staff and be like ‘hi my blog was killed by a picture of an axolotl can you please give me it back.’ we found this out completely accidentally when brianna brucespringsteendotcom made the image and then posted it and then her blog was just gone, at which point we started to experiment. anyway, a while later we found that if someone submits the image and you don’t know what it is and you try to post it it will also nuke your blog. this obviously all sounds like an incredibly stupid internet hoax so when you try to warn people about the blog killing axolotl you just sound like you’re trolling but i promise you, from the bottom of my heart, that we are not.
people in the tags are like ‘i don’t know if this is true but it sounds wild’ i feel like the old man you meet in the first five minutes of a horror movie that tells the teenagers on spring break not to visit the creepy old house at the end of the road
1. Is this the image of the axolotl plushie with the fire behind it?
NO! that is a different, more well known axolotl image that does not delete your blog.
2. Can I see the image?
for obvious reasons i'm not reblogging it to this post. however, since so many people asked, i put it safely in a google doc for you. go nuts.
3. hey, i remember this! it was over a year ago. does this still delete your blog?
someone in my askbox has informed me, under certain circumstances, yes. and that image is live, so be careful with it.
4. have you figured out what causes it?
same person in my askbox said this
which was my first theory before i went down the source code rabbit hole, although there must be a certain threshold for editing it since in the past people have posted censored versions where it still deletes your blog.
5. can i use it as my icon/can i send it to someone in dms/can i upload it if it's not in a post/can i post an edited version of the picture?
back when this first happened if you did any of the above it deleted your blog, unless it was pretty heavily edited (someone in my discord put him behind bars - you know like he was caged - and i think when we uploaded that it didn't delete the person's blog? i could be wrong though). see the above ask for the most recent information. someone in the notes earlier (don't remember who, sorry) also said that you can upload the original via mobile and it kills your blog, but if you try to post it on desktop it blocks it from being uploaded, so that's also another route you could go if you want to experiment.
6. why have i never heard about this before?
spnblr is more complex and layered than you can possibly imagine it's not my fault you can't see it for the majesty it is.
7. this still sounds fake.
hey man, weird thing to lie about. but the picture and all the information you need to test it out is right here. post it to you blog. go on. prove me wrong. 🙂
8. didn't people try to remotely delete neil gaiman's blog by submitting that image to him?
every time I see a "i hope jakey dies" post i just go "thank you for identifying yourself as a loveless incel that gets angry about seeing people in happy relationships"
"but ill die if i dont get to play the latest poorly optimized half baked release by a company that financially enslaves cancer patients!" maybe you SHOULD die
spend the past 2 hours trying to locate a tumblr post but it seems i never reblogged it, never sent it to anyone, never liked it, NOR saved it in my drafts
Meet Valentine Theodulf! She was the first (if not, one of the first) characters I ever made in Project Zomboid many years ago! (Screenshots and character discription beyond “read more”)
Unlike many survivors, Valentine wasn't the least bit discouraged by the sudden blight known as the "zombie apocalypse." She had no fear of turning, nor did she lament at the violence that had newly infested Knox Country. In truth, it was a relief that she no longer had to pretend to be "human."
Now she awaits the day she is finally taken by the hoard, enjoying the opportunity to dress as she likes, and tear up the crowd in the meantime. Perhaps... this is the story of how she dies, but she will not die alone...
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