The TMR Fandom and 8tracks
PLEASE!!! PLEASE, I AM BEGGING YOU, RB!!!
So, if you haven’t heard already, the playlist app 8tracks is going to be shutting down on December 31st, 2019. AKA, NOT THAT LONG from now. This is the earliest we got any warning, or I would have started archiving playlists earlier.
“Well, what does this have to do with The Maze Runner?” you wonder, and honestly, that’s a very good question! The answer is that we, as a fandom, have literally dozens, if not hundreds, of playlists on there, all with unique song lists and cover art. All of that is going to go up in smoke in just a few days.
“Well, why should I care?” you wonder again. Because this is a piece of our fandom’s history! These are all unique creations that show our emotions at different points in time, different fan’s reactions to different events, that start to explain our feelings for our ships. Plus, they’re great to write, draw, or otherwise create to.
“Alright, then what can I do to help?” you (hopefully) think. Well, random person on the internet, I’m glad you asked! I came up with a list for you:
Connect your Spotify account to that 8tracks account. Or, use the spotify account: tmr8tracks(@gmail.com). The password’s writtenbyjamesdashner (but only on spotify).
Come check out this spreadsheet!
Pick an available tag (or add a new one!), move it to the “taken” column, and start migrating playlists to spotify. The system’s not great, so you may want to reload pages if it’s not working. Check your spotify account regularly to make sure that cover art/edits is saving as well.
Consider joining the Discord.
While saving, remember to download the tracklist as well. Conversions between Spotify and 8tracks don’t tend to go smoothly and you’ll want an accurate list when going through to repair things.
Once you’ve gone through the tag, it’s time to move it into the completed column. Now, you can either go pick another tag, or start going through your new playlists and adding in missing tracks and art. It’s generally better to try and save more tags, as that’s the time restricted side of things, but I understand if you take the other route!
Take a break. You deserve it!
Make a masterpost with the playlists you’ve saved and @ me when you post it. If you used the “tmr8tracks” account, then don’t worry about this part.
Celebrate having saved fannish creations from deletion. Maybe even listen to the playlists you saved!
I’ll be saving the playlists to the communal Spotify account “tmr8tracks” and making a master-masterpost out of all of them as soon as I can.
Really, I can’t stress this enough, but even a little bit helps. Even if it’s just doing the tag for a minor character and not an entire ship, you. Are. Helping.
@00250 , sorry to @ you, but you’re the biggest TMR blog I can think of that the moment!
@olderthannetfic @intersex-ionality I know you guys are both invested in the whole 8tracks deletion, so could I get a boost? Not necessarily your fandoms, but help is still help!