motorizedduck:

In light of the most recent developments (re: a wide and ineffective anti-nudity measure), we should take a moment to appreciate the unpaid work of one man, who worked hard and plugged many leaking holes to keep tumblr afloat against all odds.

I am, of course, talking about the XKit guy.

Thank you, XKit guy, for helping so many of us make sense of this Titanic of a website.

hustlerose:

lordhellebore:

robotmango:

“why do we even need ao3/ why won’t they censor content i don’t like/ what’s that money going towards”

it’s going towards not arbitrarily deleting all your fucking blogs overnight because yahoo had a shareholders meeting, that’s what the fuck it’s going towards. if you don’t own it, they can yank the cord whenever they feel like it, for whatever reason, using whatever wobbly catch-all algorithm they want, and that is exactly what the fuck we’ve been telling you. “wellll i’m not a porn blog, it’s not going to affect me,” oh worm?? you sure?? this website is suddenly gonna be capable of censoring posted content with surgical precision? give ao3 ten bucks immediately and get real

What we kept saying some weeks ago when the huge wailing and gnashing of teeth about AO3′s donations drive was happening…

arahir:

arahir:

twitter etiquette for new users

• replying is how you make friends! reply to anything you want and be friendly. don’t make rude jokes if you’re not friends already though!
• quote retweeting is a no-no. when you “retweet with a comment” it’s not liked by content creators because it makes a new tweet out of their tweet and they don’t get the likes and retweets they would get if you’d just retweeted it straight up. if you want to comment on a retweet, reply to it or post a new tweet starting with “LRT” which stands for “last retweet” (it’s fine to quote retweet dumb memes and so on.)
• you can make your tweets private. this means no one but your followers will be able to see what you post and no one will be able to retweet your content.  you can switch back and forth between private and public at will. some people make a separate private account to tweet personal stuff and let mutuals follow it only. it’s a good way to keep things separate.
• what is privatter? privatter is a third party web app that content creators can allow to be attached to their twitter. it lets them tweet content that they can make exclusive to logged in users, followers, mutuals, or a specific list of users. as long as you are logged in to twitter and fall into the intended category, you’ll be able to see it. 
• you can mute people you follow. (and those you don’t, ofc.) you can also mute words and phrases and entire conversations. if you mute someone you follow and they reply to you, that reply will still show up in your notifications. it’s a good way to keep the peace!
• you can limit notifications to people who follow you or to mutuals. (notifications from people you follow will still show up regardless of which option you’ve selected.)
• miscellaneous tips and warnings: if you accidentally unfollow and refollow someone, it won’t show up in their notifications as long as it’s within a couple minutes. no more accidental stuff. everyone can see who everyone follows so watch out. people will know if you unfollow. if you want to report someone and want them gone forever, report a tweet where they used a curse word. screenshotting tweets for harassment is a no-no and can get you banned. don’t be lame. don’t be a dick. vaguing others is generally really bad form and so is complaining about content within a fandom you’re in. use the mute tools at your disposal and don’t be a spoiler. you won’t come back from a rep like that and everyone sees everything.

that’s it! happy tweeting!!

how do i keep all my content together on twitter?

• threads are your best friend!! you make a tweet with your commission info and links and so on and pin it to the top of your page. then reply to that tweet with a copy and pasted link to the tweet where you posted the art/fic/etc you want to not lose. reply to that new tweet with the next piece of artwork and so on. you can also make a unique hashtag for your content to use when you post, so that when you search that hashtag later you’re able to see just your art. good luck!

masonbluereblogs:

recentgooglesearches:

how to determine the gender of my nipples

You dont understand officer, my nipples are “male presenting.”

northstarfan:

blu-eyed-demon:

stirdrawsandreblaws:

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/rvziel/status/1069656418897276929?s=20

except pillowfort costs money to access

To clarify, it’s a $5 one-time fee while the site is still in beta access. Once they consider the platform stable, I believe folks can create free accounts.

idareyoutotakealook:

idareyoutotakealook:

Wait… I COMPLETELY forgot that Rami Malek was in Twilight???????

?????????

poupon: