Hello everyone! My friend is trying to create the first Japanese-French, Chinese-French, Korean-French online dictionary and so is organizing a campaign for it. If you’re interested in such a dictionary, definitely check it out and consider supporting! Please share 🙂
Tumblr is apparently doing some crazy nonsense again, so it seems like a good time to remind everyone that Pillowfort.io is a new social media platform that aims to give users control of their content and how it’s seen and shared, as well as provide better communication tools to promote conversation and creativity. If this sounds good to you, you can donate $5 to our PayPal and you will receive a registration link the Friday after your donation. And if you decide the site isn’t for you, you can request a refund for up to three weeks after you sign up. (All money we receive through this process is going towards paying our hosting expenses and compensating our programmers.)
@c-kaeru (and anyone else interested) this is how you can get a pillowfort account! the site is down right now to fix some security issues, but they’ve been very communicative throughout and they should be back up this week
Ya’ll can safely assume ill be spending more time on pf again…
Yeah, come to pillowfort (when they get back online). So far, so good, and no corporate master means no concerns over “how will this nudity affect our share price” bs….). There are new things to learn, using it, but we’re bright people, and highly motivated to adapt…
Also, we need more of the Supernatural fandom over there! The community NEEDS us.
Once the site’s back up and I can check out the public-facing end of things, I’ll be thinking about joining up on here, but we’ll see. Problem is, I need a platform that encourages sharing and reblooping in various forms for what I do, so it may or may not fit the bill.
Im not really into ns/fw content but Tumblr is gonna be shutting down and censoring a Lot of creators and content. I’m all for kids being able to be safe on the internet but all out censoring for everyone is dangerous in itself. I’m sure a lot of safe content is gonna be censored for no reason (as it already has been with the chronic pain community, among others). Might give pillowfort a try.
That’s why I ship them! Mai is supportive but won’t take any of Zuko’s shit
Zuko definitely needed someone to say that to his face. But also. Mai acts terribly throughout the series too? And I don’t think that deciding to no longer side with genocidal imperialists cuz you don’t want to fight one (1) person you love, is very redemptive. If they did actually end up together (they broke up again later in the comics and it’s unclear if they get back together), I just hope that their communication got better among other things, cuz honestly their dynamic was pretty negative. I also hope she learned to treat the servants like actual people instead of being a dick to them for fun.
If you are considering meeting up with someone online use this trick identify who really are who they claim to be:
1. Ask them to Skype 2. If they refuse or can’t for some reason ask for a current selfie 3. If they also refuse or can’t do not meet up with them 4. If they provide one ask them to send another with them holding 3 fingers up 5. If they refuse read step 3 6. If they provide a selfie where they show 3 fingers they are probably for real
(If you’re still unconvinced try again with them drawing something in their hand)
I SAY THIS FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY please spread this message as more and more young people are lured out into situations where they get kidnapped because they weren’t 100% sure the person they were talking to was real.
ALSO IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MAKE SURE YOU STATE THE FOLLOWING:
“My [fill in trusted adult here] wants to come too. [pronoun] said we can do our own thing and [pronoun] will just sort of grab [pronoun] own table, but I wanted to let you know. Hey, if you have an adult coming too they could sit together!”
If hearing this freaks the other person out and they decline, TERMINATE ALL CONTACT. Do not pass go, do not collect $200, go directly to block. I’m 26 years old and if you tell me you’re coming with a friend or parent for your own safety, I will automatically say “hey, cool. Y’know, if you’re nervous we can just do Starbucks or something, I’m okay meeting in a busy place. That way your [adult/friend] can hang out, too, and they don’t have to pay for [admission, a movie ticket, whatever].” Your safety and comfort is important to me, and is important to any good person you meet online who wants to meet up IRL. In the early 2000s when I first started seeing online safety PSAs, this was a widely-spread tip. Use it.
And for the record, you can use this over the age of 18, too. I still won’t meet people from online except in public places. You never know–that person holding up three fingers and drawing a Pokemon on their palm could be some pervert’s child, niece, nephew, family friend’s kid who was encouraged to take some silly pictures. Always voice-verify and always meet in public, with another person if possible.
Be smart and stay safe, kiddos. Nina loves you.
This is all so important for everyone and especially my younger followers.
Anyone who is being upfront with who they are and who you can trust will do whatever they need to do to make you and your parents/guardians comfortable. Hence why I am constantly requesting to too-busy-dancing13 to FaceTime her mom…
Please please please listen to this. Not everyone out there can be trusted.
FUCKING SIGNAL BOOST!!
I’m in my 30s. My long-time internet friend is also in her 30s. She lives in Chicago area. When a work trip took me out that way, we arranged to meet up.
In a public place.
With members of her family there.
You’re never too old for this kind of basic safety stuff. Don’t be too casual about it. I knew her for 12 years before we met in person and I was absolutely not insulted that she still wanted that extra layer of protection.
Anyone who blows off your desire to be safe isn’t really your friend and isn’t safe to meet.
Disheveled Mess 