Today is a big day on the Spanish internet. Valentine's day in Spanish is "día de San Valentín", which sounds almost the same as "Sam va lentín", which is how, in some parts of Spain , you would say "Sam goes slowly".
Hence, since a few years ago, every February 14th, the Spanish internet is full of "wait for me mr. Frodo" style memes. One of our holiest days of the year.
okay, I thought I should make this post since there has been an influx of scammers plaguing AO3 comments section and people are falling victims to them. so here it is;
WHAT THEY ARE
so far, there are three main types of these scam bots
bots that tell you AO3 is deleting works, and that you should delete the works yourself because your entire account will be affected if your works get deleted by AO3
bots that tell you your works are terrible
bots that tell you they want to draw comic panels from your works
ALL OF THESE ARE SCAM WITH MALICE INTENTIONS
bots that tell you AO3 is deleting works, and that you should delete the works yourself because your entire account will be affected if your works get deleted by AO3 are just trying to get you to delete your works, most certainly because they want to steal and/or use your works to train their AI and, once you delete your works, it becomes extremely difficult, almost impossible for you to claim ownership of your works when the original works have been deleted. AO3 IS NOT DELETING ANY WORKS.
bots that tell you your works are terrible are also just trying to get you to delete your works, most certainly because they want to steal and/or use your works to train their AI and, once you delete your works, it becomes extremely difficult, almost impossible for you to claim ownership of your works when the original works have been deleted.
bots that tell you they want to draw comic panels from your works are trying to hack your password, personal data and credit card information (they will say they see potentials in your work and are interested in drawing comic panels from it, and then they will ask you to discuss this with them on discord where you will have to pay/commission them for the “comics” you will never get, but you will get your password hacked, personal data and credit card information breached and stolen instead, do not fall for them).
HOW TO SPOT THEM
what all these 3 types of bots have in common is that;
most of them (keyword, most, not all) are guest users or empty accounts that have just been recently created.
their comments are all the same copied and pasted scripts that they mass leave on lots of authors’ works at random.
their comments are all vague, in the sense that there will be no mention of any specific characters’ names, no mention of any specific scenes or events from your works (granted, they need to be vague because they are bots, they never actually read your works, and they have to be able to use the same comments on other writers’ works too).
EDIT: I’ve been told they got “smarter” and are now mentioning characters by names and also specific scenes from the story. Most definitely because they ran your fic through AI and let AI write comments for them. So basically, if a comment, from someone you don’t know, ends in something along the lines of “I’d like to draw a comic panel about this”, “can we chat on discord (or anywhere outside of ao3)” or anything that’d require your email or other personal information, always assume that it’s 90% a scam.
report them for spam then delete their comments when/if you get them.
please spread this if you can. us writers gotta look out for each other. stay safe, everybody ♡
My hyperfixation of the week was Wednesday's soundtrack, so here's some highlights (mostly wenclair related)
Wednesday and Enid each have a main theme that changes instruments and intensity depending on the mood and a secondary theme that appears at specific moments. It is so satisfying to hear the melodies having their own dialogue in parallel with the characters.
Wednesday's second theme appears when:
She talks about the last time she cried and Nero's death to Enid
Her parents call her and she recollects her first week at Nervermore
Enid finds her after hiding due to being overwhelmed by the crowd
She says something nice to her father
She is nice to Pugsley
She comes closer to her mother for a wi-fi kiss
She indirectly says to Enid that she missed her
She tells Enid that she will never forget her
She is in denial about her power and Morticia mentions Ophelia
Enid question her about what happened at the Pyre
Wednesday is a control freak, unconfortable with emotions, so this theme is about being vulnerable, something she only allows herself occasionally around her family and Enid. While her main theme is a minor ascending scale, her second theme is a descending scale. It sounds like a relief but it's gradual, cautious.
This theme is used several times in season 1, but almost disapears in season 2, because Wednesday becomes obsessed with control and denies all signs of vulnerability.
Enid's second theme appears when:
She gives Wednesday a snood for her birthday, matching hers
She comes out of the forest after her fight with Tyler as a werewolf
She tells Bruno that she can't imagine her life without Wednesday
She thanks Wednesday for saving her life, and Wednesday compliments her by remixing her words
She tells Wednesday that she is her pack
This theme accompanies words or actions that have a deep meaning to Enid, as expressing her affection for Wednesday. Its comforting melody illustrates their special bond and the soft side of Enid's personality.
See more after the cut:
Skull tree rescue
When Enid takes the decision to wolf out in order to save Wednesday, a new theme appears. I'm definitely not a music expert, so I don't know if it's related to her second theme, but it's the same vibe, more dramatic though.
Tyler and Wednesday theme
This theme can be heard in the score "First kiss".
(The first, and the last time)
It appears when:
Tyler accepts to drive Wednesday to the train station but for free
Wednesday tells him that she goes to the Rave'N with Xavier, and he shows his disapointment
He invites her to diner for her birthday but she declines
He asks her if he did something wrong because she ghosted him after the ball
Tyler asks if they can reschedule their date
He tells her that he wants them to be more than friends, and they almost kiss
They kiss
The particularity of this theme is that it's firstly associated with Tyler. The first notes appear when he's on-screen, and they match his mood. Then, it gradually becomes his and Wednesday's, as if he had transmitted it to her.
After the kiss this theme disappears, and doesn't come back in season 2 (unless I've missed it).
The Season 2 puts music in the spotlight
One of the new characters is a music teacher, who has a vision of music related to control and emotions, two other strong themes of the season
Agnes created a riddle that requires knowledge in music.
She chose the heart to make the organ guess, another recurring pattern, which can have several meanings → *
Romeo and Juliet - Dance of the knights (Prokofiev)
This song introduces season 2's plot: A masquerade (the gala, deception, secrets) and a confrontation between two families. It's a ballet by Sergei Prokoviev based on William Shakespeare's famous play. This part takes place during a masked ball, when Romeo and Juliet meet each other.
If this is supposed to refer to the relationship between Wednesday and Tyler, it’s an epic failure, in my humble opinion.
(Don't fear) The reaper (Blue Öyster Cult)
After Wednesday learned that Enid and she were going to die if they didn’t break the curse, she plays this song on the cello. It is about not being afraid of death, because it is inevitable and also:
"a love song where the love transcends the actual physical existence of the partners" Dharma * **
It mentions Romeo and Juliet once again. Maybe romance is something Wednesday has in a corner of her head after all, since it inspired her the two songs we see her play on cello.
The tarot cards on the album cover are: Death *, the Empress *, The Emperor *, and the Sun *
Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail - The Abduction from the Seraglio (Mozart)
The Abduction from the Seraglio is a singspiel about Belmonte rescuing his beloved, Constanze, with the help of Pedrillo, his servant. I don’t know if it’s intentional, but I think this refers to the plan to save Bianca’s mother in this episode.
Swan lake - Waltz (Tchaikovsky)
We can hear this part of The Swan lake during Enid and Bruno's dialogue at the gala.
This story is about a cursed maiden, condemned to transform into a swan in the daytime. The only way to break the curse is to find true love. To prevent the prince from saving Odette, Odile (the black swan) takes her appearance to deceive him and break the promise he had made to her. (It's VERY summarized)
I wonder if it is an intentional reference to this scene:
But in this version of the story, the prince is unworthy of Odette and Odile saves her.
grabbing new writers by the shoulders. it is important to write what you love and to love what you write. if you spend all your time trying to make something other people will approve of you will hate yourself and everything around you. learn at your own pace. you have time. i’m proud of you
Naps are a forbidden technique, I think. If you pull them off just right you'll access a pool of near-endless rejuvenating power, but if you mess up some inscrutable part of the ritual your vitality and might will be sapped and you'll be left at the mercy of your opponents
shokohime + a kiss to the stomach & drunk/sloppy kiss
Both of them being drunk wasn’t an issue, not when they had done that countless times before, both as drunk as they currently were (which was quite a bit but not enough to be craving a nap more than anything) and as sober as one could be.
It definitely wasn’t an issue when they kissed like there would be no tomorrow, but maybe Utahime being unable to stop giggling as Shoko’s words came out slurred may be. But still, nothing that could prevent them from going on, Utahime quickly noted as she pressed a kiss to her girlfriend’s stomach, which was now exposed in a very convenient manner-- had she unbuttoned the shirt she was wearing to make room for contact with her bare skin, or had Shoko been the one getting rid of her own buttons? Well, she may not remember right then, but it didn’t matter anyway.
Besides, who needed proper words when they knew each other as much as they did?
When body language and sounds that weren’t words already conveyed what both were feelings perfectly?
Not to mention how, were Utahime intending to say something, Shoko following her with one hand to caress her scalp in a way that also asked ‘Stay there or go down’ did wonders in making her forget everything else.
